When the night falls on you

and you don't know what to do

let me come along

cuz even if you're wrong

As we were getting off the plane, Emily's cell phone rang. JJ, Derek and Reid all exited the plane.

"I'll be there in a sec," Emily told Hotch as he exited.

"Okay," He replied. I stood in the plane and waited for her.

"Agent Prentiss," She answered her phone.

"Hello Emily," The voice on the other end said. Emily didn't reply. She recognized the voice.

"This is Section Chief Strauss," The voice continued.

"What can I do for you, ma'am?" Emily asked politely, even though I knew inside she was ready to hang up.

"Do you remember our agreement from when you first joined the team?" Strauss asked.

"Ma'am, I thought that was over. After Milwaukee," Emily said slowly.

"No. It wasn't over. I still expect you to update me on anything that you think I should know about Agent Hotchner. But now, I'd like you to widen this to everyone on the team. When this case is over ,I want to hear at least one thing about everyone on the team," Strauss explained.

"What about me, ma'am?" Emily asked.

"I trust that you will follow protocol and act appropriately," Strauss said.

Emily growled, sighed and then put the smile back on her face, "Of course, ma'am."

"Thank you Emily. I look forward to hearing from you," Strauss said and hung up.

"Bitch," Emily muttered after she had hung up.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Jesus!" Emily jumped.

"Sorry," I apologized.

"Oh, no..no… I'm sorry. I, uh, I didn't know you were in here," Emily explained calming down.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, yeah I"m fine," She lied.

"Emily," I said, "I know that's not true."

She sighed, "No. I'm fine."

"Strauss?" I asked.

"She's…she's been down my throat since I joined this team. She wants me to report at least one thing about everyone on this team, when we get back from the case," Emily said running her fingers through her hair. Strauss was using Emily, only to get rid of her later.

"And what are you gonna do about this?" I asked her. When I talked to her, I did my best to challenge her to rise about the situation.

"I'm not going to sing in her ear. I'm going to tell her the good things. And there aren't bad things any way," Emily said.

"Okay," I said nodding, "I understand where you're coming from and how you're feeling. Trust me. She's putting a lot of pressure on all of us," I said. She sighed, "And if you need to talk some more, you know where I'll be," I said smiling.

She gave a small smile as well.

"Thank you," she said. Then she did something she never did to anyone. She gave me a hug. I hugged her too, patting her back.

"You never hug people," I said grinning.

"You've done a lot for me and you've taken care of me and I just want you to know I really appreciate it," Emily said.

"Anytime, kiddo," I said, "Now, c'mon, we need to go solve this case," I said kindly. She nodded and grabbed her bag and we left. Little did she know, that Strauss was plotting against her and against all of us, for her gain.