"Jessica, what are you going here?" Hotch demanded breathlessly. It was the beginning of summer vacation and he had just rushed through the airport to join his family (as well as Rossi and Garcia) as they waited to board the plane to Puerto Rico.
"I thought that since you are taking Jack away from me for the next several weeks that I was entitled to say good-bye to him," Jessica replied defiantly.
"Apparently she has a ticket on another flight leaving out of this terminal," Rossi told Hotch. "And that's how she got through security." He shrugged.
"Jessica, you know that part of our agreement was that Jack would be spending some of his summer vacation with me," Hotch replied. "And that is what he is doing."
"But I don't want to go to some dumb island where everyone is called a number and there isn't to do," Jack whined. "I want to stay here with my friends."
"Jack, we have discussed this," Hotch reminded his son. "We are going to Hutchens Island for a few weeks and you are coming with us."
"You've never been there," he added. "Think of it as an adventure."
"I've never been there and I'm looking forward to it," Garcia spoke up from where she was sitting working on her laptop.
"Yeah, right, Blondie," Jessica sneered at the tech. "Just stick your nose in where it doesn't belong and take advantage of Aaron and Jack."
"What is it with you, Jessica?" Garcia stood up and faced the woman. "As long as I was making sure that you got Jack's benefits and that your guardianship rights were in place and everything, you were my friend. But now - What has happened to you?"
"And I'm not sticking my nose in," she continued. "I have been hired as a consultant to see what can be done to improve the computer/internet communications from the island. So, for me, this is work."
"And I suppose Dave here is going to help you?" Jessica was raising her voice. "Don't tell me you aren't hanging around – "
"Jessica!" Rossi thundered. "As if it is any of your business, I am on my way to start another book tour. Tomorrow, I will be doing a reading and signing in San Juan and, after that, I will be visiting St. Thomas, Grand Cayman, and several of the other Caribbean islands. My publisher set it up."
"And, before you start on Dr. Reid," he continued. "Yes, he is already on the island consulting with Dr. Chastain. From what I understand, they are finalizing the details necessary to file for another patent, this one dealing with solar energy."
"Now," Hotch spoke up. "I hear our flight being called. Jack, say good-bye to your aunt, and let's get going – We have a flight to catch."