I know the last chapter was shorter, so I made up for it with another one!

Stepping out of the cab. Emily looked at the nice one story house in front of her. Just behind that front door, she would find her old team members. She briefly wondered if they even knew she was coming as she rang the doorbell.

As it was 9:00 in the morning, it took while for someone to get the door. A shorter brown-haired woman opened the door, looking surprised. "Can I help you?" The woman asked in a kind and curious tone. Emily figured that this was the new team member Hotch had been talking about.

"Are you Kate Callahan?" Emily asked. Kate nodded. "My name is Emily Prentiss; I used to work with your current team." Realization dawned on Kate's face. "Ah, yes. Hotch told me you were coming. Please, come in." Kate said, stepping aside to let Emily enter your house.

Emily took a second to admire the interior decoration. However, there were more important things to attend to. "Is everyone asleep?" She asked Kate.

Kate nodded. "I only just woke up. We were all exhausted. We got called in early for a case, and then the news about JJ's family came, and it was – it's just awful. I really hope you can help her. She would barely acknowledge us." Kate's eyes stung with tears as she remembered the look on JJ's face when the officers told her that her family was dead.

Although no longer a profiler, Emily could still see that Kate cared for JJ as was genuinely moved by the whole situation. Emily wouldn't doubt that Kate had lost someone close to her just like JJ. Emily did her best to reassure her. "Kate, I promise you, we'll try our best to help JJ. I've known her for a long time, and that woman has been through some horrendous things. If anyone can get through this, it's JJ."

Kate gave a small chuckle. "You know, that's exactly what I thought, too. Although I haven't been with the team long, I know that JJ's a great person, and I can see that she's tough. We'll help her get through this."

Emily smiled at the woman in front of her. She knew that she would like Kate. She would fit in just fine with the team. Deciding to change the subject, Emily decided to talk with Kate. "Well, since no one's up yet, should we just talk?" Emily suggested.

Kate nodded and both women sat on the couch. "Is it just you living here?" Kate smiled and shook her head. "No, my niece Meg lives with me. She's thirteen. That's part of the reason why we brought JJ here. Reid was hopeful that the presence of another child might spark some happiness in JJ."

Emily nodded, seeing the logic in the decision. "So, how do you like working with the team?" She asked Kate. "I love it. They're great people and even though I've only known them for a few months, I feel like I've known them for years." Kate replied. "Ok, my turn. What do you do now?" Kate asked.

"I run the London office at Interpol." Emily said. Kate whistled. "Wow, girl, you don't play around. What's it like?" Kate asked, intrigued. Emily smirked. "It's mostly a desk job. I do a lot of paper work, and often collaborate with other agents on their assignments. I do miss being in the field, though. I have to go to the range once a week to make sure my aim doesn't get rusty. Although, I'll never be as good as JJ." Emily said.

Kate raised an eyebrow. "She's a good shot?" Emily outright laughed. "Oh, she's far from a good shot. Honey, she's a sharpshooter. She's got the best scores in all of the academy." Kate was impressed. She didn't know that JJ could shoot. She'd never seen her have to use her gun in the field. As Kate was thinking about this, a particular question formed in her mind that sparked her curiosity. "Emily, I can tell the team all care deeply for you. Why did you leave the team?" she asked Emily, hoping that she wasn't being too intrusive.

Emily sighed, knowing that the topic would eventually arise. "I didn't leave because of the team. They were the only reason that I was able to stay for so long. It's really a long story." Emily told her. Kate smiled. "Well, if you're up to it, we do have time."

Emily smirked at Kate's forwardness and delved into the story about her past and how she had had to "die" for a while. She told Kate how she just couldn't connect to her old life anymore, so she took the offer to run the London office on the night of JJ's wedding. When Kate inquired about the wedding, Emily recounted the case leading up to it that nearly cost Will and herself their lives. All in all, Emily pretty much told Kate about everything except when JJ was abducted. "I've told you a lot already, but there's more that I think only JJ should tell you."

Kate nodded; she definitely understood the logic in that. "Well Emily, I know that the team is lucky to half you, even if you're not with them. From some of the stories that JJ and Garcia have told me about your "girl's nights out", I'd definitely say that you've made some good memories together."

At this, Emily outright laughed. She told Kate about a particular night out where this guy came over to talk to her. "So I took him over to our table and he told us all about how he was an FBI agent and that everything was classified. We called him-"Emily was cut off by another voice across the room.

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"Brad, the real FBI agent." Kate and Emily both turned toward the new voice. Neither of them expected it to be JJ, who was leaning against the wall on the other side of the room. "JJ." Emily whispered, ecstatic to see her friend but scared by what condition she might be in. She got up and ran to JJ, pulling her into a death-grip hug.

JJ melted into Emily's embrace. She hadn't seen her friend in so long, and it was as if Emily's arms were the only thing keeping JJ from breaking down.