So, here's the final chapter! But don't be afraid, because this is not the end of Emily and Kahlan. I have several one-shots and one longer companion story to this one in my head and I will soon put it on "paper". Though, it will have to wait until the summer vacation starts, because I'll be too busy with upcoming exams the rest of this school year :( There will also be some other language here, but I'm not sure if I got it right, so I've just roughly translated it at the end of the chapter and if anyone knows French and I've written/translated wrong, then I sincerely apologize beforehand. And I just want to thank everyone who has reviewed, followed or favored this story, you are all amazing! I love you guys!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Kahlan, she's mine!

Chapter 6

Knocking on her door, I open it to find my little angel taking a nap on her bed. I guess explaining the situation to my team took longer than I expected. I hated that I had to wake her up, but it was dinner time, and she needed to eat something.

Picking her up, I kissed her on both her cheeks and walked out the door. "Ma belle, temps de se réveiller" I always loved that she learned French so fast, but I guess it was because of moments like these where I spoke it often enough.

"Mama je suis sommeil" Chuckling at how cute she was when her eyes were all droopy, her head leaning on my shoulder I told her that it was time to meet my special friends. At that, Kahlan perked up and started to look around. We had just come back down and I was rounding the corner to the dining room. As I walked in with Kahlan in my arms, everyone at the table stopped eating and looked over at us. Garcia's and JJ's eyes lighted up at seeing the little girl and Morgan and Reid started to smile. Hotch; who had already met Kahlan was watching how everyone else reacted to her.

Kahlan was watching them as well, a bit shy; she hid her face in my shoulder. Smiling I say; "Pouvez-vous dire bonjour, ma chérie" She looks up at me as I speak French to her, then she turns to everyone and gives a small wave of her hand. "Bonjour" She says in a small voice before hiding her face again.

"OMG! You've taught your kid to speak French? That is so awesome! How old did you say she was again?" Garcia was bouncing in her seat trying to get a look at Kahlans face again. Since Kahlan was clinging to my top, I just sat down again with her on my lap, fixing her a plate of food while answering Garcia's questions.

"She's two and a half years old, and yes, I've taught her how to speak French. I've been doing it since she started to talk, and right now I'm teaching her to speak Gaelic. Isn't that right Mó Stórin?" Nudging her so she would look up at me she nodded vigorously as she says her favorite Gaelic sentence so far.

"Ta gra agam duit mama!" In that moment she looks so happy, I just can't help it when I smile back at her real big. I'm so proud!

"That's really good baby, you got it right" I tickle her belly a little before putting a plate with food in front of her and start to feed her. As Kahlan is humming with each bite of food I give her, I look up at the others because I noticed that it has been quiet for a while. They are all just staring at me and Kahlan. Wondering why, I look towards Hotch with a quizzical look hoping that he knows why.

"Seeing you with her, being all mom-like is a little weird. It's different in a good way."

I just nod, continuing feeding my baby girl. As I do this, everyone starts to slowly eat again, and conversation starts. The boys are talking about a football game they watched last night, while JJ and Garcia are asking me things about Kahlan. As I answer questions like what it's like being a mom and how I managed to keep her a secret for so long, I can see that the boys are silently listening to my answers. Guess they're curious as well.

"Where was she born?" As JJ asked the question I just smiled before poking Kahlan in her side to get her attention.

"Do you want to answer that" I ask her, because I know she likes to be included in the conversation. She nods before putting her little arms in the air while sitting in my lap still, yelling 'LYON', with a big smile on her face, and showing off her dimples. I laugh before telling them that yes, she was born in Lyon, France. That little tidbit of information set Reid off on a rant about the city, before Morgan hit him lightly in the shoulder. Their antics had Kahlan giggling a lot, and I got a warm feeling inside of me. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea after all, telling them about her.

It was Hotch that asked about her name. I pulled Kahlan a little tighter against me because I wasn't sure if I wanted to answer that since it had to do with her father. But even though I'm not going to tell them who the father is, I guess I can say something. I sigh before putting Kahlan on the floor telling her to go into the living room to play. I can feel my team watching me curiously as I watch Kahlan run away with a smile and laugh. I turn to them, picking at my nails.

"Look at her." I tell them, as we turn to see Kahlan play through the door arch. "She looks exactly like me, the only thing she has from her father is the dimples. Even her mannerism is more like me than him." I smile a little sadly, remembering him, my eyes getting a little misty at the memories. Shaking my head, I get back in the conversation. "So I wanted her to have something else from him, and that is her name. Her father is Irish and Kahlan is an Irish name, meaning 'strong leader'. It was something we talked about once, when we talked about the future, having a girl named Kahlan and a boy named Kieran." I give a small laugh as one tear falls down my chin.

"But, enough about that, who wants dessert?" I walk fast into the kitchen without waiting for an answer. I just need a minute to recollect my thoughts, to put it all in a box again before I crack. Pulling out the cake I baked for the occasion, I put a smile on before walking out to them again. Hotch was looking at me with worried eyes, but I just gave him a small smile to say I was okay. Putting the cake on the table, telling everyone to help themselves, I walk into the living room to collect Kahlan.

When she saw me, she yelled 'mama' before running towards me, hugging my knees. Picking her up, I carried her to the table, all the way whispering little words of love to her in French, taking comfort in my little girl. She wanted to sit in my lap again because she was still a little shy against the others. I started to eat some cake while feeding Kahlan hers and the conversation around the table started again.

The rest of the night went well. Everyone stayed for a while, just catching up on everything and getting to know Kahlan. At the end of the night she wasn't so shy anymore, and started to call every one of them for 'Miss' and 'Mr.' She was so adorably formal when she wanted to, another trait from me, I guess. When she fell asleep in my lap during my conversation with Hotch on how I taught my baby to speak French, I decided it was for the best to end the night there. They all helped me carry the dishes to the kitchen before saying goodnight and taking their leave. Hotch even gave me and Kahlan, sleeping in my arms, a hug before leaving, which left me blushing.

Walking up the stairs and putting Kahlan in her bed, I felt content. The secret was out and I didn't feel so alone anymore. The fact that my 'work family' knew about my true family, my little treasure, made me feel all warm inside. It was a good feeling.

Sitting down on her bed, just watching her breathe, I let out a sigh before kissing her on the forehead, saying goodnight. I turned on her nightlight before walking downstairs again, thinking about how life was great right now.

THE END (for now…)

Translation:

Ma belle, temps de se réveiller- My dear, time to wake up

Mama je suis sommeil - Mama I'm sleeping

Pouvez-vous dire bonjour, ma chérie - Can you say hello, darling

Bonjour - Hello