Author's Notes: I've had this story in the back of my head for a while. However, I thought of it as a "reserve story"; something I could do anytime. Yet, after pouring my heart and work into another OC, I needed to go home.

For those you just discovering this story, this is a sequel to my on-going series of Family, with my OFC Cait, and the blended family she and Hotch and their sons have become. Yet, like all my sequels to the original, it can be a stand-alone piece. It just delves a little more into the fabric of this family I've created, and just how much one David Rossi means to all of them. I hope all of you, new readers and my super, wonderful followers will enjoy it. As always, it is complete and, depending on the cooperation of FF, a chapter a day will be posted. Who knows; the Monday 2 for 1's might even happen again. ;)

I've just got to say that writing this fanfic has been an eye-opener to finally understanding the writing process my mentor has so quietly tried to get through my thick head. It's about following your head and your heart. And while some reviews of my original chased me away from this world for a while, I did learn one very large lesson, with a gentle nudge from my mentor.

So that is why this story has become so hugely close to me. I didn't rush to the finish. I just let the story tumble out. The number of chapters and chapter length be damned. And I hope my absolute love for my OC and her family shines.

Dedication: Y'all know by now who gets the first chapter shout out. Look above. I think I pretty much explained that to you newcomers. But if you want to know exactly who she is, guess you'll just have to check out the rest of my Family stories! ;)

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Criminal Minds. That is the property of Mark Gordon Productions, CBS, and ABC Studios. But I sure like to use my imagination with their characters!

Rating is T: my potty mouth shows up every now and then. However, as I once said, if you're over 12, you've already heard them.

Chapter 1

"Rossi's down!"

-00CM00-

It had been an excoriating case for the BAU team. An unsub was abducting children from any area of opportunity and then leaving them dead at elementary schools at dawn. The only sign of trauma to their bodies was the bruises where the unsub choked the life out of them. While the only saving grace to the case was that it was in the DC metro area, it was rarely that any of them got home to sleep in their own beds. Going into day six, they worked almost around the clock to catch this sick person.

As usual, it was Garcia, armed with the team's profile that gave them the first break. After working together to narrow the profile and Garcia's tireless searching, they finally had cornered the unsub in an abandoned warehouse. It was a fluke chance of a DC Metro patrol officer stopping the latest abduction that had proved to be the final key to helping Garcia put together the puzzle.

The team, as well as not one, but three squads of FBI SWAT stood outside the warehouse, as they made their entry plan. Local officers and their tactical teams from four different precincts had sealed the perimeter. They knew the suspect, Jonas Middleton, had an assault rifle with plenty of rounds and a military background as well.

Morgan worked with lead SSA Sanchez of the SWAT force in finalizing the tactical entry plan. Three, four-man teams of SWAT, well-armed and protected, would make the initial front entry into the warehouse. A fourth team, with JJ joining them, would make a covert entry to the backside, once the three teams had entered. Hotch nodded his silent approval to the two of them. Sanchez noted the walls of the warehouse were made of concrete, which they had already learned through Garcia's efforts. "That's means the strong possibility of ricochet bullets." Two paramedic teams with their ambulances were on stand-by safely away from the action. The BAU would enter next, with Hotch and Morgan in the lead. Hotch was to be the negotiator.

"Stay safe my loves," Garcia said. They were the last words they heard as they deployed.

As the three teams made their initial assault, Middleton sprayed their entrance with a hail of bullets. They ricocheted around like multiple silver orbs in a monster pinball machine. The three teams stayed as low as possible to the floor to avoid the stray bullets. Sanchez and his three teams settled into position; Hotch and Morgan entered, followed by Rossi and Prentiss following the SWAT teams entry. Reid stood at the entrance, his weapon drawn, Morgan's words ringing in his ears. "Do not let anyone get by you kid. And be ready to call for medical back-up." They all knew this was going to be one of their toughest tactical situations.

As Middleton sprayed the area again with bullets as the BAU team entered, the fourth team quietly breached the outer door to the backside. Knowing Middleton's military background, the first member of the SWAT team looked around. He noticed the trip wire just inside the door. He motioned for a second member of team to move up, silently gesturing to him to look for the same and fanning him off to the right of their entry position.

The SWAT member moved stealthily to a position, avoiding a second trip wire and motioned for JJ and the third member to move up. At the same time, Hotch shouted. "Jonas Middleton, you are surrounded by the FBI and local law enforcement. Give yourself up." That was greeted by another round of bullets. They all ducked low as the heard the bullets crashing around in varying angles.

"Jonas, you have no out in this situation. Listen to me. I'm Aaron Hotchner of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. We understand what you did. We simply want to talk to you."

"How can you understand?" Middleton angrily shouted.

"Because Jonas we study these things; these type of cases. That is what my team does." Hotch said, gently adding, "We know what your parents did to you."

"I helped them," Middleton shouted. "I took them away from the purgatory lives they were leading in that hell hole known as foster care! I delivered them to the blessed land!"

"Jonas, we know that. However, you killed children and left them for more children to see. If you don't stand down, you too will end up in that blessed land."

"That can't happen! I need to save the children!" Middleton shouted and rose out of his position.

While Hotch was talking with him, JJ had positioned herself in an advantage point of seeing Middleton, noticing the slight opening. Yet, because the situation happened so rapidly, she didn't have the time to communicate that with the rest of her team. When Middleton rose, and started spraying another burst around the warehouse, she leveled her weapon and buried a bullet into the back of his head. Her SWAT member teammate to her right hit his mic. "Suspect down; I repeat suspect down."

As the four SWAT teams carefully moved up to secure the scene, Prentiss looked around. She then uttered into her FBI comm devise the two words that nearly stopped Aaron Hotchner's heart.

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A/N: Everyone enjoy the Season 7 finale! I can't wait!