A/n: so I've been contemplating writing this story for a few months now, and it hasn't turned out exactly how I envisioned it, but nothing ever does. I hope you like it.

AU set around Season 4, but Haley is dead.

Summary: Lillian McGuire was a victim on kidnapping and abuse for the first eleven years of her life. When the people who took her were apprehended and shot, she had nowhere to go, no living family left. So Emily steps in.
Established Hotch/Prentiss

Prologue.

The case was like most the BAU received, it was a kidnapping a murder one.

Evelyn and John McGuire were registered foster parents, so nobody ever questioned them when another kid showed up. They were nice to their neighbours, seemed like an everyday happy suburban family. Well until they were caught.

Evelyn and John didn't obtain the children through the system, they stole them in the night, killing their parents, except, they stole them from states over from their own town. And they were everything but loving. Shot dead by SSA Derek Morgan and SSA Spencer Reid.

Childrens Bio:

Lillian McGuire, eleven years old, thought to originally be named Hannah Arleigh, taken when she was only 7 months old, and since then, multiple hospital visits, raped and abused, she did not have the life a normal child should have. She had sandy blonde hair, slightly turning brown, big blue eyes and a beautiful smile. He hair was slightly frizzy. No living biological family members left.

Fred McGuire, three years old, proved to be originally Josh Harrow, abducted when he was 10 months, his mother survived the attack, abused. Jet black hair, green eyes. returned to his mother.

Tamzin McGuire, Was 7, killed two days before they apprehended the suspects, her body returned to her grandparents for burial.

The Jet was silent, Lillian, the eleven year old who had nobody, was curled up asleep on a chair; she was being taken to Washington to be evaluated fully by the BAU and to get top medical care.

JJ was smiling, sat at the back of the jet on the phone to Henry, this case had really shook her. Morgan was sat near her, his eyes closed as he listened to music, blocking out the surroundings.

Reid was asleep across from JJ and Morgan, rested across two seats.

At the front of the jet on the other st of chairs, Hotch sat beside Emily is a comfortable silence, he was emailing on his iPod and she was watching Lillian, who was asleep, laid out like Reid across from them.

Hotch sent his email and looked to Emily. Not at all concerned for her. He placed his hand on her leg lightly to reassure her decision and shot his thoughts back to the day before.

It was 3am and Hotch was not asleep, luckily, as a knock came to his motel room door. He placed his iPad down, curious to who it could be. He walked over to the door and peeped through, seeing the brunette standing on the other side, quickly taking the chain off he opened the door. "Emily?" He asked her.

"Hotch, I have to do this." She whispered.

"Do what?" he questioned, pulling her into his room.

"Lillian, I want her" Emily sighed "I've got attached to her, she has no family Hotch, she needs me, I need her" Emily sighed, siting beside him on his bed.

"Are you sure about this Em?" He asked her, holding her hand in his.

"I'm sure" She sighed looking at him "I understand if you want to stop 'us', I mean you already have Jack, you don't need to be worrying about her aswell"

"Were not going to stop, I cant say I'll be a father to her just yet, as you are right, I have Jack, and it's hard enough having one child dependent on me." he smiled. "I'm not saying I'll never be a father to her, I'm just saying, I don't want her attached to me if we end up ending this, god forbid we do"

"I was expecting that" Emily smiled. "how will Jack handle this, he's just getting used to me being around, showering him with attention"

"He's a good kid, he will accept it Emily" Hotch said, wrapping one of his arms around her shoulders and pulling her into a hug. "You're doing an amazing thing Em."

"I know..." she smiled, turning her face to his.

He pressed his lips against her's briefly, even though the case was over, they had agreed when they started this that they would have no physical contact on cases, but she needed this. Hotch released her from his hold and she stood up.

"See you in the morning." she smiled and left his room.

He completely respected her decision, he was in love with her, and as he said, he couldn't guarantee he would be a father to Lillian, but he couldn't deny that he will be eventually.

The hardest part was, they had only been dating for 7 months, the team didn't know about them as they kept it very well hidden and made sure it wouldn't become part of their professional lives.

The only hard part was Jack, first explaining to him that he couldn't tell anybody at the team about the relationship, then the trouble they went through trying to stop him multiple times at a barbecue Dave hosted from telling everyone, it was almost revealed at said barbecue when he fell over and ran to Emily when he was hurt instead of Hotch, they just pretended they didn't know why, and maybe he just needed a woman's re-assurance when we was hurt. Explaining to a 11 year old that their relationship is not one to be exploited should be easier.

Hotch got ripped out of his mind when he felt Emily's hand be placed on his. Knowing that nobody could see or was even paying attention, he gripped her hand and kissed it lightly before lowering their hands back down still clamped together.

Two more hours had passed and everybody but Hotch was asleep, Emily was now leant on his shoulder, which he didn't care if Rossi had noticed on his way past to use the bathroom, as JJ was in the same position asleep with her head on Morgan, so Rossi should have thought nothing of it. Plus, Hotch was convinced Rossi already knew.

A voice on the Jet woke everybody up, JJ apologized for falling asleep on Morgan and he kept saying it was alright. Emily woke up and smiled at Hotch, because of the height of the seats and the fact their backs were facing Reid, JJ and Morgan, nobly but Rossi saw the smiles shared as Emily awoke.

They all did up their seat belts including Lillian and prepared for landing.

"Miss Prentiss" Lillian spoke up as the plane began its landing decent.

"Yes Lilly?" Emily smiled.

"What's gonna happen to me, with Evelyn and John dead?" She cringed at the names.

"Were gonna talk about it when we land" Emily smiled.

"Okay!" the girl smiled and leant back as the Jet touched down, creating a bit of a rocky sensation.

Emily felt Hotch squeeze her leg one last time before everyone stood up and smiled, she knew he was going to be there for her.

A/N: so this is the prologue, or in my books, random short beginning chapter to see what people think of it.

Now I won't beg for reviews, I'm not like that, but please tell me what you think and if you would like me to carry on, I will probably wait to see if I get reviews before around another chapter, as I don't wanna waste my time if nobody likes it.

So hope ya liked it!

-LJ x