A/N: Hope you all enjoy!
The scream pierced the air, making them all jump in surprise. The birds in the surrounding trees flew off immediately in fear.
"Stay here with the boys!" Hotch practically barked at JJ and Reid, who were happy to finally be alone and together. "Kate! Rossi! Let's go!"
They ran up the hill and disappeared out of sight. JJ turned to Reid: "What do you think is going on?" she asked. "I thought we were the only ones in this area."
"Apparently not," Reid said, pulling the blonde closer to him. It seemed his earlier fear was coming true. Something was lurking out in these woods. "This is why I hate the woods, you know."
"Me too," she whispered. "I've always been afraid of them. I'm not as scared with you here of course. And all of my other BAU protectors."
Reid had to smile. JJ always knew how to flatter him. "By the way, how did your doctor's appointment go yesterday? Did they give you medication to feel better?"
"Not exactly," she responded, seeming almost nervous. "They said...that I've had a stomach flu of sorts this week, but I'm not contagious anymore. It's just this hot weather that makes me feel under the weather again."
"I hope you feel better soon," he said, wrapping his arm around her.
They didn't say much more for a few minutes while they watched Jack and Henry make another round of the lake. They were simply too preoccupied with their game to notice the couple.
"I'm going to get you, Jack!" Henry yelled, running after him in the water. Apparently the lake was waist deep to the kids. "You just wait and see!"
"You can't catch me!" Jack yelled back, going out into the deeper water. It was up to his chest now. "You're too short to come out here! Better learn to swim, Henry!"
Henry's entire face was turning bright red. He hated to be teased about his inability to swim. He'd taken lessons, but hadn't caught on quite yet. Jack was really starting to embarrass him. "It isn't funny, Jack!" he yelled, almost in tears. "Come back!"
The older boy only shook his head, watching as Henry grew more and more angry. "Nope," he said. "I like it out here."
Back on the shore, Reid turned to JJ: "Should I go out there and get them?" he asked. "I don't want Henry trying to swim after him."
"You better," JJ replied, knowing her son's temper. "At this rate, he'll be heading out any minute."
Reid quickly slipped off his shoes and headed into the water. Making sure not to startle them, he called out before reaching them: "Hey you two, what's with all the fighting?"
"Jack doesn't want to play fair," Henry mumbled. "He's being mean."
"Jack?" Reid asked, peering at the older boy. He wasn't smiling anymore. "Are you being mean to Henry?"
"No," he insisted. "I'm trying to teach him how to swim."
"Whatever!" Henry cried, his entire face turning tomato red. It looked like it would explode. "You're mean, Jack Hotchner!"
Reid took a deep breath, trying to think of a way to calm Henry down and get Jack back on good behavior. Apparently they had noticed the team was gone. "Henry, why don't you come sit with your mom and me?" Reid said. "Jack, I suggest you apologize to Henry before your dad comes back. I'd hate to have to tell him this."
Jack hung his head. "I'm sorry, Henry."
Henry only turned and headed out of the water with Reid right behind him. Jack stayed behind to play alone in the deeper end.
When they reached JJ, Reid realized she was crying. "What's wrong?" he asked, suddenly concerned. "Are you alright? Did something happen?"
"Nothing, nothing," JJ said. "I'm fine really. Are you doing better now, Henry?"
The boy only nodded and sat beside his mother. Then, in the cutest way possible that only Henry could muster, "Mommy, Spencer is seriously the best. When are you guys going to get married?"
That was all it took for JJ to start crying again, surprising both of them. "What did I say?" Henry asked. "I was just stating a fact."
"JJ, what is it?" Reid asked. "Just tell me."
She jumped to her feet then, rubbing the tears away forcefully. "It's nothing. I promise. Let's go back to campsite to wait for the team. I'm sure they'll be back any minute."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive," she said. "Really." Then, she yelled: "C'mon Jack! Let's head back to wait for everyone!"
Jack instantly came out of the water. He knew not to mess with JJ, especially after not being nice to Henry. They all trudged back up the hill to the campsite, where they waited for the team.
"What's taking so long?" Jack complained. "I'm hungry."
"That's a good question," Reid said. "They've been gone for a while. It must've been serious."
They all looked in the direction of the scream, wondering what in the heck was going on in these woods.
Back on the other side of the woods, they'd finally found a spot to do the nasty. Penelope grinned back at him wickedly, giggling at the prospect of having sex outside. "What about here?"
"Perfect," he answered, practically slamming her into a tree.
They were kissing like the woods were on fire. Penelope could hardly believe they were doing this. Someone could walk by and catch them at any moment, but that only seemed to make it hotter. They had truly lost their minds.
She pulled back a little to look at him. He had already unbuttoned her blouse almost completely and his shirt was off.
It was then that she saw it. Penelope pushed him back, hand over her mouth, eyes wide in fear.
"What is it?" Derek asked. "Wasn't this what you…"
Penelope cut him off by screaming at the top of her lungs. Then, in answer to his question, she pointed at a furry spider that was crawling down his head. She was speechless.
Derek screamed too. "Get it off!" he yelled at her. He tried to swat at it but missed. "Penelope!"
The tech took off into the woods, not turning around. She'd always had a fear of spiders and was definitely not touching that furry thing. It looked poisonous. Maybe she could find a stick or something to get it off with. No matter what, she was not touching it with her bare hands.
Derek ran around her then, causing her to look at him in surprise. "What are you doing?" she yelled. "Going to see if Hotch will get that thing off your head?"
He didn't answer. She watched as he jumped into a smaller version of the lake. She started laughing hysterically. Apparently even studs like Derek Morgan were afraid of furry spiders like that one.
"It isn't funny, Penelope!" he said when he resurfaced. "Don't laugh at me."
"I can't help it!"
Wordlessly, Derek jumped out of the water and chased a shrieking Penelope back into the trees. They practically tumbled on top of each other. "Now, back to where we left off," Derek said, leaning down to kiss her.
"What are you guys doing?" came a booming voice.
"Isn't it a little obvious what they're doing?" came another reply. It sounded feminine.
The two practically jumped out of their skin. Penelope pushed Derek off of her, and grinned sheepishly at her BAU friends. "Fancy meeting you three here."
Hotch only narrowed his eyes at them. He was catching on to the facts quickly. Penelope had leaves stuck in her hair, her blouse was unbuttoned, and her lipstick was smeared all over her face. Also, the bulge in Derek's pants hinted that they were up to no good.
"Are you crazy? There's people camping in this area! Some of them have kids!" Hotch almost yelled. "What do you have to say for yourselves?"
The couple only glanced at each other, not sure how to respond to their boss. Hotch was beyond pissed, but Rossi and Kate seemed like they were trying their hardest not to laugh. They knew Hotch were turn on them in a second.
"Well," Penelope said. "We were kind of horny. And we didn't want to do anything around all of you guys, you know. Especially with Jack and Henry and even you there, boss man... "
"Penelope, please shut up," Derek mumbled, knowing Hotch wasn't really looking for an explanation. He just wanted to yell at them.
Their boss's hardening gaze only proved this would be a long evening.
A/N: Review me! Tell me what you want to happen next! Next chapter will focus on Kate and Rossi more and the secrets they may be hiding!
