Road Trip #2: Summer '09 – Part 2

Authors Note: Thanks for all the reviews! I hope you like this part!

I used a quote by a reviewer, so feel free to put one up and I might just incorporate it with the story!

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CMQOTC(Criminal Minds Quote of the Chapter)

Morgan: So it's a binary code?
Reid: Yeah. Bacon used a twenty-one letter alphabet; this one's twenty-four. Each letter is assigned a bit string of five binary digits. This combination yields 32 possible encodings. Normally, you'd use a computer to run all these combinations, but it was quicker just to do it longhand until I found the right one.

Prentiss: [pokes Reid's cheek] He's so lifelike!

x o x o

"I don't want any part of this." Hotch said. "I am an innocent by stander." he said, Penelope had a grin on her face as she typed more stuff on her computer, Hotch looked at her. "Can you please stop that? Now?" Penelope didn't listen, she pressed the final last buttons on the key board.

"Gotcha." she said with a smile as she shut the lap top and put it down next to her before getting out of the car.

"Garcia..." Hotch said as she got out and began shutting the door. "GARCIA!" he screamed after her, but the door shut and she walked to the door. He let out a groan and thought. "Oh god." he groaned as he got out of the car and shut the door, walking after her.

x o x o

"Wait, so Rossi and Penelope are driving together? Why don't I go with them? Wont it be easier? And I thought Rossi said he wasn't going?" Emily asked, Derek groaned.

"What is this Emily? A million questions?" he asked as he finished throwing stuff into his bag. "And no, Emily, it wouldn't be easier because Garcia is picking up Rossi and Rossi wasn't going, but Garcia's going to make him." he explained.

"Sorry to be a bother." she said as she walked towards the door. "Dick." Emily said before walking out, but in more of a funny way and not meaning it literally, Derek chuckled to himself and shook his head.

x o x o

"Garcia, Rossi will not appreciate this. We can get arrested for trust passing!" Hotch exclaimed.

"He wont get us arrested for trust passing." Penelope said with a scoff and a 'duh' tone. "You should see the pictures he has on his computer from his last vacation to Aruba." she said, Hotch raised his eyebrows. "Let's not talk about how I know that." she said.

"I can have you fired for invading the employees privacy." he told her.

"Yes, but if you did that I'd get a job that has better hours and about the same pay. So as Charlie Sheen would say; winning." she said with a smile as she opened the door, Hotch rolled his eyes as they walked into Rossi's house. Penelope hacked into the security cameras to show a still of what was happening before and turned his home security off, but it would go back in 5 minutes. Which gave them enough time to at least get in. "Now, I just need to find where he is... wow, his house is huge." Penelope gawked as she walked in, Hotch looked at her, staying close to the door.

"Garcia, we could have just called. You can't kid nap him like you did to Emily and I last year," he hesitated to continue. "Rossi has is a lot more feisty about this then I was. I needed that road trip, Rossi doesn't."

"Will you hush." she said as she walked in the living room. Hotch crossed his arms, thinking if I stay here I wont be liable for anything.. he thought as he watched Penelope turn the corner. Crap he thought as he chased after her. "Garcia!" he said in a whisper, Penelope quickly hushed him. "This is a huge invasion of privacy." he told her, Penelope hushed him again.

"What the hell are you doing in my house?" Rossi exclaimed, causing them to jump and turn around to see him with jeans and a darker teal color shirt.

"I told her not to!" Was Hotch's first reaction, they both looked at him like he was a child and he realized how childish that sounded.

"What he means to say is.." Penelope said as she looked at Rossi. "We are going on a road trip, Rossi. Last time you and I couldn't go and now this is the first time we can all get together and all go on this road trip. And I don't want you to miss out on such a wonderful opportunity like this." she explained.

"Because we're an incredibly unconditional family, I know." Rossi said with a shrug, he's heard it all before. "I don't think you guys want an old guy like me tagging along."

"Rossi, you are not old. Besides, I've heard you can get a little wild once you knock a few back. It's okay. We'll just make sure your not sober the whole trip." Penelope said, Rossi raised his eyebrows.

"I doubt you guys really want me to come along." he said.

"I don't agree with that statement." Penelope retorted, Hotch nodded in agreement.

"Me either." he said, Rossi let out a sigh and looked at the two of them.

x o x o

"Spence will be here in a couple minutes... he got some Dunkin Donuts." JJ said as she looked at Emily and Derek, who were sitting in the car.

"What's he getting us?" Emily joked.

"He's actually getting you guys some coffee. And Derek a doughnut." JJ said, Derek raised his eyes. "With sprinkles." she finished, he nodded because he was now happy they were getting the right kind.

"Jayje, are you and Spencer good in the back?" Emily asked as she opened the door and put her duffel bag in the back. She nodded as Spencer pulled up and parked in the driveway.

"Thank you!" JJ said as she ran over with her flip flops smacking the ground behind her as she grabbed her iced coffee and her bag with food in it, Spencer smiled as she grabbed another coffee with her free hand and handed it to Emily as Spencer grabbed his bag and put it in the back as JJ gave Derek his coffee and doughnut.

"Are we all ready?" Derek asked as he chewed his doughnut.

"You are so gross. Eat with your mouth closed." JJ said as she put her seat belt on, Derek chucked as he pulled away.

"Yes mommy."

"Shut up." JJ spat back.

x o x o

"I am so glad you're coming with us Rossi. I knew you would." Penelope exclaimed with a smile.

"Well, thanks." Rossi said as he looked at her. "I'm still not to happy about you hacking into my security system though." he told her, Penelope looked down.

"It was for good reason.." she explained, Rossi chuckled.

"I know that Garcia." he told her.

"You're laughing?" she questioned. "Why are you laughing?" she asked.

"If you really wanted me to come that bad you could have knocked." he told her.

"But I thought you had that plane to catch..." Penelope said, Rossi shook his head. "But you... I mean... what?" Penelope asked, Rossi looked over at Hotch and they both chuckled. "What are you laughing about?"

x o x o

"Are you sure you want to go and get food in there? After what happened last time?" Emily asked JJ, she glared at her. "I'm just saying. You're wearing shorts this time, last time you weren't even wearing those."

"Yeah, well, I have to pee. And Derek's pissed enough that I didn't pee before hand, but I actually did." JJ said. "It was just the coffee..." she said as she jumped down from the car. "You guys want anything?"

"No thanks." Spencer said.

"Can you get me some Doritos?" Emily asked, JJ looked at her and took a deep breath.

"No." she said before shutting the door, Emily laughed and shook her head, knowing that she was kidding. JJ smiled at Derek, who was filling the car up, he gave her the 'I'm watching you' eyes, she stuck his tongue out at him and walked inside. "Excuse me," JJ said as she looked at the guy that had his back to her at the desk. "Can I have the bathroom key?" she asked, the guy turned around and paused when he saw her. JJ thought he looked familiar, he grabbed the bathroom key quickly and handed it to her in silence. "Thanks.." JJ hesitated as she turned out and walked out to the bathroom. On her way back, she remembered he was clerk last year, too, they stopped at the same gas station as before. "Thanks again." JJ said with a smile as she put the key back on the counter, then looked around to find some snacks, she grabbed Emily Doritos and herself an Arizona Iced Tea as she walked over to the counter, Derek was just finishing up paying for his gas, he looked over at her and raised his eyebrows. JJ smiled at him as she put her stuff down. The whole time she was finding drinks she felt his eyes on her, and even when she looked over he quickly looked away. It honestly disgusted her.

"Can I help you with anything else?" he asked her, JJ smiled at him.

"That's it. Thanks." she said, she noticed the guy at the who glanced up at Derek, who was waiting at the door for JJ to make sure he didn't say anything. He looked back at her.

"3.19." he told her, JJ nodded and handed him a 5 dollar bill. "1.81 is your change." he said as he handed her the change.

"Thanks." JJ said as she walked over to Derek. "Still staring?" she asked quietly, Derek glanced over and nodded, she rolled her eyes and turned around. "Take a picture, it'll last longer. Asshole." she said quickly before the door shut behind them, Derek laughed.

"Way to go Jayje!" he said as he put arm over her shoulders. JJ laughed.

"It was disgusting, Derek. He way totally starring at my ass."

"Don't forget down the shirt." he said, JJ nodded.

"That to." she said as he dropped his arm and walked over to the drivers side.

"Did you get my Doritos?" Emily asked as JJ got in, JJ nodded and handed them to her. "Oh my gosh," Emily said as she looked back at the clerk. "Is that the same clerk from last time?" she asked, Derek laughed and JJ nodded.

"He was totally staring at my ass. I called him an asshole. I swear if he ever fucking does it again I'll punch him in the case." JJ said, Emily looked at her.

"Wow, JJ, feisty." Emily said as she ate a chip.

"Didn't we learn how feisty JJ was last year?" Derek asked. "Or at least I did when I walked in on her on top of Reid." Derek said, JJ's eyes widened.

"I was drunk!"

"Mhm, and I bet that makes you even feistier. Do you agree with that Reid?" Derek asked as he looked at Spencer in the rear view mirror, his eyes widened.

"Shut up!" JJ told him as she looked out the window.

"So what about you Derek? You gonna sleep with someone this time?"

"After last time? You don't know how much I wished I slept with a few different chicks. But now that you're coming, you know I gotta choose you." Derek said as he flashed her a smile, Emily scoffed.

"Ha! Yeah right."

"What about Garcia?" Spencer spoke up, he wasn't entirely being serious, JJ smiled.

"Ooooo, yeah, what about Garcia?" JJ asked, Derek raised his eyebrows.

"Oh no, no, no. You know it ain't like that. Garcia and I have a strict flirting relationship. And that's as far as it goes." Derek said, JJ laughed.

"Yeah, and Spence and I had a strict, regular friendship and we slept with each other." JJ said. "Anything can happen on these road trips Derek."

"Not anything." Derek stressed the word 'anything'.

"She speaks the truth." Spencer spoke up.

"Yeah, well anything means I can sleep with you. And I am not sleeping with Reid."

"No gay stuff Derek!" JJ exclaimed. "For all we know you will actually ending up sleeping with Garcia." she said with a smile. "And Emily." she said with excitement. "At the same time." she smirked.

"You're such a perv." Emily said as she shook her head.

"What?" JJ asked. "I mean, technically we're like a family, right? And we've almost all slept with each other or at least kissed each other. The only person one of us hasn't kissed or had sex with was Rossi." JJ told him. "So that means you have to sleep with Rossi." JJ said, Emily raised her eyebrows.

"And why would I sleep with Rossi?" she asked, JJ shrugged.

"I don't know, he's been around. He must be good." she said.

"Let's move on to a different topic now." Spencer said.