A change is coming to the BAU that no one saw coming…

Spoilers: All season 4 (for the sake of this fic pretend Ep19 ''House On Fire'' was before Ep18 ''Omnivore''. Thanks)

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How Can It Be

Making It Home

They're back at the BAU after this terrible and gory ordeal. They were barely able not to drag their feet at the thought of all these victims they couldn't save when the un-sub was staring them in the face all this time. They all had their own way of dealing with it in the flight that brought them back, usually when Garcia was with them Morgan would forgo his headphones for a little more banter than usual and plans for the next few free days coming.

This time he clamed up as much if not more than Hotch, put on his headphone a refusing systematically to acknowledge her, when she pushed he rebuffed her harshly which made Hotch orders him to stand down. Reid ask her to play with him at poker she agreed but no words were heard from her ever since. It worried everyone minus Morgan who was trap in his own self loathing and fear.

Hotch, JJ, Rossi and Garcia were in their offices and the others were at their desk tying up before leaving for the next 4 days. Suddenly JJ came out of her office running bursts into Hotch's office.

"Foyet has escaped!" she says. ''He faked a convulsion and then ran from the infirmary of the prison.''

Hotch's face fell and drained from all blood. The others came in, Reid had one of the files Garcia just pull up for them.

''It says here that Foyet has schematics for every jailhouse in the state.

"He said he'd be more famous than we knew," Derek says dryly. "And looks like he was right! Garcia how come you didn't tell us about this before!" he growls.

JJ took a deep breath; he was getting on her last nerves with his abuse of Pen!

''Morgan…'' she was interrupted by a distraught looking Garcia.

''It's because the information came in a few minutes ago, as quick as I like to be I can't make the system go faster!''

''Really?! Great time for you to be slacking off!''

''Morgan!'' yelled Hotch, with everyone minus Morgan and Garcia.

''What? It didn't take her this much time to find everything about me including an expunged record!'' he stubbornly replied.

''Enough! Stop projecting and keep your thoughts for yourself if they're not rational! You're cutting close to a suspension agent Morgan!''

Morgan left in huff, Hotch turned to Garcia to make it clear he didn't blamed her but was surprise to see she already had left his office. This was too much; he sat down his shoulders hunch forward, his hands rubbing his temples.

''Don't worry Hotch, I'll give her time to herself than hunt her down for some girl time. It'll be ok, they're Morgan and Garcia, just be sure to make him suffer when we get back!'' said Emily before leaving.

''Hotch, maybe you should tell him to take some of his saved time, he could have die and he knows it was only because he fitted in Foyet twisted plan that he didn't. If treats his Baby girl this way what will he do to others?'' was Rossi input.

''Rossi's right Hotch, no matter how mad it got he never directed it to Penelope, not even after Chicago, which it seems he has some unresolved issues…'' trailed off JJ.

''I agree, like you said he's projecting what he thinks of himself for letting Foyet have the upper hand on him, that can't be good in the long run. Don't know if you notice but we need Garcia for what we do, the rare times she wasn't, it gave us a sizable set back! We can't afford to let him run her off.'' Reid added in.

Hotch sigh.

''Look I already put him in a obligatory psychological follow up, the 4 days we have should be enough for the fog in his mind to dissipate. Like Prentiss said it's Penelope he'll come around. You all just go home and try to rest.''

They left speechless looking at one another. Penelope? This case must have taken its toll on him!