When you've lost everything in your life that matters most to you, what do you do? Hotch struggles with this question as he tries to cope with death and the absurd concept of happiness. Warning: Character Death. Eventual JJ/Hotch. Chapter 25 is new. 2013 Profiler Choice Award Winner for Best Angst Story. Now Complete!

Hale has a history with the FBI: her father was an agent who went missing during one of his assignments, and she almost became an agent herself before she decided to go a different route. Several years later, a chance encounter with Aaron Hotchner has her sucked back into the FBI, and she learns more about the job...and even more about her past. OC. (TEMPORARY HIATUS)

Serendipity: to happen on or discover something/someone on accident. Hotch experiences this when he's late one night to pick up Jack, he meets Olivia Baker and they begin to discover just how much they will help each other hotch/oc Reid/OC Rossi/EmilyR/R

Agent Hotchner brings in a young agent to help with the case load. What he doesn't realize is someone else from his past is watching her and will do anything to destroy any happiness in his life. Rated for suggestive themes, violence. Hotch/OC, Foyet/OC

One knock on the door is about to change JJ's life forever. But after so many changes and so much drama in her life already, how will she cope when she learns about some surprising home truths..?

[Reid/OC] Old traumas and similar pasts push SSA Leighton Tanner and Dr Spencer Reid closer together after they meet on a case. Will their past prevent a closer relationship? And what happens when their work and private lives become intertwined? SERIES. INCOMPLETE.

Aaron's marriage is rocked to the core and its strength is tested after his wife suffers a trauma that he's not sure she will ever recover from. Sequel to A Little Midwestern Charm. Aaron/OC Chrisy

A spin off to my "Fallen" story. Marley and Spencer have to deal with the fall out when it's revealed that Aaron knew Emily was alive.

A twist on the Season 7 finale...SPOILERS AHEAD! Just a little twist on a line and how things could have gone for our beloved JJ and Hotch. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!

The BAU is about to find out what a new and dangerous UNSUB is up to. Storyline: SSA Hotchner is confronted with his past while dealing with a difficult case. Inspired by true events. FINAL Chapter is UP! Please, pretty please leave a Review!

Hotch returns from vacation to meet Blake's replacement, Jo Pierce: a well educated and highly successful agent with a great track record and a hard past to overcome. Jo quickly fits into the BAU family and forms a close friendship with Hotch. But how will he fare in keeping secrets from his team to protect his new friend? Ad will he find an unexpected romance? Hotch/OC.

Aaron needs someone to care for his son. She needs a fresh start. Will these two be able to help each other out? Hotch/OC

Difficult times for lawyers in D.C. Four of them were found dead after having a date with an high-class call girl. They all were the same type, the Aaron Hotchner-Type. But it get s out of hands, for Hotch and the girl...

Hotch meets a girl and falls in love. But the case the team is working on is deadly and Hotch's new girl is more connected to it then he ever imagined. Please review! HotchxOC

It's the night before the wedding and JJ gets a visit from the last person she expects. But as Hotch lays out the reasons why she shouldn't walk down the aisle, JJ stands firm. But when tragedy strikes, will she be able to move forward now that she's pregnant with his child?

Inspired by the song by Dashboard Confessional. When a case comes up for the BAU, Alexandria Sullivan must face her past and fears. Slight bio to get some stuff out of my system. Hope you enjoy! Rating may change

Sequel to "After, life". Aaron and Amanda begin in a relationship in the face of numerous obstacles.

The sudden shove into single-parenthood and a more than full time job has kept him from having any other relationships outside of the BAU. He meets an old friend with as many scars as him. Hotch/OFC implied Rossi/Prentiss, Morgan/Garcia

Young Jack Hotchner's reaction to his father's new relationship hasn't been pleasant.

Hotch moves on with the new woman in his life.

'JJ and Hotch have a little conversation Christmas Eve.'

Beth muses on the man in the suit. Full disclosure. I LIKED Beth so I tried to make my story reflect that Hotch only appears briefly.

What happens when Hotch meets up with a female colleague from his past that he's always had the hots for - can he let himself go enough to make it happen? Hotch & original female character - SMUT! Chapter 2 is new.

On the way back to the BAU from court, JJ and Hotch take a little diversion for themselves.

That night was the start of something promising and new, neither anticipated the nightmare that followed, how they deal with it will be life altering. Chapters 90 is NEW! NOW COMPLETE!

After the death of Ian Doyle, the team discover that two of their own have kept them in the dark, and Emily Prentiss is alive. How will they react? Will the team survive, or will this tear them apart? Rated T for some language.

When a case takes them away from the US to London, members of the BAU begin to question whether they can trust those they thought they could depend on. Set after season six finale, wrote for Pebbles7092. Chapter 12 and 13 are NEW!

A special friend of Rossi's intrigues Hotch. Can Aaron find love again?

Emily Prentiss left the BAU 10 years ago for personal reasons, the personal reason left her with a daughter. Emily decides to go back to the BAU. No one knows about her daughter or that the father is someone in the BAU. But they'll find out soon. AR.

To say it was a dream come true would be an understatement. After getting accepted for a job in the BAU, Marie Fischer is more than willing to pack up and move to Virginia, but everything good comes with a price. Full summary inside. ReidxOCxHotch.

The team deals with love and everything that comes with it, but when one agent betrays another, the meaning of family isn't so clear anymore. Multiple pairings. NOW COMPLETE!

Following Hotch and Regina through the show. Chapters will be of inconsistent lengths. Not all episodes will be re written. Ratings may change. Please Review

Following Haley's death, Hotch has to hire someone to look after his son while he's away. Both father and son have to learn how to let people into their lives again. Hotch, Jack, OC, and the rest of the team will make appearances.

Can Hotch ever share his life with someone again? Of course he can, but what are the consequences? Rated M for sexual content, language and some violence later on. I don't own Criminal Minds - I just like taking the characters out for a spin. HIATUS

Hotch gets a surprise visit from someone he never knew existed... How will the Hotchners cope?