"We're going to Disney World!" JJ said to the kids with a huge smile on her face.

The mothers and River smiled at the fact Hudson and Emerson were cheering as well even though they had no idea what that meant. It was too adorable to stop and explain though and knew the kids would take turns telling them all about it while on the jet. Soon enough, bubbles had been handed out and they had arrived at the airstrip, got everyone buckled in and settled with activities and the luggage was loaded up.

Many different strollers were coming with them on this trip, typically they brought double strollers when the twins came however, now that they had two sets of twins along with Lily, and occasionally Oakley who gets a bit worn out towards the end of the day, it called for two double strollers and one quad. Emily had a pretty solid plan as today would be a half day at the Magic Kingdom so she could put her theory into motion and take it from there. She had a feeling due to Hudson's nature and the slight height advantage he too would want to go on certain rides Lily couldn't and Emerson wouldn't want to, leaving the mother with four littles.

JJ and River would be able to take the other five children on the big kids rides while Emily did something with the four children she had, and even if Emerson did want to go, that would be absolutely fine—she was used to her little bug being that much smaller and finding fun things for her to do anyways. They would also still have another double stroller so things would work out very well. And if Hudson didn't want to go on a particular ride, Emily could easily carry the extra little peanut and/or keep track of them until they got to where they were going, it wasn't a big deal. Not to mention River could stay with her to help as JJ would have the big kids, it was going to be a very fun trip.


"But how come we in here?" Hudson asked, buckled and snuggled up in his seat, clutching peanut butter and River's hand like his life depended on it. He wasn't necessarily nervous, more excited and confused than anything else.

"Disney World is in Florida, baby," Emily said, squatting next to him and explaining things again. She had a comforting hand placed on his leg and was looking into his cerulean blue eyes that were full of wonder and matched her wife's so perfectly. "Where do we live?" she prompted.

"3…5 umm, 7 then 9 Ash-weigh Ciwcle Fah-fax!" Hudson said, trying to remember all the numbers at the beginning of their address. It was so darn adorable to the mothers how he didn't fully process they made up a bigger number and said them as if they were singular.

He was so proud when he got the answers right and it showed no matter how big or small the question was and has since River had started teaching the twins when they were younger. It was important to Emily and JJ the children knew certain things like where they lived, their mommies' names, and they also instilled Auntie Penny into their memory because if gosh forbid something happened and the mothers were unreachable, Garcia could work her magic.

"That's so right, bubba. And Disney World is all the way in Florida, that's three whole states over," Emily said, making a huge deal to enunciate how far it was to the little boy. "North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. So we're on the jet to fly from Virgina to Florida super-fast just like peanut butter flies around to save the world."

"Mom's right little dude," Clarke interjected. She had pulled up a picture of the United States map on her phone while they were talking and showed him and Emerson who was also invested in the conversation so they could better understand. "See, we're this purple one right here that says Virginia," Clarke said, pointing at the map. "Then we're going to fly over North Carolina, the dark blue, then South Carolina—"

"The wight blue!" Emerson interrupted.

"That's right," Clarke smiled. "Then Georgia, the red. Then we'll get to Florida, the—"

"Wellow!" Hudson cheered.

"And that's where Disney World is."

"Otay. We can go now," Hudson said, feeling satisfied with the explanation he received.

Emily and JJ laughed then placed a kiss on the twin's heads and tucked their blankets around them as the mothers were hoping for some good naps once they were in the sky. Lily was still out like a light, as were the twins—Oakley and Oliver were watching a movie together and Amelia was excited to have some alone time with JJ. She missed her whacky Wednesdays during the summer, and even though her mom was home every day this summer, it wasn't the exact same. She couldn't complain though because her moms really did know when they needed that extra bit of alone time and made it happen.


"Hey mom?" Clarke asked, picking her head up off Emily's shoulder once they were in the air.

"What's up, sweet girl?"

Clarke looked around and made sure everyone was either asleep or busy with something before continuing because she wanted to have a private conversation with her mom. "Can I ask you something that's like, umm," she said, playing with her fingers the way she did when she became nervous.

Emily put her own hand over her daughters and soothingly asked, "What is it, baby? You know you can ask me anything."

"You know how you run grandpa's company?" Clarke asked rhetorically. "I mean, I don't want to make you sad by asking this, but I can't stop thinking about it lately…"

"Clarke, I promise you're not going to make me sad. Go ahead."

"You told me the reason you don't work for the FBI anymore is because after Fiona passed away, you wanted to be there for Lily and any other children you and mom had, and grandpa said he'd give the family business over to you…but is that really it?" Clarke asked, finally into her mother's eyes. "Like, I can kinda but not really understand why losing Fiona made you change things, but mom and Uncle Aaron always talk about how great you were at being an agent. And when me or anyone else needs or can't find something you literally always know the answers or where stuff is. Do you want to be in the FBI again instead of just doing paperwork and being our mom?"

Emily wiped the single stray tear from Clarke's cheek then kissed the side of her head before answering. "Clarke, being your mother is the single most joy of my life. I will never do anything more important than loving, supporting, honoring, and raising each of my nine crazy monkeys with your mother by my side. But I'm not going to sit here and lie to you," Emily said truthfully, and Clarke gulped.

"I loved my time in the FBI for many reasons. I was helping innocent people who needed protection and locking up bad guys," she said, and Clarke understood that's what they told the little kids however, she knew better. "I know without a doubt I made positive changes and that's something to be proud of, more than that, my time at the FBI brought me something much more important: my family. I don't have any regrets about my decision, Clarke. That being said, I'm not 'just being your mom'. I have my dream job, spending time with my precious babies while continuing the family business. And more importantly, mom gets to keep her dream job too."

Clarke didn't say anything in return, she just hugged Emily, and the mother hugged her back. Emily didn't know if Clarke was worried she was going to leave and return to the FBI or what, but something had freaked her out. It seemed to be settled now, although Emily made a mental note to check in with her later. What mattered now was providing Clarke with as much comfort as she could provide, and that's just what she did.


"…then I slid off the rainbow onto a cloud and was able to save her," Amelia said, now clutching her stuffed pig that much closer to her cheek as she told JJ about the dream she had the night before. "It was a really close call. The sky was kinda like, remember that day in Hawaii when it was raining on one side, but the other side was still sunny then a rainbow appeared? It was like that cause' if I didn't catch the little peach I was trying to save, she would have fallen into the rainy sky and I couldn't see anything below but a really bad storm."

"Well, it's a really good thing you caught her then," JJ said with a smile. "And I do remember. It has also happened a few times in Florida too," she added.

"Oh yeah! The sky is so crazy sometimes," Amelia said, resting her head against JJ's shoulder.

The mother absolutely loved the kid's imaginations, but there was something about Amelia and Clarke's that got to her every time because they were at that age where the typical little kids' dreams typically ended. That being said, the mothers had a feeling because they constantly heard so many dreams from their siblings and crazy made-up stories during the day, their minds wandered at night keeping them young which was good for them. They had already missed out on a lot of their childhood, the girls deserved to have that much more.

"It really is, sweet girl. Are you super excited about Disney? What rides do you think we should go on first?" JJ asked, and the two of them made a list together.

Any one-on-one time was very special to Emily and JJ along with the children whether it was at night before they read a book, in the morning before anyone else was awake, or just random times during the day, it was great. Sometimes they'd talk about meaningless things, others they'd have deeper conversations, sometimes it was something in between. Anytime they had though was special because the children had no doubt in their minds all the attention was on them.


It was decided while in the air that only the girls would be changing as the boys were already matching and because today was just a half day at the Magic Kingdom, it wasn't worth it to waste a family outfit. Emily and JJ could easily keep track of everyone in green and pink the same way they could if everybody had on the same color. Brooks was already wearing green as well to match the boys and even though three of the girls were sleeping, Emily was able to change them into pink easily.

"Oakie-bear, come see mommy please baby," Emily said from the back of the jet. "I have your clothes right here to change into, I'll help you," she added. Oakley was old enough to change by herself but on the jet the little one got a bit nervous and preferred some help because she thought the plane might go side to side when the shirt was over her head and cause her to fall.

"Oh no," Clarke said after Oakley went to Emily. She was now sitting next to JJ and Amelia and the two looked on fearing something was actually wrong and waiting for her to continue. "Ugh, this means I'm going to have to wear pink too. I wish I was consulted on the packing process," she said, tipping her head back against the headrest with a groan. Somehow she missed the fact pink was the color until it was Oakley's turn to change because she hadn't seen the littles in their shirts until just then.

"I think you'll be okay, sweets," JJ said to her.

"Mom, do you ever see me wear pink?"

JJ had to admit she found it quite amusing Clarke wasn't a fan of pink as her five sisters were absolutely obsessed. Clarke loved purple, literally every shade she was in love with but pink, no way. And any other color, sure, pink was always a no go. But because their five other girls had a closet full, Emily found it was always easiest to find matching outfits in the color Clarke unfortunately, doesn't really like it. Of course she'd wear it and has before—she even looks adorable in pink due to her dark hair and green eyes but it's not her top choice.

"You did for Oakley's birthday party," Amelia pointed out. "And when we were on our trip; I think in Venice…remember that shirt with the ties in the back, it had lots of greens, but it also had pinks too. And weren't you on Brynley's team when we played cow, duck, splash?" Ameila questioned, thinking back to the twin's birthday where they changed the Prentiss summer game to incorporate the twin's favorite animals.

"She's got you there, babe," JJ said.

"Darn you and your perfect memory," Clarke teased. "You better watch out mom, she's going to run the world one day."

"I don't doubt that," JJ agreed, wrapping an arm around Amelia.

"No!" the little girl exclaimed. "I don't wanna do that. If anyone is going to, I think Lily would," she giggled.

"Oh gosh, don't say that. I'd be forced to wear pink every day if that were the case," Clarke said with her eyes wide just thinking about it. She could see it now, Lily running the world with her level of sass, love for pink, turtles and butterflies…oh gosh.


"Welcome back," Rossi said as Reid, Tara and Morgan got back from visiting Samuel. "Did you learn anything new?"

"Yeah, I wanna kill the bastard," Morgan grumbled.

"We already knew that, Morgan," Rossi said to the man. "Did he tell you anything about Melissa Phillips?"

"Nothing we don't already know," Reid answered.

"We were running a few theories on the way back. We know she worked for the family across the street from the Greenburg's. What's that saying, the grass is always greener. It's possible Samuel saw Melissa interact with the kids across the street as she was a young nanny and went from there. From our calculations he was already 18 when Melissa started working for the Parsons family," Tara continued. She was a bit jet lagged from their trip and very irritated at the fact Samuel wasn't giving them anything, he was such a jackass and the team was fed-up with all his bull shit.

"Is it possible Melissa represented more to Samuel?" Luke threw out there.

"Yeah," Matt agreed, he saw where his friend was going. "It's evident the Greenburg parents weren't truly parents at all, and if you piece together the fact Samuel took Melissa then kept River alive…" Matt continued, trailing off. "Remember what Emily said? She told us that when River asked about Hudson after he was born there was a split second where Samuel shifted, almost as if he spared her the violence. He obviously killed River's parents however, she wasn't forced to watch because she showed interest in the baby. Then he kept River alive because she cared for the babies the way Melissa cared for the Parson children."

"Maybe Samuel was trying to recreate a loving mother," Luke finished, wrapping up the thought he and Matt were clearly on the same page with.

"But why kill Melissa if that were the case?" Reid questioned.

"He's still a serial killer, kid. Their actions are always twisted," Morgan said, placing a hand on Reid's shoulder.

"That's true," Reid agreed.

The team knew how important it was to have a full picture before wrapping up this case because Samuel was after their family, and they didn't want any surprises down the line. The Prentiss's have been through hell the last few years and The Hotchner's weren't looking for more either, especially seeing as Hayley was pregnant. Although, the team didn't know that. They were switching things up each time they went to see Samuel in prison to throw the man off and River was opening up more and more to Emily every time they spoke.

The team missed Hotch and JJ however, knew how important it was they stayed home with their families and honestly, were very happy for them because they knew how much they enjoyed it.


The first thing the family did when arriving at the Magic Kingdom was get the twins and River their magic bands—Emily updated them each year because the kids' interests changed, at least the little kids so they normally chose a different band. Occasionally they wanted the same one but Emily did get them a new one even if it was the same so it would be fresh and clean for the following year of Disney trips. While Hudson and Emerson looked at all the options, River had to admit she was a bit surprised Lily's band wasn't from the movie Finding Nemo because she could have a turtle around her wrist instead of Minnie Mouse; then she realized Minnie was pink and the turtle band was blue and assumed that was the reason.

"I want this one, momma…pwease!" Emerson said, pointing at the band with Ariel, Flounder and Sebastian. JJ already knew that would be Emerson's choice as she was in love with all things little mermaid and smiled at the excitement radiating off her little body as she shook in her arms.

"Oh my goodness, that's your favorite isn't it?" JJ questioned.

"Mhm!" Emerson nodded, wrapping her arms and legs tighter around JJ's body. "My fav'wit, momma!"

"Okay sweet girl, let's get you that one," JJ said, then told the woman at the front desk they would be taking one little mermaid band.

"Look little dude, they have all the toy story characters on this one," Clarke pointed out to show Hudson. "And this one has Mickey, or maybe goofy…just like you," she continued, tickling his belly and causing him to laugh.

"Ooo, mommy sees one I think you'll really like Hudson," Emily said, rubbing her pointer finger over his cheek to capture his attention. "Is that lightening McQueen?" she asked.

Hudson gasped and his eyes went wide seeing the red car, it wasn't a truck, but he loved cars just as much. He really did enjoy the cars movies especially because he got to watch them with Oliver and they called it their super special brother time—granted, the girls have seen the movies too, but the mothers enjoyed seeing the bond forming between the boys and thought it would be beneficial for them.

"That one mommy, that one pwease! Pwease, I want it!" he exclaimed.

"Let's get it," Emily said.

River was an easy pick, she decided to go with a white band that had gold accents just like the mothers—she figured they chose them because any outfit they wore would always match, which would be correct. Also, they didn't stand out like the kids. Clarke still had her lavender, Amelia had a coral color, Oliver had a matching band with Jack, spiderman, Oakley's was Elsa, and Lily's was minnie mouse; the twins wouldn't get them until they turned three.

"I haf mimmie mowse!" Lily screamed, suddenly joining the conversation as she woke up fully. The little peanut took an extra long nap today, waking up for a bit on the jet then going back to sleep for a total of a broken 3.5 hours.

Emily turned back to face the little one who was strapped into the stroller with the twins and smiled, "Yeah bug, you do have minnie mouse. Are you ready to go see her?"

"Yeah wets doe!" she exclaimed.

And with that, Hudson and Emerson were strapped into the double stroller and off they went into the park. The twins and Lily wouldn't stay in the strollers for long however, until they were inside the park Emily and JJ wanted them secure to keep track of everybody and figured it would be better just in case they became overwhelmed with all the people.


"Woah, look over there!" Hudson pointed. He was completely mesmerized by this place. Hudson wanted to get out of the stroller right away and walk, happy to hold Oliver's hand and point to nearly everything he saw because he was so excited by the happiest place on earth.

"Oh my goodness, is that so cool bubs?" Emily asked, having no idea what Hudson was pointing to this time as he was going a million miles an hour.

"The coowist!"

Emerson wanted to get out of the stroller for a completely different reason. The minute JJ unbuckled her Emerson practically climbed her like a koala bear and slowly but surely calmed down in her mother's arms. She became far too overstimulated the way Lily does when overwhelmed, something that now doesn't stress JJ out the way it used to in the beginning. JJ had no idea what was happening when Lily first showed the signs and was so relieved her father was there that day to help her figure out what to do. That's a day Allen will never forget because it wasn't often he comes to the rescue the way his wife or daughter in law does but he did that day. JJ however, doesn't remember it now that she has nine children and knows exactly what to do to help her little ones.

"Look baby, is that a princess?" JJ asked, knowing Emerson wouldn't want to miss seeing Cinderella. "I think it's Belle, right?" she teased.

Emerson snuggled bubbles closer and looked over at where her mom was pointing then shook her head no against JJ's shoulder but made no effort to lift her head.

"No? Hmm, then it must be Tiana."

Emerson shook her head no again causing JJ to keep guessing. Once the little girl started to giggle JJ knew she would get an answer soon and smiled. "Hmm, oh I know. It's Elsa!"

"No momma!" Emerson giggled, finally picking up her head. "It cimberelwwa!"

"Oh, you're right. I really thought I had that one," JJ teased.

"Momma's so silly, huh Emerson?" Amelia asked. She knew her mom was just joking with Emerson and was happy to see her sister smiling because it made her sad to think she was upset in Disney.

"Mhm. She didn't know cimberelwwa!"

"I know, and Cinderella is one of the easiest princesses. Momma needs to learn who is who," Amelia joked.

"Yeah, she not very good at them," Emerson giggled.

"Emerson Kate, you take that back silly girl," JJ joked, tickling her belly and tossing her in the air. "Oh gosh, I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to toss you crazy monkeys," she said.

"Yeah, because you don't have muscles like Uncle Derek, mom," Clarke chimed in.

"Yeah, no Umple Drk momma!" Lily added from River's arms where she was happily holding doe-doe. How she got River to hold her, none of them will ever know—they had two strollers with plenty of space but somehow the peanut was in River's arms, typical Lily bug.

"Hey, guess what ride I see?" Emily tempted, seeing flying elephants behind her crazy, jokester, bunch.

"P'hants!" Oakley screamed, bouncing up and down the same way she did when she was a little one. She was honestly doing the same dance moves Brooks and Brynley do seeing as they're two and don't know how to dance yet solely because she was excited out of her mind by something so simple.

Emily and JJ couldn't help but smiled. They saw an itty-bitty Oakley whenever hearing her refer to elephants as p'hant, what she calls her stuffy, protector, and the first thing she picked when the mothers brought her into the toy store when she was three.

"The dun-dohs!" Lily added, just as happy.

"Who wants to go on dumbo?" JJ questioned.

"Me!" the kids cheered.

And just like that, the Prentiss family headed to the dumbo ride with smiles on their faces.


While the big kids went on some rides they enjoyed, River and Emily took the five littles to a show and on some baby rides the mother knew they'd like. Something that Emily went on every time whether she had Brooks and Brynley or not was the railroad because it often helped her get from point a to b and spare herself some walking in the process. But today, it became so much more.

Hudson was infatuated by the train—he loved literally every single part of it. They had just watched a parade and when it cleared up, the view of the railroad appeared, and Hudson froze in his spot. All he could do was point while saying, "Wook at the, the, the," and finally, after stuttering for what seemed like minutes when it was actually seconds, he said, "train. Wook, at the twain, mommy!"

Emily smiled and then she and River brought the kids over to the train and they boarded. After getting settled in the front far earlier than anyone else giving Hudson, Emerson and Lily plenty of time to ask the poor conductor as many questions as they could come up with, Emily sent a text to JJ asking where they were. Emily knew she most likely wouldn't receive a response right away because they were probably on a ride but that was okay because her little monkeys were having the time of their lives learning all about the train.

"Okay, how about we say thank you to Mr. Luca and give him a break?" Emily suggested, wrapping an arm around Lily as out of the three of them, she would be the one who would want to stay and chat.

"No mommy, he no hafta go," Lily said, proving Emily's point.

"Lily bug, I'm sure he has lots of things to do before taking us where we need to go," Emily said, giving the man a way out.

"Your mom is right. I have to make sure the train is extra safe for you and your siblings," he added.

"So then we can get to momma," Emerson said with a smile, sitting next to River when she did.

Emerson liked to learn about the train, but she didn't find them as interesting as her twin, or even Lily—although, Lily wasn't interested in trains the way she was in having a conversation with her new friend, as she called Mr. Luca. The little peanut honestly just loved to tell people about doe-doe, butterflies and her bestie Lyla however, Hudson made a point of focusing the conversation back on trains which Lily wasn't a huge fan of the way he was.

"That's right, baby," Emily praised. "Lily, I need you to come sit down with mommy please. Can you sit down like a big girl, bug?"

"Yeah, me do it mommy!" Lily exclaimed, wanting nothing more than to be a big girl.

"Can we all say thank you to Mr. Luca, please?" she continued.

"Fank you mis-tah Wuca," they said, and he smiled then nodded before going to finish his check of the train and greeting some of his other passengers. Emily was going to allow Hudson a bit more time before turning around in his seat as he wasn't causing any harm by looking at the control panels, he wasn't even reaching for them, he was just so interested. She had a feeling Hudson was going to have a new obsession with trains and that made her smile.

"Are you having a good time?" Emily asked River about ten minutes later when the girls started having their own conversation. The twins were situated in each of their laps and were very content so the mother thought it was the perfect time to check in with the woman before they met up with the other four children.

"I am. I know it seems kind of strange because this is such a chaotic place, but I feel very peaceful and free," River said with a smile.

Emily placed a comforting hand on River's leg and gave it a squeeze then shook her head in a positive way. "No, it doesn't seem strange at all honey. I can understand that feeling, and I'm so happy to hear you feel both peaceful and free. Those are very, very deserving emotions for you, River."


"But how come we not gonna go home?" Emerson asked while they waited for dessert later that evening. They were eating at Cinderellas castle and JJ was taking the time to explain how the family was staying here for the next four days and it's fair to say the twins didn't fully understand.

"Dare wotsa pwaces here!" Lily said, as if that answered all the questions Hudson and Emerson had.

"That's right, baby," JJ responded, and Lily smiled as she took another bite of her dinner. Clarke thought fast again and grabbed the iPad out of the diaper bag and pulled up the other parks they were going to the next few days to help her mom.

"You know how this place is called the Magic Kingdom?" Clarke asked.

"No. Mommy say this Cimberelwwa Castil," Hudson chimed in.

"Umm…" Clarke stuttered. She was used to teasing around with her aunts and uncles who never had comebacks for her but now her little five-year-old brother had one, and he was right.

"You're right, baby. This restaurant is Cinderellas Castle, but Clarke's also right. This park we're in is the Magic Kingdom," Emily explained.

"Yeah," Emerson agreed, trying her best to follow along with everything being said. To be honest though, she was truly just focused on the question she asked because she's five and that's how a five-year-olds brain works.

"Well, there are other parks mommy and I want to take you and your siblings to as well," JJ continued now that she had the iPad, thanks to Clarke. "We're going to visit a few more before we go home, does that sound like something you two want to do?" JJ questioned, only saying two as Hudson and Emerson were the ones who were new to Disney.

"But how come…where umm…do we sweep here?" Emerson asked.

"Wike in the castil?" Hudson questioned with a small gasp.

"No babies, we are going to sleep in a hotel. But you two can have a sleepover together in the same bed tonight," Emily tempted knowing they had no idea what a hotel was.

"We can't be'tause we don't haf any pjs," Emerson stressed, visibly upset, and clearly only concerned with what she would wear to bed and not the following day.

"Don't worry sweet girl, I know mommy packed your favorites," JJ told her, as Emily was typically the one who did the packing while JJ kept the kids distracted downstairs before surprise trips.

"Otay, we can stay," Emerson said, breathing a sigh of relief before getting super excited because then again, she was five and Disney is so much fun especially when you know mommy packed your favorite pjs.

"Oh good," Emily said, pretending the little one truly had the final say in the matter. She then asked the rightful follow up question the big kids were obviously waiting for after winking at her wife because this whole conversation was too darn cute. "Hudson, what do you think. Should we stay?"

"Totawee!" he exclaimed.

"Me fink it too!" Lily added.

"I'm not surprised, bug. I am not surprised," Emily said with a laugh.