Back to Atlanta Sequel ch3

So Dr. Austin A. Winchester, love the username btw, requested more Demily, there is Demily in this chapter, but I promise that there will be so much more in the next one!

Emily is clearly pissed at her father, you will get the entire story as to why in this chapter (not a flashback, just her telling the team). I will also explain why she pointed a gun at her father, well sort of explain.

A lot of you seem to hate Emily's father, don't worry I don't like him much either. Since he was never mentioned in the series, not even in passing, I'm putting my own spin on it. And I am trying to write him as a man who only cares about himself, has a big ego and believes that he is entitled to everything. Basically a grade A pain in everyone's ass.

One thing I do in all of my stories is I try to capture the characters I'm writing, I don't like writing something that the character wouldn't actually do. So when I get reviews like 'Perfect scene with Emily and Hotch and her getting back in the field :)) so Emily :))'- guest, and how the 'girls night out would be just like that especially when it is about their love lives'- another guest, maybe the same person I have no way of knowing, that really makes my day and it makes me so happy because it means I'm accomplishing my goals.

That's all, I hope you enjoy this (surprisingly long) chapter!

Morgan was driving the SUV, they were five minutes away from the crime scene. Morgan and JJ had been talking strategy and going over what they already knew throughout the entire twenty minute car ride but Emily had stayed silent. She just staring out the window, watching the storm clouds roll in, DC was supposed to get a lot of rain.

"Looks like the storm's rolling in early, did anybody bring an umbrella?" asked Morgan

"I think there are some FBI windbreakers in the trunk" said JJ, Morgan glanced at the sky, which was getting darker by the minute.

"Let's hope so." Said Morgan

"So Emily, you said that the marks in these guys' pasts vary with the family. Do you know what your dad's is?" asked JJ. Emily didn't answer, she didn't even seem to hear JJ.

"Emily?" asked JJ again, Emily didn't respond.

"Em? C'mon baby, answer me." Said Morgan.

"Don't call me baby." Said Emily, continuing to stare out the window. Morgan chuckled.

"Alright Princess, c'mon what's bothering you?" said Morgan.

"Nothing, I'm fine." Said Emily.

"Emily you just pointed a gun at your father, a civilian, and your zoning out, which is something you only do when something's up." Said JJ.

"I didn't take the shot, I wasn't going to take the shot. I wanted to see his reaction to his daughter pointing a gun at him." Said Emily, a smile creeping on her face, Morgan and JJ just looked at her so she continued.

"He was shocked, and scared. It was priceless, I was just replaying it in my head." Said Emily, starting to laugh.

"For twenty minutes straight? C'mon Em." Said Morgan.

"Alright, you guys want the truth?" asked Emily.

"Yes" said Morgan and JJ simultaneously.

"Well here it is, I hate my father. Even before he abandoned me he never gave me the time of day. The only times he acknowledged me were at social events where he had to show off his 'perfect little family' to everyone important. I hate his guts, and I wasn't surprised when he disowned me, but it still hurt. And I thought that I would never have to see him again. And now here he is. The presumptuous bastard expects my help, believes that he is entitled to it, and at the same time he is blaming all of this on me. That mark on his past? I got pregnant and had an abortion when I was 15. I can't wait to get him out of my life forever." Said Emily. Morgan reached over and grabbed her hand.

"We'll get him out, and I'll make sure your dad never hurts you again. You don't deserve it." said Morgan. They had just arrived at the crime scene.

"I know we will." Said Emily, JJ was smiling slightly.

"What?" Emily asked her when they all stepped out of the car.

"Just the two of you together, it's cute." Said JJ, Emily rolled her eyes as Morgan pulled her closer and kissed her on the top of the head. JJ quickly snapped a picture as he did this.

"I am so sending this to Garcia!" said JJ. Emily and Morgan laughed.

"Go ahead, I'm sure she would have found a way to get a picture of us together on her own." Said Emily. All of a sudden there was a loud clap of thunder and rain started pouring on them.

"Get inside!" shouted Morgan as he ran around the car to the trunk to grab the windbreakers, thankfully there were three of them in the trunk. Emily was holding the front door open for him as he ran inside, all three of them were already soaked.

"Well, where should we start?" asked Emily.

"He was killed in his bedroom right? Let's start there." Said Morgan, Emily and JJ nodded and they walked upstairs.

"So the wife discovered the body when she got home from a vacation in Hawaii two nights after he was killed. She found the letter he received in his desk drawer when she was looking for some insurance paperwork and she turned that over to the police immediately." Said JJ

"Did he contact the police when he got the letter?" asked Emily, JJ shook her head.

"Well I bet he regretted that decision." Said Morgan.

"So the Unsub shot his legs first, then the arms. And he cut the telephone wires so that he couldn't call for help even if he had managed to make it to the phone." Said Emily, indicating the trail of blood on the floor, which suggests that after the Unsub left he tried to get to the phone but didn't make it.

"So no one heard the gunshots? Houses this close together, that doesn't make sense." Said JJ

"Unless he used a silencer." Said Morgan.

"How did he get out?" asked Emily, JJ checked the report that the police chief emailed.

"Police found two possible exits he could have made, one out the garage door and the other out the back door in the kitchen.

"What about the other houses?" asked Morgan, JJ flipped through the files quickly.

"Uh, same MO with the phone lines and leaving before the victim is dead. The way he gets out is different every time, the only door he doesn't use is the front door. No witnesses in any case." Said JJ, Morgan sighed.

"Great" said Morgan just as his phone rang.

"It's Hotch." Said Morgan before answering the phone

"Yeah…really?...ok" said Morgan before hanging up the phone.

"Emily your dad really is a piece of work, he's causing some disturbance in the BAU. And Reid thinks he's found something so Hotch wants us all back at the BAU." Said Morgan. Emily muttered what sounded like a long string of Italian curses under her breath before putting on her windbreaker.

"We better get going, and Morgan? Step on it." said Emily, the three FBI agents ran from the house and back into their car. The storm was still going strong and seemed to be getting worse.

They arrived at the BAU a record 12.5 minutes later, Emily's dad was still causing havoc, he was yelling at all the agents in the room, cursing their inability to solve this case faster. Reid was waiting for them outside the elevator.

"What happened?" asked Emily

"Hotch informed your father that he would have to stay in a safe house until all this is over, apparently he has a big meeting tomorrow." Explained Reid, Emily put up a hand to stop him.

"Thanks Reid." Said Emily before running into the BAU, she saw Rossi and Garcia standing outside Rossi's office door and Hotch was trying to placate her father. She ran right up to her father and put a hand on his shoulder.

"DAD WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DO-" was all she got out before her father, in all his rage, hit Emily across the face so hard that she fell down. Morgan was right behind Emily when this happened, and in retaliation he roughly grabbed Alexander's hands and forced them behind his back.

"Bad idea, assaulting an FBI Agent." Said Morgan angrily. JJ and Reid were helping Emily up off the floor when she said.

"Derek let him go, it's not the first time." Said Emily.

"Emily-" said Morgan

"Derek, please. Just get him to his safe house." Said Emily.

"I'm not going to any safe house. I have an important meeting tomorrow that I can't miss" said Alexander.

"Dad, shut up. It's the safe house or a jail cell, I'm sure my partner would have no trouble escorting you to the latter." Said Emily

"She's right." Said Morgan.

"Fine." Said Alexander.

"Meanwhile, would you care to stay in my office, Mr. Alexander?" asked Hotch as he led Alexander to the office and roughly shoved him inside before locking the door.

Reid asked Emily, "Are you ok?" as Garcia and Rossi came down to check on her.

"I'm fine, thanks." Said Emily as JJ handed her an ice pack that she got from the freezer in the break room.

"What do you mean, 'that wasn't the first time?'" asked Morgan, Emily sighed but didn't answer. Hotch just entered the circle of team members.

"Prentiss I want the whole story and I want it now." said Hotch, Emily didn't hesitate any more.

"He hit me when I was fifteen, after I told him that I was pregnant and was going to get an abortion. I went to the police, told them that my father hit me. Once they found out who my father was they asked me questions like 'are you sure it was your father?' and 'maybe it was an intruder, you are clearly in shock and must be mistaken'. I got fed up and ran out of the police station and over to Matty's house. He let me cry and eventually I sneaked back home. The next day I talked to the Father at my church and he told me that I wasn't welcome in his parish if I got an abortion. Then I went ahead and got the abortion. A few weeks later my mom got another assignment and she took me with her, my dad stayed behind in Italy. I never heard from him again until this morning, when he walked into the BAU." Said Emily.

"Oh my poor sweet gumdrop." Said Garcia, Hotch nodded.

"Alright, let's get back to work." Said Hotch just as the power in the building went out, there was a collective sigh throughout the building

"Someone go and get the generators up and running! Morgan please take Ambassador Prentiss and Mr. Alexander to a safe house. Use the one that Haley was put in." said Hotch. Morgan started to protest.

"Hotch, I-"

"Just go. Be back as soon as you can and be careful, I don't need you getting into a car accident." Said Hotch, Morgan nodded and left to get Ambassador Prentiss from the conference room.

"Prentiss, JJ go help with victimology, tell Garcia and Rossi what you've learned. Reid get back to work on your map." Said Hotch

A few minutes later the generators were up and running and Morgan had gotten Emily's mother and had let her father, who had now calmed down, out of Hotch's office. He walked over to Emily and placed a hand on her lower back.

"Hey can I talk to you?" asked Morgan, aware that her father was watching their every move.

"Yeah sure." Said Emily, Morgan led her away from the rest of the team

"Are you sure you're ok? Is there anything I can do?" asked Morgan, reaching up and gently brushing a stray hair away from her face where he could see a bruise already forming on her cheek. Emily smiled at his concern.

"Derek, I'm fine, really. Just get my father out of here before he blows up again." Said Emily. Derek bent down and kissed her quickly.

"Ok, I'll see you later Princess, murmured Derek into her ear before giving her hand a squeeze and turning around to lead her parents out of the office. Emily turned back to the board where the victims' photos were all posted.

There was a car waiting for them outside, an agent in the driver's seat. Morgan would ride shotgun while Emily's parents rode in the back. Morgan opened the door for Ambassador Prentiss who went over to the car and entered it immediately, nodding her thanks to Morgan. The rain was still pouring down and when Alexander didn't move from the lobby Morgan said.

"Sir, please get in the car, we have to go." Said Morgan

"Could I have a word with you Agent?" asked Alexander, Morgan turned to Elizabeth.

"Excuse me ma'am" said Morgan before turning to Emily's father.

"Yes sir?" asked Morgan sarcastically, Alexander was smirking.

"What are your intentions towards my daughter?" asked Alexander.

"All due respect sir that is none of your damn business." Said Morgan.

"I'm her father!" protested Alexander.

"By blood yes but you lost the right to have a say in her life the moment you abandoned her. The only reason you are acting like a concerned parent now is because there is a reporter behind that streetlight." Said Morgan before yelling in the direction of said streetlight.

"Get lost buddy!" the reporter ran, clutching his camera and notepad.

"You know I could have you arrested for the way you talk to me, do you have any idea who I am?" asked Alexander.

"I know exactly who you are and I could have you arrested for assaulting an FBI Agent, the only reason you are not in cuffs is because of Emily. So get in the damn car sir." Said Morgan, Alexander was about to say something else when Elizabeth interrupted.

"Robert! You have caused enough trouble today just get in the car!" said Elizabeth, Alexander angrily walked passed Morgan and got in. Morgan got in the passenger's seat.

"Get us there as fast as you can." Said Morgan to the agent, who nodded.

They arrived at the safe house four hours later, having stopped at Elizabeth's DC home and Mr. Alexander's home to get clothes and things they needed. Morgan had to supervise Alexander to make sure that he didn't try to bring his cell phone or laptop with him, any contact with the outside world while he was under the protection of the US Marshals could jeopardize his life. There were a few trying moments when Morgan was tempted to punch Alexander in the face but he restrained himself. After Elizabeth and Alexander were both settled Morgan and the other agent explained the rules.

"…Don't leave here without an agent with you, and most importantly do not call anyone and tell them where you are. Are we clear?" asked Morgan.

"Yes Agent Morgan, thank you again." Said Elizabeth, Alexander just nodded. Morgan turned to the other agent.

"Alright, I'm gonna go back to the Bureau, stay with them." Said Morgan before leaving.

Meanwhile, at the BAU, the rest of the team were trying to determine how all the victims are connected. They had placed all the victim's photos on the board in order of how they were killed. Emily and JJ had just finished calling the last victims family members trying to figure out what the marks on their pasts were. None of the families were very forthcoming about this. It was getting late, Reid and Garcia had already gone home after both had nearly fallen asleep where they were standing, it had been a long day. JJ was also itching to get home to her family, eventually Hotch decided to call it a night.

"Alright, everyone go home, get some rest. We can pick this up with fresher eyes in the morning." Said Hotch, JJ slowly got up and shuffled out, Rossi right behind her. Hotch was about to follow when he noticed that Emily hadn't moved from her spot in front of the white board.

"Prentiss? You should get some rest." Said Hotch, Emily shook her head.

"No, there's something here, I've almost got it figured out. I won't stay long, I promise." said Emily, Hotch nodded.

"All right, text Morgan and tell him that we all went home for tonight and that there is no point in coming back here until tomorrow. Do not stay here too late" Said Hotch.

"Yep" said Emily, pulling out her phone to send the text. Hotch left without another word.

Emily thought for another moment before she began moving things around and writing on the board.

Derek was almost back at the Bureau when he got her text message so he just made a quick U-turn and at the first red light he got to he sent a text back.

-Alright Princess I'm on my way home, I'll see you tomorrow.

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