Reid sat on the sofa with Emily's head on his lap and her body stretched across the rest of the sofa. He was idly stroking a few strands of hair out of her face when her phone started buzzing. Emily slide the phone out of her back pocket then held it above her head to check the text then dropped the phone back on the sofa and placed one hand on her belly. "Hotch wants us back at the office first thing tomorrow" She stated as she ran her hand over her belly until it settled near the top where the baby's little feet were.
"Where were you all that time?" Reid asked as he fondly watched her feeling for the baby.
"For the first month I was in Paris, then Rome, Madrid… I never really knew where I was going until I was at the airport and witness protection gave me the ticket. I was a week away from being moved again when I was told I could come back" Emily replied and gently rubbed her belly to soothe the baby.
"Maybe you should call Morgan and Garcia tonight" Reid said as he thought back to Hotch sending them both home leaving her only a few minutes to explain everything.
"I will… but for now…" She said as reached for his hand and placed it on her belly. "The baby wants some daddy time" She said with a little smile as Reid again began exploring her belly with fascination. "You're waking her up" She whispered with as the baby softly kicked against her daddy's hand.
"Her?" Reid asked as his hand did little circles where the baby was kicking. "She's a girl?"
"I'm not sure… I just have a feeling" Emily replied as her smile got a little bigger. She paused for a moment then looked up at Reid. "No statistic about how often mother's predict the wrong sex of their baby?" She asked with a little laugh.
"You used to get annoyed with all the statistics" He reminded her as his hazel eyes dropped down to her face.
"Seven months can make you miss a lot of things" She whispered then gently brushed some hair out of his face and grinned.
"Oh really?" Reid said with a little smile as he bent his head down and laid the softest of kisses on her lips. Emily ran a hand through his hair and fluffed it up a little as she kissed him back. He shifted slightly as he felt something vibrating in his pocket then broke away the kiss and pulled his phone out.
"Don't answer it" Emily pleaded and placed a hand on his chest.
"I have to, it's Garcia" He replied with a little smile then hit answer and placed the phone to his ear. "Yeah, alright" He said into the phone after a pause and pressed the loudspeaker button so Garcia's voice was audible.
"Is Emily there?" Morgan asked as he stood slightly behind Garcia at her apartment and leant closer to the phone.
"I'm right here, Morgan" Emily answered for Reid and sat up a little.
"We're coming round" Garcia announced as she grabbed her car keys off a nearby table.
"Now?" Reid asked and glanced over to Emily who was now sitting up and softly patting her belly.
"Yep" Garcia answered as Morgan picked up the phone and followed her to the car.
"We won't be interrupting anything, will we pretty boy?" Morgan said with a little laugh as Garcia started driving.
"Shut up Morgan" Reid said as his cheeks flared red despite how hard he tried to stop them.
"We'll see you in ten" Morgan stated with another laugh then hung up.
Reid dropped his head onto the back of the sofa, closed his eyes and sighed. "I told you not to answer" Emily reminded him with a teasing nudge.
"I know, I know" Reid murmured as he pushed some hair out of his face and opened his eyes.
"I'm gonna get a coffee, do you want one?" Emily asked as she stood and slowly walked to the kitchen.
Reid was quick to stand and follow her out, putting his hand over hers that reached for the coffee maker. "Caffeine's bad for pregnant women" He said sternly and guided her hand away.
"Where'd you read that?"
"Its common knowledge" He said with a little shrug the decided explain a little further. "There was a study performed in 2008. Women who consumed over 200 milligrams of caffeine a day had double the risk of miscarrying as women who didn't consume any caffeine" Reid answered with concern painted across his face.
"Reid, I'm eight month pregnant. I'm not going to miscarry" She said softly and stroked his cheek.
"I know… Can you not drink caffeine though?" He pleaded with her. "I just think…" He started but trailed off.
"I won't drink any caffeine" She said soothingly and rubbed her thumb across his baby- soft cheek. "I promise" She whispered as she leant closer and placed a delicate kiss on his lips.
"Knock, knock!" Garcia called from the other side of the door as she rapped on the door. "Stork service!" She said with a big grin.
Reid and Emily groaned in unison and gave each other a look that conveyed just how much they hadn't wanted to be interrupted. Garcia listened for a moment then knocked again as she flashed a grin at Morgan who stood a little apprehensive behind her. Reid decided he'd better let them in before Garcia broke down, as soon as he had Garcia gave him a big smile then brushed past to see Emily.
"Hey man" Morgan said with a smile as he followed Garcia inside. "How you feeling"
"Better… I kind of lost it back there, didn't I?" Reid asked shyly as his cheeks grew rosy red again.
"Forget about it… JJ probably has" Morgan answered with a sigh that had the tiniest hint of anger in it. Morgan grabbed his shoulders then pushed him forward into the kitchen where Garcia was feeling Emily's bump with a grin she couldn't and wouldn't hide.
"We need to go shopping…" She stated. "There's this really cute baby and kids store being set up a few blocks from my apartment, I bet we could get a crib from there!" Garcia exclaimed as she smiled down at the bump.
"Isn't the dad supposed to buy the crib?" Morgan asked with a laugh as he playfully punched Reid.
"As long as one of you is paying, I'm fine" Emily said with a smile as she leant against the kitchen counter and placed her hands on her stomach. She winced slightly then adjusted how she was standing and rubbed her belly.
"Are you alright?" Reid asked and took a tiny step forward, concern written across his face.
"Yeah, I'm fine" She said with a little laugh as she patted her belly.
"Why don't I help you out with unpacking?" Garcia said with a warm smile. Emily nodded and slowly walked out of the kitchen and into the bedroom with Garcia close behind, watching every move she made.
"It's weird seeing her again, isn't it?" Reid said as his attention turned to Morgan who was still looking to where Emily had been standing.
"What? Oh, yeah" Morgan said with a half smile. "It's worse when you think about JJ and Hotch… I mean, JJ knew what you were going through" Morgan said, it was becoming apparent that Morgan was angrier about JJ keeping it from Reid than from him. "I don't blame you for losing it. I would of if you hadn't" He added with a smirk.
"At least she's safe now" Reid said with a sheepish smile.
"And pregnant" Morgan reminded with a grin. "Wasn't the talk I had with you enough or do you need a weekly reminder on how to use a condom" Morgan said with another laugh as Reid blushed even more.
"Shut up, Morgan" Reid begged as he brushed some hair out of his face and smiled shyly.
"Maybe Emily should've given you the talk. Might have listened a bit more then" He said with a wink and another playful nudge.
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"Are you alright?" Garcia asked as she turned to see Emily sitting down on the bed with her hand on her belly.
"Yeah… I'm just-" She tried to explain but the pain returned and she clenched her eyes closed and held tightly to her bump. As the pain slowly subsided she laughed a little and smiled up at the concerned Garcia. "I'm fine, really. It's just cramps" She said as gently rubbed the baby's little feet.
"Are you sure?" Garcia asked as her eyes flickered from Emily's face to the bump then back to Emily. "I'll go get Reid" She decided and hurried towards the bedroom door.
"Garcia, I'm fine!" Emily called to her as she attempted to get up and another cramp spread through her body. "Jesus" She gasped as she sat back down on the bed and held her bump tighter.
"Oh my God" Garcia stopped at the door and practically ran back to Emily. "Reid! Morgan!" Garcia yelled in the direction of the door as she sat down on the edge of the bed and began rubbing Emily's back.
"What's wrong?" Reid asked as he ran from the kitchen straight to the bedroom with Morgan close behind.
"I don't know" Garcia almost yelled at him. "You're the doctor!"
"I'm not a medical doctor, Garcia" Reid reminded her with a look of shock on his face as he knelt down so he was on the same eye line as Emily. "What's wrong?" He repeated to her, his voice barely above a whisper.
Emily tried to steady her breathing as the cramping pain slowly ebbed away. "I think I'm having contractions"
Looks like another cliff hanger for celebrating chapter thirty! Don't worry; the next chapter will be up tomorrow so you won't have to wait too long. As always, the reviews are really appreciated as well as everyone who has favourited and followed :)
