Reunion – Not So Much Sequel
Chapter 1
Pretty Little Liars and Criminal Minds
With Tanner's request, Alex has to come back to Rosewood for another case. Little does she know that A has a surprise for Alex, herself.
"The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed. Eminem"
The team and I had just gotten back from our recent case in Barbados. While I was watching the family reunite, I couldn't help but think of my own mother back in Philly and making a mental not that I probably should give her a call. Getting interrupted by my cell phone vibrating, I excused myself and stepped off to the side and not knowing that I was getting concern looks from both Hotch and Derek.
"Lt. Tanner, is everything ok?"
"He struck again." I felt my body tense just as I smelt a familiar sent cologne standing behind me.
"Are the girls-?" I turned around to see Aaron standing behind me.
"They're fine. I'll explain everything when you get here."
"We've got a case."
"Tanner?" I returned a nod.
"Charles struck again."
...
Minutes later I pulled up to the art gala and took a quick swig of my coffee just as my cell ranged with Garcia's name on the screen.
"Hey. Yeah I'm just now walking in." Spotting both Aria and a stressed out Ella. "Thanks for the info."
"Wait, you're the profiler?" Ella asked.
"Yeah. I'm so sorry this happened to you." Aria returned a nod.
"Do you have an idea of who could have done this?"
"My people are working on this as I speak." I couldn't help but think someone was watching us.
"Alex, are you ok?" Ella asked. I pulled out a memo pad from my back pocket and scribbled a message. 'Someone's watching.' Just then, Derek walked up.
"So Garcia sent some vid-." I cut him off and handed him the notepad. "You sure?" I gave a nod as the five of us turned our heads to the security camera.
...
The next morning I strolled into the precinct, yawning, I met with Derek who handed me a cup of fresh coffee from the Brew.
"You didn't have to."
"Did you get any sleep?"
"Hardly got any." I took a sip of the warm liquid then noticed that it wasn't coffee.
"What?"
"This isn't caffeine."
"I know." I raised an eyebrow just Holbrook walked by.
"Tanner's got something." I tossed the cup in the trash and followed the two.
"Holbrook said you found something?" She nodded as she pointed to the person.
"Is that-?" Derek began to ask.
"Jason DiLaurentis." My eyes grew.
"That can't be."
"Are you sure?" Linda asked.
"I know when I see a DiLaurentis one." Derek's cell ranged.
"Talk to me mama."
"This is way too freaky."
"Tell me about it." I said.
"So I ran the facial recognition and he's definitely a DiLaurentis." I ran a hand over my face.
"Is it Jason?" Tanner asked.
"I'm afraid so yes." I felt my heart pound.
"There's gotta be some explanation."
"I wish I knew more." I left the room.
"Thanks Garcia."
...
The roof-
The cool December breeze was blowing in my face just enough to make the hair on my neck stand up. A pair of strong arms wrapped around my waist, making me sink into Derek's body as he hugged me from behind.
"You alright?"
"I don't know why Tanner even called me to be on this case." I turned to face him. "What if Jason is behind it?" He still had his arms wrapped around my waist.
"We won't know that until we ask him."
"Scratch that, until you ask him."
"What's your plan?"
"Call an old friend for a few favors that he still owes my family."
"You're going to check out this Rhys guy aren't you?" I shrugged as he sighed. "Just be careful."
I smiled some. "Always."
"Hey I mean it. You're not the only that you have to look out for now." He placed his hand on my somewhat flat stomach.
"I promise." I reached up to give him a kiss as I reached for my cell phone out of my back pocket and pressed speed the dial button. "Hey Frank, I need that favor you owe me."
...
Some warehouse outside of Rosewood-
Both Frank and I were sitting in his old Volvo when Rhys pulled up and started too walked to the door when I pulled the binoculars from my face.
"Am I crazy or does he looks exactly like-?"
"Your ex-fiancée Jason DiLaurentis?" I looked at him. "Hey you two were practically engaged."
"Until my ol' man split us up." Aria's friend Clark walked up.
"Who's that?"
"Uh, Clark Wilkins. Aria met him while doing photography at Hollis."
"I think he's sketchy."
"You think most people are." He let out a chuckle.
"So are you seeing anyone?" I let out a small laugh. "What?"
"Nothing. It's just that we usually have a quiet stake-out."
"And you haven't answered my question."
"Well, dad, if you must know; the miles that we travel, the only people I see is my team and hotel beds."
"Right."
"I think we should go." He gave me a funny look. "It's not like we can just go in there without a search warrant."
"Ok, so you're right. What do we tell your team?"
I sighed. "I'll come up with something." I looked at my watch. "In the meantime, I have to go to a political rally."
"I'd thought I never-."
"Hear those two words come out of my mouth?" He nodded. "I know. Me too."
...
Few hours later I arrived at the Hastings political rally just in time to see Mona talking to Spencer near the steps. Both Hanna and Aria walked up beside me as I sent a quick text to Rossi to let him know where I was.
"Busy night?" Hanna asked. I stifled a laugh.
"You can say that."
"Is that Mona talking to Spencer?" Emily asked. I nodded. "I didn't know she was back in town."
"Evidently she and Mike are staying in the same hotel that my team and I are." The three looked at me.
"And you're ok with that?" Emily asked.
"I'm only here to help Tanner. Whatever Mona has planned, I'm going to ignore it the best I can." Veronica walked up.
"Girls I'm so glad you came." I smiled.
"I wouldn't have missed it." Just then, my cell ranged with Tanner's name on it. "I hate to bail but I gotta run."
"Don't worry about it." We hugged each other. "I hope you can make later for dinner?"
I smiled. "I'll see what I can do." My cell ranged again this time I answered it. "Brooks."
...
I walked into the police department and met JJ who had a couple of files in hand after sending a quick reply to Aria saying I could see what I could do for lunch just as Toby had flagged me.
"What's up?"
"You need to see this."
I followed Toby back to the same room where I had left Tanner before to see a side-by-side picture of Rhys and Jason, blinking my eyes, this can't be happening.
"Ok so this Rhys character is DiLaurentis." Then I remember CeCe.
"What is it?" Tanner asked.
"Do we have any new leads on CeCe Drake?" Hotch spoke.
"Who's that?"
"She was involved with Detective Wilden's murder." Linda said. "And no we don't." I took my cell out of coat pocket. "Who are you calling?"
"The only two people I know who had a close relationship with CeCe."
Few minutes later, we had Alison and Jason in seated in different rooms as Hotch and JJ went to interview Jason, Rossi and I walked in with Toby and Tanner.
"Why do I feel like this is an interrogation?" Ali asked.
"Should it?" I added.
"We're just here to ask a couple of questions." Rossi asked.
"Let me guess, you want to know where CeCe is?"
I nodded. "Yeah."
"I don't know where my sister is." Rossi raised an eyebrow. "I haven't talked to her in few days." She looked at her cell phone.
"Hope we're not keeping-." I began to say.
"Actually I have a class to get back too." She started to leave but stopped at the door. "Alex, I hope you can make to my and Jordan's house warming party." I returned a small smile.
"I'll see what I can do." I saw the look on Rossi's face. "Don't say a word."
"What?" We shared a chuckled as we walked out.
...
While I later I found myself staring at CeCe's old case file. Rubbing my temples as I saw a fresh cup of coffee being placed in front of me, I looked up to see Derek pulling a chair up to the desk.
"I thought I was band from caffeine?"
He smiled. "It looks like you could some."
I sighed. "What I could really use is some answers."
"What have you found so far?"
"She's been on the run since she killed Detective Wilden." I ran a hand over my face as he grabbed her file.
"Ok. I'll call Penelope and see if she can come up with anything."
I nodded and started to grab my things. "In the meantime, I'm going back to the hotel and get some rest." Thankfully I was the only left in the station as I stood up or so I thought as I stood up and gave Derek a goodbye kiss. "Don't stay late." He nodded as I leaned in again but was soon interrupted by the sound of a familiar voice. Turning around I saw Frank standing against a filing cabinet with his arms crossed.
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything?"
I cleared my throat. "No, you're not. Frank this is Derek." I watched the two exchange handshakes.
"Heard a lot about you." Derek said. Frank's eyes grew.
"Really?" Derek nodded as I cleared my throat.
"I'm going to go. Frank."
"Yeah?"
"Play nice." He raised his hands in front of him as I gave Derek a quick hug goodbye. "I like this one."
I walked out of the station just as Toby and Spencer were walking out of the Grille from most likely a last minute date, giving them a wave as I was walking to my car, when all of the sudden it exploded.
"Alex!" Spencer screamed as she and Toby rushed to my side as well as Frank and Derek.
"Call 911!" Toby bellowed.
Hours later my eyes began to focus to the hospital room where I found Spencer nearly asleep in the chair across from me and Toby leaning against the wall.
"W-what happen?"
"Spence," She looked at him. "She's awake."
"Where am I?"
"Hey." Spencer said as I was sitting up. "Easy."
"Where am I?"
"The hospital." Toby said. "I'll go let the doctor know you're up." I gave a slow nod.
"Where's Derek?"
"He and Frank are with Tanner trying to find out what happened." Toby walked back in with Dr. Rollins.
"Ah, good you're awake. How do you feel?"
"Like I got hit by a bus."
"At least you haven't lost your sense of humor." That earned Spencer a glare. "I'm just saying."
Looking back at Dr. Rollins, I could see that he had a wedding ring on as he was writing down some things on my medical sheet; he looked back up and smiled at me.
"Well, I'll come back to check on you later and see how you're doing."
"That's it?" He nodded.
"Unless you want me to ask a nurse to stick you with some needles-." I held up my hands.
"I'm good." He smiled.
"Call if you need anything."
Days later-
I walked up the steps of Alison's house just as I both Hanna and Aria drove up and got out of their car, pulling my leather jacket tighter around my body, and saw that they were carrying some food.
"Hey."
"Hey back. I didn't know we were supposed to bring food." Spencer and Emily walked up.
"Hey you made it." Spencer said.
"Yeah."
"Oh here I made an extra casserole dish." I looked at the house.
"Alex, you ok?" Aria asked.
"Yeah. Let's get this over with." My index finger reached the doorbell just as the door opened to reveal Dr. Rollins. He greeted us with a smile.
"Ladies, glad you could make it."
"Oh good, Alex you made it." I raised as an eyebrow as Alison walked up.
There's chapter one. Not real sure of where this is going, but I want it to go with the five year jump. Will Alex still trust Alison after meeting her husband at the house warming party? And who put the bomb underneath her car? Stay tune till the next chapter. Let me know what you think.