That evening the team gathers back in the conference room to go over any new information. Emily walks up behind JJ, automatically rubbing her shoulders to try to ease some of the tension she sees. JJ gives her a small smile.

"So, what do we know?" Hotch asks, looking at Rossi.

"Janice Templeton was a state patrol officer. But she was only recently single, having divorced her husband because he didn't like her career goals. Margie Lyons had been having an affair with her boss and ended up pregnant," he pauses. "He convinced her to have an abortion."

"Shit. Double whammy for her," Morgan mutters.

"Yeah."

Hotch looks to Morgan and Emily. "What did you find out?"

Emily stands and walks to the board. "Victim 4, Melania Peters. Best we can find is that she was gay. Out and proud so it would have been in their faces." She points to the other victim. "Nicole Higgins had been a nun…until she left the convent because she was a lesbian and felt that if God made her gay it can't be wrong."

"In light of this information I don't think it's a coincidence that there was more evidence of pre-river trauma on Higgins and Lyons," JJ points out.

"Their actions would have been the most offensive to a religious zealot," Rossi agrees.

"What about Rogers?" Reid asks.

"Best we could come up with is her recent divorce. According to her ex-husband it was amicable and no cheating was involved. They were childhood sweethearts that just grew apart," Hotch says, his mind obviously on his own failed marriage and its similarities.

"Okay, so we know why they were targeted. But we still don't know by whom? Or where they are being kept," Reid points out.

"And we have another thing to consider," Morgan states. "We crashed their the temple. Gabriel said he'd been cutting 'trails'. Plural. They may change their drop zone."

Hotch stares at the team a moment, then sighs. "We'll have to pick this up again tomorrow. Garcia can you set a program to run possible dump sites?"

"Already running again, my liege."

"Good. We'll be back at it 7 a.m."

The team stops at the local bar and grill for a burger then heads back to where they are staying. As they get into their hotel room, Emily pulls JJ to her and breathes in the scent of her lover. JJ just relaxes into the hug, knowing they both need the contact. After a few moments she leans back and sees the tears in Emily's eyes.

"I'm okay, Em."

"When I saw you laying on the ground…saw the blood…" Emily's voice trails off.

"I'm okay. I swear."

Emily draws a finger lightly down the bruise on JJ's cheek and temple. "I…I know we said…on cases we wouldn't but…I need to…if you can."

JJ smiles and pulls Emily down into a deep kiss. In just a few moments they are naked and in bed. Emily kisses her way down JJ's neck to her breasts. JJ arches into the touch, her fingernails scraping down Emily's back. Emily moans as her hand dives down between JJ's legs.

"Yes, Em!" she says urgently.

Emily thrusts into JJ's depths, never breaking her attention to the blonde's breasts. As she feels JJ nearing climax, Emily looks up into JJ's eyes.

"I love you so much, Jennifer."

JJ barely controls the scream that wants to rip through her body. As she comes down from the high, Emily eases down beside her and pulls her close.

"You are my world, Jennifer. You and Henry. I love you so much."

"I love you, too, Em. Promise me you won't go off on your own? Don't give those bastards a chance to hurt you."

Emily pulls JJ close and kisses her. "I promise."