Disclaimer: I don't own criminal minds or anything to do with it.
A/N: (In my story Elizabeth Prentiss is more abrupt and demanding and jerky then she really is on the show, but she kinda has to be for my story.)
. . . parents. . . are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their earlier years. - Anthony Powell
"So how long until mom makes her entrance" asked Olivia fidgeting from where she was sitting on the corner of Emily's desk.
"Probably ten minutes, I can tell your nervous" said Emily sitting in her chair.
"How?" asked Olivia turning toward her sister "your clenching your jaw you do that when you're about to see mom."
"I hate profilers" muttered Olivia.
"I'm so so so sorry!" cried Garcia rushing into the room "I should have figured out Olivia was all their doctors at one point sorry, sorry, sorry!" she cried skidding to a stop in front of Emily's desk.
"It's alright mama" said Derek rising from his desk "we now know and we'll get the unsub" he said putting his hands on her shoulder reassuringly.
"Now Olivia here was about to tell us why her and her mother don't get along" said Morgan "don't pry" said Garcia smacking him in the stomach. "It could be relevant to the case" said Morgan rubbing his stomach.
"I don't see how" said Reid pipping up from his desk.
"It's fine" said Olivia letting out a sigh. "I think the whole reason I was born was to save a dying marriage, that's a lot of pressure to put on a baby. Then after I started kindergarten and was skipped ahead to first grade three weeks in she put so much pressure on me. Two hour tutoring everyday after school four on Saturdays and Sundays. She forced me to learn to play the cello, I hated playing the cello! When I was a teenager she kept me on such a short leash, I didn't have any friends. I was at least able to graduate at sixteen and get away."
"The only good thing about mom's horrible educational training she drilled into me I was able to graduate from medical school in six years instead of eight. Then mom was so happy she thought I was going to be some cute little pediatrician and marry some rich smart fancy surgeon and pop out some genius kids, ha! She about had an aneurysm when she found out I was going to be a doctor for underprivileged people and do my one eighteen month residency with doctors without borders. She actually got me transferred out of a medical camp in Africa because she was scarred it was too dangerous!" she said her jaw clenching harder. "She also believes that my job now is to dangerous, and I should let someone else treat those people as she calls the unfortunate, and she's still trying to set me up with rich doctors" she finished looking mad.
Garcia started to laugh "you think that's funny?" asked Olivia jumping up.
"No it's just that Emily is a member of the BAU, and they chase people who are sicker then beyond imagination, and she's worried about you. A doctor who treats people who are barley scrapping by, and isn't afraid to treat prostitute and drug addicts when other doctor's are afraid, it's so ridiculous it's funny" finished Garcia suppressing a laugh.
"So how come your mother does not guilt you like Olivia?" asked Reid looking at Emily.
"She basically knows it is not going to work, but she did until Olivia decided to treat people in Africa which was right before I joined the team. She also tried to set me up time and time again, but with my job and the schedule she thinks I'm going to die a lonely old maid with my cat" she finished.
"That's why I have a dog" replied Olivia smugly "and you're not an old maid your only thirty-" "hush" cried Emily cutting her off before she could finish telling them her age.
"So close" joked Morgan.
"Here we go" said Olivia taking a deep breath as Rossi and Hotch escorted Elizabeth Prentiss into the room.
"Olivia are you alright" she said grabbing her and squeezing her daughter in a hug
"This is a controlling mother?" whispered Garcia "just wait" replied Emily.
"I knew when you were tricked into treating those people, something like this was going to happen!" she exclaimed after she let go of her daughter.
"First of all I was not tricked into treating underprivileged people, I chose to, and second of all you knew when I decided to work as a free doctor some serial stalker and killer would target me I doubt that Mother" she said placing her hands on her hips, her voice rising. "No, but I knew something bad was going to happen when you help people who chose that life style" she said angerly. "Chose that lifestyle" she shrieked "their poor not gay, well some of them are, but that's not the point who choses to be poor? Did they all of the sudden go 'gee I want to be poor, let me just burn all my money and get rid of anything that is valuable' what kind of idiot would do that!" she yelled she knew everyone in the office was probably staring at them.
"Oh Olivia" said her mom sighing and shaking her head like she was just some naive child.
"Don't you oh Olivia me" she said mimicking her. Suddenly they heard a high pitch noise they both turned to find the noise and realized that the high pitch noise was Emily whistling.
"Really Emily Kathrine, we're not dogs" said Ambassador Prentiss like she was speaking to a child.
Olivia just let out a huff and rolled her eyes "I told you I should have let this guy get me" muttered Olivia.
"What did you say" snapped Ambassador Prentiss turning to face her youngest daughter.
"Ambassador Prentiss, Olivia why don't we along with Emily" he shooting her a desperate glance "step into the briefing room and talk about what's going to happen next" finished Hotch.
"Yeah come on mom" said Emily laying a hand on her mom's shoulder and leading her into the room.
"Seriously" said Olivia turning to the team "can't one of you take out you gun and shoot me now" "afraid not" replied Rossi smiling sympathetically.
"You be doing me a favor between the stalker killer, and my mother I don't think I'm going to make it out alive" she said rubbing her temple.
"Olivia Grace come join us" ordered her mom from the conference room doorway.
"Coming" snapped Olivia clenching her jaw so tight, everyone was surprised it didn't break.
"Wow" said Garcia "you can say that again" said Rossi "wow" repeated Garcia.
"So how do we even know my daughter has been targeted?" asked Ambassador Prentiss as they were all seated around the conference table.
"Mom this unsub, when he targets people he stalks them, learns their routines takes pictures of their every movement and then sends them the pictures to terrorize them" answered Emily.
"Then?" asked the Ambassador sternly, Emily knew it was no good to argue.
"After two weeks of sending them pictures, he slits their throat" she answered quietly. Their mother let out a strangled gasp as her hand flew to her throat, she then turned toward Hotch.
"What are you going to do to keep my daughter safe?" she practically screamed at him.
"Mom" said Olivia exasperated "don't take it out in Agent Hotchner it's not his fault."
"Ambassador Prentiss" answered Hotch before the yelling could begin again "we are using all are resources to find this person, and from this moment on neither one of your daughters is going anywhere without a member of this team or a police officer. That being said we need to brief your security team on the profile of this unsub so they can keep you safe" he said crossing his hands on the table.
"Fine" said Ambassador Prentiss pulling out her cellphone "I will call him now so he can come and you can brief him. Second I would like hear the profile myself when I'm finished with this call" she said leaving the room before he could answer.
"Yes she is always that abrupt" said Olivia answering the unanswered question hanging in the air.
"She's scared" replied Emily "mom is mom but when she's scared or worried about us she gets even more demanding" said Emily sticking up for her mother.
"I know" replied Olivia "Agent Niles will be here in ten minutes, in the meantime what is the profile?" asked the Ambassador entering the room and sitting down.
"The profile we have is that this unsub is a middle aged Caucasian male who holds a respectful job. He can be arrogant yet charming, the victims to have notice him at least once in the weeks before their murders. They would have not bothered to pick him out because he looked like he belonged or if they did confront him he would have been charming and explained away his presence" said Hotch before taking a breath. "We believe he committed these murders to get Olivia's attention, he sees these murders as acts of affection something to make her love him, because he believes he's in love with her. He is now sending her pictures to either get her attention quicker or-" he stopped.
"Or?" asked Olivia "he's tired of waiting for you to notice him and he's wants to get rid of you" finished Emily.
"By get rid of you mean murder, right?" asked Olivia, Emily just nodded.
"You are going to catch this man Agent Hotchner" said the Ambassador as a statement not a question.
"Yes Ambassador, we are using every available resource we have to find him, and as I said before once your daughters leave this building they will not be alone until his is caught" he answered.
"Hotch" said JJ poking her head in the room "an Agent Niles is here to speak to you."
"If you'll excuse me" said Hotch rising, Ambassador Prentiss rose as well, but before she left she gently laid a hand on her youngest daughters shoulder for a second before lifting it and following Hotch. Olivia knew what she was trying to say, yet it didn't make her feel any better.