It's been three days since they started this case. Three days of no leads. Three days of dead ends. And three days of knowing that she was pregnant. JJ tried to get Emily to talk about it but Emily didn't want to talk about it. She remained tight lipped. The rest of the team knew something was up but they didn't want to make her more upset than she had already seemed to be. They have been in Alaska the last couple of days and Emily never wanted to be home more than she did right now. She felt like they weren't close.
It was about 7 AM, When another body appeared.
Derek and Emily were sent to the crime scene. It was another male, he seemed to be in his late 20's or early 30's. He had short brown just like the other 3 victims. His clothes had been removed except for his boxers. They main cause of death was a bullet in his head but he had other injuries seemingly as he was beaten right before he was shot,
"Im tired of being behind this rat face son of a bitch," Emily stated, unknowingly to Morgan, she was in full pregnancy hormonal rage.
"We'll catch him Prentiss."
"When Morgan? This is victim #4 and we still having nothing...nothing!" she stood up and headed back towards the SUV.
He stood up and just watched her leave. He looked back down at the body and covered it back up with the sheet that was previously covering him. He motioned for the coroner to take him back the office. He then walked in the same direction Emily previously walked through to get back to the car.
When he got back to the SUV, she was quietly sitting in the passenger seat. He got in and sat down. As he started the car, he looked over at her. He looked back over to the road and they were both headed back to the station when he finally spoke.
"Alright Princess, I know you well enough to know that something is going on. There has to be something in that pretty little head of yours. "
" No, I'm just thinking about the fact that we're no where close to catching this guy."
"What are you in a rush to get home or something?"
"Once you have a child Derek, you'd want to spend every moment you can with them."
"I get it, but we will catch him Em. We always do."
"I know but it's just been 3 days and we've never gone 3 days without anything."
"I know but things take time, We will catch him. But uh Prentiss, Are you sure that..." Derek said before he was cut off
"Derek, please. I really don't have anything wrong with me. I probably, just as much as anyone else, want to go home. We need to focus and catch this guy."
"Alright, topic dropped. " He said
The rest of the drive, Emily sat there and looked out the window. She hated lying to him but she knew that she wanted to keep this secret a little longer before she couldn't anymore and that she had enough time tell the father about the little life growing within her. She knew that she had to be careful. She had a life that she had to think about now and she would do anything to keep that life safe. She knew that she had JJ, but she's been shutting her out too. She really didn't know why she did, but she kept shutting out all the people that mattered to her.
When Morgan and Emily got back to the precinct, Emily sat down at the table with the rest of the team. She then had caught a whiff of whatever was in the trashcan from the previous night. She tried to get her mind off of it and focus on the team and what they were saying. She tried until she lost.
"Excuse me." She stated while standing up and heading for the bathroom.
The team watched as she headed for the bathroom. They gave each other looks while stopping the conversation. JJ gave a looked to Hotch, and followed Emily into the bathroom.
"Hey are you okay?" JJ asked as she walked into the bathroom.
"No. There was leftover food in the trashcan next to me and I got a whiff of it. I tried to keep it down but."
"Morning Sickness?"
"Yeah. I forgot how intense and sensitive morning sickness was. I hardly had any with Natalia but when I did..." Emily flushed to toilet and opened the stall. She walked over to the sick, washed her hands, and rinsed her mouth out.
"What Can I do to help you Em?"
"Can you please move that trashcan? I can't stand the smell in it. I also need some fresh air. I'm just going to step outside for a second. "
"Will do."
"Thanks JJ,"
"No problem. "
Both JJ and Emily walked out of the bathroom, JJ sat in the same chair Emily was sitting in prior and Emily walked past the team and out the door.
They team looked around the table and then towards JJ,
"She's not feeling well. I think the stress and lack of sleep is catching up with her. She'll be back in a minute." They nodded and continued with the precious conversation. While lost in the conversation, JJ moved over the garbage can, with hopes that no one had seen her.
Hotch knew her well enough that there was something else that was wrong. More than what JJ had led on to be. He knew that she didn't need a body guard but he knew that he couldn't leave her alone. She could handle her own and he knew that, but he hated the idea of her being alone outside.
"I'll be back." Hotch said when the team got quiet.
After walking out, she found herself walking across the street and sitting on the bench that was facing the opposite direction of the sheriffs office. She figured that someone would eventually come out to her but she was going to take in the silence as long as she could.
"Are you okay?" Hotch said as he came up behind her
"Yeah I'm fine."
"Emily, I've you long enough to know that there is something wrong." he sat in the chair next to her
"Aaron, please. "
"No come on Emily. Talk to me. I'm talking as your friend and not your boss. "
"Aaron if I tell you, it's going to change things and I don't know if I'm ready for things to change. I like the way things are now. "
"Emily what are you talking about?"
"Aaron I.."
"No Emily, I'm worried about you, the rest of the team is starting to worry about you. You can tell me and what do you mean that things are going to change?"
"Aaron.. I" She said as she started to cry
"You can tell me Em."
"I'm... I'm pregnant. "
"What?"
"I just found out like three days ago and I keep pinching myself thinking that this is a dream.."
"Emily how is this possible?"
"I think we both know..."
"Emily now is not the time to joke." He said as he stood up from the bench
"Im trying to take this serious Aaron but I'm trying so hard not to cry. I didn't want this to happen as much as you did. But it happened. We can't change things and there is not an option to get rid of it. I will not do it again."
"You lied to me Emily. "
" I did not lie to you! We can try to be careful as possible but sometimes things happen." she said as she stood up and faced him
"Emily."
"Aaron, I can't have this conversation with you right now. We have so much to deal with right now and all I can think about is Natalia, and getting home to her. "
"Emily. You promised me that this wouldn't happen."
"Yeah you've already said that."
"Emily, go home. I can't have you here."
"What!"
"Go home, get some rest. Spend some time with Natalia. I'll tell the team that you aren't feeling well. We can talk more when I get back."
"No I'm not going home." Emily said as she stood up and walked towards him
"I can't have you out in the field Emily, especially knowing this. We can't be distracted. "
"You have no right to tell me to go home,"she snickered.
"As your boss, yes I do. Please."
"Screw you Aaron." She said as she walked back into the station and grabbed her things. Everyone was watching through the windows but they weren't able to hear what was being said. As she headed for the SUV, JJ stopped her.
"Where are you going?"
"Hotch sent me home."
"What! Why?"
"You ask him." Emily said as she started the car and pulled out of the parking place. When she arrived at the hotel, she grabbed what was left of her things and headed back to the airport. As she was driving back to the jet, she was crying. She tried so hard not to, but she couldn't help it anymore. She knew that she needed to let it out.
After a while, she took a deep breath and gathered herself together and called her daughter to tell her that she was on her way home.
Hotch kept replaying the moment in his head and he was stunned. Pregnant... He was going to have another kid. He couldn't even imagine how Emily was feeling. He didn't even ask her. Instead of listening to her, he got angry and sent her away. Part of him felt guilty and then the other part filled with rage. She lied to him. She wasn't supposed to get pregnant. She was on birth control. How did this happen?
He turned around when he heard JJ's voice. He heard her calling out to Emily. He knew that the team would be asking a lot of questions. JJ approached him when he was walking back into the station
"Hotch what the hell. Why did you send her home? We need her here."
"She wasn't feeling very well, and I sent her home."
"You know, don't you?"
"Know what JJ?"
"You know that she's pregnant." She said in hopes that she was correct and Emily did in fact tell him that she was pregnant.
"Yes she did, but thats not why I sent her home."
"Are you sure, she left pretty mad."
"Yes, Im sure JJ." He said as he continued to walk to the office.
JJ shortly followed him. She didn't know exactly what had happened but she knew that it wasn't for the reason that she was told. When the both of them walked in without Emily, they knew something was up.
"What happened to Emily?" Rossi asked
"And Why did she storm out of here?" Reid asked
"This isn't because me, right?" Morgan asked
"Im not sure what happened between the two of you Morgan but I sent Prentiss home, she wasn't feeling very well and I don't think that it would be a good idea for her to be here."
"You sent her home?" Morgan asked
"Yes, now you could be mad at me all you want but we have an unsub to catch and then we call all go home" Hotch saidEmily took a deep breath when she closed her opened door behind her. It was late when she got home. She set her bags down, and headed straight up the stairs. Whens he reached her bedroom, she pulled out her pajamas and quickly changed.
She walked into the bathroom and brushed her teeth. She looked into the bathroom mirror and the conversation ran through her head. She felt like it was a mistake in telling Aaron about the pregnancy. She almost regrets telling him. After rinsing her mouth, she turned out the light and got into bed. Starring at the ceiling, she placed her hand on her smiled but the smile fell off her face pretty quickly. She knew that this was going to be a long journey but well worth it. Even if, Aaron was in it or not. 3 days later"Natalia not so much honey. You're gonna make a mess." Emily said as she watched her daughter help her cook dinner.
Emily took the couple of days and just hung out at home and got some stuff done that she didn't have time to do before. She also went to the doctor who 100 percent confirmed that she was pregnant. She was enjoying the moment with her daughter when she heard a knock at the door.
"Hold on. Don't touch anything until i get back, promise."
"Promise Mamma."
"Okay good." Emily said as she walked towards the door
Emily was slightly alarmed, she wasn't expecting anyone. When she got closer to the door, she peeked though the peephole
"JJ! What are you doing here? I wasn't expecting you all for a couple of more days." She said as she opened the door and gave her a hug.
" I wanted to see you and plus Henry wanted to see Natalia. I tried calling you but your phone kept going to voicemail."
"Oh sorry, I was at a doctors appointment today and forgot to turn it back on" she shut the door behind them
"You did?"
"Natalia honey, get cleaned up and show Henry to your room and play. JJ and I are going to have some adult talk."
"Okay! " She said as she hopped off the counter
Emily watched her as she washed her hands and took off her apron and hung it.
"Come on Henry, my mom brought me back something from her last trip and it's so cool. I wanted to show you" she said as she grabbed his hand and led her to her bedroom
"Cool!" Henry exclaimed
"Im going to miss when she's no longer this age." Emily said as she walked over to the couch and sat down. JJ followed her
"true but you'll get to experience it with this next one."
"Yeah, oh here, I thought you might want to see these." Emily said she pulled some pictures out of her purse.
"Awww. So you definitely are pregnant then?"
"Oh 8 weeks or so."
"Wow, So baby is due? When?"
"She predicted in the middle of November but since Natalia came early, she thinks I might have this one early as well. Who knows"
"Have you told Natalia yet?"
"No I haven't, Im scared to tell her, I'm not sure how she is going to react, I don't want her to hate me."
"You really think that she's going to hate you?"
"I don't know. I mean she's asked about siblings before but it's just been me and her all of her life and I don't want her to think that i don't love her anymore. "
"I doubt that Emily."
"With a Prentiss, you have no idea."
"Isn't that the truth." JJ said as Emily laughed
"Hey Natalia, and i were starting to make dinner, how about you and Henry stay." She said as she stood up and headed for the kitchen
"I mean I wouldn't want to intrude, we just stopped by to make sure that you were okay. "
" No not at all. We have more than enough for all of us. "
"Well in that case, Let me call Will and let him know. Im sure that Henry would be excited to stay and have dinner,"
While they were sitting at the table eating dinner, JJ asked Emily a question that has been bothering her.
"Hey why did Hotch send you home during the case, i know it wasn't because you weren't feeing very well. "
"No he was just mad over the fact that I was out in the field, pregnant and didn't tell him. But I told him about my morning sickness and he told me that it was okay for me to go home and get some rest. ."
"He was acting very strange after you left. "
"Really? Like how?"
"He just.. he was there but then again he wasn't. It was like his mind was somewhere else. He had said something about Jack but I don't think thats true."
"Yeah thats weird. I haven't spoken to him since that day. I just don't want to be stressed out right now. "
"Emily. I want to ask you a question but I don't want you to be offended."
"You can ask me anything JJ." Emily said, sort of scared to what JJ was going to ask her.
"Hotch isn't you know? " JJ made a glance at Emily, with the hoped that she would understand that JJ didn't want to say anything in front of the children.
"No. He's not. this is all very coincidental but no. "
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
JJ nodded and continued eating her dinner. Emily hated lying to best friend. She knew that she should just be honest with her and that JJ could handle the truth but the truth is, Emily didn't want anyone to know. She just wanted to keep the baby's father a secret until they could get all of this figured out. Plus, even if it was just for a second, she didn't want the world revolve around her and the father. She didn't want to be in the center of attention. She just wanted to Emily Prentiss, A BAU agent of the FBI, not Emily Prentiss, the women who slept with her boss and got pregnant and that she was the reason he career went in the garbage. She wasn't like that and she wasn't about to ruin anyone's career. She loved where she was, she just wished that things turned out differently.
After dinner, JJ and Emily talked some more while the kids played. JJ tried to get Emily to tell her the father was but Emily wouldn't say. She just kept telling her that it was some stranger but a part of her didn't believe her.
"Hey Em. It's getting late, Henry and I got to go. But thank you so much for having us for dinner."
"You're welcome JJ. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Yes, please let me know if you need anything."
"I will, thanks again JJ."
She gave Emily a hug and motioned Henry to follow her.
After they left, Emily put the dishes away that were in the dishwasher and washed the dishes that were in the sink. She then cleaned up the kitchen. She looked up and saw her daughter asleep on the couch. She smiled and walked towards her. She lifted her up and walked her up the stairs.
She laid her down in her bed and leaned down and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Goodnight Talia. Sweet dreams. I love you." She tucked her into the bed and slowly walked out the door.
She got ready for bed and shut off the light in the bathroom after she walked out. She climbed into bed and fell into a slumber sleep.