A/N: Gosh got caught up in so many other things… I'm sorry!
Kelly and JJ went shopping later that day, after at least five hours sleep. Although they didn't buy anything, they still had fun looking at things, commenting on the items being sold in various shops. They had a late lunch at a nearby take-out place, before heading down to Central Park to meet Will.
Kelly was getting overly excited and kept asking JJ if he was the guy walking next to them, the guy riding the bike, the man smoking, the man reading a book. The list went on and on. JJ suddenly stopped, and Kelly, who was standing behind her, walked into her. "What?" she asked.
"That's him," JJ said pointing to Will, who was sitting by himself on a bench in the middle of Central Park. He kept looking around at his surroundings, as if he were looking for something specific. Kelly smiled. "He's hot." JJ smiled at that comment as the two walked towards the bench. Will noticed that he was suddenly in a shadow and looked up. He smiled when he saw her, and stood up, embracing her in a hug.
She hugged him back before pulling away and making introductions. Will politely shook Kelly's hand and she eagerly shook his back shocking Will. Kelly's phone rang and she stepped away from the group to answer it. She came back moments later, "I have a party to go too. I'll see you later Will, nice to meet you," she then hugged JJ "and I will see you later tonight, to pack for Miami!" With that, she sashayed off, leaving JJ and Will alone.
JJ smiled shyly at Will, before leaning in and hugging him again. He hugged her back, and this hug was filled with more passion and love then the one before. Will pulled back, and grabbed JJ's hand before suggesting a walk around Central Park.
The two walked for ages, just chatting, catching up, as they hadn't seen each other in about a month. During this walk, JJ actually felt happy. She felt happy she was able to be herself, able to do things without people judging her. She felt like she was floating, and all she was doing was walking through a park with her boyfriend.
"JJ?" he questioned, noticing a far away look on her face. She looked at him. "Sorry," she apologized. "I'm just so happy to be able to spend time with you."
"Same here," he replied kissing her.
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After going through security, the five cheerleaders boarded their plane for the trip to Miami for the cheerleading camp. JJ had the window seat, Kelly sat in the middle next to her, and on Kelly's other side was Laura. In front of them were Samantha and Taylor, with a young looking brunette sitting in the spare seat next to them.
This plane definitely wasn't like the jet she was used to travelling on. The seats were all squished up close together and were very uncomfortable to sit in for long periods of time. However Samantha and Taylor leaned back towards them and the five of them had a conversation which managed to pass time quite quickly. The trip passed without any hitches and soon, the girls had landed in Miami.
They were met by Dana, one of the leaders of the camp. She introduced herself as she led the girls to baggage claim to get there luggage and then even when they were headed to the car park she didn't stop talking. Dana opened the trunk and they put their bags in, before getting into the car. Just as JJ was about to get in, she saw Reid walking over to a black SVU and Emily got out to greet him. She saw JJ and winked, before getting back into the car with Reid and driving off.
"Earth to Kate," Laura called out waving her hand in front of JJ.
"What… Oh sorry," she apologized getting into the car. The drive to the camp was slow. Everyone had decided that today was the day to travel, and so the roads were bumper to bumper. To pass time, Dana pointed out sights that they passed. Everyone got bored however when they got stuck and sat at the same point for 40 minutes. The girls turned on their phones and called parents or friends to tell them that they had arrived safely. JJ didn't want to look out of place so she called Hotch pretending he was her dad, which, she thought of him as anyway.
"Hey dad, we've arrived safely," she said once Hotch had picked up.
"Good. Ok, JJ you're on speaker," he said "even though you obviously can't speak we want you to listen to what we have to say."
"JJ, we believe the un-sub is the owner and her brother," Morgan spoke up "there is a number of reasons they may be killing, but the reason we think most likely is that she wishes that she was like them, beautiful, blonde, she's jealous of them."
"This could be because she got rejected as a cheerleader when she was a child, or because maybe a sibling was a cheerleader and got all the attention or -"
"Yeah man, we get it Reid," Morgan said interrupting "JJ, just promise me you'll be careful, especially now."
"Yeah I promise," she replied, then a thought struck "how is -"
"Conference call," Hotch replied to her un-spoken question "we were having one minutes before you called."
"Oh," she replied felling like she had interrupted something. "Anything I should know?"
"Actually we were just discussing your safety," Reid replied.
"I'll be fine, don't worry about me," she replied as they began moving again diverting her attention back to her surroundings. Laura and Samantha were still on the phone with their friends and while Kelly wasn't paying attention to her phone call, Taylor was and Dana was watching her through the rear view mirror.
"Dad, don't worry about me, I'll be fine ok. I'll do as you ask. I love you, talk to you later," then she hung up the phone.
Everyone was shocked. "Did she just…" Emily trailed off.
"It was just part of her act," Hotch said. Morgan looked at him, but his expression was emotionless, almost impossible to read. Maybe it was just was her getting into the act, because she hadn't been able to speak freely.
"Prentiss, head to the camp now and talk to them about the security details and meet all the leaders, Reid, go check in at the hotel and wait for JJ to turn up. Keep an eye on her." Then he hung up the phone.
"I've got a bad feeling about this," Hotch muttered before leaving the room.