Chapter: Accepted

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"Seems like a bug is going around."

"Tell me about it." Octavia mumbled as she stared at Missy, who sets a file down on the counter for the secretaries to put away.

For the past few days, a good amount of people have been coming in with upset stomach. Octavia has been bringing extra clothes to work as she didn't need to bring whatever this bug was home to Annabelle. She doesn't need her little one with this.

Since this bug has been going around, Octavia has been making sure that Annabelle is taking her children vitamins, giving her extra fruit for her snacks, and drinking orange juice. Whenever there was some sort of illness going around, Octavia becomes very paranoid health freak.

"I need this place sanitized over and over again after today." Octavia said making Missy to nod while picking up another file for a patient that just came in.

Seeing a smirk come onto Missy lips, Octavia crossed her arms over her chest and she raised her eyebrows at the older woman.

"Who is it?"

"Agent Rossi." Missy said before turning way and heading towards the door that leads out to the waiting room.

Octavia shakes her head before walking to the staff room to get herself a bottle of water. She was giving Missy time to do the usual checkup questions before Octavia herself would go in. When Missy appeared, she handed Octavia the clipboard that holds information about Rossi and information on why he was in today. Octavia made her way to the exam room that he resided in.

Upon entering, Rossi was sitting on the exam table while rubbing his throat and making an uncomfortable look. Slowly shutting the door behind her, Octavia stared down at the clipboard to see that Rossi was complaining about a sore throat with a high pain level.

"You have been complaining about sore throat?"

"Yeah." Rossi lowly whispered out with a nod.

"I have to take a swab of the back of your throat. It will be uncomfortable, but it's to make sure that it is nothing to serious. That it is strep throat and not something else." Octavia told him making Rossi to nod his head in an understood manner.

"How have you been?" Rossi asked her.

"Good. And you, other than the sore throat?" Octavia asked him as she open a draw to pull out the plastic tub that contained a swab to check him with.

"Busy with cases. But everything has been going."

Octavia nodded while pulling on rubber gloves then stepping towards him with the container. She pulled out the swab and nodded for him to open up his mouth. Swabbing the back of his throat quickly, she pulled back while he coughed and cleared his throat at the dry feeling.

"Sorry."

"You had to do what you had to do." Rossi said watching as she moved towards the door with the swab inside the container now.

"I'm going to go look this over. I'll be right back."

She left the exam room leaving Rossi to look around the exam room at the posters hanging around. His eyes flickering to the counter top where containers filled with Band-Aids, cotton balls, and other medical supplies was located.

When she came back, she had a new piece of paper.

"Strep?"

"Yep. I can give you prescription for antibiotics or you can just get over the counter medicine, such as Tylenol or ibuprofen." Octavia told him as she sets the paper down on the counter and turned to face him with her arms crossed over her chest.

"What about just doing home remedies?"

"Drink a lot of water, cough drops, tea or cold things, like ice cream can help soothe the feeling." Octavia explained to him.

"Rossi, I assume you had strep throat before. Why come here?"

"Do you want me to be honest?"

"Yes. That would be for the best." Octavia answered, her head tilted to the side just a bit to cause her long ponytail to sway over onto her right shoulder.

"I wanted to see you after what Morgan did and wanted to see you in person again." Rossi admitted, staring at her and how she stood up straighter, out of her position of leaning against the counter.

"I see. You don't have to worry about what Morgan has done. It perfectly alright. With him doing that, I can tell that Morgan and the rest of the team that you work with are looking out for you like family. They deeply care for you. It's understanding." Octavia told him with a gentle smile.

"I'm glad that you aren't angry with them or me."

"Why would I be mad at you? You didn't tell him to come here. I'm not mad at you, Rossi." Octavia assured him, the gentle grin still upon her lips.

"If you're not mad at me, do you mind having dinner with me?" Rossi asked, wondering if she would finally accept his invitation.

Picking up the clipboard, she holds it close to her chest and she smiled at Rossi before turning her back to him to leave the exam room. Opening the door, she looked back at him as he pushed himself off the exam table.

"Good day, Rossi." Octavia softly said as she walked away.

A sigh escaped Rossi while he left the room and headed towards the door to leave the hallways and into the waiting room. But before he could go, one of the receptionist appeared before him.

"Mr. Rossi?"

"Yes." He turned towards the young woman with a blank expression.

"This if for you. Good day, sir." The receptionist handed him a fold up slip of paper before walking away.

Leaving the building, Rossi opened the folded slip of paper when he gets inside his vehicle. Unfolding then tugging it with both hands to flatten it out a bit, Rossi read a few words that were in gentle cursive.

'Send me your email and I will send you my address. Dinner at my place. I'll cook.'

Staring at the note, Rossi couldn't believe his eyes. He just couldn't believe that Octavia has finally agreed to his invitation. Folding the paper back up, he slipped it into his pocket and reached forwards to start up his vehicle. Buckling up, Rossi stared out of the windshield still trying to grasp the fact that she accepted. It makes him to wonder what changed her mind. Either she changed her mind because of Morgan confronting her and saying something that made her rethink or maybe she was tire of him asking her over and over again to come for her to come to a realization.

But overall, she had accepted; thus, he was going to head back to his office and send Octavia a message so that she received his email. A small grin appeared on his lips.

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At home, Octavia was looking through her emails as she sees another message from Rossi. Earlier today, when Octavia went onto a lunch break, she saw that Rossi sent her an email for her to receive his own email. She had sent him her address and a suggested time for a night where he wasn't sick anymore.

Now, as she went through her emails, she found one from Rossi. Opening it, she sees that he accepted a time around six. Octavia logged off before setting the laptop aside on her nightstand. Turning her attention to stare at Annabelle laying across the bed and watching a show showing the life of the ocean.

"What's your favorite ocean animal thus far, Belle?"

"The dolphin! They seem so smart and fun." Annabelle answered, turning her head to stare at Octavia.

Seeing that Octavia wasn't on the laptop anymore, Annabelle crawled up to lay beside Octavia's left side. Octavia held her close as they continue to watch the show together.

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Her phone buzzed in her pocket making her to pull it out and flip it open to see it was a new message from Rossi. Hitting the button to open the message, she read the few words that Rossi sent her.

'Got a case.'

Pausing in her walking stance, Octavia takes the time to text him back so he doesn't think that she was mad at him for leaving because they supposed to find a day for a night dinner. Sending a message back, Octavia looked up to continue walking down the building hallway to head to her office as there wasn't many patients for today.

'It's seven in the morning. Be safe.'

Feeling the vibration once again, she flipped the cellphone back open to see Rossi has immediately replied.

'How about when I get back? I will most likely not be sick anymore and I would most likely have a day off when I get back.'

'Sounds good. Just be safe and tell your team to be safe too.'

'Will do.'

Octavia grinned while entering her office and walking towards her desk. Grabbing the files off her desk, she walked over to the cabinets built in the wall and begin to slip the files in the right alphabetical order.

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The case had to do with a UNSUB boy teenager that has been shooting others around his age while he held a girl around his age captive. However, they believe that the girl doesn't know that the boy that she was with has been killing those that have bullied him and her.

Rossi flipped open his cellphone where he was about to text Octavia to tell her that the case was going to be drawing to a close, but stopped upon seeing JJ and Emily heading his way. Slipping his cellphone back into his pocket, Rossi looked up with a calm expression when the others entered the room.

The messages from her two days ago about them being safe, he had actually told his team for them to be safe, a message from Octavia. That made the team to look at Rossi with mixtures of emotions.

Emotions of surprise, some happiness, but mostly curiosity on learning more about Octavia.

When Reid asked more about this Octavia, Rossi just told him that was all he needed to know. That caused Morgan and Emily to look at him with raised eyebrows, but small smirks on their lips. While Hotchner gave him the look that said 'we'll talk later.'

For now, Rossi watched as JJ and Emily stepped towards him to tell him new information about their UNSUB.

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Walking around the grocery store, Octavia had Annabelle sitting in the shopping cart since the little one just woken up from a nap. Octavia grabbed a few pasta boxes and place them in her cart.

For about three almost four days, Rossi has been on the case, but had texted her late this evening that they were on the flight returning back. Therefore, Octavia has gone out grocery shopping to get ingredients to make lasagna. She would make her homemade sauce to go along with it.

Moving through the aisles, she went and grabbed vegetables to make a salad for the side. Another aisle to grab bread and the aisle of herbs once again to grab some for making garlic herb bread.

"Are you functioning yet, Belle?" Octavia amusedly asked the five year old.

"Yes. Can I have chocolate covered raisins please?" Belle pointed to the box that was on the self near the registers.

"Of course." Octavia gently smiled as she reached forwards to grab the chocolate covered raisins and handed them to Annabelle to hold while they stood in line.

Once through the line, paying and bagging the groceries, Octavia walked out to her car. She unpacked everything, before bringing the cart to where the rest of the carts go. She picked up Annabelle from the seat and together they walk back towards Octavia's car. Getting her buckle in, Octavia got into the driver's seat and that is when her cellphone went off signaling a new message.

Seeing it was Rossi, she sat back in her driver's seat and took the time to text Rossi now since she will be driving soon.

'We have just landed.'

'How about tomorrow night so you can rest today?'

'Sound good. Still 6?"

'Yes.'

'Do you wish for me to bring anything?'

'I got everything.'

'Alright, see you then.'

'See you.'

Octavia shut her phone and set it into one of the cup holders before starting up her car. She glanced in the rearview mirror to back up, but she glanced at Annabelle in her kid's car seat to recheck over her buckles.

"Annabelle, we are having a visitor tomorrow night for dinner." Octavia told the five year old as she backed out of the parking lot then begin driving.

"Who?" Annabelle asked with excitement upon the news.

"Do you remember that agent that we met in the grocery store?"

"The one that called me princess?"

"Yes."

"Oh! I like him."

A chuckle escaped from Octavia at how excited Annabelle got when she heard about Rossi. She knew that Annabelle kept bringing it up about meeting him again or when they will see him again.

"Well that's good. Mr. David Rossi will be over at six. Mommy is going to make her lasagna."

"Yes." Annabelle threw her arms in the air making Octavia to grin.

"So, get ready for tomorrow, Belle." Octavia said with a smile as she continue to drive along the road into the direction of their home.

For tomorrow night will be an interesting one.

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Hi Everyone,

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