Rossi stood outside on the porch that night, staring at the stars. Some of Sandra's friends had left. The ones that were staying were the only ones left. Rossi was waiting for Morgan to come by. They were going to watch the house tonight. Hotch didn't trust Malvin not to come back so soon. Hotch still had yet to tell the rest of the team what Rossi's connection to Sandra and Matt were. He knew Morgan would be asking him questions but he didn't think about that right now. He did his best to relax.

"Hey," Rossi glanced beside him out of the corner of his eye to see Sandra come up beside him. "Are you going to stand out here all night?"

"No, just for a little bit," Rossi assured her.

"You can't just stay out here by yourself. What if Malvin shows up?" Sandra reminded him. "He could kill you."

"Then I'll take him with me," Rossi vowed.

Sandra stared at him with worry in her eyes. "But he can't. I'm not going to lose you right after I found out that you're my real father. I can't and I won't."

Rossi grinned and looked at her. "Protective of family, aren't you?"

Sandra shrugged. "Aren't you?"

"Yeah, guess I am," Rossi said, thinking of the team. "The closest thing I have to a family anyway."

Sandra nodded. "I understand it. My friends and I have been through so much together, we've become like a family. When one is down and out, another is there to pick them up again."

Rossi nodded. Just like the team. No matter how hard things get, we're always there for each other. It's the same for Sandra and her friends. That battle earlier wasn't just something to do. It was something to get Sandra's mind off everything.

"Hey, what are you two doing out there?" Rossi and Sandra turned around to see Morgan in the doorway. "Don't you know Malvin is loose?"

"Sandra's safe as long as I'm with her," Rossi argued, knowing he didn't know yet.

Sandra seemed to get the message. "Even if he weren't, I'd beat him up if I saw him," she growled.

"Really? You? No offense, but you don't look like you could hurt a fly," Morgan said.

"Don't let that fool you," Kyoya came up. "She's the toughest girl you'll ever meet."

"I find that hard to believe," Morgan replied.

"Next time Tyler shows himself, you can ask him," Sandra said. "That jerk would know."

"No kidding," Kyoya agreed. He nodded to Sandra. "You coming in or are you staying out for a while?"

"I think I'll stay out for a while," Sandra said.

Morgan looked at Kyoya, looking as if he expected him to protest but Kyoya just nodded and headed back inside. Morgan looked back at Rossi in shock. "What kind of a boyfriend is that?" he asked.

"The kind that knows her," Rossi answered. "She'll be fine. I'll be with her the whole time."

Sandra blinked as worry flashed in her eyes. Rossi hoped that Morgan didn't notice. Morgan's gaze was fixed on Rossi.

"Rossi, we need to talk, and I'd think you'd rather do it in private," Morgan said.

"Sandra can stay," Rossi insisted. Sandra looked at him with a knowing look.

Morgan glanced between the two before fixing his gaze on Rossi once more. "What's going on with you lately? When we first started this case you were fine but when Sandra came into the picture you started acting different. You came up with evidence out of thin air." Rossi just stared at him. "What's going on Rossi?"

Rossi just looked up at the stars, unsure on how to answer. Sandra gave a sympathetic smile.

"He's part of your family, right?" Sandra asked. "He deserves to know then."

Rossi looked at her for a moment before nodding in agreement. He looked back at Morgan. "Well?" Morgan asked

"Marden isn't Sandra and Matt's real father," Rossi began. "I am."

Morgan looked utterly shocked. "You're sure?"

"Positive," Rossi answered. "That's why Malvin went after Sandra. He's angry that Sandra and Matt aren't related to him and wants to take it out on the person responsible for it: me."

"In that case, you shouldn't be out here either," Morgan pointed out.

"I already know that, Morgan," Rossi replied.

"I'm guessing that the rest of the team doesn't know?" Morgan predicted.

"Just Aaron," Rossi said. "Did you guys get anything else on Malvin?"

Morgan glanced at Sandra and back at Rossi. Rossi nodded. "Malvin hasn't returned to the house. We have a patrol car watching it. If he did try to return he probably saw the car and ran."

"So he knows we're on to him," Rossi stated grimly.

"You think he'll come here?" Sandra asked, looking worried, although Rossi could tell that she wasn't worried about herself.

"If he has nowhere else to go then he'll come here soon," Morgan answered. "Does he have any other places around here?"

Sandra shook her head. "No, just that trailer. If he has another place then I've never been there."

"Then that means he's coming here," Rossi said, his eyes darkening.

Morgan pulled out his cell phone. "I'll call Hotch and tell him to get him and the rest of the team over here as fast as they can." He moved off to the other side of the porch.

"You think he's coming tonight?" Sandra asked.

"It's possible. He's not going to drive around all night. Sooner or later he'll get tired of waiting and come here," Rossi explained. "He most likely won't know Morgan and I are here. He's probably planning to call in and lure us here."

"But you're already here, so he won't have to do that," Sandra looked inside her house.

Morgan came back over to them. "Hotch said we should get everybody out of the house now. If he's coming here, there's no telling what he'll do."

Rossi wanted nothing more than to get them all to leave so they could lie in wait for their unsub but with one glance at Sandra, Rossi could tell that she wasn't leaving, and nothing they said could make her. He glanced at Morgan and he got the message.

"Hotch and the others will most likely get here after Malvin," Morgan said.

"Then it'll just be me and you," Rossi replied.

"Are you sure? Even though he's after you, you want to go through with this?" Morgan questioned.

Rossi nodded. "I'm not backing down now. The best thing to do right now, is give him what he wants. I trust you to have my back."

Morgan nodded. "Always."

"Dad…" Sandra breathed.

"Don't worry Sandra. I'll be fine," Rossi assured her, trying to sound confident, but inside he wasn't so sure himself. He shook the thoughts away though. Don't think like that. You'll catch this guy, and everything will be alright.

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