Chapter 26

So this working away is great. The internet is hit and miss hence the delay in updates.

Garcia sighed as she made her way down the now familiar corridor. Her hand rested slightly on the door before she pushed it open, she couldn't the soft smile that graced her lips. Emily was curled up, although her body was facing the opposite direction Garcia thought she may be asleep. Gently she placed the laptop bag on the floor before she cleared her throat slightly in a hope to disturb her without making her jump. Emily nodded her acknowledgement.

"Hey" was all she managed her voice raspy as though she had been crying.

"I bring coffee, laptop and a bagel and also strawberry cheese cake" Garcia said softly as she placed the items on the table. "Everything okay?"

Emily nodded as she rubbed her hands against her face. "As far as I know." Her voice seemed to lack life as she turned to face Garcia.

"I brought you my laptop," she paused slightly as she looked at blood shocked eyes. "What is it Em?" she asked softly before taking a seat next to the bed.

"I'm" the word hung on her tongue. She wasn't fine and she no longer saw the point in hiding it. At least not now. If Garcia worried, she'd ring JJ and JJ needed to concentrate on the case, not worrying about her. "Been better" she managed to give a slight smile.

"Anything I can do?" Garcia asked lightly.

"Tell them to let me out of here." Emily smirked slightly.

"You know the answer to that. They would let you out today if you had someone to stay with" Garcia replied. Emily sighed. "You can come stay with me? That's if you want to." Garcia paused. She couldn't help the slight pang of hurt as she saw the reaction cross Emily's face. It was a feeling Garcia knew all too well. Fear. "Just think about it, and I'm sure if you asked JJ she'd come and stay with you or you could stop at hers for a short while."

Emily shrugged slightly. "I'll think about it" she mumbled.

Garcia nodded as she plugged the laptop in turning it on and hooking it up to the Wi-Fi. "JJ should be finished in an hour" Garcia paused. "When is the last time you had a shower?" Garcia asked firmly.

Emily frowned slightly "You trying to tell me I smell?" she asked rising her eyebrow slightly.

"Not at all, I just thought while I'm here you may want to have one" Garcia said as she shrugged.

"Thanks for the offer but I'm good" Emily said. Although she would admit a soak in a bath would be lovely. She didn't mind a shower but right now she did, she had a wash every day and JJ had helped her wash her hair before she left. "How's the case going?" she asked pulling Garcia's attention.

"Like they are chasing ghosts." Garcia mumbled.

"What do you mean?"

"Have you heard of aversion therapy?" Garcia asked.

Emily chuckled "Many times" she admitted. "What's that got to do with the case?" she asked slightly confused.

Garcia spent the next half hour going over the case with Emily, giving her Morgan's theories. She paused slightly. "They all seemed to be living some type of double life, I've found that two were in a relationship or seem to have been then like I explained it seemed too ended."

Emily frowned slightly. "You say the brother gave chase?"

"That's what he said."

Emily closed her eyes for a second. "Get Morgan on the phone. Please?" she asked.

"Hey beautiful" Morgan said as he answered the phone.

"Hey yourself" Emily said through a smile.

"Everything okay? He asked the tone changing slightly as he spoke.

"Yes, well here it is." She paused slightly. "Garcia has told me about the case. Has anything come back on the first victim's brother?" Emily asked.

"Still running back ground on him." Garcia said as Emily gave a soft smile.

"Have you looked to see if he is in therapy?"

"No, where you going with this?" he asked.

"Have a look and see if there are any behavioural therapy centres around." She paused as she looked at Garcia.

"What's that got to do with it?" She asked slightly puzzled.

"You're thinking he killed his own brother?" Morgan asked.

"You already think you have two unsubs. What if they are not connected? Or at least the first victim had two unsubs. Your mugging and then the person that beat him to death. You said it was a bad beating?" Emily asked as she took a breath.

"Bad beating is being nice, you could only just make out his face" Morgan said. "But what's behavioural therapy got to do with all this?" he asked.

"You mentioned aversion therapy."

"So?"

Emily chuckled slightly. "Aversion therapy is mainly aimed towards behaviour. Now you said that he and his brother was getting closer."

"Yes" Garcia now perched herself on the bed next to Emily as she pulled up programs so she was able to add in the new information.

"Sometimes part of the therapy is being honest with your family, building bridges" Emily paused slightly as she moved allowing Garcia to sit more on the bed. "Think AA, the twelve steps, making a mends."

"You're thinking the brother killed him?" Morgan asked.

Emily chuckled slightly. "And you don't?"

"The thought had crossed my mind." He sighed. "You really think?"

Emily closed her eyes. "Think of it this way, the one thing gays and lesbians have in common is the fact you have to tell your family. Now in some families the parents are fully supportive, but other members of the household may not be. You said they were estranged?" Garcia nodded. "They got in contact about 7 maybe 8 months ago, or around the time his relationship ended." Emily chuckled slightly. "It sounds to me that his brother contacted him first after he found out his marriage had broken down. Maybe lured him by saying he was ill, there are many ways, which we all know. But it looks like the brother has planned it all, the mugging was the trigger in a sense."

Morgan chuckled slightly. "See I knew I was missing something."

"What's that?" Emily asked as she leaned into Garcia.

"Speaking to someone that has a twisted mind." He mused. "Thanks princess," he said sincerely.

Emily nodded as she passed the phone back to Garcia, her head resting slightly on her shoulder. "How much sleep have you had Em?" she asked softly, unsure if she should move.

"Not a lot" she chuckled. "Do you think JJ would mind a visitor?" Emily asked as she yawned.

Garcia laughed "The girl has been waiting for you to ask."

"Really?"

Garcia nodded. "You're just too stubborn to ask" she teased. "Right JJ should be on skype soon" Garcia said as she went to move.

Emily nodded although she was making no movement her head still rested on Garcia's shoulder causing her to chuckle. "You going to let me up missy?" Garcia teased slightly. Emily swallowed slightly before she looked at Garcia. "Do you want me to stay for a while so you can get some sleep?" she asked carefully to which she got a slight nod. "You want me to wake you when JJ calls."

"Please" she mumbled slightly as she allowed herself to fully relax against her friend.

Garcia spent the next hour texting Morgan before the beeping on the laptop disturbed her, clicking the answer button she held her fingers to her lips as JJ's face filled the screen. "She's asleep?" JJ asked softly.

"For about an hour, I told her I'd wake her once you rang" JJ chuckled as she watched Garcia start the task of waking a very reluctant Emily.

"I am guessing she hasn't had much sleep" JJ said as Emily stirred slightly.

"Stace?" JJ swallowed slightly as she heard Emily mumbled.

"JJ's here Em," Garcia said firmly.

"Pen, she isn't the greatest at being woken" JJ warned slightly.

"Yeah Morgan has told me that before" she mused slightly, earning herself a very puzzled look off JJ. "Prentiss. Time to wake up. JJ is here to talk to you and I'll go and get you a coffee before I had home" Garcia said brightly as she felt Emily nod against her.