In My Head (Agent Severide Book 2)

Chapter 1

BAU Privet Jet 

The BAU ended up catching a case that still made Zoey's blood boil to the point the trip back on the Jet she sat in silence as her blood boiled. The case they worked on involved the unsub sexually tormenting their bound victims that were all females before they would suffocate them and throw them away like trash. The unsubs would record them raping these women and they would mail it to their victim's family to watch it, disgusted the agent, to even remember but the thing that made her mad was the two men that raped this woman weren't the mastermind behind it all. It was one of their wives that tricked the team into missing her psychopathic tendencies especially once she sat there and told the team that her husband beat her and then came into the station battered. Little did they all know she was the one that planned the whole thing. 

It honestly struck a nerve with the agent especially after she barely got away from Jack. Zoey pulled out her phone dialling a familiar number as let took a deep breath looking out the window of the jet. The line rang twice before it was answered, "I was beginning to think you forgot about me," Jay said through the line causing her to crack a small smile. "Never, how could I forget a face like that and sex that good" Zoey said the last part more quietly so nobody heard. The detective's soft chuckle sounds through the line, "Didn't know it was that memorable for you," he replied and she could hear the smirk he was wearing through the phone. 

The line fell silent for a moment as Zoey sighed noticing her team was all sleeping around her, "You okay?" Jay asked hearing the sigh. "Yea, just the case we worked struck some nerves" the blonde spoke shaking some of the memories of Jack beating her or choking her out. "When are you coming home?" the detective asked. "It all depends. If we get a couple of days off I'll probably fly back soon," she said through the line. "When I get back I'm getting hammered," she said. "That bad?"  he asks referring to the case. "I'll tell you over a couple of doubles of tequila," Zoey said not wanting to bring up the case right now. "When you get back, we'll go get some drinks, and you can tell me all about it. Maybe I can help you, destress?" Jay said through the line causing Zoey to smile. "That'd be honestly wonderful," she said noticing Morgan pull his headphones off. "I'll see you when you're back, shoot me a message so I can pick you up from the airport," Jay told her. "Sounds good, I'll see you later Jay," she said as he said goodbye and the line disconnected. 

"Lover boy?" Morgan asked walking over and taking a seat at the table across from his partner. "Yea, when I get back home we're getting drinks," Zoey said sending him a small smile. "How are you holding up superwoman? I know this wasn't an easy case for you," he said looking at her. "I'm okay just a bit angry," she said shaking her head as she sighed. Morgan nods his head keeping his focus on her face. "It's okay to be mad at a lot of the stuff we see but just don't hang on to the anger. Try to focus on how we saved Trish," Morgan said referring to the woman Zoey had clinging to her after the team found her. "I'll try," Zoey replied as Morgan sent her a small smile before putting his headphones back on for the rest of the flight. 

Quantico, Virginia

Once the flight landed the team made their way back to the BAU office to drop off their stuff. "Okay everyone, you have the next 3 days off. Keep your phones on in case we get called." Hotch said before the man disappeared into his office. "Zoey wanna go grab a drink with us. It's ladies' night" JJ asks the agent as she gathered her keys off her desk shaking her head no as they made their way to the elevator. "Ladies, who's ready to get their drink on? You coming Severide?" Morgan asks following the girls. "I can't I kinda promised a really attractive detective some drinks in Chicago," Zoey said as the elevator opened letting everyone out. "Have fun superwoman, Tell lover boy we said Hey" Morgan called to her as she let out a laugh as she climbed into her car. 

Quantico International Airport

Zoey started her candy apple red Camero before driving out of her parking spot heading towards the airport noticing the time read 8:30. She should be home by 11 at the latest. Zoey pulled into the airport parking her car in the same spot she had less than an hour ago before she entered the airport heading towards the gate of her flight after going through security who knew her by now. While she waited she sent a message to Jay. 

'Hey, I'm about to board my flight now. I should be at O'Hare at 11' 

It didn't take long for the flight to board and depart from the gate. Zoey sat on the flight listening to music looking forward to going home. When the job got hard she liked to be at home around her friends and brother. The flight felt faster than it was and soon enough Zoey had separated the plane and began walking through the busy airport walking outside. 

O'Hare International Airport, Chicago 

The moment Zoey walked outside she instantly notice Jay's figure leaning against his truck in the carpool lane. The blonde smiled walking over to him, Jay smirked when he saw the blonde who instantly engulfed him in a hug without a word. "Hey" was all Zoey said taking a deep breath still holding the detective. "You, look like you could use a drink," he said as she let him go letting out a light laugh. "Yea many, many drinks" she replies as Jay opened the passenger door for her. Zoey hoped in the truck as Jay shut the door after walking around the vehicle before jumping into the driver's seat. 

The dark-haired detective started the truck and they took off to Molly's Zoey couldn't be bothered to change out of her semi-professional work clothes and still had her badge and gun on her hip. "Morgan says hey, by the way," Zoey said looking at the detective as he parked the truck outside Molly's. "You told them about us?" Jay asked looking at her with a smile, "Well yea, you kinda left an unmissable hickey on my neck before I went back. That and Garcia was threatening to pull my phone records" the blonde said as they climbed out of the truck. "That woman can be scary sometimes," Jay spoke as he opened the door of the bar open for her, "Garcia's harmless, just a tech goddess, and one you don't wanna mess around with.