Your Guardian Angel- Hotch's POV
A/n: This whole story will be in Hotch's POV. I'm not gonna write it on the top of every chapter, so remember it's his POV! ;) In this story: episode: 100, happened. Haley Hotchner is dead and Jack Hotchner exists. In this story episode: 6x18 hasn't happened. Emily knows that something is up and that Ian Doyle might be out looking for her, but that's it. The team knows nothing, except that she is acting strangely. In this story: episode 6x02: JJ, did not happen. I think that's it. Enjoy!
Franklin D Roosevelt said: When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
Knock. Knock.
"Come in," I said not looking up from the paperwork I was finishing up.
"We have a case, Hotch. We're meeting in 5 minutes," JJ told me. I looked up. JJ looked very professional today. Her blonde hair was down, wavy, but her bang were straight. She had a light blue button down shirt and a black pencil skirt.
I nodded, "I'll be right there," I told her. She nodded and when she was about to leave she turned back around and asked, "Have you seen Emily?"
"What?" I asked not exactly sure what she meant.
"I don't think I've seen her yet and she's usually here by now. Do you know where she is?" JJ asked sounding slightly concerned.
"Uh, no I don't. Would you like me to call her?" I asked putting down my pen and reaching for the phone.
"Oh, no, no, finish what you're doing and then get to the briefing room. I'll give her a call," JJ told me and turned and walked down the hall. I sighed a sigh of relief. If JJ wasn't here, I probably would fall apart. I put the pages back into a file and then stood up from my chair and walked toward the briefing room.
"Did you get a hold of her?" I asked walking in. The other agents were already there.
"Her phone was off," JJ told me. That was odd. Her phone was always on. I looked at my watch.
"I'm sure she'll be here soon. Let's get started," I said sitting down next to Dave.
"Alright, Dylan Call, 8 years old was found dead in the woods by a hiker, near this small town in West Virginia," JJ said pulling up a map on the screen. She then flipped to a picture of a dead boy. Derek looked at the case file.
"Ligature marks… on his wrists, ankles, and…stomach?" He asked confused.
"The police said that the hiker found the boy tied to a tree," JJ explained. Then Emily walked in.
"I'm really sorry I'm late," She explained. She put her bag down and sat down.
"Late night?" Derek asked when he noticed the bags under eyes.
"Uh…" She ignored the question. She turned to me
"I'm really sorry," She said.
"It's fine. We just started," I said kindly. She looked like hell. "Go ahead JJ," I told her. JJ continued to talk. I saw Derek shoot Garcia a questioning look. Garcia shrugged. I stared at Emily. Her raven hair was straight like normal. She looked tired, but still beautiful. JJ finished talking. The profilers in the room were throwing out theories after JJ had showed us two more victims.
"Alright guys, wheels up in 30," I said. I looked at Emily.
"Are you all set?" I asked her.
"Yeah…of course," She said giving me a nervous laugh. Something was wrong I could tell. Emily went to her desk in the bull pen.
"JJ," I said quietly when it was just me and JJ alone.
"Yeah, Hotch?" JJ asked, probably knowing what I was going to say.
"Can you…uh, find out if anything is going on? YOu don't need to tell me what…just uh, let me know if it's something that she needs help with or if it's something that she can handle," I said trying to word what i was trying to say correctly.
"Hotch, if I ask her if she can handle it or not, you know what the answer will be," JJ said, referring to the fact that Emily was strong and compartmentalized very well.
"I know, but still. I just want to make sure she's okay," I said showing genuine concern for her.
"Uhm, sir…I'm not a profiler, so if I can pick this up, then the others probably can too, well, maybe not Spence, but…I think you're in love with her," JJ said smiling.
"JJ," I said very seriously all of a sudden, in a scolding sort of manner. Fraternization of coworkers was strictly prohibited. I of all people should know that.
"I'm sorry if that was…out of place?" JJ said, not exactly sorry. She said it in almost an annoyed/angry voice and she had the right. She had nothing to be sorry for. I was the one being out of place, getting mad at her for saying the truth. I didn't have anything else to say so she turned and walked away.
She rolled her eyes and sighed as she walked to the bull pen.
"The hell happened?" Derek asked
"Nothing," JJ said shortly.
"Oooh," Derek said laughing a little. He winked at Prentiss who didn't even respond. She sort of gave glare, though.
"Are all you ladies PMS today or something? Garcia spanked me, but I think that was more a sexual thing," Derek said laughing. Then JJ and Emily both walked by him and smacked him upside the head as they walked by.
"Ouch!" Derek said still laughing.
"Hey, don't be a bitch," Garcia said laughing at him.
"Only yours," He said winking. Then he walked to the elevator. Emily walked out the doors and JJ followed. I hoped that JJ wasn't too mad at me and that she would find out what was going on with Emily.
