A/N: I just wanted to say thank you to all the people who commented on my fic and the other people who added me to the alert list, I feel very honoured by all of you. Here is the second chapter which has been posted on Livejournal and was betad by the fantastic Dragontat. Please review they are like tiny hugs.
She was coming out of a bar. She was all alone, just like he liked them. He reached on to the seat to his right and grabbed the cloth with chloroform on it. It knocked them out while he put them in the truck. He was going to have some fun with this one, she was brunette- his favorite. He'd always heard you had more fun with brunettes, turns out it was true. He chuckled to himself at the memories flashing through his mind. He jumped out of the truck and jogged across the road. He looked around- it was just her and him. Just how he liked it. He couldn't help but smile.
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Hotch was not having a very good morning. So far he'd ran out of hot water in the middle of his shower, he'd smashed his favorite coffee cup and to top it all off, Haley had called to say she and Jack were going to visit her folks for two weeks. When his cell rang he was hoping it was something important or he was going to snap.
"Hotchner" he snapped.
"Wow, you don't sound a very happy camper this morning" Reid chuckled.
Hotch relaxed, he fell back on to the sofa.
"Sorry, I'm just not having a very good start to my day" Hotch sighed, while rubbing his forehead. He heard Reid giggle in the background "Spencer did you just giggle?"
"No, Not at all" he said, but Hotch could hear Reid try and stifle a laugh "I've spoken to Kate, she says she would love some help with the case, I gave her JJ's cell phone number so that she can get things arranged"
"Okay," Hotch replied. There was silence on the other end of the phone, and Hotch did not know what to say.
"Did you mean it last night when you said you had wanted to kiss me for a long time?" Reid asked shyly.
"Yes," Hotch replied automatically. He heard Reid breathe out like he had been holding on to his breath. Hotch felt like he was back at high school telling someone he liked them.
"Okay, I will see you on the plane soon then" Reid said. Hotch noticed how the tone of Reid's voice had changed, it sounded happier.
"Yes you will" Hotch said with a smile.
"Bye, Aaron"
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The next time they saw each other it was on the plane. Reid was looking over the case file in front of him. He looked up when Hotch walked towards him.
"Hey," Reid smiled
"Hey" Hotch replied with an equally bright smile. Hotch sat next to Reid. Everyone got into their seats and didn't really talk before or during takeoff.
JJ passed around the case files she had made up. Everyone started flipping through them looking at the photos.
"How did the Agent come across these pictures?" Morgan asked
"Shelly Walters was kidnapped 2 days ago outside a shopping mall. The security cameras picked up his number plates so the locals were able to get a search warrant. They found all these in the attic" Reid said.
Everyone nodded in silence- the pictures they were looking at were horrific. Each woman had a cloth gag to silence their screams, and their arms and legs were bound to their chair. Their clothes were ripped to shreds, and there was a pool of blood surrounding each chair.
"From looking at these photos he likes brunettes. There's is only one woman each with red, blond or black hair" Morgan said.
"Maybe he's trying to see what color hair turns him on most," Emily guessed.
"It's a possibility," Rossi added.
"We will be landing at JFK in 30 minutes so I want you all to look over the case file and think of any questions that we need to ask Special Agent Tyler, okay?" Hotch asked. Everyone nodded before moving to their favourite part of the plane. In minutes only the sound of pencil upon paper could be heard.
A local cop was waiting to show them to their transport, as usual two SUV's, Hotch, Reid and JJ took off in one, leaving Morgan, Rossi and Emily to follow in the other as they made their way to the New York FBI headquarters.
Walking into the Lobby, they saw an agent quickly put down his coffee cup before standing up to greet them
"Special Agent Thomas Bell," he said offering his hand towards Hotch. "Special Agent Tyler has set aside a conference room for you"
"Special Agent Aaron Hotchner, this is my team"
"Well I'll show you to the conference room and then Kate said that you and Dr. Reid would probably want to talk to her" Thomas said turning down the main corridor of the building. The team followed.
"Yes, if that's possible" Hotch said. Thomas nodded before stopping outside a brightly lit conference room.
"I hope this is alright," Thomas said. Hotch nodded before looking at his team.
"If you guys set up here while Reid and I go and see Special Agent Tyler and then we can start straight away" Hotch said. Emily,JJ, Morgan and Rossi nodded and went in to the conference room. Rossi and Emily started unpacking boxes. JJ phoned Garcia to see if she had any information while Derek wondered out loud where the coffee pot was.
"Right, let's take you to Kate she is really excited to see you, Dr. Reid, even though I am sure she'd rather it would be under different circumstances" Thomas smiled. Reid nodded. He was nervous. He had butterflies in his stomach, he didn't know why.
Thomas took them to an office area at the back of the building before pointing out a door.
"That's her office," Thomas said.
Hotch and Reid nodded their thanks. They started walking slowly towards the office. Hotch could tell Reid was nervous.
"How long since you have seen her?" Hotch asked
"Nine Months"
"Does she know about last night?"
"Yes" Reid heard Hotch take in a big breath "Is that okay?"
"Yes, it's fine" But it was obvious to Reid that Hotch was a little uneasy with Kate knowing the truth.
"I was confused" Reid admitted.
"We'll talk about it more after the case" Hotch said reassuringly.
Reid smiled. They reached the office, Reid knocked on the door.
"Come in"
