"Hey, Rossi?" Elijah knocked on the door to his office.
He wanted to go home but he'd noticed Rossi staying at the office late.. Again.
"Yeah?" Rossi looked up.
"It's getting kind of late." Elijah leaned against the door.
"Yeah, don't worry about me kiddo."
"..Are you thinking about her?" Elijah asked slowly.
Rossi sighed, looking over at him.
"You can talk to me." Elijah closed the door behind him,"You know that, right?"
"Of course."
Elijah pulled up a seat in front of Rossi's desk,"So let's talk."
"Kiddo-" Rossi began.
"You can't just bottle it all up. It's not healthy." Elijah pointed.
"I know." Rossi sighed.
"So talk to me." He leaned forward.
"I just..I feel horrible."
"It wasn't your fault."
Rossi sighed and held his head.
"How about.. You tell me about her?"
"Carolyn..She was great. She was very loving." Rossi nodded.
Elijah took Rossi's hand,"What were some of her favorite things."
"She loved cooking. And reading."
"She sounds.. Wonderful." Elijah smiled softly.
"She was. And I'm..I'm glad I spent some of life with her."
"I wish I could've met her."
"She wanted to meet you." He chuckled.
"She did?" Elijah blinked.
"She said you sounded great."
"Well- Obviously. I am great."
"You should go, get some sleep." He patted his back.
"Only if you go." Elijah crossed his arms.
"Tell you what, I'll drive you home."
"You really want to put up with me for even longer?" Elijah hummed as he stood up.
"You're my son, I have to." He smiled.
Elijah walked over to Rossi and hugged him,"Yeah.. That's right."
"I love you, Figlio."
"I love you too, Papà."
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Everyone walked into the Conference Room, Garcia was already sitting down and Hotch was stood by the screen.
"Seven years ago today in Manassas, Virginia, eight year old Hope Kingston was abducted from her front yard while playing with her friend." Hotch explained to them,"She's been presumed dead."
"A few hours ago, her mother, Monica, disappeared from a parking lot after attending Garcia's victim support group." Morgan sighed.
"It's not uncommon for Unsubs to reach out and contact relatives of their victims." Reid told them,"Joran Van Der Sloot extorted $25,000 from Natalee Holloway's mother in exchange for information."
"Do we think both abductions are related?' Rossi asked.
"I found a letter signed by Hope inside Monica's car." Morgan nodded.
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