Consequences Ch. 11

AN: This is another long awaited chapter that I've seen tons of times in my head, yet I have to pick just one way for Hotch to find out that the triplets are his.

Hotch's POV

"So who all knew that Emily was pregnant?" Hotch asked as he saw that everyone besides him and Jack had raised their hands; saying they knew about Emily.

"Aaron, how about we let Jack head to my place with Jessica, then we can all head back to the BAU and let Strauss know what happened, and then you and I can sit and talk about what's all happened today?" Dave said as he watched the shock reign over Hotch's face.

"Come on Jack, how about we stop by McDonald's on the way to Uncle Dave's place?" Jessica said as she grabbed Jack's hand. "Aaron, you can let him go. I promise that once you're done at work, we'll be waiting for you at Dave's place."

"Fine," Hotch said as the group headed out to their cars.

Dave knew something had happened between Beth and Aaron but he wanted to hear it from Aaron. He also knew that Aaron was surprised by seeing that Emily was pregnant.

"Aaron, go up to your office. I'll be up there in a second," Dave said as he saw Strauss sitting in the bull pen waiting to hear what had happened.

"What happened?" Strauss asked as Dave walked over to her.

"Hotch and Beth were having some sort of argument, Jack got scared, Agent Prentiss was there looking at an exhibit when she found Jack, she took him to get a snack, and she had left a text message for Hotch but he never got it," Dave said. "Hotch freaked out when he couldn't find Jack so he called us in. I found Emily and Jack at the café downstairs."

"Don't bother with a report for this," Strauss said as she turned to the team. "Just get back to the paperwork that you were doing before you headed to the museum."

"I should head up there and talk to him," Dave said as the rest of the team stood stock still because of what Strauss said.

"Before you leave for the day, Dave, come up to my office. We need to discuss a few things," Strauss said as she headed for her office.

"Alright, get to work and maybe we can all get out of here a little early tonight," Dave said as he walked towards Hotch's office.

"Aaron, I need you to tell me what happened between you and Beth today," Dave said as he sat on Hotch's couch.

"She lied to me about being pregnant," Hotch said as he wrote in a case file. "Now I have to tell Jack that he isn't going to be a big brother anytime soon."

"Did you two break up then?" Dave asked.

"Yes," Hotch said without looking up from his paperwork. "So how far along is Emily and what is she having?"

"She's having triplets and just had her eighth month checkup," Dave said as he watched Hotch continue to work on paperwork.

"I didn't know she was seeing someone so seriously eight months ago," Hotch said as he looked up at Dave.

"She wasn't and still isn't," Dave said. "It was a one night stand with someone she trusted, but the guy has no recollection of the night at all; so he has no idea about the triplets."

"It sounds like you know who the father is, so spill," Hotch asked as he surprised himself as he was asking for gossip about one of his former agents.

"I do know who the father is," Dave said looking directly at Hotch. "I'm looking right at him."

"What?" Hotch yelled as he looked to see Dave's eyes on him. "I've never had sex with Emily."

"Like I said, the guy has no recollection of that night," Dave said. "It was the night that she was doing double shots of tequila and you told me that you would make sure she didn't do anything drastic."

"Ok, I remember saying that but that still doesn't explain anything," Hotch said as he tried to remember what happened after Dave left. "I can't remember anything after you left."

"Exactly my point," Dave said as he watched Hotch trying to think. "She said that you had five double shots of tequila while she had 19. After being kicked out of the bar for making out, you two headed over to the hotel across the street. She said that you ended up going at it against the door…"

"Don't even finish that sentence," Hotch warned as he started to remember what had happened that night.

Flashback

He was shocked when Emily had kissed him. He had wanted this to happen for years but was too afraid of the consequences not to mention their own pasts; Foyet and Doyle. He was less shocked when she angled his head to mould his lips to hers in a second and more passionate kiss. He was even more surprised when Sal kicked them out for making out; not surprised about Sal kicking them out but about why they were being kicked out. Sure Emily had managed to climb onto his lap and was trying to unbutton his dress shirt, all while they were sitting at the bar.

He was surprised when, instead of heading for their cars, Emily pulled him across the street towards the hotel.

"Where are we going?" Hotch managed to ask as she pulled him inside the building.

"No talking," Emily said as she stopped at the front counter. "We need a room, doesn't matter what kind."

"That will be $140," the cashier said as she handed Emily the key.

By the time they reached their floor, Emily's top and button of her pants was open. Hotch had lost his shirt and belt and his button on his pants was open as well. As soon as Emily got the door open, Hotch had pushed her inside, followed her in, and pushed her up against the door after it had shut.

Dave watched as Aaron's eyes lit up thinking about what had happened between him and Emily.

"I need to talk to her," Hotch said as he stood to leave his office.

"I wouldn't do that if I was you. She's really pissed off at you," Dave said as he stood to leave. "Not to mention, she has no idea that I've just told you. I'll take my leave now since you've remembered what happened that night."

Rossi's POV

"She's waiting for you Agent Rossi," Chelsea said as she looked up from her computer.

"Thanks, Chelsea," Dave said as he headed into Strauss' office.

"Did you get everything sorted out with Aaron?" Strauss asked as Dave walked into her office.

"Yea. So how long have you known that he was the triplet's father?" Dave asked.

"Since the beginning and no she didn't tell me out right. I figured it out when she told me that she was giving me her resignation instead of going to him first and then told me that she was pregnant with triplets," Strauss said. "So now he knows?"

"Yea, he asked me and I couldn't outright lie to him anymore," Dave said as his cell phone went off. "Rossi."

"Dave, I can't reach Emily. She's not answering her cell and she isn't at her house," Jessica voice rang out over the phone.

"I'll check a few places that I know of," Dave said as he left Strauss' office. "Don't panic, she would have called me if anything was wrong. I'll call you when I find her."

"Ok," Jessica said before hanging up.

"Garcia, I need you to check the hospitals for Emily," Dave said as he walked into her lair. "Jessica can't get a hold of her and I think she may have had another bout of pre-term labor when she left the museum today."

"How many times will this be?" Garcia asked as she searched through local emergency room records.

"Her second time, I believe," Dave said as he waited for her to find something.

"She's currently being admitted to Georgetown University Hospital," Garcia said.

"Thanks, Garcia. I'll keep everyone updated," Dave said as he headed back towards the bull pen.

"Hotch, I need to leave. A friend of mine was just taken to the emergency room for a fall," Dave said as he barged into the Unit Chief's office.

"Fine, go," Hotch said as he looked at his mountain of paperwork.

After 30 minutes of intense driving, Dave had finally managed to make it to Georgetown University Hospital; not to mention probably breaking a few speed laws on his way.

"What room is Emily Prentiss in, please?" Dave asked the girl at the information counter.

"Room 347," the girl said after checking the computer.

"How do I get there?" Dave asked.

"The elevators are through those doors and to the left," the girl said as she pointed to the doors ten feet away. "Once you get to the third floor, there are signs that will tell you which way to head."

"Thank you," Dave said as he headed for the elevators.

"Agent Prentiss, what the hell am I going to do with you?" Dave said as he walked into her room.

"I should have known that Jessica would try reaching me to make sure that I was ok and when she couldn't she'd call you," Emily said as Dave sat in the chair next to her bed. "Had Garcia hack all the hospitals in the area to see if you could find me?"

"Yes, Jessica called me and I did have Garcia check the hospitals for you," Dave said as the nurse came into set up an IV. "Aaron now knows about the triplets being his."

"I figured he would ask and had a feeling that once he did you'd tell him," Emily said as the nurse began poking around for a good vein. "How did he react?"

"He wants to talk to you, for starters. So how long are you going to be in here?" Dave asked.

"My doctor is really worried about the four of us right now so it could be a few days or a week tops," Emily said as the nurse snorted. "What did she tell you, Claire?"

"She said at least one week. She wants to do a few tests and make sure that nothing is going on," Claire said as she finished setting up Emily's IV. "I'll be back in a little bit to give you some pain medication."

"Pre-term labor again?" Dave asked as Emily started rubbing her back.

"Yea and this time it means total bed rest until these three decide to come," Emily said as she laid back on the bed. "You should probably head out. Jessica is probably worried as hell and I'm sure Penelope has told everyone which means you should tell them that I'm fine."

"Fine, but you need to promise me that you will call me and Jessica at least once a day even while you are in here," Dave said as he stood to leave.

"I can do that," Emily said with a small smile.

"Nope, pinky promise me," Dave said.

"Fine, I pinky promise," Emily said with a smirk.

AN: Not exactly how I wanted this chapter to come out but it works for now (maybe later I'll revisit this and rewrite it). Now don't go getting mad at me, I have this thing planned out really precisely in my head, for not having Hotch and Emily talk just yet; that is the next chapter.

Chapter 12 (which won't be up until sometime on Monday night because I have homework that I've been procrastinating on and school all day Monday): Hotch tries to talk to Emily and causes her to go into full term labor.