As ever all rights & characters beling to CBS. Post season 6, sequel to 'Who's rescuing who' and 'whatever the cost'. My version of how JJ and Emily rejoin the BAU 'family' and the pressures faced by the team as old faces reappear. Set 3 Months after Emily 'died' and JJ left Emily and Kate in Paris.

Chapter 1 –

Garcia sat in her office, alone and miserable, they had just finished up the latest case in Florida and as ever when she had a free moment Garcia's mind wandered to the loss of her good friend and the whereabouts and welfare of Kate. Reaching up to wipe the stray tear before it streaked down her cheek Garcia took a breath and picked up her phone.

"Agent Jareau."

"JJ sweetcheeks, how are you?"

"Garcia, I'm fine, it's been a while."

"It sure has, have you got time for a drink tonight?"

"Of course, is everything ok?"

"Yeah just tired and I miss, you know..."

JJ paused on the other end of the line, the burden of the secret she held weighed heavily upon her and she was glad that during the past three months she had had minimal contact with her friends.

"I miss her too Garcia, I'll meet you at 8 tonight, the usual place."

Garcia slowly replaced the handset, her breathing slow and her heart heavy as she looked at the photo of her, Emily and Kate that stood beside one of her monitors. Swallowing hard she picked up her pen and opened the bottom drawer of her unit and retrieved some paper, as technically sound as she was there were some things that just needed to be written down.

JJ walked into the bar and quickly spotted her friend, sitting in the corner table, her colourful clothes a beacon in the dark space. Smiling JJ wandered over and sat down, pleased to see that her friend had already got some drinks in.

"Well good evening Miss Garcia how are you?"

JJ grinned widely as she bent over the table and warmly embraced her friend.

"I'm good JJ."

"You seem to have lost a little of your sparkle."

JJ settled down into her seat and raised an eyebrow as Garcia looked down at the table.

"I just miss them so much, it is bad enough that Emily died, but I'm not allowed to see or speak to Kate. I immerse myself at work, hoping that the dreadful things I see will somehow take my mind off what happened, but it's failing JJ."

Garcia closed her eyes as JJ took a long sip of her drink, she had guessed from the phone call that her friend was upset, she just hadn't known how much.

"I miss them too Pen, every day I think about them, but not just about Emily and Kate, I think about you, Morgan, Rossi, Hotch and Reid. I never wanted to leave you, I'm trying hard to make the best of the situation."

Garcia reached across and put her hand on top of her friend's, squeezing their fingers together as she spoke, her voice barely a whisper as JJ leant forward slightly to hear her friend.

"I know that you know where Kate is, I need to know if she is ok, can you get a message to her for me?"

JJ felt her breath catch in her throat and reached for her drink to help her regain her composure. She looked around the bar scanning the patrons before she turned to concentrate back on Garcia who had a worried expression on her face, as JJ nodded her head slowly.

"Ok I'll do it but you mustn't say a word to the others."

"Thank you."

Garcia bent down and picked up her handbag, rooting through it until she retrieved a handmade pink envelope and pushed it across the table.

"It's lovely Pen."

JJ laughed softly as she picked the distinctive envelope up and stowed it safely into her bag before she picked up her drink once again.

"Kate is doing ok, I'm hoping to see her in the next couple of weeks depending on work."

"What about Doyle? Every time I ask Rossi or Hotch they shrug the conversation off and say that he isn't on anyone's radar. I want him caught JJ, I want Kate to come home to us, we're her family now."

JJ stared down hard at the table before she gradually brought her gaze back up to Garcia.

"We're closing in on him, that's all I can say, it's the reason I'm still at the DOD, I will stay there as long as it takes for us to catch Doyle and bring Kate back."

"Thank you JJ, I just needed some reassurance I guess."

JJ smiled as she picked up her glass, quickly finishing her drink before she stood up and walked around the table so that she could embrace her friend.

"I'll ring you soon Pen and I'll keep you updated on any news."

"I know and thank you JJ.

JJ took a deep breath and headed out of the bar, wishing that she could head home instead she had to head back to the Pentagon as what she told Garcia was right, they were closing in on Doyle, fast.

Outskirts of Putna, North Romania

There were five of them, a handpicked squad on a black ops mission, silently gesturing to each other as they closed in on the stone farmhouse that was surrounded by large pine trees giving it the perfect shelter. It didn't take them long to spot the three armed guards as three bullets silently soared through the darkness and found their victims. Once assured that they were neutralised the five of them moved silently forward splitting up into two groups, the smaller group of two went around the back of the house while the three armed agents entered through the front, immediately they met another two armed guards and silently and efficiently dealt with them. A minute passed as they shot dead the four armed guards inside the house and then the five regrouped and walked through to the bedroom, unsurprised to see Doyle in bed with a woman.

"What the..."

"Ajuta!"

The woman's cries for help went unheeded as three shots rang out as the group moved forward, the leader quickly fired two more shots, into each of their heads.

Pentagon, United States

JJ sat and watched the operation unfold on the monitor, beside her stood the General who had a calm air of satisfaction about him as he saw the image focus in on the dead body of Ian Doyle.

"Ok light it up and get out of there."

JJ found herself suddenly take a breath as she saw the operatives set light to the farmhouse as they left.

"Thank you General."

"You're welcome Agent Jareau, good luck."

JJ nodded as she extracted the flash drive from the computer and walked out of the office, reaching for her cell as she dialled a familiar number.

"Hi Hotch, Doyle is dead, I need to see you."