Chapter 6

The Playing Game

Three months later -

It was raining slightly when my cell phone ranged with an unknown number flashing across the screen. I looked at the alarm clock to see who would be calling at three in the morning.

"A collect call for Alexandra Brooks."

"This is she."

"Hey there, baby girl." I slowly sat up.

"How the hell did you get this number?" I asked coldly making Aaron sit up.

"That's no way to greet your own father." I felt Aaron's hand on my back.

"What do you want?"

"I have information about that girl you used to know, Alison."

"Why should I trust you?" Aaron's hand continued to rub circles to keep me calm.

"Trust me." He hung the phone up before I could continue.

"What's wrong?" I swallowed as I looked at him.

"We need to get back to Rosewood."

The weather had gotten a little cooler for fall as we pulled up to the station just as the sun was rising. I spotted Caleb and Hanna who greeted Aria at the Brew and made a mental note to myself to warn them not to take any messages from my father.

"Alex, are you alright?" Reid asked.

"I'm fine."

I walked into the interview room followed by Morgan, who stood against the wall with his arms crossed.

"You look like your mother." I felt my jaw tighten.

"You said you had some information."

"Defiantly your mother's personality."

"Cut the crap."

"What's baldy doing here?" I saw Morgan's eyebrows rise.

"It's protocol." I placed a pen and paper in front of him. "Tell us what you know." He crossed his arms.

"Only if he leaves." I got up and pressed my hand against the pressure point of his neck.

"You want to play hard ball, you got it." I left slamming the door behind not bothering to look at JJ or DA Hastings.

I was standing on the roof of Rosewood PD when I noticed a Styrofoam cup of station house coffee next to me.

"Thought you could use some." Pam Fields said.

"Thanks." She nodded as the two of us continued to enjoy the view while we can.

"How are you holding up?"

"How am I supposed to react? I haven't seen or talked to my father since my parent's divorce." Pam's returned a solemn look as she gently rubbed my back.

"I wish I knew what to say."

"Yeah, me too." I added.

It started to drizzle when I opened the barn doors on my parent's old place. I walked into my dad's old recording studio to see an old beat up guitar case with different bumper stickers all over it. I opened it just as a couple of unknown pictures fell out from behind his guitar making me sick to my stomach while I dialed JJ's number.

"Agent Jareau."

"It's me. We have a problem."

"Where are you?" Hotch turned around. "We're on our way."

The rain was slightly pouring when the team pulled up as I stood outside the bard drenched when both Hotch and JJ walked up with umbrellas in hand.

"You said you found pictures?" Hotch asked.

"Some that I have never seen before." I said leading them into the studio.

"Your father was a musician?"

"Yeah." I answer a little bitterly than intended.

"It's hard to tell if these pictures are even related to the case." JJ said.

"Related?" I asked as I picked up a couple. "JJ, it shows what kind of father I really had! He tore my family apart. How am I ever going to trust him again?" I tossed them back to table just as Morgan and Reid walked up.

I was Hanna and Caleb's house and curled up on the couch holding a pillow as some random John Hughes movie was playing.

"Ok, this isn't working." I turned to face them.

"I'm sorry guys. I'm just not in the mood for John Hughes marathon." I tucked some hair that had fallen behind my ear as I felt Aria's hand rubbing on my leg for comfort just as a knock occurred on the door.

"Agent Hotchner." Hanna said as I walked up to the two.

"We need to talk." I nodded as we stepped outside. "You were-."

"Out of line with JJ, I know. I'm just so pissed at my father."

"And you have every right to be." I sat down on the porch swing and wrapped my arms around myself.

"I'm not sure I can do this job anymore." I wiped my eyes with my sleeve.

And here's chapter 6. Yeah I know it's kinda short, but a lot of drama as usual. I'm not sure on how this will play out. If there's any mistakes that you see please let me know. But like always. Enjoy.