A New Day

After a short night Katie woke up at 5 am in the morning. She felt horrible, knew that she had nightmares, but still couldn't remember them.
Teddy Bo was placed besides her. Jack gave it to her last night before he went to bed. The little boy was a sweetheart like his dad. They both gave their best to distract her, but when she was alone, she started to ask herself again and again and how she could forget her entire life.
Did she have a boyfriend? There was no sign of a wedding ring, so she concludes that she wasn't married. And why couldn't find the Team of Aaron find any trace of her life? She surely went to some school, college or work. Did she have friends that were missing her? Or a family?
She decided that the thoughts wouldn't help her right now. They only made her a headache.
To distract herself, Katie went to the kitchen and started to make breakfast. Surprised she recognized that she could make great pancakes.

After that she started to bake muffins and when she found the ingredients for potato casserole she made it also.
Two hours later Aaron found the cooking Katie in a messy kitchen.
"I think I remember how to make delicious meals." She said to him with a grin and offered him a plate with pancakes. With a loud hurray Jack stormed into the kitchen.
"I want pancakes, too!" he said to Katie.

After they finished breakfast and cleaned the kitchen together they drove to the BAU office. Aaron was ordered to stay home with the victim, but he wanted at least to take a few files home with him.
"Hey buddy!" Derek Morgan welcomed Jack and gave him a high-five when they entered the office. The rest of the Team assembled around their boss.
"Guys, I want you to meet Katie." He introduced the shy woman. "This is SSA Rossi, Morgan, Jereau and Blake. And this is Dr. Reid and our technical analyst Garcia."
"So you remember your name?" Agent Jereau asked her curious.
Katie shook her head and Aaron answered: "No, Jack gave her that name."
The little boy looked proud to the others.
"That's a pretty name for a pretty woman." Agent Rossi replied.
"Katie makes the best pancakes in the world." Told him Jack and whispered conspiratorially to him: "Better then Dads."
"If that is possible." The best friend of his father laughed.

Hotch went to Garcia. "Did you find something new?" he asked her quietly.
"I'm sorry boss. I matched her photo with yearbooks, driving license, several identity cards, but I found nothing. And there were no new missing reports since yesterday so far."
Aaron knew it was only one day, but he was already frustrated. The doctor told him he needed patience. It could take weeks for her to recover. She didn't know which kind of injuries she had and the doctor also told her not, that she was a mother. Doctor Singh told him, she had to find out by her own time. But his gut feeling told him something was wrong and he didn't know, if he could give her enough time.
"That's a SIG Sauer P226." He heard her say to Morgan and turned around.
"Do you remember something?"
"Nothing particular, I just know what's that gun is and how to take it apart."
Rossi reached for the gun, removed the magazine and gave it to her. "Show it."
Within thirty seconds the gun was ripped in its single parts.
"That was fast." Agent Blake said. She looked surprised like the others from the team.
A minute later the gun was in one piece again.
"Maybe we should try something else." Rossi suggested with a look to Hotch.
They went down to the shooting stand of the FBI. Again Morgan handed his gun over to Katie. And like the cooking she fired at every target like she had done this multiple times.
After the magazine was empty Katie looked shocked to Aaron. She was scared and he decided it was enough for that day.
"Maybe we should go home and get some rest." Carefully he took the gun from her and gave it back to Morgan.

Later in the evening Aaron sat besides Katie on his couch. She barely spoke a word since they got home. Jack could convince her to tell him a good night story. But now she just sat there in pondering silence.
He had organized some clothes for her, so she could change in something more comfortable. Right now she wore sweatpants from Haley's sister and one of his t-shirts. The cup of tea he made for her went cold without she had drunk a sip.
"Are you okay?" he asked her. Her sad eyes made him even more frustrated. Katie had such a wonderful smile. He saw it often this morning when she was goofing around with Jack. He would love to make her smile again.
"Honest, I don't know." She answered. "I'm always thinking, what kind of woman I am. A shooting housewife? With a wooden spoon in one hand and a gun in the other? Or Am I a contract killer with the passion of cooking?"
"Maybe you're just a police officer with the passion of cooking." He suggested with a smile. He couldn't help himself, but he had to reach for her hands. These were cold as ice and he rubbed them softly to warm them up.
"Or maybe I'm a secret agent." She joked. But Aaron had the same idea this morning in the office and he let Garcia follow this lead.
"You really think I could be a secret agent?" she asked him surprised.
"Right now I only know that you are an amazing woman. You're great with Jack, after that short time he adores you. I don't think you are a bad person. But that would be an explanation why we couldn't find anything about you so far. "
His mobile rang. "JJ, any news?" he asked his colleague.
"A dead man was found near the place you found Katie. This could be coincidence. Morgan and Reid are on their way to find out. I'll keep you updated." She told him.
Aaron looked to Katie. She was so anxious right now, that he decided to tell her nothing before they knew more about the dead man.