Her Past Catches Up With Her
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Chapter 24
After Hotch leaves the hospital, he heads to the county morgue. He needs to speak to one Jordan Cavanaugh. He needs to talk to her to see if maybe they could keep JJ's name out of the 'raped' column in the report. There had to be a way to indicate that Josh 'attempted' to rape her and she stabbed him before he had a chance to. He normally was a 'by the book' agent. But seeing JJ going through all that she had, he wanted to save her the stigma of being labeled a 'rape survivor'.
Once he gets to the front desk, he asks to see one Jordan Cavanaugh and her assistant, Nigel. Hotch couldn't remember his last name. But he also figured if he talked to Jordan, then she could talk to Nigel. The receptionist calls Jordan. Jordan comes out to meet Agent Hotchner. They shake hands.
"Hello. I'm SSA Aaron Hotchner. We spoke on the phone."
"Yes, I remember. Medical Examiner, Jordan Cavanaugh. What can I help you with know?" Jordan asks, frustrates and a little annoyed, but friendly.
"May we speak some place a little more private?" Hotch asks.
"Sure. Let's go to a conference room. Follow me." Jordan leads Hotch to the first available conference room. After they walk in, Jordan shuts the door. They both side down before either of them speak. "What can I do for you sir?"
"Do you remember out earlier phone conversation?" Hotch asks, not loosing eye contact with Jordan.
"Sure. What about it?" Jordan asks, confused.
"Agent Jearau's had a real difficult time these last few days. I was hoping I could appeal to your sympathetic side and ask you to keep her current assaults out of the reports. Don't worry about her getting the help she needs. I will see that she gets counseling. It's just something very hard for a woman agent to live down being raped, let alone raped twice in a matter of hours. I'm not saying she has anything to be ashamed of, but she has to work with these people. Think about it. Wouldn't something like this make you feel you were being look at differently because of something beyond your control?" Hotch says, hoping he made his point and got her enough.
"Sir, I do understand your problem. But I think I need to think about this. I do feel for Agent Jearau, but it illegal to falsify a document of official capacity. I will think about it and call you later." Jordan stands up and shakes Hotch's hand. Hotch stands and shakes her hand.
"Thank you for concerning my request. I hope to hear from you shortly. Hotch leaves the morgue and heads back to the hotel.
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Sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but I felt it didn't need to be longer. Please read and review. Tell me what you think and were you'd like to see the story go. Thanks to all who have been reading and reviewing. I hope I have done the story/characters justice.