A/N: Happy Monday! Yeah, I know. And sorry for no "two-for". This isn't that long.

Chapter 3

After Aaron left, Cait looked around her office. With a satisfied smile, she sat down and looked at her email Inbox. It was all office type mails that didn't need her immediate attention. A late afternoon Bureau tech had walked her through the login and set up process last week.

Her cell pinged with a message. Good luck mom! Matt texted; he had copied Mike into the text as well. Cait smiled. Her phone pinged again. Enjoy your day with the new job mom Mike added.

Thanks guys! Cait texted back to them both. She heard a knock at the door. "Come in."

Mat Cruz stuck his head in the door and smiled at her. "You ready?"

"Yes sir," she smiled.

"Cait, don't give me that Bureau crap you learned in your training sessions," he smiled, walking into her office and shutting the door. "That was just a necessary evil to please the bureaucrats at JEdgar."

Cait laughed. "I'm glad you moved hell and high water to get me through the short course Mat," she smiled.

Mat looked at her. "Rumor has it you more than know your way around a weapon, including being able to shoot lights out." Cait smiled with a nod. "You sure you don't want those credentials?"

Cait shook her head. "Positive Mat; I told you from the start. That's not why I'm here; I'm a wife and mother first," she smiled. "And why I won't travel with the team unless absolutely needed."

Cruz smiled back. "Well then, let's get you introduced to the team," he winked. He reached to open the door and then stopped, looking at her. "You're sure Dave doesn't know about this?"

Cait gave Cruz her evil smile. "I like catching him with his pants down so to speak." Cruz lifted an eyebrow. "It helps to keep his ego grounded." Mat laughed. "But Mat, be prepared to catch his hell about it."

"How 'bout you and Aaron?"

Cait smiled, walking around her desk. "We know how to handle him." Mat smiled, opening the door for her.

They walked through the glass doors of the BAU. Gina, doing a consultant with Anderson, immediately noticed them along with Cait's ID badge and nudged Brian's shoulder. Anderson looked up as well. Cait smiled at them putting her index finger to her lips. They both nodded with huge smiles.

Cait and Cruz entered the breakroom. "Time out Mat," Cait smiled. "I need more coffee."

Cruz opened a cupboard above the coffee machines and pulled out a box. "Here's your new official Bureau coffee cup." He took the mug out of the box and handed it to Cait. She rinsed it in the sink, grabbing some paper towels to dry it out. Cruz looked at her as she opened the cupboard underneath the sink to throw away the towels. "The doctor part is medical first Mat," she smiled.

"Yeah," he smiled. "I forgot about that." Cait poured herself a cup of coffee and they ascended the steps to the Round Table room. The door was open.

"That's covers everything for our weekend catch-up of Bureau notifications," Aaron said. Cruz touched Cait's elbow to get her to stop. Cait smiled, taking a sip of her coffee as he entered the room.

"Good morning everyone," Cruz smiled. "Good to see you all back together." He looked at Lewis. "Welcome aboard Dr. Lewis," he smiled, extending his hand. "I apologize for not being here when you started. I had fires to put out with DOD."

"No worries sir," Lewis smiled, shaking his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Cruz looked at Garcia. "Any updated baby pictures from JJ?" he smiled.

Garcia beamed, hitting the remote. "JJ sent me this yesterday; it was Michael's first time in the park." Hotch and Dave turned in their chairs to look at the screen. The team all smiled at the picture of the whole family with Henry holding his brother while he was sitting on a swing with JJ and Will behind them.

"Thank you Garcia,' Cruz sincerely smiled. He looked at the team. "As you know Dr. Steiner, your consultant has retired. Effective last Monday, a new consultant has been hired." Cruz took a step back to smile at Cait on the landing just outside the door. Cait walked into the briefing room with her coffee cup and a smile.

"Cait!" Emily said.

"Mother Goose," Morgan smiled. Dave shot Aaron his most evil look. Hotch just smiled back.

"Welcome Dr. Barkley," Reid said.

"Thank you Dr. Reid," she smiled back.

"Dr. Barkley, this is Dr. Lewis," Cruz introduced.

Tara stuck out her hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you Dr. Barkley. I've read many of your studies." Dave got out of his chair.

"Likewise Dr. Lewis," Cait smiled, shaking her hand. "You're doing innovative and wonderful work as well. I can't wait to sit down with you and do some brainstorming."

"Thank you," Tara said. "I as well," she smiled. She looked as Dave pulled Cait into a hug. "OK, I get that connection." She looked at the rest. "And I know she's worked with you all before." Emily, Morgan and Reid smiled. "But there's something deeper going on here."

"She sleeps with the boss," Dave smiled letting Cait go, pointing at Hotch. Cait waved her rings on her left hand at Tara with a smile. "And I'm more than pissed I didn't know about this," he added.

"Dave, you should know by now that Cait and I don't tell you all of our secrets," Aaron smiled. Cruz smiled as well.

Cait kissed Dave's cheek. "That's because you kiss and tell."

"Excuse me; I kept Erin under the radar from you two for six months." Cait wiped her lipstick off Dave's cheek.

Cait laughed. "Try six weeks; Aaron and I figured it out." The team roared. "We just covered your ass." They all laughed more.

"Damn Hotch, you played this one pretty close to the vest as well." Hotch smiled. "So Mother Goose you gonna kiss the Bossman," Morgan smiled.

"That's against Bureau protocol Agent Morgan," Cait smiled back, rubbing Garcia's shoulder. "I took the basic courses."

Garcia looked at Morgan. "You two are so busted," Emily laughed. Reid and Rossi joined her.

"Time out!" Garcia said. "Jayje needs to be a part of this." Her fingers whizzed over the keyboard in front of her. Hold please." Less than minute later, JJ showed up on the screen, smiling.

"Hi everyone," she softly said. "Michael is down for his nap. Hi Cait! I love this news," she smiled. Cait smiled at the screen, with the room video camera above the screen that Garcia had going to her feed to JJ.

"I thought you loved teaching Cait," Reid asked.

Cait smiled. "I still do Spencer; on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Tuesdays and Thursdays I'm here. And teaching days, I'm available by phone or email for all of you given my teaching schedule."

"Which is?" Morgan asked.

Cait looked at him. "Each semester, I'm teaching my usual sophomore introduction class to criminal psychology; plus a junior class one I've taught for years to whittle down those that take my senior seminar class. Which, by the way, you all still needed to guest lecture in," she said, eyeing Aaron.

"I'm working on it Cait; I promise."

"Work harder please," Cait smiled at her husband.

"I can push that if you want," Cruz smiled. Cait just smiled, raising her eyebrows at Aaron. He shook his head. Garcia snickered.

Emily looked at Cait. "Why do I get the feeling that something more is going on with you?"

Cait smiled at her. "Because you know me and are damn good at your job." Tara looked at Reid, who smiled. Emily looked at Cait. "The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences retired in May. And yes, for the record, the one that hired me. The Board of Regents, in their infinite wisdom," Cait said, rolling her eyes, "hired a new Dean with a very pronounced political, rather than educational agenda. The second day after she sat in the big chair, she sent out an email to all of the department heads. 'Get on board with my agenda'. I'm one of eleven department chairs that stepped down." The whole team, save Hotch, shook their heads.

"Why didn't you tell me Cait?" Dave asked.

"Because you would have lobbied me, Mat and anyone else you possibly could to take this job." Rossi looked at her. "Dave, you know how much I love you and how much you've supported my career and our family." He smiled with a nod. "But this was a step I had to make on my own. My priorities haven't changed; I'm a wife and mother first. And let's be honest, with Aaron the head of this Unit, there were more issues involved." She looked at Dave. "Our professional relationship as well. If I ever had to testify, could all that come back and bite me; more importantly, the prosecutor's case."

"Did a summer trip let you do some thinking?" JJ asked. Cait smiled.

"More like me getting my ducks in a row, so I could offer Cait the job." Cruz looked at them all. "One of my close friends was another department head that stepped down. He casually mentioned that Cait was available. I made the overture." He smiled. "Cait raised a lot of valid points that needed to be approved not only at JEdgar but DOJ before she would even consider my offer. Starting with her and Aaron's relationship. Since she's here, I think you all know those issues are taken care of."

Morgan got out of his chair. Emily was right behind him. "It's a definite win for us," Morgan smiled, giving Cait a hug.

"It's soooooo good to have you here Cait," Emily smiled, hugging Cait.

Cruz smiled. "The party is started; you all have finally got a consultant that is going to help you. Let's get her up to speed on the latest pending cases." He smiled at Garcia. "And me as well."

Aaron looked at the screen. "And where you sign out JJ; you're still in mom, not Agent mode," he smiled.

"Enjoy the time Jayje," Cait smiled.

"Thanks for the heads up Garcia," JJ smiled. "I really miss being there with all of you. But Cait and Hotch are right. I need this time and I'm really enjoying it," she smiled. "Cait and Aaron, see you next Sunday."

"Next Sunday?" Emily asked.

"Cait and Aaron are going to be Michael's godparents," JJ smiled.

"Jimmy is doing Michael's christening," Dave smiled.

"Now Garcia," Hotch said.

"I'll send you all the deteets," Garcia said, looking at the team. Hotch looked at her a bit more intensely. Cait winked at Morgan and Emily. Cruz smiled. "BAU out," Garcia smiled, hitting a key. JJ disappeared.

"Now sir," Garcia said, getting up with her remote. Cait looked around the room and then took Garcia's chair, sitting next to Aaron. Hotch looked around as well.

"I've got Bureau office management on it Aaron. There will be a bigger round table and more chairs in here tonight," Cruz smiled, moving to stand behind Reid.

"And a Tablet for Cait?" Garcia asked.

Cruz smiled. "It should arrive by noon."

Garcia smiled, getting into the weekly briefing.

When it finished, Tara looked around. "Wow. Is this what Cait brings to the table that Steiner didn't?"

Morgan got out of his chair and kissed Cait's cheek. "Welcome to the show Dr. Mother Goose. If we don't go out tonight, the first round of drinks at Barney's is on me."

"I've got the second," Emily added.

Cait smiled. "I'll pass, but thank you Derek." He looked at her. "I believe I said wife and mother comes first. And a bit of a heads up on my schedule here. Jack gets off the school bus at three-thirty. And I have three men in my life I have to cook dinner for," she smiled. "With the fourth one off to college."

"I'm buying the third round," Dave smiled.

"Instead of getting a home cooked meal you know about?" Reid asked.

"With this news kid?" Dave smiled. Reid nodded. "I'm drinking."

Cait looked at Emily. "Text Declan to come to dinner with us. He knows the way now that he's driving and been there before."

Hotch looked at his team. "Try not to be totally hungover tomorrow morning."

Cruz laughed. "Good luck with that Aaron."

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A/N: I like it when a plan starts to come together.