Consequences Ch. 16

AN: The part about Emily breaking 2 meta-carpels in Hotch's hand happened to my best friend and her boyfriend (except it was 4 meta-carpels).

Three days later at Emily's house

Jessica's POV

She stood in the doorway not wanting to interrupt the new family that was slowly being formed. She wasn't at all surprised to how well Jack took to his siblings. Sure he didn't quite understand just yet but she was hoping that within the next couple weeks that Emily would finally stop being completely stubborn and allow Jack and Aaron to move in. She knew that Aaron and Jack were coming over to Emily's house every day to see the girls. And while she watched Chloe, Sophie, and Jack, Aaron and Emily would go up and see Josh.

Emily's POV

Emily could feel Jessica's eyes on her. She knew that Jessica wanted her to ask Hotch to move himself and Jack in. Hell! Emily wanted that also but something was holding her back; maybe it was the fact that Josh wasn't home with her yet or maybe she was afraid of what her feelings were for the triplet's father. She had been in love with the man for so long and now having kids with him without knowing how he felt about her was making things really awkward.

"The rest of the team will be here in about twenty minutes," Jessica said breaking the spell that seemed to be around the family. "I've gotten dinner already. All that needs to happen now is getting the five of you downstairs."

"We'll be down in a minute," Hotch said as he handed Sophie to Emily before picking up Chloe. "Come on Jack, let's head downstairs."

Emily watched as Jack and Hotch headed downstairs before laying Sophie on the changing table.

"Jess, I know that you're still just outside the room," Emily said as she changed Sophie's wet diaper.

"When are you going to ask him?" Jessica asked.

"I just can't yet," Emily said as she snapped Sophie's onesie back up.

"Why not?" Jessica asked as she shut the door to nursery.

"I have no idea how he feels about me and this entire situation not to mention Josh isn't home yet," Emily said.

Two weeks later

Emily was once again sitting in the recliner holding her son. Sure being in a recliner in the NICU of the hospital wasn't ideal but her little boy was getting bigger. Dave had called a half an hour ago, when Hotch refused to go on the case that had come up.

Flashback

"Em, can you talk some sense into him?" Dave asked as he tried to talk Aaron into joining them for the case.

"Hand him the phone and we'll see," Emily said as she walked away from the NICU window.

"Aaron, there's someone you need to talk to on the phone," Dave said as he handed Aaron the phone.

"What?" Hotch said as he took the phone.

"Hotch, you need to go on this case," Emily said as she walked towards the elevator. "We are going to be fine. Jessica and Jack are willing to help me out."

"Emily, I'm not going to leave you to deal with two children alone not to mention I don't want to go out on cases again until we know everything is ok with Josh," Hotch said as he tried to hand the phone back to Dave.

"Aaron Hotchner, you listen to me," Emily said as she looked out the window. "You are going to go on that case whether you want to or not. Don't think that I won't have Derek drag you out."

"You wouldn't," Hotch said as he thought about her threats in the past.

Dave laughed as he realized that Emily had threatened something.

"Do you seriously want to try me?" Emily said with an evil laugh. "Have you forgotten who is currently wearing a brace on their right hand? I think that that just proves my point right there. We'll talk when you guys get back in a few days."

Sure, she loved the idiot but that didn't mean he shouldn't be working. She wanted to spend a little time without him and Jack being at her place constantly; maybe then she could figure out what the hell was holding her up in asking them to move in. She had a room already decked out for Jack; which for now was locked up.

"How's everything going with the girls?" the nurse asked as she checked the other premature babies.

"The girls are doing great. Just waiting on having all three of them home together," Emily said as she held Josh closer to her.

"The doctor said that he's doing great," the nurse said. "She should be back in to do another check soon. Where's your other half today?"

"He got called into work. He has spent the last two weeks off and was going to take more time off but I wanted him to get back to work," Emily said as she placed Josh back in his incubator.

"Good to see you again, Emily," Dr. Barton said as she walked over to check up on Josh. "He's looking great. I think that he can go home tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Emily asked as she thought about how great it would be to have all three of the triplet's at home. "That would be great for me and a great surprise for when Aaron comes back from his work trip."

Two days later

"Emily, are you home?" Jessica said as she knocked on the door.

After waiting five minutes, Jessica decided to use her key to make sure that everything was ok. Emily hadn't called her to watch the girls today while she went up to visit Josh in the hospital.

"Emily, its Jessica and Jack," Jessica called as she walked into the living room.

Jessica was starting to get worried when she heard Emily's laugh coming from upstairs. As she and Jack headed upstairs, she heard more laughter coming from the master bedroom. Jessica watched Jack's eyes go big when he saw a room full of toys.

"Jack, what are you doing?" Jessica said as he walked into the room.

"Toys," Jack said as he started playing with the race track.

Jessica looked around the room and noticed that Emily had decked it out with toys, a twin size bed with Cars sheets, and even a plaque with his name to hang his jackets on.

"Wow," Jessica said as she took in everything. "Are you going to be ok in here while I go and make sure everything is ok with Emily?"

"Fine," Jack said without even looking up from the cars speeding around the track.

Jessica checked the nursery only to find that the girls weren't in their cribs.

"Emily, it's Jessica," Jessica said as she walked towards the master bedroom.

"Jess, what are you doing here?" Emily asked as Jessica stood in the doorway to her bedroom.

"Jack and I came over to check up on you since you didn't call to have me watch the girls while you went up to the hospital today," Jessica said as she took in the third baby on the bed. "I think I know why now. When were you going to tell people that Josh is home?"

"Where's Jack at?" Emily said trying to distract Jessica.

"He saw the toys and couldn't help himself," Jessica said as she walked over to the bed. "Answer my question."

"Josh came home yesterday. I was waiting until Aaron came back from the case that they are working on," Emily said as she handed Josh off to Jessica. "So I take it Jack likes his room?"

"He's in heaven. When did you have time to do that?" Jessica asked as she watched her nephew.

"I started on it when I first moved in," Emily said as she looked at Sophie and Chloe. "Don't even say it. My subconscious was thinking about it even back then."

"Does this mean what I think it means?" Jessica asked as she looked at Emily.

"Yea, I know what I want," Emily said with a smile.

"Good, because it's going to be hard to get Monster out of his new space," Jessica said as she pointed down the hall.

"I think I can get him to come," Emily said as she walked to the doorway. "Jack, did you want to come and meet your little brother?"

"Little brother?" Jack asked as he walked towards the master bedroom.

"Your dad said that he mentioned Josh to you but wanted to have you meet him before saying anything else," Emily said as Jack grabbed her hand.

"He said that Josh was smaller than Sophie and Chloe," Jack said as he pulled her down to say something else. "Is he ok?"

"He's fine. He wouldn't be home here if he wasn't," Emily said as she picked Jack up and put him on her bed. "Would you like to hold him to make sure?"

"Can I?" Jack asked as he looked over at Jessica.

"Sure, remember how you held the girls?" Emily asked as Jessica moved to place Josh in Jack's arms.

"Yes," Jack said as he watched the baby in his arms. "He's really small."

"Yea but he'll get bigger," Emily said as she sat next to Jack. "Know how you help me with the girls? I'm going to need the same help with him."

"I get to feed him?" Jack asked as Emily grabbed Josh's bottle from the bedside table.

"If you want to," Emily said as she handed him the bottle.

AN2: Thanks to everyone following, reviewing, and placing this story in their favorites. Also major thanks to everyone who commented on my author's note. Everyone's reviews have helped me break out of my funk and persuaded me to post my prequel to this story once I edit it one more time.

Chapter 17 (hoping to have this one up before Thanksgiving (in the US)): Hotch comes home and Emily asks him to move in.