Silver Bells

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    As the light shined through the curtains, Emily began to stir. She looked out the window and saw snow falling heavily from the sky. As she turned over, she threw her arm over the body next to her, resting her head on Aaron's chest. She listened to his heart beat. It was steady and slow; a small smile grew on her face as she inhaled his scent. As she exhaled, she felt an arm wrap around her shoulder and a tender kiss atop her raven locks.

    Emily looked up and saw her boyfriend who was looking down at her with a smile. She smiled back at him, pulling his face closer to hers for a kiss. She felt him smile through the kiss before they pulled away from one another. "Good morning." Aaron's low, morning voice said as he rubbed small circles on her back, lifting up her shirt slightly.

    "Good morning, you." Emily said snuggling into Aaron's chest more.

    The two agents had been together for four years and lived together for two of those years. Although initially nervous, Emily quickly grew accustomed to living with Aaron and Jack. She was nervous that Jack would respond negatively to her moving in, maybe thinking that she was trying to replace Haley. But he welcomed her with open arms. He loved her and she loved him as if he were her own child.

    Just then, the couple heard their bedroom door open. Jack came running in in his black and red flannel pajamas with a big smile on his face. He jumped up onto their bed and crawled in between Emily and Aaron. "It's Christmas!" He shouted in delight.

    Emily and Arron couldn't help but smile. Emily gave Jack a kiss on the cheek as Aaron ruffled his hair. "Merry Christmas, buddy!" Aaron chuckled.

    "Merry Christmas, Jack!" Emily said with a smile.

    "Merry Christmas, Emmy!" Jack said smiling in Emily's direction. She loved the nickname he'd come up with for her.

    "I'll go make us some pancakes, then we'll open presents." Aaron said getting up and making his way to the kitchen.

    Emily and Jack quickly followed, hand in hand. The two watched Aaron make pancakes and soon they were done. As soon as Jack received his stack of pancakes, he scarfed them down, finishing them within fifteen minutes. Emily and Aaron chuckled to themselves as Jack put his dishes in the sink. "I'm ready for presents." Jack said with an innocent smile.

    Emily and Aaron quickly finished their food and walked over to the living room where presents lay under the Christmas tree.
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    About half an hour later, Jack had opened all his presents from his family and the team. Emily and Aaron had received a few, but then Jack pointed at a medium sized box under the tree. He crawled towards it and handed it to Emily. "This one is from daddy." Jack said with a smile.

    "Thank you, Jack." Emily said and began opening it.

    After ripping off the paper, she saw a plain white box. She looked at Aaron with a slightly confused expression before opening the box itself. Little did Emily know that Aaron was more nervous than ever.

    When she opened the box, she saw a small, navy blue velvet box sitting on a layer of white of tissue paper. Emily's mouth dropped open as she gasped. Her face was frozen on the box. "What is it, Emmy?" Jack asked looking into the box.

    The brunette didn't respond. She couldn't find the words to form a sentence together. Emily knew exactly what was in the box. She had figured it out as soon as she opened the bigger white one. She watched Aaron took the navy blue box in his hands. He kneeled down on one knee in front of Emily with hopeful and nervous eyes, opening the box to reveal a beautiful diamond ring. It had a silver band with smaller diamonds around part of the band and a larger diamond in the middle. It shimmered in the light, and Emily was left completely speechless.

    She looked up at Aaron, trying to hold back her tears. "Being with you, and being loved by you is the greatest thing is one of the best things I have in life. Seeing you with Jack brings me so much joy, and I want to make what we have permanent. Will you marry me, Emily?" He asked with a nervous smile. Aaron was never one for long speeches, but what he said was more than enough for Emily.

    Emily felt her vision become slightly blurry with tears of joy. She nodded before smiling and giving Aaron a slightly teary "yes", throwing her arms around his neck and giving him a passionate kiss.

    When the two pulled away from each other, absolute pure love filled their eyes. She was going to marry the man she loved and she couldn't have been happier. With everything the two had gone through, they deserved each other more than anything. This was right.
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    That night, Rossi had invited the team over for Christmas dinner at his mansion. As Emily was getting dressed, she couldn't help but stare at her ring. Surprisingly, the ring felt so natural, and she immediately knew it was right as soon as Aaron slipped it on her slim finger. She watched the diamonds sparkle in the light of her room as she smiled.

    She slipped on a tight, long sleeve,  burgundy dress that fell just above her knees. Her hair was straightened and her makeup was slightly darker than usual. Of all people, Rossi had the highest dress code expectations, meaning everyone had to dress up as if they were going to an award ceremony.

    Emily felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her from behind. She smiled as she felt Aaron kiss her shoulder and then her neck tenderly. "You look beautiful." He whispered in her ear.

    Emily turned around and gave him a small kiss on the lips. She grabbed a string of pearls from the dresser and pushed her hair aside. "Would you mind?" She asked looking over her shoulder at her now fiancé.

    Aaron clasped the string of pearls together, rubbing her shoulders before his arms dropped to his sides. Emily turned around and saw that Aaron was dressed in a matching burgundy dress shirt and a black suit. They heard Jack's little footsteps come into the room and Emily smiled noticing that he was dressed in matching suits with his dad. "You two look very handsome." She said kissing Aaron then Jack's cheek.

    "Ready to go?" Aaron asked grabbing his jacket.

    "Yep." Jack and Emily said in unison.

    The three walked out the door and into the car. For the most part, the car ride was spent by Jack talking about all the presents he got and how happy he was. Emily and Aaron simply smiled at one another from Jack's adorable rambling. "Emmy?" Jack asks.

    Emily turned in her seat to look back at the seven year old. "Yeah?" She asked back.

    "Now that you and daddy are getting married, does this mean you'll be my new mommy?"

    Emily was taken aback by Jack's question. She'd never thought about that before. She never thought of herself as a replacement for Haley, nor would she ever think that. But hearing Jack ask that question almost made her question her position with Aaron and his son. But it was quickly shut down by Aaron grabbing Emily's hand and giving it a light squeeze. Emily smiles slightly saying, "Only if you want me to be."

    A big smile appeared in Jack's face, reassuring Emily. "Yeah! Daddy seems happier when you're around. He smiles more." Jack cheered.

    Emily let out a chuckle before kissing Aaron's hand that still held hers.
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    Emily and Aaron walked through the door of Rossi's mansion. Jack immediately ran passed them when he saw Henry. The couple walked into the living room where they saw their friends. "Merry Christmas, JJ!" Emily said wrapping her arms around her blonde friend.

    Just then, Emily heard Penelope gasp. She looked up and saw her exuberant blond friend with a happily shocked expression in her face. The brunette soon realized Penelope was looking at her ring. "W-w-when...when did this happen?" Penelope asked frantically pointing at Emily's ring.

    The rest of the team surrounded Emily and Penelope. Emily felt Aaron's hand press on the small of her back. JJ picked up Emily's hand gazing at her friend's ring in amazement. "Aww, Em! It's beautiful!" She said hugging her friend.

    "Thanks JJ." Emily said with a big smile. She looked down at her sparkling ring. "Aaron proposed this morning after we opened presents."

    "Congrats, Prentiss." Derek said giving his friend a hug.

    "Congratulations, Emily. I'm really happy for you." Spencer said smiling at Emily and giving her a big hug.

    "Sono così felice per te, mia cara (I'm so happy for you, my dear)!" Rossi exclaimed kissing Emily on both cheeks and hugging Aaron. "Good man!" He patted Aaron on the back.  

    Jack and Henry had come into the room from all the excitement. They started jumping up and down happily, and Jack ran up to Emily, hugging her legs. Emily looked down at the young boy and ran her fingers through his dirty blonde hair. "Hey you!" Emily said smiling down at Jack.

    "Merry Christmas, mommy!" Jack said hugging Emily tighter.

    "Merry Christmas, Jack." Emily said happily. Emily's smile grew bigger, if that were even possible. When Jack called Emily "mom", her heart filled with joy. She loved Jack with all her heart, and hearing him call her that, reassuring her that he cared for her too. She watched as Aaron scooped up Jack in his arms. He reached out to Emily, pulling her closer to him and Aaron.

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