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Author's Notes: As you can probably tell, I'm a huge fan of the show. I love all the characters/actors in the show. The storylines are amazing. I'm an English major and a writer in the making. I also happen to be a huge shipper of Elle/Derek Morgan. I think they have a great chemistry. They had some sparks in the episode, The Broken Mirror and other episodes as well. This is a romantic story that gives the readers a glimpse to who Elle really is and what happened to her in the past. I hope all of you guys enjoy my story. Please don't hesitate to post comments on it. Thank you.

EXTRA NOTE: This story is written in a sort of a script format. So think of it as a possible future episode rather than just a story. Thanks. And the format is intentional on my part. And I'd like to thank everyone for their kind comments.

Previously on Unexpected Feelings…

Morgan: All right! Fine, I'll leave. But I will be back, Elle. You can't kick me out of your life. I care about you too damn much for you to do that.

Chapter 7

Meanwhile, at the Colemans' house, Reid, Hotch, Gideon, and JJ have been researching everyone Natalie knew and has had previous contact with. They've been busy all night long trying to find any kind of clue that could lead them to Natalie's whereabouts.

Reid: This is ridiculous. We've been going over the same files for hours, and we still have nothing on the unsub. Time is running out for Natalie. What are we going to do?

Gideon: We have to keep looking, Reid. We can't quit.

Hotch: Well, we're definitely not handing Elle to that psycho, that's for sure.

JJ: That's totally out of question. Elle is our friend. We can't put her life at risk.

Gideon: I'm afraid her life is already at risk. He really wants her and will stop at nothing to get her.

Reid: It's a good thing that Morgan is with Elle right now. She needs all the protection she can get. Speaking of which, I'm going to check my laptop again. I wonder what's taking Garcia so long. She is usually as quick as the wind when it comes to doing research. She should have already been done hours ago doing an extensive search on Elle's past.

JJ: I still think that it's not right for us to research Elle's life without her consent.

Hotch: We have no choice, JJ. We've already tried asking Elle to tell us what's going on. But she is in no condition to talk about it. I feel bad about going behind her back, too. But an innocent girl is in danger. And as the FBI code goes, our first priority is the victim.

JJ: I know that. But I still don't feel right about this. It's like we're spying on her.

Reid comes back from reading what Garcia sent him. He has a really troubled look on his face.

Gideon: What's wrong, Reid? What did Garcia find out about Elle?

Reid: I don't know how to say this. It appears that Morgan beat us to the punch in asking Garcia for Elle's information. And then he asked her to hold off what she found from us so that he had the chance to talk to Elle first. I printed Elle's file. I don't think I could find the words to explain what happened to her.

Gideon: Let me see the file.

He reads it for about a minute with a shocked expression on his face.

Hotch: Well, don't keep us in suspense. What's going on?

Gideon: I think we should all change our professions as profilers. We knew Elle for quite a while, and none of us even suspected that she was raped.

JJ: What?

Gideon: It says here that when she was 17 years old, an intruder broke into her house and raped her. He would have killed her right then, but fortunately for Elle, her parents showed up a lot sooner from their vacation.

Hotch: I cannot believe what I'm hearing. Why didn't she tell us what happened?

JJ: She was probably embarrassed about it and didn't want our pity.

Gideon: It also says that she had to be admitted to the psych ward because she tried to commit suicide twice. And then she later got better and was released.

Reid: Then she studied sexual crimes and got her degree. It explains everything. She became a sexual crimes expert for a reason.

JJ: I just cannot believe that she had to talk to that bastard yesterday. He put her through hell again, and we all just sat there and let him.

Hotch: We had no idea. There is no way we could have ever known.

Gideon: He wants to finish his job.
JJ: What do you mean?

Gideon: He wants to kill her. He never got the chance to kill her 16 years ago. And now it's his time to finish what he started. I've seen serial killers like him. They make it their life goal to not leave anything unfinished. It screws up their master plan. They have this obsessive need and sick desire to fully complete all their deeds.

Hotch: We'll get a couple of cops to watch Elle's back.

JJ: How are we going to convince her to agree to bodyguards?

Gideon: We'll figure it out.
JJ: Listen, Reid. Why don't you call Morgan and see how Elle is?

Reid: Good idea.

He dials Morgan's cell phone number.

Morgan: Yeah, Reid. Anything new?

Reid: Well, nothing you don't already know.

Morgan: I had to talk to her first. I didn't want all of us to surround her with our questions at the same time. It would have overwhelmed her.

Reid: It's okay. We understand. How is she doing, Morgan?

Morgan: I'll be honest with you. Not good at all. She found out that I went behind her back to get the information. And she basically kicked me out of her room.

Reid: That's a normal reaction. She's closing herself off from everyone she knows.

Morgan: Yeah, I know. Reid, listen, I'm on my way to you, guys, right now. Can you ask JJ to come over to the hotel to make sure Elle is okay? I don't want to leave her alone. But she won't talk to me. I think it will be easier for her to talk to another woman.

Reid: Yeah. No problem.

Reid walks over to JJ.

Reid: JJ, can you go and check on Elle? It appears that she got really upset with Morgan and threw him out of her room once she found out that he did a background check on her.

JJ: Yeah, of course. I hope I can be of some assistance to her. I just really want to help her, in any way. Gideon, keep me posted, okay?

Gideon: If we find anything, we'll contact you. Just tell Elle that we are all here for her.

JJ: Okay.

JJ leaves…

Reid: Morgan is on his way here, right now.

Hotch: Good, we need him here.

Gideon: We don't have much time left. It looks like we can use a miracle right about now.

To be continued…

Coming up…Will JJ be able to make Elle feel a little better about this nightmare? Stay tuned.