A/N:I hope you all like this! I do It's the big announcement! Hope it didn't fall flat!
Reid stood in the kitchen at the bureau. It was Friday and Arabella and he wanted to tell everyone by tonight, since it had been a week already. And both of them knew that if his team and her friends didn't know soon, they wouldn't hear the end of it. Unfortunately, Reid could think of no way to get them all together. Their apartment was too small and they really couldn't afford to take all of them out. It wasn't their finances were bad, they weren't low on funds or anything. Butt they were also saving their extra money for Ella's future... And of course their wedding. Reid's mom wouldn't be able to help like in the tradition of the grooms family pays the rehearsal dinner and the bride's pays for the wedding. And besides Arabella would rather they pay for it than her family anyways.
"You ok Reid?" Rossi said pulling Reid out of his thoughts.
"Oh. Uhm... I'm fine." He said, obviously lying. Rossi looked him over and Reid knew that the older agent knew he was lying.
"You've been standing there, staring into your coffee for ten minutes." Rossi said sitting down. He gestured to the chair opposite him and Reid sat down. "What's bugging you?" Reid sighed
"Ara and have tell you all something. And we can't do it at our apartment. It's cluttered. And she wants her two best friends there. And with Ella, we're not broke, but our finances aren't really able to take a group out." Reid explained with a heavy sigh. It was hard working with people trained to read you. It made keeping your thought to yourself pretty impossible.
"Have it at my house." Rossi said simply. Reid looked at the older agent, shocked.
"Oh no. We couldn't impose on you like that." He said.
"Its no problem. You have Arabella have her friends come by and I'll have the team come." Rossi stood up and started to leave. Before he opened the door he turned to Reid. "Oh and congratulations. It's about time you proposed."
"But- How did you-" Reid sputtered, taken aback.
"You have to tell the team something important. Its either you're engaged or you're having another kid, and since you already have Ella... Unless..." Rossi said with a smile. Reid shook his head so fast Rossi thought it might just come off. "Don't worry." He said with a slight laugh. "The secrets safe with me till tonight."
"Well- Uhm- Thank you Rossi." Reid said.
"And Ella will stay at the sitter's?" Rossi asked.
"Yeah." Reid said. "That'd probably be best." Rossi walked out of the kitchen and looked at his watch just as JJ was walking by.
"Hey JJ!" He called. She looked up. "Its getting late. No case?"
"Not that it looks like." She said as she shook her head.
"Great. Dinner at my place. All of us." Rossi said.
"I'm up." JJ said. "Mind if Will comes? We can pick Henry up late."
"Not a problem." Rossi said.
"I've heard of these famous Rossi dinners." Blake said from her desk. "Its definitely better than eating alone. I'll be there."
"Talking about a famous Rossi dinner?" Morgan asked coming into the room. JJ nodded. "Good. I'm game."
"I'll tell Garcia and Hotch." JJ said.
"Then I will see you all at 6." Rossi said. He started to his office but paused and turned, looking at Reid in the doorway to the kitchen.
"How about you?" He asked. Reid looked up confused. "Are you and Arabella coming?" Rossi said with raised eyebrows.
"Uh sure." Reid said. "I'll call her."
Arabella and Reid showed up promptly at 6. They were however the last of the team to show up. A few minutes later, Sonya and Peyton showed up.
"Now that everyone's here," Rossi said. "Reid and Arabella have an announcement. Which is why two of her friends are here as well." All eyes turned to the couple.
"Uhm..." Reid started nervously. Arabella reached down and gave his hand an encouraging squeeze. "Last Friday i asked Ara to marry me and she said yes." The whole room was quiet. Sonya was the first to react.
"Ohmygod! Really?" She squealed. Arabella nodded. "Aahhh!" She squeaked, attacking her best friend, hugging her so tight Arabella hard trouble breathing. "I have dibs on maid of honor!"
"You cheeky little bitch!" Peyton said smacking Sonya's arm.
"Hey!" Sonya said letting go of Arabella. "Owe much!"
"Lets see the ring!" Garcia said coming up. Arabella brought up her left hand.
"It was Dianas." Arabella said. Sonya seized the moment and dragged Reid to the side.
"Do you remember what i said to you when you started dating Ara? That you'd be missing a jaw and a few ribs if you hurt her?" Reid nodded. "That doubles and now since there's Ella, you hurt them, i will chop off your man parts and stuff them down your throat on top of the ribs and jaw." Sonya paused then smiled. "But i know you better." She hugged him and skipped to the group. Reid made his way back to the crowd.
"There you are pretty boy." Morgan said. "We found something for you." Reid raised his eyebrows as he was handed a bag. He opened it with confusion, pulling out a onsie meant for Ella and turned bright red after reading it. Arabella took it and started laughing as she read it.
"What does it say?" JJ asked.
"My Daddy may be a nerd but I'm living proof he scored at least once!" Arabella said with a laugh. Soon everyone was laughing and Reid was turning redder. "Awe Babe." Arabella said kissing his cheek. "Its all done with love."
"Time for Dinner." Rossi said.
Okie. I hope this stood up to expectations. I loved the onesie. I saw it online and I was like "I have to use this!" So again. I hope you all liked and it didn't fall flat. I was worried about that. The Review button is your best friend!
~Littlemiss-RozaAnn~
