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Takes place during and after Episode 18, Season One
"Joy of all joys. TV business." Evelyn muttered under her breath as she slammed a coffee pot on the counter before picking up a rag to clean up the drops she had spilled from her vigorous placement of the utensil.
"Is there something wrong with being on TV, Evelyn?" JJ asked, standing in the doorway of the little kitchen of the jet.
"Whats right with it?" The red head grumbled, picking up two mugs and filling them with the hot beverage. "All you're doing is putting yourself out there to be judged and ridiculed by people you don't even know." JJ gave a small smile of thanks as she accepted her mug of coffee.
"Sounds to me that you have quite the grudge against the media." The blonde commented. Evelyn sighed, as she pulled off her glasses, wiping the fog from the glass pieces, which had gathered there from the coffee.
"You're the Media Liaison for the Team JJ." She pushed her glasses back in place, gripping the mug between her hands, letting the warmth seep into her fingers through the ceramic.
"Why do people let themselves be ridiculed and criticized when all they are trying is to do what they love doing." She paused taking a sip before continuing.
"Or sometimes they're forced to do something because they have to get the money." She added, knowing how some people would do whatever they could to get the money they needed for food and shelter for their families or themselves. The world had always been a game. Survival of the Fittest. The minor people were always rooted out and destroyed almost unconsciously. No one even realized they were gone because they weren't an important part of their society. And neither did it matter. JJ sighed, moving a finger along the neck of the mug she was drinking from.
"Well sometimes people criticize because it is their job." She began. "And sometimes they do it because it's their nature to be blunt, as they would put it." Evelyn nodded, leaning against the counter as she looked at the older woman.
"I get that. But the journalists are really brutal aren't they?" She asked. JJ nodded, leaning next to her red haired friend.
"True. Some journalists would do anything for the story. Even dig up dirt. Come to think of it, you dig up dirt too, don't you?" The blonde nudged her friend, smiling lightly. Evelyn rolled her eyes.
"Its not dirt when you know it will help people." She stated, grinning at her friend, for a second before her smile disappeared and she looked down at the murky color of the coffee.
"But the dirt the Journalists dig up, it hurts a lot of people. And thats the sad part of it."
JJ nodded in understanding, placing a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Its part of their job Evelyn." The red head nodded.
"I know. I just wish they wouldn't hurt people, thats all." JJ frowned at the tone in her friend's voice.
"You sound like you know something about show business. Like something happened to you." JJ watched as Evelyn pursed her lips tightly, as if stopping herself from saying anything. The shoulder atop which her hand rested had suddenly tensed. The technician only took a sip of her coffee, silent for a few brief seconds before she spoke.
"I can only imagine what the person would have to go through." She muttered darkly, before setting her still half full mug of coffee on the counter and exiting the kitchen, leaving a very confused JJ behind.
Evelyn grunted lightly as she crawled under the table, running her hand along the bottom and edges of the furniture, her fingers feeling for anything out of the ordinary. Most people would prefer using their fancy gadgets to do the job in finding the bug. And though Evelyn used them as well, she preferred to give a place a proper manual search as well. She could hear Gideon, Morgan, Spencer and Detective Owen Kim, the man in charge of the investigation, talking to Lila Archer, or rather about her, about the most recent threat note she had gotten. Deeming the area bug free, the red head pulled out from under the table.
"Place is clean." She stated, pulling herself up, slightly dirty and sweaty from her time on the floor and checking behind the vanity and cupboards.
"Of course its bug free. No one would've gotten past the security at the entrance." The blonde star said, frowning lightly when she was met with silence. "Right?"
Feeling Gideon's eyes on her, the red head stepped forward. "It doesn't matter. The stalker is obsessed at a point where nothing appears difficult for them. And getting past security would be child's play."
The star nodded in understanding. She seemed to be a rather sensible girl. Not like some of the stars she had met before. Shaking her head to get rid of her thoughts, to focus on the matter at hand, Evelyn only heard Gideon telling the three of them to stay put and protect Miss Archer.
"Stupid machine!" Evelyn muttered under her breath as she fished a screw driver from her pocket, before leaning forward to open the main circuit of the small coffee maker.
"What're you doing?" The red head looked up to see Lila Archer looking at her with a raised eyebrow. The FBI Technician shrugged.
"The machine was glitching so I'm fixing it." She said, her tone stating that it was the most obvious thing to do. As she turned back to her work, the young actress moved forward.
"And you just happen to have a screw driver in your pocket?" She asked. Pursing her lips as she pulled out a couple of frayed wires, Evelyn nodded.
"I also carry around a pair of pliers." She said, taking the tool out of her messenger bag and twisted the ends of the wires pulling apart the frayed part to reveal the non-frayed wires. Placing them inside their allotted slots in the coffee machine, Evelyn smiled in satisfaction as the machine gave a hum.
"I thought you were the FBI's bug sweeper." Lila said, confusion lacing her tone. The red head nodded, turning to the speaker, gripping the styrofoam cup of steaming coffee as she did.
"Bug Sweeper. Hacker. Technician. Red-Head. Pint-Size. Hot-head. I go by many names or rather titles." She stated.
"And trust me. Carrying around these things can be really helpful. Especially if your opponent is bigger than you are. Though," She pulled aside the shrug she was wearing to reveal a gun at her side, grinning as Lila's eyes widened at the sight of the weapon. "This helps."
Lila glanced up at the red head, seeing her smiling lightly at her. "You must lead an exciting life." She said, making the other woman chuckle.
"I think I should be saying that to you, Miss Archer. You're the super star here." She said, raising the coffee mug to her lips before taking a sip and making a face as the taste of the beverage spread over her tongue.
"I think I'm gonna stick with a coke." She stated, emptying the contents of the cup in a trash can. Spotting her co-worker with said beverage in his hand she called out.
"Reid! Where's the vending machine." Her friend responded by simply pointing in the direction of the appliance. Smiling over at the blonde Evelyn gave a parting wave and smile.
"Pleased to meet you Miss Archer." She called over her shoulder, before walking over to the vending machine, fishing out a dollar as she did.
Morgan frowned at the red head as he stood next to her near the vending machine. "You alright, Short-stuff?" He asked. Evelyn responded by nodding as she inserted her dollar into the machine.
"Course I'm alright. Why do you ask?" She said, choosing the drink she wanted. Morgan glanced over where Reid had taken Evelyn's previously acquired spot and was now talking to Lila, before turning back to the red head.
"I know how you feel about show business Evelyn." He said, his tone serious. Evelyn nodded, silent, as she opened her coke can, and taking a sip.
"I know you do Morgan. But," She looked up at her friend, her blue eyes wide and serious behind her glasses. "No one can do anything about it. Except me." She glanced around at the people, carrying on with their specific jobs.
"I just hope no one recognizes me." She muttered under her breath, taking a sip of her drink. Morgan nodded his head in agreement before grinning.
"I'm sure your height helps you hide and keep out of sight." The red head, punched his shoulder as she passed him, cutting his laughter short.
"And also because you pack a punch." He called as he walked after her, massaging the spot she had hit him. Evelyn merely poked her tongue out at him, before she caught sight of an unattended camera and ran towards it.
As she stood fiddling with the contraption she could clearly hear what Lila and Spencer were talking about. She glanced up just in time to see Lila take Reid's drink from him and take a sip. The red head bit down on her lip as she caught sight of Morgan making faces behind Reid. As Lila walked away, Morgan walked over to the young genius, resting is arms atop the coffee cart.
"You don't mind sharing with me do you?" He asked. This time Evelyn did laugh out loud, as Spencer told Morgan to, 'Shut up!' before walking away.
"Go get 'em Lover." Morgan called after him, laughing.
"Wrong direction, Lover boy." She called as Reid passed by her. The young genius quickly turned on his heel, marching away in the right direction, but not before she caught sight of the blush on his face, eliciting a giggle from her, making her friend turn and scowl at her as he walked away. Evelyn merely responded by waving her fingers at him in goodbye.
JJ sat in the back of the car, fiddling with her phone as she did. Her mind was replaying the talk she had, had with Evelyn and somehow she suspected Evelyn had been through something that made her hate the show business like she did today. JJ wasn't doing this to be nosy. She just wanted to get to know her friend better. Evelyn was very desecrate and secretive about her past. Though Hotch, Gideon, Penelope and, she wasn't sure whether Morgan knew or not but she knew Spencer and Elle didn't have that much information either. JJ felt out of the loop. She was the recent addition to the Team. The others had known each other for a few years now, they were bound to be close.
JJ considered the Team her family as well, and she wanted to know what Evelyn's story was. Flipping her phone she dialed Garcia hoping the mentor would be able to shine some light on the mysterious red head.
"Crap!"
The word wasn't even out of her mouth and she was hiding behind her friend's taller frame. Spencer glanced back at the girl crouching behind him.
"What're you doing?" He asked. The two of them were waiting outside Lila's trailer. The shoot had just ended and after a little review and rehearsal, the two of them were to escort her back to her house. Both Agents had opted to wait outside, neither of them wanting to get in the way. Though Spencer was curious and slightly worried at his friend's sudden odd behavior.
"Don't move alright." She whispered, trying to stay out of sight as she peeked from behind him. "See that woman over there. The one in the red suit?" Spencer scanned the crowd of people moving about before spotting a woman matching Evelyn's description.
"Yeah?"
"I need to stay out of sight. Make sure she doesn't see me." She muttered. Spencer opened his mouth to say something but he was interrupted by Lila exiting her trailer and asking if the two of them were ready to go in a loud voice. Evelyn, not anticipating the sudden arrival, jumped out from behind her friend, and as luck would have it was spotted by the last person she wanted to be, well, spotted by.
"This must be my lucky day. Lila Archer and Evelyn Richardson."
The red head winced at the proclamation as the suit wearing woman marched over in their direction, a camera man right after her. Her hair was cut in a sharp bob, her lips and nails painted red to match her suit. The whole outfit would've been good if it didn't clash with the large pink glasses she was wearing. The short haired woman smiled widely at the blonde star.
"Lila! Its been so long since I interviewed you." She said, as a way of greeting. Not giving the woman a chance to answer she turned to the red head.
"And Evelyn! You've changed drastically. The last time I saw you, you looked positively glammed up and beautiful. But then again it was your sister's wedding. Of course you would look radiant." She waved her hand in a careless manner. "Not as radiant as the bride though."
Evelyn bit down on her lip, her cheeks reddening as she looked down at the floor, embarrassed. Spencer stared at the woman in confusion, who turned to look at him, still smiling widely.
"I'm Michelle. Michelle Springfield." She stated, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "I'm with The Stardom." Spencer nodded.
"I know who you are. What I don't know is how you know Evelyn or how you were able to get in. This is a closed set." He said, his face showing no emotion. The reporter laughed.
"Don't worry, Sweetheart. You won't get into any trouble." She reassured winking his way. Evelyn gently gripped Spencer's arm pulling him away.
"Come on, Spence." She muttered, motioning for Lila to follow them. "Lets not make a scene."
"I think we still have the footage from the last scene your sister created." The reporter proclaimed, as she motioned towards her camera man to start rolling.
"But if there is one you can top off then by all means."
Evelyn gulped as the camera was pointed at her. Lowering her head she pulled on Spencer's arm once again, seemingly snapping him out of the slightly shocked state he had been in given the woman's behavior.
"I am sorry, Miss Springfield, but Agent Richardson and I are on duty right now and have to escort Miss Archer back to her home." He stated, gently pushing Lila to walk in front of them while pulling Evelyn with his other hand, making sure to keep her as close to him and as concealed from the camera as possible.
"For the love of God! Spencer!" Evelyn hissed, scowling at her friend.
"What?" He asked, frowning in confusion. Checking to make sure Lila wouldn't overhear them she turned to her friend, punching his arm.
"Do you not know a woman trying to make conversation when you see it?" She asked, crossing her arms over her chest as she did. Spencer sighed, rubbing a hand over his face as he did.
"She's a victim in this situation Evelyn. I'm an FBI Agent. It's against policy." He stated, making Evelyn roll her eyes.
"Who would know?" She asked, gesturing around the empty house.
"You would." He deadpanned.
"Yeah! But I wouldn't tattle on you. What are we seven?" She muttered, scowling at him, before glancing in the direction of the kitchen and turning back to her friend. "Just go with it Spence. I know its not really your thing but," She glanced up at him.
"Try to be her friend. People like her need all the good friends they can get." She continued, patting him on the shoulder, before making her way towards the kitchen. Behind her Reid, frowned in thought, turning back to look at the collage.
"So you really didn't see anything?"
"Nope."
"Not even a smidge."
"Scout's honor."
"You were never a Scout."
"I'm telling the truth."
Morgan scowled at the red head, who stared back at him with an expression of complete indifference.
"But I can tell you that something did happen." Blue eyes darted to where Reid was sitting on the other side of the plane, staring out of the window. Morgan glanced over his shoulder at the young genius as well. As if he knew they were watching him, Reid looked up from where he had been musing, raising an eyebrow in a questioning manner at the two of them. Morgan simply gave him a small wave before turning back to Evelyn, leaving Reid to frown at the back of Morgan's head in confusion.
"Does it have something to do with the fact that Reid was soaking wet when we arrived at Lila Archer's house?" Noting how she pursed her lips, as if she were holding something back, was all the answer Morgan needed. He smirked before chuckling.
"Pretty Boy got it on." He said in a sing-song voice, prompting Evelyn to laugh softly.
"Shame it won't work out though." The red head said after a few minutes of silence. Morgan hummed in agreement as he fiddled with a pair of headphones. He was distracted from his task when JJ appeared at his side, her eyes trained towards the red head.
"Evelyn? Could I talk to you for a minute?" The technician glanced up from the rather thick book she had been reading and nodded, following after the blonde as she led the way to the tiny kitchen at the other end of the plane.
"Is everything alright JJ?" Evelyn asked, a worried look taking over her features as she watched JJ start to fix herself some coffee. The media liaison nodded.
"Oh yes, everything is fine. Its just I wanted to ask you a few questions. About Diana Miles." At the very mention of the name the red head stiffened, her hands curling into fists as an unreadable expression came to her face and her normally expressive blue eyes turned glassy and wooden, and somewhat sad.
"What're you doing JJ?" The red head asked in a low tone. JJ didn't miss any of those changes and she asked herself if this was a good thing. But Evelyn's earlier hostility against the media made her curious. And a little worried about the red head's reaction as well.
"I'm just trying to fit a few pieces together. We've known each other for some time now Evelyn, and I barely know anything about you. You're my friend and I care for you. I just want to know what it is that bothered you so much about this case."
Evelyn continued to stare at the blonde, the sound of her heart loud and fast in her ears as she silently contemplated on whether she should explain everything to JJ or not. She had kept this a secret for so long. Aside from Gideon and Penelope no one knew much about her past. Gideon knew the full story. Penelope knew half of it. Hotch had his suspicions, she knew. And Morgan, Elle and Reid probably had their own little profile of her tucked away in their heads. Despite the unspoken promise to never profile anyone on the Team, it was an unconscious act on everyone's act. But no one ever called anyone out on anything.
JJ held Evelyn's gaze. Determined to get some answers. But only if the red head was comfortable with giving them. Finally, something in the younger agent's expression broke and she sighed, her body relaxing completely.
"This isn't the place to discuss these things JJ. Come over to my place after work tonight." There was a determined gleam in the blue eyes that made JJ know for certain that her friend wouldn't back off.
"I'll explain everything."
The figure shifted as they hid tried their best to stay concealed behind the thick bush while also keeping their eyes on the woman that had just pulled her car in her driveway and was now getting out of the car. Glancing at the clock and with the best of their ability given the limited light the moon gave the figure quickly scribbled down the time on a small note pad they were holding.
The woman was of course oblivious to the figure watching her every move as she locked her car and started to walk up to her front door. The figure noted how slow her steps were. And how her posture was a little off. As if she were tired. Probably from work.
As she disappeared into the house the figure remained where they were, hoping to catch a glimpse of whatever the woman's routine was inside her home.
A/N: And here it was! The Lila Fisher episode. I just went through the episode in this episode. Whatever Evelyn's and Spencer's thoughts were will be told in the next chapter. I know most of you were expecting a jealous Evelyn but she kinda of had a bit of an issue to deal with. Hmm...I wonder why she hates show business so much. :3
I hope you enjoyed! Please review! Till next time! - Hestia28