"Aaron – You won't believe it – I got a call!" Laurel's excited voice echoed over the phone. "I got a call!"
"About anything in particular?" Hotch asked. He and the team were working a case in New Hampshire and Laurel's mid-day call had caught him unawares.
"From the United States Figure Skating Association!" Laurel chortled. "They called to ask if Paige would be available to participate in international competitions!"
"Any competition in particular?" Hotch immediately put his hand over his free ear and began trying to ignore the chaos in the room around him.
"Not yet," Laurel told him. "At this point they are just compiling their list for the next competition season. Paige will be in the lowest tier group, but they will be including her. That's the important part."
"Do we need to do anything?" Hotch inquired.
"Passports," Laurel immediately replied. "You have yours, and I assume Jack's is current, but Paige, Sophia, and I will need to get them."
"Get the paperwork together," Hotch suggested. "I should be home within the next few days and we can all go down to the passport office together then and get things underway."
"Hotch – What is it?" Laurel could hear Morgan's voice in the background. "Is anything wrong?'
"Nothing's wrong," Hotch's smile could be heard over the phone as he turned around to speak to Morgan. "My daughter is going to be competing internationally!"
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The call from the USFSA came sooner than expected. "Hamilton, Ontario," Laurel told Rossi excitedly. "It is a world level competition for Junior Level skaters. One of the skaters who was originally scheduled to attend for the U.S. had to withdraw and they want Paige to compete in her place! I know where Hamilton is located, but I have no idea how to get there from here. The USFSA said they would handle things, but - "
"Let me get started on it," Rossi immediately replied. "You and Coach Ian get the skater ready. I'll handle everything else."