A WEEK AFTER HERFIRST case with the BAU, Alexis Hunter was finally starting to get used to her new job and her new life.
It was still weird to not be close to her family every day. But she considered that it would always be strange to be away from Madeline, George, and Mia.
In less than two weeks, Alexis became closer to Derek and Spencer. Obviously the rest of the team was very welcoming; Garcia baked a batch of cookies for her on their second case, JJ helped her with all her questions about the bureaucracy of paperwork, Gideon played a lot of chess with her during their flights and Hotchner even smiled at her three times in the past week - not that she counted.
But Reid and Morgan connected with her quickly, which made the girl feel like a true part of the team. Like she belonged to the unit.
"Check." Alexis grinned as she moved a rook in the board she and Spencer shared on their tables, watching the smile on Spencer's lips fade.
Gideon stopped quickly by their table and analyzed the board before sending a tiny smirk at Lexie, "Checkmate in three moves."
"What?" Spencer mumbled to himself as his eyes danced between the pieces in front of him before he set his focus back on Alexis, "How did you win Gideon yesterday?"
"You know, you'll beat him when you start learning." Derek commented, looking back at the two younger agents.
"Learning what?" Spencer furrowed his brows in confusion.
"To think outside the box, genius." Lexie explained and Spencer shook his head.
"Question for you." Alexis looked up as Elle approached her desk.
"Shoot." Derek said as Alexis continued playing chess with Spencer.
Elle hasn't talked to Alexis since she got in. Other than a coffee offered by the brunette, only greeting words and quick glances were exchanged by the two newest agents. She even asked Morgan if Elle mentioned answered; 'Nope. She doesn't seem like a talker though.'
After that, Derek Morgan and Elle Greenway talked during the whole flight back.
"The Footpath Killer. Why did he stutter?" Elle questioned as Alexis called her checkmate and Spencer huffed quietly.
