Moving Forward

Part 24

Emily Prentiss' POV

I sit on the couch beside Aaron. Oliver is sat on me. I look at Aaron.

"Wanna watch a movie?" I ask Aaron.

"Only if Oliver wants to," he smiles.

"Hey, Buddy. Do you want to watch a movie?"

"Movie! Movie!"

"I will take that as a yes."

"Can Jaeden and Hope come?"

"What does Daddy think?"

"If they can."

I take my phone and I dial Jennifer's number. I wait a few seconds. I finally get her voicemail. I hang up.

"So?" Aaron asks.

"It's her voicemail."

"Maybe next time."

"What do you want to watch Buddy?"

"Toys Story!"

"Okay. Here we go!"

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Jennifer Jareau's POV

I still don't believe the kids have leukemia. I feel so dumb for not having told Spencer about my mom and my sister. The kids are still sleeping together. They are holding each other. The doctor told us the kids are going to start chemotherapy tomorrow. They have a really bad leukemia that can take around 5 years to disappear only with chemotherapy.

"Are you okay?" Spencer asks.

"It could be better..." I sigh.

He moves toward me. He sits on the bed beside me and makes me sign to come. I walk over to him. I sit on his legs and holds me.

"You know it's gonna be okay, didn't you?"

"I know, but..."

"You know they are our kids, so they are strong and they won't stop fighting?"

"I know, but..."

"There's no 'but'. They're gonna be okay."

"I love you, Spence."

"Hey."

"What?"

"We're gonna get married."

"Yes."

He holds me tighter. I lay my head in the crook of his neck and I close my eyes. He starts rocking me and humming a lullaby. I love when he does that. I can hear his heart beating.

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Derek Morgan's POV

Desiree has canceled her meeting with her friend because she's not feeling well. I told her to get some rest. She's in her room, sleeping, while I'm taking care of Lacey. She's sleeping in my arms. I'm falling asleep, so I lay on the couch and I lay Lacey on my chest.

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David Rossi's POV

"Joy! You have a kid now! You just had to think twice!

"Dad! I'm an adult!"

"Even if you're an adult, you have a kid!"

Joy leaves by the front door. As she closes the door, she wakes up Zoe. I walk to her bedroom to console her.

"Shhh... It's okay Zoe. Grandpa is there."

Yes, I've finally accepted my role as her grandfather. I know Joy only needs to take fresh air to calm herself down. I take Zoe and I walk to the kitchen to prepare milk for Zoe. I warm up the milk. Then, I put the milk in the baby bottle and I put it under the cold water to cool it down. I don't want to burn her!

"Are you hungry sweetie?" I ask, removing the corner of her blanket from her mouth.

I go to the living room and I lay Zoe in the crook of my arm. I hold the baby bottle to her mouth. She drinks all the milk in it. I think she was really hungry! I look at my phone that is on the coffee table in front of me. I hesitate a lot to call Joy. But I think she really needs time to think, so I continue to feed Zoe. Once, she finished her milk, I make her burp. Then, she slowly closes her eyes. I rock her and I hum her an Italian lullaby. I go to Joy's bedroom to put Zoe in her bed. After I go to my bedroom and I lay down in my bed. I'm looking at the ceiling, hoping to hear the front door closing. But after a few hours, Joy isn't back. Perhaps she decided to sleep at a friends' house. So I close my eyes and I fall asleep.