David gets called on a case while having "father, daughter time" with Jacey. Jacey decides to surprise her dad but ends meeting new people in the process.
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A FEW WEEKS AFTER "FATE" (10x09).
A WEEK BEFORE "Anonymous" (10x12).
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David Rossi never thought that he would say "I'm spending the day with one of my daughters" to his coworkers.
It was a Tuesday afternoon when Jacey and her father decided to go to an art gallery auction. Jacey was happy not to go alone, she felt that being able to express your opinion on a art piece to someone was very settling.
"See anything you like, dad?" Jacey asked the man, standing beside him. Dave looked around for a second before realizing one of his girls was talking to him. "Dad?"
David gave her a soft smile, "Sorry, it's just every time I hear you or Joy call me dad...I have to look around for a moment."
Jacey snorted as a response. "It takes a while to get use to, huh?"
David shook his head, "You have no idea."
"Well, do you see something you like?"
David pointed at the the big painting of a vivid riverside with blossomed flowers as the wind blew against them. Jacey nodded in agreement.
"It would look beautiful in your study room." Jacey said as she placed her hands on her hips. "Should we get it?"
"How much is it?" Dave asked, seriously contemplating on whether to get the painting or not.
"Uh, I don't know. Hold on." Jacey said before turning around to call over her acquaintance, Karvia. "Karvia, could you come over here for a sec?"
"Madame Jacey, what can I help you with?" The blonde woman asked with her soft, British accent.
"How much is this lovely piece?"
"Oh, that is about $25,000 dollars. A beautiful piece, isn't it?"
Jacey and Dave shared the same look. They both looked at the woman sideways. Dave turned to look at his daughter to see the identical face they pulled. It was moments like this when he knew that Joy and Jacey were his children.
"I don't know, doesn't seem so beautiful anymore." Jacey said with a hushed tone. David grinned at her bluntness, it was becoming weird as to how much Jacey is like him.
Just then, David's phone buzzed. It was a group text message from Hotchner, his section chief.
FROM AARON:
WE HAVE A CASE. DEBRIEF YOU ALL ON THE PLANE. WHEELS UP IN THIRTY.
David sighed, not that he wasn't happy he gets to help people but because he really wanted to spend time with his daughter.
Jacey noticed his bothered express almost immediately. "Dad, what's wrong?"
"We're going to have to cut our day short. I have a case." David's heart broke when he saw a glimpse of sadness in Jacey's eyes.
"Go do your job. Save some lives! I'll be here when you get back." Jacey said with a soft smile. David quickly gave his daughter a kiss on the cheek before leaving. Jacey watched him leave before embracing her baby bump with her hand.
"Will we be discussing price?" Karvia, the art auctioneer, asked. Jacey scoffed before pausing.
"How about we make a deal?"
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"Two nights ago, seven women were found in a dumpster. All killed at different times." Aaron started as soon as the plane geared up to go.
"He's evolving, what if he kills twice a day?" Morgan said as he flipped through the images of the mutilated women.
"This unsub has a type. White women with dark hair, ages 30 to 35." Spencer said, taking notice of how every victim looked.
"Could be a surrogate for a mother figure..." Agent "JJ" commented.
"Whatever is going on, we have to hurry before he kills again." Aaron said moments before the plane ride went silent again.
Dave kept staring at the images of the young ladies and couldn't help but think about his girls. Victimology is off, but if the victims were darker, his daughters would be the perfect target. He had to save those girls. They are someone's baby.
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TWO DAYS LATER...
"DAMMIT! Where's that key?" Jacey said as she rambled through her purse. She paused for a moment. "If I was a key, where would I put me?"
Jacey thought back to the day her dad gave her the spare key to his house. Jacey sighed and smiled when she realized she put the key in the cabinet by the sugar.
"I thought I lost you." Jacey said to the inanimate object. Jacey glanced at the painting she bought for her dad and whistled. "How in the hooters am I supposed to get that to my dad's?"
She looked at her car keys then down to her belly. She knew she was too far along in her pregnancy to be driving. Jacey rolled her eyes. "I guess I'll take a cab."
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"Thank you for having us over, Rossi." JJ said before taking a sip from her wine.
"Well, we're a family, it's always nice to have a few meals together."
"Speaking of family, how is it having two daughters?" Morgan said before stuffing his mouth with pasta.
Rossi chuckled. "I gotta admit, it was strangle at first. But Jacey and Joy are two brilliant young women. Joy's a reporter. And Jacey is a cop whose job is to make sure that everyone is in their right state of mind."
"So, she's a therapist?" Aaron said with a grin.
"More of an analyst." Rossi said with a proud smile. "The girl could become a profiler if she wanted."
"Follow in her dad's footsteps!" Garcia commented, Rossi nodding to her response.
Just then, there was a loud slam, coming from the front of the house. All of the agents became alarmed. Rossi reached for his gun he hides under the kitchen counter.
They all say movement coming from towards them. Rossi put down his gun once he realized it was Jacey pulling in a large, covered object.
"Jacey?" David called out. Jacey jumped at the surprise of seeing her dad home.
"Dad! What are you doing home?"
"Well, I live here."
Jacey stood in front of the painting. "I know that. But I thought you were still working."
"You didn't see all the cars outside?"
Jacey crossed her arms. "You're rich, dad. I thought you'd be the type to buy more than one car."
"And how did you get here?"
"I took a cab. I wanted to drive but I didn't." Rossi let out a sigh of relief.
Jacey shook her head but looking to her right to see a few eyes on her. Jacey was embarrassed. "Oh! I didn't realize you had company. I'm sorry. Um, maybe I should go. I only came over to give you the painting I bought for your study room."
"No! You don't have to go. You should meet my team." Rossi placed a hand on the small of her back and guided her to the table. He pulled her a seat beside him. She was in between Rossi and an unknown young man with curly brown hair. "And thank you for the painting. You really shouldn't have. Team, meet one of my daughters, Jacey Montgomery."
They team all gave her a friendly smile, also exchanging "Nice to finally meet you."
"You're Jacey Montgomery?" The man beside her, also known as Dr. Spencer Reid, asked.
Jacey nodded awkwardly, trying to hide her blush. She was never great at meeting more than two people at a time. She might not seem like it but she was the shy, awkward twin while Joy was the popular one in school.
"You wrote a book on quantum physics. You broke everything down to where it was relatable and easy to learn."
Jacey looked up at him and smiled. "No one has every recognized me for that book before."
Reid smiled and broke eye contact for a moment. "Well, I had tickets to your book signings a few years ago but I was called on a case."
"I appreciate your admiration for my books." Jacey said, her face turning into a deep red. "Thank you."
Reid shook his head. "No. Thank you. I'm Dr. Spencer Reid."
Jacey's eyes widen. "The Spencer Reid? The one who graduated high school at age 12? You went to Caltech? So did I."
"I thought you went to NYU?" Rossi asked, cutting into the conversation that started between his daughter and coworker.
"Joy was the one who attended NYU. I went to Caltech. I graduated high school when I was fifteen. It's always nice to meet another 8% who gets in."
Spencer nodded his head with a smile. "I agree. The school is very selective about who attends the semester. The acceptance rate seems like it drops one percent each year."
"I'm assuming your husband is also from Caltech." JJ asked, in a way she was protecting Spencer from getting his feelings hurt if he found out Jacey was married or something like that. Everyone caught on to his infatuation as soon as she walked in.
"I don't have a husband."
"Oh, boyfriend?" JJ asked. She wasn't trying to be a snob. Jacey knew what she was doing and she was okay with it.
"No boyfriend."
"Girlfriend?"
Jacey raised an eyebrow. "No?"
Garcia looked between the women and grinned. She thought that she should pressure Spencer about asking her out. "So, Jacey, when are you due?"
"In six weeks." Jacey announced, glancing down at her big baby bump.
"Girl or boy?" Garcia asked happily before taking another sip of her wine.
"I don't know. I wanted it to be a surprise. I just want a healthy baby."
"It's getting late. I have to get home to Jack." Aaron said just as he got up. "Jacey, it was very nice meeting you. Hopefully we see you again sometime."
"For sure!" Jacey said with a smile.
One by one, the team left. Rossi was glad that everyone took a liking to his daughter. It was like she belonged.
Rossi was cleaning up the table when he noticed Spencer and Jacey talking by the front door.
"The Theory of Everything" is a unique opportunity to explore the cosmos with the greatest mind since Einstein." Jacey babbled on and on. "You should read it. It's really good."
"You wrote a whole novel on your response to the book. You spoke very highly of it. Even though you disagreed with a few things."
Jacey nodded, "that's right."
"Page 67, paragraph three; "The theory of love isn't based on science but on fate.""
"That was impressive." Jacey said with a chuckle. "You have a brilliant mind. I admire that."
There was a pause between the two.
"You want to grab coffee sometime?"
"I can't." Jacey noticed the disappointment in Spencer's eyes. "Only because I'm pregnant. But I'd love to go out for lunch or dinner."
Spencer's brown eyes sparkled with hidden excitement. "Great! I'll call you."
"You have my number, so use it." Jacey broke eye contact with him for a second.
Spencer smiled once more. "Goodnight, Jacey."
"Goodnight, Spencer."
Jacey watched as he left, there something about him that sparked her interest.
"How come I saw that coming?" Rossi asked, interrupting Jacey's thought.
Jacey crossed her arms, pretending to be offended. "Were you watching us, dad?"
"No." Rossi lied. But of course, Jacey saw right through him. "Yes."
"He's a nice man. I like talking to him."
Rossi nodded, giving her an unfamiliar look. Jacey scoffed, amusingly.
"What's that look for?"
Rossi didn't answer her, instead, he walked away. "Don't walk from me. Dad!"
Jacey knew in the back of her mind what he was thinking.