A/N: Thank you all for reading. This story has had over 1700 hits, and I'm happy for every one of them. To those precious people who left me comments, thank you so much! Here's the Epilogue. I don't own CM. I also don't infringe.

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Chapter 10.

"Give me a break, Emily," Spencer complained as he looked out the window of the Hotchners' beach house. The three of them had agreed on a small cottage to spend the summer months together, and he did all the organizing to put the plans in place. Spencer told them it was a rental, but he'd bought it after the first summer they'd visited when Jack was between third and fourth grades.

The time he'd spent undercover to hunt down and neutralize Ian Doyle had nearly killed Reid, and had nearly killed Emily, literally. Doyle was a threat to Emily from cover she'd used when she was working with several international law enforcement agencies to catch members of IRA gunrunners. Several gruesome deaths and the safe return of a kidnapped child closed the case, eliminating the threat. Spencer didn't want to just show up in Aaron and Jack's life, so he observed them for two months and showed up when he was sure it was safe. He loved them too much to put them in danger, and the three of them had been a family for two years.

Reid was working at another private school under the name of Reid Hotchner. He'd resigned from the CIA, but he'd consult from time-to-time as needed. Emily Prentiss, who was now the SIO of Cryptology Group, was trying to talk him into traveling to Germany to assist with translating chatter between terrorist training groups in Turkey and Syria as it was intercepted. He'd determined he wasn't going. Aaron was on vacation with them after having been away on a case in Oklahoma for three weeks, and Reid wasn't about to interrupt their family vacation with business. It wasn't his first priority any longer. Aaron and Jack had taken that spot quite easily.

"Emily, I'm here for summer vacation with my family. There's no way in hell I'm going to Germany, Turkey, or Syria. I know it's a disaster, both humanitarian and national security, but it's not my disaster. I'll work it from here as I can, but I'm not leaving my family. You need to contact someone else," Reid snapped at her.

"Spencer, I swear, if there was anyone else with your skill set, I'd be all over them, but there isn't. You're the one of the most proficient code breakers in the world, and I need you to help us. This is scary serious," Emily implored.

"Emily, sweetheart, I need you to back off my jock. I have a husband and a son, and you calling me put me on the radar if anyone's tracking you. It put's my family in a bad position because they're with me. Now, I have to get another phone because you've compromised me, yet again.

"I had to leave them for a year because of your old shit and that fucking Ian Doyle. I nearly lost my family because of it, not to mention you. I work from home underground, or I contact Harrison Marsh and tell him you're harassing me and threatening my cover. Your choice," Reid stated.

"If you were within reach, I'd smack you in the head, but I'll work through our back channels. Can I get Penelope Garcia to give you intel underground? She's been reliable in the past, and I'm sure Hotchner has a secure laptop so he can communicate with his team," Emily stated.

Spencer laughed. "Yeah. I'm pretty sure Mateo Cruz isn't thrilled with us using one of his agents to communicate, but he's been kind enough to work with us in the past, so I'll talk to Aaron and ask if he can secure another cooperative situation. I'll call you later. I need to get dinner out of the oven," he informed her.

He walked out of the house and looked out on the beach to see his husband…legally…and his son…soon-to-be-legally…kicking a soccer ball. He smiled brightly at the sight. It warmed his heart because they were both suntanned and smiling, neither with a care in the world, just as he'd always envisioned they should be. "Guys! Dinner!" They ran toward him, and he couldn't hold the smile.

The wedding Aaron, Jack and he, along with a few close friends, had at the courthouse in Loudon County was low key, but the love they had between them? It was huge.

The family they'd made together? It was totally brilliant.

Their jobs? They figured it out every time there was a new change or shift.

There was no mystery to their feelings. They were a family who loved without hesitation. The family was first, with everything else coming second as needed. That was the bottom line. That was how they faced their future, and they were all looking forward to it.

{FIN}

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E/N: Sorry it was so short, but it felt good to leave it there. I never know when inspiration may strike, and this one is one I could revisit. Thanks again for reading. On a side note, I'm so happy they didn't screw up MGG's hair on the season premiere. He looked like our little hottie! Xoxo, ML