Just a short filler chapter

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Chapter 16: Enter Emily Prentiss

It had been two weeks since Spencer told Derek about Gideon. Derek knew something had to be done about him but he wasn't sure what. All he knew was that bastard should not be allowed to touch his Pretty Boy. They were sitting on Derek's couch one evening watching a movie and making out. They tried going further than just kisses once but Spencer got too nervous and scared and Derek decided he wasn't ready for anything further. As they sat watching the movie, Derek realized that he hadn't taken Spencer on a real date.

"Morgan?" Spencer asked looking up at him.

"Yeah, Reid?"

"You okay?"

Derek smiled and kissed his lips, "Yeah, pretty boy, just thinking that's all."

"Oh. What about?"

Derek chuckled, "How I haven't taken you on an official date yet."

Spencer blushed, "You don't have to, Morgan."

"Yes, I do, pretty boy. Don't worry I'm gonna make it worth your while."

Spencer blushed and looked down. He never had anyone take the time to care about him like that. To take him on dates and even go so far as to make sure he's comfortable with whatever they're doing or not doing when it comes to sex. His entire sexual experience came from Gideon.

Spencer looked up at Derek, "Morgan, I think I'm ready."

Derek frowned, "For what?" He paused for a moment. Then, understanding came to him and shook his head, "No, Reid."

Spencer shook his head, "Not that exactly, but maybe I can get you off?"

"Reid, we promised no action below the belt, man. You're not ready for it."

Spencer climbed in Derek's lap and kissed him, "But I want you."

Derek chuckled, "I know pretty boy and soon but not now."

Spencer sighed and curled into Derek's side as they finished the movie.

{~CM~}

The next morning when the boys entered the bullpen, they saw that Hotch was talking to someone in his office. Morgan raised his eyebrow.

"Wonder who he's talking to?"

Reid shrugged as he sat down, "Maybe a new recruit?"

"That would be nice wouldn't it?"

"Yeah."

Morgan saw JJ go to Hotch's office and then she looked down at them, "We have a case, guys."

Morgan sighed and they all filed into the conference room and sat down. Reid sat next to Morgan. Hotch walked in with a woman behind him.

"Before we begin, I'd like to introduce you to Emily Prentiss."

"The ambassador's daughter?" Gideon asked.

Hotch nodded, "She's going to be joining us on this case. As a trial," he said before nodding to JJ to get started.

JJ picked up the remote and clicked to a screen with a piece of paper, "Last week on Friday Margaret Brady received this note delivered to her at work."

Reid looked at the note and read it aloud, "Dearest Margaret, You have three days to find Josyln. If you can find her, she will be returned to you safely, but if not you'll never see her again."

JJ nodded, "Monday morning Josyln was found dead in a ditch. Two days ago the same letter was delivered to Martin Kregg which gives us a day to find his son Brody."

"He's sure not wasting time," Morgan said.

JJ nodded, "Exactly, Three other letters and murders have all been reported in the past two weeks."

"Wheels up in fifteen."

{~CM~}

"So it's obvious that this unsub knows its victims or at least takes the time to get to know them," Prentiss said as they all took their seats on the jet.

"It's clear he doesn't have a preference," Morgan said looking at the file in his lap, "There's boys and girls here."

"So what are we looking at?" Hotch asked trying to get his team to build a preliminary profile before they landed.

"Possibly male between the ages of twenty five and forty," Prentiss offered.

"Likes his victims young," Gideon said. "Some of these males and females don't look over the age of nineteen."

"Has a personal connection to the victims," JJ said.

Hotch nodded to his team, "We wanna hit the ground running so, Prentiss you and Morgan will head to the ME, Gideon and I will visit the dumpsite and JJ and Reid, you guys are to set up at the station and start interviewing families."

Everyone nodded.

The minute the plane landed the team headed to their designated spots.

{~CM~}

"Whoever kept these guys surely kept them fed and took care of them," The ME explained.

Morgan and Prentiss looked at each other, "Why would they do that?" Prentiss asked.

Morgan shrugged, "What else can you tell us?"

"Well, although they were well kept in the food and clothing aspect, they were raped continuously. I've found traces of semen in the mouth and anus for the guys and in the mouth, vagina, and anus for the women. Several bruises also confirm this."

"Any matches?"

"Not yet, when I get something I will let you know."

"Thanks, Doc."

{~CM~}

Hotch shook his head, "They were laid out for the entire world to see."

Gideon glanced around, "He has to have a means of transport in order to dump them here. But if he dumps them here, where's he getting the kids from?"

"Their homes?" Hotch wondered.

Gideon shrugged.

{~CM~}

"He's playing a game with them."

JJ looked up, "What?"

Reid shook his head as he was reading some of the letters, "This is a game to him. Hide and Seek."

"What does that tell us, Reid?" Hotch asked walking in.

"It's not about the children. It's never been about the children, it's about the parents."

"Maybe that explains why he keeps them fed and clothed but rapes them," Morgan said as he and Prentiss walked in.

JJ looked at her watch, "Guys, we don't have a lot of time. If we don't find this guy in sixteen hours, another kid is gonna die."

"What I can't figure out is why he's after the parents," Reid muttered.

Just as the words fell from his mouth, he had a thought. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Garcia.

"Garcia here ready to report to duty."

"Garcia, its Reid, listen I need a favor."

"Anything, Boy Wonder."

"I'm going to give you all the names of the parents of the victims. Can you see if there's something in their lives that overlap or something?"

"Of course. Read me the names."

"Okay starting from the most recent, Martin Kregg, Margaret Brady, Aaron Jones, Azalea Locks."

"I'm on it."

"Garcia, we're on a time limit."

"Will do my best, butterball."

"Did she just call me butterball?" Reid muttered. Morgan laughed.

"Trust me, pretty boy, you get used to it."

{~CM~}

Reid sat at his desk. If only they had waited one more second, Brody would have been dead. He didn't want to think about that but it was hard to forget. If he had given them just one wrong direction, Brody would be on a slab.

"Hey, Reid, you busy tonight?" Morgan asked.

Reid shook his head. Morgan smiled.

"Wanna come over and watch a movie?"

Reid smiled and nodded. JJ and Garcia walked out of their offices and joined the two boys at their desks.

"What do you think's going on up there?" Garcia asked.

Morgan shrugged, "I don't know, baby girl."

Just then, Hotch's door opened and Emily walked out and down the stairs. JJ looked at her, "Well? What happened?"

Emily grinned, "You're looking at the newest member of the BAU."

"Woo!" Garcia yelled. JJ squealed and hugged Emily.

Derek smiled and then he and Spencer left the bullpen together.

TBC...