Well here we go! Last chapter!

Turned out to have less team time than I was originally planning, but I promise the next story will be full of team time as it will be the Wedding! So thanks so much for reading this story and always sticking with me! You guys are the best!

I will post the next story as soon as I get started!

Enjoy- J

Chapter 10

"This is nice," JJ smiled, reaching across the small table to take Emily's hand.

"Very," Emily replied with a smile of her own. "And long overdue. I think we deserve a night like tonight, don't you?"

"I couldn't agree more," JJ agreed, squeezing Emily's hand before releasing it so she could pick up her menu and browse her options.

With things finally settled down with Alex at home Emily had decided it was time for her and JJ to take some time for themselves, asking the blonde to dinner Monday night as long as the team didn't get called away. Eager for some time alone with her fiancé, JJ had been quick to agree, having Emily pick her up from the office and take her to their favourite restaurant in the city.

"You really need to look at that? We both know you're going to get the chicken parm. You always do," Emily teased, as she ignored her own menu, planning on getting her favourite pasta dish.

"You don't know that," JJ said sticking out her tongue before realizing that the brunette was right as she shut her menu, their waiter immediately making his way over to take their orders.

"So how was your day?" Emily asked, reaching back over the table to take JJ's hand again.

"It was pretty uneventful," JJ shrugged. "Mostly paperwork and phone consults," she said. "Exactly the kind of day that you hate, but we didn't get called away, which means I get to be here with you so I'm pretty happy about it," she smiled. "What about you? How were things at home?"

"Well I took Henry to the park," Emily replied, unable to hold back her smile. "And then Alex eventually joined us for lunch and stayed until she went to meet Spencer," she explained. "Then Henry and I had a nice little nap."

"Oh wow, sounds like a real tough day for you," JJ laughed. "Do you think you'll be able to manage coming back to work tomorrow? I mean Hotch doesn't usually allow nap breaks at the office."

"Ha ha," Emily rolled her eyes. "I'll manage, though I must admit it has been kind of nice staying home. Maybe I'll just have to be a stay at home Mom while you go to work."

"Yeah I'd give that another week before you were begging to come back to work," JJ replied, still laughing before falling serious. "Did you talk to Lex?"

"Oh…yeah we talked," Emily replied, biting her lip as she tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "She wasn't really surprised that I was going back to work. I mean she kind of expected it. And…well she seems fine."

"Okay," JJ nodded, not missing the fact that the brunette was obviously nervous, having clearly left something out. "And what about you? Are you okay with going back? And I'm asking seriously this time Em," she said with a squeeze of a hand.

"Jen I'm good," Emily tried to assure her. "I took time off to be with Alex and things are back to normal so I'm good. I would have gone back today, but I just really wanted to talk to Alex first."

"Well that's good, and I'm glad that Alex is good," JJ said. "But well…Alex wasn't the only reason you decided to take time off Em. This was about you too remember?"

"I'm…yeah. I'm fine Jen. Honest," Emily replied, hesitation obvious in her voice as she suddenly remembered exactly why she had been so eager to get away from work in the first place. "I'll be fine."

"Are you sure?" JJ asked, hoping the brunette would be honest. "Because seriously Em, if you're not ready no one would blame you. The team would understand."

"No, no really, I'm fine," Emily was quick to reply. "Really I'm good," she said forcing a smile on her face. "And I think that's enough about that because we are on a date and we should be enjoying it; so no more about work. How about you tell me about all the plans you and Garcia have made for the wedding without telling me," she said, eliciting a big grin from the blonde, who loved nothing more than talking about their upcoming wedding.

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Though the rest of their date had been spent discussing the wedding and simply enjoying each other's company, Emily couldn't help but let her mind wander throughout dinner; thinking about what JJ had asked her. Though Emily was anxious to get back to work, a part of her was still feeling guilty about what had happened with Spencer and Alex, and she knew that those thoughts could make it difficult to focus at work.

So after enjoying their dinner, followed by ice cream and a walk through the city, Emily and JJ eventually returned home; the pair relieving Jessie for the night as they headed upstairs.

"I'm going to go peak in on Henry," JJ said when they made it to the top of the stairs.

"Alright, I'm going to see if Lex is still awake," Emily nodded, needing to talk to the teen. "Are you going to come say goodnight?"

"Yeah I'll be there in a little bit," JJ replied, understanding that the brunette needed a few minutes.

With a quick kiss, the couple went their separate ways, Emily knocking lightly on Alex's door and waiting for Alex to tell her to come in before, opening it up.

"Hey Spence, my Mom's home," Alex said into her phone, waving her mother into the room from where she was lying in bed. "I'll call you tomorrow okay? Okay. Love you too. Night," she said before hanging up the phone and turning her attention to Emily who took a seat on the edge of her bed. "Hey. Did you guys have a good time?"

"Yeah it was nice," Emily smiled. "And what about you? Was Spencer over?"

"She was here for a bit," Alex nodded. "We watched a movie but she had to get back early since she's gotta be up early tomorrow. She just called to say goodnight," she explained unable to hide her smile.

"You look happy," Emily said, smiling at the blush covering her daughter's face.

"I am happy," Alex replied with a big grin. "Finally. I mean these last couple weeks have been such a mess, it's such a relief to have things back to normal," she explained, watching as her mother's face suddenly turned serious. "Are you okay though?" She asked, moving closer to the older brunette. "You aren't still worried about going back to work are you? Because I told you I'm going to be fine."

"I know you are I just…" Emily began, pausing as she bit her lip nervously. "To be honest I'm not sure if I'm going to be fine," she said, confessing the thing that she had been afraid to admit to even JJ, feeling her own cheeks began to burn with embarrassment.

"Are you worried about me?" Alex asked, surprised by her mother's honesty, while also slightly confused. "Because…well…you shouldn't. I mean Parrilla's gone. And I'm feeling so much better than I was," she said. "You don't have to worry about me."

"Well I'll always worry about you," Emily replied, taking Alex's hand as the teen tried to subtly move even closer. "But it's more than that," she sighed. "To be honest I'm worried that my head might just not be in it."

"Is there any reason why you're feeling that way?" Alex asked carefully, wanting to give her mother time to answer, knowing how difficult it was for her to open up.

"I guess I'm still feeling…guilty."

"Mom," Alex immediately interrupted, squeezing her mother's hand tightly before forcing her to turn to face her. "None of this was your fault. I told you that. I don't blame you for any of this and neither should you!"

"I wish it was that simple," Emily shook her head sadly. "Seeing how everything affected you…first when Spencer was missing, and then with everything that happened after it was just…it was awful Lex," she explained. "I just…I hate seeing you hurt and after everything that happened I couldn't help but feel like it was my fault. And I know you don't blame me but it's hard for me not to blame myself," she continued. "I hate that my job brought all this pain into your life, and I don't know how I feel about going back to that job now."

Nodding, Alex could feel tears stinging her eyes as she watched her mother fighting against her own tears. The teen was shocked her mother had revealed so much, and it broke her heart as she realized just how much the older brunette had been hurting.

"Do you remember when we were still in Chicago and I ran away?" Alex asked, Emily quirking her eyebrow as she nodded, obviously confused. "I thought for sure that day was it for me," she said. "I thought I was going to die but then…you showed up. And even though I was still scared, somehow I knew everything was going to be okay. Mum may have taken the shot that day, but afterwards I remember thinking my Mom is a superhero," she said with a smile, as Emily met her eyes with her own watering brown orbs. "You're a superhero Mom. You save lives and fight crime," they both laughed. "Your job is important. I would never want you to quit, especially because of me."

Shaking her head, Emily couldn't hold back her smile, as she wiped away a tear that managed to escape. "You know you never fail to amaze me," she said, wrapping her arm around the teen and pulling her close. "I love you so much kid."

"I love you too Mommy," Alex replied, leaning her head on her mother's shoulder. "Don't feel bad. Everything's okay now; it all worked out," she added. "Spencer's okay. I'm okay. And you're going to be okay too."

"Okay," Emily smiled as she placed a kiss against the teen's head, just as JJ appeared in the doorway, the tear tracks on her cheeks indicating that she had obviously been listening in the hallway.

"There's my girls," the blonde smiled as she made her way over to the pair. "I just wanted to come in and say goodnight," she said as she leaned over to give Alex a kiss on the cheek; one kiss immediately turning into several kisses all over the young brunette's face.

"Okay, okay," Alex laughed, throwing her arms around the blonde's shoulder when the kisses finally stopped. "Night Mum. I love you."

"I love you too Baby," JJ replied, giving one last kiss before finally pulling away. "You staying a bit longer?" She asked as she turned to Emily.

"No, I think I'll join you," Emily said, turning to give Alex a hug and a kiss. "Night sweetheart. I love you."

"Love you too Mom. I'll see you in the morning," the teen replied, smiling as Emily and JJ grabbed each other's hands and headed out to the hallway.

As soon as Emily closed the door behind her, she immediately found herself pushed up against the wall, as JJ attacked her with her lips. "I love you. You know that?"

"Oh yeah?" Emily smirked. "How much?"

"Let me show you," JJ replied before grabbing the brunette's hand and swiftly pulling her towards the master bedroom.

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The team had gotten called away the morning Emily had returned to work, ultimately throwing her right back into the chaos of her job; but when they had managed to catch their unsub and return home by the weekend, the brunette immediately invited the team over to celebrate. Allowing Alex to invite her friends, and telling Hotch to bring Haley and Jack, food was ordered and drinks served as the rather large group gathered in the Prentiss/Jareau backyard, soaking up the sun on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

"I say this calls for a toast," Rossi called out as everyone gathered together on the patio; most of the guests donning their swimsuits, ready to spend the day in and around the pool. "To a beautiful day, with a beautiful group," he said as everyone raised their drinks. "And to our family…It may be a little bit crazy, but I wouldn't change it for the world."

"Here, here," Morgan laughed. "Cheers!"

"Cheers," the rest of the group echoed.

"Alright, time for some fun," JJ then called, waiting until Alex put down her drink before running and grabbing the teen around the waist; lifting her and heading towards the pool.

"Mum, what are you doing?" Alex squealed, kicking her legs to no avail. "No…no…don-" she yelled, cut off when the blonde threw them both into the pool.

"Oh good plan!" Morgan exclaimed before grabbing an unsuspecting Spencer and throwing her over his shoulder; the teen barely having time to scream before she was thrown into the pool.

Laughing, Olivia and Zoey jumped into the pool, immediately joining Alex and Spencer who were both trying to dunk JJ and Morgan, much to Morgan's amusement.

"This was a great idea Emsters," Garcia, who was carrying Henry, said as she made her way over to Emily; the pair watching as Reid and Hotch with Jack joined the group in the pool, while Rossi and Haley took seats on the deck. "We needed a day like today."

"That's for sure," Emily replied, watching Alex fighting with JJ in the pool with a smile on her face. "I've missed this."

"Me too," Garcia agreed, following Emily over to where Haley and Rossi were sitting so they could join them. "And just think, the next time we all do this will probably be the wedding."

"Garcia's right, the big day is getting awfully close," Rossi said, joining in on the conversation.

"Are you guys all ready?" Haley asked.

"Garcia probably knows better than I do," Emily replied with a laugh. "Her and Jen have taken care of most of the planning since according to Garcia I have terrible taste."

"I did not say you had terrible taste," Garcia argued. "I simply said that JJ and I have better taste," she clarified. "But to answer your question Haley, they are pretty much all set. Just some small things to do."

"Well that's good," Haley laughed. "And how are you feeling Emily. Are you nervous?"

"Nervous? Nah," Emily shook her head. "I can't wait," she said, catching JJ's eye and giving her a wink.

"Well isn't that sweet," Rossi teased, as Emily rolled her eyes.

"Mom," Alex then called from the pool, her arms wrapped around JJ's neck as she hung off the blonde's back. "Come on! Get in here!" She yelled, waving the brunette over.

"You okay with Henry?" Emily asked, turning towards Garcia as she took off the tank top and shorts she had thrown on over her bathing suit.

"Don't worry Princess I've got him," Garcia replied with a smile. "You go get your girls."

"Thanks," Emily grinned, before doing a cannon ball into the pool, splashing everyone around her.

Laughing, Alex swam over to her mother, throwing her arms around the brunette, Emily kissing the teen on the cheek before pushing her head under the water with a laugh and swimming over to JJ.

"Hey there," JJ grinned, as Alex resurfaced splashing her mother from behind before swimming over towards her friends and latching onto Spencer's back. "What are you smiling about?" She asked, putting her arms around Emily's neck as the brunette leaned in for a kiss.

"I'm just happy," Emily replied with a smile. "And I cannot wait to marry you."