The open window of her Sorento let the warm wind blow through her light blonde hair. She rested her elbow on the window edge, with her head resting in her hand. She had to admit that she was nervous, but doesn't change do that to everyone? Her nerves couldn't break her of the decision to move to Virginia, she needed to get away.
Kaylynn's last few years were a complete mess psychologically. She was in a mentally abusive relationship, which she kept hidden from her brother Aaron by not talking to him. He was the head of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit and would know that something was wrong by the smallest interaction. She would only text or email her older brother, not wanting to lose all contact. Aaron eventually found out on a surprise visit to see his baby sister. From that moment on, he was determined to make things right for his sister.
Aaron did just that, he got her out of the relationship. She needed someone to tell her what was going on in a way that would really make her understand what was so wrong with it. Only a trained specialist like Aaron would be able to do that. The fact that it was her brother made all the difference.
She pulled into the parking garage at the FBI office in Quantico and took a deep breath. She knew a couple of people at the BAU, so she shouldn't have felt so nervous. She knew Rossi from way back when Aaron first started at the BAU, and she knew JJ because she and JJ went through FBI training together back in the day. The relationship with Kaylynn's ex, Jason, was the cause of Kaylynn not joining the FBI.
She walked into the building, flashing her new badge before she climbed into the elevator. A tall, dark, and very handsome man was on the elevator with her. She went to press the button for her floor, but it had already been pressed.
"You must be Kaylynn," the man said. She turned to look at him.
"Um, yes I am," she said a little startled and looked up at him. "Do I know you?"
"I'm Derek Morgan," he said and shook her hand. A facial expression of recognition lit up her face.
"Oh, of course. Don't know why I didn't realize it. My brother has told me about you before." She smiled at him and brushed her hair behind her ear, only to have it fall back into its previous place.
"Your brother?" Derek honestly looked confused.
"Aaron?" She said back as if he should have known.
"He never said you were his sister." He face showed contemplation and Kaylynn immediately felt nervous. Was no one supposed to know? Would have been nice if Aaron had told her.
"I didn't know it was supposed to be a secret. Please pretend like you don't know," she pleaded, trying to mask her nerves.
"Don't worry," Derek smiled at her and the doors to the elevator opened on their floor. "Ladies first," he said and gestured for her to get off the elevator. She did so and they both walked through the glass doors into the BAU. Kaylynn spotted JJ standing inside of Aaron's office and made her way there. She felt like all eyes were on her, and they were.
"Morgan, who's that?" SSA Emily Prentiss asked her partner, with Dr. Spencer Reid sitting in the desk next to her, following the newest member of their team with his eyes as she walked into Hotch's office.
"Kaylynn, our newest team member," he said, deciding to leave her last name out of it, as he had promised her.
"Hmmm, didn't know we were getting a new team member," Dr. Reid stated and turned back to the crossword on his desking, pretending to be uninterested.
Kaylynn walked to Hotch's open door and knocked lightly, smiling. Hotch looked up and smiled, along with JJ.
"Hey, you make it here okay?" he asked in a brotherly way and walked over to her, giving her a quick hug.
"Yeah, the directions JJ gave me were easy enough," she turned to JJ. "Thanks for helping me out last night."
"Oh, you're welcome. Glad I could help make this whole transition easier on you," she smiled warmly at her former classmate and new team member. JJ was the only person, besides Hotch, that knew about Kaylynn's previous relationship.
"Hey, Aaron, I have a question. Is the fact that I'm you're sister supposed to be a secret?" Kaylynn asked her big brother.
"No, I just haven't told anyone about it. Garcia was sworn to secrecy. I honestly didn't tell half the team that a new member was joining us," he said and turned to JJ. "Will you show her around and introduce her to the team? I've got to take a call from VAPD, they want some advice on a case that we worked last month."
"Of course. Come on Kaylynn, let me show you your desk so you can put your stuff down first," JJ said and lead Kaylynn to the bullpen, where agents were working at their desks except for three, who were conversing in the middle. "Hey guys, this is Kaylynn Hotchner. This is SSA Emily Prentiss," Prentiss smiled. "SSA Derek Morgan," he he smiled and nodded. "and Dr. Spencer Reid," he gave a closed-mouth smile, with his hands burried in his pockets.
"Are you related to Hotch?" Prentiss asked with a half smile on her face.
"Yep, younger sister," she replied back feeling slightly anxious.
"Well, welcome to the team," Prentiss smiled back, thinking how ironic it was that Hotch gave her such grief about getting the job at the BAU initially because of her mother's position, and here Hotch was, hiring his sister. She'd be sure to give him crap for it, she told herself.
"Thanks," Kaylynn said and smiled, looking back and forth at each of her new team mates.
"I'll show you around some more and introduce you to our technical analyst, Penelope Garcia," JJ said and helped Kaylynn drop her stuff off at the empty desk across from Morgan's.
Reid couldn't help but watch as JJ escorted Kaylynn around the BAU. She was beautiful, and also a mystery to him. Why had Hotch never talked about his sister, who was FBI eligible, before? He was snapped out of his trance by Morgan's teasing.
"See something you like, pretty boy?" He said with a grin and a light laugh.
"What? I didn't say that. I didn't say anything," he stammered and turned back to his crossword on his desk.
"Oh, your eyes said it all," Morgan laughed again and turned back to some paperwork at his desk.
Reid peeked up from his desk once more to see SSA David Rossi and Garcia greeting Kaylynn and JJ in the hallway just beyond the glass doors. Kaylynn felt eyes on her and turned to meet Dr. Reid's intrigued gaze. Something sparked inside that genius' head the moment her eyes locked with his. He did not know exactly what it was, but he knew that he was unprepared to feel it.