Work Relations || Aaron Hotchner

Chapter 17

I run back to the conference room and I find Emily and Morgan. "Got the address from Garcia. Hotch said to start and they will meet us there" I say and we go to the car. We were the first to arrive at the house. Morgan suggested to wait for back up but I ignored him. We heard glass breaking and yelling from inside of the house "We have to wait" he says
"Would you?" I ask but he doesn't answer. Emily goes from behind and as soon as we hear more yelling and arguing, Morgan kicks the door down. "Micheal Harris. FBI. Put the gun down!" Morgan says as him in the living room, holding a gun on his mother's head.

"It's ok Michael. You can let her go" I say walking towards him
"Jessie, stay back" Morgan says but I ignore him. I lower my gun slowly
"I know what she did to you. What she made you hear..." I say
"No, you don't!" he says and points his gun to me
"I know that you felt like she hated you and you want to take revenge. But you don't have to do this. Let her go and we can work this out" I say
"No! She has to pay" he says
"If you kill her, she won't. If you let her live, she'll suffer knowing that she left you" I say "Right Miley?" I ask her nodding my head
"Yes, yes, I will" she says trying to play along
"She's lying. She always did" he says pointing the gun back to her head.

Sirens were getting closer and he held Miley even tighter "Hey! Hey, look back at me" I say "Let her go and you will get out of here safe" I continue
"You're lying" he says
"No, I'm not" I say
"Yes, you are! You're a liar just like her!" he yells and points his gun at me again. I still hold my hands up so he sees that I'm not gonna shoot him.
"I'm not lying Michael" I say
"You are!" he yells and in a second I on the floor with a horrible pain in my chest.

I hear another shot from Morgan's side and Miley's scream but my vision was kinda blurry. "Jessie?" Morgan asks
"I'm ok" I manage to say. I could make out Morgan running to Michael who was on the floor. With all my power, I manage to put my hand on my chest and I could feel two bullet stuck on my vest but it was hurting like hell. I hear the door open and SWAT team come in.

I still couldn't really lift up my torso because my chest was still in pain. "Crap" I curse under my breath. Morgan comes to me and kneels down next to me "Are you ok?" he asks
"Yeah" I say. He wraps my arm around the back of his neck and helps me stand up. I groan from the pain as I try to stand on my feet. "Thank you" I say
"No problem. Let's go" he says. He holds my arm around him for support and helps me walk outside.

That's when the others arrived. "What happened?" Hotch asks as he was getting out of the car
"The unsub is down. Prentiss is inside" Morgan says
"Grey?" he asks
"I'm gonna be fine" I say as we walk past them. They go inside and Morgan sits me in the passenger's seat in the SUV leaving the door open so he could stay next to me. I take my vest off and I lay back on the seat. "Thanks" I say
"No problem" he says rubbing my arm.

Hotch and Emily come out of the house and towards us "How are you?" Hotch asks and Morgan takes a step back
"My chest hurts but I'm gonna be fine" I say and I smile. He smiles back and rubs my back careful not to hurt me more.

A couple of hours later, we were already on the jet to get back home. I went to get some coffee but as I turn to leave, Morgan comes and closes the curtain. "Hey" he says
"Hey" I say "Do you want coffee?" I ask without looking at him
"No. I actually wanted to apologize for earlier. You were right. I shouldn't have made so many jokes about your relationship. I'm happy for both of you and Hotch. I mean it" he says
"Apology accepted" I say. "And thank you. I really appreciate it" I say smiling and he smiles back.

"I know that you're good at your job, I was just messing with you a little too much. You don't need to prove yourself to me. So next time try not to get yourself shot or killed" he says and I chuckle
"I'll do my best" I say and we hug. "Thank you" I say again
"No problem princess" he says rubbing my back.

The curtain opens and Hotch comes in. "Hey, everything ok?" he asks
"Yeah, we were just talking about..." I say trying to make up an excuse
"We had an argument earlier but we're all good now" Morgan says. "I better be going and leave you two alone" he says and goes to the others.
"Morgan?" I ask and he turns around "There was a bet you and Reid needed to pay, right? 200 bucks? 100 each, right?" I ask and he laughs
"She's right. Where is our money?" JJ asks
"I hate you princess" he says and I smile closing the curtain again.

"What bet are you talking about?" Hotch asks
"They had set a bet on how soon we will get together after my first case. JJ and Emily said three months, Morgan and Reid six. The girls won because we are a few days before three months" I say and he chuckles shaking his head
"I should have seen it coming" he says
"It's ok, I found out about it a few days ago" I say and I peck his lips. "Do you want coffee?" I ask him offering the cup I poured for myself
"Yes, thank you" he says taking it.

I go to pour another cup for me but he stops me "How about you don't drink coffee and you go get some sleep?" he suggests
"No, I'll sleep when I get home. That's why I need coffee to stay awake until we land" I say
"And are you so sure that you will get home when we land and another case won't come?" he asks and I hate that he is right. "Come on, you had a long day" he says and hugs me. I hug him back and I take a deep breath. "How is your chest?" he asks
"Better. I'll be fine by tomorrow" I say looking up to him smiling and he kisses me.

He takes his coffee, a file and sits on the couch. I follow him and I sit next to him. The others were either sleeping or focused on something else. "Come on, lay down" he says patting on his leg.
"Are you sure?" I ask
"Yeah" he says. I kiss him quickly and I lay down putting my head on his lap. I bring my legs up to fit on the couch and when I got comfortable, I closed my eyes.

While being asleep...
Hotch places his hand on my head and rubs it softly so he wouldn't wake me up. "David?" he whispers but he heard him so he turned to look "Can you give me my jacket?" Hotch asks pointing at his jacket that was next to his seat. Rossi takes it and passes it to him. "Thanks" he says and puts it on me like a blanket. He puts his hand on my back and looks back at the files he was reading. "At it boy" Rossi whispers smiling causing Hotch to smile too.