AN: I have this story all planned out in my head and now know that it is going to have at least 10 chapters but it could be more. (NEED A BETA!)

"Wow. You're having…."

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"Triplets," the doctor said as she pointed them out on the screen. "And from the looks of it, you are about two months along."

Emily just sat on the exam table as the tears poured down her face. She was pregnant with triplets.

"How long before I start to show?" Emily asked as she tried to reign in her emotions. "I need to know because of where I work. Also is there anything you could give me for the nausea?"

"The last couple patients that I have had that were pregnant with triplets all started to show around three to four months along," the doctor said as she wrote a prescription for prenatal vitamins and Compazine. "I want you to see an OB/GYN in three weeks. She'll be the one to decide how regularly you are going to need to have ultrasounds."

"Thank you," Emily said as she stood to leave.

Emily took a few minutes to just sit in her car and think before heading into the office. She knew the moment that the doctor had said that she was having triplets; she wasn't going to be able to work through her pregnancy like JJ had. She was also going to have to find a bigger place to live because there was no way that three babies were going to fit into her one bedroom apartment.

She put on a smile as she walked into the bull pen. She saw that Rossi and Hotch were talking by their offices so she headed into the break room to grab a bottle of water to take her pills. She saw that Rossi was sitting on her desk when she came out of the break room.

"So what's going on?" he said as she walked towards him.

"Nothing. The doctor thinks that I'm lacking something in my diet," Emily said as she grabbed her prescriptions out of her purse. "She gave me something to curb the nausea though."

"So are they going to try and find out what's missing?" Rossi asked as she took her pills.

"They are but she said it could take a bit to figure it out," Emily said as she booted up her laptop. "I promise everything is fine."

After Rossi left her desk, Emily started typing up her resignation letter. She knew that once she turned this in there was no going back. She also knew that everyone was going to want to have their say as to why she shouldn't leave. She would give them the chance to say what they wanted but she knew that it wasn't going to change her mind. She had three little people, inside of her, to worry about now.

Emily came in early the next day to make up for the time that she had taken off the day before. She wanted to talk to Strauss first before talking to Hotch.

"Agent Prentiss, how can I help you today?" Section Chief Erin Strauss said as Emily sat down in front of her desk.

"I wanted to turn in my resignation letter to you before I turn it into Agent Hotchner later today. I am giving him one month to find a replacement before I leave," Emily said.

"Why are you resigning?" Strauss asked seemingly surprised by her decision.

"Personal reasons," Emily said as the other woman looked over the letter.

"Explain," Strauss said.

"I found out yesterday that I am pregnant with triplets. I feel that it would be better for me to get away from the FBI and all the stress that accompanies it," Emily said.

"Ok, I'll put this into the system," Strauss said as she stood up.

"Thank you," Emily said as she left the section chief's office.

Emily sat down at her desk and thought about how different her life was becoming all because of one little decision. She decided that it would be better if she talked to Hotch before everyone else got there. As she headed to his office, she thought about that night, even though it had changed everything, it was still one of the best nights of her life.

"Come in," Hotch called out after she knocked on his door.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?" Emily said as she sat in a chair in front of his desk.

"Sure, about what?" he said as he watched her fiddle with a piece of paper in her hand.

"About this, it's my resignation letter," Emily said as she handed the paper to him.

"What? Why are you resigning, Emily?" Hotch asked as he read the letter in his hand.

"Personal reasons," she said. "Strauss has already said ok to it."

"You went to Strauss before coming to me?" he asked in total disbelief.

"You have one month from today to find a replacement for me," Emily said before standing up to leave his office. "I'll be at my desk."

Hotch just sat at his desk rereading the piece of paper that Emily had handed to him.

"Come in," he said as someone else knocked on his door.

"Hey, what's got you looking so pissed off?" Rossi asked after closing the door.

"Did you know about this?" Hotch asked as he handed Rossi, Emily's resignation letter. "She said Strauss has already said ok to it."

"No, I had no idea," Rossi said as he put the letter back down on Hotch's desk. "I wonder if it's got something to do with the results of the tests that the doctors ran on her yesterday."

"What did she say about them?" Hotch asked.

"She said that the doctor said that she was lacking something in her diet and that they were going to be testing to figure out what it was," Rossi said as they both looked out into the bull pen. "When are you going to start the search for someone to fill her spot?"

"Not until I know if she is truly serious about resigning this time," Hotch said.

"Aaron, if she went to Strauss before coming to you then I definitely think she is really serious about leaving the FBI this time," Rossi said before leaving Hotch's office.

Emily sat at her desk thinking about what Penelope was going to say when she saw her resignation in the system when she noticed that she had a text message. It read:

"EMILY ELIZABETH PRENTISS GET YOUR ASS DOWN TO MY OFFICE PRONTO…."

She knew that when Garcia used all capitals, she was in trouble, as it had only happened twice before; the first time she had resigned and then when she went off the grid to catch Doyle.

"Where you headed, Princess?" Morgan asked as she headed towards Penelope's lair.

"Pen wants to see me," Emily said as she slipped out of the bull pen doors.

"You know telling people about this before they find it in the system would be really nice," Penelope said as Emily entered her office.

"I'm surprised that Strauss already put it into the system," Emily said as she sat on the couch.

"Why did Strauss put it into the system? Why didn't Hotch?" Penelope asked as she turned to her friend.

"I talked to Strauss about it first. I told Hotch about twenty minutes ago," Emily said. "Hotch probably doesn't believe that this time I won't change my mind, so I doubt he'll start looking for a replacement."

"Why are you resigning, Em?" Penelope asked.

"Personal reasons, some things have changed for the good and some for the bad," Emily said. "The doctor said that I'm lacking something in my diet and that with the stress of our job, it's causing me to be sick."

"Is there really nothing that we can do to change your mind and to keep you here?" Penelope asked overwhelmed with defeat.

"Nope, I need to get healthy and I can't do that here right now," Emily said as she gave Penelope a hug before heading back to her desk.

As she entered the bull pen, she just wanted to turn and run when she saw the little boy sitting in her chair.

"Emmy," Jack said as he ran towards her.
"Hey, buddy, what are you doing here?" Emily asked as she picked him up.

"Beth and I are stealing daddy away for lunch," he said when she put him down on the ground.

"While it looks like their ready to leave, so you better head over there," Emily said as she saw Hotch and Beth exit his office.

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