Consequences Ch. 14

AN: Not at all how I was going to write it but this is what my reviewers wanted and will probably result in yet another alternate chapter when I'm finished.

"That is definitely not going to happen anytime soon," Hotch said as he stared at Emily.

Dave knew that there was no way in hell that Hotch was going to let him take Emily to the hospital without Hotch coming with them. He also knew that one of them needed to be on the jet for this case.

"Aaron, take Emily's stuff out to my SUV," Dave said as he broke up the staring contest.

"Fine, but we are not done talking about this," Hotch said as he looked back at Emily.

"Em, one of us has to be on the jet for this case," Dave said as Emily doubled over for the second time that day. "And we both know that Hotch most likely isn't going to leave you, so that means I need to be on the jet."

"Fine, but I'm not at all happy about this," Emily said as they headed for his SUV. "Call Jessica and have her bring my suitcase to the hospital."

"Yea, well, you get to take it out on Hotch's hand once you get to the hospital," Dave said with a smirk. "I will."

"What's going on?" JJ asked as she saw Emily doubled over.

"Emily's been in labor for the past half an hour," Dave said as they maneuvered towards the elevators. "Hotch is going to be taking her to the hospital."

"Should we talk to Strauss about another team taking over for us?" Morgan asked as they hit the bull pen doors.

"No, but you are going to be acting Unit Chief on this one, Derek," Dave said as another contraction caused Emily to swear.

"So what's it going to be?" Hotch asked as he helped Emily towards Dave's SUV.

"You're taking me to the hospital," Emily said with a smirk remembering what Dave said about taking things out on Hotch's hand. "Let's get out of here so that I don't end up having these three in the back end of an FBI SUV."

Dave's POV

"Jess, I need you to take Emily's suitcase and things for the triplets to Georgetown University Hospital," Dave said as the team climbed into their second SUV.

"So are you with her?" Jessica asked.

"Nope, Aaron is," Dave said with a smile.

"What?" Jessica asked again.

"Aaron is taking her to the hospital. She went into labor before giving her translations of the notes for this case," Dave said as they left the parking garage. "They talked afterwards and he asked if she was planning on telling him that she was in labor before the team left. So now they are headed to the hospital."

"I cannot believe you," Jessica said. "How was Emily doing when they left?"

"Oh, she's super pissed off at me but I did tell her she could take her frustrations out on Aaron's hand once they got to the hospital," Dave said. "I'll call you later to see how the new parents are doing."

"New parents?" JJ asked as she looked at Dave. "Rossi, you know who the father of the triplets is don't you?"

"Maybe," Dave said as he looked back at a text that had just come through on his phone.

"Dave, you are in deep shit with me and probably Emily," Hotch's text said. "Thanks for the busted right hand."

"So do any of us know who the father is?" Morgan asked as he saw the smile on Dave's face.

"Everyone here in this car knows the father pretty well," Dave said trying to keep the secret.

"Just tell us who the father is," Garcia said.

"The triplet's father just took the triplet's mother to the hospital," Dave said watching everyone's faces.

"I should have known," JJ said as she remembered hearing Hotch say that Emily had been avoiding him. "Hotch had mentioned a couple times that Emily had been avoiding him but I thought that it was just because of the fight they got into the day before she left the FBI."

Hotch's POV

Twenty minutes and one busted right hand later, Hotch managed to pull into a parking spot before helping Emily out of the SUV.

"You can thank Dave for the sore hand," Emily said with a smirk.

"How about you go sit down while I go talk to the nurse?" Hotch said as Emily started walking towards the counter.

"Hey, Sarah," Emily said as she handed the nurse her insurance cards.

"Miss Prentiss, you're back again?" Sarah said as she logged Emily's information into the computer.

"Yea, well, these three have finally decided to make their appearance," Emily said before heading to sit down.

"You know the nurse pretty well," Hotch said as she sat next to him.

"She's been the nurse working the front desk the first two times that I came in with pre-term labor," Emily said as another contraction hit. "Fuck!"

"Dr. Maxwell wants me to take you up to the maternity ward and get you settled," Sarah said as she brought a wheelchair for Emily. "She'll meet you up there. Will he be coming up with you?"

"Yes, I will," Hotch said without giving Emily a chance to protest.

Five minutes, four floors, three steps, two anxious parents, and one hospital gown later, Emily and Hotch were waiting for the doctor to come in.

"Emily, Emily, Emily," Dr. Maxwell said as she walked into the room. "At least you managed to make it one month before making a trip to the emergency room. And you must be Agent Hotchner."

"Yes, I am," Hotch said as he shook the doctor's hand.

"Agent Hotchner, if you wouldn't mind stepping out of the room for just a minute," Dr. Maxwell said.

"I'm not leaving," Hotch said.

"Aaron, I promise that she'll let you back into the room in just a minute. She just wants to check and see how dilated I am," Emily said as she looked at Hotch. "Please, for me."

"Fine," Hotch said as he kissed Emily on the forehead before leaving.

"He the father?" Dr. Maxwell asked.

"Yea," Emily said.

"So how long has he known?" the doctor asked as she pulled on a pair of exam gloves.

"About a month," Emily said as she laid back on the table.

"You're about 5 centimeters dilated but I want to make sure that the triplets are all in good positions for you to do a natural birth," Dr. Maxwell said. "I'll let Agent Hotchner in and go and grab the portable ultrasound machine."

"So…?" Hotch asked as he walked back into the room.

"Everything is looking good so far. She just wants to check the positions and heartbeats of the triplets so she knows if I'm going to need to have a C-section," Emily said as he sat down near her head.

"Ok let's get a look at these three to see how we are going to proceed," the doctor said as she squeezed some gel onto Emily's stomach.

Hotch just stared at the three little bodies as they showed up on the screen. Emily turned her head to see how Hotch was reacting to seeing the triplets. He had a twinkle in his eye and his face was full of pure contentment. It had been quite a while since she had seen any sign of contentment on his face. Hotch could feel Emily's eyes on him but he couldn't seem to look away from their children.

"Shit, Emily, I know you wanted to try to do this natural but I need to get you up to an OR immediately," Dr. Maxwell said as she moved the ultrasound machine.

"What's going on, Ashley?" Emily asked as she tried to keep calm.

"One of the triplet's heartbeats is really shallow," the doctor said as she called for a nurse.

"Ok," Emily said as she forced herself to relax.

"I'll have the nurse get you both prepped and then meet you up in the OR in twenty minutes," Dr. Maxwell said as she left the room.

Twenty minutes and one major panic attack later, Emily and Hotch were finally in the OR suite waiting for the doctor to come in.

"Sorry, I just wanted to have a few extra hands just in case something isn't right," Dr. Maxwell said.

Emily's grip on Hotch's hand tightened considerably after what the doctor said.

"Emily, everything is fine. It's just a precaution," Hotch said as he stroked her head with his left hand.

"Ok, are you two ready to meet your triplet's?" Dr. Maxwell said as she started to open Emily's stomach. "Here comes baby number one, a girl."

"Two more to go, Em," Hotch whispered into her ear.

"Second one, another girl," Dr. Maxwell said as they heard a second squeal.

"Looks like you're going to have a handful when they hit their teenage years," Emily said with a smirk.

"Yea, me, Uncle Dave, Uncle Reid, and Uncle Morgan," Hotch said as he looked down at Emily.

"And here comes the third and final baby, a little boy," the doctor said as the anxious parents waited for his squeal.

"What's wrong with him?" Emily asked after waiting for a minute.

"He's the one whose heartbeat was shallow and he's underweight. The neonatal doctors are checking him out right now," Dr. Maxwell said as she brought the girls over to Emily and Agent Hotchner. "Did you have names picked out?"

"I did. I hope you don't mind, Aaron," Emily said as she held Sophie. "This is Sophie Michelle that I am holding onto, Aaron is holding on to Chloe Elizabeth, and for our little boy, Joshua Robert. All with the last name Hotchner."

AN2: Definitely not how I wanted to do this chapter and I'm totally not sure if this way worked or not (but then again I'm not sure how my version would have worked either). I do have to admit that it worked out better than I thought it would originally, when I decided to do what my reviewers wanted.

I really want to thank everyone who has reviewed this story. Everyone who has reviewed this story has given me such hope and helped me continue without having to take much time in between chapters.

~Aaron 'Dimples' Hotchner and SouthunLady: You both have commented on almost every single chapter I have put up and I look forward to every single comment from you two. Your comments always tend to make me laugh.

Chapter 15 (Thursday afternoon): Figuring things out as new parents not to mention baby Joshua is still in the hospital.