She sat down on the chair and started to cry, better off with Reid? What was he talking about? She sat out on the porch until the night sky was full of stars and the moon was high. She had left her phone on the kitchen counter, she picked it up and checked her messages. She had a tesxt message from Reid and Garcia.

Reid: Going to miss you. See you in two weeks. Let's have breakfast, when you get back.

Garcia: Let me know when you get back, girls night.

She sent a text to Aaron, she didn't expect to hear from back from him but it was worth a try.

What do you mean I'm better off with Reid? You're the one I want to be with!

She waited a hour and no response, it figures. She went into her grandparents room and started packing it up. She had decided to donated their clothes and most of their furniture. She was keeping her grandmother's jewelry, she found their wedding picture in their room. She sat on the bed looking at it, she started to cry. She hoped to find someone to love and to love her they way they had loved each other. Her phone beeped notifying her of a text message, she pulled her phone out to check.

I know you and Reid have feelings for each other.

She had to laugh out loud; he was jealous pure and simple. She was a little perturbed with him now, thinking she would be the type of person to play with feelings. She had to take a deep breathe before she responded to him.

If you can't tell the difference between what I feel for Reid and what I feel for you; then you are foolish. Maybe you're right and we won't work out.

She left the ball in his court, she was too old to play these games. She laid down and fell asleep in her grandparents bed, like she use to when she was younger and wanted to feel safe. She woke up the next morning and checked her phone, no response from Aaron. He was either wrapped up in the case or he had made his decision. She would give him two weeks to figure it out.

XXX

Two Weeks Later

She hugged Eric good bye before walking through the gate to board her flight to Dulles. She hadn't heard from Aaron in two weeks, shortest most non-existent relationship she'd ever had. She thought about the moving truck on the way to her townhouse, she had kept a few family heirlooms, and all the pictures. They should be arriving next week.

She sat back in her seat for the two and a half flight home, she let her mind wander over her predicament with her father situation. Should she tell Rossi that there was a chance he was her father, or just let it go. She had lived forty-three years not knowing, she could go the rest of her life. The plane landed at Dulles at four, she got off the plan and was walking through the gate.

"Iz! Iz!" She looked down and saw Jack running towards her with a bouquet of flowers. She squatted down to greet him.

"Hi pal! What are you doing here?" She looked around and didn't see Aaron.

"We came to get you. These are for you! I picked them out." He wrapped his little arms around her neck.

"Thank you, they are beautiful." She hugged him back, she picked him up. He kept his arms wrapped around her neck. "Who are you here with pal?"

"Daddy! He's over there!" He pointed over his shoulder, Izzy started to walk in the direction he pointed. She saw him standing there, not sure what to do with himself. She carried Jack over to him, placing him on the ground. Aaron looked at her, he had a bouquet of flowers in his hands.

He looked down at the ground, then in her eyes. "I'm sorry...I was..."

"Foolish?"

He turned red and closed his eyes. "I was very foolish. I..."

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him, cutting off what he was going to say. He wrapped his arms around her kissing her back. She pulled away from him. "These are for you." He handed her the flowers.

She reached down and took Jack's hand and they walked to baggage claim, Jack was talking a mile a minute. Izzy squatted down to listen to him, while they waited for her luggage. He wrapped his arms around her neck again hugging her. She hugged him back, picking him up in her arms. He wrapped his arms and legs around her.

XXX

Aaron watched the two interact with amazement Jack hadn't connected with another female, since his mother. He grabbed Izzy's suitcase, he took her hand and they walked to the car. On the drive to her townhouse, Aaron would look at her and smiled.

"He was excited to see you." Aaron said.

She laughed "I could tell."

"I was excited to see you too. Even more excited that you kissed me instead of walking past me."

"Why didn't you text me back or call?"

"I was afraid..."

"I'm hungry!" Came from the backseat, they both laughed. They stopped and ate on the way to Izzy's house.

XXXX

They got back to Izzy's house, she found some cartoons for Jack to watch. She took her luggage to the laundry room and unpacked it and started a load of laundry. Aaron came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"So what were you afraid of?"

"That I screwed up. I haven't felt like this about someone, in a long time. I thought I might have lost you." He looked down at her. She brushed the hair out of his face.

"You can't get rid of me that easily. Reid and I are just friends, nothing else." She smiled at him.

"I know."

"Are we good?"

He cupped her face. "I should be asking you that."

She kissed him again, smiling up at him. She laid her head on his chest, wrapping her arms around him. "I didn't see your cheer leading uniform in your suitcase."

She smacked him in the stomach and laughed when he hunched over. "It's coming on the truck. If you liked the high school one, wait until you see the college uniform." She walked out on him asking questions about what it looked like. She laughed and walked away.

He picked Jack up off the couch, he leaned over to kiss her goodnight but Jack woke up and stole his kiss. He tried a second time and got his good night kiss.

"See you tomorrow at work."

"See you in the morning."

She was on her way to bed when Spencer texted her about having breakfast in the morning.

Same time? Same place?

He agreed to both, she couldn't wait to talk to him in the morning.

XXX

She was running late, her alarm didn't go off. Spencer was waiting for her, he had ordered for her and it was waiting on the table when she walked in.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

"No, problem!"

"I have a secret I need to share with you."

"You know I won't tell anyone."

She pulled out the picture of her mom and Rossi and placed it on the table. He looked at it, then flipped it over on the back. His eyes widened.

"Do you know who this is?"

"It's Rossi."

"What? How?"

"I didn't know who it was until Hotch saw another picture of them together and said something about it."

"He doesn't know about you not knowing..."

"I guess he does, father is listed as unknown on my birth certificate."

"Wow."

"Please, Spencer...you can't tell anyone. I don't even know if Rossi really is my father."

"Are you going to tell him?"

"How do I do that? Excuse me Rossi, you may have gotten my mother pregnant forty something years ago, I maybe your daughter. want to go have a DNA test? Too awkward."

"Izzy, you have to say something."

"I don't, and neither do you."

They ate their breakfast, looking at the time they had just enough time to get to headquarters or they'd be late.

XXXX

They were laughing when they got off the elevator, JJ and Garcia were waiting for her when she got off.

"Welcome back Iz!"

"Thanks JJ!"

Garcia walked over and gave her a hug. "I've missed you!"

"Missed you too P!"

Rossi and Morgan hadn't made it to the bullpen yet. Director Cruz stepped out of his office and called her name.

"I need to see you in my office please, Agent Cooper."

She frowned, put her purse down on her desk and walked up to the Director's office. "Yes, sir you wanted to see me."

"Sit down Cooper." She took a seat in front of his desk.

"How are you doing Cooper?"

"I'm fine, ready to get back to work."

"That's why, I've called you in this morning. Hotch and I both feel that you've been through a lot the last few weeks. You're grandparents murder, the attempt on your life. We both think you need to take a little more time off."

"Director Cruz, I'm ready to get back to work. I'm fine."

"I'm sorry Cooper, we both feel you need to be evaluated before you return to the team." He handed her an appointment card with the department's therapist's name on it.

"I understand sir. Thank you." She got up from her seat and walked out of the office. She was all sorts of pissed, Hotch couldn't mention any of this last night, give her a heads up. He called her name as she walked by his door, she walked in and shut the door.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know until this morning."

"Really, Hotch. I seemed unstable to you last night?"

"Cooper..." She unholstered her gun, taking out the magazine, she threw her credentials on his desk.

"Let me know when my time out is over!" She walked towards the door and he stopped her.

"Iz, please." He said quietly.

She looked at him and walked out the door, down into the bullpen. She grabbed her purse and stormed towards the elevator. Morgan caught up with her, everyone else starred after her.

"Where are you going all pissed off?"

She pushed the down button. "Apparently, I'm not fit for work." The elevator opened she got in and pushed the down button, before the door shut Morgan got in with her.

"What the hell is going on Cooper?"

"I need to be evaluated, before I return to the team."

"You've been through some stress..." She cut him a look and he stopped what he was saying. "So you play Cruz and Hotch's game, then you're back with the team." He lightly punched her in the arm.

"Now, you know I saved your life so now your my slave for life right?"

The elevator opened on the parking garage. She laughed looking at him. "In your dreams Morgan...in your dreams."

"Come on now, when are you going to go out with me?"

"Sorry, I'm seeing someone. Besides you're in love with Garcia."

The elevator doors shut on his shocked face, she walked to her car and got in. She looked at her appointment card, she had to be there in a hour. She'd play their game.

XXX

She gave her name to the receptionist, all she needed was for the therapist to sign the card and she was fit for duty. She had a Masters in Psychology, she could do this, hopeful be back to wok by next week.

"Agent Cooper, Dr. Lawrence will see you now." She got up and went into the inner office of Dr. Lawrence and sat down in a chair.

The Dr. came in and introduced herself. "Agent Cooper, whey are you here today?"

"Please call my Izzy. My director and boss think I need to be evaluated because of the events of the last few weeks."

"Tell me what happened."

"My grandparents were murdered to get me home, so someone I knew from high school, and later helped convicted on a RICO case, could kill me. He tried three times almost succeeding on the third attempt."

"What are your feelings about it?"

" The only two people I had left in this world were killed because of me. I have horrible guilt about it, it's my job to protect people and I couldn't protect them. I come home to lay them to rest, ending up having my life put in danger. A team I just joined, and barely know have to come and protect me. I'm almost killed three times. The third time being the most successful. I come home wanting to return to normal, needing to return to normal and not being allowed to. Because I may not be fit for duty."

"Do you feel like you are?"

"Yes, I feel I could go out tomorrow and work a case and be effective."

"Let's go back, you said your grandparents were the only two people you had left in this world. What about your team?"

"I meant that loved me and that I loved. My team was there for me, I'm there for my team...you're putting words in my mouth.

"What about your mom and dad?"

"My mom died when I was ten. I never knew who my dad was."

"You never asked."

"No."

"Why?"

"Does this really matter to me being fit to return to duty?"

"I'm just trying to get your thought process."

"If my mother didn't think it was important to tell him about me, then what could I do? She died before she could leave me any clues to who he was."

"What about your personal life?"

"What about it?"

"Friends, relationships?"

"I one close friend, I just started seeing someone recently."

"Just one close friend?"

"One I tell my secrets to, then I have others that I do things with."

"Our hour is up. I'm going to sigh your card, but I'd like to continue to see you once a week."

"Is it necessary?"

"Not for me to sign your card, but I think you'll benefit."

"Fine. I can't always promise to be here, sometimes we leave at a moment's notice."

"That's fine. We'll figure it out."

She handed Dr. Lawrence her card, she signed it. Izzy walked out and made an appointment for next week. She checked her phone and had gotten a texted from Aaron while she was in session.

I'm sorry! We got a case, will let you know when we get there.

She drove back to BAU headquarters and walked up to Director Cruz's office.

"Sir, I've been cleared for duty."

"Copper, I'd like you to take the weekend off. You can return to work on Monday."

"Yes, Sir." She stopped at her desk and opened her drawer. She found her gun and credentials, she put them in her purse and left for home.

She walked in the door and her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Is this Agent Cooper?"

"Yes, it is. Who's this?"

"This is a nurse at St. Teresa's Hospital. Jack Hotchner was in a car accident with his Aunt."

"Are they okay?"

"Jack is fine. His Aunt was seriously hurt, Jack's father gave her your number. Jack is really upset, and we can't get a hold of his dad. Can you come..."

"I'm on my way." She ended the call, she grabbed her purse and headed towards the hospital praying Jack was really okay.

She got there in fifteen minutes, she ran through the ER doors, she showed her credentials and was shown to an exam room. Jack was laying on a gurney crying, for his dad. He had a gash on his fore head, that had been stitched up and a cast on his right arm. A nurse was sitting with him.

"JacK, pal! What happened?"

"We got into a car accident!"

"Okay buddy. It's okay." She picked him up in her arms and held him, comforting him. She climbed onto the gurney with him, holding him in her arms.

She looked at the nurse. "What's going on?"

"He was a broken wrist, ten stitches, and were waiting on the CT."

"His aunt?"

"She's in surgery. Thank you. Did you get a hold of his dad?"

"Not yet."

Jack had fallen asleep on her shoulder, he had been brave for just being five. Izzy pulled out her phone and tried to call Aaron, it went straight to voice mail.

Damn it Aaron! Answer your phone!