The team arrived, unpacked, and entered Boston PD Headquarters. Introductions were made by JJ, who was talking to the head detective on the case, Gary Brown. Hotch and Morgan stood over to the side a bit, watching JJ and Brown talk.
"I'm sorry to inform you of this after you already arrived, but we don't really need your assistance," Brown said.
This took JJ by surprise, but she kept her composure.
"Oh, roadblock," Morgan whispered to Hotch.
"Watch the master work her magic," Hotch replied.
"We received a case file and a written invitation from your department to come," JJ said.
"I'm sorry for the confusion, but that invitation was not from me. You see, one of my detectives jumped the gun a bit, and took liberty on himself to invite you guys. I had no idea until today, about an hour before you arrived. I'm the head detective on the case, though, not him, and you don't have an invitation from me."
"Ouch," Morgan whispered, "Guess it is time to warm up the jet."
"Not so fast," Hotch whispered back.
"How much you wanna' bet that we are going home in about five minutes," Morgan asked.
"You should be ashamed in the lack of faith you have in her," Hotch replied.
"That isn't an answer," Morgan said, "How much do you want to bet?"
"Twenty that this case is ours in a couple minutes."
"Deal," Morgan said while shaking his boss' hand.
"Look," said JJ, "I understand that we weren't officially invited. But we just made a long, tiresome trip, and we don't want that to be in vain. Besides, we can help you if you let us."
"Wait for it," Hotch said slowly, "Wait for it..."
"Please," JJ asked with a pleading face. Those baby blues were enough to make the iciest of hearts melt, they were more than enough to convince Brown.
"Alright," he said, "We are kind of undermanned, so having a few extra hands wouldn't be a bad thing."
JJ glanced over to Hotch, her eyes blazing with pleasure over her latest success.
Hotch pumped his fist a bit in victory. "I hate to say I told you so, but--"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Morgan said as he forked over the twenty.
"Cha-ching," Hotch exclaimed as he pocketed the bill.
JJ rolled her eyes as she watched this little exchange, then cracked a little smile (her first one of the day).