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Disclaimer: I admit that I don't own Criminal Minds or NCIS. They belong to CBS, but I would be happy to play with Tony and Hotch... What? A girl can dream right?

Summary: AU fic. Emily's contract as a liaison at NCIS is coming to an end, will she be allowed to stay or be return to the BAU? What happens when she hears Gibbs secret regarding Pedro Hernandez? What's her relationship with Hotch?

Sequel to: The I In Team


At noon instead of going out to lunch Emily brought Tony and Ziva to the BAU.

Emily led them over to her old desk and let them talk to Reid and Morgan while she went to see Hotch.

Hotch sees Tony and Ziva in the bullpen and looks around for Emily, he hears a knock on the door.

"Come in." Hotch said and smiles brightly when he sees her.

"Hey. I'm not interrupting am I?" Emily asked.

Hotch shakes his head and said "Just paperwork. Nothing important."

Emily smiles at him and closes the door, looking into the bullpen.


"As you can see I have two tag alongs." Emily said chuckling.

"Ah let me guess. Tony wanted to see JJ and Ziva wants to spar with Morgan?" Hotch said.

"You know them so well." Emily joked walking over his couch to sit.

"So I noticed you left early this morning." Hotch said.

"I needed advice from a wise man." Emily said looking as he walked over to sit next to her.

"About choosing to stay at NCIS or come back here?" Hotch said moving Emily over to rest her head on his shoulder.

Emily nodded "He said to follow my heart and not to worry about what others want."

"Well Ducky is very wise." Hotch said "I know it was Ducky."

"He is." Emily said "So that's why I came over during lunch time. To observe."

"Well, I'm glad your here, even if it is just to observe." Hotch said.

"Well even if I chose to stay at NCIS I'd still be an FBI Agent, just liaisoning between both agencies." Emily said.

"I know." Hotch said "And no matter what, we'll still be together."

Hotch kissed the top of Emily's head and said "I love you."

"I love you too, Aaron." Emily said.


They both look up when they here a loud "I know she's in the building! Where is she?"

Hotch and Emily look at each other and said "Garcia."

They walk out of Hotch's office and see Garcia "There you are."

Garcia pushed Kevin to run up the stairs and into her arms "Can't breathe."

Tony and Ziva laugh and Tony whispered "Total Abby move."

Ziva nodded at that.

"Are you coming back to us yet?" Garcia asked.

"I'm still a FBI agent, Pen." Emily said.

JJ walked out of her office with Dave to see the loud commotion.

Kevin walked up to Garcia and said "Don't squeeze her to death baby."

Garcia let the couple walk down the stairs to Emily's desk.


"So are you staying here or going?" Garcia asked again.

"I haven't decided yet." Emily said trying to ignore the pleading in Garcia's eyes.

Dave and JJ walked over to the group and each hugged Emily.

"Good to see you, Em." Dave said smiling at his daughter figure.

Tony smiled observing this moment and thought 'Dave with Emily is so much like Gibbs is with Abby.'

"We all miss you Emily." JJ said smiling at her friend not wanting to push her to make a decision now, but hoping she'll come back home.

Emily smiled tightly at this which didn't go unnoticed by Ziva.

"Alright everyone let's let Emily have some breathing space." Ziva said hoping her FBI friend can relax.

"Room, Zee. Breathing room." Tony said chuckling.

"Same difference." Ziva said to the amusement of the BAU.

"Thanks Ziva." Emily said in Hebrew which caused her BAU friends to ponder what was said.

"You're welcome." Ziva replied in Hebrew.

The BAU team except for Hotch look over at Tony who said "Don't ask me."

At that moment Emily knew where she belonged as much as she loved each member on both teams she knew where she belonged.

Emily ruffled Reid's hair and smiled at her little brother figure who smiled at her.

"I need to go see Strauss, I have a decision to tell her." Emily said getting up not informing them of her decision.

Looking back before going down the hall she told both teams "You know I love you all right?"

Everyone looked shock at her statement but smiled as she walked down to Strauss' office.


"Enter." Strauss said.

"I hope I'm not disturbing you ma'am." Emily told her.

"Not at all, Agent Prentiss. Please sit down." Strauss said.

"I've come to a decision about which agency I'd like to remain at." Emily said.

"Very well." Strauss said "Please tell me."

"Yes ma'am." Emily said "I would like to be at..."


Emily walked into the BAU bullpen feeling relieved.

'Ducky was right.' Emily thought 'Following my heart was easier than the confusion in my head.'

"So?" Garcia asked "Where are you going to be at?"

Emily smiled and said "I want you all to know I'm an FBI agent first and formost."

Garcia grin and said "Your staying here!"

Tony and Ziva looked like their hearts were ripped at of their chest.

"Garcia" Emily said "No."

Garcia gasped and JJ looked confused. Dave, Hotch and Morgan knew her answer.

"I'm going to stay at NCIS..." Emily said.

Tony and Ziva looked at each other and smiled then looked at the sad faces of the BAU.


"What?" JJ said and Garcia looked near tears, Reid's face looked like he was dying inside.

"Please let me finish." Emily said "It's going to be like it was before, I'm a liaison for the BAU and the FBI. Both not just the BAU."

"Well, what does that mean?" Garcia asked.

"It means she'll still work for NCIS, but she'll be coming into the FBI twice a week." Hotch answered.

"You'll be here?" Reid asked "How?"

"I'm allowed to come in twice a week to sit in to help with profiles, meetings." Emily said.

"Well that sounds good." Ziva contributed.

"But I have to have weekly meetings with Strauss." Emily said.

"And not so good." Morgan joked glad that his friend will still be at the BAU.

"So on Mondays and Thursdays I'll be here for at least 6 hours." Emily told the group.

"Will you get to go away on field cases with us?" Reid asked.

"No." Emily said "I'll primarily be at NCIS. Strauss said in order to stay with both agencies I can't go away on cases. Any field cases unless it's tied in with both agencies."

"You mean unless a serial killer gets someone that NCIS would be investigating with the BAU?" Tony asked.

"Mm hm." Emily said not looking at her BAU team to spare their feelings. "It's the only way to stay with both agencies."


"Well I'm glad." Hotch said "This way we get to see you two days a week."

"Me too." Dave added giving Morgan a look to agree.

"Yea." Morgan agreed looking over at Reid "Cheer up kid. She wouldn't totally abandon us."

"You maybe" Emily joked "But not my Reid here."

Emily looked Reid in the eyes "I would never leave you."

Reid smiled at that, it wasn't everything he wanted but he was glad she wouldn't leave him like Gideon did.

Emily looked over at JJ and Garcia "You both mad at me?"

"No." JJ said smiling.

"You better put your stuff back here in your desk." Garcia said "Maybe you'll let me decorate it?"

Emily smiled "Sure. Just no troll dolls, they give me the creeps."

Everyone laughed at that and Emily looked at the clock "We'll we better go."

"So soon?" Reid asked.

"We could all go out for a group dinner?" Hotch said hoping to appease his younger agent.

"That would sound good." Emily said looking grateful at Hotch.

"Come on, give me a hug." Emily said "It's Friday, I'll see you all after the dinner on Monday."

"Oh yeah." Reid said smiling at that thought.


The BAU team watched Emily leave with her NCIS team, relieved that at least they hadn't totally lost Emily.

"So, does this mean you get double salary from both agencies?" Tony teased.

Emily and Ziva chuckled at that.

"No." Emily said shaking her head "But it insures JJ gets to stay at the BAU."

"What do you mean?" Ziva asked "Why would she not be there?"

"Strauss, she would of put in for her to be at the Pentagon to insure her own future." Emily said.

"Wait. I don't get it." Tony asked.

"JJ is really, really good at her job." Emily said "Other agencies want her. But JJ had been burying them because she doesn't want to leave the BAU. Can't say I blame her either."

"So Strauss said if you stay with NCIS and do the two day a week BAU sit in profiles and Strauss meetings... Ziva said.

"Except no traveling on cases or field work unless it's BAU/NCIS related." Emily finished for her.

"What a bitch." Tony said. "And I've never even met her."

Walking to their car Emily looked over at Tony "Well you hit the nail right on the head."

"So anytime an FBI presence is needed say like Fornell or Agent Slacks..." Tony said.

"Sachs." Ziva corrected ignoring the look Tony gave her.

"Is needed you'll call them in and be an intermediary between us and them?" Tony asked.

"Yep." Emily said.

"Oh, Gibbs isn't going to like that." Tony and Ziva said.


"I like it." Gibbs said seeing the shocked faces of Tony, McGee and Ziva.

Emily laughed at their expression.

"You do, Boss?" McGee said.

"Duh!" Abby said "If it's the only way to keep Emily here than yeah." Abby said drinking her Caff-Pow!

Emily shook her head at the group chuckling at them and saw Ducky walking by nodding at her.

'Glad Tony and Ziva didn't tell Gibbs about the JJ part of my deal with Strauss.' Emily thought.

Emily looked at her NCIS team and looked on her desk her BAU team photo and smiled.

'I like this choice anyways.' Emily thought looking up and seeing Vance smile at her.

'He's better than Strauss anyways.' Emily thought.


To Be Concluded...