"Are you sure?"

"OMG Hotch, I swear if you ask me again I will not be responsible for the bodily harm I may have to inflict upon you." Penelope threatened picking up her beloved Hefty Smurf beanie pillow.

"Just checking. I know it's the first weekend we've all had off and I'm making you baby sit my child."

"Whom I love dearly. Besides, it's not like you're exactly doing something fun. You have a dinner with the Bureau heads, I can't think of anything more snoozey than that. Jackers and I will have a blast."

"I have no doubts about that. Did you want me to drop him off at yours or are you cool to stay over?"

"I don't mind either way. Actually, why don't you drop him off at mine? It'll give you and Hayles some time to yourselves. I can drop him off at yours tomorrow afternoon."

"Penelope, you don't have to do that.' He said gratefully,

"I know I don't but I want to. So just suck it up. Have fun with your lovely wife."

"You're one in a million you know that right?"

"I've always had my suspicions." She replied with a grin shooing him out of her office.

Penelope was packing up for the day when Derek sauntered into her office flopping himself down on her couch.

"Hey P, what's our plans for the weekend?"

"There's no we kimosabi. I'm on Jack duty tonight and tomorrow." She answered.

"What? What am I supposed to do?" Penelope turned to see her beloved best friend pouting before her.

"You can go out with the others, hang with Spence or Prentiss." When he remained unresponsive to her suggestions she rolled her eyes,

"Or you're more than welcome to hang with me and Jackers. We're going to cook hot dogs and make s'mores. Then we're going to watch Hotch approved movies."

"And you were going to deprive me of that experience, P I thought I was your best friend."

"You are a drama queen my friend!"

When Hotch and Hayley arrived at Penelope's to drop off Jack, neither were surprised to see Derek on her couch getting the screen set up for their makeshift cinema in her lounge room.

"Aunt P!" Jack squealed with excitement at the sight of his favourite Aunt/Friend/Babysitter.

"Jackers! How are you my little man?" she asked as he jumped into her arms.

"I'm good. What are we doing today?" Jack knew that any time with his Aunt P was going to be a fun one.

"We are going to cook hot dogs outside, and s'mores then afterwards, you, me and Uncle Derek are going to have a movie night, any movie of your choice, that's been approved by your parentals that is." She added in the end.

"He may never leave." Haley said with a laugh,

"Thanks so much for doing this Pen. We really appreciate it. We were going to leave him with Jessica but he insisted he wanted you for the job."

"Well I am flattered. And no thank you necessary, I love hanging out with my favourite little man." She said giving Jack a brief squeeze as carried him on her hip. Jack giggled tightening his arms around her neck as if to return the sentiment.

"What? No hot date today Morgan?" Haley teased.

"I really wish you guys would stop thinking I'm some gigolo." Derek replied in a mock hurt tone.

"You'll live." Hotch assured him with a pat.

"So let us know if you want us to pick him up tomorrow. Otherwise see you guys for dinner tomorrow night, and no that is not an invitation but an order. You too Morgan."

"Yes sir!" Penelope replied with a chuckle.

After hugs and kisses, the Hotchner's were on their way out to the Bureau dinner. Morgan got the little campfire set up on Penelope's backyard. After she was shot she had invested in a property by the beach. Morgan had helped her fix up the once beaten up house that she had bought for next to nothing. She had a small yard that led right to the beach. She had spent many nights and afternoons in her hammock on the back porch just chilling. It was her favourite place.

Despite the copious amounts of sugar little Jack Hotchner consumed, enough for his father to murder Penelope if ever he found out, Jack had dropped off before eleven that evening sitting between Penelope and Derek. His upper body leaning against Penelope's side with her arms wrapped around him, while his legs were on Derek's lap. Derek took the blanket that was draped on the back of Penelope's couch and covered the little boy between them. Shortly after he noticed that Penelope had grown awfully quiet and saw that she was asleep with her head on the arm of the couch. Chuckling he rose to his feet to gently detangle Aunt and pseudo nephew apart without waking them. Jack murmured incoherently as Derek picked him up. Jack lay his head on Derek's shoulder unconsciously. After tucking Jack into his bed in the guestroom Derek went to put his best friend to bed. Effortlessly he carried her into her bed and tucked her in just as he had Jack minutes before. Placing a kiss on her forehead he brought the blanket to her chin as she snuggled into her pillow contently. He watched her sleep for a bit before making his way to his own bedroom. It was the other spare bedroom that he had long since claimed as his own, just as she had her own room at his place.

Penelope woke up early the next morning to find both boys already awake and busy in her kitchen. Derek was flipping pancakes while Jack was stirring the batter carefully in its bowl.

"Morning boys!" she greeted planting a kiss on Jack's head.

"You're both up early." Penelope joined Derek on the other side of the kitchen counter to cut up the fruit for breakfast. She dropped her lips to his shoulder,

"Thanks for starting breakfast. You should have woken me."

"No way, we were hoping to surprise you with Breakfast in bed weren't we slugger?" Jack nodded enthusiastically as he dipped his finger into the chocolate chip pancake batter.

"Well next time give me fair warning." She replied.

After breakfast she shooed them out of the kitchen to get ready for a day out on the beach. It was a beautifully warm day, and they we were all looking forward to splashing around in the ocean. Penelope watched as Derek held Jack firmly in his arms pretending to dunk the boy into the waves earning giggles that warmed Penelope's heart.

Before Noon, JJ arrived with Will and Henry, followed closely behind by Emily and then Reid. They had planned an afternoon at the beach before heading over to the Hotchner's for dinner.

"What time did we have to be at Ma and Pa Hotchner's?" Emily asked she tickled the little boy that sat on her lap.

"After six, I offered to have it here so they didn't have to go through so much trouble but apparently Haley has been working on the menu for weeks, we just keep getting called away."

When Haley realised that Hotch was never going to walk away from his job, she had made more of a conscious effort to get to know the team. She and Penelope were already friends, but she knew that the rest of the team were equally important to Aaron, therefore she needed him to know that she was willing to include them in their lives. By doing just that, it had brought Haley and Aaron closer together. Soon, they had become Ma and Pa Hotchner. Haley became a fourth for the girl's and a valued part of their BAU family.

When they arrived at the Hotchner's they were all looking sun kissed and healthy from an afternoon in the sun.

"You guys look great. You boys are in charge of Jack and Henry tomorrow. I think the girls and I might spend an afternoon at the beach at Pen's." Haley announced with a smile,

"You got it honey." Hotch replied dropping a kiss on her temple.

"Yay! Fun!"