Blinded by Hate | a.hotchner

Chapter 44*

Warning: Sexual Content

A day into your engagement with Aaron, Penelope was already asking about wedding details. She wanted to know everything, and you and Aaron had no idea what to tell her. You two had virtually no time to talk about it, considering you had only gotten engaged the night prior.

"Pen, I don't know what to tell you. We haven't started talking about it yet. When we do, I'll let you know straight away." You told her while walking into the bullpen, she had been waiting to ambush you when you got off the elevators.

She took that as an answer and walked into the bullpen ahead of you. You and Aaron laughed together as you followed her. Aaron kept your hand in his till he absolutely had to let go, kissing your temple before walking up to his office.

"How's my favorite set of lovebirds?" Morgan asked you, wiggling his eyebrows at you.

"We're great, how's my favorite single?" You shot back with a laugh, earning one from Spencer and Emily too.

He clapped his hand over his chest, faking pain, "Ouch." Derek said before laughing with everyone else.

The four of you were pulled out of your conversation by the sound of Aaron's door shutting with a snap. He was on the phone, pacing a small path in front of his desk.

"Any idea what that was?" Emily looked to you, and you shrugged.

"None, I'm sure he'll tell us if it's important." You said as you sat down.

The rest of the team settled in, grabbing various files and papers. JJ had yet to tell the team about a case, so you all assumed that it would be a boring day of paperwork and stale coffee. It had been ten minutes, and when you glanced up at Aaron's office you saw that he was still on the phone.

JJ had come into the bullpen from her office, just to greet the team, when Aaron finally stepped out of his office.

"We have a case, wheels up in ten. We'll brief on the plane." He said, go-bag already in hand.

JJ looked at him in confusion, "Nothing's come across my desk."

"This one came directly to me, we're headed to New York. Grab your bags." Aaron told the team, watching them start to pack their bags. He walked over to you, reaching for your ready-bag already in your hand.

You handed him the bag with a roll of your eyes, "You know, I'm more than capable of carrying my own bag." You grabbed his open hand and started to walk out of the bullpen with him.

"Yeah, but why should a princess have to carry her own bag." He turned to kiss you lightly once you were in the elevator.

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The flight to New York was short, only about an hour. Aaron told the team about the case, you had your left hand on his thigh. His fingers traced over your ring as he spoke. Penelope was joining you guys on the case, NYPD's camera system being important apparently. The team was sitting on the tarmac, waiting for the jet to take off. JJ was in the cockpit, letting the pilots know that the team was ready.

"There's been a string of shootings in New York City. The victims were each killed in completely different neighborhoods." Aaron started to take the team though the case. "Hell's Kitchen, Murray Hill, Lower East Side, Chinatown, and East Harlem."

Spencer was the next to speak, "It doesn't make sense, there's no common victimology, no sexual component, no robbery, no geographical connection. Do the police have any leads?"

"He's killing roughly every two days. The press is having a field day, and it sounds like the mood on the street's getting pretty edgy." Aaron answered Spencer's question.