A/N: Little error to correct. I said at the end of the last chapter (before I corrected it) that it took place during 'In Heat'. I was wrong. I got my episodes confused. I meant that it took place in Ashes and Dust, the one right after Jones. I'm sorry about that. Also, sorry that this took so long to write. I had most of it done, I just couldn't think of how to end it. Hope you all like it.
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The plane landed in San Francisco and the team paired off to investigate the serial arsonist. JJ and Spencer headed to the San Francisco Police Department to meet with Det. Castro. This was the first moment the two of them had away from the team's prying eyes since Spencer had proposed, and they knew they wouldn't get the chance to be alone again for a while. So instead of heading straight to the police department, they took a slight detour to an empty rest stop and made out like teenagers.
The long plane ride had been tortuous to say the least. They wouldn't sit next to or across from each other; that would have been too much to bear. So instead, when they weren't discussing the case they were exchanging glances across the plane. Derek had teased Reid about it, but was glad to see that everything was ok between his friends. Spencer had gone through a lot in the past couple of weeks and he deserved to be happy.
After they got to the police department, JJ said, "Now remember: try to act calm. If you act excited the team is going to know something's up."
"I'll try to stay focused. Shouldn't be too hard, I'll just have to make sure to concentrate on the case and… HEY! An espresso machine," Spencer almost shouted as he made a bee line for it. In his attempt to get there quickly, he ran into several police officers, one of which that was carrying a huge stack of files that were knocked to the floor. JJ just shook her head and went after him.
"What happened to focusing on the case," JJ asked, coming up behind him.
"What? Sorry," he said belatedly to the officer trying to pick up and organize his files. "Do you want any?"
"Sure," JJ sighed. "I need to find Det. Castro. I'll meet you there."
"Ok," he said, reaching for cups.
JJ knew Spencer was watching her walk away, so she added a little more sway to her step then necessary. He was so distracted watching her, when he activated the espresso machine, he missed the cup and got his hand instead. After a few minutes of chaos, he finally filled two cups, one for him and one for JJ, swiped a doughnut, and grabbed a first aid kit from one of the shelves above the espresso machine.
He walked up to see JJ talking with who he guessed was Det. Castro. "This place is great," he said. "They've got their own espresso machine!"
"Dr. Reid, this is Det. Castro," JJ introduced.
"Hi."
"She's with the SFPD liaison."
"I burned my hand on the espresso machine," he said, accidentally dumping the contents of the first aid kit all over the desk.
"A genius you said," Det. Castro asked, skeptical.
"Yeah… uh, his coordination drops off when he's thinking," JJ whispered. Also, the fact that they just got engaged and made out in the back of a government issued SUV not 30 minutes ago probably had something to do with his lack of coordination, not that she'd ever tell.
"Good," Castro said, "because we need to figure out why this psycho chooses these families."
"Most likely targeting the men," Reid answered, digging through the kit for anything to help with his burn. "They're the most similar members of the two families."
Det. Castro gave JJ a confused look, and she just smiled and let Reid do all the talking. He quickly explained the similarities between the two families and gave a probable description of the unsub.
"I'll issue an APB," Castro said, turning to JJ once Reid had finished, "for a resentful 6 foot white guy."
After both women had walked away, Spencer started treating his hand before going back to the board to see if there were any other connections while he waited for the rest of the team to arrive.
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JJ sighed as she fell into her chair behind her desk. That hadn't been an easy case, but then again, they never were. Hotch was hit especially hard by it because he had identified so much with Evan Abby. She shook her head in an attempt to clear her mind and got a head start on the paper work. Two hours later she heard a knock on her door and looked up to see Spence.
"Hey," she said, smiling. "What's up?"
"I was just wondering how much more work you had to left."
"Nothing that can't wait until tomorrow," she said with a sigh. "Why? You got something planned?"
"I-I was researching what you were suggesting earlier," Reid stuttered nervously, "and if you still wanted to get married tonight, I found a 24 hour chapel not too far away…"
Just then JJ's phone went off. She looked at the number and said, "I gotta take this. Hi Will," she said, flipping open her phone.
Reid's heart sank as he listened to Det. LaMontagne's voice on the other end of the line. Before he could slip out of her office and berate himself for even asking JJ to marry him, he heard her say, "Sorry Will, I can't have any sort of relationship with you… Because I'm getting married to an amazing guy that's why." She hung up the phone before he had an opportunity to respond.
Spencer was smiling like a little kid as JJ asked, "Do you want to get Derek while I get Garcia and we'll meet you at the chapel in an hour?"
He quickly ran out the room to catch Derek, who was waiting at the elevator. She was so distracted watching the two men she didn't see Garcia standing in her doorway.
"Judging by that smile you and Dr. Reid have made up," she observed moving to sit in one of the chairs across from JJ's desk.
"You could say that," JJ replied. "By the way, do you have any plans tonight?"
A/N2: Sorry this is so short, but this was all I could get out of my muse for this chapter. I'm at her mercy for inspiration for the next chapter, and if there's anything that will help encourage her, it's reviews! The more reviews I get, the sooner I get moving!
