Hey, i know that its taken me a while to get a new update for this book because i wasn't really sure what i wanted to do with it but i think I've got it figured out so I'll try to keep up with the updates now. :)

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"Emily is alive. She lost a lot of blood but the doctors were able to revive her, she was given several new identities for her protection and the information was on a strictly need to know basis to avoid anyone being able to track her down." Hotch explained.

"she's actually alive? I don't... I mean she was dead. I went to the cemetery yesterday to put down flowers." Penelope said shocked as she tried to process this information.

"Like I said I take full responsibility and if anyone has any issues they can speak with me." Hotch said.

"Issues? Yeah I've got some issues." Derek said angrily but was unable to finish because the sound of the door opening caught his attention.

Everyone watched in awe as Emily walked into the room.

"Oh my god." Penelope said as Reid went over and tightly hugged Emily.

"I am so so sorry." Emily said as she hugged everyone. "Truly you guys didn't deserve this. Not a day went by where I didn't want to contact you."

"Wait so if you faked your own death so that Doyle wouldn't find you then why are you here now?" Reid asked.

"I got a call yesterday from the director, Doyle has been arrested so it was safe for her to return." Hotcb said.

"Who else knew about this?" Reid asked.

"Myself, Rossi and JJ." Hotch replied.

Reid felt his chest tighten. "You knew this whole time." He asked JJ angrily.

"Spence I-" JJ tried but Reid wouldn't let her finish.

"I showed up at your house every day for two weeks crying and you never once thought to tell me the truth. What if I started taking Dilaudid again? Would you have told me then?"

"You didn't." JJ said.

"No, but I certainly thought about it." Reid snapped. "What about Garcia? She almost died for god sake!"

"What?!" Emily asked turning her attention to Penelope.

"A lots happened since you...left." Penelope replied.

"Reid I know that your upset and you have every right to be but if you want to be mad at someone be mad at me, JJ wanted to tell you she really did but I didn't let her." Hotch said.

"I can't be mad at you, I didn't come to you in tears for two weeks straight." Reid said before walking away to cool down. JJ tried to go after him but Emily stopped her knowing that he just needed some time.

A large amount of tension was left in the room after Reid left and no one knew quite what to say in the moment.

"So what exactly happened while I was gone?" Emily said breaking the silence. The question was clearly directed towards Penelope.

"It's been a rough few months." Penelope locked arms with Emily. "let's grab some coffee and I'll get you all caught up."

After the two had gotten the coffee they went back to Penelope's office to talk. She explained everything to her and by the end the two were hugging.

"I'm so sorry." Emily said.

"It's not your fault sweetie and I'm really ok now. Just promise me that I won't have to have another funeral for you again, real or fake"

"I promise." Emily said.

"I still can't believe that your actually here, I feel like this is all some messed up dream and I'm going to wake up and you're going to be dead again." Penelope admitted.

"Hey, I'm real and I'm right here and I'm alive and it's going to stay that way." Emily said as she held onto Penelope's hand.

Penelope smiled "I think you should go talk to Reid, he's pretty upset."

"Yeah you're right, I'll go talk to him."

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"How you holding up sweetness?" Derek asked as he leaned on the door frame to Penelope's office.

"This is just so crazy." She said. "She was dead and yet i just had coffee with her."

"I know it is pretty insane but whats important is that shes back now and we're all together again."

"You're right." She agreed. "I just feel bad for spence. He's taking this really hard."

"The kid will be fine, he just needs some time to process it all." Derek reassured her.

"I wanted to ask you something actually." Derek said.

"What is it handsome?"

"Come out to dinner with me tonight, just the two of us. I missed spending time with my baby girl."

"I'll be there." She agreed.

"Good." He smiled before leaving her to go finish some paperwork. He really did miss having her around and happy now that she was out of the hospital and recovering he was very happy to spend as much time as possible with her.