A/N: Did you really think I was going to miss Memorial Day without a Matt story? Welcome back. :D

Up front and honest as usual. I've labeled this a crossover between Criminal Minds and Madam Secretary. It is. For the first part, following the storyline I've established the last couple of years for Memorial Day. I will stick very close to MadSec cannon in the first chapter and feature some of those characters along with the CM ones.

The following chapters will be Matt and the CM team in a case story.

All rights to the Criminal Minds characters belong to Mark Gordon Studios, CBS and ABC Studios. All rights to the Madam Secretary characters belong to Barbara Hall Productions and CBS.

PS: I go with the CM characters I know. I haven't watched since S11. Still being #NHNW strong.

Chapter 1

It was Memorial Day. Matt, Abbey and the kids pulled into the parking lot at Fort Mead to make their annual visit to Matt's Marines. Aaron, Beth, Jack, Dave and Hayden followed them in Hotch's SUV. As they were all getting out, a third vehicle pulled in. It was a US government licensed black SUV. Jason McCord opened the back door and got out as the Secret Service agent driving the SUV got out as well.

Jason looked at Matt. "Can I just say the Secret Service is worse than DS agents?"

Matt smiled. "Welcome to the bigs Mister Anarchist." He looked at Jason. "You in or out with your mom running for President?"

Jason looked at him and then slightly smiled. "I'm in. Don't give me the sermon. I've already got it from dad." Matt smiled, rubbing his shoulder.

"Where are they?" Abbey asked Jason.

"Iowa," Jason answered.

"How's your dad doing with all this?" Matt asked as Allison McCord came around the SUV.

"He's solely along to keep mom sane and centered," Ally smiled at Matt. "Like eating."

Abbey pulled her into a hug. "How are you doing?"

Ally looked at her. "Ready to have a total sane day of my own with all of you," she smiled.

"Ditto," Jason said.

"Gotcha covered kid," Dave smiled at Jason. "The pool is waiting and you know the food."

"Great profile on a male teenager Dave," Aaron smiled.

Matt laughed and looked at his partner. "Since when did Hotchner snark appear?" Hotch pointed at Jack and then looked at Matt. "Got it. Teenagers," Matt said, shaking his head.

Hayden looked at Ally sharing a hug with Casee. She smiled. "The two noodles together." Casee and Ally smiled. "Where's Stevie?"

"She's with the President and Russell Jackson her boss. She'll meet up with us later," Ally answered.

Between the Fort Mead staff that Matt knew and the Secret Service, they all got on golf carts to get near the Tomb of the Unknowns.

The group stood near the area where the Sentinels of the US Third Army, "The Old Guard" made their way out to do their march, guarding the Tombs in their regimented style. Ally pulled Casee into her arms. Abbey wrapped them both in hers. Aaron put his hands on Jack's shoulders with Matt pulling his sons close to him, rubbing their chests. Dave put his hand on Jason's shoulder as President Conrad Dalton placed the ceremonial Presidential floral wreath to honor the Unknowns. Matt and Dave saluted through the playing of Taps.

With the ceremony done, the group made their way to Matt's Marines. Matt started looking around which Aaron noticed. "Matt?" he asked.

"Aaron, look around." Hotch did. "I know Jay and Ally are now protected by the Secret Service." He nodded at a National Park Ranger, who was armed, which was highly unusual along with another man next to him. "But they don't need that much security," he whispered.

The closer they got to Matt's Marines, the heavier the security presence got. Matt pulled the arm of one of the agents of McCord kids' detail. "What the hell?" he asked with a whisper. "And I'm an FBI agent. I'm armed. So are Agents Hotchner and Rossi. We're required and knew they were joining us. But our families are with us."

"Just keep walking," the agent said. "You'll get your answer soon enough."

Reaching the site of Matt's Marines, the Secret Service agent looked at Matt and pointed. Three golf carts were flying toward them. Ally looked at Matt. "Stevie might have said something to Russell Jackson. Russell might have shared that with President Dalton," Ally smiled.

As four agents popped out of the first golf cart, President Dalton got out of the second one. He walked up to the group. "Good morning," he smiled at all of them. He looked at Matt. "Colonel, Captain McCord can't be here today. He's supporting his wife." He smiled. "Which I highly support," he smiled, winking at Ally. "So Colonel, I was hoping you'd let Captain Dalton, USMC retired fill in for Captain McCord."

"That's …." Matt clamped a hand over Colin's mouth.

"My Marines and I would be honored Mr. President." Matt, Aaron, and Dave introduced their families.

Dalton smiled. The rest of the group looked to see Russell Jackson, POTUS's chief of staff and Stevie joining them. "Colonel, right now, I'm just Captain Dalton. A scared young twenty something that lost men like you in battle. I lost mine in the jungles of Vietnam. It would be my honor." He looked at Matt. "And maybe a way for me to honor my Marines."

"The honor would be mine sir," Matt said. He nodded at Dave. "First Sergeant Rossi gets that sir."

"Same war sir," Dave said.

Dalton smiled at him. "Guys, I've gotta get back down to the Amphitheater to deliver a speech at eleven," Dalton said. Dalton looked at Matt. "Colonel, right now, you're senior."

"Lock and load Marines," Matt said. Matt, Conrad Dalton, and Dave saluted Matt's Marines. They held it a bit longer remembering all those they knew that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Lowering their hands and taking one-step away, Dalton looked at the group and smiled. "Enjoy your party. I've heard it's the best."

"Which you can crash sir," Dave smiled.

"Thank you Sergeant," Dalton smiled. "I've got another party to go to." He looked around. "But like I said, I have a speech to give and Russell is burrowing his eyes into me which means I'm running late." He smiled. "Have a wonderful day all of you." He smiled at Colin with a wink. The rest of kids snickered. "Yes, I know that. I'm the President. I'm allowed to be late." Colin smiled at him with a point. Matt and Abbey shook their heads. Dalton smiled at them.

Colin smiled. "Give a great speech sir."

"You got it Colin," Dalton said, smiling at him.

Matt looked at Abbey as Dalton moved back to get on his golf cart. "When the hell did he grow up?" he whispered.

Abbey giggled. "He was just recognized by a higher authority figure than his mom and dad." Beth softly laughed as well. Dave winked at Aaron.

Stevie approached the group. "I'm done with my job for the day. I have the President's speech into the teleprompter and a hard copy ready for him if the teleprompter goes south." The six adults proudly smiled at her. "Ally, please tell me you brought my change of clothes and my swimsuit."

"Done sis," Ally smiled. "Us McCords are chilling out at the Rossi hacienda."

"I like that answer," Dave smiled. He looked at Stevie. "Some secretive things later for POTUS?" Stevie just shook her head at him.

Matt looked at the McCord kids and cracked his knuckles looking at Aaron. "More people to put to work."

Hotch pointed at him with a smile. "Let's get at it."

-00CM00-

The fruit salad making party was in full swing when the McCord kids arrived after visiting Bess' parents' gravesite. Stevie walked in with a meat and cheese tray. Jason smiled at them putting a grocery bag full of crackers on the counter next to Matt. Ally put her deviled eggs and the McCord's contribution of hamburgers to be grilled later in the fridge. Hayden smiled at her. Matt smiled at Jason, offering him a piece of watermelon. Jason smiled, taking it as Wilma and Jake warmly greeted the newcomers. Dave introduced Max, he and Hayden's new lab they got after Mudgie had passed last winter. The McCord kids got Max's generous puppy love.

Dave grabbed the remote for the flat screen TV in the kitchen and put on the Nats baseball the boys were watching in Dave's den. Hayden went down the hall and smiled at the boys. "David has the game on in the kitchen and there are nibbles," she smiled.

"Don't have to tell me twice," Cam smiled back, getting up from the couch.

Coming back into the kitchen, Hayden pulled out a bunch of small appetizer paper plates from a cupboard so everyone could enjoy the snacks. Matt hiked an eyebrow at her. "Don't you start with me Matthew," she growled.

"Busted," Stevie smiled at him, getting a few bites of watermelon Matt was scooping out from the rind of the huge melon.

"They're paper plates," Matt whispered.

Stevie looked at Hayden and Abbey. "I got it," Stevie said and drilled her fist into Matt's bicep.

"Thank you," Abbey smiled.

"Merci my lady," Hayden added. "He needed the payback."

Matt just shook his head with a smile and looked at Stevie. "Now you owe me. Fess up. Where's Dalton going this afternoon?"

"I can't say." Matt beaded a look at her. "I've been sworn to secrecy by Russell. It's something the President doesn't want the press to know."

Matt looked at her. "Stevie, look around this room. Be a profiler. The boys are solely concentrating on the game and their munchies. They are not going to hear a word of this conversation. And probably wouldn't say anything if they did. The two noodles don't give a damn." Stevie looked around and then back at Matt. "And none of the rest of us have press credentials. Give it up."

Stevie shook her head. "Once a month, Dalton secretly slides down to old Bethesda hospital to meet with a group of PTSD folks that call themselves the Survivors Club." She looked at Matt. "I know getting past that doesn't happen often."

Matt smiled. "It happens more than you think." Stevie looked at him. "I'm one of them. The lucky ones that can move on from that. Not all can. That's the part that sucks." He looked at Stevie. "How do you know?"

"Remember eighteen months ago when the budget talks failed and we had a government shut down?"

Matt gave her another piece of watermelon. "Remember?" Matt asked. "We lost all of our support staff including Garcia."

"Garcia?" Jason asked. "How did you guys do your jobs?"

Aaron smiled. "She's Garcia." Jason smiled at him with a point.

Stevie smiled. "Russell had me in those talks with Senator Morejon. I questioned Russell why Dalton took Morejon's crap." Matt smiled.

"He wanted you to see that Dalton will do things quietly and won't pull out the big Presidential stick unless he really has to," Dave said.

Stevie looked at Aaron and Dave. "That's some more profiling isn't it?"

"Yup," Aaron smiled at her. He looked at Dave. "Nailed it Big Dog." Matt winked at Stevie.

"Afterwards….?" Dave asked.

Stevie smiled. "The group fades into the background of the many volunteers that help with the Memorial Day picnic for those at the Walter Reed Medical Complex as the Commander in Chief cooks hamburgers and hot dogs that is open to the press. Lydia," Stevie said, "Mrs. Dalton joins him for that." The adults all smiled along with Ally that was cutting the cherries for Aaron to pull the pits out.

A bit later, the Three Musketeers had their swim as Stevie and Ally helped with the kitchen clean up. Hayden looked at the girls. "You don't have to do this."

Ally smiled. "This is a normal for us." She looked at Stevie. "I miss it."

"I know," Stevie smiled, pulling Ally into a hug. "We all signed on to Team McCord."

"I get it. But it still sucks sometimes," Ally lamented.

Beth rubbed her back. "We all get it Ally." Ally looked at her. "You miss mom and dad," she smiled. "And I'm not a profiler," she winked, pulling Ally into a hug. Abbey rubbed Stevie's back, putting her arm around her.

-00CM00-

The swim party with the team was its usual fun and relaxation. Michael LaMontagne tugged the bottom of one of Matt's swimsuit legs. "Teach me how to swim Uncle Matt."

"Mickey, that's a job for your mom and dad."

Will shook his head. "He won't let us. You know why Matt."

Matt smiled. "Dave taught our three. They trust you, except for dealing with water. They draw the line at that." Will pointed at him with a smile.

Matt made Michael into a fish twenty minutes later. Aaron had Hank Morgan joining the "fish club" as well. The new "fishes" happily joined the other kids in a fun afternoon of enjoying Uncle Dave's pool. Dave proudly watched the proceedings from his chair by the pool until all the kids doused him with splashes of pool water. The older kids laughed along with the younger ones as Dave spit and sputtered after getting his bath. The dogs happily barked.

"Shuddup you three," Dave growled at the dogs, wiping water off his face getting out of his chair. Matt and Aaron, starting the grill, shared a smile and drink of their beers. The assembled BAU family and extended relatives laughed as Dave dived into the pool with the kids.

"You deserve that Davey," Father Jimmy laughed.

After their usual wonderful dinner and a quick clean up of the Rossi kitchen with everyone pitching in, the group all gathered in the pool area to enjoy the beautiful evening weather Mother Nature was blessing the D.C. area.

All the "kids" from Stevie to Michael and Hank sat on the apron of the pool, dangling their legs in the water. The adults were milling around or sitting at tables, enjoying conversations with each other. A pregnant Savannah moaned with another kick. Abbey looked at her and smiled. "Girls can kick as hard as boys."

Savannah rubbed her expanded belly area. "I don't really care which sex. I'm just getting to the point that I want the kid out."

Abbey smiled. "Carry twins."

"Damn, you are no friend," Savannah smiled at her. Abbey and JJ smiled back at her. Tara and Reid laughed at the exchange.

Suddenly, Matt, Morgan and Aaron came on alert. "Guys?" Dave whispered.

Before they could say anything, Bess and Henry McCord walked into the backyard. "I hope there's leftovers," Bess smiled. "Henry and I are starving."

"And thirsty," Henry added. Matt pointed at him, pulling two cold beers out of a cooler.

"And we might have brought some people," Henry smiled at Dave, "who want to crash the party for dessert."

Conrad and Lydia Dalton walked in behind the McCords.

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A/N: I told you this chapter was going to very Madam Secretary friendly. The rest is going to be Criminal Minds with some Madam Secretary thrown in.

DS is the abbreviation used for State Department security personnel. The McCord kids, when Bess was Secretary of State had the protection of DS. With Bess now resigned from her position to run for President, the kids are now protected by the US Secret Service.

Bethesda is the US Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. It is the largest US military hospital in the world that handles the most severe cases of battle injuries. Beyond that, they have a storied re-habilitation unit that gets wounded vets, even ones with limb loss and major head trauma back to their homes and families.

The Gary Sinise Foundation does a lot of wonderful work after the Bethesda crew does their work. And yes, I'm going to get you all to support that foundation. :D

Sorry hurricanehorse. *runs*