Don't judge a book by its cover

Chapter 19

Here's chapter 19. Enjoy!

Kelli P.O.V

I sat in Olivia's office as we awaited for everyone to come in. Nick was getting his coffee, and Fin- do I ever know where he is? Olivia was staring me down, I could tell that she was worried about me and might want to talk to me after the meeting. Looks like I'm going to have to make a run for it, I hate pity talks.

"You look like you could use some shopping time!"

The blonde colorful girl, I think was called Penelope, said.

"Shopping? Me? Not really. Why?"

She leaned in as if to tell me a secret.

"Whenever I'm stressed out or need to get something off my mind, shopping helps. Trust me, if I can get pretty boy over there to come, I can get you to come too."

I giggled.

"Which one of them is pretty boy?"

She pointed at the curly haired boy.

"Spencer, but we can him Spence or pretty boy."

I nodded.

"Isn't he too young to be an F.B.I agent?"

"You'll find out in less than 10 minutes."

I nodded wearily as I watched him reading what looked like the dictionary as if it was a novel.

I watched everyone talking to someone on the other team.

Nick and David.

Fin whom seemed to arrived and Derek.

Sonny and Spencer, they were in a heated conversation about God knows what.

I noticed that the other blonde and dark haired one were on the other side of Penelope. We were awaiting Barba to arrive, and just as I was thinking it, he popped in the room with his usual suspenders.

"Sorry I'm late, I had some business to take care of. Shall we begin?"

Everyone shuffled into their seats, Olivia sat on the other side of me.

"We have a serial killer on the loose. He has murdered his parents, Sarah's parents and her brothers. He also raped his two sisters which we still have to take their statements." Said Hotchner.

"I think it's crucial that we pay attention to the way they were murdered. See, he knew that his sisters wouldn't die because he stabbed them where he knew would hurt them, but not kill. Which means he must have studied the human body. If he didn't mean to kill them, then that means he cares for them which could help us get to Noami and Sarah, and mean that he wouldn't kill Noami."

Penelope mouthed 'nerd' as Spencer finish his analysis.

"What about Sarah?" I asked.

Spencer was about to respond when Aaron Hotchner stopped him.

"Where we find Noami, we find Sarah."

"Hopefully." Spencer added. Derek elbowed him and Spencer doubled over in pain.

"Okay so what do we do?"

"We will get our technical analyst to search his phone and theirs and see who their last calls were and where the last pings were. Meanwhile, we will be following their footsteps and getting surveillance cameras of them."

I nodded while Hotchner finished.

"While Derek gets you home safe and sound. No objections." Olivia added.

"What if you need me?"

"You're only a phone call away."

"But I hardly even kn-"

"No objections Kelli. Home, now."

I reluctantly agreed to go home, little did she know that Penelope snuck a file into my jacket. I think I'm going to really like this girl.

The question is, how do I get Derek off my back? Maybe if I left quickly, he won't follow me. I grabbed my jacket and slipped on my beanie while rushing towards the door.

"Aren't you in a hurry to get somewhere?"

I turned to see Derek behind me.

"Yea, I'm going to take my dog Frannie Mae out for a walk."

"Great I love dogs!"

Oh no, he can't love dogs.

"Frannie doesn't warm up to strangers very well, and I can go home on my own. You should probably stay here and help the team."

He shook his head.

"Sergeant and captains orders. Don't worry, we can talk about it on our way to find her."

"Find who?"

He winked at me.

"Do you honestly believe that I believe that you're going home to your dog? During this particular case? Who do you think I am, a newbie?"

My mouth slowly turned upright, planting a smile on my face.

"I think we're going to make great friends."

"So do I."

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"So where in the world could a 22 year old possibly take two girls?"

Derek and I were reviewing the case over a cup of hot chocolate and apple pie.

"There are no other apartments written under his or his family's name indicating that he's either using an abandoned building or someone is helping him out."

I though about what he said.

"Did the forensics determine when each of them died?"

He flipped a few pages.

"We didn't get a page on that. Give me a moment."

He pulled out his cell phone and dialled a number.

"Hey baby girl, you got those little magic fingers of yours?" He put his phone on speaker.

"Anything for you chocolate thunder. What do you need?"

I raised one eyebrow at him, giving him a spectacle look.

"Can you tell us what time each of the bodies were pronounced dead?"

"You're asking the queen of knowledge, of course I can. Give me a few seconds."

This is an interesting conversation.

Derek looked up at me and smiled.

"Okay so each of them were killed at the same time range."

"But how would that be possible? He can't be in multiple places at once." Derek said.

"Which means he has people helping him, he's not alone." I said.

"Garcia, look up anything that you can find on his friends. Maybe they got in trouble together or they grew up together."

"Your wish, my command."

I heard the sound of fingers hitting the keyboard rapidly.

"Garcia, also search up his elementary, middle, and high schools. We could interview the teachers to find out who could be working with him. Call the rest of the team and 'casually' bring up that point."

"Anything for you my furry friends."

"Bye Garcia."

"Queen of knowledge is out!"
She's one heck of a girl.
"Well let's get digging." Derek said
We buried our heads back in the sea of papers.

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Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed! I'm so sorry it took forever to update but April May and June are very busy months for me. I have tons of assignments, exams, and tests to prepare for. Thanks for being patient! I love you guys ❤️