𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒, david rossi

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Holly follows Strauss back through the Hallways, towards the Bullpen. "I'll introduce you to the unit chief. Aaron Hotchner. He will talk to you, and introduce you to the rest of the team."

"Okay." Holly nods, following Strauss through the bullpen. The blonde catches eyes on her, the dark skinned man who helped her find Erin's office, as well as two others, a lanky man and a dark haired woman.

Strauss and Holly walk straight ahead, up the small flight of stairs, towards an office. Strauss knocks on the door, before opening it, entering, gesturing for Holly to enter after her, the stack of papers still in her hands.

At the desk on the right side of the room, sits a stern looking man, a bit younger than Holly herself. A black suit and red tie clothing him.

"Agent Hotchner." Strauss says, as the man gets up walking up to them. "This is SSA Holly Jackson, you might know her from Rossi's or Gideon's stories." Erin turns and looks at Holly. "Holly, this is SSA Aaron Hotchner, the BAU's unit chief."

Agent Hotchner holds out his hand for Holly to shake. "Good to finally meet you, Agent Jackson. Dave and Gideon talked about you quite a lot."

Holly smiles at him, a happy feeling in her chest at the thought of them talking about her, glad that they still talked about her, even though they had a lack of contact. "It's nice to meet you, too, Agent Hotchner."

"Hotch is just fine." The dark haired man let's a barely visible smile show, letting go of Holly's hand. Erin nods at the interaction, hands folded in front of her, face emotionless. "I'll leave you now. Good luck, Jacks."  Holly nods at the other woman, and Erin leaves the room without another word.

Hotch gestures to his desk. "Shall we. We have some things to discuss." Holly nods with a small smile, following her new boss, to sit in a seat in front of the desk.

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In the bullpen, the BAU team watches the interaction with interest. Spencer sits at his desk, a pen between his fingers, licking his lips, trying to remember why the woman looks so familiar.

Derek and Emily stand by the woman's desk, looking at blonde woman, through the window and open blindes in Hotch's office.

JJ approaches from her office, walking to the three staring people. "What are we looking at?"

Spencer turns to look at her. "A possible new member. Strauss just entered with her Hotch's office."

"Another one?" JJ furrows her brows. "Didn't we just got Rossi?"

"Am I that bad?" Dave's voice asks playfully from behind the group. All four head turn to him, JJ quickly shakes her head. "No, no. I was just confused why we would need another member."