A/N Just watched Emily's "death" and was remembering the look on her face in the conference room before she left for Boston to find Doyle... Ik this is short but please R&R! Thanks!
Emily looked around the conference room at her team she had grown to love. Her family. She saw the innocence that was somehow still present on Garcia and Reid's faces. She saw the pain on Hotch, Morgan, and Rossi's faces. She thought back to when she told Rossi about her being pregnant at 15 and the boy who saved her. She thought about his understanding. But how could they understand this? She thought about her undercover work with Doyle, having to pretend to be in love with him to build a profile. She thought about how the team would react to that, especially Reid, who was like a baby brother to her. Doyle was targeting families, and she knew why. But she also knew she didn't have a family by blood for Doyle to attack. He'd go after her team, who were as good as family to her.
And in that moment she realized she was completely alone.
She had to find Doyle and take him out before he hurt anyone else. She couldn't tell the team, risk putting their lives in danger. It had to be her. She had to become Lauren Reynolds again. Leave SSA Agent Emily Prentiss behind and pick back up where she left off 8 years ago. And she was terrified. She knew what Doyle could do, the connections he had. Which was exactly why she had to do this. She had to keep her family safe.
Emily took one last look around the room, around the place she'd grown to love, to feel safe in. The place that had become her home. She took one last look and slowly backed out. A move she hoped would save them.