JJ just stared at the piece of paper. The piece of paper with the official request that she had been given in the meeting she just had with Matt. She just stared at it trying to wrap her mind around everything.

With a sudden rush of fear and anger JJ stood up from her desk in the bullpen and all but ran to Aaron Hotchner's office. Without knocking she stormed into the room.

"What the hell is this?" JJ practically screamed slamming the paper down on Hotch's desk.

"Shit," Hotch mumbled knowing exactly what JJ was talking about before even picking up the paper.

"JJ take a seat." Hotch said calmly. He stood up and walked over to close his office door and close the blinds on his windows.

"This is a joke right?" JJ couldn't believe this. It couldn't be happening.

"No, it's not." Hotch answered returning to his seat.

"You can't be serious!" JJ was back to yelling. "What the hell am I supposed to do with this information?"

"Say yes." Hotch again responded very calmly.

JJ stared opened mouth at her boss. She couldn't believe he agreed with this. "You want me to say yes? Hotch, you're insane!"

"That is very possible." Hotch deadpanned. "JJ, it's an amazing opportunity."

"Do you remember the results of my last 'amazing opportunity'?" JJ was quick to point out.

"This isn't like last time," Hotch responded, remembering all too well what happened last time.

"How could you possibly know that?" She asked still feeling angry.

"Because I helped set it up." Aaron admitted.

"You're to blame for this?" JJ was hysterical.

"Not entirely, no." Hotch said with the same expression he always wore. "They asked for names and the only person I saw that would be perfect for this is you."

JJ was too furious for words. How could he have just gone over her head like this? Did it not matter what she wanted.

"No," JJ stated.

"JJ, you can't just say no." Hotch felt bad for how this was handled. He was hopping he could talk to her about it before the official offer was made.

"Like hell I can't." JJ couldn't believe it, did he not care that's not what she wanted.

"This is an order Agent Jareau." Hotch became very serious and official. JJ couldn't even remember the last time Hotch called her Agent Jareau.

"Then I quit." JJ stood up from where she was seated.

"You aren't going to quit over this." Hotch said showing a hint of a laugh in his voice.

"Watch me." JJ upholstered her gun and placed it on Hotch's desk along with her badge.

"God dammit Jennifer put your gun away." Hotch yelled. But JJ ignored him, she made her way over to the door and was about to open it when Hotch yelled again. "Sit your ass down! Now!"

JJ turned to look at Hotch. "Excuse me?"

"Sit down." Hotch ordered in a deathly calm voice. He had never been so mad at JJ before.

JJ walked over to his desk and just stood there. "Why?"

"Why what?" Aaron asked.

"Why me?" JJ couldn't figure it out. "Of all the agents in the Bureau, why me?"

"Because you're the only one I trust with this." Hotch admitted. "Of everyone I work with on a daily basis you are the only one who I would want doing this."

"What about Rossi? Or Spence?" JJ asked. She couldn't possibly do this job.

"Rossi already told me it wouldn't happen when he first came back to the BAU and Reid couldn't do this job. He's a great Agent but he wouldn't be able to excel at this. You can." Hotch was pleading for JJ to say yes. "Look, we aren't asking for an answer today. Go home, talk to Will but don't say no, at least not yet."

"Hotch," JJ shook her head, she sat down feeling defeated. "I'm not ready for something like this."

Hotch stood up and walked over to her. "JJ, the offer wouldn't have been made if I wasn't absolutely sure you were capable of doing this."

"But why? Why now?" JJ was so confused. She had definitely not expect this when she walked into work this morning.

"JJ, I love this job and I love our team but my family has to come first and right now Jack needs me." Hotch sat down in the chair next to JJ. "I'm not saying I wont ever come back but I can't put the team first right now. I need someone I trust to take my place." Hotch put a had on JJ's shoulder. "That person's you."

Hotch looked down for a moment and back up at JJ. "Please, say yes. I know you will be an amazing Unit Chief."

"Hotch," JJ began but she didn't know what to say. How could they be losing not only Morgan but now Hotch? What was happening to their team?

"Talk to Will. Just promise me you'll talk to him about it." Hotch said not wanting to overwhelm JJ but he knew she would be the best possible Unit Chief for the BAU. "Let me know your answer by Friday."

"Fine, I'll talk to Will." JJ agreed. "Don't bring it up to the others until later, okay?"

"Of course." Hotch agreed.

JJ stood up and grabbed her gun and badge off of the desk. She looked at Hotch one last time before making her way to the door.

"I'll see you tomorrow Hotch." JJ said turning towards her boss.

"See you in the morning." Hotch agreed and took his seat behind his desk. With that JJ walked out, her mind spinning a million miles an hour.