Quantico, Virginia

Jessica rubbed her shoulders, nodded at Rossi, and started walking towards the elevators. Rossi watched her sadly before a forgotten reality suddenly hit him. He turned to Garcia and said, "Wait, how did Strauss know that Aaron attempted suicide?"

Prentiss raised an eyebrow in confusion. "I didn't even think about that. How would she- I didn't call her. Did any of you?"

"No- wait….who else could it be?" Rossi said. "Morgan called her."

San Francisco

"Ok, so three witnesses saw someone who looked liked the unsub on the west side of the park," JJ stated. She drew a line across the map while standing next to Reid. "So that limits the unsub's comfort area down to here-"

"Let's see if there are any cameras in that area of the park," Reid stated as he opened the laptop and clicked the webcam button. Almost instantly, Garcia appeared on the screen with an exhausted look on her face.

"Yes?" she answered. Reid and JJ could see that she was sitting in a conference room. The muffled sounds of Prentiss and Rossi talking could be heard in the background.

"No happy hello?" JJ asked. Morgan walked around the table and leaned down in front of the computer screen. He stated, "Garcia, I need you to look for any cameras on the western side of the park."

"Yes, sir." Morgan watched Garcia's concentrated expression as she typed away on her computer. What's with her? Morgan thought.

"Umm…there are none on that side of the park. San Francisco public works had not reached the west side of the park yet with installing cameras there. Is there anything else?"

"No- that's it-"

"Did you tell Strauss about Hotch's suicide attempt?" Garcia blurted out. Morgan shot a quick glance to JJ and Reid before answering, "Yes."

Rossi stepped behind Garcia and stated, "When?"

"After the Chief of police called us to come back…why are you asking me this?"

"She fired him." Morgan stared at Rossi and Garcia in disbelief as JJ let out a gasp. "What do you mean she fired him?" Morgan asked. He could feel JJ's glare boring a hole into his head.

"Because of his suicide attempt, Strauss came over to the hospital and fired Aaron. "

"Derek- what the hell! He doesn't even have a job now?" exclaimed JJ. Reid raised a finger to object to her statement, but stopped when he heard JJ say, "Spencer, don't."

"I was following protocol!" Morgan spat to JJ. Prentiss suddenly appeared on the screen and pushed Garcia aside. She exclaimed, "Following protocol? Because of the way you followed protocol, Hotch has nothing now!"

"He would have done the same thing!"

"Hotch would never leave you out to dry like that!"

"You know what?" Morgan replied, shaking his head in disbelief, " We can talk about this later. Goodbye." He turned off the webcam before anyone in the room or at the hospital could respond. Morgan then stepped back and responded to JJ's glare by saying, "Not now, JJ."

48 hours later- Quantico, Virginia

JJ gave Rossi's door a gentle knock before letting her arm drop down in exhaustion. Morgan, JJ, and Reid had arrived at the airport thirty minutes prior; Reid and Morgan went their separate ways without saying anything to JJ. It did not bother her much; she was too angry and tired to care. After two days in San Francisco, they had finally had caught the unsub. A white male in his early thirties had been pulled over for driving without a valid license plate. The arresting officer, who saw blood on the front seat of the car, arrested the unsub and had soon gotten a warrant allowing a search of the car. The arresting officer searched the trunk and had found long sheets of plastic covered in blood along with photos of the victims running through Seaside Park. Although they had caught the unsub on luck, JJ took it as it was and was happy to come home. However, Rossi had asked her to stop by the house for a quick meeting as soon as she had landed.

Rossi suddenly opened the door and softly said, "Hey, welcome home."

"Thanks," JJ responded as Rossi let her into the house. In the living room, Prentiss and Garcia were lying on the large brown couches centered on opposite ends of the living room. JJ placed her bag down on the ground and gave a slight wave to Garcia and Prentiss.

"So what's going on now? What have you guys done since I had left?"

"Split our time 90/10 between the hospital and home. We pulled a mini sleepover over here yesterday," Garcia answered. She picked up a mug of hot chocolate and handed it to JJ. Behind her, Rossi sat down next to Prentiss, who was sitting Indian style on the couch.

"Oh well that's good. How's Hotch?"

"He was quite as a mouse until he broke down yesterday morning. They moved him to psych, yesterday afternoon. We tried to be there for that, but Jessica threatened to ban us from seeing him if we didn't go home and get some rest. She did say that we could visit him tomorrow."

"Oh. When will we-" JJ was cut off by her cell phone vibrating in her pocket. She answered," Jareau," and immediately heard Morgan's voice.

"JJ, it's me. I need you, Garcia, Rossi, and Prentiss at the office immediately," JJ glanced down to her watch and asked ,"Now? We have another case already? Derek, we just got home."

"No, Strauss wants us here to discuss the events of the past week. I need you all here immediately. Ok?"

"Yeah, Derek. We will be there in about 10 minutes."

"Ok, bye." JJ gave Garcia a nudge and said, "Time to go."

"What- why?" she answered.

"Morgan just called. Strauss wants all of us to come in and talk about the events of the past week or so immediately."

"Ehhh…do we have to?" Prentiss whined, causing Rossi to chuckle. "Come on, you," he stated, pulling the blanket that was wrapped around her, off of her. "Let's go."

FBI office in Quantico- Ten Minutes later

Morgan walked into the bullpen from his office with an annoyed look on his face. He loved his job, but was actually starting to get sick of the building. He spotted JJ, who was sitting at Prentiss' desk. Reid watched her and began to contemplate reminding her that it was Prentiss' chair and not hers, but backed down. Everyone was on edge and picking a fight would not be the smartest move right now. Rossi stood behind the cluster of desk, quietly talking with Garcia and Prentiss.

The Unit Chief gave his members a hesitant look before Strauss appeared from the conference room and exclaimed, "I'm glad you all finally made it!" She motioned into the conference room. "Shall we?"

After the five agents and technical analyst were all finally seated around the conference table, Strauss stated, "I called all of you here today because I received a complaint call from the chief of police in San Francisco."

Morgan looked at her in surprised, "For what? We got the job done and caught the unsub."

"He was shocked at how dysfunctional this team was. Multiple arguments and a personal issue that should have stayed personal affected how the team functioned. I know it has been a rough couple of days, but this issue should not have affected you work. A problem like this cannot happen again."

Morgan swallowed and exchanged a quick glance with Rossi.

Strauss continued, "So along with advice from the FBI director and the FBI psychologist Dr. Arthur Jennings, I'm putting all of you on medical leave for a month. No paperwork, no meetings- nothing. You will all be paid- so don't worry about that. Like Aaron, I think the stress from all the cases and the events of the last year has put all of you on edge. I certainly don't want what happened to Aaron, happen to any of you. So, take the time off to relax, get some rest, and spend some time with Aaron. Ok?"

Rossi smiled and nodded. "Thank you, Erin,"

Strauss returned with a smile. "Your welcome. Go home- all of you. Have a good break. You all deserved it." She left the room quickly.

JJ stood up and picked up her bag as Garcia, Prentiss, and Rossi followed her towards the door. Garcia opened the door and said, "Dinner and a movie?" to Rossi.

Morgan and Reid stared at Rossi and Garcia, confused. "Are you guys having some kind of meeting?" Morgan asked.

"No sir," Garcia answered quietly. She ducked behind Prentiss and sprinted out the door. JJ turned to Rossi and said, "I have to swing by the house and see Henry and Will first."

"Ok," Rossi stated. He then turned his attention to Morgan, "We decided that we would hang out with each other during this time. You're welcome to join us." Before allowing Morgan a chance to respond, Rossi turned on his and left with Prentiss right behind him.

JJ's home

JJ stepped into her quiet house and flicked on the lights. Will was asleep on the couch in the living room, ten feet away from the doorway. She walked over to him slowly, admiring the peaceful look on his face as he slept. I wish I could be as peaceful as you look right now, she thought as she ran a hand over his forehead. She kissed his cheek gently, avoiding waking him up. I love you, Will, she thought before heading towards her son's room on the second floor.

Once in Henry's room, JJ walked over to the crib and looked down at her sleeping two year old son. She wanted to lift him up and hug him, but that would lead to her dealing with an irritable two year old. Instead, JJ touched his cheek and kissed his forehead. He fidgeted a little, but did not wake. A tear fell from her cheek as she whispered, "I won't ever leave you, Henry. I promise."