Blinded by Hate | a.hotchner

Chapter 45

After sharing a quick shower with Aaron, the two of you headed back to the New York Field office. Luckily, no more bodies dropped overnight. The bullpen was full of antsy officers and agents, anxiously awaiting the profile.

"Okay, let's start with what we know. With these unsubs, it's not personal. It's not about sex, it's not about greed." Morgan told the group, looking to Emily to piggy-back off his statement.

"Which is why we think there's something bigger at play. This isn't random. There has to be a motive." She told them, watching them take down notes.

You spoke next, "Now, our first theory is that we're dealing with a team. In the case of the D.C. snipers, there was actually one intended victim."

"John Muhammad wanted to kill his ex-wife, but he knew that if he did, he'd be the prime suspect, so he created a spree in order to mask his primary motivation." Spencer said, moving his hands as he talked.

Kate spoke after him, which sent boiling jealousy over your body, even though she was only doing her job, "Muhammad and Malvo also left a death card at one of their scenes, just like this unsub."

"We believe our unsubs have studied that case. They're opening a line of communication." Aaron said, as he stepped forward. His pinky brushed against the back of your hand as he did so, like his own private way of saying I love you. He did it a lot.

"Hold on. So now we got these guys playing games just 'cause you're here?" A random officer asked in a rude and annoyed tone.

Emily quickly answered the detective, "We're just saying the unsubs are sophisticated enough to study other crimes." She said, matching his tone.

"That doesn't answer the question." Another officer spoke up.

Cooper stepped forward to talk, "Joe, easy. Here them out."

"What's the other theory?" The first officer asked.

"It's less likely, but it could be some sort of gang initiation." Rossi said, before going through the rest of the profile with the officers.

That shut up the rest of the officers till the team finished the profilers and sent them out. They had pretty simple instructions, canvas their precincts for previous offenders that fit the profile.

Once the room emptied almost completely, the main team met in a conference room. Kate couldn't seem to take her eyes off the mark exposed on your neck. Instead of it making you mad, you fought to keep a smirk off your face.

That's right, take a look at what Aaron did to me last night. You wish you could have a man that's half as good as him. You thought to yourself and raised your eyebrows at her, before turning your thoughts back to the case.

"We've got all the available undercovers on the street, so there's nothing else we can do but work through potentials." Kate said to the group that consisted of the BAU team, Cooper and Brustin, and of course Agent Joyner.

"Hotch, we should go out on the streets too." Morgan said, disregarding what Kate has said completely.

Before Aaron could answer, Kate cut in, "We have more than enough people out there, a few more agents wouldn't change that." She said coldly.

Right then, a phone rang.

"Garcia?" Aaron answered the phone, putting it on speaker.

"Sir, we've got a potential on fifty-ninth and Lex." She said quickly.

Morgan slammed his hands on the table, "Fifty-ninth? We could have been right there."

Before Aaron could respond, Penelope spoke again, "He's got a gun."