Derek Morgan let out a sigh of content. He was at Rossi's house enjoying a rather old and expensive bottle of scotch. The group sat around in comfortable leather furniture, and Rossi had a roaring fire going.
Hotch let out a chuckle and raised his decanter of scotch and said, "To old times."
All the men in the room raised their glasses as well and said, "Here, here."
Reid smiled and said, "When I joined the BAU I was nervous. I thought it would be like high school all over again."
Derek smiled and said, "Hey pretty boy there were times I wanted to shove you in a locker."
Spencer scoffed and said, "Why on earth would you want to do that?"
Derek laughed and said, "All I am going to say is I shouldn't know how many elevator related deaths there are in a year."
Hotch barked out a laugh and said, "God I wish you two could have seen your faces."
Rossi raised an eyebrow and asked, "What elevator?"
Hotch began to explain the story of how Reid and Morgan were stuck in an elevator and Derek pressed all the buttons and they both freaked out.
Hotch said, "Derek I never thought you were a religious man, but boy did you say hallelujah when you made it out."
Derek took a sip of scotch and smiled. Derek said, "Yeah and I had to talk to Penelope about it, because a certain boy genius told her I freaked out."
Spencer winced and said, "Derek I am sorry, but I had to get you back."
Derek smirked and asked, "Get me back for what?"
Spencer rolled his eyes and said, "Teasing me about Lila."
Derek chuckled and said; "Now pretty boy if I hadn't teased you, you would have never called her."
Spencer smiled and said, "Yeah I guess you are right."
Derek leaned back in his soft leather chair and said, "Besides I wouldn't have two beautiful goddaughters either."
Hotch smiled and said, "Well seeing that Jack married Ashley, I'm glad Derek teased you too."
Rossi laughed and said, "When I started with the BAU I never imagined I would have so many grandkids. Now I am old enough to have great grandkids."
Derek laughed and said, "That's right old man, and those kids keep you healthy."
Rossi rolled his eyes. "Yeah your Jazzy keeps me on my toes. I had to sneak this bottle of scotch in the house."
Derek said, "Rossi you have it easy. You should have seen Jazz on my last case. She practically lectured me about safety and protocol."
Hotch poured a little more scotch in his glass and said, "Derek when there is a door involved protocol goes out the window. Plus I have seen Dylan in training, that kid can take down a door like a pro."
Derek smirked and said, "Of course he can. He learned from the best."
Rossi rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah well the new BAU will need a hot head with a big heart."
Derek beamed. He knew that Dylan was well on his way to becoming like Derek every day. Derek was proud that Dylan always stuck up for the little guy, and cared as much as he did about the victims.
Hotch looked at Spencer and asked, "So how are you doing with Ashley being our resident genius?"
Reid laughed and said, "Ashley is actually smarter than I am. She is just lucky she grew up with kids like, Dylan, Jazz, Jack, and Henry. They gave her help when she needed it. She never really had to deal with an awkward phase like I did. Plus any kid that made fun of her had to deal with all of the other BAU kids."
Rossi shuddered and said, "I would not want to be in that position."
Derek laughed and asked, "Who would? Hell Jazz and Henry where the feistiest kids in the FBI daycare."
Hotch smiled and said, "You have no idea how many times I got called down to the daycare to get our BAU kids to stop smacking around the kids from counter terrorism."
Reid said, "Well if the kids from counter terrorism weren't so damn unruly, they wouldn't have had to call you."
Derek chuckled and asked, "Hey you remember the time Jazz was banned from the daycare for a month because she smacked Jordan Todd's kid because he tried to kiss her."
Hotch smirked and said, "Remember. I told the woman at the daycare that Jazz had every right to do what she did. Seemed Brian Todd needed to be taught a lesson."
Rossi laughed and said, "That's my Jazz."
Reid looked around the room at his best friends and mentors. These men helped mold him and shape him into the husband, father, and now grandfather that he is today.
Derek thoughtfully asked, "Hey man what is going on in that big brain of yours?"
Reid chuckled and said, "I just can't believe that we all are retired, and that we are grandparents."
Rossi smiled and said, "Even though I don't have biological grandchildren, I consider each and every one of your kids mine. That is why I set up a trust for all of them for when I –"
Derek pointed and Rossi and said, "Don't you dare finish that sentence. If anything happens to you Jazz will kick your ass."
Hotch said, "Derek you don't need to remind any of us how Jazz is about our health. Lord when she found out I had a touch of arthritis, she got all of our kids together and my little Jazz read me the riot act for not telling anyone."
Reid said, "I remember that day. Hotch you should have seen the look on your face. Geez Jack, Jazz and, Henry came in with barrels blazing."
"Excuse me gentleman but there is a visitor here for you". Erin Strauss gave Rossi a quick kiss before smiling at the other gentleman.
Derek and Reid shook their heads. Derek laughed and said, "I still can't believe you married Strauss."
Rossi laughed and said, "Boys I have always like a woman on-"
Hotch glared and said, "Rossi I swear if you finish that sentence."
Penelope came into the room and said, "Boys I hate to interrupt fun time at the Crazy Horse Saloon but Gideon passed away."
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