"I'm looking for Jason Gideon," Liz said to the woman who'd answered.

"You must have the wrong address," she said quickly, too quickly in Liz's opinion.

"Did you just move in, because this is the address he used when he renewed his license three months ago."

"Are you from the DMV or something?"

"Or something, I'm looking for him in regards to a couple close friends."

"And who are you exactly?" the woman pressed.

"My name is Elizabeth Thomas."

"Okay, I'm Elle, why don't you come in."

Elle, Liz knew that name, it took her a minute to place it as she followed the woman in. "Wait, Elle Greenaway?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

Elle Greenaway had been in the BAU, Emily had taken her place after an indiscretion, she'd been a good friend of Spencer's.

"The friends I'm here in regards to are Spencer Reid and Aaron Hotchner."

"Reid and Hotch? Are they okay?" Elle asked, in a worried tone.

"Spencer's fine, he's just been going through a lot. Hotch on the other hand, his ex-wife Haley was just killed."

"How did she die?"

"An unsub, George Foyet, better known as The Reaper, shot her twice in the head."

"I heard about him on the news, Hotch must be so devastated." she said walking over to her desk and getting out her phone. "So how do you know Reid and Hotch? Are you in the BAU?"

"No, I'm Spencer's girlfriend."

"Girlfriend!" she said, unable to suppress the surprise in her voice. "Wow," she dialed and put the phone to her ear.

"It's Elle, I think you should come over to my house, I've got a girl here who needs to talk to you about Hotch and Reid."

Elle was silent for a moment, and Liz waited patiently.

"No, she says she's Reid's girlfriend."

Elle hung up the phone several minutes later, "He's on his way."

"Thank you Elle," she said pulling a piece of paper out and handing it to her, "This is the information for Haley's services, I'm sure Hotch would love to see you."

"I'll do my best to make it," she said.

They sat talking for twenty minutes or so until the doorbell rang. Elle rose and went to answer it, returning with who Liz knew must be Gideon at her heels. Liz rose as he approached the couch and extended a hand.

"You must be Elizabeth, I'm Jason Gideon," she was surprised by the calming affect his mere presence had, and could see why Spencer had trusted him so much immediately.

"It's nice to meet you, Spencer speaks so highly of you."

He sat down across from her and Elle excused herself to the kitchen.

"So Elle said this was about Spencer and Aaron? Are they okay?"

"Hotch's ex-wife, Haley, was just killed by a guy known as The Reaper, so no I wouldn't say he's okay, and Spencer he's just been through so much lately and I want to help him, but he won't open up to me, and I'm scared for him, for both of them."

"What all is going on with Spencer?" he asked, taking on a worried father appearance.

So she told him, every horrible detail, the anthrax, being shot, his family, what he'd had to relive in order to help her, all of it.

Derek, Emily, JJ, Rossi, and Spencer were gathered in the BAU room. Liz saw them and headed up.

"Are you guys busy?" she asked, sticking her head in, "I've got somebody who'd like to see you,"

"No," JJ said, "We were just talking about Hotch, come on in."

She did closely followed by Elle and Gideon. The looks on the faces of the team were priceless.