Sir. [hotch x oc]

Ch. 2

"Guys, Hotch needs us" JJ yells

It was my first day back and I was already on a case. I was so excited to be back in the game.

I tap Spencer's shoulder as I walk by, letting him know we're needed. He had his earbuds in listening to Mozart or something, I always used to tease him about his music choices. He looked up at me when I walked past and I gestured towards the round table room. The rest of the team was already in there, we were the only ones that weren't.

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I sat down as Garcia stood in front of the screen, holding the infamous remote. You had to squeeze it a bit for it to work. I giggled as I was reminded of the time Aaron tried to present a case and he couldn't get the remote to work.

"Hey, pretty girl you alright? You seem more giggly than usual." Derek says with a smirk as I break out of my thought bubble and nodded at him with a small smile. The last time I was here, I was in a really bad place. My "ex" or whatever he was decided to dump me over text then he claimed that we weren't even dating, my dad was getting ill, my mom had basically disowned me, and my grandparents were on their last breath. I was feeling much better now, my life finally seemed like it was going back in the right direction. 

"Alright, I guess we can get started now." Garcia speaks up over us. 

"There was a couple found in the woods in Hickory, North Carolina a week ago, and well... They were shot and then cut in half. Victims are Jessie Markus and Peter Ashton. Pictures are on your tablets." 

"This almost looks like the Black Dahlia case, just a lot more brutal and less skill, plus the gunshots are new." Spence states. 

"Was the killer ever found?" Emily says.

"Why are we on this case if it was only one couple?" Rossi says 

"Well, I was getting to that. There was a murder like this 2 weeks ago but the police didn't make any connections until now. There was a couple found in the local river. Both shot with a .44 magnum. Same weapon used on our second couple."  

"How do we know it's the same unsub? The guns could just be the same." I state

"There were incision marks across the first couple's stomachs, but not deep enough to completely separate them"

I nod

"Why didn't the police call us sooner? There could be another kill this week if the unsub sticks to a weekly schedule." Derek states.

"That's exactly why we need to get going. Wheels up in thirty."

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I grabbed my go-bag from my desk and was now walking up the 10 stairs of our private jet

I set my bags down on a couch towards the back of the plane and got comfortable. Takeoff was always the scariest part. The flight wasn't going to take long, but I was so excited that it felt like forever. 

"Guys, we should go over the case." Aaron says to all of us.

I move over closer to the table him and Derek were sitting at, but Spencer had sat beside Derek, Emily and JJ sat across, Rossi also on the other side. Leaving me right beside Aaron. 

I had to scoot in close because the seats were so small. I could smell his cologne

He always smelt like pine. I could tell he had a super expensive cologne. 

His thigh was up against mine but he didn't move his leg.

I looked up at him and we made eye contact. I blushed slightly and quickly looked back to the papers on the table in front of us, smiling slightly hoping the rest of the team didn't catch me again. I felt him adjust himself a bit, but still not moving his leg. Something was different this time. I never felt like this before I came back.