Chapter 4

Charlotte's POV

I woke up to my phone beeping and I looked at the hotel's clock which said 4.40am. Now I may have only had like 5 hours sleep but I can totally work on that, I picked up my phone to see that it was from Hotch.

New Case, Get into the office ASAP - H

I groaned as I got out of my bed and grabbed my stuff and quickly got changed, grabbing my to go bag and mug I make some coffee and walked out of the hotel room. I'm looking for a house at the moment but I just haven't got time to do so, I got into my dark blue V70 Volvo and headed to the FBI offices. I groaned internally when a stupid driver decided to pull out right in front of me without even looking making me slam on the brakes.

I groaned as I rubbed my head in frustration after parking my car in the FBI car park, I sighed before getting out of the car and heading up to the seventh floor. Opening the door I'm met with Prentiss making coffee on my left so I walked over to her. I sighed as I leaned against the counter, "Ruff night?" She asked wriggling her eyebrows at me suggestively.

"Oh shut up," I said realising what she meant, "Jeez, does it ever occur to you that drivers sometimes never give you any consideration when other people are driving?" I asked and she nodded.

"Drivers can be such bitches," She stated before Hotch came out of his office and pointed towards the conference room, making everyone get up and get ready to go there. "Only one day back and yet we have another case," She stated hatefully with her hands clutched into fists.

"Psychopaths don't care when you have had your last case," I said as we walked into the conference room and sat down, I placed my coffee mug down on the table before opening the case file. I slumped down on the seat further when Morgan made eye contact with me.

"Morning Red," He stated and I rolled my eyes before grumbling some incoherent words. Making everyone around the table laugh, I rolled my eyes before sighing. Idiots. JJ came in and looked at us before sitting down on the seat next to me.

"What's going on here?" She whispered to me.

"Them being bullies, about me grumbling some incoherent words about," I said pointing over at Morgan "him" I said as I rolled my eyes and the team again laughed.

"Okay Garcia, carry on." Said Hotch, I leaned back on the chair. Sipping slightly on my coffee as she walked through the new case.

"Okay, crime fighters-" She was about to say when a knock on the door caught us all of guard.

"This came for Agent Fraser," Said Anderson holding up a package and Hotch nodded letting him come over to me and give it to me. I sighed before opening it, the photos. They were off of me and the team, the last one being in the hotel I was staying at. My breath got caught in my throat.

"What is it Char?" Asked JJ from beside me and I quickly pushed them away.

"N-Nothing," I said as I pushed them into the bag and nodded at Garcia to continue. Hotch looked at me, clearly not believing that I was telling the truth but dropped the subject. For the moment anyway.

"Okay, before I was so rudely interrupted. You're heading off to Dallas, Joseph Fielding was found and the ME reported finding high amounts of Rodenticide poisoning inside their body's," Said Garcia and all of us groaned this was going to make it hard as this UnSub didn't use the normally killing techniques.

"Okay, Wheels up in 30," Said Hotch, "Agent Fraser can I see you in my office before we go." He said and this made me look up at him.

"Yes, Hotch." I said as me and JJ walked out of the conference room together.

"I don't think he believed you when you said it was nothing. Talk to me about it on the jet, you can trust me and Em." She said walking farther away from me, I sighed before leaning against the wall outside of Hotch's office and grabbing the package that was sent to me this morning. I quivered in fear as the photos actually were taken so close to her but yet so far away to far away for me to see that there was someone taking photos of me.

Hotch quickly turned up and took the photos out of my hands and I stiffened, I had never told anyone about the stalking and I wasn't about to let it ruin my chances of being here. Hotch looked up at me before indicating to his office, telling me we'll talk in private. "When were you going to tell me?" He asked and I crossed my arms over my chest.

"I can handle this by myself," I said "I'm a fully mature woman Hotch, I don't need to lean on anyone for support." I said.

"And what happens if this get's violent? Huh, We'll be down one of our best agents." He said and I sighed before looking down at my feet.

"Look I'm sorry, if anything else happens I'll inform you straight away," I said and he nodded before he walked over to me and put his hand on my shoulder.

"I also know about an encrypted file on your computer want to talk about it?" He asked and I nodded.

"But not now," I said and he nodded before we walked out of his office and to the SUV that were parked outside. Hotch only cares and you can tell that because this team, they are like second family to him. Apart from Jack and Haley. I knew what was on that file would probably surprise Hotch, but it was about my mum and father.