I forgot to put this in the first chapter, but if you're a regular reader of my stories, you'd know that I try hard to update once a day. Now that I've started year 11, updates might become less frequent. Sorry :(

-A xx

4 MONTHS LATER:

Prentiss

I layered my clothes on heavily despite the warm weather in Virginia. The flight here felt like forever, the drive to Quantico felt like forever and I know once I saw them, after just four months, it would feel like it had been forever. I looked down and adjusted myself so the baby bump on my front was hidden. I only had a day here because I could only get two off work at the moment and one was filled with flight. Interpol was busy and I shouldn't have left but I really needed to tell Morgan before he found out another way…or never found out at all. I took a deep breath and walked through the doors into the building.

I got several welcomes and smiles from the people who recognised me on the ground floor. I shot smiles back at them and got a visitors tag before making my way to the elevators and waiting for the doors to open. I didn't even know if the team was here.

While I stood alone in the elevator, I was stuck thinking about his reaction. Would he be happy or upset? Would he be surprised at first and then angry later? Would he want to be a part of its life or not? Would he even want me to keep it? I was stuck with so many thoughts and questions that I had no answers to. I wanted to go back downstairs, walk out of the building, go back to London and just pretend I didn't know just for another month. It was obvious when I wasn't layered, but I was good at pretending. For the first few weeks, Garcia and I talked three times per week, I talked to JJ four and the others one or two. They had web called me from the round table room once or twice so that we could actually see each other. The first time, I remember Hotch and Rossi being so surprised. I never usually dressed this professional and I had started to use makeup a bit more but I quickly dropped that. I just didn't have the time or the patience and I was never able to get up early enough. After the first few weeks though, we kind of lost contact.

I wondered what they'd think now that my hair was cut shorter again and my makeup was unable to cover the large bags underneath my eyes. I was exhausted and overworked. I did it to myself, really, but the team I was now on and running had just caught a very complex unsub. That was another thing; in London, they didn't call them an unsub and I said it often out of habit, leaving my team looking at me in confusion because they always forgot from the many times I had explained what an unsub was. They called them the 'possibly accused', 'accused' or 'defendant', depending on how sure they were that they were the unsub or not. Sometimes they made up a name to call them; usually John or Jane, like John and Jane Doe. It annoyed me a bit, actually. I think I was just missing my team too much.

The elevator finally reached the sixth floor and I walked out onto the smooth linoleum flooring. I took another breath before pulling the glass door open and walking through. I looked to where my team sat. Morgan, Reid and JJ were all working hard at their desks, not looking up. I could see Hotch in his office working on something and I couldn't see Rossi's desk from here but I only assumed he was working too. Garcia was probably in her office. The pencil holder that I left with Garcia was on my desk with my pens in it. I walked towards their desks slowly and cleared my throat loudly. The three of them looked up and smiles spread across their faces. They all stood up. JJ was the first to hug me. She kissed my cheek and she had tears in her eyes. "Only four months and I'm dying without you. I need my best friend and her gun beside me."

I smiled and hugged her again, "I miss you too."

I hugged Reid next and then Morgan. "What are you doing here?" Reid asked.

"Uh…I needed to speak to someone in Virginia so I came and saw everyone." It wasn't technically a lie; it was just avoiding telling them the full truth.

I looked up as Hotch's office door opened and I saw his large smile. "Prentiss." He said as he walked down the steps. I met him there and hugged him.

"Aw, you old softie." JJ teased her boss.

He shook his head and kissed my cheek, "How have you been?"

"I've been great, thanks. What about you?"

"Same as always."

"And Jack?"

"He's recently decided that he wants to be an FBI profiler."

I smiled wider, "You're his hero."

"Why don't you go see Rossi? He really misses you." Hotch nodded.

I smiled and walked up the steps. I made my way up the catwalk and knocked on the door. "Yes." His voice sounded tired. I opened the door and walked in with an eager smile. I never knew I'd miss Rossi as much as I did. He looked up from the paperwork in front of him and the tiredness and frustration in his face disappeared and was replaced with a large smile, "Emily!" He stood up and walked around his desk. He kissed both my cheeks and hugged me.

"I missed you." I said.

"And me you. Let me tell you kiddo, nothing's the same without you here." He said as we parted.

I smiled, "I see there's no agent at my old desk…"

He nodded, "Want it back?"

I smiled and looked down, "Tempting, but it's only been four months. At least give me another eight before I make a decision on whether I'm staying or not."

He smiled, "Have you seen everyone?"

"Not Garcia."

"Well let's go. She'll be thrilled." He walked to the door and motioned for me to walk through first. I went back down the catwalk at his side and down the steps.

"We've devised an amusing plan." JJ said.

"Well, amusing for us. We don't know how amused you'll be." Morgan said.

I motioned for them to continue. "Okay, so you're going to stand by the wall there and Reid is going to go get Garcia. She won't see you when she walks out until you make yourself known or she turns around."

"How is this amusing?" Rossi asked.

"We get to see Garcia's reaction." Morgan smirked.

"Oh, good plan." He nodded.

I laughed to myself and moved over to where she motioned for me to stand. I smiled at Reid as he walked down the small hall towards Garcia's office. Seconds passed before I heard her voice. "Why couldn't they just come to me?" She asked. She was aggravated.

"Just come out here." Reid said. He walked straight passed with a proud smile and stood beside the others who were in an unintentional line from Morgan's desk to the wall.

"What are you doing?" She asked them. She was holding a coffee cup in one hand and two files in the other. Her back was to me and I smiled as I walked behind her silently. The team stood with smiles.

"Hey." I said over her shoulder.

"Ah!" She screamed in excitement as she recognised my voice and threw the files and cup that I had to dodge. She flung herself around and threw her arms around me. I put mine around her and kissed her cheek. A few tears dripped from her eyes and I blinked mine away. "Oh my god! I missed you so damn much!" She said as we separated.

I laughed, "I missed you too."

She wiped the tears from under her eyes carefully as to not smudge the eye makeup. She had a massive smile on her lips. She was elated. "Well how long are you here?"

I bit my lip, "Just today…"

"What?" Her shoulders slumped, "This is just teasing me."

I smiled, "I'm sorry, but Interpol is really busy and I could only get two days. Isn't one day better than none?"

"I guess." She nodded, "So did you just come to visit?"

"She has to talk to someone." JJ said with a smirk, "A guy, maybe?"

I raised my eyebrows, "It could be a female."

"Liar; we're you're only female friends here." She laughed.

"A male? Do we know him?" Garcia asked.

"No." I shook my head.

"Lying again." JJ called me out.

"Do I have a tell?"

"Yes, but we're not going to tell you."

"It's the nails, isn't it?" I asked as I realised that I was picking at them.

"Oh, you're still smart!" Garcia said admirably. "Is it that guy you met at that bar a few weeks before you left?"

"I don't even know his name…" I shook my head.

"Is it someone on the team?"

I linked my fingers together tightly so I couldn't pick, "No."

"You're clenching your hands pretty tight." JJ said.

I rolled my eyes and I was saved from speaking as Garcia's phone sang.

"Argh! Stupid serial killers ruin everything." She muttered as she walked back to her office. I smiled and looked back at the team.

"Entertaining enough?" I asked.

"You dodged the cup very well." Reid laughed.

I laughed too, "She almost knocked me out."

After a few minutes of talking with them, Garcia came back. I hadn't yet found a window to take Morgan away from the others to tell him. "So, how's London?" She asked, joining out circle.

"Honestly? Not that great." I shook my head, "I don't mind it, but I liked my life better here."

"So you should just come back then." She smirked.

"I wish…" I said quietly.

"You can!" She said excitedly.

"No, I really can't." I shook my head, "It's a long story, but I'm stuck at Interpol for the long run."

She slumped down again with a frown.

"Do we have a case, Garcia?" Hotch asked.

She looked up at him, "There was no other team to do it; I asked."

He nodded, "Round table room then."

"Bye." I smiled.

"Come back soon!" JJ said as she hugged me.

"I will. Good luck." I smiled and lifted my bag from my old desk. I walked towards the glass doors so they wouldn't feel awkward walking away from me. I stopped, holding the door open, and looked towards the catwalk where they made their way to the conference room. JJ blew me a kiss, Rossi nodded and Morgan waved with a small, sad smile. Tears filled my eyes as they walked in and sat down. I wanted to be here again but I also didn't want to come back just for Morgan to hate me. I didn't even get to tell him about the baby and that was the whole reason I was here.

I kept myself together the best I could until I got to my car in the lot. That's when I cried heavily. I didn't know what to do.