A/N This chapter was is just a filler I guess. I'm not all satisfied with it, but it was all needed for this story to continue and I hope you like it. The rest of the team will be in this chapter and you will be experience things in Morgan's and Emily's POVs.

Oh, and in this chapter two very special apperances will be made. Do you remember the owner of the coffee shop and Paul, the guy who makes the best coffee in the world? Yes, they'll be in here.

Enough said, happy reading!

A new case!

It was past 10am in the morning and Emily hadn't shown up yet. Some parts of Morgan thought that she was just worn out from the trial, but the other parts were worried sick about her mental state so he made the decision to call her. She picked up after only three signals.

"Prentiss."

"Hey, Em, where you at?" he asked trying not to sound too worried, but it didn't work.

"Derek, calm down, I'm just running a little late. The alarm didn't go of this morning. I'm pulling into the parking lot now as we speak. See you soon."

They hung up and he drew a breath of relief. Of course she was fine. It was just him being paranoid, as always. Sure, Emily had been acting strange recently and been terribly jumpy, but who could blame her. With all she's been through. He was just glad that it all was over and that it would get back to normal soon.

As promised Emily walked into the bullpen only minutes after they'd hung up.

"Good to see you're okay" those words just left his mouth and he regretted the choice of words instantly. Of course she wasn't okay and the last thing Emily wanted was for him to worry about her.

"So you were calling me because you thought something had happened?" she said with a sigh. Just like he thought, he definitely chose the wrong words. He was already making her tired of him and it was only 10.15.

"Sorry." he said with a shrug. "I can't help it. I don't want to lose you again, Em."

Emily sighed again but this time with an apology in her eyes.

"No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. It's great that you care, but it's all over now. There won't be more of him and I will certainly not go anywhere."

"Good, because I like having you around Prentiss!" he said and hugged her.

He could see tears forming in her eyes but just hugged her tighter and placed a kiss on his head. The hug was interrupted by rapid steps behind them and when they turned around they saw JJ heading towards Hotch's office. They both knew what this meant and by the look on JJs face it was bad. Quickly they headed to the conference room where everyone already was seated. Soon after them Hotch and JJ came too. The first picture that came up on the screen was of a 14 years old girl.

"Omaha, Nebraska. Three girls have been found dead. The first one was Caroline Sathe. Her parents reported her missing when she didn't come home after an evening with her friends. An old man walking his dog found her the next morning dead and she was only wearing her underwear. The cause of death was loss of blood which was caused from several stab wounds to her lower abdomen."

JJ changed to the next picture and the next all 14 years old girls. The MO was exactly the same.

"All the women also had the same brand on their lingerie. It's a brand called 'Sexy thing' and they found traces of orange fiber from a rug on all of them." JJ continued.

"So it's definitely something sexual." Morgan said and in the corner of his eyes he could see Emily shifting uncomfortably in her seat.

"He gets aroused seeing them in pain while he stabs them." Hotch added and he too noticed that Emily wasn't comfortable. "Prentiss, are you sure you want to sit in on this? It's understandable if you want to sit this one out."

Everyone looked at Emily who gave Hotch a look that could kill.

"I am perfectly fine." she snapped and then changed the subject back to the case. "We have to look into that 'Sexy thing' brand. It can't be a coincidence."

Morgan still wasn't convinced that Emily could handle this. If someone had asked him he would've suggested a vacation so that she could get away from the bad things they see every day. But Emily didn't want a vacation. He had asked her a couple of times and she had said that she didn't need one. She was, according to her, 'perfectly fine'. Wonder if anyone believed her. Morgan doubted it, but everyone had become kind of scared of asking her. Even he was now thinking a lot more before talking or asking her things just so he wouldn't choose the wrong words.

"Okay, wheels up in 30. Prentiss, since you're not cleared yet you will stay here with Garcia and help us from here."

Emily sighed and rolled her eyes before leaving her chair.

Emily woke up and looked to the side on her alarm clock. Shit! 9.15. The alarm didn't go off and she was going to be late. She jumped out of her bed and headed for the shower. After ten minutes she was dressed and was ready to leave. Her apartment still looked like hell and she just got tired of looking at the mess. She knew she should probably clean, or she could just avoid taking people to her apartment and take care of the cleaning some other day. She exited her apartment and went to the coffee shop before leaving for work. It was the first time she visited it since the morning she bumped into Jacob, but since she hadn't had time to make her own coffee and she desperately needed caffeine she had to take that step. The woman behind the desk smiled at her when she entered.

"Emily!" she greeted her.

"Hi" she said with a smile. "I'll take one coffee to go."

"Of course. Paul, one coffee to go." she said over her shoulder and then turned her attention back to Emily. "I'm so sorry."

Emily sighed. It was like the 100th time someone told her they're sorry. Like they could have done anything to prevent it, like it was their fault.

"I should have done something. I should have known."

"Oh, don't beat yourself up about it. You couldn't have done anything."

"Yes I could. I could have called the police every time I saw him watch you. I just didn't think he was stalking you since you were dating."

Emily hadn't heard this information before. This woman who she had talked to almost every day had seen that Jacob was watching her and hadn't done anything. If she had just picked up the phone or said something to Emily maybe all this wouldn't have happened. But even if Emily put some kind of blame on this woman she didn't want to make her blame herself.

"You shouldn't think like that. Blaming yourself doesn't do any good. See, I'm fine now."

"Yes, and I watched the news. That son of a bitch finally got what he deserved." she said and handed Emily her coffee. Emily smiled one last time before walking out. The time was 9.45 so she had to drive fast if she was going to be on time.

Thankfully the traffic wasn't bad and when there was only five minutes left of the ride her cellphone rang. She knew who it was just by looking at the time, 10.05, and she was right.

"Prentiss."

"Hey, Em, where you at?" he asked. She was only five minutes late and he was already worried. Why did he think that she couldn't take care of herself?

"Derek, calm down, I'm just running a little late. The alarm didn't go of this morning. I'm pulling into the parking lot now as we speak. See you soon."

She hung up before he could say anything more. She parked her car and ran into the big building. When she exited the elevators she was met by Morgan.

"Good to see you're okay."

Not those words again. She was not okay. Not until those feelings went away and not until Adam was caught.

"So you were calling me because you thought something has happened?"

She didn't mean to snap on him, but she was just so tired of it all. She wanted everyone to treat her like they used to, not like she would break down at any moment.

"Sorry, I can't help it. I don't want to lose you again, Em."

Oh, now she felt bad. The look on his face showing how he cared. Why couldn't she just accept that people cared about her?

"No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. It's great that you care, but it's all over now. There won't be more of him and I will certainly not go anywhere." she said trying to calm him and partly herself, but she knew that it wasn't true. At any moment now she would most likely disappear and he couldn't do anything about it. But she could, she most definitely could.

"Good, because I like having you around Prentiss!" he said and gave her a hug. It was a warm hug and she just wanted to cry on his shoulder. Then came the kiss on her head and she had to try even harder to keep the tears from falling.

Yes, she most definitely would prevent Adam's plans. If not for her own sake then for Morgan's. She couldn't lose him any more than he could lose her. She couldn't do that to him again. Maybe she should just tell him. Yes, tell him now and get it over with.

Rapid steps forced them apart and they saw JJ walking towards Hotch's office. They knew what this meant so they walked to the conference room where everyone else sat. JJ and Hotch joined them and JJ started briefing them. It was a bad case and Emily felt shivers go up her spine as she heard about the stabbing and the sexual motives. All memories came flooding back. She blinked it off and shifted in her seat trying to focus on what everyone was saying. Then Hotch looked at her and directed a question towards her.

"Prentiss, are you sure you want to sit in on this? It's understandable if you want to sit this one out."

No! She was not sure, but she had to. She needed to show them so that she could get back into the field.

"I'm perfectly fine." she said hoping that they'd believe her which no one obviously did. Now she just had to get them back to the case. "We have to look into that 'Sexy thing' brand. It can't be a coincidence."

"Okay, wheels up in 30. Prentiss, since you're not cleared yet you will stay here with Garcia and help us from here."

Great! Stuck here! She left her chair and headed for Garcia's office. The blonde turned around when Emily knocked on the open door.

"Guess I'll be stuck here helping you." she said trying to smile.

"Yaay, we are gonna have so much fun!" Garcia said jumping up from her chair and hugged Emily. "You don't seem excited. You'll be spending the next couple of days with the goddess of all knowledge and you are not excited?"

"No, it will be fun spending some time with you but I want to be out there and help." Emily said a little disappointed.

"You sweet thing, I know you want to but they are all just so worried about you. They want you to heal first. Maybe you should take that vacation Morgan has been, literally, begging you to take."

"No, I won't take a vacation. I have to stay here for the cases."

Somehow she couldn't find herself to be mad at Garcia for caring. With everyone else she would have snapped but not with Garcia. She couldn't hurt that woman's feelings. In the beginning she snapped at her too but she couldn't anymore. Maybe it would be a little fun staying behind.

"Whatever you say." Garcia said and went back to her computers.

"Yes, whatever I say. Um, Garcia can you look up a lingerie brand called 'Sexy thing' for me."

"Your wish is my command." she said and began typing on the computer. "Ah, 'Sexy thing'! It's only available online. It's a private company focusing on sexy lingerie made by two women."

"Can you look for anything about these women?"

"Are you seriously asking me that? Susan Janif, 34 years old. Works as a teacher and has one son who is 3 years old. The other one is Rose Tagan, 27 years old. Works as a nurse and has a husband, Nathan Tagan. None of them has any previous records."

"Not likely the killers. Do you think you can access the buyer lists?"

"I can try. It can take a while though, but with your lovely company it can take as much time as possible."

They both laughed and Garcia began searching.

A/N A new case which sends our agents to Nebraska. How fun! The case is somewhat based on a Swedish movie.

I have another question for you folks. It's on my profile too but thought I would ask you readers here. After I finish this one I was thinking about doing a crossover but can't decide which series. Criminal minds will be one of them and you get to choose the other one of my list:

Close to home, Charmed, 90210, Desperate Housewives, Dollhouse, Buffy or Harper's Island.

Which one should I do a CM crossover with?

Hope you're willing to help me on that one, but if not.. I'm just happy you stopped by to read my story:)