The Fragile Line of Love

Previously on Criminal Minds

Neighbor: I was inside. I heard the shot, but I didn't see anything.

Paramedic: Single GSW to the chest and abdomen. BP 90…

Morgan:

Garcia:

As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words- William Shakespeare

Hotch: Alright everyone. We've got another bad one today. Conference room in five.

Agent Hotchner walks towards the conference room with David Rosse after addressing the other members of the team. JJ, Morgan, Reid, Prentiss and Garcia head to the conference room to see what is going to be their next case to solve.

Hotch: Okay team. It looks like we're headed to Teller Alaska. I hope you guys are ready to get out your winter clothes.

Morgan: Looks like I'm getting out my sexy man jacket. Didn't think I would get to look so hot in the cold of July, but sometimes I just can't help myself.

Garcia: You're always hot suga'. Raaarrrr.

JJ: So here is what we're looking at team. Six women from this small rural area have been found in the last two weeks. All have had their throats slit, and all have been thrown into the frozen lake. All but one woman was found by local fisherman and she was found floating under the ice by a small boy on sled. We believe them to be connected due to the fact that they all are originally from this town and they all have the same ligature marks and the same knife is believed to have slit all of their throats.

Prentiss: It appears were looking for a male due to the fact that all of the women have been sexually assaulted. However, one problem the coroner is facing is the time of death. The water in Alaska is so cold that it has been freezing and preserving the bodies. So we will have to try to set up a time frame as to when they went missing.

Reid: Statistically your chance of being murdered is 1 in 20,000 so clearly something is going on in this small town. The population of this town is only 239 so therefore 6 people is drastically higher than what it should be.

Hotch: Well let's go ahead and get started. Everyone grab your bag and get ready. Garcia… I hope you've got one packed because were going to need you here with us. The technology and cell phone inexistence is going to really make this difficult. Be at the jet at eight hundred hours.

Everyone gets up and begins to exit the conference room to go get their bags from downstairs. "Wait up JJ." Morgan calls after her.

JJ: What's up Morgan? Is something wrong? I'm not trying to profile you or anything, but you've been acting weird for a while.

Morgan: I've been thinking about Garcia. I can't believe she has come back to work so quickly after all that has happened to her. It's really made me think about how much… well… how much I care about her. And now she's all up in Mr. I Know It All's brain.

JJ: I think someone is a little jealous. If you have feelings for her then you just need to be honest with her and tell her. You can't expect her to respond back to you if you never fill her in on what you are feeling.

Morgan: But I told her I loved her… Isn't that enough? She's my baby girl. My oh so hot stuff.

Penelope Garcia reenters the conference room and both Morgan and JJ stop their conversation and stare over at her. "Sorry guys… am I interrupting something? I sure hope it's not getting hot in here. I don't think I can take another shock to my heart."

JJ: No you're fine Garcia. I'll just go pack my bag. Morgan remember what I said, the only way you get what you want is being honest and I'm sure she'll understand.

Garcia shoots an awkward glance over in Morgan's direction. Morgan in return gives JJ a look that could kill because she almost exposed him to Garcia.

Garcia: So tell me hot stuff. What is on your sexy little mind? A woman? A commitment? Please do tell me Mr. I've Got The Body and I'm Going To Use It. What is her name? Spit it out.

Morgan: No offense baby girl, but I'm not quite ready to expose myself to the team yet. I'll let you know when I am.

Garcia: What no smart remark either? Something must really…

Morgan walks out of the room before Garcia even finishes her sentence. She looks confused, but nevertheless only has five minutes before the plane leaves to finish getting ready to go. She heads back to her office and tries to grab any small bit of technology she thinks she may be able to use when she gets to Alaska.

After a seven hour flight of Spencer Reid rattling off random facts, the BAU Jet finally lands in Fairbanks Alaska, but unfortunately they still haven't met their destination. The team now has to board a smaller plane to be flown to Teller Alaska because they don't have an actual airstrip big enough for their plane. They will travel the last 542 miles by small plane.

JJ: I will tell you now. I will never say our jet is too small ever again. That little thing… I'm surprised they even consider that thing a plane. I'd say more of a toy.

Village Public Safety Officer steps up to the plane as they begin unloading their stuff.

VPSO: Hi. You guys must clearly be the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit. My name is Askuwheteau means he who keeps watch. It fits right? Anyways, let's head back to the village center. The State Troopers will be here tomorrow to assist, but there is only one plane in and out of her a day and you guys were on it. He'll be here first thing in the morning to help you guys out. These machines will help you guys get around to the different houses to talk to the town people. Do you guys want to start now or wait till tomorrow?

Hotch: What do you think team? I say that we sleep off the jet lag and get started fresh in the morning.

VPSO: Okay, well we've set up a few huts down the road for your stay we only had four rooms so you'll have to bunk up. I hope you all don't mind.

Morgan: I call dibs with my baby girl!

Morgan quiets down… smiles at Garcia who returns a smile of her own and then he turns to wink at JJ. As they all walk down the road toward their huts, JJ whispers to Morgan "now's your chance to tell her." Morgan smiles at JJ and says to her "I know and I'm gonna have to do it here where it is so beautiful."

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To Be Continued.