A/N: Thanks to everyone for all the reviews, follows, and favorites. It means the world. Here's the next chapter.

Derek and Reid were instantly at Penelope's side, staring down at the opened bags and scattered candy. "My god," Reid said. "Were you guys planning to pig out or something tonight?"

Penelope's face instantly colored. "We wanted a midnight snack in case we got hungry," she explained. " C'mon Reid. You know my sweet tooth. I need my sugar to operate, especially when Wi-Fi isn't an option."

"The brownies were mine," Derek admitted. "I made them myself. Two layers of chocolate goodness smothered with tons of sugar."

"My trophy boyfriend," Penelope said beaming up at him. "I could throttle whoever ate those. I was looking forward to biting into that gooey goodness."

Reid bent down, picking up one of the wrappers between two fingers. "Your cholesterol is seriously thanking the perpetrator right now," he said. "But a raccoon isn't who invaded you. Otherwise there would be bite marks on the wrappers."

The couple looked confused, so Reid went on to explain. "Whoever invaded your candy stash was human. Otherwise we could see pawprints or the bags would be ripped to pieces."

"Someone did this?" Derek said disbelievingly. "Who would steal from us?"

"I don't know," the genius replied honestly. "I've been here the entire time with the boys. All we've been doing is sitting at the fire and telling ghost stories. Neither of them even got up."

"Where was JJ?" Penelope asked. "Wasn't she with you?"

"Yes," he said, nodding toward the tent on the other end. "She's been in there most of the time though. She hasn't been feeling the greatest today. She's nauseous."

"I'll go talk with her," Penelope said. "You guys keep digging for clues, my beautiful behavioral analysts. I want to know who stole my goodies!"

"We're on it, goddess," Derek promised, kissing her cheek. "Hurry back to me."

"Will do, my love."

With that said, she scurried off to JJ's tent to talk with the blonde. Surely JJ would have noticed if one of the boys slipped inside their tent to take some candy. Penelope certainly didn't mind if they were the ones who needed the sugar rush, as she loved her godson and Jack. They were absolutely adorable. Although if they were the thieves they would be bouncing off the trees later. Maybe it was an animal with human-like hands, she reasoned. Did gorillas live in these parts? She'd never been the best with animal science and geography. I'm pretty sure that's more of an African animal, Penelope thought to herself. You definitely do not want your inner blonde showing tonight.

When she got closer to the tent, Penelope could hear JJ talking inside. Figuring she was on the phone, she waited, not wanting to interrupt.

"I know I still haven't told anyone," JJ was saying. "I just...I don't know how. I'm not even sure how to tell your dad, and I know him better than anyone. All I know is that I love you. I'll get around to telling them all someday."

She stopped talking for a minute. Penelope peered through the tent opening, careful not to let JJ see her watching. Apparently she was talking to a photograph. Henry wasn't in the tent with her. He was still at the lake with Hotch and Jack. "Can you believe I've gotten away with it, so far? They actually think that I'm sick from the heat. They're all profilers too, except for the boys and Garcia."

Who in the heck was JJ talking to? Penelope continued to listen, trying to see who the photograph was of. That would definitely help the tech figure out what was going on.

"Don't tell anyone about Chris and me," Kate said, turning back to Rossi. They were at the campsite now. "I'm not ready for people to know yet."

"My lips are sealed," the older man said, making the motion of zipping his lips and throwing away the key. "It's your news, not mine. Besides, I know for myself how stressful a divorce can be."

"Right," she said, smacking her forehead. "You've been married three times. I completely forgot. I'm sorry."

Rossi waved her off. "It's fine. I don't expect you to keep my history memorized. That'd be much too hard with a team the size of ours. Just remember you have someone to talk to if you need. My door is always open to you. Well, in this case, a tent."

"Thanks," Kate said. "I really appreciate it."

Rossi headed over then to talk with Derek and Reid, who were standing around discussing something intently. JJ and Penelope were nowhere to be found. Deciding to head for the lake, Kate made her way down the path.

Hotch was sitting on the side, fishing pole in the water, while the boys were lugging a bucket of fish they'd already caught up the hill. "Hi Kate!" they both said in unison, their smiles transforming their faces.

She smiled and greeted them back. Even though this trip was her first time meeting either of them, the kids were crazy about her already. They even called her Auntie Kate sometimes.

"Hotch?" Kate said, approaching her boss. She was at the lake now. "How many more fish need to be caught for dinner? I think the team's getting antsy."

When he didn't answer, Kate walked over to his side and sat down. Peering closer, she saw that he was crying.

"Aaron?" she said. "My gosh, what happened?"

It took him a minute to answer. He was obviously embarrassed she'd seen him in his moment of weakness, but she passed no judgment. "Is everything alright?"

He sighed. Then, slowly: "I just...I realized that today is the anniversary of Haley's death. Jack reminded me."

"Oh," Kate said quietly. "Oh. Aaron, I'm so sorry."

Suddenly Hotch had turned and buried his face in her shoulder. His entire body seemed to be shaking. "It'll be okay," she said comfortingly. Then: "Is Jack upset too?"

Hotch pulled back to talk. "No," he said. "We were just fishing and he reminded me. I guess I've been so busy I forgot the date. I haven't had a minute to stop and think. Otherwise I would've remembered on my own."

"It has been a busy day," Kate said. "We hiked for a long time, Aaron. Then you set up and now you're fishing for dinner. That's why you didn't remember the date. You haven't had time to think about it."

"I still feel bad," he said. "I feel horrible. I shouldn't forget that this day was the worst one in my and Jack's lives. It's unfair to all of us."

"You didn't forget though," Kate said. "Jack reminded you. You're thinking of it now. Besides, if you hadn't been so preoccupied with other things, you would've remembered too."

"I guess it has been a busy day."

"Especially for some members of the team," Kate joked. "Some of us had business of our own to keep us busy."

She finally got him to smile. It was a small and totally Hotch-like smile, but it was a lift in his mood. "I was too hard on them, wasn't I?" he said. When Kate sheepishly nodded, he continued: "I figured so. Could I really expect less of Morgan and Garcia? They've always been sexually charged to a level I couldn't even comprehend. I shouldn't judge them for that."

"What made you so mad?" Kate bravely asked. "I mean, you went off back there Hotch. I think even Morgan was a little afraid of you."

Hotch looked up at the sky. He seemed unsure if he wanted to tell her or not. Finally, he said slowly: "I guess I've known all week that this is the anniversary of Haley's death. It's put me more on edge than usual. I guess...I guess I was a little jealous of Morgan and Garcia."

"Jealous?"

"It's been so long for me," Hotch said. "I haven't been with anyone since Haley died. Between work and Jack, I really don't have free time to run off into the woods and romp around."

Kate couldn't help but giggle. "Are you confessing what I think you're confessing?"

"Yes," he said. "I haven't had sex since before Haley died. Even then, it had been weeks before. We were divorced, but we were still together. It's definitely been five years."

"What about Beth?" Kate said. "You guys went out for a while. Didn't you...well, do anything?"

"We didn't" Hotch said. "We tried to, but it was too awkward. I wasn't turned on by her, and she wasn't what I was used to. I guess I was missing Haley that night. I don't know." He stopped a minute. "Beth and I broke up a while ago. We both knew it wasn't working."

Kate waited before responding. "I'm sorry?" she finally said. "If you weren't happy, I'm glad you got out of the relationship. It's better to do that than to lead someone on."

Before Hotch could answer, they felt a jolt beneath them. Kate looked down, trying to figure out why the ground felt so shaky, when the corner they'd been sitting on fell into the lake, taking them with it.

"No!" Kate shrieked, hitting the water with a massive splash. "I can't swim! I can't swim!"

"I've got you," she heard Hotch say. "Quit kicking so much Kate. The water isn't completely over your head. It's only up to my waist."

Placing a hand beneath her, he righted the brunette into the standing position. She was still a little breathless from the fall. "Thank you," she said. "I've always been a little afraid of water."

"It's no problem," Hotch said, feeling a certain feeling in his bones he hadn't felt in a while. "Are you okay now?"

"Yeah," she replied. "I think so."

Neither of them moved. Hotch suddenly realized he was really turned on by Kate right then. Her clothes were soaked, and it was showing every curve of her body. Her hair was half wet, and it fell all around her face, making her look even more seductive.

She started to say something and stopped. There was a certain look in Hotch's eyes that she recognized even though she'd never seen it before. It was like his dark eyes had darkened even more to hide something.

Kate reached up to brush a strand of hair out of her face. It was then that Hotch noticed she wasn't wearing her wedding ring.

He practically attacked her with a kiss right then.

A/N: Don't forget to review! I'm going to focus more on JJ next chapter! Also, Morgan and Garcia will do something crazy before the story's over, no worries!