Her eyes couldn't have bugged out any more if she tried. Leona had pulled down the entire shelf of chocolate cereal, having the boxes spilled out all over the floor. "Lea Marie!" She quicky pushed the cart over to her daughter and bent down to her level. "Leona, you know better than that!"

The blond girl's lips turned into a pout. "I'm sorry mommy."

"What have I told you?"

The store manager quickly made his way over to the pair and smiled gently. "It's alright ma'am. We have this happen all the time."

Emily sighed before hiking her daughter up onto her hip before standing. "I'm so sorry."

"Don't be, everything's alright. We'll get this all cleaned up."

Emily gave a relieved smile before returning to her cart. "Leona, you are staying right here on my hip. You got me?"

Leona frowned, her nose hiding in the crook of her mother's neck. "Not fair."

"Oh I think it's very fair." The brunette mother smiled down to the twins that babbled to her from their seats in the cart. "You guys ready to go?"

Onix looked up to his mother, his big brown eyes blinking fast as he shook his head.

The mother laughed before she shook her head as well. "I think you are, baby." She pushed the cart full of food to the nearest cash register and smiled. "Hi there Willy."

The teenager looked up and grinned at the brunette woman. "Mrs. Peters, hi. I haven't seen you here in a while. How is everything?"

Emily held her smile, making sure her face did not fall at the name she was called. "It's actually Ms. Prentiss now, Will."

The teen's face reddened as he realized his mistake. "Oh I'm sorry. I keep forgetting."

Emily softly shook her head. "That's alright."

William nodded, gesturing to the bags beside him. "Paper or plastic, Ms. Prentiss?"

The brunette mother smiled, feeling Leona's legs curl around her waist. "Paper please."

Emily quickly made her way out of the supermarket, pushing the cart with all her mite as her children did their best to jump around in the cart. "Kids just hold on for another second, ok? We're almost at the car, and then mommy will get you home."

Onix lifted his hand from the cart's searbelt around him and slapped Lila who sat just beside him.

"Onix! You know better than that!" Emily sighed as Lila immediately slapped the boy back, and she quickly parked the cart right beside her car. She set Leona down and quickly unlocked the doors. "Open the door, sweetie."

The brunette bit her lip as she got the twins buckled into their carseats, tightening the straps as best she could without hurting them. "Ok. You're next Lea." She wiped her hands together and turned around, her eyes searching the space around the car for the four year old. "Lea?" Her eyes widened when no blond four year old popped int view and quickly ran around the car. "Leona? Leona where are you?" Her breath quickened as she looked around, her dark orbs finally hitting her daughter's figure, her small hand holding onto an older woman's. She hardened her gaze and quickly made her way through the parking lot, her hand whipping her gun from its holster. "FBI! Drop the little girl's hand." She stalked towards the couple, gritting her teeth as the blond woman dropped her daughter's hand. "Come over here, Leona."

Leona looked up to her mother and let her feet quickly take her across the parking lot.

Emily smiled gently to the young girl, keeping her gun trained on the blond woman's back. "Now turn around slowly."

The blond woman laughed before turning around to face the agent. "It's good to see you stayed with it, Emily."

Emily's eyes widened at the face of her former Section Chief staring back at her, those familiar steely eyes smiling to her a couple feet away. "Strauss."

Erin Strauss smiled warmly to the younger woman. "I'm no longer your boss, Emily. Call me Erin."

The brunette agent huffed, setting her glock back in its holster. "I'm so sorry. I didn't notice it was you."

The older woman shook her head, following the brunette mother back to her car. "It's quite alright. I would have done the same for my children."

"It's just that I was strapping the twins into the car. I only turned my back for a moment." Emily sighed against her daughter's blond hair. "I thought she was right by my side."

Erin smiled softly to the younger woman, watching as she buckled her eldest daughter into the car. "I understand." She waved to Leona from her spot beside the car. "I recognized her when i saw her walking away from your car."

Emily smiled thankfully to her former boss. "Well thank you, I appreciate it." She wiped her hands against her jeans and nodded her head to the blond. "So how is everything?"

Erin gave a small shrug. "Everything is fine. I sure do miss the job."

"Yeah, I know. It's like a second home."

The blond bent her head. "More like my only home."

Emily bit her lip, taking a step closer to the older woman. "How is everything going with the therapy?"

Erin immediately looked back up, her eyes looking into the chocolate orbs of the younger woman. She smiled softly, feeling the warmth radiating from the agent's body. "It's very good. I just got out of rehab two weeks ago."

"Wow that's great. That's sooner than expected."

Erin gently nodded her head. "Yes, well you better get going. Get those little ones home."

Emily watched with soft eyes as the blonde's face fell, and she quickly grabbed her elbow to stop her from walking away. "Wait."

Erin turned herself around, looking back into those chocolate eyes held by the midnight haired woman. "Yes?"

The brunette swallowed before smiling to the older woman. "Would you like to come back to our house and have lunch with us?"

"Oh no, I couldn't impose."

Emily felt herself smile as she shook her head. "It wouldn't be an imposition at all, trust me. It'll actually be pretty lonely with just the kids and me."

Erin let out a small smile, gently nodding her head. "Ok Alright I'll come."