Saturday morning dawned and was bright and sunny. Rossi sent texts to the team asking them to meet at his home at 10 for breakfast. Hotch heard his phone go off and rolled over to stop the incessant beeping. Sleepily, he knocked the phone off the nightstand, waking Emily.
"What the hell?" Emily said sleepily.
"Sorry, my phone", Hotch said in a deep, groggy voice. Emily giggled and stretched a bit.
"What? What's so funny?" Hotch said, picking up the phone and reading the text.
"Nothing. You sound…sexy in the morning. Your voice is all deep and gravely."
"Oh really?" Hotch said, growling and pouncing on Emily's side of the bed and pinning her down. "Do I sound like a wild, untamed animal?"
"A little", she said, placing little kisses on his face. "What's up with the text? We got a case? Please don't say we got a case."
"No", he said smiling. "Breakfast will be ready at 10." Hotch leaned back against the headboard.
"Thinking about last night?" Emily asked, snuggling up to him.
"Absolutely. And tonight, and tomorrow, and next week…I hope you know I meant every word. I want you, Emily. For as long as you'll have me, hopefully for the rest of our lives." Emily sat quietly listening to Hotch's heart beat faster and faster waiting for her to respond. He wouldn't rush her, but he needed to make sure they were on the same page.
"So", she said, "A Spring wedding?"
Hotch laughed and bent down to kiss her as the sunlight poured in from the window.
"Baby Girl", Morgan sang as he hopped out the shower. Garcia moaned slightly and turned over in the bed stretching.
"Oww", Garcia said and then smiled.
"What's wrong? Are you in pain?" Morgan said with concern.
"Yep", Garcia said smiled. "And it's all good, Buttercup."
"Huh?" Morgan said sitting down on the edge of the bed.
"It's a good sore. You gave me a work out!" she said giggling.
"I was planning on doing that again, real soon", Morgan said, leaning over her.
"Nope, no can do lover. We've got breakfast at Rossi's", she looked at her phone, " In 30 mins."
"I can be quick", he said pouting.
"But I can't", Garcia said in a sexy purr.
"Alright You, get in the shower before I change my mind", Morgan said, slapping her butt as she skipped into the shower.
"Spence?" JJ said, looking around the room. She got up, threw on one of his dress shirts, and padded around his apartment looking for him. She found him in the kitchen, sipping tea and on his laptop.
"Spence? You OK?" JJ peered over his shoulder. "What's up?"
Reid looked up. "I'm good, Jayje. I was just doing some research." He looked up at her in his shirt. "Good grief you look sexy."
"Do I now?" she said, sliding on to his lap. "What's the research about?"
"Wedding venues", he said nonchalantly.
"Wedding venues?" she asked. "Who's getting married?"
"I'm assuming all of us, and soon probably. But more specifically, I'm referring to me and you."
"You want to marry me?"
Reid stopped typing instantly and turned and looked JJ in the eyes. "Jennifer. Of course I want to marry you. I'll ask, when the time is right, but you know me. I like to be prepared."
JJ wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply, tears stinging her eyes.
"Just know that I'll say yes. Or maybe not", she said jokingly. She got off his lap, leaving him stunned and then his head perked up.
"Oh you're going to pay for that!" Reid ran after her and chased her back to the bed, smothering her with kisses and his body.
Rossi stood in the kitchen and surveyed the assortment of food laid out. Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, links and patties, flap jacks, fruit, waffles, toast and juice. Coffee was brewing filling the kitchen with a sweet Italian aroma. The doorbell rang, and Morgan and Garcia walked in.
"Kitten", Rossi said hugging her, "you look…refreshed."
Garcia blushed a bit. "I am. I could use a bit more sleep, though."
"I think we all could", Hotch said, coming down the hallway with Emily holding his hand in tow. "Morgan, Garcia."
"Hotch" Morgan said shaking his hand, smiling. Emily and Garcia embraced.
"We have so much to talk about", Garcia whispered in Emily's ear."
"Sooooo much", Emily whispered back. Together the girls broke apart and giggled.
"Come! Sit! Let's eat!" Rossi ushered them to the table.
"Where's JJ and Reid?" Emily said buttering her toast. "Didn't they stay over?"
"I'm assuming they left after I caught them leaving the back of the garden last night", Rossi said, pouring coffee.
"Wait, what?" Garcia said mid-bite. "It was raining last night. Hard." She blushed deeply, thinking about her car ride home with Morgan.
"Yes it did Kitten", Rossi said as he got to answer the door. Reid and JJ stepped through the threshold.
"Sorry we're late", Reid said. "We were busy."
"Yeah you were!" Morgan said holding up his hand for a hive-five. Surprising everyone, Reid enthusiastically high-fived him back.
JJ slid in her seat next to Reid and started to eat. For a few minutes the table was quiet, all eating or drinking. Reid cleared his throat.
"So, who's getting married?" Reid said out of no where.
Morgan spit out juice, and Hotch chocked on his piece of bacon. Emily and JJ looked at each started laughing and Garcia nearly fainted.
"Say what now?" Morgan said, regaining his breathing.
Hotch and Emily stared at Reid like he was an alien. Reid didn't say things like this. He wasn't the first to show feelings and he certainly didn't out people. Or did he?
"Oh c'mon now", Reid said, slowly chewing his toast. "After last night, are you guys seriously saying that JJ and I are the only ones who discussed, even if in passing, marriage?"
Emily looked over Hotch. "We discussed it", Emily said.
"I haven't really brought it up to Baby Girl, but it was on my list." Morgan said, kissing Garcia's hand.
"I was looking at venues earlier, and I had an idea." Reid put down his toast and looked intently at JJ. "If JJ is all in, I was thinking triple wedding."
The table went quiet for a second and then the girls erupted with shrieks, giggles and talking. The guys looked at Reid in disdain.
"What did you just do, Pretty Boy?" Morgan said through his teeth. He and Rossi and the rest of the guys gathered around while the girls excitedly talked.
"I think he just saved you guys", Rossi said, catching on to Reid's plan.
"Huh?" Hotch said.
"Look", Reid said quietly. "Weddings are expensive and stressful. And we'd have to do them three times. Flying in family and friends, finding a venue, cakes, etc. We'd lose our minds. This way", he turned and looked at the girls, "we'd kill three birds with one stone. All our families could witness everyone getting married. One ceremony, one place, one stop shop."
Hotch looked at Morgan and a slow smile spread across his lips. "You really are a genius", Hotch said, clapping Reid hard on the back.
"I suggest you all make the proposals as special as possible, since they will be sharing a wedding date", Rossi said.
"Agreed", Hotch said.
"And we do it on our own terms", Morgan said. "Nobody pressures anyone."
"Agreed", Reid said.
The girls sat talking dresses and decorations. As each one of the men headed over to join the discussion, Rossi looked on and smiled. 'Life is full of surprises', he thought to himself. The door bell rang and standing there was Ross's special friend from last night.
"Am I interrupting?" She said, leaning in for a quick kiss.
"Absolutely not", Rossi said inviting her in. "In fact, let me discuss something with you…" Rossi lead her over to the group and made introductions. The team made of day of it, lounging at Rossi's, discussing wedding plans, the guys going over ideas quietly of proposals and Rossi thinking about how a silly little questionnaire had brought them so much happiness…
*thanks again for the ride guys. New stories are in my head and as soon as I get a chance, they'll be up. Tell me what you think! R&R please! Love you guys!*