Without Hesitation

TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT, VIOLENCE, SPOILERS

     The hum of the elevator as it passes through floors serves as the most quiet you have heard in a while. All was at peace, and no one was asking anything of you at the moment. Looking down at the rock on your left hand, supporting your very pregnant belly with your right, you find yourself appreciating everyone and everything in your life right now.

     Being thirty weeks along, you begin to feel your baby girl somersaulting inside of you. You loved feeling her move, and you could tell she was going to be your best friend for life. Lately, you find yourself thinking about who your child's godparents will be. You have a few ideas, and you and Aaron have been discussing it for weeks. The only decision you have fully arrived at was that you would choose someone from the team, and both get to choose one person.

     Your thoughts get interrupted by the dinging of the elevator. One of the other superficial things you were longing for was being able to drink coffee again. Beginning to walk through the doors of the BAU, you stumble upon JJ.

     "Hey, JJ, how are you and the little one this morning?" You inquire, your hand still on your belly.

     Looking down, circling her stomach, she sighs. "Well I'm exhausted. This one, on the other hand, is the one making me exhausted."

     You both giggle. Reaching down for JJ's stomach, you ask, "Can I?"

     "Only if I can feel yours."

     It was one of your favourite things to do, lately. You and JJ would feel each other's bump, admiring the perfection lying beneath. JJ had just found out she was having a boy, and you were happy for her.

     "You know, people say pregnancy isn't all that bad, which I get. But at the same time, it takes some serious heavy lifting to carry a human the size of a freaking zucchini." You comment, you and JJ enjoying another laugh together.

      Before she is able to say anything in return, Morgan comes bursting through the doors of the BAU.

      "Hotch says we have another case."

      "Well nothing came across my desk?" JJ replies, beginning to walk towards the doors.

     "This one came directly to Hotch, I guess." He commented.

     The three of you rushed towards the conference room, preparing for the horrific nature of the case ahead. When a case is urgent, the team is racing the clock to prevent something terrible from happening.

     Upon entry to the conference room, each of you take a seat, the rest of the team already seated. Hotch hops up when you go to enter the room, gives you a brief kiss, and pulls out your chair for you.

      "Good Morning everyone. A deputy called me personally to request help on a case of theirs including three murdered woman."

     "And we are just being called now?" Morgan questions.

      "They thought they had the Unsub in custody, but he wasn't the Unsub. And now that they're racing against the clock, there's not much time left for them to catch him." Hotch continues.

     "What does his timeline look like?" You chime in.

     "Every Friday night he murders a woman who he abducted while they shopped for groceries. The PD usually finds them late Friday night or Saturday early in the morning. Being that it's Thursday, the Unsub probably has another victim planned out."

     Rossi begins to get up from his seat. "Let's get going then."

     "We are set off to Texas. Grab your go bags, wheels up in thirty." Hotch replied.