To See You Again – Chapter 6
"She walked into my life and my world was still She reached into my soul and all my doubts were killed That's when my loneliness subsided She gave me the will, I could fight it But nothing can erase the one thing that remains the same…"
A month had passed since Emily moved back to Washington DC after Mick's death. Aaron took one week off from work to help Emily get settled back in. Since, she was already seven months pregnant, Aaron and Jack refused to let her carry any boxes.
The following week, Penelope and JJ threw her an intimate baby shower with just the team along with Will and Kevin. Since they were not sure if Emily would be up to it, they asked her first and Emily thought it would be a good idea and it took her mind off things. She was able to bring the small baby stuff she had bought when she was in London, but left the big stuff behind. The whole team pitched in to give her a crib, car seats, and strollers. But of course,Penelope bought baby clothes.
Emily had an ultra sound done in London and she found out that it's going to be a boy. She told the team after she found out. Mick had been on assigment, so he was not able to go with her.
When she got back to DC, she made an appointment with her OB-GYN. She asked her to run another ultra sound and wanted to make sure that the baby is okay since she has been under alot of stress. Her doctor said everything is fine and the baby's heartbeat is normal.
On the third week, Aaron and the team caught a case and had to go back to work. Since she was just staying at home, she told Aaron that she will take Jack to school and pick him up. She also told JJ that if Will gets called in at work, she would be happy to take care of Henry. She didn't mind having both the boys in the house, because it kept her from thinking about Mick and what had happened to him.
Every now and then, she finds herself crying. And in those times, Aaron would just come into the room and hold her. He doesn't ask her to talk, he just sits there on the bed and they fall asleep together.
And when Aaron is away on a case and it's just her and Jack at home, Jack would stay with her and they would call Aaron to say goodnight. She would then read to Jack until he falls asleep in her arms.
Emily thought about their situation. And what it would be like after she gives birth. Eventually, she will have to return to work. Does she go back to the BAU? Does she even want to? Or does she find a job where, she does not put her life in danger? After all, she is all her baby has. Does she want to be surrounded by violence and sadness again?
Then she thought about Declan. A boy, who is now 13 and is without a mother. A boy she raised, in a way and protected so that he will grow up to have a normal life, away from violence and evilness that surrounded his father, Ian Doyle. This was the boy whom she almost lost her life to protect. Her heart aches for him. She misses him.
Although she and Mick were together, she had never really opened up to him about that chapter in her life. She was not ready to reveal that part of her life, to him yet Although, she no longer felt the shame that she felt in the past, she just could not bring herself to reopen something that she had buried when Ian Doyle died. It was too painful.
Her team knew, of course but it was only with Aaron that she really opened the pandora's box. He never judged her. He never asked her to tell him. She just did and for the first time in years, she felt free.
After Ian died, she made sure that Declan saw a psychiatrist. After all that trauma he went through, she wanted to make sure that he was okay. She visited Declan whenever they were not away on a case.
And when Tom was away, Declan would stay with her. She told Mick about Declan but not the full story.
She hadn't seen Declan since she moved to London. They had spoken on the phone several times but the conversations were brief because of the time difference.
She thought that it might be a good idea to have Declan come over to the house and spend some time with her.
But before calling Declan, she wanted to talk to Aaron first.
Aaron had called earlier and informed her that they were coming home tonight. They were able to close the case that they had been working on for a week now. They were all so frustrated that each of them called her separately just to talk about something else rather that the case. Penelope had come over to the house several times that week.
She was in the living room waiting for Aaron. She got up when she heard the door opened,
She went to the kitchen and heat up the food that she had prepared for dinner.
"Hi Aaron. Go and get changed. I'm heating up the food."
"Emily, what are you still doing up? You didn't have to do that. I can serve myself."
"Don't be silly Aaron, I know how exhausted you are right now. Now, hurry up and change. I'm hungry."
"You haven't eaten?"
"Of course, I have. I'm going to eat dessert while you eat dinner. Plus, I wanted to ask you something."
"Okay. I'll be quick."
Five minutes later, Aaron has changed into his shorts and a white shirt.
"So, how was your day?"
"Day was good. I only had Jack today, so I'm not tired at all."
"That's good. So what did you want to ask me?"
"I wanted to ask you, if it was okay if I ask Declan to come and stay with us for a few days? Or if you aren't here, if he could stay with me and Jack? Maybe, the weekend."
"I think that's a great idea, Em. Have you spoken to him since you've been back?"
"No. I've just been so busy. Do you guys have a case this weekend?"
"Well, I told the team we have four days off. So you can call him tomorrow and see what his plans are this weekend."
"Really? Thank you Aaron."
"If Tom can't drop him off, we could go pick him up."
"Oh, I'm so happy."
Emily got up from her chair and hugged Aaron.
Aaron smiled. He laughed making Emily happy.