"Shoot."

"Shoot?" Kari looked over at Reid with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, shoot." Reid repeated. He smiled and chuckled a bit. "Can always tell when you have a question for me."

Kari blushed slightly. "I hate that you know me so well."

Reid looked up and adjusted his glasses. "After 52 years, and yes, it's been 52 years coming tomorrow, you think I wouldn't?" He rocked back in his rocking chair and continued to furiously work his puzzle.

"In ink, Dear?" Kari asked with a giggle.

"Is there any other way?" Reid answered. Kari mouthed it along with him. "Now shoot", Reid said, turning to face his wife.

"Do you remember how we met?" Kari asked. As soon as she asked the question, she grimaced. This was Spencer Reid, Certified Genius. Even in his 80's, his memory was impeccable.

"Do you?" Reid said, taking off his glasses and rubbing his eyes.

"Everyday of my life", Kari said.

"The start it off, Honey." Reid said, as he laid down beside her on the day bed.

"I believe it was summer", Kari said with a giggle.

The sun was unbearably hot that day. Record breaking temperatures were being recorded and the BAU was not only hot under the collar, but in the building as well.

"How", Morgan started, "in the hell is it cooler outside than in here?" He turned the portable fan on his desk up as high as it could go. "I swear, I'm about five seconds from getting naked."

"Who's stopping you, Hotstuff?" Garcia said, passing by his desk.

"I am", Reid chimed in.

"Make that two", JJ said.

"I promise I will handcuff you if you do", Rossi said, rounding the corner.

"Jealous", Morgan said with a smirk.

"You tell em', Adonis", Garcia said.

Hotch poked his head out of his office. "Alright everyone, let's go."

The team collectively got up and made their way to the round table. Sitting down, Hotch looked up and uncharacteristically smiled.

"Sir?" Garcia said. "I didn't have anything come across my desk."

"I'm aware, Garcia." Hotch answered. "I have a surprise for all of you."

"Well don't keep us in suspense, Aaron", Rossi said. "Who is it?"

"How do you know it's a Who?" Reid said.

"Trust me Kid, I've been doing this for a long time." Rossi winked at Hotch as he got up and opened the door.

"I've, we've been waiting for a good time, and well, this just seemed as good of time as any…" Hotch trailed off. He opened the door slightly, and Emily Prentiss stuck her head, and only her head through the door frame. The room burst with yelps and cheers.

"Princess, if you don't get in here…"Morgan said standing.

"I will, but you need to brace yourselves", Emily said with a chuckle.

"You need help, Baby?" Hotch said.

"Baby?" the team said collectively. Rossi just smiled and took out his phone and started to record.

"Since when have you guys…" Reid asked.

"I had no idea", JJ said, trying to push her way to the door.

"It's, we've, I mean…" Hotch trailed off. He opened the door a little wider and a very pregnant Emily Prentiss waddled through the door.

"Oh my word!" Garcia said, standing up. "You're about ready to pop!"

"Any day now", Emily said sitting down slowly, with Hotch helping her.

"What I want to know", Morgan said, embracing Emily, "is how the hell you guys kept this a secret?"

"Why would you keep this a secret?" Garcia said, getting in her hug.

"And how long?" Reid said, kissing her on the cheek.

"Guys", Hotch started.

"It's OK, Hon", Emily said. "Hotch had to fly out to England to help with the one of the cases. The Red Cell team was there too." Emily looked over at Garcia.

After the case was over, we were heading out of station when the Unsub struggled with one of the cops and grabbed his gun. Got me in the leg."

Garcia gasped and reached for Emily.

"I'm fine, Garcie. But Hotch was quick. I mean real quick. One shot." Emily said, looking at Hotch.

"Didn't hesitate." Hotch said, kissing her forehead.

"When we got to the hospital, turned out it was a superficial wound. But Hotch wouldn't let me do anything. Didn't even want to leave me alone." Emily said.

"So that's where those vacation days went to", Rossi said smiling.

"We got to talking, and…a lot came out." Emily said blushing.

"Some feelings neither one of us knew we were hiding, and some we thought we'd gotten over…"Hotch said. "I always knew I loved her, I just never knew how to tell her."

"I was always head over heels for him. It's partly why I had to leave. I knew…" Emily trailed off. Her face scrunched up for a moment and then she relaxed.

"Are you OK?" Hotch said, kneeling beside her.

"I'm fine", she said, surveying the worried looks around the table. "This kid has been pretty active."

""What kind of kid?" Morgan said slyly.

"We don't know", Hotch said with a sigh. "He..."

"...or she…" Emily cut in.

"Won't stay still in the pictures", Hotch finished.

Garcia sat in her chair, bouncing up and down vigorously. At one point Morgan had to look away to clear his thoughts.

"Let it loose, Garcia", Hotch said.

Garcia said screamed and began to talk a mile a minute. Congrats flew around the room and hugs went from everyone. And when Garcia turned and hugged Morgan, he conveniently side stepped her and shook Hotch's hand.

"It's just great, Boss Man", Morgan said. "I'm, I'm going to get some air." Morgan smiled and turned quickly and fled from the room to the stairwell. As her predicted, he heard loud footsteps behind him not two minutes later.

"Where are you going, Chocolate Thunder?" Garcia asked, catching up with him. "Are you alright, my Coco Krispie?"

Morgan tried to keep his cool but burst out laughing. "Coco Krispie?"

"You know", Garcia said smiling. "Chocolatey, sweet, gooey goodness!" She walked closer to him. "What's going on? Why'd you leave?"

Morgan took a closer look at her and sighed. Try as he might, he couldn't keep anything from her. But he was going to try like hell. It wasn't time for confessions. Not yet.

"I needed some air. It was…a lot. It's overwhelming in there." He grabbed her hand when she looked anything but convinced. "I'm alright, Mama."

"Good, because Rossi is taking everyone out to dinner to celebrate. C'mon!" Garcia quickly took Morgan's and led him back up the stairs. Watching Garcia walk up the stairs had to be more torturous than watching her bounce. Or at least he thought so. Morgan had stopped at the landing and was about to start talking when the stair door opened.

"Rain check on dinner guys, we gotta go" Reid said.

"What's up, Boy Wonder?" Garcia said hurrying up the stairs. Damn, Morgan thought. This is pure torture.

"Not wrong per se…" Reid started.

"Reid", Morgan warned.

"We're going to the hospital. Emily's in labor!"

Morgan and Garcia raced the last three steps just in time to see Hotch and JJ slow walk Emily down the catwalk.

"Is she OK", Garcia said, catching up with them.

"I'm fine, Gar…" a pain hit Emily and she screamed the last of Penelope's name.

Rossi and JJ stood with Emily at the door while Hotch brought the car around. Morgan got the other SUV and he, Reid and Garcia piled, following Hotch to the hospital.

A knock came at the door and the nurse walked in. "Are you two ready for lunch?" She asked.

Kari got off the bed and grabbed Reid's walker. "What's on the menu, Karen?" Kari asked.

"It's Taco Tuesday!" Karen said, and placed sombreros on Kari and Reid's heads from behind her back.

"I hate Taco Tuesday", Reid said under his breath.

"Good, then you can continue the story while I eat."

Part two very soon!