It was 1 in the morning, when Rossi's phone rang. He was actually trying to get some sleep but of course that wasn't going to happen.

Son of a bitch! He cursed as he reached for his phone.

'Hello?'

'Dave.' Erin sniffed. He could hear her crying.

'Chief Strauss, what is wrong?' He never thought the Ice Queen ever cried, but he knew these tears were real. His heart broke a little when he heard her cry into the phone.

'It's Danielle.'

'Your daughter Danielle?'

'Yes.'

'What happened?'

'She's flying to Seattle to see some of her college friends for summer vacation. I told her not to go since I know what is going on. She isn't listening to me; she's flying in tomorrow afternoon. I don't know what I would do if something happens to her. I can't stop her Dave; I don't know what to do.' She sobbed into the phone.

'Chief Strauss, I need you to breath, stop crying and just breath.' He heard her exhale.

'Dave please help me.'

'Erin, please shut up for 1 minute.' There was a silence. 'Do you know for sure she is going to go to a club while she's here?'

'Obviously Dave! She is 21! She always goes out on the weekends to the clubs here, I'm sure she is going to go to the clubs there!' She snapped at him.

'How about this, I will pick her up tomorrow from the airport, sit her down and talk to her. I'll let her know what is happening. Ok?'

'She's my little girl, I can't lose her.'

'And you won't.'

'Dave?'

'Yes.'

'I'm scared.'

'I know you are Chief Strauss. But I promise you, I will get her home safety, I will personally bring her to your house myself.'

'Thank you Dave, I'll give her your number so she can contact you. I'll forward you her flight information.'

'Sounds good, please get some rest & Erin do not think about breaking. You are stronger than that.'

'Are you drunk right now?'

'I wish, I could go for a nice scotch right about now. I am sober as a priest.'

'You never talked to me like that before.'

'Consider this a onetime thing. Now go get some sleep & I will talk to you in the morning.' And with that, their conversation was over. David hated Erin but this was serious. He put all the anger and hatred aside; this was a young girl's life at risk.

The next morning the team, met downstairs for breakfast, Rossi broke the news to them.

'Guys, I have to tell you something that has come up.'

'With the case?' Emily asked.

'Sort of. I received a phone call last night, from Chief Strauss.'

'That bitch is so annoying!' Morgan interrupted.

'Hey Derek, how about you shut the hell up and let me finish!' Rossi screamed from across the table, everyone's eyes widen, he never yelled at anyone like that before.

'As I was saying, she has informed me that her 21 year old daughter Danielle is flying in to Seattle today. She is scared that something might happen to her. Now I know you all hate her, I will admit I strongly dislike her as well, but we have to look at Erin as a mother right now not as our boss. I have planned to pick up her daughter from the airport & talk to her about what's going on. She could possibly be the next victim.'

'What is Danielle doing here?' JJ asked.

'Just visiting friends, Erin told me she is 21 so she most likely will be going to the clubs.'

'So we have to watch her daughter now?' Emily asked.

'Well I'm going to see if I can get through to her, but I'm just keeping you guys in the loop. I have to go pick her up, if you need me, just give me a call.' Rossi took one last sip of his coffee, stood up and disappeared through the doors.

'Rossi is right, we have to look at Erin as a mother, she is scared and that is normal. We all know Erin and David are close in some ways. We owe them both our respect and that's what I hope you all give them.' Hotch said.

'Hotch are you serious about this?' Morgan asked.

'Yes, I am.'

'This is crazy.'

'You know what Morgan how about you pull that stick out of your ass. We are a team, a family, you heard Rossi, Erin is scared and we have to comfort her right now. We have to do everything in our power to keep her and her family safe. Erin is part of this family even though you treat her like shit. Now let's get to work and try to find this creep!' Hotch stood up and left the room. Everyone was silenced.

'I can't wait for this case to be over.' Morgan said

'What has gotten into them?' Garcia asked.

'We all know Erin and Dave have something.' Emily said.

'They both have a point, come on guys let's go.' Reid ended the conversation.

Meanwhile at the airport, Dave waited for Danielle; he had met her a few times over the years. He looked around and started to worry because he didn't see her anywhere. Suddenly there was a tap on his shoulders.

'Agent Rossi?' A tall, fair skinned blonde hair and blue eyes caught his attention.

'You must be Danielle.'

'Yes sir, my mother said you would be waiting for me.'

'Yeah, let's get you to your hotel, we can go get something to eat after you settle in and I'll inform you about what's going on.'

'Will I get to see my friends at all Agent Rossi?'

'Please call me Dave, if you let me talk to you for a little then yes you can see your friends. Just give me a few hours that's all I ask for.'

'Alright.'

'Let me take your bags, the car is over here.'

He put her bags in the truck and drove towards the hotel.

'Do you mind calling my mom and telling her that I have made it safely? We aren't on speaking terms.'

'Sure.' He dialed her number.

'Hello?'

'Erin it's me.'

'Dave, is she ok? Did my baby make it?'

'Erin, you need to relax, she is fine. I'm taking her to her hotel now.'

'Dave, please watch her. I can't lose her. My kids are my everything; they are all I have left. I love her so much!' She was unaware that Danielle was listening to every word her mother was saying.

'Erin, I won't let her out of my sight.'

'Thank you so much Dave. I know she hates me but tell her that I love her so much and I just never wanted her to get hurt.'

'I will.' He looked over at Danielle with a smile on her face. He hung up the phone and pulled into the hotel. She got checked in and David helped her bring the bags up.

'I know I promised your mom I would never let you out of my site, but if you need to change ill just stay in the hall.'

'No worries, there's no need for me to change. I'm ready to go and eat.'

'Sounds good, I know this local diner we can get something to eat.'

'Awesome, let's go.'

Dave & Danielle arrived at the diner, they placed their order and he began to tell her about what is going on.

'So the reason why you're mother bitched and flipped the shit on you is because there is a serial killer here in Seattle. He has killed 3 girls, all 21. He gets the girls from a club, he is supposedly very attractive, he dances and drinks with them, the girls leave with him and the next morning they are found near the club, with their fingers cut off. Your mom loves you very much and she is just watching out for you.'

'Why don't I just not go to the club he goes to?'

'Because he goes to different clubs every time.'

'I'm still going to go clubbing Dave. I'm not going to let this guy stop me from having a good time. I'm sorry but I won't.' Rossi had to stop and think for a second.

'I figured you would say that. I'm going to talk to my unit chief and see what we can do.'

'Ok, can I ask you something not related to the case at all?' Rossi took a deep breath, trying to prepare himself for the question.

'Sure.'

'Have you slept with my mother?' Rossi chocked on his sandwich.

'Um, no I have not slept with your mother.'

'Is she not your type?'

'I don't have a type, I just never thought about sleeping with your mother. Don't get me wrong your mother is very beautiful, the thought of me sleeping with her never passed my mind.' What had he gotten himself into.

'You're just her type.'

'What's that?'

'Italian, around her age, handsome, strong and smart. I'm surprised she hasn't thrown herself onto you.' Rossi chocked again.

'I think we should get you to your hotel.' He said trying to end this conversation as quick as possible.

The car ride to the hotel was quiet. Rossi was speechless with what he had heard today. He dropped off Danielle and headed back to the police station.

'Hey guys, you miss me?'

'How'd it go with Danielle?' Hotch asked.

'Uhm, it went well. She still is going to go clubbing.'

'Stubborn like her mother?'

'Aha, yeah. Anything new?'

'No, we talked to the friends of the girls, couldn't give much of a description. Tall, dirty blonde hair, nice ass. Mid 20's.' Emily said

'So we are looking for a tall guy who has a nice ass. Good description.' Dave said.

'What are you we going to do about Danielle?'

'I was thinking, JJ, Emily, Garcia and Morgan go to the club she goes to and we keep an eye on her and look for the guy.'

'He might not even be there.' Morgan spit out.

'Well if he is there then we can catch him, if not, that think of it as a night out.'

'I like the idea Dave, all the accidents occurred on Friday which is tomorrow. We'll find out the club Danielle's going to, you 4 will go inside, we 3 will stay outside.' Hotch said.

'Sounds good.'

'We have nothing else to work on, keep your phones on just in case something happens. We'll meet up tomorrow at 12 to finalize everything. Have a good night.' Hotch and the rest of the team spread out. The girls went shopping, Reid and Morgan went to a bar and Dave went up to his room. Rossi's phone rang,

'Hello?'

'It's me.'

'How are you?'

'I'm downstairs what room are you in?'

'313.'

Shortly after there was a knock on the door.

'I knew you couldn't stay home.'