safe inside, criminal minds [ 1 ]

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"You know, this is your fault." Danielle says.

"My fault? You're the one who takes six years on her makeup." Spencer frowns.

"Oh, cause you're so perfect." Danielle retorts.

Spencer rushes forward, stopping the elevator doors with his bag.

"Sorry." Spencer tells the woman in the elevator. "Hi." He waves. Danielle politely smiles at her, saving the argument with her brother for later.

"Good morning. Which floor?" The woman asks.

"Uh, 6, pl-- hmm, you, too." He says. Spencer glances at her a few times, squinting. "Karaoke at The Benjamin."

"Excuse me?"

"Dude." Danielle mumbles, shaking her head.

"You were singing karaoke at The Benjamin the night it closed." Spencer clarifies. 

"I was. Good memory." Kate says. "Billy Joel might have died a little that night."

"Sadly, he was not the only one." Spencer says. "He got us started, but we went on to do a 6 song set."

"The '80s took a fatal hit, if I remember correctly." Kate says.

"And Hotch has it all on video." Danielle grins.

"Have you guys seen the place that took over? It's like techno and twerking." Kate says.

"Uh, it's not really my crowd." Spencer says.

"What? You don't twerk?" Kate asks.

Danielle snorts, struggling to contain her laugh when she sees her brother's face.

"I was just-- I was kidding." Kate says, letting out a small laugh. "I don't twerk." She says.

The elevator doors open.

"Good memory, bad understanding of sarcasm." Danielle says and Kate nods.

Spencer holds the glass door open for the two.

"Ah. A gentleman and a scholar." Kate remarks.

"Agent Hotchner's office is the first one at the top of the stairs." Spencer points out.

"Thanks." Kate says.

"Good luck." Spencer says as Kate walks to Hotch's office.

"You're why we're late." Danielle states.

"Seriously?" Spencer groans.

The two continue to bicker as they walk over to their desks.

"What? What surprised you?" They hear Penelope ask making the two siblings stop.

"Hotch talked to Emily." JJ says.

"And?" Penelope asks.

"She just doesn't want to come back." Rossi says.

"Why? She loves us." Penelope says.

"For what it's worth, Hotch is interviewing someone we've met before." Spencer says.

"He is?" JJ asks, trying to look into the office, but the blinds are shut.

"How many candidates is that now?" Derek asks.

"This one makes lucky number 10." Rossi says.

"What? See, this is what happens when I don't sleep. I miss things." Penelope says. "Who is this person? Are they nice? Why is that the first question I always ask?"

"Why does he have to shut the blinds? Doesn't he know we're nosy?" Danielle asks.

"I think that's exactly why." Spencer quips.