That afternoon, after Hotch had finished dealing with JJ and had spoken with Human Resources, he held another meeting in his office. This one included Rossi, Reid, and Christine.

"I am sorry about that," he apologized to Christine. "I had no idea she would react that way."

"It's my fault," Christine accepted the responsibility. "I should have known better. We put her in a difficult position."

"Difficult position or not, she had no right to act like that," Rossi opinioned. He gingerly touched the bruise next to his left eye. "It's been a while since I have had one of these!"

"It makes you look raffish," Christine assured him with a smile.

Reid was staring miserably at the floor. "I am responsible for this. I should go talk to her," he mumbled.

"Give her time to cool off and think things through," Hotch advised.

"What did you - ? " Christine looked at the team leader.

"I gave her a one week suspension, without pay, and I am requiring that she take an anger management course," Hotch reluctantly explained. "It was the least I could do under our guidelines. However, I also recommended that she take some personal time off and think about where she really wants to be. For quite some time now, I've been under the impression that she's unhappy with her life, and she needs to think that through. She's considering taking three months. I believe she was planning on picking Henry up from daycare and going out to her mother's for a while."

Rossi nodded his agreement. "That sounds like a good idea," he commended his friend.

"Now," Rossi turned to Christine. "I think we are all waiting for your report on yesterday afternoon's doctor visit. If you feel up to telling us, that is."

Christine smiled grimly. "Not my best choice," she admitted. "He is a self-conceited, pompous, ass. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that those rave reviews on-line were actually written by his staff. The buzz words they were using were all the same."

"Okay, so you'll move on to your second choice," Hotch assumed. "Do you have any thoughts on who that will be?"

"Actually," Reid took a piece of paper out of his pocket and offered it to Christine. "You might want to try this doctor."

Christine took the paper and read it. "I don't think he's on my list," she said doubtfully.

"I got his information from Eleanor DuValle," Reid explained. "Dr. Sullivan doesn't specialize in multiples, but several women in Eleanor's family have gone to him when they were having twins, and they were very happy with him. While he doesn't practice at any of the big research hospitals, the small hospital he practices at does have a Level 3 Neo-Natal Unit. With twins so likely to be born prematurely, that is important."

"Can I get an appointment?" Christine asked.

"If you can't, I'll call Eleanor," Reid told her. "She has a way of getting things done!

"Well, it seems that issue is resolved," Hotch stood up to leave. "Now, I have to go explain this situation to our Section Chief!"