Disclaimed!
So far – JJ walked in on Will and Emily in bed. She turned to Hotch for support and attempted to carry on as normal but then she found out Garcia and Morgan already knew about Will/Emily. Emily was pregnant and everyone thought the baby was Will's but then her affair with Rossi came to light. Will handed JJ full sole custody of Henry after JJ took Hotch and Jack back to Pennsylvania. JJ and Hotch spent so much time together they fell in love, (shocker I know). JJ and Hotch dated for a few months but didn't want to waste anytime and Hotch agreed to move in with JJ. Prentiss had her daughter and the paternity test proved the baby is Rossi's but Will wants to be involved in the baby's life and along with Prentiss they've decided to move to Louisiana much to the grievance of Rossi.
In this chapter it is three month since the paternity test results.
There're a couple chapters left but we're in the homestretch. Hi to everyone who is still reading, I love hearing from you so let me know what you think!
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Rossi kissed Anna's forehead softly as she tugged on his beard weakly while she squirmed in the experienced agent's arms. Reluctantly, the greying man placed the three month old into her car seat in the back of the Prius, placing the giant panda comically named Penelope, next to the wide awake infant.
Rossi secured his daughter into the padded seat, checking the seatbelt securely held the car seat. Kissing Anna's darkly covered head, the misty eyed profiler whispered softly. "I'll see you really soon, okay my little bambina."
Will silently nodded towards the older man before getting into the driver's giving his wife a moment alone with the biological father of her child. "We'll call you as soon as we get to the house."
"Make sure you do." Rossi replied solemnly.
Sighing, Prentiss took a step forward, wrapping her arms around her former colleague's neck. "Thank you for giving me Anna."
"I'll be down in a few weeks, once you're settled." Rossi stated quietly, pulling the brunette slowly off him. The last few months had been full of arguments and court dates but the elder profiler had unenthusiastically been forced to give primary custody to Prentiss and Will. "And thank you too... for Anna. I'm missing her already."
Lowering her gaze to the ground, Prentiss took a deep breath before taking in the sight of the dejected fifty-something year old. "Dave, I'm sorry we're moving away, but it is the right thing for my family."
"Anna's my family too, Emily. I'm going to want her to know me and the team." Rossi stated firmly, seeing the pale skinned woman bite her lower lip.
Slowly, Prentiss nodded and wrapped her arms around herself. "I know, like you said you'll be down in a few weeks and we'll be back in DC for Christmas for my mother's annual festive extravaganza."
Rossi cleared his throat and forced his emotions to go away. "Make sure he drives safe."
"He always does, Dave." Emily smiled warmly before moving to the passenger's side of the car. "Say bye to everyone for us."
Knowing she really meant to say goodbye to Henry and JJ for Will, Rossi tilted his head and shielded his eyes against the low sun. "You could have done that, yourselves."
"It's better this way. Bye Dave." Prentiss stared at her one time lover before getting into the car and kissing Will. Looking in the back seat, Emily sighed happily at the sight of her daughter attempting to grab the panda next to her, before the former agent stole a small glance out of the back window at the sight of David Rossi watching his daughter leave for her new life in Louisiana.
After watching the car out of his street, the acclaimed author and profiler pulled himself together and drove across town to JJ and Hotch's house where the rest of the team were waiting for him. Shaking his head at Garcia's bright red car filled to the rim with boxes full labelled Henry and Jack, Rossi failed to note the front door open ahead of him.
JJ waited for him to walk up the path, with her hands shielding her eyes from the bright daylight. "Are you okay?"
"If this is going to be pity party, there better be alcohol." Rossi quipped with a smirk.
"There'll be no pity, just understanding." JJ smiled, hugging the older man briefly as he stopped in front of her.
Nodding slightly, Rossi hinted towards the abundance of cars surrounding the house. "It looks like you're nearly done."
"I've been up all night, so we only had to move boxes this morning." JJ replied tiredly. "Did they get off okay?"
Rossi licked his dry lips momentarily and sighed. "Yeah."
JJ shook her head it his quiet demeanour. "Dave, I can't imagine how hard this is for you, but you weren't the only one scorned by their little get together and if you ever need to talk or anything..."
"JJ, you're a good friend and I'm glad you're happy with Aaron and that he makes you happy." Rossi attempted to cut the liaison off but she continued.
She placed a hand on the taller man's arm and squinted under the cool autumnal sunlight. "I am happy and getting over someone gets easier. You'll see Anna as often as you can and when she gets older, things will fall into place."
"What if she likes him better than me?" Rossi asked weakly.
JJ smirked with a little laugh, knowing he was comparing himself to Will. "That's impossible, trust me. She's going to have you wrapped around her little finger and she'll be the apple of your eye."
"Here you two are." Hotch interrupted walking out into the front yard, in his casual T-shirt and jeans carrying a heavy box marked kitchen. "Did everything go okay?"
"About as well as it could of." Rossi replied with a thin smile.
Hotch put the box into the back of Morgan's car and sighed. "Dave, you'll make it work. Anna comes first not your dislike of the southern asshole or his dislike of you."
"I know that. But I'm glad we're all in agreement that he's a southern asshole." Dave remarked smugly.
JJ chuckled. "I have a few choice names that are a whole more appropriate than that."
Hotch wrapped his arms around JJ's waist and guided the pair back into the house. Kissing the top of the blonde's head the three laughed as he responded. "Babe, there're kids in the vicinity and we all know your dirty mouth is limitless when coming up with names for your ex."
Reid joined the small group from the kitchen carrying yet another box. "JJ, why do you have a draw full of spatulas?"
"I like spatulas." JJ shrugged with a small smile as Hotch shook his head.
"You know we can throw stuff out during the move? We might be moving into a bigger house but do we really need that many spatulas?" Hotch asked with a raised eye as Morgan, Garcia and Kevin came downstairs with the two boys.
"Spatula is great word." Garcia chuckled as Jack took hold of Henry's hand and they sat where the couch once was.
Hotch shook his head as the two blondes began giggling. "JJ, you don't even use the spatulas. We both only rarely cook."
The two women's laughter intensified at the unit chief's use of the utensils name again and his obvious frustration. Rossi looked between the two joyful best friends and smirked. "I want whatever they are on."
"Well I'm fuelled on love today Mr Rossi and I think JJ's just an insomniac." Garcia beamed happily.
Reid frowned and shook his head as he placed the box on the ground in front of him. "I don't get why is the word spatula is funny?"
JJ wiped a laughing induced tear from her eye. "It's just a good word, Spence."
"Don't encourage them boy wonder." Morgan insisted as he exchanged smirks with the rest of the males in the room. "So what time are we setting off for the new house?"
"The moving vans are getting there for noon so in about half an hour." Hotch answered after checking his watch.
Looking around her sparse living room, JJ rested a hand on the supervisors chest as her other hand wrapped around the back of his waist while his arm rested on the shorter Pennsylvanian's shoulder. "I guess this is it."
"Why are you guys moving out of here? It's a great house." Kevin asked inquisitively.
JJ and Hotch exchanged warm looks before JJ answered. "We just wanted more space and for the boys to have their own rooms."
"I want a space room." Jack poked his head up from racing toys cars with the three year old on the spacious floor causing the room to laugh at his eagerness.
Henry leaned on the six year old to stand. "Robots!"
"You want a robot room?" JJ left Hotch's side and picked up her young son off of the floor and into her arms, grinning as the fair haired child nodded enthusiastically.
Jack held JJ's hand after he picked up the cars with his other hand as Garcia leaned into Kevin. "Oh I'm sure there are other reasons for a bigger house."
"What does that mean?" JJ asked with a frown.
The analyst smirked at Morgan before replying. "Well, it's not as if we're not going to get another Jareau-Hotchner to join the brood at some point right?"
"JJ's not pregnant." Hotch shook his head as picked up the box Reid had placed on the ground before looking to his girlfriend. "Right?"
"You can stop panicking I'm not pregnant." JJ giggled at her concerned boyfriend of now seven months.
Garcia sighed loudly. "But you two should get working on that."
Rossi silently left the laughter filled room, uncomfortable with conversation topic after just saying goodbye to his daughter. Hotch quickly followed his friend outside not wasting time to make sure the older man was okay. "When are you going down to Louisiana?"
"I was thinking the thirteenth." Rossi replied as he held with the box in the profiler's hands.
"That's good." Hotch smiled.
Rossi patted the taller man's back. "So you nearly swallowed your tongue at Garcia's baby comment, huh?"
Rolling his eyes the team leader closed the car door and leaned against the vehicle as they talked. "No, I know Garcia just has babies on her mind since she and Kevin started adoption proceedings but JJ and I agreed we wouldn't even start thinking about kids until everything gets settled with the house and work."
"How did your meeting with Strauss go?" Rossi asked.
Shrugging, Hotch scoffed in ridicule. "Honestly, I have no idea about what's going to happen next."
"You and JJ are going to be just fine." Rossi smile reassuringly.
"You think?" Hotch straightened as he watched the rest of the group slowly exit the small house.
The elder man nodded and placed a comforting hand on the Hotch's shoulder. "Aaron you're one hell of a lucky man. Don't screw it up."
"Those are some inspiring words, coming from a man who has been divorced three times." Hotch smirked smugly.
"Well, I know what I'm talking about." Rossi chuckled. "You two are going to be fine, you've both been through so much that it has to work out."
"Tell me about it." Hotch responded dryly as Jack and Henry ran towards him while JJ locked the house up.
"Daddy say bye." Henry insisted waving to the house. It hadn't taken him long to copy Jack in calling Hotch, daddy. At first the couple had discouraged the younger boy seeing his clinginess around the profiler but knowing they were committed to each other and that it was Will's choice to not be a part of the infants life, Hotch had caved and dragged JJ with him.
Jack and Hotch waved goodbye to the house upon the younger child's instructions and waited for JJ to join them after locking the door, before getting into the car.
The team separated into the respective cars, with Reid joining Rossi in his car, everyone joked about spending far too much time together before agreeing to meet at the new house twenty minutes away.
JJ turned to face the boys in the back seat while her hand rested on Hotch's thigh. "You guys ready for the next chapter?"
"What next chapter?" Jack asked in confusion.
Hotch smirked as he reiterated JJ's question. "It's a saying buddy. Are you guys ready for the next chapter of our lives together?"
Henry and Jack nodded with wide smiles. JJ kissed Hotch's cheek and took one last look at her house before he switched on the engine. "Good, let's go then."
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