I Do Not Own Criminal Minds; Sadly.
Sorry for very little of Penelope. She will be in hopefully the next few chapters. (fingers crossed)
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Four weeks later.
Kristen's apartment.
Reid and Kristen were laying in her bed, Kristen was sound asleep on his chest as Reid looked around her bedroom. The walls were painted Blue with one purple wall behind the bed, it was full of photos of Kristen with friends and family in the middle of all the photos was one that really stood out minus the fact that it was the only one in the frame it was of Kristen with dark brown hair, Hotch and a boy (Reid guessed was her brother) all smiling in the park.
The room was tidy, everything was placed in a specific place CD's in the corner, make up on the desk in front of a mirror. The young doctor yawned accidentally making Kristen stir in her sleep, thankfully she didn't wake up for another couple of minutes.
"Morning…"
"Mornin' beautiful" Kristen blushed. "You going back to work today?"
"Yeah… I can't just sit around the apartment all day. I'm loosing my mind"
"Have you spoken to Hotch?" she shook her head.
"No. Did you sleep?"
"Your cute when you sleep you know that?" Kristen suddenly went serious.
"Don't change the subject Spencer…"
"No I didn't…" before she could say anything Spencer spoke again. "I should go… I'll see you at work" he kissed on the cheek and climbed out if bed grabbing his coat and shoes before leaving the room.
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Garcia was sat in her office tapping her pen on one of her desks when Morgan came in carrying two cups of coffee.
"Good morning princess"
"Mmm… Morning…" she smiled as she took a sip from on of the cups. "Heaven in a cup… how do you do it?"
"That is my secret"
"No fair"
"Life's not fair sweetness" Morgan kissed her on the fore-head. "You seen Reid?"
"Last time I did he was leaving to see Kristen, but that was two days ago"
"That's what I'm worried 'bout… he missed work yesterday, he never does"
"But Hotch hasn't had a day off since I started working here. But he hasn't been to work in the last two weeks…"
"He just found out he's had a sister for the last 24 years I'd be worried if he did come to work"
"Life's suddenly become very drama-full" Morgan nodded. He was about to say something when her phone rang. "Garcia. Tech-whiz what can I do for you?"
"Hey Pen"
"Kristen! Hi" Morgan looked up at her. "Is everything alright?"
"Um. Yeah. Can you do me a huge favour?"
"Of course sweetie"
"Can you tell Aaron I'm coming into work today?"
"Hon. He hasn't been coming to work"
"Since when?"
"Two weeks ago"
"Thanks Pen" Garcia swore she heard the sound of disappointment in her voice. "Can you tell Rossi then?"
"Of course… about ten-ish?"
"Yeah. I'm gunna check on Aaron first"
"Okay… see you then"
"Bye Pen. Tell Morgan I said hi"
"How did you…" before she could finish her sentence Kristen had hung up. "She say's hi" Morgan chuckled.
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Emily was sat in the bull-pen on her own thinking about when Hotch kissed her. It was soft and passionate, short but it felt like so much was behind it but was dragged out of her thoughts by Reid storming in the room and sitting down at his desk making a lot of noise.
"Hey Reid…"
"What?" he snapped his head up and glared at her.
"Morin'"
"Yeah. Hi. Whatever" he looked back down at his desk and started to work. Emily looked up at JJ's office to see her looking over the balcony.
"Okay… JJ"
"Yes Emily"
"Drink tonight?"
"But of course. Invite Kristen and Pen as well…" Emily nodded. JJ walked back into her office.
"Kristen doesn't drink…"
"I know. Doesn't mean she can't have some fun. I mean I'm sure all you guys go out to get drinks one and a while" Reid shook his head.
"Are you sure because Morgan told me…"
"… told you what?"
"Nothing…" she cringed.
"Emily" she was saved by her phone ringing.
"Prentiss…" Emily turned around so she wasn't looking in Reid direction but she could still feel him looking at her.
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Kristen was stood outside Hotch's house knocking on the door.
"Damb it Aaron I know your in. I can hear you brooding!" he stalked over the door and flung it open with bed head and just wearing a pair of pyjama trousers and a wife beater.
"What?" Kristen scrunched her noise at the smell of Hotch's breath it smelt like whisky.
"Morning to you to grumpy… why haven't you been going to work? And why do you smell like a freaking bar?"
"Because it's NONE of your business" he held her back with his good arm as she attempted to get threw the front door.
"Aaron Nathaniel James Daniel Hotchner…"
"Kristen Emma Megan Eilish Gibson"
"Dont full name me Aaron… let me in!"
"What do you want"
"I want to know why you haven't been at work the last two weeks"
"If you haven't remembered I got shot…" he suddenly stopped ain the middle of his sentence because her remembered what happened that day. "… Oh god Kristen I'm so sorry" she just glared at him.
"Hotch… please come to work soon…"
"Are you going in today?"
"Yeah… I'm gunna go… sort yourself out…" she turned and walked back to her car driving off to the BAU office.
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Rossi and JJ were standing on the second floor where their offices where and were looking down on the team (Well ¾ of the team) talking.
"Kristen coming back today?"
"Yeah, she called Pen earlier. Gone to check on Hotch first…" JJ pushed her blonde hair away from her eyes.
"He wouldn't even let me in"
"Family Dave… Kristen's his family" Dave nodded.
"True…" Kristen walked into the office smiling.
"Good morning…"
"It's afternoon" she turned to Morgan and stook her tongue out.
"Good afternoon then" Morgan stood up and hugged her. Morgan and she had grown close during the four weeks she had off, he had visited her everyday when she was in hospital and then the same when she was at home, Morgan had told her about his progress with asking Penelope out and talked about how he was worried about Reid, the young doctor had been acting strange the last 2 weeks and no one new why. Morgan had probably spent more time with Kristen than the rest of the team, they visited but didn't spend that much time because they had to get to work.
"How are you?"
"Better then Aaron…" Emily looked up at her.
"What's wrong with Hotch?"
"He's been drinking… he never drinks" just as Kristen sat down Strauss had walked into the office.
"Agent Gibson"
"Director Strauss…"
"Come with me please" Kristen looked at Emily confused who just shrugged and the young agent walked away with Strauss.
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Strauss sat down at her desk and gestured towards one of the chairs. "Please sit" Kristen complied. "I think you know what you're here for"
"Welcome back party?"
"No… I've heard that you've been spending a lot of Agent Morgan"
"Yes. He's a good friend"
"How much of a good friend?" Kristen looked confused.
"What are you asking?"
"Are you currently in a sexual relationship with Derek Morgan?" Kristen goes from serious to bursting out laughing. "This isn't a laughing matter Agent Gibson…"
"I'm sorry…" she tries to control her laughing. "But Morgan? No way in hell…"
"Then why has he been going around your house the last four weeks?" Kristen went serious.
"I was shot director… he was seeing if I was alright… he's a nice guy but nothing but a friend…"
"Oh…" Strauss sat there for a couple of minutes then spoke again. "You may leave now" Kristen nodded and went back to the office.
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FINALLY! It's finished. You know I started this on Monday, and today it's Sunday. Fricking hell it took long to write. Four pages long in font 9. What I do for you people. Gawsh.
R&R Please.