Emily
I wake to the loud buzzing of my alarm. Time to go catch more bastards. I roll out of bed and get ready for the day ahead. I put on a light green blouse and black dress pants. I usually don't wear lighter colors but my mom got it for me for my birthday two years ago and I figured I'd wear it once. Besides, I'll be putting a black coat on over top anyway.
I get to the office and once again take the elevator up to the 11th floor and walk through the glass doors to be hit in the head by something hard. "Ooh. Ah. What?" comes out as I grab my head. Then I hear Spencer's voice.
"I'm so sorry Emily." he says but I can hear him, JJ and Penelope giggling.
"What was that?" I ask, still unsure of what hit me.
"Don't ya recognize a rocket when you see one?" Penelope jokes.
"I was merely demonstrating a physics law. I-I-I didn't mean to-"
"Ooh! Show me!" I say as I walk to his desk. He seamed surprised I didn't get mad. I'm not going to get mad. It barely even hurt, and he's too innocent to inflict pain on purpose. We've actually grown pretty close over the time I've been here. Becides. I love physics.
"Alright turn around please." he says as he takes a black film container from his desk.
"Turn around?" I ask a little judgementally.
"Yeah he's not going to show you how it's done." JJ says as she turns away.
"A magician doesn't revel his secrets." Spencer says as he prepares the film container for whatever trick he's about to show me.
"Ma- I thought you said it was physics?" I ask. The thought of some small magic trick kind of disappoints me.
"Physics Magic" he replies with a huge smile on his face. Oh Spencer. I think.
"Okay" Penelope starts. "It will not due you any good to argue with him." She says as she turns me to face the same direction as her and JJ. As I stare across the room I hear rattling sounds coming from behind and wonder what on earth he is doing but restrain myself from looking.
"Alright, Alright turn back and observe." he says. All three of us quickly turn around to see him staring at the container with bubbles oozing out the bottom when all of a sudden the container shoots into the air. We all start to laugh but go silent when we see the container land at the feet of Hotch. He picks up the small object at his feet and gives us the "Hotch Glare". Almost simultaneously Penelope, JJ and I walk away. They turn around to look at papers on a table behind Spencer's desk and I to my desk adjacent from Spencer's.
"Physics Magic?" he asks Spencer.
"Yes sir?" he uncertainly answers. I wonder how many times he has done this here.
"Reid we talked about this." He says as he approaches Reid's desk with what looks like a disapproving look but it's hard to tell out of the corner of my eye.
"I'm sorry sir." Reid says sounding quite deflated now."
"You're starting to get some distance on those." Hotch says. I can't help but turn around and look. Hotch was smiling. SMILING! That is the first time I've seen him smile. He had a nice one, his eyes twinkled ever so slightly and his dimples! Oh my I didn't even know he had them! And his dimples pushed his cheekbones up. I never realized how handsome Aaron really is. Then, after he sees the smile return to Spencer's face, he turns and walks to his office.
"So he does have a sense of humor?" I ask as I walk back over to the three. Over the three months I've been here; he's never seemed like the joking type.
"Sometimes." Reid replies with a smile.
Then something clicks in. Rossi and Hotch are in their offices, Reid, JJ, Garcia and I are in here in the bullpen but Derek is no where to be found. I can't help myself. I ask them.
"Hey where's Morgan?" I ask.
"Chicago. He goes there every year for his mother's birthday." Reid says. He never told me his mom lives in Chicago. He never even told me he was leaving to go see them. I try to hide my disappointment by simply nodding. Reid does the same and turns back to his physics magic equipment. Then we all mingle off to get on with the day. We didn't have any cases so just paperwork. I sat and got through 5 cases in about 4 hours. Way to go Em! I go to start my sixth case when Hotch knocks on Gideon's door then walks down with him to talk to us.
"Forget your paperwork for today. Wheels up in 10."
"We have a case?" Reid asks.
"We're going to Chicago. Morgan's been arrested."
"What!" I yell rather loudly.
"Prentiss." Gideon says while he glares at me.
"Sorry sir." I say looking at the floor. That was embarrassing. JJ glances over at me but then back at Gideon.
"Why was he arrested? It's Morgan, he would never do that kinda thing." JJ asks.
"We don't know the details. Well find out more when we get there." Hotch says. I look under my desk and grab the bag that always sits there packed full of my extra clothes and other things, stand up and follow JJ and Reid out to the jet.
The entire flight my mind wouldn't shut up. Why was he arrested. Derek Morgan. My secret boyfriend arrested. For HOMICIDE. He was arrested for homicide. The man that walks me to my appartment door and gently kisses my forehead is currently in a questioning room because someone thinks he killed a human being. I hold in the urge to cry the entire time. We finally get to Chicago and we all drive in silence to the police station where Derek is being held. Oh god what has he gotten himself into.
