The Highlander and the Sassanach agent

Chapter 4

Summary: Set after the third season of Outlander and the tenth season of Criminal minds. When Claire goes back to 18th century Scotland and finds Jamie he decides he wants them to go back to the 20th century to meet his daughter. But they overshoot it by about 40 years and end up in the 21st century in Virginia, why did the stones send them there? And why does Jamie feel drawn to SSA Jareau in a totally platonic way. Two people; Black Jack Randall, and Tivon Askari.

Waking up to the smell of bacon and eggs Jamie looked down at his wife still in his arms and sleeping soundly he kissed her forehead and then got up, puttin on his kilt again and then went into the kitchen and smiled at Jessica who was making breakfast.

"Good morning Mr Fraser, how did you sleep?" Came a small voice from his right side, Jamie turned and smiled at Jack.

"Good morning Master Hotchner, I slept very well thank you." he turned to look and see if his wife is awake, exposing his naked, scarred back to Jessica.

Upon seeing it Jessica dropped a cup of orange juice she had been carrying to the dining table shattering it on the floor and she gasped, tears in her eyes.

Jamie turned around to see the mess and the tears in Jessica's eyes. "Oh, dinna fash yersel, lass. They don't hurt." He bends down and helps Jessica to pick up the shattered remnants of the glass.

"It wasn't thinking they hurt that shocked me so, Mr Fraser, it was the hatred in them...someone must have really hated you to scar your back so." She looked behind her and saw Claire.

"Good morning, Mrs Fraser" came the small voice of Jack Hotchner. "I hope you're hungry, cause Auntie Jessica made a lot of food." He smiles.

"Yes, I did. But I also spilled a bit of the orange juice Jack." Jessica seemed embarrassed that she reacted so shocked to Claire's husband's scars.

"Not to worry Jessica. I can surmise why you dropped it. And yes, my husband's back can be quite shocking to the first viewing. Had I been awake I'd have told him to put on his shirt so it wouldn't be seen…" she was stopped by Jessica waving her hand.

"He shouldn't have to be ashamed of his past. Our scars show us where we've been and remind us that we're stronger than we think…"She looked down and smiled, reminiscing about her childhood. "Something Haley used to say."

The ate in silence and when they were finished Jack went to get ready for school. Jessica got up and started to clear the plates, Jamie and Claire could see the tears in her eyes as she started clearing up and Claire's first instinct was to get up and stop her from not confronting whatever was upsetting her. They both looked at Jessica from across the table, "you can tell us about Haley, lass…" Jamie reassured her and Claire took her hand.

After a deep breath Jessica starts telling them about Haley, about her childhood and about her meeting Hotch, "after he left the lawyer profession, he joined the FBI and it was okay until Jack was born...then Haley started getting frustrated with his long hours and his travelling with the BAU. She was worried about his bond with Jack and that kind of thing, I told her to talk to him but she didn't want to, so eventually when he chose to go on a case instead of staying with her and Jack, Haley packed her things and walked out with Jack." The Frasers looked at each other then back at her, "they were in the middle of the divorce when Foyet happened...George Foyet was also known as 'the Boston Reaper' a serial killer that Hotch put away, who then escaped and went after him, Foyet stabbed him but not enough to kill him and then took Haley's number out of Hotch's address book and left a photo of her and Jack...so they went into witness protection and I didn't have any contact for 6 months." Jessica starts getting emotional as she talks about it, "Then he got to Haley's handler and convinced her that Hotch was dead and that to be safe she should go home, then he called Hotch and taunted him…" her voice starts to break. "Before he…" Claire moves and comforts Jessica. "Before he shot her in the head, and made Hotch...Aaron...listen…" she starts sobbing, "I'm just grateful that the last words Haley said to Aaron were 'I love you' because she really did, no matter how mad she got at him it was always there. Even when they were divorced…" At this point both Frasers are now comforting Jessica Brooks, whose beloved sister was taken so cruelly from her.

They soon feel another presence in the apartment and a pair of loving arms embraces Jessica, it was Hotch. "Hey, hey, Jess. It's okay. Haley's at peace, and I always knew she loved me.."

This makes Jessica laugh slightly and Hotch caressed Jessica's cheek. At which point the Fasers decided to clear up the table and leave them to it.

Whether it was through the shared experience of losing Haley or because they were emotional or whether or not it was genuine feelings they didn't know but Aaron and Jessica leaned in and kissed one another.

Claire smiled and watched the pair, maybe there was a reason the stones had dropped them off here after all.