The sunlight comes through tens blinks and hits your eyes. You turn over in your bed not wanting to wake up just yet. You look for your phone and see a sticky note on it.

You fell to sleep in the middle of the movie and you looked too peaceful to wake so I took you to bed. I had a great time tonight. Call me when you wake up.

-A.Hotchner

You remove the sticky note and open your phone to dial Hotch's number. The phone rings for a minute before he answers.

"Hotchner." He answered.

"I'm am so sorry for falling asleep." Was the first thing you said. You could hear the smile in his voice.

"It's ok."

"You should've woken me."

"Well, I didn't you needed your sleep."

"I get to sleep." He was silent. Even though he was on the phone he could still tell when you were lying. "Ok I don't, but what do you expect with this job."

"That's why I didn't wake you." You accepted the answer and fell silent. "So do you have any plans for today?"He continues the conversation.

"Yes I am going to go have late lunch with Emily, but I don't know what we're gonna do after. What are your plans?" You stepped out of bed.

"Work."

"Oh come on. It's like 10'oclock." You walked to your kitchen.

"I'm aware of the time."

"Why don't you go hang out with Rossi?" You asked.

"He's downstate for the weekend."

"Oooh, he got a new lady friend?" You loved knowing when Rossi had a new lady cause you always teased him about it.

"I don't know."

"Yes, you do."

"I do but I'm not going to tell you."

"Aww, why not?" He could sense the puppy dog eye through the phone.

"Because I don't even want to know."

"Well you already do, so tell me. Please." You slightly begged.

"No."

"Mh fine." You two sat in comfortable silence for a minute before you said something.

"So since your not doing anything-"

"I'm working." He cut you off.

"Since your not doing anything." You repeated yourself. "And I don't have to meet up with Emily till later, do you wanna go get some coffee?"

"That sounds good."

~~~~~

It had now been a few of months since you and Aaron's first date. You guys had had many nights on your couch watching movies and eating bowl after bowl of popcorn. Jack had even joined you guys sometimes. Whenever he was there you guys would watch a Disney movie and you weren't complaining. Jack would stay in the guest room that was down the hall from yours.

The first time Aaron had slept over at your house was after a long case. His excuse for staying with you was he didn't want to drive all the way home, when he only lived a few minutes away. You didn't protest at the idea.

It first started off weird cause you hadn't slept next to someone in a very long time. You weren't used to stretching your arm out and someone actually being there.

As for telling people on the team about the new found relationship between you too, nothing was said. Except for the fact that Rossi caught you too a little to close in his office.

You both had thought everyone went home. You too were discussing if you were going to go out to get something to eat or just order something. He had stepped around his desk to grab your hips.

"I don't care as long as I'm with you." He smiled showing off his dimples. You stand on you tippy toes to place a soft kiss on his lips.

"Oh sorry." Rossis face was in complete shock when he stepped back out of the office. He couldn't believe that it just happened. You too had taken so many precautions to not give anyway anything. But just forgetting to make sure the door was locked or make sure no one else was in the office had slipped you mind. You head hit Aaron's chest.

"I'm gonna go talk to him." You removed yourself from his grip and mumbled something about meeting him at home.

Hotch walked across the catwalk to Rossi's office. He could see through the blinds that Rossi was sitting at his desk like he hadn't seen anything. Hotch opens the door and Rossi didn't look up.

"So how long has that been going on?" There was no hesitation from question. Hotch moves to sit in the chair across from his desk.

"4 months." Rossi looks up in pure shock.

"Really?" Aaron nodded. He hadn't suspected anything from you two. "You could've told me you know." Rossi pointed out.

"I know but we were trying to get thing figured out for ourselves."

"And have you?" The grin from Rossi face hadn't disappeared.

"Yes."

"Good."

"Don't tell anyone else, we're trying to map out a plan for that." Hotch added before stepping out.

"Now why would I do that." It was more of a rhetorical question. "I wouldn't have anything to hang over your head." Rossi smile was big. Aaron's rolled his eyes and walked out of his office.

For the next month you two made sure to be extra careful when around the team. Even though no ones radars were up you still had to be careful. Going to Rossi get together we're very difficult. You two would sneak glances from across the living room. Rossi would take note at how many times it would happen within the hour.

Things with you too were easy. You did have to beg him to tell you stuff if just came up. He was easy to talk to. So understanding. You didn't know what you had done right in a past life to deserve him, but you glad it happened.

~~~~~

"Hey where you going?" You asked Emily when she grabbed her go bag.

"Colorado. There was an anonymous tip came in about a church leader was molesting the girls in the church." Emily said.

"Oh shit."

"It worries more cause I'm going with Reid." Reid had been off his game for a while. He had told you about his headaches. He told you he went to the doctors but they couldn't find anything wrong with him. He didn't believe a word they said.

"Do you want me to come instead?" You asked.

"I don't think Hotch will like that idea." Emily looked at Hotch in his office.

"I'll deal with that." You walked to his office and knocked. You opened the door and saw his staring so intensely at the papers.

"Emily and I both agreed that it would be better if her and I went to Colorado instead of her and Reid." You said.

"Why is that?" He folded his hands.

"Because Reid's head is somewhere else, and we don't think he'll be able to focus." Spencer had told you not to tell anyone else about the headaches.

"That sounds fine."

"Ok well I'll see you when we get back."

"Ok." He gave you a small smile and you went to go inform Emily and Spencer. Spencer was thankful that you guys had the same mind. You guys cause split up the work so he's not stressed.

The plan ride to there was fairly quiet. Emily knew you wouldn't appreciate it if she took a deep dive into your life while on your way to a case. In the car on the way there you wondered why the hell you wanted to come along. Talking to kids who may have been molested. It was the job.

"Considering the view these guys have on outsiders it would be best if you don't identify us as F.B.I." Emily said to the detective that was with you guys. She handed you her gun and you put it in your bag. You handed her the badges that didn't say FBI.

"Just use our real names,and introduce us as child victim interview experts." You chimed in from the back seat of the car. You guys pulled up the the church, already getting some dirty looks. There was a man sitting on the stairs waiting for your arrival. You step out of the car and fix your jacket feeling a little uneasy.

"We're looking for a Mr. Benjamin Cyrus." The detective said and walked up the the man.

"You found him." Cyrus stood from the stairs.

"I'm Nancy Lunde. We spoke on the phone regarding the allegation."

"Savages, they call us cause our manners differ from theirs." You could tell Emily and the Detective were confused.

"We didn't come here to hear you cite scripture, Mr. Cyrus." Nancy said.

"Actually it's Benjamin Franklin." You chimed in remind Nancy that you guys were there.

"Emily Prentiss and y/n l/n. They're child victim interview experts." She introduced you.

"How far from God's word much we have strayed for there to be a need to invent a job called child victim interview experts?" He looked at the both of you.

"We wish we didn't have to be here." Emily said.

"So do we. But you are welcome, nonetheless. The children are in the school as I indicated." He pointed to the school.

"Thank you." Emily said as she and Nancy walked past.

"Your using solar power?" You pointed at the panels.

"Yeah. We're completely self-sufficient- electricity, food, water. Ben Franklin said, God helps those that help themselves. You look surprised."

"No...impressed actually." You shrug. You both follow the others to the school.

You stood next to Emily as she sat across from one of the girls. You could tell the girl was brainwashed. She sounds just like Cyrus, quoting the bible when ever she had the chance. Her mom looked uneasy when she spoke.

"Why are you here." The girl asked.

"We received a phone call alleging that an adult male meme we or your church was having inappropriate relations with the younger women here." Emily said.

"You're talking about Cyrus." Jessica the younger girl said.

"What makes you say that?" Emily asked.

"Jessie, come on. Shh." Her mom said and put her hand on her shoulder.

"Is it inappropriate for a husband to share a bed with his wife?" She looked annoyed when she spoke.

"Your married to Cyrus?" Emily was confused but you watch both the faces of mom and child.

"Yes."

"Jessica your 15 years old. The state of Colorado requires Parental consent." Emily said.

"She gave consent." You said and looked at the mom then down at Emily. Before Emily

had a chance to say anything there were men busting through the door carrying rifles.

"What's going on?" Nancy asked from the other side of the room.

"I just got a very strange phone call from a new reporter. is there anything you wanted to tell me about the raid maybe?" Cyrus said he was holding a gun too. There was a man that came up behind you and Emily. He patted you down making sure you didn't have any weapons. Thankfully you had left them in the car. Who knows what would've happened if you were still armed. At the mention of a raid you and Emily gave each other confused looks.

"They don't know." Cyrus read your faces. Before you had a chance to ask what was going on you were being pushed through a tunnel that was under the school. It looked like this had been constructed a long time ago. You heard stomps come from above you. Then gunshots. You tried to keep everyone as calm as the could be.

"It's the state police, I'm an officer of the state." Nancy said.

"Well, there's nothing you can do right now." Emily said.

"I can talk to him." Nancy said and made her way to the front of the group.

"No, you can't it's dangerous. Nancy stop!" She tried to go after her hit you pulled her back. Even if she had gotten away from you there was a guy standing with a gun blocking the way.

It had been a while of hearing gunshots and since Nancy hadn't come back.

"Where Lunde?" Emily asked as Cyrus walked in.

"It wasn't us." He said.

"What?? You can't shoot it out with the cops! You have children here." Emily point to all the kids behind her.

"I didn't start this." Cyrus turned away.

After a while the yelling and shooting stop.

~~~~~

JJ rushed into the bullpen with the TV remote in her hand.

"Morgan."

"What's up?" He could see the worried look on her face. She turned on the TV and listen to the reporter.

"JJ that's not the ranch where Prentiss and y/l are-" He stood.

"They're still inside." JJ said.

"Hotch!" Morgan yelled to Hotch's office. Hotch jumped at the scream and rushed out of his office. "The TV. Prentiss and y/l." The sound of your last name made him lose all feeling in his body. Rossi walked out of his office and stood with Hotch on the catwalk looked at the TV. After hearing that all the interviewers were still inside all the phones started ringing.

"All right that means we're the lead with hostage rescue and support. Let's go." He tried not to let his voice sound shaky.

As the team went on about the case trying to figure out what the had missed. What causes this to happen the day you and Prentiss were there. Hotch couldn't say anything. His head was foggy. This wasn't the best time for him to stop functioning.

As the team arrives Hotch started panicking.

"Dave, they left the choice of negotiation up to me." Hotch said a turned around to face Rossi.

"I taught most of the most of the hostage negotiations unit. You was a recommendation?" Rossi asked.

"I'm making you the lead negotiator." Hotch's face wasn't as stern as it normally was.

"Me?" Rossi was confused.

"Well go to the students when I have the teacher?"

"Because the teacher is emotionally involved. So is the agent in command." Rossi pointed out.

"I know I am. This is a unique situation. We have two agents who could affect how come on the inside." Hotch was trying to find a reason for him not to be able to do it.

"True but I can't be objective! I know them too well."

"So do I. Your the only other person that can predict the moves of Prentiss and y/l. That's why your the best of for the job."

"Assuming that Prentiss and y/l are still in a condition to make moves." Hotch exhaled a deep breath. He knew Rossi was being realistic.

"I know how bad this is. That why I want you doing the talking." Rossi could tell his mind was somewhere else so he stopped arguing.

"All right."

They all went over the tactical plan on how everything was going to go. Rossi was in the middle of tell everyone that they may not be able to get everyone out. Hotch felt his legs buckle. He used the wall as support.

"Who am I speaking too?" Cyrus asked over the phone.

"David Rossi, I'm an FBI agent. We sent the state police away. There's just us and the local sheriff. All we want to do is resolve this before anyone else gets hurt." Rossi said.

"Then leave us alone." Cyrus looked out the window.

"I'm afraid we can't do that, Benjamin. One of the police bled out on the way to the hospital. So let's just stop this before things get worse."Rossi said. "Please, just put down your guns and come out."

They had been told that a swat member had been shot and didn't make it. They had no idea about you and Prentiss. They didn't know where your were. If you guys were safe. If you guess were alive...

"Now, the 3 child services workers..."

"One of them is dead. It wasn't us." Cyrus gave the news and Hotch took a deep breath that wouldn't be noticeable but anyone else.

"so need a name to inform the family." Rossi was able to keep his composure.

"Her name was Nancy Lunde." You could see the relief physically lift from everyone's shoulders.

Rossi was going to be the one to bring in supplies to gain their trust. Everyone fought him on it. They wanted to go in with him but Rossi refused. The other officer was putting bugs in the supplies so they would able to hear what's going on in the inside. Hotch hoped you guys would be able to get them before they other members found them.

"How familiar are Agents Prentiss and y/l with our play book?" The officer asked.

"The BAU wrote the cirg handbook. They'll know that we're trying to get ears in there at all times." This was one of the first times Hotch had spoken.

~~~~~

It was the next morning and Rossi was on his way to church. He walked up to the front door and ignored the blood spatter that was on the wall. Rossi knocked and the door opened slowly.

"Dave?" Cyrus poked his head out. Rossi nodded. "Come in." He opened the door more. Rossi walked in and was met with a man standing in his way hold a very large gun. Rossi past the box of stuff to another man that was standing in the front. They patted him down and Rossi scanned the room looking for your guys faces. He couldn't see you. He walked in further with Cyrus.

"The children, and our guests." Cyrus nodded to you and Emily. The two of you sat on the corner of one of the rows. Rossi glanced in the direction of where you guys sat.

Cyrus had denied Rossi request to take the children. They had exchanged some more worlds that you couldn't hear. You looked around the room and when you looked back to the door Rossi was gone.

Rossi walked back in to the trailer where everyone was sitting. Hotch had been pacing back and forth the minute Rossi left.

"Y/L and Prentiss are ok." Rossi said more to Hotch then to the rest of the team. He visibly relaxed.

"Cyrus was to calm, like he knew this was going to happen."

"We're getting a signal." Said the detective. They all grab a headphone to hear.

"We drank to poison together." Wad the first tug they heard.