To See You Again – Chapter 5
'Cause I am hanging on every word you're saying Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me 'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside heaven's door
And listen to you breathing It's where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be…"
It was a week later when Aaron arrived in London. He and Emily had spoken everyday on the phone, keeping him updated on the insurance and paperwork that needed to get done.
After that night that they spoke on the phone, about her moving back to the States, Emily sat down with her parents the next day to discuss her plans.
Her parents agreed that it would be a great idea for her to move back home where her friends are and that they will be there for her, if she needed them too.
Emily knew that her parents needed to spend time together. After years of being apart and moving from place to place, now that they are retired, they are finally piecing together their once ruptured relationship. She did not want to intrude in their plans. She loves her parents dearly, and the few months that they spent together in London, have repaired their years of tensed relationship.
She told her parents that they could come and visit her and the baby. And that they could come home once they get tired of Europe. She told them not to worry too much about their grandchild not remembering them. And that a baby doesn't remember much anyway. But she would want them to come home and spend more time with their grandchild when she's a little bigger, like when she turns two. But truth is, she heard about the "terrible two" stage and she joked that she wanted her parents to be the one to deal with their grandchild at that stage.
Her parents agreed. But they told her that they would be there when she gives birth.
She told Aaron that she had asked her parents to stay behind and that he volunteered to accompany her back to the States.
Since she was already on her 7th month, she knew that there is possibility that she might not be allowed to fly. So, she asked her doctor to write her a note and also asked the Interpol to give her clearance to present to the airlines and customs officers, to fly back to the States.
Aaron left Jack with Jessica and explained to Jack that he's going to London, to get Emily. Jack asked if he could come with him to see Emily but he explained to Jack that he has school. Jack and Henry goes to the same daycare, so when Jessica has work and can't pick up Jack, JJ or Will picks him up and sometimes, stays with them so that, they could play together.
Robert was waiting for Aaron when he arrived at Heathrow.
Robert remembered Aaron as the young man, who worked in the past for his wife, as part of her security detail team. It was in one of the rare occasions when he and Elizabeth were in the same country and their daughter, Emily was off to Yale.
He recalled Aaron as a very polite and serious young man then. He was very detailed and attentive.
While waiting for his wife to get ready, he and Aaron had a conversation.
"So, Aaron, tell me about yourself?"
"Sir, well, I have a law degree from Harvard and worked as a prosecutor for a couple of years."
"What made you decide to stop practicing law and go into the FBI?"
"Well, Sir, I never really wanted to be a lawyer. It was what my father wanted, since he was a lawyer himself. So I did what he asked me to and then he died. That's when I decided to quit practicing law and pursue a career in the FBI."
"Interesting. I bet my wife would have loved for my daughter Emily to be more like you. Have you met my daughter, Emily?"
"No, I have not, Sir."
"Well, she's at Yale right now. She's 18 going on 30. She graduated high school at 16 and then went straight to Yale. That daughter of mine, she's feisty and determined. Strong-willed. It drives my wife crazy. She wanted her to take up Political Science and go into Law but no, my Emily takes up Psychology and Behavioral Science. She said she will take her Masters at Georgetown in Criminology and go into the FBI. Maybe, in a few years, you will run into her. She will be at the party tonight. When you see her, you will know what I mean."
"I'm looking forward to meeting your daughter, Sir."
"I'll make sure to introduce her to you tonight. Are you bringing anybody to the party, Aaron?"
"I wasn't informed I could bring someone, Sir. Plus, I'm on duty. I have a fiancée, her name is Haley. We have been together since high school. We are planning to get married once I have a more stable position in the Bureau."
"Congratulations, Aaron on your engagement. From what I see, she's very lucky to have you. You're a good man, Aaron."
"Thank you, Sir."
Robert never did get a chance to introduce Emily that night. Emily was busy talking to her mother's politician friends, speaking whatever language they spoke. But he could never forget noticing Aaron that night, staring intently at his daughter. He could have sworn that if they had met that night and Emily, did not leave to go back to Yale, things would have turned out differently. But fate always did have a funny way of working itself out. Years later, her daughter gets a job in the BAU that Aaron was in charge of. And now, here he is coming to London, to be with his daughter. To comfort her.
He waved at Aaron when he saw him clear customs.
Aaron looked much older now than that young man, he met 17 years ago.
Aaron and Robert shook hands.
"Hello sir."
:"Aaron, it's Robert. I think you are allowed to call me that now."
"Robert. Thank you for picking me up."
"It's nothing, Aaron considering what you're doing for my Emily."
"How is she, Robert?"
"She's doing fine. Jennifer being here really helped a lot. These last few days, I know that you've been on the phone with her, she was able to process the situation. And came up with a decision that she feels is best not only for her but for her child."
"Emily is strong. She's is so unbelievably tough and sometimes, too tough for her own good."
"I agree. But I think, when she allowed herself to cry and breakdown, she was able to accept what had happened to Mick and start the steps of moving on."
"She's always been good at compartmentalizing, Robert. It's what made her such a brilliant agent. But she also lets herself feel. Don't worry Robert, I will be with her every step of the way."
"I know you would be."
On their last night in London, before they leave, Aaron and Emily, are walking, after having dinner, taking in the bright lights of the city.
Emily suggested that Aaron enjoy a few days in London before they went home and that she also needed to get out of the house.
She's smiling and laughing, something she has not allowed herself to do, except when she was on the phone with Jack, for the past two weeks.
From a strangers eye view, they look like a couple, their arms linked, and a child on the way.