You're Not Alone
Christmas
Soon after they'd cleaned up after Halloween it was time to prepare for Christmas. They got their tree one day with Sean and Jessica. Carrie was now two months old and though she wouldn't remember it they wanted to make this Christmas special. It was the first Christmas they would be spending as a family.
When they got the trees they helped put them both up. The twins also helped look after their cousin who they always wanted to spend time with. Whenever their dad was home they would always insist on going to see Cousin Caroline. When they were told they couldn't they would sulk but soon come around at the promise they would see her soon.
One weekend they all wrapped up warm and headed to the graveyard. Jessica wanted to introduce Caroline to her aunt. Aaron had taken Jack to see his mother's grave every Mother's Day to pay his respects even though he had Emily. He never wanted his son to forget the mother that had died protecting him. Jack felt privileged now with his mothers. They had fought to protect him though his real mother had died.
When they arrived Emily and Aaron held their daughter's hands while Sean held his girlfriend's hand and held his daughter as they made their way through the graveyard to Haley's grave. Aaron was proud of the kind of father his brother was turning out to be. He was such a gentle, caring father to little Carrie and a great boyfriend to Jessica. He made sure he shared parental duties with his partner.
They headed over to the grave and Aaron bent down first. He placed his hand on his ex-wife's grave and said, "Hi Haley, it's me and Jack. I've brought some more people to see you this time. I've brought Emily, my fiancée. I think you may remember her from when she was my agent. She's left the BAU now. I've brought Declan, our teenage son, and our twins, Alexia and Eliza. Miss you all the time but everything's going well and I'm getting remarried."
Jack bent down and said, "Hey mummy, it's me Jack. I miss you and I love you but I love Emily too. I'll never forget you but she's my mummy now. She's really cool and I can't wait for her to marry daddy. I also really love my brother and sisters and love being a brother and not on my own anymore. Love you, mummy."
Emily then got down and added, "Hey Haley, its Emily. I know we didn't really get to know each other but I promise I'll carry on looking after Aaron for you and of course Jack. I love him like he were my own son. I'll pass you over to your sister now."
Jessica then stepped forward and said, "Hey sis, Jessica here. I've got some big news. I'm a mother now. Sean and I had a daughter two months ago. She's absolutely beautiful. I wish you could see her. We called her Caroline after Sean and Aaron's mother. I hope you'll look after her from heaven. I don't even have to hope I know you will."
Sean then placed a hand on the gravestone while carefully holding his daughter. "Haley, its Sean here. I know we didn't really see each other that much after you and Aaron moved here but I want you to know I love your sister more than I've ever loved anyone and I vow to protect her. I hope one day to make her my wife but for the moment we're happy to raise our little girl. Thanks for introducing us all those years ago..." he then brought Caroline closer to the grave and added, "Haley; this is your niece, Caroline Emma Hotchner." He then stroked her dark hairs and kissed her forehead. He was mad about his daughter and apart from Jessica she was the very reason he was living.
They'd all agreed that they would travel out to New York for New Year's to introduce Carrie and Emily to Sean and Aaron's family. Aaron had already explained to his Aunt Rosemary about Emily actually being alive and why they had faked her death.
On Christmas Day they all woke up at Aaron and Emily's as Sean and Jessica had stayed over. They wanted to spend the whole of Carrie's first Christmas Day together. Emily woke up beside her fiancé and turned over to him to find he was still asleep.
She decided to wake him up so they could have that small amount of alone time before the children ran in to tell them it was Christmas. He woke up and smiled at her.
"Morning," he smiled.
"Morning," she smiled back kissing his lips.
"Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas to you too," he smiled running his hand through her hair. "Spending my Christmas with you is the best present I can have."
"Same here."
They then heard a knock on the door and Sean say, "Come on, lovebirds. The kids are downstairs waiting for mummy and daddy to join them."
"We're coming," Aaron answered as he and Emily got out of bed chuckling. That's why they hadn't been woken up by their children like every Christmas. Jack and the twins usually woken up about 7am. When they looked at the clock it was 9am. Wow, Sean had bought them two hours.
They left the room and found Sean and Jessica with the children in the kitchen. Carrie was in her Moses basket while the kids were at the table eating pancakes. They smiled at their parents as they came in.
"I thought you two would need more rest due to your jobs. You hardly take a day off," Jessica smiled.
"Thanks Jess," they smiled back. "Opened your stockings?"
The kids nodded but added, "Will you open yours now?"
"After we've had our pancakes," they smiled sitting down and Jessica served them pancakes.
"No now," Alexia answered.
"Allie, we will eat our pancakes and then we will open our stockings," Aaron answered picking up a forkful of pancakes.
She looked down sullenly but smiled when they finished and ran out the room. They followed their young daughter laughing and went to get their own stockings. They opened them and smiled at each other. They always did each other's stockings. The only times they'd missed was when they weren't living together.
Soon afterwards they headed over to Dave's for the family Christmas. It was a tradition now and always would be no matter what. This time Alex and her husband had been invited to celebrate Christmas with them. They wanted to make them as much a part of their family as possible. They worked best when they were a family so wanted to make her part of their lives.
At the dinner Dave as usual made a toast. "As well as clearing the streets of more monsters we have more things to celebrate. A baby," everyone looked to Sean and Jessica and smiled while they smiled at the baby carrier. "A pregnancy," everyone looked to Penelope and Derek and smiled as they looked down at her heavily pregnant bump. "A wedding," everyone smiled at JJ and Will while they smiled at each other. "An engagement," everyone smiled at Aaron and Emily while they smiled at one another. "Finally three new family members." They all smiled at Alex and James, her husband, and Katie who smiled back. "To family."
"To family," they answered clinking each other's glasses.
They soon found themselves unwrapping their presents with Penelope sat on the sofa nursing her eight month pregnant bump and Sean unwrapped Carrie's presents for his baby daughter while Jessica held her. She was three months old now and loved to be around people.
All in all it turned out to be a good day and Alex and James were becoming more a part of their family. Katie and Spencer spent most of their time together but still didn't pluck up the courage to ask each other out. They knew they'd get there eventually especially as there was no denying that they were crazy about each other.
Soon after they'd cleaned up after Halloween it was time to prepare for Christmas. They got their tree one day with Sean and Jessica. Carrie was now two months old and though she wouldn't remember it they wanted to make this Christmas special. It was the first Christmas they would be spending as a family.
When they got the trees they helped put them both up. The twins also helped look after their cousin who they always wanted to spend time with. Whenever their dad was home they would always insist on going to see Cousin Caroline. When they were told they couldn't they would sulk but soon come around at the promise they would see her soon.
One weekend they all wrapped up warm and headed to the graveyard. Jessica wanted to introduce Caroline to her aunt. Aaron had taken Jack to see his mother's grave every Mother's Day to pay his respects even though he had Emily. He never wanted his son to forget the mother that had died protecting him. Jack felt privileged now with his mothers. They had fought to protect him though his real mother had died.
When they arrived Emily and Aaron held their daughter's hands while Sean held his girlfriend's hand and held his daughter as they made their way through the graveyard to Haley's grave. Aaron was proud of the kind of father his brother was turning out to be. He was such a gentle, caring father to little Carrie and a great boyfriend to Jessica. He made sure he shared parental duties with his partner.
They headed over to the grave and Aaron bent down first. He placed his hand on his ex-wife's grave and said, "Hi Haley, it's me and Jack. I've brought some more people to see you this time. I've brought Emily, my fiancée. I think you may remember her from when she was my agent. She's left the BAU now. I've brought Declan, our teenage son, and our twins, Alexia and Eliza. Miss you all the time but everything's going well and I'm getting remarried."
Jack bent down and said, "Hey mummy, it's me Jack. I miss you and I love you but I love Emily too. I'll never forget you but she's my mummy now. She's really cool and I can't wait for her to marry daddy. I also really love my brother and sisters and love being a brother and not on my own anymore. Love you, mummy."
Emily then got down and added, "Hey Haley, its Emily. I know we didn't really get to know each other but I promise I'll carry on looking after Aaron for you and of course Jack. I love him like he were my own son. I'll pass you over to your sister now."
Jessica then stepped forward and said, "Hey sis, Jessica here. I've got some big news. I'm a mother now. Sean and I had a daughter two months ago. She's absolutely beautiful. I wish you could see her. We called her Caroline after Sean and Aaron's mother. I hope you'll look after her from heaven. I don't even have to hope I know you will."
Sean then placed a hand on the gravestone while carefully holding his daughter. "Haley, its Sean here. I know we didn't really see each other that much after you and Aaron moved here but I want you to know I love your sister more than I've ever loved anyone and I vow to protect her. I hope one day to make her my wife but for the moment we're happy to raise our little girl. Thanks for introducing us all those years ago..." he then brought Caroline closer to the grave and added, "Haley; this is your niece, Caroline Emma Hotchner." He then stroked her dark hairs and kissed her forehead. He was mad about his daughter and apart from Jessica she was the very reason he was living.
They'd all agreed that they would travel out to New York for New Year's to introduce Carrie and Emily to Sean and Aaron's family. Aaron had already explained to his Aunt Rosemary about Emily actually being alive and why they had faked her death.
On Christmas Day they all woke up at Aaron and Emily's as Sean and Jessica had stayed over. They wanted to spend the whole of Carrie's first Christmas Day together. Emily woke up beside her fiancé and turned over to him to find he was still asleep.
She decided to wake him up so they could have that small amount of alone time before the children ran in to tell them it was Christmas. He woke up and smiled at her.
"Morning," he smiled.
"Morning," she smiled back kissing his lips.
"Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas to you too," he smiled running his hand through her hair. "Spending my Christmas with you is the best present I can have."
"Same here."
They then heard a knock on the door and Sean say, "Come on, lovebirds. The kids are downstairs waiting for mummy and daddy to join them."
"We're coming," Aaron answered as he and Emily got out of bed chuckling. That's why they hadn't been woken up by their children like every Christmas. Jack and the twins usually woken up about 7am. When they looked at the clock it was 9am. Wow, Sean had bought them two hours.
They left the room and found Sean and Jessica with the children in the kitchen. Carrie was in her Moses basket while the kids were at the table eating pancakes. They smiled at their parents as they came in.
"I thought you two would need more rest due to your jobs. You hardly take a day off," Jessica smiled.
"Thanks Jess," they smiled back. "Opened your stockings?"
The kids nodded but added, "Will you open yours now?"
"After we've had our pancakes," they smiled sitting down and Jessica served them pancakes.
"No now," Alexia answered.
"Allie, we will eat our pancakes and then we will open our stockings," Aaron answered picking up a forkful of pancakes.
She looked down sullenly but smiled when they finished and ran out the room. They followed their young daughter laughing and went to get their own stockings. They opened them and smiled at each other. They always did each other's stockings. The only times they'd missed was when they weren't living together.
Soon afterwards they headed over to Dave's for the family Christmas. It was a tradition now and always would be no matter what. This time Alex and her husband had been invited to celebrate Christmas with them. They wanted to make them as much a part of their family as possible. They worked best when they were a family so wanted to make her part of their lives.
At the dinner Dave as usual made a toast. "As well as clearing the streets of more monsters we have more things to celebrate. A baby," everyone looked to Sean and Jessica and smiled while they smiled at the baby carrier. "A pregnancy," everyone looked to Penelope and Derek and smiled as they looked down at her heavily pregnant bump. "A wedding," everyone smiled at JJ and Will while they smiled at each other. "An engagement," everyone smiled at Aaron and Emily while they smiled at one another. "Finally three new family members." They all smiled at Alex and James, her husband, and Katie who smiled back. "To family."
"To family," they answered clinking each other's glasses.
They soon found themselves unwrapping their presents with Penelope sat on the sofa nursing her eight month pregnant bump and Sean unwrapped Carrie's presents for his baby daughter while Jessica held her. She was three months old now and loved to be around people.
All in all it turned out to be a good day and Alex and James were becoming more a part of their family. Katie and Spencer spent most of their time together but still didn't pluck up the courage to ask each other out. They knew they'd get there eventually especially as there was no denying that they were crazy about each other.