Noon
December 31, 2011
"I'll get straight to the point," Strauss said in her usual business-like tone to Hotchner's entire team. "The Bureau has hired a Caleb Curtis as a tech analyst for CAC, since Leah has accepted the liaison position. He will be taking over all the positions Dr. Prentiss would have filled.
Secondly, there has been a change in policy which I would like you to know about. Though it affects some of you more than others, I wouldn't want any of you to feel obliged to report any of your teammates uselessly." She smiled ruefully. They all knew they'd never report each other, useful or not. Hotchner's team was a family, really, and they were fiercely loyal to each other. "The fraternization rules as a whole have been done away with. Somehow, you all are more careful when you have a significant other nearby. That's all. You're dismissed."
Thought I should put that in as a prologue; the story actually starts in the next chapter.