A/N – first of all thanks to everyone who is reading, reviewing and enjoying this story, secondly sorry this hasn't been updated earlier things at home very hectic, have been making easter hats and helping my oldest learn his lines for his school performance! With school holidays approaching updates might slow down and will try to do one a week at least. So on with the story and we find out what has been bothering Kate...

Chapter 5 –

Emily stood in the kitchen and bent down, resting her hands on her knees her mouth wide open as she felt her lungs reaching bursting point when suddenly she felt a hand rest on her back and a glass of water appeared in front of her.

"Uh thanks."

Emily's words were breathlessly spoken as she listened to Dave's light chuckle leave his mouth.

"Good run then?"

Emily slowly brought herself up and glugged the cold water down in one go.

"Yeah I think but my muscles may say otherwise later on today!"

Dave smiled as he moved closer and lightly embraced his sweaty wife.

"Ok well why don't you go and have a shower and I'll make us all a late breakfast, while you're up there see if you can rouse our daughter."

Dave kissed Emily on the cheek before he wandered over and opened the fridge up.

"I'm surprised she's not up yet, Kate's always been such a morning creature, I was hoping that she might have joined me on my run."

"That may well be the reason why she is still hiding in her bedroom!"

Dave grinned as he hid behind the fridge door, ducking as the dirty smelly t-shirt came flying over the top.

"I guess I'll be putting this in the laundry then?"

Dave laughed as he stuck his hand in and pulled out the packet of bacon, unsurprised that he didn't get an answer as he listened to Emily's footsteps head out of the room.

Seeing as it was a Sunday and the three of them were planning an extremely lazy day Emily pulled on a pair of faded jeans and an oversized navy blue NYU hooded sweat top that Kate had given her on her first visit to see her daughter. Feeling refreshed Emily wandered down the hall and knocked softly on Kate's door, she waited a couple of seconds before she slowly opened the door and wandered in, instinctively pushing the door too as she walked in. Emily's mood instantly changed as she watched her daughter sleeping, slowly she walked over and perched on the edge of the bed and rested her hand on Kate's forehead.

"Kate?"

Emily spoke quietly as she watched Kate slowly open her eyes and Emily's concern only grew as she watched how tired her daughter looked.

"Hey mom."

"Are you feeling ok?"

Emily moved her hand from Kate's head, relieved that she wasn't running a temperature but her eyes remained firmly focused as Kate shifted up in the bed and looked around the room.

"I'm fine, sorry I didn't mean to sleep in so late."

"That's ok, your dad and I are just worried about you."

Emily smiled as she rubbed Kate's knees while Kate reached up and ran her fingers through her hair and took a breath.

"I suppose if I said that I'm fine again you're not going to believe me?"

"Kate come on, I know that something is bothering you, I love you and want to help you."

Kate nodded her head and shifted along the bed, patting the space with her hand as Emily smiled and climbed further on the bed, wrapping her arm around Kate's waist as she waited patiently.

"I haven't been sleeping very well, I keep having the nightmares again."

Kate closed her eyes as she felt her mom's fingers tighten their hold on her.

"Oh sweetie, do you know what has triggered this?"

Emily felt her heart beat faster and harder as Kate nodded her head slowly before she turned and looked at her mom.

"I don't want dad to know, he'll over react."

"Ok but you're going to have to tell me."

Emily smiled softly as Kate screwed her face up, the reaction was the same one she had used as a child when Emily had to get her to do her homework or go to bed on time.

"There's a guy in my study group, John."

Kate dropped her head and paused for a moment, Emily wanted to let her continue but her protective nature instinctively took over.

"Has he hurt you?"

"No mom, it's not like that."

Emily breathed a sigh of relief before Kate turned and looked at her.

"He likes me and keeps asking me out to spend some time with him and I like him too mom, he's a nice guy but then the nightmares returned and I'm scared."

"Oh sweetie, its ok, don't worry."

Emily pulled Kate even further towards her as Kate rested her head on her mom's shoulder.

"Do you think that I'll ever be able to go on a date, let alone anything else?"

"Of course you will sweetheart, nobody is asking you to forget what happened to you but you will be able to move on, this is just the first time that you've had to deal with these kinds of feelings."

Emily smiled as she felt Kate nod her head against her neck before she leant across and kissed her on the head.

"Thanks mom, maybe I should just go and have a coffee with him next week."

"That sounds like a great idea and you know that you can always talk to me or your dad at any time."

Emily moved her head as she felt Kate move away from her, looking at her sternly with just one of her eyebrows raised.

"Well ok maybe not your dad!"

The two of them laughed softly before Emily climbed off the bed.

"Dad's cooking us all breakfast so if I were you I'd get dressed smartish, I went for a long run this morning!"

Kate rolled her eyes as Emily laughed and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her she suddenly stopped in her tracks. Silently she grabbed a hold of Dave's arm and dragged him down the stairs.

"How much did you hear?"

"Enough, do you want me to get Garcia to run a background check on this guy?"

Emily's mouth dropped open as she stared hard at her husband.

"No! This is why she didn't want you to know Dave!"

"Oh ok but if he hurts her..."

Emily laughed as she kissed Dave on the cheek.

"I love it when you get all alpha male on us but just tone it down for today."

"Yes ma'am!"

Dave grinned as he watched Emily laugh and shake her head.

"I've got it!"

Reid squealed with delight as the pen dropped out of Alex's mouth, the clock had ticked around to 1am a few minutes ago but neither of them felt tired as they were too engrossed in the task at hand. Alex got up and walked around the table before she dropped down in the seat next to Reid who was completely oblivious to the movement as he scribbled something down on a piece of paper.

"Spencer?"

"Uh huh."

Reid didn't lift his glance as he wrote, ignoring the fact that Alex was now leaning over him and reading what he had deciphered.

"We need to phone to Hotch."