"Look Derek, you're among your peers." Her blue eyes sparkled as pre-school aged children wove about them. As talking to a two-year-old, JJ put her hands on Derek's broad shoulders. "If you want honey, you can go play while I talk boring talk with the adults."
With a frustrated look and an exacerbated sigh he looked at his shoes. "I miss Reid. Atleast he was scared of me."
Grabbing his arm and pulling him towards her she whispered in his ear. " You gotta give me a reason to be scared first." Flashing him a bold smile she turned and started walking into the building, weaving around playing children.
"Is that a dare I hear?" He called out as he jogged to catch up.
Once inside the two made their way to the main offices. As they arrived Derek's cell phone went off. "It's Garcia, I'll be in there in a minute." JJ nodded and walked through the office doors. "Gimme whatcha got sugar muffin."
"Well Pimp Daddy what do I get in return? I don't work my fingers off and get nothing in for my troubles."
"Anything that your little heart pleases." He pauses. "Well anything that I can have one of the interns bring you."
"Eh, I'll take a rain check. Ok, my amazing skills have found that all four schools share the same Milk Company. Each school conveniently has a different delivery day but they all share the same delivery time, four o'clock."
"Garcia, you're a gem!"
"Don't I know it! Come again soon." And with that there was a click on the line as she hung up.
This has to do something with how he chooses his victims. Thought Derek as he followed JJ's lead and entered the office.
After visiting three more nursery schools, all yielding the same information as the first, Derek and JJ sat in their SUV as they headed back to the hotel.
As he eased the car to a stop at a red light Derek looked over at JJ who seemed to be deep in thought. "What's running around in that cute little head of yours?" he asked with a bit of concern in his voice.
With a far off quizzical look she laughed as she responded. " The milk man Derek, really? The milk man? Come on, they deliver milk. That doesn't exactly scream to me, Hey, I'm smart enough to kidnap and kill people without getting caught."
"Oh come on JJ. We both know by experience that these guys can be anything. You can't let one stone go unturned."
"I know, but I, I don't know. Something just tells me we're missing something big."
"I definitely know what that would be." Grinning and pointing to the direction of her window. As she turned and looked toward the way of his finger she shook her head and sighed.
"Can't you wait until we get back to the hotel. I'm sure they already have food waiting and we're already late."
"Yes we are late. No I can't wait. And I bet you anything in the world that they don't have Baskin Robins. And I really want ice cream! Please JJ!"
Cringing at his whining voice she shook her head once more and reluctantly agreed.