Hotch had called it a night by ten. There was nothing they could do until tomorrow morning.
"Donovan we are calling it a night." Hotch informed the man.
"So are we, the setup will start at 10:00 am tomorrow? Jake and Alex will be about a block away just enough time to get there before the car." Frank explained as he gathers his phone and files.
"How do you plan on know where Jose will be?" Morgan asked it was something that was bothering him all day.
"I have had a traced on his cell since we got the case." Cody answered his eyes barely open.
"Okay well, we are heading to the hotel." Kate piped up.
Frank gave them a faint nod as they walked out. Taking in a deep breath frank closed his eyes when he caught JJ's perfume. God it was going to be a long night.
Since they were in Chicago frank and his team would head home, as for the BAU they had the luck of sleeping in a hotel and as usual things never go as planned.
As they arrived JJ walked up to the reception desk, where a red head sat.
"Welcome to the MEAD, what can I do for you?" JJ cringed as she popped her gum.
"We have 4 booked under Aaron hotchner." JJ said.
"One moment please." While the red head typed away JJ leaned against the desk looking around.
"Sorry ma'am but those rooms have been occupied." Bimbo said.
JJ snapped her head towards her glaring at her. "How is that possible? I called booking those rooms earlier!"
"Yes ma'am, but you said you will be here at seven to pick up the keys. Since you didn't we gave them to people who needed them." The girl snapped.
JJ groaned the damn girl was getting on her nerves.
"So you just gave our rooms away!" JJ yelled losing the little temper she had. Between not sleeping, eating and seeing frank she was very short triggered. Her yelling had attracted the attention of her team and all in the lobby. Hotch huffed walking over to her.
"JJ what's wrong?"
JJ growled. "Bimbo here gave our rooms away because we weren't here by seven."
Hotch suppressed a groan. "Are there any rooms available?"
The girl rolled her eyes typing away once more. "No sir."
JJ groaned throwing her hands in the air as she stomped over to her team an amused Hotch behind her.
"What's wrong?" Garcia asked.
"We have no rooms!" JJ grunted Hotch took a seat on the couch pulling Kate into his lap smirking at the agitated JJ.
"JJ calm down, we will find another hotel." Rossi assured her.
After calling numerous of hotel they found none available.
"What the hell it's like their giving the hotels away for free." Emily groaned.
"Great now what?" Morgan asked as Hotch clicked with the last call.
"Well there is one last option…" Kate mumbled getting all eyes on her, she was so glad she was in Hotch's arms.
"Which one?" Reid asked speaking for the first time.
"we-ahh-we call frank." Kate said making it sound like a question.
The room stood in complete silence no one responded.
"no." Reid said firmly. "We can do something else."
"Kate's right Reid, frank is the only one that can help us. Reid Im hungry and tired please just go with it." JJ pleads.
Reid huffed crossing his arms like a child; JJ rolled her eyes pulling her phone out. Reid raised an eye brow at the fact she still had his number.
Dialing his number and putting it on speaker she waited, at the third ring he picked up.
"Donovan." His gruff voice came thru the phone.
JJ felt a ping of guilt his voice was heavy and dry he must have been sleeping.
"Hey, its JJ did I wake you?" JJ asked.
"No, no you woke me up in time." frank clears his throat movement could be head. "What's wrong?"
"Umm well we are hotel less." JJ chuckled.
"Hotel less?"
"Yeah they gave our rooms away. We have called other hotels but their all full." JJ explained.
Kate and Emily noticed she was nervous the playing with her necklace and lip biting.
"Okay, but why are you calling me?" frank wasn't being rude he was confused as to why she would call him of all people.
"I was wondering if you could help us. I mean if you can't that's okay, it was just an option we can fi-"
Frank chuckled at her rambling before cutting her off. "JJ stop! Relax I was just wondering, Now how many of you are their again?"
"Eight."
"Okay give me the name of the hotel you're at." Frank said already grabbing his sweats.
"It's the MEAD, you know it?" JJ shook her head as Kate and Garcia gave her thumbs up.
"Yeah I know where it is. Give me five minutes and I'll be there." Frank smiled at the shaky breath she let out.
"Thank you frank." JJ whispered.
"No problem." With that the line went dead.
"Wonder what he has planned?" Kate mused.
"I don't care I just want some sleep." Garcia whined snuggling closer into Morgan's side.
"You do relies we are all going with an assassin right?" Morgan grunted earning him an elbow at his ribs by Garcia and eye roll form JJ. Hotch sent him a warning look to keep his mouth shut.
Frank had called his team on his way to the hotel to meet him there. There is no way he could fit eight people in his home. Walking to the entrance of the hotel he spotted his team.
"Hey you look horrible." Cody yawned.
"Thank you Cody. Look im sorry to have called you and wake you up, but JJ called me they have nowhere to stay and I can't fit eight people in my house. You mind making room for some?" frank asked them hoping they would say yes.
"Of course." Monica spoke for them all.
More than half the team was dozing off by the time frank walked in. JJ jumped up when she spotted him making everyone become alert. Morgan even placed his hand on the butt of his gun at the sudden movements. JJ noticed frank now had a new bandage on his hand.
"Agents." Frank stopped in front of them giving Hotch a faint nod.
"Donovan thank you for helping us out." Kate said giving him a small smile.
"So what's the plan?" Morgan asked trying not to squirm in his seat.
Franks eyes fell on him turning black for a moment. "As long as you don't mind separating."
"Separating?" Garcia asked slightly worried.
"I can't fit all eight of you into my house, so some will be staying with my agents." Frank reassured her.
"So who is going with who?" JJ piped up for the first time.
"Well I can take two." Frank said.
"Alex and I can take two each." Jake continued.
"And I can take two as well." Monica spoked.
Cody just stood in the back ground.
"Okay Morgan and Garcia you go with Jake, Rossi and Reid will be going with Alex, Kate and I will be going with Monica. JJ and Emily will be going with frank." Hotch ordered, both Hotch and JJ's head snapped towards him.
Kate shared a look with Garcia; she knew she loved this man for a reason.
"Hotch mind if Emily and I switch?" Reid asked he didn't want to her to go with him.
"Reid it's okay, you go with Rossi." Emily said beating Hotch from speaking. Reid rolled his eyes hating this whole thing.
"You guys sure you don't mind having us?" Kate asked handing Hotch her bag.
Frank eyed them hesitation running thru them. "As long as you stay out of our personal doings we should be fine." Frank gave Rossi and Morgan a pointed look.
"I assured you what happen three years ago will not happen again." Rossi reassured but did little to calm frank.
"Even if you looked you won't find anything. Let's go its late and im pretty sure you are all tired."
JJ leaned down to pick up her bag, but a hand beat her to it. Frank didn't even bother looking at her as he carried her bags out. Frank turned to his team as they reached the cars.
"I'll see you tomorrow at the hq. Jake, Alex be ready to work." Frank told them placing JJ's bag in the back then Emily's.
"HQ?" Hotch asked.
"We are doing this from our headquarters. It will be easier and effective their than at the prescient." Jake responded before turning back to frank. "We'll see you in the morning."
Each piled into the cars JJ noticed frank flashed his headlights twice before they went their separate ways. The ride was full of tension even Emily felt it lucky it didn't take too long before they were driving up a paved driveway leading up a small hill. Frank parked in beside a two story house jumping out he took the bags out once more.
JJ walked beside Emily following him inside. The minute she walked in something huge jumped on her.
"Luna! Down!" frank said sternly.
JJ looked down at whatever whimpered. Sitting by her feet was a beautiful black and golden German shepherd.
"Sorry about her she gets excited when people come over." Frank said slapping his hand on his leg. The dog yelp running up to him.
"Is she the only one you have?" Emily asked trying to start some conversation.
"No the other two are outside."
"How many do you have?" JJ chuckled kneeling down to pet the dog.
"Three her, a Doberman and a cane corso." Frank answered.
"You bought them or…"
"No I found Luna tied to a tree as a pup, the Doberman is a k-9 dog and the cane corso I took him after finding him in the home of a drug dealer he was still a pup."
JJ nodded cooing over the dog, frank smiled at the warm scene before him.
"Well let me show you to your room tomorrow I can show you the house." Frank motioned for them to follow him.
It was past 2am frank found himself sitting on the couch looking at nothing. Luna laid next to him head on his lap and a cup of whiskey in his hand, while the other pets the dog mindful of his injury. He couldn't sleep not with JJ in the same house as he. It was torture not being able to touch her, kiss her, and hold her it was driving him mad. Groaning he threw his head back closing his eyes.
"Frank?"
Frank opened his eyes looking towards the stairs he allowed his eyes to adjust in the dark. JJ stood in front of him wearing nothing but a silk gown. 'Does she have any idea what she's doing to me?'
"Hey, can't sleep?" frank asked.
"Yeah so I came down for a glass of water." JJ whispered.
"Kitchen is just thru that door, cups are in the last cupboard." Frank instructed taking a sip of his drink.
"Thanks."
JJ came back out three minutes with a glass of water. Turning to frank she pointed to the couch in front of him, frank nodded. JJ sat down looking down at her hands she really wanted to talk with him, let him know how sorry she was. She wanted to get past her pass and his, but how do you undo three years of damage.
"So how have you been?" JJ mentally slapped her self.
Frank quirked an eye brown at her. "Fine."
"Look frank I am really sorry. You have no idea what it was to see you walk out of my life like that." JJ started.
"No idea? I know exactly how it felt. It was like someone ripped my damn heart out." frank whispered yelled.
"Frank-you have to understand, it hit closed to home when I found out what you do for a living." JJ whispered.
"And you couldn't look pass that! I loved you hell I still do, but you preferred to throw all that away! And you know what's the worst thing about all this?" frank asked.
JJ just shook her head no.
"That no matter how hard I tried or what I did I couldn't rip you out of my head nor my heart. That week I had with you were the happiest moments in my life."
JJ wiped the tears that rolled down her face. "Im sorry."
"So am I." frank responded.
JJ opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by the sound of barking dogs. Luna jumped off the couch knocking franks drink all over him In the process.
"Damit Luna!" frank yelled after the running dog.
JJ chuckled as he stood groaning.
Frank pulled his shirt off reviling his body to her, but what JJ saw had her gasping. His back and chest were scarred up, she knew about the bullet scars on his chest, but this, this was new. Slowly she made her way to him raising a hand to his chest frank grabbed her wrist before it could make contact with his skin.
"What happen?" JJ's eyes were filling up with tears.
"CIA happen." Frank mumbled turning his back to her.
"I thought you said you were done with them." JJ stated.
"I am, but they called me in I still had a debt with them and I paid it off." Frank explained.
"With what your body? Frank what did they do to you?" JJ ran a hand over his back pulling away when he flinched.
"Don't worry about it; it's over and done with." Frank pulled away from her.
"Frank please what happen to you?" JJ whispered.
Frank sighed. "Nothing JJ, I had a mission that went south that's all."
"Then how did you get the scars?" JJ knew It was dangerous to push him too much and to fast, but she had to know.
Frank turned around facing her. "Why do you care jj? Lots of things have happen these past years."
JJ hugged herself. "They were hard for me to frank. Not a day went by that I didn't miss you, that I didn't hate myself for letting yo walk out that stupid door."
"Then why did you push me away? Why did you allow your team to get between us?" franks breathing was picking up.
"I was scared." JJ admitted.
Frank frowned. "Scared? Of what? Me?" JJ turned her back at him with a small yes. "Why? JJ I would have never done anything to hurt you. I love you to damn much to do that."
"Frank my marriage was not a good one. Will was abusive both mental and physical, hearing all that about you the assassin, the killings - I - I got scared. The CIA took many things from me, my unborn child, part of my life, my brother, and it made my marriage ten times worst." JJ whispered.
Frank stood frozen not sure what to say, it pained him to know how much pain she has been thru. It made his blood boil hearing the asshole of her ex abused her.
"JJ why didn't you tell me?" frank took a caution step towards her.
JJ shrugged. "I don't know I was afraid that if you knew how mess-up I was you would reject me."
"JJ I would never have reject you nor would I ever lay a hand on you." frank placed his hand on her arm letting it slide down to her hand entwining them. "As for my past with the CIA I was going to tell you later that night."
JJ looked up locking eyes with him. "Will you tell me what happen to you?"
Frank sighed giving her a small smile. "I promise to tell you, but right now you need to get some sleep. We have a busy day tomorrow and we need all the energy we can."
JJ wanted to argue, but held back. "Okay, I'll see you in the morning." JJ allowed him to kiss her on the forehead she lightly touched his chest ignoring the way he flinched. "Put a shirt on before you catch a cold." JJ whispered as she walked up the stairs giving him a goodnight.
"goodnight." Frank slumped down on the couch. Looking down at his chest he raised a hand over his chest willing himself to touch the scars but instead he clenched his hand dropping it to his side. Even after a year he can't get himself to accept them let alone touch them. With a grunt he stood up jogging up the stairs and into his room, he was hoping to catch a few hours of sleep and what better way to sleep than to dream of the woman you love.