Ok… Revised version of 'The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most.' This is a bio type story just to get some stuff out of my system so enjoy!
Alexandria Sullivan stared at the man underneath her. Derek Morgan was standing right next to her. The rest of the team were on their way.
"There're reasons why you should never under estimate a woman. You hear me, you son of a bitch?" The pure hatred in her voice shocked her, so much so that she let go of the rapist and fell backwards. Rossi ran up to her, while Reid and Hotch helped Morgan hold down the Unsub.
Rossi helped her up."Are you alright, Kiddo?"
Lex nodded. Her head was throbbing and her shoulder where she'd been whacked in the shoulder moments before hurt with a plank of wood hurt like hell, but she knew she would live.
Aaron Hotchner walked up to her. "What happened?"
"It's my fault… you told me and Derek to wait and I refused, not him… He came to protect me…We came up, guns drawn… he was standing right there. He caught me off guard, rammed a plank into my shoulder and took off. I got an adrenaline rush and caught up to him before Morgan did. I tackled and we went down… And here we are! I'm sorry." Disapproval from Aaron Hotchner was not on her wish list for many reasons.
The case started off the same as any other… another killer, targeting women. As time went on he escalated and his killings got more gruesome. His age target lowered. What had started out with him killing middle aged women, ended with him torturing, raping and killing teenagers. Lex felt disgusted when they found a teenager just thrown off a building.
Hotch turned from her, listening into his earpiece. He turned back to her. "Prentiss and JJ have the girl. She's safe." Lex sighed slowly. Rossi patted her on the back and she looked up in time to catch a small smile on his face. She returned it, and promised never to forget this feeling when the job got too tough as she watched the unsub being dragged out.
She went to the hospital alone, had her arm checked out and was told she was fine. She got in her car and drove back to the BAU. She went there for one reason: Aaron Hotchner.
She walked in and was glad to find that he as still there. She knocked on his door. "Can I come in?"
"Yeah…"
Lex walked in and stood in front of his desk. "I'm sorry… I disobeyed your orders and I potentially put my life, and Morgan's, and the girl's, in danger. And I'm sorry." She stared at him, trying to gauge a reaction. "I've grown up following orders, doing what I was told and behaving and, you need to know, that when I break away from doing that, it's because I believe it's the right thing to do." She took a deep breath. "But I need your approval… otherwise this is going to be eating away at me for a really long time." She stood there, waiting.
Hotch put his pen down. "Lex, we all, every one of us, at one point or more, has broken the rules. And the outcome hasn't always been what we'd want." He nodded. "I trust now, and always will, your judgement." Lex nodded and smiled.
"Thank you…" She left Hotch to wonder why she so badly needed the little piece of validation.