THREE YEARS LATER
Frank walked into the HQ spotting his team at the table waiting for briefing.
"Morning, what do we have?" frank asked taking a seat at the table. Thanking Alex when she handed him a cup of coffee.
"This is Jose Martinez, a well-known drug dealer age 33. Jose has been linked to at least a dozen of murders and 5 rapes, but because of little to no evidence they hadn't been able to book him." Monica began pictures of the criminal and victims popped up on the screen.
"Our job is to infiltrate his organization and gather Intel." Frank took over.
"This case seems more for the FBI why are we being called in?" Jake asked.
"Because you two are going into his little group, we will go over everything once we arrive at the station we have to meet with the sheriff." Frank responded. "Alright then let's get going."
BAU
Jj walked into the bullpen quickly spotting Reid, Morgan, and Garcia surrounding Kate's desk probably skyping with jack, it has been two months since jack had gone to Spain with his aunt jess and it was around this time he would call them. Looking up the stairs she smiled seeing Hotch deep in paper work as usual and Rossi with Cruz talking in his office. Emily walked out of the kitchen towards her desk; she had come back three months after their vacation from Hawaii after she got tired of Liverpool saying that the BAU was where she belonged. With the return of Emily she allowed the friendship between Morgan and Rossi to resurface although she still kept her distance from Reid, that boy was not giving up.
"My team to the round table please." Hotch called out walking across the walkway knocking on Rossi's door. Piling into the room Hotch had 6 pictures on the screen five of them looked really dead.
"This is Jose Martinez age 33; one of Chicago's well known drug dealers..." Hotch began.
"Since when do we handle drug cases?" Morgan asked.
"Since said drug dealer has been connected to a least a dozen murder cases and 5 rapes." Hotch responded.
"Why hasn't he been arrested? You said he has been connected to the charges?" Rossi asked looking over the file with a disgusted look.
"Lack of evident, he's smart leaves nothing behind." Hotch said running hand down his face.
"So when do we leave?" JJ asked.
"Wheels up in 30, we head to Chicago." Everyone agreed while Morgan cheered saying he was so visiting his mother.
Hotch walked off the elevator followed by his team. Half way in they were stopped by a young looking boy.
"You must be the profilers, im atom hedges. He introduced himself shaking hands with Hotch.
"I'm SSA Aaron Hotchner these are SSA's Derek Morgan, David Rossi, Emily Prentiss, Kate Callahan, Jennifer Jareau, Dr. Spencer Reid, and our tech analyze Penelope Garcia." Hotch said pointing out each member.
"Pleasure so I am guessing you want to set up?"
"Yes please."
"Okay follow me."
Walking into a decent size room the white boards were up and ready, files connected to the case already on the table.
"Your tech sent us a list of what you needed, thought I'd save you some time." the young cop said.
Hotch thanked him before addressing his team. "Reid work on the geographic profile. Kate, Emily head over to the recent dumpsite, Morgan and Rossi to the victim's apartment. JJ and I will head to the first dumpsite, but first lets settle in I have to talk with the captain." Hotch said turning to the officer still at the door.
"Captain's talking with the second team right now."
Hotch knitted his eyebrows in confusion. "What second team?"
"Undercover. They are going to infiltrate Jose's group from the inside." The officer didn't bother to hide his awe when speaking of them.
"Undercover?" Emily asked she hated these kind of surprises.
"Yup, I believe two of them are going in, both as body guards." The officer said.
Hotch frowned not liking the ides of an undercover team mixed in with his case.
"Why weren't we told about this?!" Morgan snapped.
"I don't know ask the captain-oh here he comes." The kid quickly left leaving a pissed off team.
Captain Dan walked into the room confused at the angry faces. "Agents is something wrong?"
"Why weren't we told an undercover team was working the case?" Hotch demanded.
Dan huffed glaring towards the boy's way.
"I apologize it was ordered by the AG to contact the team, saying they're the best at what they do same reference I got of your unit. Look your looking for a killer their looking to catch Jose Hernandez and gather much needed evident." Dan explained last thing he needed was a turf war between two of the best teams.
"We'd like to meet the team." Hotch said Dan nodded walking out.
"Well this will be fun." Kate mumbled.
The BAU sat around the table waiting for the captain to return, everyone was so engrossed in their files they didn't notice the captain had return.
"Agents?" Dan called.
Looking up all at once they froze there in front of them stood Monica, Alex, Jake, and Cody looking just as shocked as them if not even more. JJ felt as if the air was knocked out of her if they were here then so was he.
Frank appeared at the door talking on the phone not realizing what was going on. JJ looked him up and down he was still sexy as he was three years ago. JJ's heart was pounding hard against her chest.
Donovan clicked his phone sighing he turned around only to freeze on the spot. His dark eyes scanning the group sitting in front of him hid breathing fastening when he spotted her. Wow she look beautiful her blond hair longer than he remember, but her eyes still as blue as the sky. Taking a deep breath he composed himself.
"Agents." Frank gave them a stiff nod looking everywhere but her.
"Donovan, it's good to see you again." Hotch replied.
The tension in the room was ridiculous. Emily looked between her team and the other team, confused at what was going on. Even more at how uncomfortable jj seemed as she squirmed in her seat.
Donovan's eyes fell on the brunette, she must be new.
"Im frank Donovan these are agent's Jake and Alex, Cody our tech boy and Monica our profiler." Frank introduced.
"Pleasure to meet you, I'm Emily Prentiss." Emily gave him a smile ignoring the glares Reid and Rossi were sending her 'what is up with them?'
"Prentiss? As in ambassador Prentiss's daughter?" frank asked.
Emily smiled but nodded.
"I meet her on a-uhhh-'case' once." frank said recognition in his eyes.
Emily studied him for a bit, the wheels in her head turning. "Yes, I remember."
Frank just nodded.
Hotch cleared his throat getting the attention of both his agent and frank's attention. "Hate to cut the reunion short but mind telling us why you're here?"
"My apologies, so im guessing they told you what we are doing?" frank asked no one in particular.
"Yes, but mind explaining how you plan on getting them in." Rossi asked already doubting it would work.
Frank smirked. "Jake you remembered how you got Tito's trust?."
Jake chuckled with a shake of his head. "A drive by."
The BAU's snapped their head to him all expressing a worried face.
"What the hell do you mean am drive by?" Morgan asked well more like demanded.
Frank quirked an eyebrow at his tone. "We fake an attack on Jose Martinez, Jake jumps in saving the bastard."
"And for Alex?" JJ whispered not looking up from her hands.
Emily noticed how his eyes soften for a bit before he placed his wall up again.
"I have their files here. Cody?" frank answered his voice slightly less demanding. Cody handed frank two folders.
Frank walked into the room standing in front of the group.
"Agent Shaw and cross will be going in as brother and sister, for some reason Jose doesn't allow couples into his group." Frank started.
"Well you know what they say 'never mix business with pleasure'." Cody piped up his focuses never leaving the laptop.
"Thank you Cody." Frank grumbled and although he tried to hide it a small smirk came to his lips. "Jake your cover will be 28 year old Joshua Cortez, former body guard and friend of sunny walker you-"
"Sunny walker? He agreed to this?" Jake asked ignoring the fact that he just interrupted him.
"Consider it pay for keeping him alive after the attack." Frank responded. "as I was saying you worked for him 3 years until his arrest a couple of months ago, Prior to that you worked for a Mexican drug lord Emmanuel Hernandez for 5 years before you take over his business tomorrow. It is just you and your sister, both your parents died. You were 15 when you first got involved with the narcos. Here's your file study it, I want you to learn every detail in there." Frank ordered handing him the file.
"Alex you will now be known as 27 year old Janet Cortez for the past 5 years you have been sexually involved with Emmanuel Hernandez. During your time with him you learned of your brothers doing soon you joined him. Nothing much to learn in your cover just history, but the same goes for you. Learn everything in there." Frank said.
"You got it frank." Alex grabbed the file instally began reading it.
"What about this so call Emmanuel Hernandez? I doubt he's just going to sit back and let you take over his turf." Emily asked slightly in awe, granted she worked undercover hint the Doyle case but a team.
"Emmanuel will official be dead tonight. Before you start yelling and what not it will be faked. He will be sent to a safe house until this is all over." Frank said stopping both Hotch and Rossi from speaking.
"You can't just come in here and start doing all these fake killings and drive bys man. We have protocols and rules to follow. If Cruz hears about the way this case is being handle he will have our heads." Morgan exclaimed. Hotch gave him a glared willing the man to shut up.
Frank sighed. "Look I know neither of you want to work or be around us, well neither do I. the good news is we don't have to, you do what you're here to do and we'll do what we have to." Frank reasoned. "If it makes you feel better we won't even have to talk to each other."
Kate noticed frank's stiffed body, his hands were clenched by his side, and his jaw was tight. He was clearly angry and upset, but why? Looking closely she saw his eyes were focused on the one and only JJ showing nothing but love and anger. He clearly missed her but was still angry for what happen three years ago. Shaking her head she leaned closer to Hotch thankful she had the man she loved next to her.
Frank took a deep breath, all the anger he had buried away years ago had found its way out. He felt like a volcano ready to erupt any given moment, he needed to get out and fast before he did something he knew he would regret. Trying to gain some composer he turned to leave.
"Nice seeing you again agents." He mumbled walking out the room, Jake and Cody quietly following him as the girls took a seat on the table outside the room.
JJ stared at the empty door way, tears rolling down her face. Hotch sighed standing from his seat he pulled her into a hug. JJ hid her face in his shirt 'he doesn't want anything to do with me. He hates me!' pulling back Hotch cupped her face wiping her tears away and giving her a reassuring smile.
"I'm okay." JJ told them pushing Hotch playful back to his seat, but deep down she was everything but okay.
Frank stormed into the bathroom oblivious to Cody and Jake following him, they watched him pace the room like some caged up animal. Frank's emotions were all over the place every emotion, every feeling had erupted the pain, hurt, anger, and betray, but also the love he has for her. Instead of hating her he loved her even more than when he had made love to her three years ago. Thinking of that day, the day she broke it off all for a stupid job history his rage came up hard and fast.
Yelling frank punched the wall over and over, Jake and Cody flinched at each punch but made no move to stop him he needed the release and if they interrupted one of them would become the replacement of the wall, but once they noticed the blood on both the wall and his hand they jumped stopping his hand before it made contact once more. Rushing him to the sink they washed his hand, Jake cursed at the sight, frank had busted his knuckles cutting open the skin. Cody handed frank a towel to stop the bleeding, grabbing the towel he pulled out of jakes hold and walked out the bathroom going straight to Alex asking her to find him a bandage for his hand. Once she left frank sat in the chair mentally scolding himself for losing his control that bad in front of his team mates. After Alex had come back and wrapped his hand he started working on getting the drive by set up oblivious to the looks he was getting from the BAU.
JJ went over the file with Hotch when she noticed frank take a seat on the table just outside the room. Her eyes widen when she saw his bloody bandaged hand, wincing when he put pressure onto it. 'Great even after three years I still cause him pain'.
Thru the course of the day frank worked on getting everything set, Jake and Alex studied nonstop their file, while Cody bugged their jewelry. Monica was working with BAU on the profile much to her liking. Hotch and Kate sat on each side of JJ not once in the entire damn day did they leave her alone.
Although frank tried to hide it his hand was killing him, any movement he made would shoot pain up his arm making him wince. JJ noticed his discomfort, debating either to help him or not she turned to look at Kate for a little help.
Kate leaned closer to her. "He's in pain j, if you want to mend things now is your chance to start."
Sighing she stood up walking toward the kitchen, she walked out a few minutes later with ice wrapped in a towel. Jake and Alex noticed her and quickly left the table.
Frank sat with his head on his good arm, while his injured one was stretched out in front of him. Very quietly JJ took a seat next to him almost as if she was afraid she was going to startle him. With hesitation she grabbed his hand pulling it towards her, frank's eyes snapped open the moment the ice made contact with his skin, but it was the almost burning sensation he felt that caught his attention. Lifting his head he glanced to his left surprised when he saw the same blue eyes that have haunted his dreams for the past three years. JJ was scared to be honest, scared he would pull away, yell at her, hate her, but instead he just sat there looking at her.
Frank was still pissed at her, but having her this close, skin touching skin was like heaven. Not even realizing he was doing it his hand tighten around her not wanting the contact to end, but after a few minutes he slowly pulled his hand away, clenching it to get the blood running. Giving her a quiet thank you he turned his attention back to the file he had discarded earlier, trying his best to ignore her.
"Im sorry." JJ whispered taking his hand gently in hers again.
Frank closed his eyes cherishing the moment before reality hit him full force.
"JJ please don't, I spent these past three years trying to forget about you. I can't go back not if it will end up the same way it did." Frank said forcing himself to make eye contact.
"I tried to as well, but it's impossible to rip you out of my head and heart. Frank I just want to know if you forgive me?" JJ asked looking up she cringed at the hurt that appeared in his eyes suddenly.
"If that's all you cared about then yes, you have my forgiveness. Thank you for the ice." Frank abruptly stood up grabbing his phone and walked out the door. JJ was confused by his sudden departure daring a glanced at his team she cringed for the second time. They each gave her look of disappointment and anger; all but Alex were quick to follow their leader out. Instead Alex made her way towards her and she didn't look like she up for a friendly talk.
Hotch nudged Kate pointing at JJ, in seconds Kate and Emily were making their way over. Hotch grabbed Reid by the arm stopping him from following the girls; him being there would just complicate things even more. Rossi, Morgan, and Garcia exchanged looks hoping the girls didn't start throwing punches.
Alex stopped in front of jj glare at her. "He's going to kill me for this, but stay away from him. it took us a year of brutally hard working to get him back to himself again. I don't know what happen that day and I don't care, but if you cause him any more pain I swear to whatever is holy to you I will make you hurt ten times worst." Alex threatens.
JJ raised an eyebrow, standing at her full height she glared back at the woman. Kate and Emily were flanking her on each side, yet Alex didn't even seem fazed by that. "Is that a treat?"
"No it's a promise; you had your chance agent. There is one thing you should know about Donovan he doesn't trust anyone. It took more than a year to for us to earn it, and once you do you hold onto it for dear life because once you lose it, it is for life." Alex sighed reaching for franks jacket from the chair. "I am no one to judge. You may have your reasons to do what you did, but I am warning you stay away from him."
JJ glared at the woman's retreating form before letting her body relax once more, Kate placed her hand on her shoulder trying to give her a little comfort.
Emily was still at lost with this whole situation. 'What the hell is going on?' clearly they knew each other and by the looks of it JJ and frank had a history. Shaking her head she turned back to the room she'll just ask Garcia later.
Frank walked down the street shivering from the cold 'why did I have to fall in love again?' images of his ex-wife flooded his head, shaking his head violently he tried getting rid of them, but they just became more clearly. That screaming, the blood, his son, frank dropped to his knees holding his head in his hands, letting out a groan. Even after so many years the memories still affected him as if they were fresh wounds and after so many years he had yet to find the fuckers that did it.
Taking a deep breath frank wiped the tears away he looked up to the sky debating what he was going to do about jj not having to think much about it. He loved JJ and he had since the first time he laid eyes on her, and no matter what she says he will have her back in his arms. He wasn't about to let her walk out of his life once more not this time. Frank was going to fight for the woman he loved. Composing himself he walked back to the station, frowning when he spotted his team outside shivering.
"What are you doing out here?"
"Well it is a lovely night to be outside." Cody squeaked he was minutes from becoming a human Popsicle.
Jake rolled his eyes. "Just wanted to make sure you were okay."
Alex stepped up handing him his jacket which he took gladly. Giving them a small smile and a quick nod he gestured to the doors.
"I am now, come on lets head back inside." Frank ordered.
Stepping to the side they allowed him to take the lead quickly they took their seats and began working again.
Reid sat by JJ glaring at the man, after three years why did he have to show up now. Ever since their breakup Reid has tried getting back with her, on occasions whenever he caught her on her bad days she would sleep with him, but always claimed it was a mistake the day after kicking him out of her apartment. Although lately she had been allowing him more into henrys life but not hers Reid just hope that with Donovan reappearing once more it won't ruin the little turf he's gather.
Hotch keep stealing glances at the genius worried by the hatred he saw in his eye, looking over at Rossi and Morgan they gave him a nod telling him they saw it to. They will have to keep an eye on him.
Emily was in the small kitchen with Garcia grabbing some coffee; she needed to know what was going on.
"Pen what's the story between frank and JJ?"
Garcia stared at her slowly taking the spoon of peanut butter out of her mouth. "It's a really long story." She said waving her hand in dismissal.
"We have time." Emily insisted.
Huffing Garcia took a seat motioning Emily to take one too. "Well it started three years ago on our little trip to Hawaii…"
Half an hour later Garcia had told her the entire story.
"And JJ let him go just like that?" Emily asked.
"yup." Garcia said popping the 'p'.
"But, but I-oh my god our girl is a dumbass." Em groaned dropping her head on the table with a loud 'thump'.
"Yeah well there is nothing we can do last thing I heard was she was back with Reid. Well that's what Reid said."
That just made Emily groan even louder. "She's a mess." Garcia patted her on the arm nodding in agreement.
JJ sat between Hotch and Reid; Hotch would lean into her from time to time trying to get to smile. As for Reid he had his hand clamped over hers not letting go despite her attempts, glancing to were frank sat jj blushed when he caught her eyes not being able to hold back she gave him a smile becoming even bigger when he responded with one of his own.
