*15 Weeks* *June*
*A few weeks later*
A few weeks had gone by and Emily hadn't told the team yet. She knew that Hotch was watching her every move. It seemed like he was watching a fragile doll fall out of her box. It annoyed her how much her would look out for her. She knew that she had to tell the team soon, she was not able to buckle her pants anymore.
It was only time now before someone would notice her growing belly.
She was in the middle of getting Natalia ready for the weekend at her grandmothers, when she heard her phone ring. She figured that whoever it was, she was going to have to get back to them.
"Okay Natalia. Please finish the rest of your breakfast and then go and grab your bag. Marissa is going to be here soon to take you to your grandma's."
"Okay Mommy." she said as she took a bite of her cereal.
She smiled at her daughter. She love the idea of having more children but it a part of it scared her. She already knew how much she loved her daughter and she didn't know how she could love another one as much as she loved her. Natalia was her first baby. They went through everything together. She taught her how to be a mother.
She didn't know. She just knew that she was going to have to learn as she went.
When Natalia was finishing up, she heard her phone ring again. She almost became annoyed. Whoever was trying to get ahold of her was going to have to wait. Her daughter came first and she would always come first.
"Okay baby. I love you so much. Have a good weekend with grandma. Tell her i said Hi for me, okay?"
"Okay, I will. Love you too mommy."
Then there was a knock at the door. Emily opened the door and was greeted by Marissa.
"Ready Talia?"
"Yup. Bye Mommy!" the little one said as she followed Marissa
"Bye Baby. " she bent down and have her daughter a kiss.
After Natalia had left, Emily went to go and grab her phone. She had missed calls and Messages from JJ. She decided that she was going to call her back.
Emily grabbed her purse, keys, lunch pale, and headed out the door.
When she got into the car, she sat down in the drivers seat, and when she moved to put her seat belt on, she felt her button on her pants pop off.
"Oh Dammit" She said as she picked up the button. She wanted to keep this pregnancy a secret for as long as she could but she came to a realizations that she couldn't keep it a secret for much longer. She decided she had to tell them and soon. She wasn't going to waste anymore time. Hotch couldn't continue to keep her out of the field with no explanations to the team, theres only so many excuses you can create before you get to the truth. She was just gonna rip the band aid off. She was going to tell the team that she was expecting but was going to leave out a small but important part, and that who the father was.
When she got to the office, she parked the car and got out the car. She looked down at her pants to only realize that her missing button was more noticeable than she thought. She rolled her eyes and tried to cover it with the bag in her hand. She had hoped that no one would notice and hoped that JJ could help her. When she finally reached the elevator, she started to feel nauseous. She took a deep breath and tried to get her mind off of the idea of her vomiting. When the doors finally opened, she darted for the bathroom. When she got into the stall, she texted JJ. She waited a few minutes and then she heard the bathroom door opened.
"Em?"
"JJ. Thank god. Im in here." she said as she opened the stall door.
"What happened?"
"Im getting fat. My pants don't fit anymore."
"Em You're pregnant. It comes with the territory, But what happened?" JJ asked as she slightly laughed
"Please don't laugh. My button on my pants popped off the minute I sat down in the car."
"Oh.' JJ tried to not laugh but she was not successful' I'm sorry Em. But come on this is kind of funny. "
"I'm not finding it funny."
"Okay. Okay.. I'll just go into your go bag and grab you a different pair."
"Thanks JJ."
After JJ left, Emily closed the bathroom stall again hoping that no one would see her if they ended up coming in. She knew that this was making her late to work but she didn't care. There was no way that she would go out with her pants wide open. When JJ came back, she handed Emily a pair of pants and a hair tie. Emily looked at her confused.
"Just change your pants and I'll show you when you get out here."
"fine."
"And you're not fat Em. You're pregnant. there's a difference. "
When Emily came out of the stall, she looked at JJ.
"Feel better?"
"Yeah definitely. But can you please tell me what the hell this is for?"
JJ grabbed the hair tie and looped it through the pants and around the button.
"I learned this trick when I was pregnant with Henry. This should help for now until you can get some maternity pants. "
"Oh Wow, Thanks JJ. "
"You're welcome. Now come on. We need to get going before Hotch has a cow."
As Emily got to her desk, she set her stuff down and glanced over at Aaron's office. The blinds were shut but she could tell that the light was on. She looked down at her desk and started logging into her computer. When the computer finally logged in, she was looking over her emails when she heard commotion coming from Hotch's office. She looked over at Reid who was looking over a file. He seemed off to her. He hadn't said a word to her. She became concerned for him.
"Reid is everything okay?"
"Yeah. I just."
"You can talk to me, you now that right?"
"Yeah. I just.. my mother she's not doing very well right now."
"oh no, Reid I am so sorry. "
"I thinking about going to Vegas to see her. "
"Yeah I think you should. Take it from my experience. You should be with your parents as long as you can. This jobs takes so much but don't lose sight of the people who mean the most to you. "
"Thanks Emily."
"You're welcome Reid."
Right before she could say something else, the door of Hotch's office opened. Everyone looked up at him and he made eye contact with Emily.
"Meeting in the round room in 10. Emily can I please talk you?"
She nodded and headed up towards his office. When she arrived, he closed the door behind her.
"is everything okay?" She asked
"Yeah, "
"Really because it sounded like you threw something at the window."
"Emily, I don't need to be questioned right now."
"Then what do you need me here for?" She spat
"We need to talk about the pregnancy. Work wise."
"Im going to tell the team today."
"what?"
"Don't worry. Im not going to tell the that you are the father but Im going to tell them. I cant hide it forever. Im starting to not be able to fit into my pants. JJ had to strap me into them this morning."
He ignored the last part of her sentence. He gave her a look.
"Emily. We can't keep doing this. People are asking questions and quite frankly, it's too dangerous for you to be out in the field."
"Is that what this is all about? You're breathing down my neck because you've got people breathing down your neck, don't you?"
"If i'm being honest, Yes I have a lot of people asking 100 questions. The director, Strauss."
"Well, I'm telling the team soon, so they shouldn't be asking questions anymore."
"I want you here for the remainder of the pregnancy. You can hang out with Garcia."
"I know my limits Aaron. This isn't my first rodeo."
"Emily. This is my baby too. I should show some concern."
"Aaron as long as this baby is inside of me, I know if and when i'm over doing it. . Im not negligent. "
"Emily that's not what Im saying."
"Really? Then what are you saying?"
"I just think that you should stay behind for the remainder of this pregnancy. What happens if something happens to you both?"
"It's not like I'm going out in the field and shooting at bad guys or chasing anyone through the woods Aaron."
"Emily please."
"Are you telling me this as a concerned father or is that a demand from my boss?"
He gave her a stern look. She nodded in disappointment. "Wow." She said angrily. She stood up and left the room. He took a deep breath and got up from his desk and followed right behind her. When the team was gathering, she decided that she was going to tell the team. She couldn't stand lying to them anymore and she wasn't getting away with anything too much longer. A few minutes passed by, it was now or never She had to do it now before she chickened out.
"Hey, Guys?."
"Everything okay Em?" Rossi asked
She looked up and she had everyone's attention.
"Yeah. I just have something I would like to share."
Everyone just starred at her. JJ smiled.
"Okay um. I've been hiding something for a few weeks now. "
"You're not leaving are you?" Garcia asked
"No. well not now but I would like to say that a new BAU member is joining our team in just a few short months." Garcia squealed. Morgan smiled and gave Emily a hug. Rossi congratulated her and gave her a hug. Reid just stood there, he looked like he was trying to figure something out.
"everything okay Reid?" JJ asked
"Im confused. what does Emily mean? Did Hotch hire another team member.?"
JJ laughed "No Reid, Emily's pregnant,"
"What? No way.. congratulations.!" he said as he gave her a hug
"I know that this is exciting news. Again congratulations Emily. but we have a case and they really need our help. "
Emily gave him a look, he knew that was a jerk move to make but he just didn't want anyone to ask any further questions. After the briefing, Emily was headed back to her desk when Garcia came up to her.
"Hey, I'm so happy for you! It's another kid I get to spoil. We should plan a girls night and you can give all the juicy details. Like who the father is, when or where." she said with a giggle.
"Garcia. I love you but I cant tell you that. Him and I are not even together. It was just one night. I just told him and he's still coming to terms with everything. I don't want to expose him just in case it doesn't work out."
"Ahh I'm sorry Em. "
"It's okay. He's doing good so far, I just hope that it stays and that he doesn't change his mind but hey looks like your stuck with me for the remainder of this pregnancy"
"What do you mean Em?"
"Hotch is making me stay here, so you're stuck with me PG."
"Oooh Sounds like fun Em. We're gonna keep each other company!" She said excitedly.
Emily smiled at her but wished that she was headed to the jet with the team. She knew that he was being overprotective but when is the line drawn?
The next few weeks would be the longest weeks for Emily. She loved Garcia but she also had so much respect for her. If she had to spend as much time as she did on the computer, she would go insane. It was at this time that she actually was mad at Aaron for getting her pregnant. She got over it quickly though as Garcia kept her company and brought her snacks. She also was home every night with her daughter at a reasonable hour.
Everything had its pro's and con's.