Chapter 5
Emily's point of view:
I went to the bar to get some shots for the table. It only took two days to finish the case and we caught the killer this afternoon. It was annoying to have Christopher at the station for the last two days but I got use to it. We even went to lunch. Once we caught the killer, we decided to go to the bar since we aren't going home until tomorrow morning. Of course JJ and Penelope invited Christopher to go out with us, which he happily excepted. I grabbed the shots and headed towards the table. Of course I already had a few drinks in me, so I was a little tipsy. "Here we go!" I said to them. "Damn Princess." Derek said when he saw all the shots. I started handing them out. "Shots!" I said to Christopher. "For twenty apparently." He said and then looked at the group. "Me… Uh, you know, I'm a respected man, an upstanding citizen, I'm a father." He told me. I rolled my eyes. "I know, this is how you became one!" I said to him smiling. He smiled back. "Well, you got me there." Then we did a shot. I looked at the group who were just staring at us. Finally JJ said something. "Wait…you have a kid?... Together?" She asked. Christopher looked at me. "My bad." I rolled my eyes. "Yeah…we have a daughter together." They were shocked. "How did we not know you had a kid?" Derek asked. I could tell he was kinda mad. I shrugged. "I don't know… Things were so rocky in the beginning… It was just hard." I told them honestly. "How old is your daughter? What's her name?" Reid asked. "Umm… Her name is Charlotte… But she goes by Charlie. And she's umm…" This was gonna be awkward. "She's fifteen." They looked shocked. "You guys have a fifteen year old daughter?" Penelope asked. "Yup, that's the bonus when you have a baby when you're a teenager." Christopher said than took a shot. "How old were you guys when she was born?" Rossi asked. "Umm… Well, Christopher was sixteen and I had just turned fifteen…" I told them awkwardly. They were even more shocked. It was silent for a few moments. "Me's birthday is October 12th… Charlie's birthday is October 14th." Christopher told them. "Why do you keep calling her Me?" Reid asked. He smiled and looked at me. "Well… A lot of people call her Em… So I call her Me. I was eight at the time." "What's Charlie's last name?" Hotch asked. "Prentiss." Christopher answered. "So… How does it work? With you living in California? Does Charlie come here for a few months or do you go there?" JJ asked. Me and Christopher looked at each other. This was gonna be another awkward moment. Christopher looked down at the table, so I decided to answer this one. "Umm… Charlie just lives with me." I told them. I see the men frown. Christopher clears his throat. "Yeah… Charlie lives only with Emily… All the time. I see them maybe once a year." He clears his throat again. "Everything that Charlie has become is because of Emily… I wish I could take some credit, but I wasn't interested in being a father at sixteen… Emily had to raise her by herself." I could tell this was hard for him. I looked at the group. The men looked pissed! Even Reid. Penelope and JJ were just looking at me. I wonder what's going through their mind. I gave them a small smile. Christopher looks up from the table and smiles at them, they didn't return it. "Honestly, the only thing I think me and Charlie have in common is that she has my eyes… She's all Emily." He smiles again. "Really? She looks like Emily?" Reid asked. "Yeah… She looks like Emily, acts like Emily, stubborn like Emily, witty like Emily and of course beautiful like Emily." Christopher said. I smile at him. "Well, let me see a picture of mini E!" Penelope said. I took out my phone and found a picture of Charlie. It was from when we went to one of my mothers party's. She had a bright blue dress on, to match her eyes. "Oh my! She gorgeous!" Penelope said then showed the rest of the team. "Oh, I love this picture too! You guys are so cute!" Penelope said than showed me what picture she was talking about. It was me and Charlie from last Friday. We were goofing around making silly faces. I rolled my eyes and grabbed the phone from her. "Thank you Penelope!" They continued to ask me and Christopher questions for the rest of the time we were at the bar. We finally got back to the hotel and we all went to our rooms. We were leaving early tomorrow morning. Little does the team know that Christopher came to my room forty minutes later…. He also spend the night.
"Hey, guys… sorry I'm late." I tell them as I walk onto the jet. Hotch looks at me. "It's fine. We were just wondering where you were… Is everything okay?" He asked. I smiled. "Yeah, everything's fine." I tell them then started walking to the back of the plane. Gosh, I'm so tired. Christopher spend the night and left early this morning. Of course, we had sex… Three times. I was so stupid! I made Christopher leave early before anyone was up. I didn't want anyone to see him. I sat by the window seat and just stared out the window. I could feel my eyes getting heavy.
I woke up and was a little confused at first. Then I realized I must have fell asleep on the jet ride home. I sigh and then get up to get some coffee. As I passed the group I just smiled at them and then continued on my way to the kitchen area. "Sleep well Princess?" Derek asked. I nod. "I guess I just needed a cat nap." I said to them. I grabbed my coffee and sat down with the group. "I had a lot of fun last night." Penelope commented. I nod. "Yeah, it was a lot of fun." Reid said. "No offense Princess, but I HATE that Chris guy." Derek said. I rolled my eyes. I heard "me too's" all around the table. "I could use my babies to dig him into a financial hole, he'll never get out!" Penelope offered. I laugh. "I'm good… But thanks Penelope." "Why are you protecting him Emily?" Rossi said. I rolled my eyes again. "I'm not "protecting" him." I told them. "It sure seems like it." Hotch said. "Does he even pay child support Em?" JJ asked. I sighed. "No." I answered. "Why? He needs to pay for his kid!" Derek said angrily. I didn't say anything. "You need to take him to court." Reid told me. "Hotch couldn't you be her lawyer?" Penelope asked Hotch, who nodded. I shake my head. "I'm not taking him to court. Charlie is almost sixteen, what's the point now? I can take care of her! If I take Christopher to court, and make him pay child support… He won't. He doesn't have a job, or a car, or a house, or even a phone! We don't have his phone number, he has to contact us. He lives on his friends couches. Me and Christopher are in a really good place. We finally get along again. I don't want to mess that up." JJ looks at me for a few seconds. "You still love him, don't you?" She asked. "I'm not talking about this." I tell her. I was starting to get annoyed. "You know, you just answered her question." Derek said. I sighed. "New topic." I tell them. Rossi just smiled. "What are you guys doing this weekend? Want to come to me and Erin's lake house? Bring your families…" He than turned to me. "And kids too." "Yeah sounds fun!" Penelope said. Everyone agreed…including me. "Sweet, how about 4ish?" He asked. We all nod. "Oh, and bring bathing suites! We have a indoor pool."