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Morgan

Emily had left Rossi's about an hour before he made the team some of his famous pasta for dinner. Well, famous to us. I had texted Emily and asked if it was okay with her if I took Ainsley to my place instead of staying at Rossi's. She had replied with: "Yeah. You are the full time parent right now. You do what you want to and what is best for her. She's not hard; just make her say the oath in the mornings and listen when she does because she doesn't like to do it by herself. Thank you for this."

I took the week off unless we were called to a case to spend the week with her. I had to read her a book the first night before she went to sleep in the spare room of my apartment. In the morning, she had gotten up and woken me up. I texted Emily about what she normally did and I followed the guidelines she left me. Turn the shower on for her and make sure it's just warm, keep an eye on her, turn it off when she's ready, the oath, what to give her for breakfast etcetera. She played with Clooney as I had a shower and got ready. Then I took her out for lunch, to a movie and out for ice cream. She was so alive and full of energy and she was just so like Emily.

On her second day with me, the team, Henry and Jack came with us and I took her to the zoo and aquarium with them. She had the time of her life. She and Henry were like best friends. They held hands as they walked around and JJ, Sarah and Garcia were almost in tears because of how adorable they found it. We went out for dinner together that night. Sarah had used the nights that Ainsley was with me to spend them with Reid. The third day, I had met Reid and Sarah with Ainsley at the park where Sarah played with her for a while. Reid asked me about relationships and if they were hard. I had a very long conversation with him and I found it kind of amusing that he didn't know some of the things I was saying.

The fourth day was filled with Ainsley's tears. She missed Emily and I had tried calling her but she didn't pick up at all. I resulted to calling JJ and asking for advice. She told me to distract her, play a game, watch a movie, take her out to eat or for ice cream or something. I tried my hardest to make her happy and take her mind off it but I knew that Emily was in her mind the whole time. Yesterday, Sarah had come to my apartment to see her when I had to go into the precinct and I got back rather late with Reid. I made dinner for the five of us and then Reid went to his place and Sarah either went with him or to Rossi's.

Today was long and she cried a few times. I took her to the park and she ran around for a while with a few kids she met there. It was Saturday now so the team was at Rossi's again. We had drifted apart over the past few years but now that Emily was back, it was like we never stopped seeing each other outside of work at all. We were like a family again. I drove to Rossi's with Ainsley in the baby seat that I had bought and walked inside with her in my arms. I put her down when I reached the living room and she ran to JJ.

"I miss mummy." She said to her quietly.

JJ gave her a sad smile, "I miss your mummy too, sweetheart, but she'll be back any day now." She kissed her forehead and Ainsley lay against her chest. "Has anyone heard from her?" JJ asked everyone.

"She never called me back and she only answered my texts when it was questions about Ainsley." I shook my head.

"I called her on Wednesday night and I forgot it was really late there. It was like 2 am and she picked up on the second ring. I heard quiet music in the background and I could hear how tired she was. She said she was cleaning and she hung up quickly. I haven't heard since."

"She never answers my texts, even when I have Ainsley." Sarah shook her head.

"I figured you knew what was going on…" Rossi said to me.

I shook my head and sat down. I was worried; she didn't seem like she was sleeping very well even before she left here. If she hadn't called or texted anyone, maybe something had happened. "Morgan, she'll be okay." Hotch said to me.

She walked through the door then at the most convenient time. I looked to my left at the archway and she walked through slowly. She was clearly exhausted, bags under her eyes that were red with fatigue. She was holding an envelope and dropped everything as Ainsley jumped down from JJ and ran to her. She hugged her for a few minutes in silence before kissing her cheek and crouching down, "Guess what?" Her voice alone was enough to know she hadn't slept much in the past week.

"What?" Ainsley asked her quietly.

"In my bag is some of your old toys and books." She smiled at her.

Ainsley gasped and ran to look in the bag once Emily motioned for her to. Her warm smile disappeared instantly as she grabbed the envelope and picked up the other, heavier bag. She dropped the envelope on my lap as she walked passed and went towards the staircase. I watched her walk up in confusion and picked up the envelope with my name on it. A took out a small piece of paper in it. It read "Thank you". I took out the other piece of paper and saw a cheque. There was more money on this than I had given her.

"Emily…" I stood up and followed her up. I walked into the room where she had been staying but she was lying asleep already on the bed. I took the notepad on the dresser and the pen beside it. I penned "I'm not taking this" and I put it on top of the envelope. I put in on the nightstand beside her and moved her carefully, laying her straighter and putting the blankets over her. I brushed her hair behind her ear and smiled. She looked so peaceful at this moment. I walked out and turned the light out, closing the door behind me.

"What was that?" Garcia asked as I walked back into the living room.

"A cheque. I left a note on top of it saying I wasn't taking it. She fell right asleep as soon as she hit the bed. I moved her and put the blankets over her so she'll probably be asleep til tomorrow."

"She did look terrible." Will nodded.

Ainsley walked over to me carrying several books. She gave them to me and said they were her favourite ones. Then she went back to the bag, got numerous stuffed toys out and walked over to me again, this time climbing onto the couch beside me. She started introducing them to me and everyone and it was the most adorable thing in the world.

"Okay, so when I say I need to go to London next time, you say…" Emily asked Sarah as she walked into the living room.

"No." Sarah laughed.

"Good." Emily smiled and shook her head. She had the envelope again and put it on the table in front of me, "Yes you are."

"No I'm not," I shook my head, "I told you that I was not lending you the money, I was giving it to you. That means that it's a gift and you don't give gifts back. Also, even if I was taking it back, that's more than I gave you."

"I hate you." She sighed as she walked towards the kitchen. She stopped in the archway and turned around, "Where is Ainsley?"

"Oh, she just walked out about a half hour ago and said she had somewhere to go. She said she'd be back." I nodded.

"What?" Her eyes flared with anxiety and anger.

"I'm kidding…why did you take that so seriously?"

"Because you just said—"

"Emily, no kid at her age would ever come up with something like that and she can hardly even reach the doorhandle, come on. You really need more sleep. She's outside with Jack and Henry." JJ said.

"No, I need coffee."

"Decaf." Rossi nodded.

"Don't tell me how to live my life." She joked as she turned and walked to the kitchen. I picked up the envelope and followed her.

"So how was London?" I asked as I sat down at the counter island.

"Exhausting."

"Did you get everything done?"

"Yeah, it's all gone except for a few things I wanted to keep."

"And why won't you just keep the money?"

"Because I owe you."

"No, you don't. She's my daughter too…I was paying for you to do whatever you do to benefit her…well…just think of it that way, at least."

She put her mug down and looked at the envelope that I was holding out to her. "No, Morgan. I don't accept help often, okay? And when I do, I'm ashamed of myself and it's embarrassing. Just please, please take it?"

I didn't want to accept it but she felt really bad about taking my money. It took me two days to convince her in the first place. I sighed, "Change it to a thousand and I'll take it."

"But you gave me two thousand…"

"Emily, I'm compromising here. Don't make me change it to five hundred."

She sighed and gave me a defeated look, "Fine. A thousand." She took it and found a pen in one of the drawers. She wrote it down and gave it back to me.

"Thank you," I smiled, "And why were you avoiding me?"

She picked her mug up and walked around the counter and towards the living room, "I don't want to talk about it."

I looked at the cheque in my hand. I could take the money and then transfer it back to her account; I still had the information needed. I sat in there for a while before Garcia called for me from the living room. I got up and made my way back in, sitting down where I was before. Emily was sitting on the ground with Ainsley who had since come back inside.