Ghosts • Aaron Hotchner

Chapter One

Fallon

Going into the first day working at the BAU, Fallon was slightly nervous, but it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. She worked at Interpol before transferring, so nerves were something she had gotten used to. Fallon pressed the button for the sixth floor, and the doors began to close until she saw a scrawny looking guy running towards her.

"Wait!" He calls out. She held her hand in front of the door and keep the doors open for him. He stepped inside panting with his hands on his knees, and despite Fallon finding it a bit funny, she hold in her laughter.

"What floor?" She asked him.

"Sixth. Oh looks like that's where you're going too," he replies, after he's able to stand properly again.

"You work for the BAU?" She asked.

"Yep, it's my first day," he responded.

"Mine too," She told him.

"I'm Dr. Spencer Reid," he said, introducing himself. He wore baggy khakis and a sweater vest over a tan short sleeved shirt. His hair was slicked back and hanging over his shoulder was a worn down satchel.

"Fallon Shepherd," She replied with a smile. The elevator dings, and when the doors opened they found a very interestingly dressed blonde waiting for them.

"Hi I'm Penelope Garcia. I'm the technical analyst for the BAU. Mr. Gideon is waiting for you," Penelope says. Fallon smiled thinking of her father's old friend, whom she hadn't seen in a long time. Since her father's funeral actually.

"Thank you. I'm Fallon Shepherd," She said introducing herself, as Penelope gave her a big hug.

"I'm Dr. Spencer Reid," Spencer says. The eccentric blonde tried giving him a hug too but he just smiled slightly at her and declined the offer.

"It's lovely to meet both of you. Oh! Would you guys like some coffee or tea?" She asked.

"A coffee would be fantastic Penelope," Fallon replied.

"Oh please, call me Garcia. Everyone does," Penelope told her.

"Okay then," she said. Just then Fallon looked up to see Gideon standing at the top of the stairs looking over at them.

"Fallon Shepherd?" He called out. The woman in question quickly say goodbye to Spencer and Garcia and make her way over to him.

"Jason Gideon," She greeted. He gave her a large smile and pulled her into a hug.

"It's been such a long time, you look great!" He said.

"Thank you," she responded. "You do too." In truth he looked like he hasn't aged a bit.

Her parents were young when they started having kids, and her father was only fifty five when he died, and her mother was fifty seven when she died. She was two years younger than her father, but she died four years after him. That being said, Gideon and Fallon's father were the same age, so for him to look so young meant good things for Gideon.

"Well, I'm sure you're eager to start your interview," Gideon observed.

"I suppose so," Fallon responded.