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"Hello Agent Prentiss," Strauss greeted her as she walked into her office.

"Hello Ma'am," Emily returned.

"Please sit down. I'm sorry I haven't been able to speak with you earlier. You understand that times have been busy, don't you?"

Busy like getting abducted, tortured, raped, and then pregnant? Emily thought angrily. You have been busy? "Of course I understand." She instead returned.

"Now I believe that you and Hotch spoke briefly about your maternity leave?" She asked.

"Briefly, yes. But we weren't expecting that to come for a few weeks."

Strauss nodded. "Usually we would give you six weeks of paid maternity leave, but under the circumstances we would like to give you eight weeks."

"That's very kind," Emily offered her thanks. She wasn't sure if she could handle being out of work for that long, but she needed to be with Jennifer.

"Now I understand it has been a tough year for you Emily," Strauss said, "the bureau would like to do anything they could to help. Me included."

"Thank you," Emily had never seen this side of Strauss, "but right now I think I am okay. The team has been very helpful."

"Of course," Strauss nodded, "If you think of anything you know how to reach me."

"Yes," Emily stood up and walked to the door.

Just as she was about to leave Strauss said, "Have you thought about counseling?"

Emily turned around abruptly. "What?"

"You have been through a lot, and sometimes the bureau requires mandatory counseling. In

your case they do not, but it is something to think about."

Emily nodded and left Strauss's office. She walked down the hallway and looked down into the bull pen. JJ was sitting at Emily's desk and was holding Jennifer. Emily smiled as the profilers played with her daughter. She walked down the stairs and met them at her desk.

"What did Strauss want?" JJ asked.

"Just stuff about maternity leave," Emily told her.

"Are you going to go home?"

"Nah." Emily shook her head, "We are already here. We'll just distract you all while you're forced to fill out paper work."

"You could help Prentiss," Morgan held out a pile of folders three inches thick.

"In your dreams Morgan. Jennifer and I are going to go visit Garcia now."

Emily picked Jennifer up from JJ's arms. She was about to leave to Garcia's lair, but she stopped. She set a light kiss on JJ's lips.

"Oooooh," Morgan hooted from behind her.

"Oh shut up Morgan." JJ threw a crumpled up piece of paper at his head.

Hotch gave a look at his two agents. He didn't disapprove of their relationship, but he wasn't comfortable with them showing it in the workplace. He eventually decided that the kiss was harmless, but if it went any further than that he would need to speak with them.

With Jennifer nestled tightly in her arms, Emily walked into Garcia's office.

"Hey Garcia." She greeted the colorful technical analyst.

"My two favorite girls!" Garcia shot up from her chair and hugged them gently. "Come, sit down." She offered the chair that was still in there from Emily's last visit.

"Thanks Garcia."

"I didn't get to talk to you enough yesterday," Garcia scolded, "You need to tell me more about you and JJ."

"What about us?" Emily asked carefully stroking Jennifer's hair.

"What does this whole 'in a relationship' mean? Are you living together? Are you dating? What about little Jennifer there, does she have two mommies?"

Emily sighed; she knew she wouldn't get out of this as easily as she had last night. "I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?" Garcia exclaimed.

Emily shrugged. "It's complicated."

"Well has JJ stayed at your house overnight?" Garcia questioned mischievously.

Despite all of Emily's efforts she could feel her cheeks turning pink.

"She has! What else happened?"

"Nothing else happened! We just went to sleep."

"Sure you did," Garcia said skeptically.

"Garcia." Emily threatened.

"Fine, fine." She held her hands up defensively, "I just want to know what's going on with my two favorite agents! Don't tell Morgan I said that. Wait," Garcia paused for a second and pondered something in her head. Then a smile slowly spread across her face. "Tomorrow night my chocolate god and I will watch Jennifer Garcia. You and JJ go out or something!"

"No Garcia, its okay-"

"Nope. You are not changing my mind on this matter. We will be over at six." Garcia said firmly.

Despite Emily's arguments, she couldn't help but be excited. She reluctantly agreed with Garcia as long as she and Morgan would keep things PG and stay concentrated on Jennifer, and not each other.

That night after they had finished work Emily, JJ, and Jennifer returned back to Emily's apartment. JJ ordered Chinese and Emily fed Jennifer. She sat in the living room with Jennifer in her arms. Emily couldn't imagine a human being could be so small. The small, but reassuring, heartbeat of Jennifer was pounding against Emily's chest. It was such a comfort having her in her arms. That scare at the hospital had left Emily worried for her health.

"You're just my perfect little girl, Jennifer," Emily cooed as the baby ate.

After she finished eating Jennifer fell asleep immediately in Emily's arms. Her face looked like it was made of porcelain. Her featured were carved perfectly in her face, not a hint of Bates. Emily took great pride in the fact that Jennifer looked mostly like her. He toes were different, but Emily just liked to imagine that that was some random third party genetic unrelated to the biological father. That was probably wrong, but she could have her fantasies.

JJ set the phone down and joined Emily on the couch.

"She just looks so peaceful," JJ admired.

Emily nodded in agreement, "I'm lucky she's not a big crier yet."

Emily set Jennifer down to sleep in her crib when the food arrived. She made sure that the window in the nursery was locked and that the baby monitor was turned on. She left to the kitchen only when she was sure all safety precautions had been taken.

"You know you are just gorgeous," Emily admired the women sitting across from her as they ate their Chinese food.

"You know I can't resist you when you talk like that." JJ laughed.

"Who's asking you to resist?" Emily stood up from her half finished plate of food. "Jennifer is sound asleep, there's no better time." She said with a mischievous smile.

JJ stood up from her chair and walked over to the woman of her dreams. She gazed into her eyes and then placed a deep kiss on her lips. Emily returned the kiss and wrapped her arms around JJ's slender body.

"You're a great kisser." JJ smiled.

Emily pulled the woman closer to her and wrapped a hand around the back of her head. They kissed again and it took all of Emily's power to stop when it was time to end the kiss.

"How would you like to go out tomorrow?" Emily asked.

"What?" JJ questioned.

"Garcia's going to watch Jennifer. It'll be just you and me out in the town."

"Like a date?"

"A date exactly." Emily confirmed.

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