A/N Because we know Em is great with kids, I love Henry and yeah... Set mid season 7 after Em comes back. Please Review! Thanks!

Emily, Garcia, and JJ were having one of their weekly brunches when JJ said, "You know, Will and I were going to go to Virginia beach this weekend, but my mom can't come down to watch Henry anymore."

"Oh, that stinks J," Garcia said. Emily opened her mouth to speak, closed it, then opened it again, "You know, I could watch him for a weekend," Emily offered.

"Oh, I couldn't ask that of you Em," JJ said, shaking her head.

"No, no it's fine, really. I love watching Henry, I could do it," Emily said, gaining more confidence with her idea.

JJ opened her mouth to argue, but Emily cut her off. "JJ, really it's fine. I'd love to watch Henry for a weekend. Besides, it's not like I had any other plans."

JJ hesitated before answering, "Well I guess if you're sure it's okay with you and you think you can handle chasing after a four year old for a whole weekend," JJ joked.

"I think she'll do fine," Garcia said.

"Thank you Penelope. I can handle a four year old for one weekend," Emily said to JJ jokingly.

"We'll see what you say Monday morning," JJ joked back. "Just don't burn my house down."

"Hey if Reid can handle Henry for a girls night, then I can handle Henry for a couples weekend," Emily said.

"Oh, from what I hear, you have some tough competition! Reid did great with Henry!" Garcia teased her.

JJ nodded in agreement, "Yeah Spence did amazing with Henry," JJ said with a smile.

Oh, we're turning this into a competition now, are we?" Emily asked.

JJ and Garcia laughed, "We'll let Henry decide the winner. Whoever he says he had the most fun with wins," Garcia said.

"Oh, we're not making bets on who my son picks, are we?" JJ asked with a sigh.

Garcia and Emily laughed, " Tomorrow we'll have Hotch, Morgan and Rossi bet. Who are you betting on, JJ?" Garcia asked.

JJ looked at Emily, "I might just have to bet on our resident genius. Henry was talking about Spence for weeks," JJ said.

"Oh, that hurts J," Emily said with a laugh.

"Who are you betting on PG?" Emily asked Garcia.

"You of course, my salsa dancing, multi-lingual, badass," Garcia said, as if it was obvious. "Just don't tell boy wonder."

Emily and JJ laughed.

"I'm betting on Prentiss," Morgan said, after an excited Garcia explained the bet.

"I don't know, I think Reid might have this one," Hotch argued.

"Well I'm betting on my bellissima figlia* on this one," Rossi said, with a knowing smile at Emily.

"Alright everyone, losers owe the winners twenty bucks each when this is all over," Garcia said authoritatively.

There were some moans of how much money that was but Emily said, "Well I guess you two will be out twenty bucks each on Monday morning," addressing JJ and Hotch.

"We'll see about that," Reid fired back. "Henry loves me!"

"Well he loves his Auntie Emily more," Prentiss fired back.

"And Em, if you win Reid owes you thirty bucks, and if Reid wins, Em you owe him thirty bucks." Garcia said with an evil grin.

"Alright you two, we'll find out on Monday," Hotch said, preventing a full on argument between Reid and Emily at the new part of the bet. Damn that baby boy was fought over so much...

_Friday Night_

Emily stood outside JJ's door, wondering if this was really the best idea. A whole weekend of babysitting? She loved Henry, but wasn't sure just how well this weekend was going to go, despite the bet. She took a deep breath and knocked on JJ's door.

"Emily!" JJ said happily, inviting her in and giving her a hug. There were two small suitcases by the door, and Henry was playing with his blocks in the middle of the living room.

"Auntie Emily!" he said happily, discarding his blocks and running up yo hug her.

"Hi there di bell'aspetto*,"Emily said to him with a smile, picking him up and placing a kiss on the top of his head. Henry giggled at her Italian and JJ smiled at her.

"You might win this yet," JJ said to Emily.

Emily smiled, "You bet I will," she said with a grin and another kiss on Henry's forehead.

"Anyway, I'll tell you the same things I told Reid. Strawberries are in the fridge for bedtime snacks, he likes pancakes in the morning but cereal is fine if you want him bouncing off the walls all day from the sugar. There is some Chef Boyardee you can heat up. One hour of TV per day, anything on Nick Jr. or Disney Jr. and the book I read to him before bed is already on his dresser. Other than that, I don't care what you two do, just don't destroy the house," JJ said, listing everything she could remember.

"Don't you worry, we're going to have a lot of fun, aren't we di bell'aspetto?" Emily asked Henry.

Henry nodded enthusiastically. "Em'ly!" he shouted. "Fun!"

"You ready to go?" Will, who had just walked down the stairs, asked JJ.

"Yup, just about," JJ replied.

"Can Mommy get a hug and a kiss goodbye?" JJ asked Henry.

Henry nodded, "Bye bye Mommy. Love you," he said giving her a slobbery toddler kiss.

"I Love you too, baby," JJ said, hugging him.

"Daddy too?" Will asked.

"Bye bye Daddy, I love you," Henry said, giving Will a hug and a kiss.

"I love you too, Henry. Now you here be good for Auntie Emily, got it?" Will asked his four year old.

Henry nodded and will handed Henry back to Emily. "Anything happens, just call me," JJ said to Emily. Emily nodded, a smile on her face. "Of course mamma bear. Don't you worry, Henry and I will be just fine," Emily reassured her.

JJ smiled, "Oh, I know. Have fun you two," JJ said, giving Henry one last hug.

"Bye bye," Henry said, as JJ and Will finally walked out the door.

"So what do you want to do?" Emily asked the three year old.

"Tell a story!" Henry replied.

"Okay, let's go get a book," Emily said.

"No, you tell story," Henry said.

"Me? Do you want a real story Henry?" Emily asked playfully, racking her brain for a story she could tell a toddler.

Henry nodded enthusiastically. Emily took a deep breath, "Do you want me to tell you about all the places I've visited?" Emily asked him.

Henry nodded again. "I lived in a big place across the ocean called Europe for a long time. They had yummy food, boats, and spoke a different language," Emily started.

"Like when you call me 'di bellspit-o'," Henry asked, trying to pronounce the Italian word.

"Yup, just like that," Emily said. Henry listened in wonder as Emily told him stories of her travels, of yummy french food, and giant castles and ruins.

Around an hour later, eight o'clock, Henry was starting to yawn. "Are you getting sleepy there, mister?" Emily asked him.

Henry shook his head no, but another yawn gave him away.

"I think it's time for bed," Emily said, picking him up and carrying him towards the bathroom to brush his teeth.

"Do you want to hear the story mommy always reads you?" Emily asked. Henry nodded sleepily, and Emily got the book down.

"Bedtime for Baby Star," she read. "Once there was a baby star. He lived up near the sun, and every night at bed time, that baby star wanted to have some fun…he would shine and shine, and fall and shoot and twinkle oh so bright.

And he said, 'Mommy, I'll run away if you make me say goodnight.'

And then his mommy kissed him on his sparkly nose and said, 'No matter where you go, no matter where you are, no matter how big you grow, and even if you stray far, I'll love you forever 'cause you'll always be my baby star,'" Emily finished in a whisper. By the time she was done, Henry was out cold.

"Goodnight Henry," she whispered, shutting the door most of the way and shutting off the light.

Emily thought back to when she was fifteen. The decision she made. She wondered about it constantly. Wether it was the right choice. It seemed so simple back then, but now? She was wondering if she had given up her chance to have what JJ has. A beautiful baby boy... She shook her head and walked down the stairs to the couch, ready for some well deserved sleep.

The rest of the weekend passed without a hitch; Emily and Henry went to the park, made chocolate chip pancakes, and Emily even taught him some french.

All in all they had a pretty fun weekend, but Henry was looking forward to seeing his mommy and daddy. When Will and JJ got home Sunday evening, Henry was excited to see them, but none too happy at Emily leaving.

"Mommy! Daddy!" Henry squealed, as JJ and Will walked in the door.

"Baby! I missed you so much! Did you have fun with Auntie Emily?" JJ asked Henry, picking him up.

"Yeah! We went to the park and she told me stories!" Henry exclaimed.

"Thats great!" JJ said, turning to Will. "Can you go get him ready for bed? I want to talk to Emily for a minute," JJ said. Will nodded, picking his son up, leaving the two women in the living room.

"How was he?" JJ asked.

Emily smiled, "He was great. You've got a great baby boy JJ. You're lucky," Emiky said.

JJ nodded, "Do you ever want kids?" JJ asked her. "You're so good with Henry."

Emily looked stunned at the question, then her face turned to one of sadness. "Do you think sometimes you only get one chance with things in life?" Emily asked. "Because I think I gave up my chance a long time ago."

JJ's eyes widened in understanding. "How old were you?" JJ asked.

Emily adverted her eyes "Fifteen. I got an abortion," she replied quietly.

JJ looked at her with sympathy. "Emily, if that hadn't happened, would you want kids now?" JJ asked.

"But it did happen, JJ," Emily said.

JJ shook her head. "I know, but just humor me. If it hadn't happened, would you want kids now?" JJ asked again.

Emily hesitated before nodding her head 'yes.'

"Then you should go for it, Em. When you're ready and you've met the right guy, you shouldn't let something you did when you were fifteen dictate your life," JJ told her.

Emily looked away, "But who am I to want kids now when I've already given that up," Emily asked.

"Emily, trust me. Any kid would be super lucky to have you as a mom. You did what you thought was right when you were 15. That doesn't mean you should deprive yourself of raising a kid when the time is right," JJ consoled her. "From what I can tell, you're not the same person you were when you were 15. You've done so much good Emily."

"Yeah, sleeping with a killer to get a profile, then convincing my friends I was dead. I've done do much good," Emily said sarcastically.

Somehow, they weren't just talking about teenage Emily anymore, they were talking about now. About how insecure Emily was, coming back to the BAU. How she expected everyone to just up and leave her after the whole Doyle incident.

"Em, you did what you had to do. You did it to protect us, and even more you did it to protect Declan! You saved that boy single handedly, Emily. How do you not see that?" JJ asked her.

"It just doesn't seem like the good will ever balance out the bad. It's like a shadow- a constant reminder of all the pain I've caused, wherever I go. Reid is taking his anger out on you and Morgan can't even look me in the eye... How am I supposed to fix that? How am I supposed to fix me to a point where I can even take care of a kid?" Emily asked her.

"Emily... just give it time. They'll come around. They're just in shock. Emily they love you, I love you, and Henry practically idolizes his Auntie Emily! You need to realize that! You aren't a teenager anymore in a brokwn home with a politics absorbed mother. You have a family that loves you more than anything, and any qualms you have about raising kids are completly unsubstantiated. You are great with Henry and Jack. No one is saying you have to get married and have kids, but it's not a terrible option either," JJ tried to reason with her, make Emily realize what she had before she ran from it.

"How do you know that about my mother?" Emily asked.

"You don't need to be a profiler to figure that one out," JJ replied.

"I just wish that it didn't happen the way it did. Any of it," Emily said.

"I know. But you have to let it go eventually. What happened, happened. Everyone will heal eventually," JJ said.

"Thank you. For being here," Emily said with a half smile, opening her arms to gave JJ a hug.

"Anytime, Em," JJ responded. They broke their embrace as Will came down the stairs.

"Hey ladies, but Henry wants to say goodnight to his Mommy and Auntie Emily," Will said with a smile.

JJ gave Emily a look as if to say 'I told you so.'

"Of course," JJ said with a smile, walking up the stairs to say goodnight, Emily following her.

"Mommy! Emily!" Henry called out when he saw them enter the room.

"Hey sweetheart," JJ said, giving Henry a kiss on the fore head.

"Goodnight di bell'aspetto," Emily said, also placing a kiss on Henry's forehead.

"Goodnight mommy, goodnight Auntie Emily," Henry said, sleep already starting to overtake him.

"Goodnight Henry. I love you," Will said to Henry.

"I love you too Daddy..." Henry said with a yawn, as the three adults left the tierd toddler's room.

"You bringing him in tomorrow?" Emily asked JJ.

"Of course," JJ replied with a smirk.

"Why are you bringing him in tomorrow, I'm home?" Will asked JJ. Emily smirked as JJ answered, "Well you see, there was this bet."

"Involving Henry?" Will asked.

Emily and JJ nodded. "Of course there was," Will said with an amused smile. "Well thank you for watching Henry this weekend," Will told Emily.

"Yeah, thanks so much," JJ said, giving Emily a hug.

"Oh, of course," Emily answered.

"And think about what I said, Emily," JJ told her.

Emily smiled, "I will."

-Monday Morning-

"Hey little man!" Morgan said to Henry, who had just walked in with JJ. Henry gave him and Garcia hugs and high-fives before running up to Rossi.

"Hi grand-pére," Rossi laughed.

"Hi there Henry. Did Auntie Emiky teach you that?" Rossi asked. Henry nodded enthusiastically and the group laughed.

"Where Auntie Emily an Unle Spence?" Henry asked, raising his hands up in confusion.

Reid, who had been getting his coffee, came towards Henry, "Here I am Henry! What's up little man?" Reid asked.

"Uncle Spence!" Henry squealed, giving Reid a big hug.

"Auntie Emily?" Henry questioned again once Reid put him down.

"I don't know buddy," JJ answered him.

"Have any of you seen Prsntiss this morning?" Morgan asked them all. "She's usually not this late." The group shook their heads. A good five minutes of playing with Henry later, Emily walked through the BAU doors. "Sorry I'm late," she said, "I had to pick something up." Emily was carrying a large, blue gift bag that had tissue paper unceremoniously shoved in the top- done in the car, surely.

"What's that?" JJ asked her, pointing towards the bag.

"Just something for Henry," Emily replied, as Henry ran up to her ang gave her a hug.

"Hey, that's cheating! She's going to bribe the four year old to say she's better," Reid complained.

"Hey, I'll wait 'till after we ask him to give it to him," Emily said, amused, raising her hands up in surrender. Reid pouted, but nodded.

"You gonna ask him?" Morgan,asked JJ.

JJ sighed, "Alright, fine. Hey Henry do tou remember when Uncle Spence came to watch you?" JJ asked him. Henry nodded, obviously unsure of what was going on.

"Okay, who was more fun when they watched you? Uncle Spence, or Auntie Emily?" JJ asked him.

Henry bit his lip, still not sure what was going on with the whole team looking at him, "Auntie Emily," he said.

"Auntie Emily?" JJ asked him.

Henry nodded, "She told stowies!"

Emily smiled and picked Henry up, and kissed him on the forehead. Henry giggled as JJ, Reid, and Hotch groaned good naturedly and handed over the money to the other three.

"Here you go," Reid said grudgingly, handing Emily 30 dollars.

"Thank you, boy genius," Emily said with a smirk, putting Henry down. Reid smiled back at her.

"Wait, Henry come here for a minute," Emily called Henry, who was now playing with Morgan. "I have something for you." She held out the blue bag to the toddler. Henry enthusiastically opened the bag and pulled out the coloring book, crayons, a dog stuffed animal, and a pck of racecars Emily had gotten him.

"What do you say, Henry?" JJ reminded him.

"Tank you Auntie Emily," Henry said, giving Emily a hug.

"You're very welcome, Henry. Now go show your toys to Uncle Spence, huh?" she suggested, and Henry ran over towards Reid.

JJ smiled at Emily, "You know you really would be a great mom someday," she said as the two women watched Henry play with Reid.

"Thanks JJ," Emily said with a smile. And they both knew it wasn't just for the complement.

A/N Just thought I should throw some Italian in there for ya'll!

di bell'aspetto*- Italian for handsome

bellissima figlia*-Italian for beautiful daughter

grand-pére- grandfather (and some french!)