A/N: Hello everyone.

Yes, this is a real update, although it is more like a transition chapter. The real chapter will be posted later along with a new oneshot I'm just finishing.

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Chapter 24: Interlude – Part Two

"I don't know about you guys but from what I saw today, the ex-Mrs Hotchner isn't very fond of Hotch moving on…" Derek said while raising an eyebrow at his colleagues. It was the end of the day and they had just left Anna's house after helping cleaning everything up. There had been a very pleasant but also awkward afternoon, since Haley insisted on staying until Jack was starting to get cranky without his nap and she didn't have an excuse to stay chit chatting with the team while the boy was sleeping.

"She's definitely pretending to be, though. Not so subtle and so not smart to do in a room full of profilers, of course…" JJ added. "She's not that good of an actress."

"Either if she's fond or not, either if she's jealous or pretending or anything, Aaron isn't stupid. He was married for thirteen years with the woman, together at least five years before that. He knows her very well to see what she's doing and not letting her get anything with it." Dave said while driving. "Unfortunately he's too much of a gentleman to put her in her place in front of everyone or he'd have done just that today. But I know that if she gets too much in the way he will put his foot down. He won't let her jeopardize what he has now…"

"And he's so in love with my beautiful mommy-bear…" Garcia gushed from the passenger seat.

"Now that is true." Morgan pointed. "I'd never thought I'd seen such a look on Hotch's face. The man is whipped…"

"I've always known they would make such a cute couple…" Garcia continued. "They're so alike that I really don't know how they couldn't see it… too bad it had to be this way but even so, they're perfect for each other…"

"They're the most professional people I've ever met, baby girl… Hotch is too 'by the rules' and Emily would never allow herself to think about a superior like that… especially with their history…" Morgan said.

"What history?" Dave asked.

"Oh, I forgot you got here later… Hotch hated Emily's guts when she got into the unit…" Morgan explained. "Apparently her transfer wasn't authorized by him or Gideon and you know how much hates to be in control. It didn't help that she was an Ambassador's daughter and was raised within politics… until he learned she was completely abhorrent of politics he made things pretty difficult for her. She even quit that time Gideon went missing."

"And why did she come back?"

"Hotch went after her." JJ answered. "They never said anything about it, but I think Strauss has something to do with all that. I think she brought Emily wanting something in return and when Em found out, she left. I think that was what made Hotch start respecting her…"

"Erin was certainly capable of doing something like that…" Dave nodded.

"Anyway… after she came back things got better. He started pairing them together on cases and they actually built a healthy relationship…" Morgan said.

"See… I told you, they're perfect for each other. It just took a little time for them to figure…" Garcia winked making him chuckle at her. "Now they're having a baby and they're going to get married and they going to have more babies and live happily ever after…" She said clapping her hands as the others laughed at her.

"I hope you're right, baby girl…" Morgan said squeezing her shoulder. "Although life sometimes get a lot more complicated than that."

A/N: Again, the real chapter will come later with a bit of drama on a case. Love you all.