AN: Alright so I just have to say I love Birthright! Honestly they make a lot of mistakes. I could spend hours telling you how wrong some of the things are in this episode, but I won't bore you too much! And now you all know I live in Fredericksburg, this chapter will be easy peasy for me to write! And I totally know the inner workings of the police, fire, and EMS here, so all the better! Fun fun! So sit back, relax, and have fun!
Disclaimer: I own… Katie and baby!
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Katie sat at the computer in the little office she had at the fire station. The guys had learned not to mess up her office otherwise they would have to fix what they had messed up. They hated paperwork so they stayed away from the important things.
"Katie" Melone called out as he entered the room. Katie smiled at him as he propped himself on the cheap plastic counter. "I heard the FBI came to check out the murders around here" he said. Katie cocked an eyebrow.
"I'm not privy to any information either. I do paperwork for the fire department. I run calls with you, why would I know…" she paused. "You think Dave gives me info?" she questioned. He shrugged. Katie smiled and shook her head, turning back to the paperwork in front of her. "Dave is sworn to confidentiality, part of his status called Agent at the FBI. Even if he wanted to discuss details, I'd probably tell him to stop. The things he deals with are more gruesome than the fire and rescue department sees" she responded. Melone nodded.
"Yeah I guess, we just wanted to know what was going on, you know the cop shit" he said. Katie smiled at him.
"I know as much as you do. Women have gone missing and then found mutilated and killed in the battlefields. Honestly as a woman I don't think I want to know what they went through while they were held against their wills" she said. Melone nodded, seeing and understanding her point. If he was the other gender he would be afraid to leave the house, but here Katie was working away without a fear in the world.
"You're brave" he noted. Katie smiled and worked on her papers, turning her chair to file it away properly.
"The things we've seen? The things my husband has seen and come home with, just holding me so he knows I'm safe? I'm honestly surprised I don't have my own personal bodyguard, but I can't live my life in fear. I put my life on the line every day for this job, I refuse to let fear control me" she said, staring him in the eye. Melone nodded and pushed off the counter, heading out of the room.
"You're still brave" he said before closing the door behind him. Katie smiled. Yeah they got on her nerves sometimes, but she would be damned if she didn't love them for being protective.
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Katie sat curled up on the couch, still in her station gear. She was too tired and emotionally drained to change. She had drawn the short straw and had been on EMS duty. She had gotten the call to get Molly from the hillside hellhole she had been kept in. Katie had seen Hotch and Morgan, but not Dave and the others. She was looking forward to seeing Dave and having him there with her. She was a little shaken by the run today, but she had a feeling that was just the baby playing with her hormones. She glared at her small stomach.
"Stop it" she said in warning. A chuckling sound made Katie jump. Katie looked up and saw Hotch heading up the stairs shaking his head and Dave leaning against the opening to the living room. She smiled up at him innocently.
"Is mommy threatening the baby already?" he teased. Katie smiled and laughed.
"No threatening, just a warning to stop playing with mommy's hormones and emotions" she replied sweetly. Dave walked over and sat down on the couch, pulling Katie into his arms and setting one hand over the baby.
"Don't worry baby, daddy's here so she'll stop warning you" he said chuckling. Katie swat at him playfully before snuggling into his side. "Are you ok? Hotch said you looked a little ill at the scene today" he said softly. Katie sighed but nodded none the less.
"I'm fine, Melone and I just got to talking earlier and I was just thinking. Kind of freaked out a little bit, but we got Molly to the hospital in time so she will be fine. She'll live, but the emotional trauma will be a lot to handle. I hope she has a strong family to help her" Katie said. Dave nodded and kissed the top of her head. He had thought about her throughout the case. Molly looked just like Katie and living in the same town had Dave worried. He knew she carried that knife and could take care of herself, but he still worried. She was pregnant and whether she was right or not, all the stress on her body couldn't be good for the baby.
"Why don't we take a vacation? We both have the time and you need to relax, to stop stressing. It's not good for the baby and we don't want anything to happen to it now do we?" he asked. Katie leaned her head against his shoulder and sighed as he rubbed soothing circles on her stomach.
"Where would we go?" she asked quietly. She didn't want to go too far because Dave was right, with all the stress she had been through lately there might be complications.
"Anywhere you want to go babe" he whispered. Katie sighed and snuggled further into Dave's side, his warmth comforting to her tired, worn body.
"Let's go to Little Creek for awhile" she replied. Dave kissed her gently and nodded. He was willing to jump through hoops for her if he had to. Luckily she didn't ask for much or anything big and extravagant. Hell their wedding was small and cozy. The 5 bedroom house Dave bought had become a fight because Katie didn't think they needed that much room. She had eventually given in, seeing it was in a nice safe location and Dave had already bought it.
"Little Creek it is" he responded. The two stayed cuddling, thinking about the case for awhile. Neither one wanted to move, but the need for sleep won out.
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Number Six: Her bravery.
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AN: Alright so there we have it. My favorite episode of CM! Woot! Now I'm a dork since I only like it cause it's in my home town, we can look that over and smile at the lovely chapter I just wrote! *sees blank stares* *clears throat* I'm just going to go… over… there to do… something… else… Thanks for reading though! PLEASE REVIEW!