A/N: Hello! Sorry I wasn't able to get a chapter up yesterday, I hope this makes up for it. I appreciate the comments and welcome more! I hope you enjoy and I want to thank Kat-D11 again for some great ideas!

I do not own Criminal Minds

The team walked out of the Police Department. Since JJ was not here, Hotch had presented their profile for the news stations. He was confident that they would be able to find the man that was killing these women. The only question was whether they would get him before he killed the woman he had.

"That bastard called her!" Morgan shouted to the rest of the team as they all got in the SUV. Despite the good feeling of having the profile out in the public he was angry as hell.

"Has Garcia traced the call?" Hotch asked putting the car in drive and pulling out of the Police Station parking lot.

"She was in the process of that when she called me," Morgan answered, "The nerve of that guy!" He shouted slamming his hand into the dashboard in front of him.

After Morgan's outburst the group of men sat in the car, silence hanging over them like a thick mist. What felt like hours later, they pulled into the hotel parking lot. Morgan jumped out of the car and hurried inside. He had hoped they would be in the lobby again, but had no such luck. He walked like a man on a mission to the elevator, with Reid just a few steps behind and then down the hall to Emily and JJ's room. He knocked on the door and waited for an answer. He heard footsteps coming from the other side of the door, and then JJ opened it.

"Hey JJ." Morgan said.

JJ had been expecting him to come. She stepped out into the hallway and gently closed the door behind her.

"How's she doing?" Morgan asked.

"Not very good," JJ shook her head, "She won't talk to me."

"Mind if I go in?"

"Sure. I am going to go get us some food. We haven't eaten since breakfast." JJ answered, handing Morgan the room key. He took it and walked into the room.

Reid looked into JJ's misted eyes and offered to go with her. She gratefully accepted the offer and together they got in the elevator. Fretfully she ran her hand through her hair.

"It's going to be okay." Reid tried to comfort her, "We are going to get the man that did this. You know Garcia won't stop until she does."

"I know…" JJ answered, "It's just… you didn't see her…"

Reid tentatively put his arm around JJ's shoulders as a comforting gesture. When the elevator got to the lobby, Hotch and Rossi were standing there waiting for it. JJ immediately up righted her posture.

"We're going to pick up some food." JJ explained, "Morgan is with Emily."

Hotch nodded and him and Rossi got in the elevator while JJ and Reid stepped out and made their way out of the hotel. The sky was dark but the stars were barely visible due to the city lights. Sirens and car horns filled the air as they walked down the sidewalk to find somewhere to get food. Eventually they happened upon a small Chinese restaurant where they ordered enough for six. After the food was ready the two of them walked back to the hotel.

"I'm worried about her." JJ confided to Reid.

"She's strong." He tried to reassure her.

"That's what I'm worried about," JJ started, "I'm worried she will think she is too strong and not tell us anything."

"It will be okay JJ, we will all help her."

JJ looked up at him and smiled. Reid couldn't help but notice that the smile didn't quite reach her eyes. A few minutes later the two of them walked into the hotel. They were headed towards the elevator when they were stopped.

"Miss!" The hotel manager walked towards JJ.

"Yes?" She asked.

"You are here with Emily Prentiss, correct?" He asked her.

"Yes." JJ answered again, confused.

"This just came in for her." He handed her a package that JJ hadn't even realized he was holding.

"Thank you." JJ answered as she and Reid continued to walk towards the elevator. The package had no return address; JJ wondered who would send her a package, and who even knew she was here.

"Reid, go tell Hotch and Rossi the food is here. I'll get Morgan and Emily." JJ told him.

He agreed and made his way down the hallway to get them. JJ walked to her room and remembered she gave her room key to Morgan. She knocked on the door and Morgan opened it for her.

"I've got Chinese." JJ announced. Morgan stepped out of the doorway and let her in. "Hey Em." She greeted Emily who was sitting on her bed still, but with the TV turned on. When she got no response in return she said again, "Hey Em, I've got us dinner."

Emily's head jerked as if she just saw for the first time that JJ was here. "Oh, thanks."

"Also," JJ added, "You got a package delivered to the hotel."

"That's weird," Emily took the box in her hand and opened it, "I wonder who would send me a…" She cut off her sentence, "Oh god." She moaned.

JJ and Morgan both ran over, "What is it?"

They both looked in at the same time and saw a collar. Specifically Emily's cats collar. Morgan rushed out of the room and ran into Hotch, Reid, and Rossi who were walking down the hall.

"You better get in here quick." He said urgently running back into the room. The three of them followed him. They walked over to where Emily was sitting with the package in her hand.

"He killed her. Oh god he said he would kill her." Emily gasped.

"Who?" Hotch asked.

"My cat." Emily answered showing him the collar.

"More importantly," Rossi added, "How did he know you were here?"

"He found me." Emily confirmed.

Morgan stalked out of the room, anger evident on his face. The rest of the team heard a crash in the hallway outside and he came back in shaking his hand.

"Morgan…" JJ warned.

"It was nothing." He answered.

Hotch sighed, "Emily and JJ, tomorrow you are coming with us to the police station. I do not want to risk having you here if this Bates guy knows where you are."

The team all glanced around at each other not knowing what to say. Suddenly the Chinese food didn't sound so appetizing. As if reading everybody's mind Rossi said, "I'll go down to the lobby and see if they have a fridge we can keep this in."

"Morgan I want you to call Garcia and update her on both cases. Find out how he figured out where Emily is staying. Reid go get some sleep, you are taking the second shift. I've got the first."

"Shift?" Emily asked.

"If this man knows where you are he is not getting to you. One of us will be out in the hallway at all times."

"Hotch; you don't need to do that. We can protect ourselves." Emily argued.

"This is not a debate," He answered curtly. Then kinder he said, "Now get some sleep." And all the men left the room leaving just JJ and Emily.

"Emily talk to me." JJ pleaded, "What did he say on the phone?"

"It was nothing." She answered, still holding on to the box.

JJ walked over to her and took it from her hand and set it on the other side of the room.

"Please Em," She pleaded again.

"I'm fine." Emily answered almost automatically. That had always been her response when someone asked how she was. It was easier that way. It was better to have no one know how she truly felt. Despite what she thought she couldn't hold in the pain anymore. She put her head in her hands. It was becoming hard to talk, fearing the tears would start. She had spent so long trying to be strong, but she knew she wasn't. She knew she couldn't stop the tears from rolling down her face. Although she wasn't looking she could feel JJ sit down on the bed next to her. JJ's arms wrapped around her best friend and rubbed circles on her shoulder.

"You are the strongest person I know, Emily. But that doesn't mean you can't show your feelings. That doesn't make you any less strong. What makes you strong is your will to help others, your love for the team, and your ability to help those in need. That's what defines who you are." JJ told her, still holding her.

"I can't anymore. I can't stop crying." Emily admitted shamefully.

"You never needed to." JJ pulled her into a hug.

The two of them sat in each other's company until JJ fell asleep. Emily looked over at her peaceful face too afraid to close her own eyes. She then stared out the window until the sun rose over the trees.

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