Hotch was hunched over case files. There was a knock on the door. "Come in." It was Garcia. "What can I do for you?" he asked as she closed the door. She never closed the door. Just like she rarely knocked.

"I was wondering… How's Sara?"

"Alright… Settling… She's finding it hard adjusting." Garcia nodded. "Thank you. For taking her in like that."

"Well, I didn't like the neighbourhood she was staying in."

She left as JJ walked in. Hotch stood up. "Morning."

"Hi. Case came in… It's local."

"How are you?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Are you safe? Haley and I are taking people in," he joked.

JJ looked at him questioningly. "Actually, we're staying at Garcia's."

"Well, we're snatching people from Garcia too so…" Why are you making a fool of yourself? he asked himself.

"Ohh, so that's where Sara went. Let me guess… Haley always wanted a daughter?"

"She's not Haley's."

"Yeah, I was making a joke."

"I mean… She's not Haley's… She's mine… with someone else."

JJ reached for a chair and sat down. "Are you serious?" Hotch nodded. "Holy shit! Sorry."

"Don't be… That was my reaction too."

"Wow…"

"Anyway, my point was: if you need anything at all."

"Thanks."

Sara was in the bathroom when her dad came home. She paused on the landing as he greeted Haley. She wondered if she should go down and say something."I can't do this," she heard Haley say. She turned to go to her room but she heard the end of the conversation. "I don't want her here anymore."

"Haley-" Aaron tried.

Sara heard footsteps and the front door close. She took a deep breath and walked downstairs and into the kitchen."Hi."

"Hey, Sara." He scrutinized the list on the fridge

"How was work?"

"Busy." Sara nodded and turned to leave. Hotch looked at her. "A case came in. It's-"

"Yeah, I get it."

"So, how does a… curry… sound tonight?"

"Cool. Can I help?"

"Sure… um, chop the veg?"

"It's probably just gonna be you and me tonight." Sara didn't look up. "Jack was at Haley's sisters and Haley's gone to pick him up. She's probably going to be there for a while."

"I don't want to be trouble," she blurted out.

Aaron's face fell. He looked embarrassed. "You heard that."

"Yes."

"You're not. Haley's… She just needs time to adjust."They worked in silence for the most part, making polite small talk here and there.

Hotch looked up. "Sara. Would you like to come to the BAU tomorrow? With me. Just for a few hours, to see the place. I'll be leaving early tomorrow anyway and Garcia will be there."

Sara nodded and smiled. "Yeah ok."