Okay, here's the second part...hope you'll continue to read this crazy AU story! I have to admit, writing in Hotch's POV at the moment is really interesting as he does have this dry sense of humor which I love very much.

But I'm giving a lot away, so here goes!

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Criminal Minds

Yves, Your Cheatin' Cologne

Part 2

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He walked into his home and instantly he smelled that damn cologne. Yves St. Laurent, oh, he was really beginning to hate Yves who endorsed that stupid cologne.

Heck, come to think of it, Yves probably had never even smelled that particularly over-powering, god-awful scent. The French designer, rest his soul was dead already! He had died of brain cancer a couple of years ago.

At this moment, Hotch wished he had his homicide kit and the time to go over his own home, he'd probably be able to lift over a dozen Brett prints, he glanced up the ceiling, picturing his master bedroom, did she and that chump...? Hotch shook his head, she would not go that far? That thought nauseated him.

And the homicide kit sounded more and more...

"Aaron?"

He turned to the kitchen entrance and saw his wife with Jack in her arms.

"What are you doing here?"

He gave her a look; this is my home, I'm paying the damn mortgage, I can come and go as I please.

Instead, he answered, "I had to pick up a folder I left in my office." He walked to the room he had set up as his private workspace.

Haley followed after him, "Have you had lunch, Aaron?"

He nodded, "Yeah."

"Oh, okay. I'm making Jack and I some right now." She left the office and headed to the kitchen; Yves trailed after her.

Grabbing the file, he quickly dashed up to his bedroom and glanced around; it was perfectly made as usual.

His shoulder slumped as he took a step out of it and heard a creak.

He paused.

It came from the en suite bathroom.

Was it that chump?

At the moment, his phone buzzed; it was Morgan.

"Hotchner," he answered; it was Morgan.

Hey Hotch, I think we might have a situation here in Baltimore.

"How urgent is it? Prentiss and I are leaving for New Jersey in about two hours."

Morgan quickly gave him a concise version of the situation; four murders in five months even though so far they had been random killings.

Hotch thought for a moment, "Do you need me to change my plans now?"

Not right yet, maybe, Gideon says we should look into it further.

Hotch nodded, "I concur. Keep me posted, Prentiss and I will join you guys when we're done in New Jersey directly unless something changes on your end."

Roger that, thanks man.

"I'll see you then, Morgan."

He was standing at the entrance of the en suite bathroom when Haley called out from the landing.

"Aaron, you've got to come see this!" She sounded excited.

Giving a hurried sweep, Hotch headed out of the master bedroom when something caught his eyes.

It was piece of gold foil reflected from the sunlight shining from window.

Grabbing a facial tissue from a box on the dresser nearby, he bent down and picked up the item with the tissue and looked at it, he recognized it; he had used something similar before but not lately, it had been over three months since.

"Aaron?"

"Coming." He replied, turning towards the bathroom for another look before he shook his head and wrapping the foil into the tissue, he tucked it into his pocket and headed out of his own bedroom and down the stairs. "Yeah, what...oh..." He saw his son taking his first step and all thoughts of anything else left as he laughed, opening his arms, "Buddy! You're walking!"

Jack was wobbling and teetering as he tried to balance himself but he was determined to reach his dad.

"Come on, buddy, come to Daddy!" Hotch's eyes were glistening; his son was growing and he was glad he was here to witness this monumental achievement.

Finally, Jack collapsed into Hotch's arms as dad hugged son hard, "I'm so proud of you, buddy! You're such a big boy!" He picked him up as he stood up.

Haley was by their side, she was smiling and laughing, "He's been practicing all morning, Aaron." She leaned in and kissed his cheek.

And he got a whiffed of Yves.

It took a lot of will-power to not confront her in front of their son, especially when the partial foil wrapper was still in his hand.

Handling his son back to Haley, "I have to go," He hurriedly gave Jack a heartfelt kiss and another on the cheek to Haley, "Change of plans, I'll be heading to Baltimore after New Jersey tomorrow, but I should be back end of this week." He explained to her as they walked towards the front door.

Haley looked disappointed...again but she took it well. "Just remember, we have a dinner party with the Stevensons this weekend."

Hotch frowned, "Dinner party?"

There was a flash of anger on her face before it disappeared, replaced by a look of calm, "I did tell you last Saturday, it's at 6:30pm."

Hotch nodded, "If I'm back by then, but I'll try to make it, I promise."

She nodded, not expecting he'll honor it.

Hotch saw her expression of sadness; he felt bad but there was nothing he could do. "I have to go, Haley."

She looked away from him, "I understand, Aaron. Just be safe." She added softly.

He nodded and left.

As he climbed into his SUV, he looked up to the guest bedroom window and thought the curtain had moved; was it his paranoia and imagination?

He shook his head and pulled out of the driveway and headed out.

Another day, he would have his chance with Brett Stevenson. He clenched his hands around the steering wheel, knuckles turning white; the partial foil wrapper still in his pants pocket, wrapped in the facial tissue. He was pissed as he headed back to work; there was no doubt Brett the chum was screwing his wife. At least he was using condoms. But then, his wife was pregnant, so it would not do if Haley were to be pregnant with his kid too.

Well, if she was, Hotch would probably find a way, make it several ways to bury Brett Stevenson's body, and get away with it.

Hotch grinned as he parked his SUV in the underground parking garage and headed to the Hoover building.

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End of Part 2

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I know it's short. But I'll try to get the next one longer!

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Till the next chapter! What's gonna happen next?