Chapter 28

*in Cat's hospital room, night time*

Cat POV

Cat: *Lying on Derek's chest* I'm glad they let you stay

Derek: *rubbing her back* yea…I've missed you so much

Cat: *props herself up* I want to tell you something

Derek: what is it Baby?

Cat: I want to tell you everything that happened while I was in Miami

Derek: Baby, you don't have to do that

Cat: I know…but I want to

Derek: *sighs* ok…are you sure?

Cat: *nods and takes a deep breath* I guess I should start from the night I left...you remember my graduation dinner where everyone was trying to get us to talk?

Derek: yea…I remember everyone was laying on their love advice extra thick that night

Cat: yea…after that dinner, my mom and I had gotten into an argument because I kept refusing to talk to you…the argument lasted for about thirty minutes and then she went to bed. I waited til I knew she was in a deep sleep, and I went to my room and packed up all of my clothes and shoes, and I grabbed all of the money I had saved up…I wrote my mom a note and then I left…I didn't know where I was going at first…I just hopped in my car and started driving

Derek: *sighs* what made you leave?

Cat: I was sick and tired of everyone telling me who I should be with and how I should live my life…literally…every single day my mom, your mom and Des would come up to me and tell me that I should take you back and I was tired of hearing it. When I first got to Miami, I was staying in a hotel until I found a place to stay. I knew I'd need cash ASAP so I could continue staying there so I auditioned to be a stripper

Derek: WHAT?!

Cat: relax…the owner told me he wasn't looking for any new strippers but he did give me a job as a bartender….Javier came in a few times and we'd occasionally exchange a few words but that was it. When I wasn't working, I was going to whatever party I could find and I would drink and drink and basically go crazy. One night, Javier came up to me and said; "you're too damn beautiful to be acting like a slutty ass fool. You need to stop". I was shocked at first…then he slipped me his number and said; "call me when you're ready" and he walked off. I don't know what it was about him, but I found him very intriguing

Derek: *sighs*

Cat: *takes a deep breath* I waited a few days before calling him…the first time we hung out, he showed me the clubs he owned as well as a few other properties that were his…he even introduced me to the sports cars he had and he taught me how to drive them

Derek: so that's where you learned how to drive like a psycho *chuckles*

Cat: *laughs* I'm not that bad…anyways…I developed a love for the cars and Javier took notice to that, so I quit the bartending job and he trained me to become a street racer.

Derek: street racing? Cat, that's dangerous

Cat: I know, but I loved the feeling I'd get when I would hit 100MPH and higher. Each time I would win, I'd put some money towards essentials, store some in a savings account, give Javier his cut and he would help me invest what I had left over.

Derek: what were you doing during the day?

Cat: I was working a part time job at a clothing store until I felt comfortable with the funds I had…then I entered the academy and stopped street racing…that's when Javier and I started dating. When I finished the academy, Javier proposed at the ceremony and I was also picked up by Miami PD and was placed on Tina's team. Tina and I didn't get along from the start, simply because she didn't like the fact that she was no longer the youngest and the fittest on the team.

Derek: well that explains a lot

Cat: yea. About three years in, I decided to enter the "Miss Officer" pageant.

Derek: I remember Tina telling me about that

Cat: I didn't know that Tina was also entered in that pageant until the first rehearsal…she came up to me and cussed me out, and she kept saying "this was her year". The pageant came and she won second place for the third year in a row and I won first place. Even held my title for three more years until I decided to step down

Derek: did you know your mom sent me pictures from each pageant?

Cat: *laughs* no way!

Derek: *chuckles* she did

Cat: that's embarrassing…anyways, our chief decided that it was time to give everyone a vacation and Javier and I decided to go to Rio. One day he was like; "I don't want to go back to the states without you being my wife". So we went and eloped…for the rest of the trip, we did nothing but go to the beach, drink, party and drink some more. One night when we were out, some girl was trying to hook up with Javier, he politely told her that he was married but with this girl, the thirst was real…after a while I stepped in and she threw the first punch and we started fighting…eventually the bouncers came and threw the girl out of the club

Derek: what did Javier do?

Cat: he attempted to stop the fight, then he just stood back and watched…after the girl was thrown out, we continued to party and drink. The next morning I woke up with a major hangover, and I remember looking down and seeing blood soaked sheets…I immediately woke Javier up and we went to the emergency room, and I found out I had a miscarriage…when we got back to Miami, I still felt guilty for losing his child and after the first year I couldn't shake the guilt and I filed for divorce

Derek: rewind, you said you were drinking?

Cat: yea, I didn't know I was pregnant…just like in college; I didn't have any symptoms in the first trimester

Derek: if you didn't have any symptoms when we were in college, how'd you find out you were pregnant?

Cat: I had a routine physical, and they had me take a urine test…a few days later, they called and told me that I needed to come in, and that's when I found out I was pregnant…are you mad?

Derek: not at all…thank you for being honest with me

Cat: can I ask you something? And I want you to be completely honest

Derek: of course

Cat: what did you and Tina have going on?

Derek: *sighs* we came to Miami for a case…she started flirting with me the moment we got there, and I flirted back…after we solved the case, me and Tina went out for dinner and drinks and we slept together

Cat: *sighs*

Derek: it meant nothing…the fact that she was that easy turned me off completely…and I stopped talking to her…you believe me right?

Cat: of course *smiles*

Derek: *hugs her* I love you Mrs. Morgan

Cat: I love you too Mr. Morgan

*at Miami PD, meeting room, with Marcus' team*

Hotch POV

Hotch: *shaking Marcus' hand* thanks again for helping us

Marcus: of course, we love Cat

Rossi: what do you know about Javier?

Precious: let me tell you…Javier is one smooth talking brother. He can talk the panties off me or any other girl in less than five minutes on a bad day. But when he met Cat, he met a challenge because she made him wait

JJ: that explains why he's so crazy about her

Precious: yea girl…now I don't know too much about him *hands them a list* but I know that those places on that list are the only places he goes to

Hotch: alright, lets start contacting all of the stores…Marcus, do you have that bouncer's number?

Marcus: yea

Hotch: can you call him and see if help us

Marcus: sure

*about an hour later*

Marcus: I got a hit…he's heading to Mansion right now

Hotch: lets move out

*the teams sneak in with the help of Big Pat…they find Javier in his office and arrest him on the spot*

*back in Quantico, outside in the hospital hallway*

Derek POV

Security: they got him

Derek: so this is all over?

Security: *nods his head* it's all over

Derek: thank you

*in Cat's room*

Cat POV

Derek: it's finally over

Cat: really?

Derek: *kisses her* yes

Cat: *sighs* it doesn't feel like it

Derek: why?

Cat: I don't know…I've been thinking lately, and I want to visit Tina and Javier and ask them why

Derek: are you sure about that?

Cat: yea

*up next, Cat's released, they decided on where they'll live, jail house visits…as always, this is my first Criminal Minds story…reviews and ideas are welcomed….special shout out to my newest followers gocaneshockey and ladmadri….and thank you to those that continue to support*