Family, Where Life Begins and Love Never Ends.

Chapter 1: The Case

Hey everyone! This is a sequel it my previous fanfic "Family isn't always blood" so if you haven't read that then I strongly suggest you do, otherwise you might know what's going on. I'll try update as often as I can but I'm sorry if they're not often enough. Hope you enjoy! Xx

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JJ's POV:
I groggily open my eyes as the sound of my phone wakes me up. It's from Hotch: we have a case. I sigh and sit up. "Spence, Spence wake up" I say quietly, "What?" He asks sleepily, "We have a case" I say and he groans. I climb out of bed and walk to the bathroom, locking the door behind me. I turn the shower on and take off my clothes, sighing as I look down at my hideous scars. I step under the faucet, allowing the hot water to wake me up as I wash myself.

I step out of the shower and grab my towel, drying myself and wrapping it around me like a dress. "Jage" Reid says from the other side of the bathroom door, "Yeah?" I ask, "Smile" he reminds me before walking away. I smile at the daily reminder as I walk out of the bathroom in only my towel. Reid has been trying to help my through my mild depression, caused from my PTSD, which has now passed. I walk over to the wardrobe and take out my clothes, turning to make sure Reid isn't in the room before removing my towel and getting dressed.

"Hey beautiful" he says, walking into the room when I'm only in my bra and underwear. He walks over to me and wraps his arms around my bare stomach, hugging me from behind. "I love you baby" he whispers, "I love you too" I whisper back. He walk around to my front and bends down, placing soft kisses over the scars on my stomach. He stands back up and kisses my lips. I wrap my arms around his neck and press into the kiss. "We have to go to work" I remind him, breaking the contact, "But you're just so gorgeous" he smiles before walking off. "No, I'm not" I mutter under my breath as I finished getting dressed.

Spencer takes my hand as we enter the bullpen. We walk over to his desk and I let I of his hand so that I can go and talk to Emily. "Hey Em, you're back!" I say when I reach her desk. "Yeah, I figured it was time to come back" she smiles. I look at the picture of Scarlett on her desk and smile, "How's Scarlett going?" I ask, "Oh she's great. So much energy though!" Emily laughs and I laugh with her. "Who's got her at the moment?" I ask, "She's with my mum" Emily groans, "What's wrong with that?" I ask, "This is my mother we're talking about. She insisted on taking her" Emily says and I laugh.
"Guys, we have a case" Hotch reminds us and heads to the round-table room. Emily gets up and we follow Hotch.

"Ok, so 2 weeks ago in Indianapolis, a family of 5 was murdered. The father was killed first, he was found shot in the head at his front door, so local police are thinking that he actually opened the door for the unsub" Garcia says. "Maybe he's using some kind of a rouse" Emily suggests, "Or he actually knew the unsub" Morgan adds in. "The mother was then shot in the kitchen where she was preparing food" Garcia continues. "Both the parents were shot, not stabbed, so it probably isn't personal" Blake points out. "What about the kids?" I ask, "The three children were found in the parents' bedroom. Their hands and feet were bound and their mouths were taped shut" "How did they die?" Reid asks, "They were all stabbed in the heart" Garcia says. "To stab them in the heart, the unsub would've had to crack through breast bone, which means he'd have to be relatively strong" Reid says in a very matter-of-fact tone. "Yeah, the M.E. report says that the boy was the last to go" Garcia adds. "Maybe the boy has a significance to the unsub" Hotch says. "Garcia, were there any other victims?" Morgan asks, "Yes, last week a family of 4 was killed. The mother was shot in the doorway, the father was shot in the lounge room and the 2 children were tied up and then stabbed in the heart in the parents bedroom, the boy was the last to go" Garcia says. "The boy was killed last again" Morgan states. "Both times, the parents were shot where they already were" Rossi says, "Maybe the unsub is just trying to get them out of the way, the kids are the main focus" Blake suggests. "There was another killing last night" Garcia says, "A family of 5 again. The father was shot in the doorway, the mother in the lounge room and the kids were bound and stabbed in the parents bedroom, the boy was the last to die" she says. "Why the parents bedroom?" I ask, "Maybe the parents bedroom holds some kind of significance to the unsub" Emily says, "Yeah, but what?" Blake asks, "We can discuss it on the jet, wheels up in 30" Hotch says and we all leave the room, headed to our desks to get our go-bags.

Blake's POV:
Rossi walks up behind me and takes my hand as we walk to our cars, headed to the air strip. I smile as we walk. He squeezes me hand before letting go to get in the driver's seat of the SUV. I get in the passenger's seat and JJ and Reid get in the back seats. Hotch, Morgan and Emily get in the other car.

The drive to the air strip is silent, everyone keeping to their own thoughts. We pull up and climb out of the car, grabbing our go-bags and walking over to the jet.

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"When we land; Dave, you, Morgan and I will check out the most recent crime scene, Blake and Reid, start working on the profile and JJ and Emily, I want you to interview anyone who has had contact with the most recent family in the past couple of days, check in with Garcia to see if they had any connections with the other families" Hotch says. We all nod as we sit back in our seats. "Oh, an Emily?" Hotch adds, "Yeah?" She looks up at him, "Stop picking your nails, Scarlett will be fine" he says and she blushes, making us laugh.