Here's the last chapter. thanks for reading and reviewing


I look into the eyes of the speaker – Hotch, and I can see…confusion? Acceptance? I don't get it. Slowly I answer him, "My mother's. I told you I'd be there." Another sigh escaped my mouth and my shoulders fell. Tears filled my eyes as I looked down at my feet. "Look I know that you are all hurt by my actions and want nothing to do with me, so I'll just save you the trouble of hearing me beg for your forgiveness and leave."

"If you truly feel that way, then I would have to suggest to Strauss and Hotch that you take some courses to bruch up on your profiling skills," said Rossi.

I take a look around the room and see that everyone was smiling at what was just said. "I don't understand."

"What is there to understand?" JJ asked. "There is only truth. After your memorial service your parents talked with us. They told us that you once admitted to them that you felt like we were all more like family to you than they are. They regretted that they never had that relationship with you. You gave that up Em, to make sure that we were all safe."

"I ran away."

"To protect the ones you loved," said Hotch.

"How can you defend me, Hotch? You stayed out in the open and didn't run from the danger."

"From the impression I get of Doyle, Foyet was nowhere near as dangerous as him. If I knew that faking my death would keep Haley alive, I would have done it in a second."

I send Hotch a small smile and then turn to Sean. "I'll give you a call tomorrow," he said to me and I nodded as we share a hug before him and John leave the room.

"I hope that you all enjoy the rest of the weekend," said Strauss. "I expect to see you all back here Monday morning."

Without waiting for my answer, she leaves the room, leaving me alone with the members of my team, my friends. JJ stood from her seat first and came up to me. I don't know what she is going to do so I just hold in my breath as she steps closer. Her arms pull me into a tight hug and that's when I lost all of my composure. I start to cry and I keep yelling at myself internally for crying. I keep trying to stop but it's just not working. "I am so, so sorry," I say again.

JJ pulls out of the hug and grabs my hand as she pulls me to the table, "Sit," she says to me and I follow her order as I sit in an empty chair at the table between her and Garcia. Garcia reaches over and hugs me tightly. I smile at the tight hug. Garcia's hugs were always filled with so much emotion and they always seemed to be what I needed to cheer me up after a tough case.

"Were you injured in the explosion?" Derek asks.

I shake my head, "Nothing too serious. Just some bruises from where I connected with the wall from the force of the blast and a twisted ankle from running down the stairs."

"Where were you for the last six months?" Reid asked.

"Italy. I was helping track down Doyle through Europe. He left the US after my…funeral…and went after some of the members of the team that lived in Italy and France. Last week we found out that Sean was the next member of the team to be targeted. He was hiding out in San Francisco, under the protection of Cooper's team. We got a report of shots fired at the safe house. It was a trap set to lure John there. Doyle wasn't expecting to see me also. He had planned on setting a bomb off once John went into the house to check on Sean. When I arrived at the house, Doyle slipped up and came after me. I didn't even see him. He was coming after me with a knife. That was when I heard the gunshot and heard the buzz of the bullet as it went passed me and into Doyle."

"Rawson," remarked Morgan.

I nod at him, "He has a habit of being in the right place to save my ass. Anyway, they found the bomb and defused it without any trouble. And with a blur, it was all over and they told me I could go home and that's where I am now."

"Welcome home," Hotch said to me and he brandished the rare 'Hotchner smile'.

"So, I take it that you are all okay with me coming back?" I look up at them with pleading eyes.

"I need you to protect me from Morgan's teasing," said Reid. "It has been really bad since you've been gone."

I send a glare to Morgan as he turns to Reid with wide eyes, "You had to rat me out like that?"

"It's too fun to watch you squirm," Reid jokes and we all laugh.

"Em?" I turn to look at JJ. I can see the look in her eyes and I know the question she is going to ask before she even says it. I smile at her and wait for it. "Are you responsible for the call I received this morning? Because, if you are not, then it is just a weird coincidence."

I let out a light chuckle and smile at my friend. "One hundred percent guilty," I answer her with a smile.

"I don't know what to say," JJ said.

"Please tell me you accepted it." I bit my lower lip as I waited for her answer.

"Do you honestly think that I wouldn't?" JJ laughs as the two of us see the confused looks on the others' faces. "Why don't you explain, because I would love to hear how you pulled it off?"

I nod, "Alright. There is a seventh member of our team, Jamie Kelvin. She is the top liaison for the US offices of Interpol. After Doyle's death, she decided that she wanted out of Interpol. I called in some favors and she was offered a liaison's position in the Department of Defense. They had an open spot since once of their liaison's was also being transferred."

I sat there and smiled at them as they all took in the information given to them. Of course, the genius was the first to grasp the meaning of what I said. "JJ?" he asked.

I smile at JJ as she nods and answers, "Effective, Monday, I am back at the BAU for good. All that I need is Hotch's signature on the transfer orders."

"I'll sign them before we leave today," agrees Hotch.

"So the family is all back together," exclaims Garcia.

"One big happy family," I agree as tears flow to my eyes.


woo hoo In my version, JJ's back for good. This is how I wish for the story arc to complete. This last chapter turned out a little cheesy, but I couldn't help it. Let me know what you think of it.