Hello all! So this was one of my first stories. I messed up a lot and ended things pretty bad. So for my enjoyment and hopefully all of yours, 6 years later I am re-writing my story and hopefully making it better!
This story is rated M, due to language and some strong content in future chapters.
This story is with the semi-original team, Hotch, Rossi, Reid, J.J., Morgan, and Prentiss, and Garcia!
I didn't know whether to use the name Emily or Prentiss, so when it is sort of angled from her I used Emily. When it's angled from someone else it will be Prentiss.
One last note, I love Jack, but he and his momma aren't in this story. They're just gonna have to sit this one out.
Oh and I do not own Criminal Minds.
Now I will let you lads get on to your pleasure.
The annoying loud buzz rang in Emily's sleeping ear. "Urghh" Emily moaned as she moved her arm to the alarm clock, slapping her hand down on it. She looked at the time of the clock, "6:30".
'Some days my job sucks!" Emily thought to herself in her head.
Slowly Emily got out of her bed and managed to throw on the usual business attire. She walked in to her small apartment's kitchen, heading right towards the fridge. Opening it she saw the emptiness which didn't make her stomach too happy. Seeing no food, the next best thing for Emily was a drink. She looked at her options, Moose Head or Milk. Emily was tempted to grab the green bottle but instead chose to rise her calcium for the day. She grabbed a glass cup from the cabinet. About to pour in the milk, a knock came from the door, causing Emily to jump, and miss her glass completely. "Shit" she mumbled to herself as she threw down the paper towel on top of the spill and quickly hurried to the door. She swiftly unlocked it and threw it open, before turning back towards the kitchen to clean up the spill, but looking back to see who she had opened the door for. She saw the handsome man before her.
"Prentiss" Hotch greeted.
"Come on in" she called halfway to the kitchen.
Hotch stepped inside the apartment before closing the door behind him. It was messier than he remembered. A couple months ago Prentiss had let Hotch stay over for a night when the neighbors had a party. Hotch couldn't sleep and Prentiss was the closet to him. Clothes were strewn out everywhere and there were a bunch of beer bottles on the floor. An empty Southern Comfort bottle sat in the middle of the coffee table next to a half empty Blue Moon. "What happened in here? Tornado?" Hotch asked.
"Actually Morgan and Rossi. Even Reid joined in. Only until 11" Emily laughed. "Can I get you anything?" Emily called.
"No, I'm fine. Actually, I just came to see if you needed a ride" Hotch said as he saw Emily walking back toward the living room.
Emily had totaled her car in an accident the other night. Surprisingly she hadn't been drinking that night. It looked like Emily was a total alcoholic but she wasn't. She just enjoyed her occasional cold brew. Her enjoyment also allowed for her to get close to Morgan and Rossi. When the trio first started going out to local bars, the two men could run circles around Emily. Now however, it was Emily who could go for rounds and the two men would have to play catch up.
At first, Hotch did not know of his colleague's habit, but once caught them when he was having a rough night. That night he downed a bottle of Jack Daniels' Tennessee Whiskey, and beat everyone at a surprising game of beer pong. Unfortunately he had played against Morgan, who had the worst hangover in his life, but they all guessed that Hotch had one too. Rossi, Prentiss, and Morgan were all surprised when Hotch came back to work the next morning just his regular self. The night was never mentioned again.
"Um yeah I guess" Emily shrugged. She knew he passed her place on the way to work, but him stopping and offering her a ride was not common.
"You guess?" Hotch asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "Trains better than an SUV?" he asked. Emily was shocked, did he just try and make a joke?
"Nah" Emily said. "Just let me grab a few things" Emily called as she walked back to her room grabbing her credentials and some reports she had finish the night before. When she entered the living room she saw Hotch scanning over a slip of paper. As Emily walked in Hotch slowly let the paper fall back on the stand by the couch. Emily noticed it had been a letter her father wrote to her before he died.
"Ready" Emily said.
"Alright" Hotch nodded.
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Emily and Hotch entered the bull pen together, both being second to arrive. Reid was already there and it looked like he had slept there.
Emily walked over to Reid's space. "Did you stay here all night?" she asked.
"Oh no" Reid yawned. "Just came early, finish some reports" Reid nodded.
"Oh" Emily nodded.
"Did Dad give you a ride?" Reid asked. The team had gotten use to calling Rossi mom and Hotch dad whenever they weren't around.
"Yeah, car's still in the shop" Emily replied as she sat down at her square diagonal to Reid's.
"How long is it going to be there?" Reid asked with slight concern Prentiss might never get her car back.
"A couple weeks. The guy rear-ended me pretty bad. And I didn't do much help slamming into the lamp post" Emily said as she started to type.
"Ah-" Reid said, but was interrupted.
"Good morning early birds" Morgan yawned as he went to his square right across the aisle from Reid's.
"Morning" Emily greeted. Reid just looked away from Morgan and jumped up.
"I'm going to go get some coffee, anyone want some?" Reid asked. Morgan raised his hand, Reid shifted his gaze from the wall to Prentiss as she shook her head.
"Hang over?" Morgan asked as Reid left.
"Nope" Emily smirked. "You?"
"Not everyone has the liver of the great Emily Prentiss. I have a slight headache. Nothing a little sunshine and coffee can't cure though" Morgan joked with her. Prentiss rolled her eyes but smiled.
"How'd you beat mom here?" Morgan said looking at Rossi's dark office.
Emily squinted as the rest of the bull pins lights came on. "I don't know. I came in with dad" Emily said looking through some files.
"Is there something I should know about?" Morgan asked standing up walking over to her square. "A little loving between-"
"Derek" Emily cut him off. Morgan was flabbergasted, she only used his first name when she was drunk and it usually came out as Devey. "He brought me in because I totaled my car the other night. And he wanted to give me a ride since he passes my apartment on the way here. And he was being generous so I wouldn't have to sit in S.T.D infected seats, and sit by creepy men who just stare at a woman in a work suit, on the train." She turned to Morgan, "And if there was anything going on between me and Hotch, I would've told you." Emily sighed after giving him the list and then turned back to her computer and started typing. Emily could lie to everyone about her feelings for her boss, but there was no denying herself, that she had fallen madly in love with Aaron Hotchner. Ever since she began working at the B.A.U she had a crush on him. Over time, the feelings sprout more. Every difficult case and late night talks, brought them closer. She loved him, but she knew she couldn't, nor did she think he loved her back.
When she finished Morgan didn't say anything but just stared as she kept typing. Reid had come back with the coffee for him and Morgan and started to stare.
"Everything okay?" he asked uneasily as he handed a cup to Morgan.
"Yeah" Morgan said with a slight huff. He got up from his spot on the corner of Emily's desk and went and sat at his own. He looked in Reid's direction, seeing the young agent moving uncomfortably in his seat.
They all greeted Rossi as he came striding in and behind him came Garcia.
"Hey my hunk of delicious dark chocolate" Garcia said greeting Morgan first. "My lovely Dr.G, and my Em of all Emmy's! Get it like the Emmy award!" Garcia laughed, she loved her nicknames. The three smiled at the clarification the blonde had to make.
"Morning Baby Girl" Morgan greeted back turning from his work. Reid winced as Morgan said that and kept on his work. Emily saw Reid's wince, "Morning Garcia" she greeted as she multi-tasked writing on a sticky note. Garcia left and Emily jumped up. "Need a refill?" she asked Reid. He nodded as she stuck the sticky note on his desk.
"Don't make it too obvious. Remember I'm always here to talk. Btw that's just his nickname for her" the note read. Reid balled up the note throwing it into his trashcan. Emily had come back to and put the coffee on his desk. They made eye contact, Reid telling her thank you and he understands.
"Thanks" Reid smiled as she sat down.
"Welcome Dr. G" Emily replied. Morgan looked at Reid and Prentiss smiling to each other. Why couldn't Reid smile at him?
Hotch had come into the bull pen, J.J behind him, "We got a case, conference room, now" Hotch called.
Emily loved Hotch's voice, especially when he said we. She was practically drooling when Morgan nudged her.
"C'mon 'Princess'. You don't want him seeing you drooling, it's not very attractive" Morgan smiled.
Prentiss hit him hard on his solid rock arm muscle, squeezing her hand in pain. Morgan smiled at her in a mocking tone. Prentiss stuck out her tongue at him, following him and Reid to the conference room. They walked in and sat around the table, Reid sitting farthest from Morgan. Morgan sat at the end by Rossi. Prentiss sat next to Reid.
J.J started up the projector starting the introduction.
"Kelly Green, Katherine Price, and Jenny Mesar. All found in Lexington, Texas. Population was 1,282 at the 2010 census. Almost everyone knows everybody, but there's still room for strangers. The girls were all found in bra and boxers on the side of three different roads. All of their backs were covered with burns in this shape" J.J. said showing them a triangular shape with spirals at each vertex. "They also had multiple flogging marks. Also all found drugged with several different drugs. There were a few amphetamines, heroin, and then high doses of morphine. There also cuff marks on each of the girl's wrists." J.J paused for any interjections.
"Are there any signs of rape?" Rossi asked.
"None. Just stripped to a bra and boxers that aren't even the girls." J.J said.
"Understandable for the torture this unsub puts them through. He wants all the skin he can get" Reid said.
"So is he a sexual sadist?" Emily asked confused.
"Most likely" Rossi said.
"But then why such a harsh beating?" Emily asked.
"That's a question we'll have to answer later. These bodies were found three days apart from each other. We need to get there before time leads to another body. Wheels up in thirty" Hotch said, giving them a signal to get moving.
Emily hurried and gathered some stuff she needed.
"Hey, Prentiss. Need anything from your apartment." Morgan asked.
"Clothes that's it" Emily said.
"C'mon" Morgan smiled.
Reid watched as Prentiss walked out with Morgan. His stomach made a painful jut. He wished it was him who could ride with Morgan home.
Everyone had come back in thirty minutes as planned. And entered the jet taking their usual spots.
(Alrighty! That's chapter 1! I hope everyone enjoyed it! Please review and tell me what you think. All criticism and comments are gladly welcomed and greatly appreciated! Thank you for reading! Chapter 2 is on its way!)