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chapter three: minimal loss

summary: maggie and aaron choose two agents for an undercover case - emily and spencer. when things take a turn - maggie loses her cool and admits to her relationship with emily to the whole team.

episode: season 4 episode 3 - minimal loss

warnings: canon violence - as this is directly based on the episode (well to a point), swearing as well as yelling, and some cute fluff at the end.

a/n: this chapter was quite hard for me to write - as this chapter was directly based on an episode. it left me with little creative freedom. next chapter will be taking place directly after this chapter. enjoy this installment of little black dress. the second collage is based on maggie and emily's nicknames - just so yall know.

beta: @ssahctchner

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maggie looked at her father sitting across from her in her office. the hotchners meet there to discuss the newest case where they needed two agents to go undercover. they were bouncing back and forth ideas - trying to find the right two for the job. it was moments like these where the father and daughter really bumped heads as unit chiefs.

“i think spencer would be a good fit here - his brain power and his ability with kids of all ages is astounding.”

aaron nodded briefly at his daughter's suggestion - he had agreed that spencer would be a good fit but who could they send with him. his thoughts seemed to land on emily.

“how about sending in prentiss - reid and her seem to work well on cases such as these. their two skill sets seem to work well together?”

maggie runs a hand through her hair - deep in thought about not only is she talking about sending her best friend into this but her father was recommending her girlfriend in. she had her worries about the case going south but she could not express that feeling to her father.

“emily could work well here - i suppose. i don’t like the aspect of undercover cases - but we need to do this one.”

aaron watched maggie briefly trying to pick up on why she was worried but could not. reid and prentiss were the closest to maggie - so he chalked it up to that.

“lets go brief the team”

maggie nodded at him - once being direct - before standing up straightening out her blouse and heading to the conference room. she waited for the others to fill the room - sitting in her normal spot between emily and spencer.

once everyone was inside the room and was sitting - maggie stood up and began the brief with her father.

the hotchners seemed to work well together with their briefings - working off each other before sending emily and spencer on their way.

maggie broke off from her spot with her father to speak to the two people she cared about most before their case. she looked at spencer first with a tight smile on her lips - before messing with his hair.

“you be safe out there alright spence. i cant lose you - my best friend.”

spencer quickly moved to fix his hair and laughed. he knew how protective maggie was over him - it sprouted from their academy days when they used to protect each other much like siblings would. he gave her a small hug.

“you know i will m&m - no need to worry about me.”

maggie gave a small nod hugging spencer before letting him go. she watched him as he moved away to gather his things. she turned attention to emily now - something in her gut was making her worry.

“you - my precious gem - as for you. you need to be safe and protect my best friend. he does not understand that without him - i would not be here with you. you need to come back home to me in one piece”

emily smiled at the love - the one she held more dear - before giving her a hug. a small gasp came from her lips as maggie tucked her face into the older woman's neck and proceeded to press a small kiss there. maggie was not one to show affection at work or around the team in general - so the gesture startled her.

“i will sweetheart - i promise you that. spencer and i will be safe and sound. it is some simple undercover work - we will be home before you know it.”

maggie nodded with her head still tucked into emily’s neck - before she finally pulled away. she was still unable to shake the feeling in the pit of her stomach but she had to let them do this case. it was that important.

“i love you, my precious gem.”

emily blushed softly - giving maggie's hand a small squeeze. she was doing the best she could to reassure her while they were still in the office of their peers.

“i love you too sweetheart. i will see you soon.”

maggie watched emily as she walked away from her. all she could do was wait until they came back - but she did not know what was going to happen next.

it had been a few hours since emily and spencer left for the case - when maggie worst fear came to life. the two people she loved most were in trouble.

maggie was in her office doing paperwork - aaron in his own on the phone when out of nowhere they hear derek yelling.

“HOTCH! MAGGIE!”

both hotchners leap from their desk and look at what derek and jj were watching - rossi between them. as they watched the screen in horror the phones begin to ring like crazy. it was aaron that spoke first.

“that means we are the lead with hostage rescue and support”

maggie quickly interjected and with her voice tight to keep from letting too much emotion show through - now was not the time and place for it. the whole team could clearly hear her fear though.

“wheels up in 30”

once on the jet the team started to discuss what was going on - maggie kept her distance from the rest but still kept up in the conversation.

“when we land i will be leading the negotiations - rossi you will help me through it. i have some experience with it - it just is not my forte. if anyone can get them all i can”

the team made no effort to argue with the female hotchner - they knew by now that it was best not to. they had seen maggie and aaron go at it when they did not agree.

upon arrival at the compound, maggie out of the suv first with rossi at her side. rossi placed a hand on maggie’s arm making her look at him.

“i know i can't stop you from leading the negotiation here but we both are emotionally involved here. if you are to do this - you have to withdraw all of your emotions about our team in there and focus on everyone in there as a whole”

maggie gave rossi a small nod - she was sick to her stomach about the whole thing - but allowed herself to fall behind her emotionless front. this was not just about emily and spencer but everyone inside.

“i will rossi. i know that this about everyone inside that building. just coach me through this. i went to your lectures on it but it is different in a real situation.”

rossi let maggie’s arm go as they walked over to the tent. he trusted her with this - he had to but he also had to be ready to take over if needed.

“you're obviously not in charge. i can see that!”

“i’m sorry sir. i’m under direct orders from the orders from the fbi”

“i’m the attorney general of this state. i demand why i wasn't told that the fbi was sending undercover agents into the septarian ranch”

maggie heard all of the commotion that was going on and could not stop herself from walking over to it. her father was at her side in an instant - being they were both in charge here. aaron spoke first.

“the only thing you are in the position to demand is a lawyer”

the attorney general snapped his head to look at the two unit chiefs - anger just radiating off of him.

“who the hell are you two”

maggie fought the smug look that wanted to creep onto her face. she was beyond pissed off at that point.

“i am maggie hotchner unit chief - the one that spoke to you prior was aaron hotchner - he is also the unit chief here. you better watch your tone if i was you”

aaron watched his daughter respond to the attorney general and was proud of her for putting him in his place before continuing

“we are the ones that is gonna tell the attorney general of the united states whether charge you with obstructing a federal investigation”

maggie put her hand to suppress a laugh that was about to force its way out of her mouth. this was in no way funny but she was enjoying watching the attorney general getting more and more pissed off. this was one of the few times that maggie and aaron worked side by side as unit chiefs on a case - whether being in charge of their certain expertise.

“or negligent homicide”

the attorney general turned to look at maggie - instead of just aaron. his anger becoming more directed toward maggie than aaron probably because maggie was not only a female but was younger than them.

“you can’t speak to me like that young lady”

maggie looked at aaron - who gave her a small nod - before she stepped forward glaring daggers at the attorney general sneering.

“get the fuck off my crime scene”

the attorney general glared at maggie for a moment to see if she would stand down - she held her place, the attorney general closed his mouth and walked away to his car.

maggie looked at her father - who gave her a small smile, it was a little victory that would soon be short lived.

aaron moved to shake hands with the man who had spoken to the attorney before maggie and he stepped in. he introduced maggie and david to him before the three were brought up to speed on the current situation.

the team briefed the others on the situation - all making key points about how to go about this. maggie fought to keep the emotionless front she had going as she began to worry about her best friend and her girlfriend. when night fell - it was time for her to start the negotiation.

“hello”

the voice on the other end was a child - it made maggie's heart break a little. the children inside did not deserve to see such violence. she listened to the voice

“you killed my mommy and daddy. are you going to kill me too?”

maggie took a deep breath before looking at her team. she knew she had their support on this - she just had to believe in herself too.

“no one is going to kill you honey.”

there was some shuffling on the other side of the line - they were switching who was going to speak. maggie waited until a man’s voice came on the line.

“this is benjamin cyrus. who am i talking to?”

maggie held off for a second calculating before she found herself responding

“maggie hotchner, i am an fbi agent. we sent the state police away. there is just us and the local sheriff. all we want to do is resolve this before anyone else gets hurt.”

the voice of benjamin cyrus haunted maggie as she listened to him speak.

“then leave us alone”

maggie felt herself shake her head - she just could not leave this alone even if this was just a normal situation. there were people inside that she cared about.

“i am afraid we can not 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. please just put down the guns and come out.”

cyrus shuffled around slightly - looking out the window trying to see what was going on outside.

“we are believers maggie. we believe that god says what he means and means what he says. his laws don't depend on what state you live in”

maggie bit her lip softly to keep from sighing - she for one did not really care for religion. she did not have something else to say about it until someone was trying to force it on her.

“i have no issues with your beliefs.”

cyrus felt that maggie was sincere about the whole thing but he still was not about to give into the fbi.

“you don't. but the state does”

maggie tilted her head back and forth - cracking her stiff neck slightly - thinking of the right way to word what she was going to say next.

“i can't answer for other people.”

cyrus left out a sigh - it had escaped his lips before he could stop it.

“oh god will answer for everyone in the final battle i’ve forseen”

maggie squeezed her hand into a fist - trying to keep up her front. she needed to make sure she would succeed at this.

“that's why i’m here - to make sure that is not a that battle. “

cyrus made no noise at the hotchner’s comment - that he did not believe. there was going to be a battle - whether they liked it or not.

“we shall see”

maggie shifted looking at her team - she believed it was time to bring up the agents on the inside. she needed to know emily and spencer were okay.

“now the three child services workers…”

cyrus tilted his head back - fighting back another sigh. of course that is what the fbi agent cared about.

“one of them is dead. it wasn't us.”

maggie stiffened - trying to keep her composure. it could not be one of her team that was dead - could it?

“i need a name to inform the family”

cyrus acted completely nonchalant about the whole thing - he did not really care about who was dead. he just wanted this to be over - the phone call.

“her name was nancy lunde”

maggie let out the breath that she was holding. at least she knew her team was okay - for now.

“ok. now please benjamin send out your wounded. i promise you they will be well taken care of.”

cyrus shook his head slightly - he was not going to risk letting any of his people out - not yet.

“with enough supplies we can tend to our own.”

maggie looked at dave for a moment, calculating her next words - she was going to have to send someone with supplies. if she went in there i

herself - she would probably be held hostage as well - that was not a risk she was willing to take. she chose the next best person for the job - meaning dave.

“ok. i will need a few hours to put it together. i will be sending in david rossi, my colleague, to bring them up at first light.”

cyrus allowed the conversation to end with a click. he was satisfied for now - only momentarily upset that maggie was not coming in because he wanted to meet the female willing to try to negotiate. part of him wanted maggie for himself.

maggie and the team got together to discuss the game plan for the morning. they wanted to place bugs on the inside so they could figure things out. all they could do was wait now.

at first light maggie watched as dave drove off - wishing it was her inside of him going but she couldn't take that risk. she would jeopardize the plan they had in place. all she could do was wait.

holding her breath - she was waiting dave to return and when he did she jumped to her feet.

dave looked at the team grabbing his gun back. he watched maggie closely. he could tell that something was off about the situation - he could tell that cyrus had an interest in the female unit chief.

“maggie - i have to take over the negotiation. it is not safe for you to continue - not with cyrus taking an interest in you. prentiss and reid are okay.”

maggie forced herself to nod - she knew in her gut that this was the best decision for the best possible outcome.

“i am trusting you here to get them out alive.”

dave glanced at maggie - trying to figure out why getting them out that much to her. he knew that she was close to the two agents on the inside but he did not know how close she truly was.

“i got a signal. i’m getting a signal here.”

the whole team moved forward. maggie and aaron sat down so they could listen closely. maggie was ready to profile the situation they had on their hands.

aaron and maggie looked at each other when they hear the word poison. they both were trying to figure out what was the best case scenario. maggie was on dave’s side of waiting things out - she made that point clear as for aaron - he wanted to go inside since people were dying. maggie looked at her father.

“i am the unit chief in charge of the field aaron - i say we wait. this could be a bluff”

aaron listened for another moment - he has told them to prepare the men. maggie ended up being right about the bluff. he put his head down, sighing. he hated been wrong - but what he hated more was maggie being right when he was wrong.

“tell the men to stand down”

after some time and some information was given out - the team started to discuss the next steps to the place. the plan they had came crashing down at the words of the news broadcaster letting out that there was an undercover fbi agent inside the ranch.

maggie knew this was bad - very bad so she instinctively moved toward the device that they were able to listen in on. she waited to find out what was going to happen - she was worried about her best friend and the love of her life. of course the rest of the team was worried about the situation but not like maggie.

she grabbed the headset as she heard noise and just listened. she heard cyrus’s voice first.

“which one of you is it? which one of you is the fbi agent?”

spencer was the next to respond - he kept his voice calm and reserved. he was trying not to throw off cyrus.

“why do you think one of us is an fbi agent”

maggie flinched as she heard a gun click - someone had moved a bullet into the chamber. she heard cyrus speak again.

“god will forgive me for what i am about to do”

spencer had the gun pointed at him and he tried hard to keep his composure. he had had a gun pointed at him before but this was different.

“i - i don't know what you're talking about.”

maggie looked at her team who were now listening in - she was scared. cyrus’s voice broke her from her worried thoughts.

“one of you does. who is it?”

emily looked at spencer - remembering maggie's words to her. emily knew she had to do whatever it took to protect spencer - for maggie.

“me. it's me”

maggie gripped the headphone that was next to her ear - her mind was screaming. she could not lose emily. the next thing she heard was emily grunting and cyrus yelling.

“i told you not to put me in this position!”

maggie gripped her headset tightly on her hands - knuckles turning white - as she listened to emily crying out in pain.

“we have to go in”

dave said something that maggie did not hear - she was too angry to hear a single word. her love was getting beat up because of her father - her dad chose emily for this case. the only thing she heard was what was coming from the headset which happened to be cyrus’s voice again.

“get up! proverbs 20:30 tells us blows and wounds cleanse away evil.”

maggie was moments away from throwing her headset - before she heard emily’s voice.

“i can take it”

that was maggie’s breakpoint - her emotions were all out at this point. she threw her headset to the side.

“this is your fucking fault aaron! you fucking chose emily to go in there! YOU SENT MY FUCKING GIRLFRIEND ON A GODDAMN SUICIDE MISSION! i am going in - I DON'T FUCKING CARE AS LONG AS I GET MY GEM OUT OF THERE!”

the team stood there stunned for a moment as maggie moved around them gathering her gun and her vest. they had never seen her so emotional - nor did they expect the confession of the younger hotchner dating emily prentiss. the unit chief was highly professional when it came to things like this but she broke one of the biggest rules by being with emily. how had they missed it?

derek was the first to break from his shocked state. he grabbed maggie by her wrists trying to stop her. when grabbing her wrists did not work - he fully grabbed her - face to his chest. when derek touched maggie - it caused the female to let out more screams. he held her tightly - even as she was pounding on his chest. she did not stop hitting him and screaming until she eventually broke down in sobs - anger had dissipated and only left sadness and fear. derek smoothed down maggie’s hair as he hummed - trying to calm her down.

“we are going to get them out puppy - i promise. we are going to get them out alive. you will see emily and spencer again.”

maggie looked up at derek trying to catch her breath. her hands and throat hurt - her hands had been bruised from punching at derek and her throat was raw from her screams. she had no idea what she had said in her fit of anger.

“what did i say der? what did i admit?”

derek watched maggie closely as she held onto him - gripping his shirt in her bruised fists. he continued to smooth down her hair trying to keep her calm.

“you screamed at your father for choosing emily for this case. you admitted to be dating emily - calling her your gem.”

maggie bit her lip - she knew this was going to cause trouble for her because now this was a conflict of interest. she did not mean to tell everyone the truth about her dating emily.

“i can't believe i did that. my father is going to sit me out until the raid for sure. i have to wait until then - i have a conflict of interest. i am too emotional to continue working on this case right now. you make sure to get me for the raid der - i am taking this sick son of a bitch down”

derek nodded - even though maggie could not see him. he knew he would have reacted the same way if it was someone he loved inside the building being beaten.

“i promise you maggie that we will take down cyrus - side by side.”

maggie felt a small smile tug on the edge of her lips. she knew of all the people derek would understand.

“thank you. i am going to go and sit with j now.”

derek watched as maggie walked away from him. he liked seeing the emotional side of maggie - it differentiated her from her stoic father. she could get stuff done like this.

maggie made her way to jj and sat down with a small huff. she knew jj was going to ask her questions about her relationship - it was just a matter of time. she rubbed her bruising hands as she waited.

“ask away j. i will answer anything you want to know.”

jj watched maggie before placing a hand on her shoulder. she wanted to confront the hotchner in front of her - her mother senses had kicked in.

“i want to know if you are alright first. my questions can wait until i know that much.”

maggie let out a dry laugh - she was far from alright. she had just heard her girlfriend being beaten and she just admitted her secret relationship with the team.

“i am alright j - or at least i will be once we get em and spence out of there. just please ask your questions - before i refuse to answer them”

jj gave a small nod of understanding. she could tell maggie was telling her the truth. her mind raced with questions - she decided it was best to ask them one by one not to stress maggie out further.

“how long have you guys been together?”

maggie felt a smile form on her lips - thinking back to the memory. she remembered it like it was yesterday.

“since the night you all showed up to my place for dinner - when jack was over for the night. we had been mutually pining since my first case with the bau. we had repeatedly tried to figure things out but that night emily finally asked me.”

jj felt herself smile at the thought of maggie and emily trying to figure out their feelings but proceeded to walk around eggshells with each other. given the timeline - that meant emily and maggie had been together for at least six months - but it was closer to a year now.

“how did you guys hide it from us?”

maggie let out a laugh - it actually held emotion compared to her dry laugh earlier. she was not sure how they did it but they did.

“i am not one hundred percent sure how - myself. you would think a bunch of profilers would have figured it out - or that spence would have let the cat out of the bag. i guess we were just that good”

jj laughed along with maggie at the last part. spencer was terrible at keeping any sort of secret - but knowing he kept his best friend’s secret was something special.

“do you guys live together? it has been at least six months, right - or longer?”

maggie shook her head - the couple had been jumping between each other's apartments for a while now. maggie had thought about asking emily to move in with her kitty sergio - but she had a better idea. she wanted to get a house for them - she was waiting on the call

“not yet - i am working on it. just waiting on the call for the house - still have to ask my gem as well. it has been almost a year”

jj smiled at that - she was so happy that her friend was happy. she watched maggie’s hand reach to touch a necklace that had a small emerald on it. jj had noticed the necklace before and had even asked about it once.

“i am going to take emily was the special person who gave you that necklace?”

maggie fidgeted with the little emerald - it was keeping her grounded after the burst of emotion she left out. she felt slightly drained.

“yes she did - it was for 6 months. it was something emily saw me looking at one day when we were out. i was not expecting her to get it for me. i had got her a necklace with an amethyst stone - my birthstone for the same reason. it is my birthstone and it has calming properties.”

jj nodded in understanding. she thought it was cute that they both did that for each other. she could see why they kept the relationship between them - they did not want anyone stepping into it

dictating how they felt about one another.

“that is really cute. i don't think i have any more questions.”

maggie looked at the gem on her necklace - then to jj - smile on her face. talking about emily made her feel better - made her hopeful.

“thank you j. just for being you - it made me calm down enough to think rationally. i just have to wait for the raid”

so time came and went - maggie kept her promise to spencer and emily to eat despite any situation that arose. maggie was picking at her food when derek came to her, giving her word about the 3 am raid that they were planning - the plan was perfect.

just before 3am maggie stood up and went to speak to her father. she knew it was the right thing to do. as she got to his side she fidgeted with her necklace.

“dad - i am sorry for exploding at you earlier. you know i have to go in there.”

aaron gave his daughter a sideways glance - he fought to find the right words to say. he took a deep breath.

“i know you do maggie - i understand your reasoning. i just can't go in there. you need to be safe mint. this is the biggest thing you have done here - you need to be safe and have a clear mind doing this. when we get back home - we will need to talk”

maggie watched her father - holding up her hand with her pinky up for a pinky promise, just like when she was a kid. she also felt safe and loved when he used her childhood nickname - she had not heard it in a while. she was making a promise to him - to be safe. aaron hooked his pinky around her and looked her in the eyes as she spoke.

“i pinky promise you that i will be safe dad. this is bigger than just getting spencer and emily out - i know that. i will be safe no matter what.”

aaron smiled softly at his daughter before releasing his pinky from her. the promise had calmed his nerves - for the time being.

“you better suit up mint. i love you - i hope you know that.”

maggie smiled back at him before she nodded. she knew it was time.

“i love you too dad”

aaron watched as his daughter went to derek’s side and began getting ready. he knew she was ready for this as an unit chief - but as her father he worried deeply for her. he trusted her and her judgment on this.

maggie looked at derek - falling back into her static state but not quite because she needed to be on her toes. she felt her adrenaline rushing through her veins.

“we have to get everyone we can out.”

derek looked at maggie putting in her earpiece before he nodded. he briefly remembered back to when the two first met - when he made a judgment on her before seeing what she was capable of. he - now considered maggie as a friend and his family.

“we got this puppy. you ready?”

maggie smiled at her nickname - she never got tired of hearing it. she gave a brief nod before grabbing her gun.

“lets do this der.”

the two left the tent side by side - sticking together the whole time. when maggie saw emily - she touched her arm for a second before pushing her along. she had to stay focused - she knew her gem was okay - now she had to worry about spencer.

“you go - i will get spence. get to safety emerald - now!”

emily nodded at maggie knowing the tone in her voice was the one she used when she was on the job. she did not hesitate after hearing it. she watched as derek and maggie went toward the chapel.

once in the chapel - maggie and derek did not hesitate to let off a few rounds - they took down cyrus and the one with him. maggie bent down to help spencer stand up - allowing him to use her for support. she looked him over for major injuries before chaos struck.

jessica had moved toward the explosive device before anyone could stop her. all maggie could heard was spencer screaming but she could not make out the words. she bolted - herself in the back behind spencer and derek. she barely made it out in time. the next thing maggie knew she was being hauled up by derek and spencer and she heard emily screaming their names - well emily was calling maggie sweetheart but it was still her screaming for them.

maggie coughed as she walked alongside her teammates to emily. her body was screaming at her but she kept moving. her wrist hurt the most - she had fallen on it weird - she most likely fractured it. when they reached emily - emily had hugged spencer tightly before moving to maggie.

emily was crying - as she was so scared maggie did not make it out. she hugged maggie as tight as possible before pulling away to look at her.

“don't do that ever again sweetheart.”

maggie laughed softly - nothing was funny but she could not stop herself. when she stopped - her eyes looked emily over before she cupped her uninjured cheek brushing away her tears.

“i won't. god - emerald - i am so glad you are safe and in my arms again.”

emily watched maggie for a moment - she did not care that the whole team was watching them - as she pressed her lips to maggie’s.

the kiss they shared was soft and gentle - filled with happiness to be with the other again. it held the promise they made to make it out alive for the other. when the kiss ended they looked at each other smiling. maggie was the first to speak.

“they know - even before you kissed me. i might have slipped when i heard what happened to you.”

emily let out a laugh - it was a sound maggie missed dearly - she had a feeling the team knew. she knew how maggie got when she was emotional.

“it is okay sweetheart - let's get ourselves checked out okay?”

when the team was back on the jet - the three, spencer, emily and maggie sat next to each other - in their own little bubble as they often did. emily was trying to tell spencer that what happened to her was not his fault - maggie was apologizing to both of them for putting them on the case - and spencer was trying to reassure them both that they had no idea what was going to happen there. they all tried to make each other feel better - when they were feeling better about what had happened - spencer went back to reading his book - emily played with maggie’s good hand - and maggie rested her head on emily’s shoulder, closing her eyes.

the three stayed like this for the remainder of the flight - under the watchful eye of the team as they knew how hard this case hit them.

when the flight landed maggie led emily to her suv - so they could go to her apartment. she knew she had to talk to her father - but taking care of her injured girlfriend came first - aaron understood that as well.

on the drive home maggie held emily’s hand gently - she was in bliss knowing emily was safe. emily hummed contently as she started to doze off on the ride. when maggie pulled into her parking lot - she watched emily sleeping for a moment before moving to wake her up.

“emerald - wake up. we are home”

emily grumbled and grunted as she wiped the sleep from her eyes. she looked at maggie briefly before moving out of the car.

“it is good to be home sweetheart.”

maggie gave emily a small nod before helping her inside the apartment and to the bedroom. she helped emily get her pajamas on before tucking her in on her side of bed before getting ready for bed herself. the team had the next two days off - so they were going to get all the rest they could.

in the morning - maggie woke to her phone ringing on her bedside table. she moved slightly to grab it - not to disturb her gem that was cuddling her with her head on maggie’s chest still asleep.

“hotchner”

the voice on the other side of the phone was the realtor for the place she had been looking for - the place she was waiting to see if she was going to get. she had put in an offer just before the case.

“hello miss. hotchner - i just wanted to let you know that your offer has been accepted. you can come into the office today and sign the papers then you are free to move in.”

maggie let out a small laugh which woke emily. she was so relieved that her offer went through - she had a house for emily and herself now.

“i can come in to sign those papers in a few hours - thank you”

the realtor gave her the time that they would be ready for maggie - willing to wait as they knew what maggie’s job was.

when maggie hung up, emily was looking up at her - adoringly. emily just loved maggie’s smile especially when it showed her dimples.

“what was that about sweetheart?”

maggie moved a few strands of hair out of emily’s face - she caught a glimpse of her bruised hand and wrist that was in a brace. when the explosion had gone off maggie had fallen on her wrist wrong - causing her to fracture it.

“i got a call from my realtor. i put an offer on a place - for you and me - and it was accepted. so i guess it is now time to ask you this question - will you move in with me?”

emily’s lips curled into a smile - before they found their way to maggie’s lips. the kiss was brief - but sweet.

“yes sweetheart - i will move in with you.”

maggie pressed her lips back to emily's - giggling against them. she was the happiest woman in the world.

“thank you emerald. we go sign the papers today - then we are set to move in.”

#criminal minds #maggie hotchner #spencer reid #emily prentiss #aaron hotchner #criminal minds fan fiction #derek morgan #original character #david rossi #criminal minds fanfic #maggie and emily #little black dress maggie #little black dress maggie x emily #unit chief maggie hotchner #jennifer jareau

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chapter two: date night how about date not -

summary of chapter: back in virginia - maggie and emily start to explore their feelings - starting with a date night. that was until jack is brought over for his sleepover at maggie’s and spencer shows up knowing maggie was cooking. one thing led to another and the whole team invited themselves over - maggie’s cooking did that - it brought people together.

warnings for chapter: mentions of maggie eating disorder - mentioned in the previous chapter, blood, a slight injury - related to cooking, some cute interactions between maggie, jack and the team, third-wheeling at its finest, and allusion to sex

a/n: here is the second chapter to littl black dress - i am know that i am jumping some time in the chapter - it should become at a normal pace after the next chapter. i am really enjoying writing this story for the ones that are reading it. please enjoy this installment of little black dress.

beta: @ssahctchner

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maggie hummed the song blaring from the speakers of her phone as she cooked. emily was over in her living room - laying down reading one of the many books maggie owned - most were gifts from her best friend. it has been two months since their case in milwaukee - since their first “date” - that maggie thought it was about time to try out an official date between them - rather it was just them exploring their feelings. maggie had emily over at her apartment quite a few times - mostly after cases - to make sure she was taking care of herself. emily had seen the hotchner at her lowest point - to where she almost caused herself to faint on her first case. losing her focus for a moment - lost in thought thinking of emily - the knife in maggie’s hand slipped.

“fuck - ouch”

emily shot up from the couch - hearing the sound of the knife falling to the floor and maggie swearing. she quickly up and moved to the kitchen - seeing maggie holding a red stained towel over her finger. emily wrapped her arms around the middle of the hotchner in front of her - holding her gently - smoothing down her hair to calm her down.

“it is okay sweetheart - let me see it”

maggie tensed hearing emily whispering in her ear - it was moments like these she wished she could stay in. she turned her head slightly - looking at emily - before uncovering her finger. it was a small cut just on the tip of her finger - it still hurt though.

“i am okay em - just a little cut”

emily inspected the cut - over maggie's shoulder - before moving to grab the first aid kit. she already began to miss maggie's warmth - as she began to look for a bandage in the first kit. once she found one - she moved back to maggie and put it on her. she looked at maggie once - just smiling - before she placed a kiss to the bandaged finger.

“there you go sweetheart - all better.”

maggie’s cheeks burned red with blush when emily kissed her finger. it was the first time she had felt emily’s lips on her skin - they felt nice - the kiss felt like fire on her skin. maggie opened her mouth to speak before a knock at the door interrupted her train of thought. fuck.

moving to the door, maggie opened it - emily left behind in the kitchen. looking down - she noticed her little brother - jack with his little backpack on - and it hit her. it was sleepover with maggie night - double fuck. maggie allowed for a sisterly smile to form on her face as she ushered jack inside - fighting the sigh she wanted to release. it was just jack - she could still be herself but she had to be careful with emily - since jack had a tendency to tell aaron everything about their time together. she wanted to keep emily to herself - at least for now.

“hey jackers - how have you been?”

jack looked up at his older sister smiling brightly - he was so happy to see her. he raised his arms up so maggie could pick him up into a hug - which maggie did. he giggled as maggie hugged him - she had spun him around.

“good mags. how is you?”

maggie felt happy to see her brother - it had relaxed her - melting all of her emotionless front. her smile read it all - emily had been breaking down the walls that jack took down easily.

“i have been good. we have a visitor today for dinner - i hope that is okay.”

jack nodded as maggie held him moving to the kitchen - still all smiles. once in the kitchen maggie set jack on the counter - emily had cleaned up the blood that maggie had slipped and she was now picking up where maggie left off. jack waved to emily - who in turn waved back.

“it is okay mags - hi em.”

emily smiled at jack - she had been over a few times when maggie had her younger brother over - enjoying seeing the hotchners interact with each other. it was like a totally different maggie than the unit chief she saw at work.

“hey jack - it is sleepover night?”

jack smiled even bigger - if that was even possible before nodding. the young boy loved it when he was over with maggie - but he loved it even more when it was both maggie and emily. he could tell how happy his sister was with emily.

“yes em. you staying with us?”

maggie looked at jack - mainly in shock, not knowing that he had profiled them. her face went red before she looked at emily - biting her lip.

“emily might stay with us tonight - i don't know though.”

jack nodded, changing his focus to his action figure in his hand. he wanted to go play. maggie noticed this and took him off the counter ushering him off into his playroom - before looking at emily laughing.

“he profiled us - that little shit. i was hoping to keep this between us for now. i guess that is what happens when you have two family members that are profilers.”

emily laughed covering her mouth - she knew maggie was not mad about it - it was just cute how she reacted. maggie and her had been careful with labels - being they were still exploring this feeling they had - but she wanted nothing more than to call maggie, her girlfriend.

“you're not wrong there sweetheart. i have something that i have been wanting to talk to you about.”

maggie nodded - giving emily her complete attention with a smile on her face. the smile showed her dimples - it was a rare sight for her to be like this - like she was on cloud nine.

“i am listening, em. what is on your mind?”

emily looked at her hands - picking at them nervously. she had this moment planned out in her head since the day at the diner - when she started to see the maggie that stood right in front of her.

“i - uh um.”

a knock at the door interrupted emily from being able to her statement that she was working on making. hearing the knock caused her to shake her head - with a sigh escaping her lips. maggie gave emily an apologetic look before moving to the door once more. maggie opened the door and on the other side of the door was spencer.

“what are you doing here spence?”

spencer looked at his best friend smiling - taking note of how she looked. he could see that she was happy - so much happier. he could not put his finger on the why.

“i heard you were cooking tonight. i thought i could stop by for a plate - like old times - like the academy days.”

maggie let out a laugh - not even worrying about covering it - like she did at work. she remembered the days that she would cook - spencer would always demand a plate after trying her food once. she moved to usher spencer inside

“come on in - there is room for more - i suppose. i am glad that i was making extra - some to take in for the team tomorrow.”

spencer walked inside with a nervous laugh - he had already told the team that maggie had been cooking. he fidgeted with his messenger bag slightly - the tell sign that he was guilty of something.

“i don't think you are having extra for tomorrow. i might have already told the team.”

maggie smacked spencer's arm lightly and jokingly. she already had a feeling that he had done so - he had done it before. the smile remained on her face.

“damn you spence - just let them know the door is open.”

spencer nodded, smiling before moving to message the team. he looked up watching maggie walking to the kitchen.

maggie let out a sigh once she was back in the kitchen - running a hand through her hair. she was definitely glad to have made more than enough food for everyone - but this was supposed to be time with just emily - then it became time with emily and jack. not that she minded everyone being over but she wanted time away from the people she worked with - time away from being field agent hotchner. since her father was back on the team the team needed a way to separate the two so she became - field agent hotchner.

“the rest of the team is coming over. if what you wanted to say private - if so i would wait to say it”

emily nodded gently - biting her lip. she was slightly upset that her moment was ruined but at least she had time to figure out what she wanted to say.

“it can wait sweetheart. it was nothing”

maggie pursed her lips together to keep from sighing. she knew emily had something on her mind - she was not about to force her to talk about it though. the sound of commotion broke maggie away from her thoughts.

“can you finish the salad while i greet our team?”

emily nodded - lost in thought - before turning back to the vegetables she had taken over cutting. she watched as maggie walked out of the room - taking note of how beautiful she looked in her black ripped jeans and red sweater.

just so beautiful - i wish i could call her mine.

maggie walked out of the kitchen with a smile still on her face as she came face to face with her team - they even managed to get rossi out - only one missing was her father, not that it bothered her. she greeted everyone with a hug - slowly falling into her static without even trying. she barely noticed when jack came out of his playroom - only truly noticing when the younger hotchner hugged her leg.

“hey jackers - looks like we are having a party”

jack looked at the team smiling shyly as maggie messed with his hair - feeling comforted by the action. he liked the team - just was nervous around them.

“yay. can uncle spencer and i play?”

maggie smiled and looked at spencer who nodded. she bent down to jack’s height and gave him a small hug.

“yes you guys can. you be nice to him. dinner is almost done - how about we do a movie night after - just me and you?”

jack smiled brightly at his older sister giving her another hug. he loved movie nights - though he would normally fall asleep during them.

“can em join us tonight - please?”

maggie ruffled jack’s hair once more before looking toward the kitchen that emily was currently walking out of. she smiled softly at her - taking her in. emily was wearing one of her blouses with jeans but had one of maggie's hoodies on top.

god - she is just too stunning. i wish she could be mine.

“that is up to em - but i don't think she will mind”

jack looked at emily before running up to her hugging her leg. he looked up at her - smile wide on his face. he was trying to help his sister get the girl.

“em stay for movie night.”

emily looked at jack with a smile - she knew there was no question to his tone. she ruffled his hair with a laugh.

“of course jack.”

jack giggled happily - even clapped his hands once in excitement. once he was satisfied that his plan was in motion - he ran off and led spencer to the playroom.

“maggie”

maggie looked over as the person that spoke - it was penelope. the brunette smiled at the blonde gently before moving over to her. being the youngest of the team - maggie seemed to get along well with penelope - along her best friend spencer.

“what is up pen?”

penelope smiled gently and sincerely at the brunette - before giving another hug. she felt bad that they all invited themselves over especially after seeing emily had been there.

“i got we did not invade your alone time”

maggie shook her head with a smile - she was not mad at them even in the slightest. she took penelope’s hand and gave it a small squeeze to show her things were okay.

“you are fine pen. it is all good. i have enough food and everything. i like having you all over.”

penelope felt better with the reassurance maggie just had given her. she gave the brunette’s hand a small squeeze back before moving away from her - joining the rest of the group. they had gathered in the living room and had taken out a pack of cards - all but emily.

maggie moved to emily’s side taking her hand in her - emily was behind the team just watching them - so maggie knew it was safe. she watched emily through the curtain of her hair smiling softly. she felt like a mom to the team - probably much like how hotch felt like the father.

“em?”

emily looked at maggie when she heard her whisper to her. she had felt out of place in the household that she came to for an escape. she loved being at maggie’s more than anything - she wished she could stay forever.

“hm?”

maggie frowned slightly not hearing the word sweetheart that emily always seemed to call her - before she realized it was probably because the team was there. she squeezed emily’s hand slightly, biting her lip.

“come with me to my room please - i need to talk to you before the timer goes off for dinner”

emily gave maggie a small nod before leaving her side - going first so the team did not think anything of it. once in maggie’s room she sat on the bed - only getting up when maggie came in and when she shut the door.

“what did you want to talk about sweetheart”

maggie looked at emily - taking a deep breath - before stepping closer to her leaving a foot of space between them. she was worried about what she was going to do but she was not about to stop herself. she touched emily’s face - who let out a small sigh - before she moved in, pressing her lips to emily’s.

emily relished in the taste of maggie’s lips on hers - she had been waiting to do it for months.

emily moved closer - wrapping her arms around maggie’s middle pulling her closer. maggie gasped softly - she had a small idea that emily wanted this but she did not know how much. maggie’s hands moved to emily’s hair - tangling into it as emily’s hands gripped her sweater trying to tug her closer. they soon parted breathlessly looking at each other - their minds racing - before they kissed again. this is kiss was a little more heated then the last - finally free from holding back their feelings. they continued kissing on and off until the timer went off signaling the food was ready.

“that was uh”

it was maggie that spoke up first but she was unable to form the words she wanted to say.

emily gave her one more small kiss - before exiting the room. she was in shock about the kiss and could not find the words to say not now anyways.

maggie straightened herself out and went to jack’s play room letting him and spencer know it was time to eat. once that it was done - she went off to the kitchen humming softly. she was beyond happy now - and it showed as she played host.

the team took notice of maggie’s good mood - but made no effort to question. they enjoying seeing the female hotchner happy - she deserved that much.

the group ate and joked around with each other - feeling like a family. maggie had her hand resting on emily’s knee. she felt safe in that moment - with her team and the girl she loved.

after some time - the team left one by one each taking home some of the leftovers until it was just jack, maggie and emily left.

maggie started cleaning up as emily helped jack for bed - as well as movie night. when jack was brushing his teeth emily had slipped into maggie’s room stealing one of her sweaters and a pair of sweatpants to change into. she quickly put on the outfit before going back to jack. the two walked into the living room maggie had already put a movie on for jack - it was one of the many scooby doo movies before she went to go change into something for bed. emily and jack settled on the couch waiting for the female hotchner to return so they could press play. maggie had returned wearing the hoodie she let emily borrow and some pajama shorts - holding a fuzzy blanket in her arms. maggie joined her two favorite people on the couch and pressed play. with jack between them maggie and emily held hands above his head. partway through the movie jack ended up falling asleep - it was what maggie hoped for when she chose the movie.

“i am going to move him to his room. you can go to my room if you want so we can finally actually talk.”

emily looked at maggie - watching the colors of the tv flickering on her face - nodding. she watched as maggie gathered jack in her arms before leaving her alone. emily tilted her head back against the couch - closing her eyes with a dopey smile on her face - this was her moment to ask maggie to be hers.

maggie got jack into his bed tucking him in - silently thanking him for helping her get the girl - before kissing his little head. she turned on his little night light before she turned to walk out of the room.

maggie walked to her room and smiled seeing emily on her bed - under the blankets. it was a sight she had seen before but it felt different now - since they had kissed - hell everything felt different now. she moved to her side of the bed and laid down under the covers - feeling emily’s warmth radiating off of her.

“em - i think it is time we talk about us”

emily took maggie’s hand and nodded. she was afraid to open her mouth - afraid gibberish would come out. she sat there for a moment before looking back at maggie.

“i agree we do sweetheart - especially after those kisses we shared”

maggie’s cheeks grew red - it was easily seen by the dim light of her lamp. she loved the feeling of emily holding her hand - she loved everything about emily.

“i think we both know that we have been in love with each other since we met - but we never acted on it because of work.”

emily gave a small nod - maggie was her boss, that was a known fact also there was an age difference between them. it was in that moment emily did not care anymore - she wanted to be with maggie more than the air she needed to breathe.

“sweetheart - i am going to stop you before you go further with that. i, emily prentiss, am officially asking you, maggie hotchner, to be my girlfriend”

maggie looked at emily in shock and excitement. she moved closer to emily on the bed before giving her the biggest kiss she could muster. she found herself murmuring “yes” against emily’s lips before she pulled away - leaving emily in shock.

“yes em - i will be your girlfriend. i have been wanting to be since the day we met. god - i love you so much.”

emily let out the breath she did not know she was holding. she let out a soft laugh - the sound was music to maggie’s ears - before kissing her again.

the kiss shared between the two was hungry - like they had been starving for each other - in a way they were. it had been months of walking on eggshells around each other - afraid of being rejected by the other. they seemed to fit perfectly together as the kisses shared filled with passion and desire.

a few hours later - lips bruised from kissing and clothes discarded, the couple cuddled enjoying each other's warmth from beneath the sheets - together at last. they found their happiness in each other - falling asleep to each other’s heart beat.

#criminal minds #spencer reid #maggie hotchner #emily prentiss #criminal minds fan fiction #derek morgan #original character #aaron hotchner #david rossi #criminal minds fanfic #penelope garcia #criminal minds au #little black dress maggie #unit chief maggie hotchner #little black dress maggie x emily #maggie and emily

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part two to my song fic

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part two - confronting jj and hotch

summary: emily comes back as it was finally safe for her to - maggie learns two members of her team knew the truth. anger clouding her judgement - she goes off on jennifer jareau - someone she considered her friend. she then goes off on aaron hotchner - someone she thought would understand her pain.

warning: mental breakdown, pointing unload gun at jj and herself, yelling, swearing, boiling rage, talk of suicide

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maggie walked into the room and spencer was talking to jj. the brunette was furious with the blonde for lying to her about emily. she listened as spencer snapped at her before he stalked off - he had mentioned almost going back to his addiction and how maggie had handled it. spencer had spent the majority of the time with maggie to keep her safe for the most part. maggie looked at jj with a small smirk.

“looks like it is my turn to tear apart for lying to me. you were the person i least expected to lie to my face repeatedly. clearly i trusted you too much jj.”

jj sighed, shaking her head, blonde hair falling into her face - she knew this was coming. she was swore to secrecy to keep emily safe. she wanted to tell maggie - she really did.

“look maggie, i had to do it. i never wanted to lie to you. it is was vital for emily’s safety”

maggie let out an emotionless laugh - fingers curling into fists at her side. she was fighting her instinct to fight. she gritted her teeth together once.

“you think i would threaten my fiance's safety? if i had known i would not have been a threat to my own safety jennifer. i wanted to join emily - in the afterlife. i almost did it too - a few times - spencer was there. what would you feel if i was in the position you were in but emily was will and i was you - huh?

jj looked maggie as the truth set in about what pain she caused maggie. she looked at the unit chief and noted how skinny she had become - how pale her tanned skin looked - and the dark circles under her eyes. jj thought about maggie’s question - like really thought about it.

“that is not fair and you know it”

maggie scoffed gently - hand on her gun - before she knew it she had it pointed at jj. it was not even loaded - magazine was with spencer as he did not want to have her doing something stupid - yes this was stupid but it was not the stupid thing anyone would have expected from the unit chief.

“i let you fucking hold me while i was breaking down jennifer - you still lied! you helped me clean my house after i had torn it to shreds - you still lied! you talked me down when i had a gun to my head - tears running down my face - you still lied! i trusted you so much during this time - i expected this shit from my father - not fucking you!”

jj put her hands up in a non threatening fashion watching maggie - trying to calculate how this was going to go down. she did not know that the gun maggie pointed at her was not loaded but she still was terrified.

“maggie - you don't want to do this. we are on the same team.”

maggie shook her head - eyes were filled with the darkness she felt inside. she let out another emotionless laugh - moving the gun away from the blonde she once considered a friend to her own temple - like she had done a few times before.

“you are not on the same team as me, jennifer - not anymore. you killed every ounce of trust i had in you.”

jj watched maggie - in pure horror. she remembered how she had talked maggie down before - the brunette was always moments away from doing the deed. she took a step forward toward maggie - who in turn stepped back growling at her.

“you don't want to die maggie - not when you have emily back. give me the gun please”

maggie watched jj closely - she had the blonde right where she wanted her. she acted as if she was getting the gun ready to fire - before placing it back to her temple - finger dangerously close to the trigger.

“you really think you can talk me down now - when you had taken everything from me.”

jj looked around the room - still calculating her moves. she sighed, moving to her last resort.

“hotch!”

maggie smirked and laughed at her - she saw this coming.

hotch came into the room slightly out of breath from the bit of running he did to get in there. he looked at maggie instantly seeing what was wrong. he did not see his daughter at that moment.

“maggie put the gun down. we can all talk about this.”

maggie looked at her father - directly in the eyes. she lowered her weapon laughing. she placed it on the table.

“you mean the gun that has no bullets in it - has no magazine? it is down. no reason to fret.”

hotch picked up the gun and inspected it - maggie had been bluffing with jj. this was just a game to her - she got the two who lied to her right where she wanted them.

“maggie elizabeth hotchner, what the hell is wrong with you?”

maggie laughed at him using her full name like it was supposed to scare her - it did not. it may have before - not anymore.

“what the hell is wrong with me? are you seriously that stupid aaron? jennifer and you lied to me for months - about my fiance being dead - not even allowing me the chance to say goodbye. you both continued after seeing the state i was in - you are both lucky it did not make me serial. losing emily - made me lose myself - everything i had worked on so hard for - gone. i was finally in a good place after losing my mother and was finally - happy. i wanted to die - the whole team could see it. i stayed because i knew emily would not want me to do that. everything in me died - when i thought we buried her. cases were my only distraction.”

hotch watched his daughter - his face stoic but his thoughts were screaming at him - blaming him for this. his heart broken slightly hearing what she was saying - he knew it was the truth - that he was responsible for this.

“we did what we thought was best. emily needed to be hidden and safe. you needed to play the part of a broken fiance - it kept her safe.”

maggie looked at her father as she covered her mouth to hide the laugh that bubbled inside of her. this was a game to them - they never cared about her or her feelings - only about themselves.

“you guys kept in contact with her - she told me. i know that jennifer told her what was happening to me - it broke emily. we can't every speak to each other without crying. you ruined the best thing to ever happen to me - emily had saved me.”

hotch placed his hands on the table processing her words. during the time that emily was gone - she had only come out of her house for cases - her visits with jack stopped. nothing seemed to matter to maggie like it all used to. hotch did not expect maggie to react this way - but father like daughter. they were too much alike - that it was quite frightening at times.

“at least you can have the love of your life back and in the flesh maggie”

maggie blinked gently at her father’s whispered words - he was talking about haley and she knew it. the darkness that once had been in her eyes - faded.

“i am sorry that mom is gone - that does not change how you lied. now if you excuse me - we have a case to solve and i have to speak to my fiance once we are done here - like really talk to her.”

hotch watched as maggie walked away from him - his heart broke just a little. he knew deep down - all of this caused him to lose his little girl. the little girl that he taught how to profile since she could speak - the one that made it as one of the best profilers on their team. he lost the maggie he once knew and loved - all because of lie that he could not take back not now - not ever.

#criminal minds #maggie hotchner #aaron hotchner #emily prentiss #criminal minds fan fiction #original character #jennifer jareau #little black dress maggie #little black dress maggie x emily #unit chief maggie hotchner #maggie and emily

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little black dress chapter one

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chapter one: take care of yourself too

summary of chapter: it was maggie’s first case with the bau - not only as an agent but as a trail run unit chief. she knew the pressure was on her - to solve the case. she does whatever it takes to try to solve it - that is until she becomes faint - from lack of eating and sleep. spencer urges emily to take maggie - to get some food. he wanted to make sure maggie took care of herself - trusting emily to help maggie understand what he had been trying to teach her since they met. the importances of taking care of yourself - above all else.

warnings for the chapter: cannon violence, brief mentions of an eating disorder, and maggie not taking care of herself properly - due to stress placed on her.

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straightening out her black dress with her right hand and her go bag in her left - maggie hotchner stepped out of the elevator alongside her father. keeping her pace matched with his - she followed him to the bullpen - it was her first day as a member of the elite team of the fbi - the bau. she had not been to the office in a long time - she had wished it had been under different circumstances - but nonetheless she was there. as the two hotchners walked they were stopped by derek looking between them before he spoke to aaron. maggie watched the two interact with her head slightly tilted to the side - behavior that mimicked that of a puppy before meeting eyes with derek holding out her right hand.

“i am the one you have to fill in on the flight. i am maggie hotchner - aaron’s daughter - erin strauss put me on the case with you guys. i hope we can get along”

derek looked at maggie briefly unsure how to feel about not having the unit chief on the case - but having a new agent latter it being hotch’s daughter - was where he drew the line. he decided to play along taking maggie’s hand giving it a firm shake - noticing the young hotchner wore a similar expression that hotch normally wore.

“derek morgan - come on we have a killer to catch”

maggie looked at her father once before moving from his side - following behind derek struggling slightly to keep up with the male’s stride. once at the airstrip a smile appeared on her face - just slightly at the sight of her best friend - spencer reid.

“hey spence - it's been a while hasn't it?”

spencer picked his head up from his gaze at the case file in his hand - a smile written on his face.

“god m&m - look at you. it has been far too long.”

maggie moved and wrapped her arms around her best friend - squeezing tightly. tucking her face into his shoulder - hiding the smile she now wore.

“hard to believe i am finally here - strauss finally decided to pull me out of the woodwork.”

upon hearing the section chief clear her throat - the best friends pulled apart from their hug - smiles fading from their faces. erin looked between the two shaking her head - she was hoping that this would not cloud maggie’s judgement. erin had high hopes for the young hotchner - hopes to finally get rid of her father.

“lets get to milwaukee - shall we?”

the five boarded the jet - erin had chosen a seat on the opposite side of the jet away from the four agents - keeping an eye on them.

maggie grimaced as the plane took off - grabbing spencer’s hand being she sat at his side - despite being a frequent flyer - she hated flying. she watched the other two agents who were looking at her curiously.

“what? i don't like flying”

jj forced a nod before looking over maggie to erin - making a small face of discomfort. she knew this case was a test for the agents left with the bau meaning - spencer, derek and herself.

“from here - she almost looks human.”

spencer looked over at jj - moving hair out of his face when maggie finally let go of his hand. he was worried not only about hotch - but emily too. his face read it all.

“has anyone heard from emily”

maggie looked at her fellow agents as they chatted before - strauss came over to their table. the section chief made her uncomfortable - being she kept maggie on the wire about joining the bau - it was not only until her father was on suspension that she got the call. maggie turned her attention toward the briefing on the case - making a few comments here and there until the plane landed. once off the plane maggie heard erin call her over. she allowed herself to return to her emotionless static before going to the section chief.

“yes ma’am?”

erin eyed maggie with her eyebrow moving up in curiosity - taking note of the similarities between the unit chief that was her father.

“agent hotchner - i assume you know why you are here”

maggie forced herself to nod - hiding her micro expressions well. her eyes flickered away before back to her conversation - crossing her arms over chest - a habit she picked up from aaron.

“that i do ma’am. my father told me on the way today that he was transferring out of the bau. mother told me that i would be his perfect replacement - since we are practically the same person. with all due respect ma’am i don’t feel comfortable hiding the fact - that you want me to replace my father - to my team. they need to be able to trust me.”

erin watched maggie as she spoke - nodding as she made a good point - the team needed to be able to trust her much like they had with aaron.

“i agree with you - about needing them to trust you - but now is not the time. you and your team have a killer to catch. i am just here to supervise”

maggie let out a forced laugh - covering her mouth. it was the first bit of emotion she showed toward the section chief. her lips moved to an uncomfortable smile - as she looked at the other members of the team eying them - as if she was profiling them.

“i better get back to my team then ma’am”

erin watched maggie stalk away from her to the vehicle the team would be using - before maggie got into the passenger seat next to derek who was going to drive.

the ride to the crime scene was rather quiet as maggie felt all eyes on her - profilers what do you expect? she kept her eyes forward at the road calculating how this was gonna go down in her head, it could go one of two ways - either the team accepted her and became the new unit chief or - the case goes badly and strauss strips away her dream once more. once at the crime scene - maggie got out of the car and led the team.

“you - the fbi”

maggie’s eyes flicker to the one who spoke - profiling him before she was able to catch herself. it was hard to turn it off.

“maggie hotchner, derek morgan, spencer reid, jennifer jareua, and section chief strauss.

the detective looked at her cautiously - probably thinking what they all did about her - she is way too young to be an agent much like they did with spencer.

“vic wolnski, milwaukee pd.”

maggie glanced over at spencer as he spoke to the detective before erin’s voice broke her away from her thoughts.

“what can you tell us?”

vic talked about what was going on with the latest victim and the team - including maggie - made points. maggie’s eyes flickered over to jj as she pulled erin aside after erin criticized the detective. the brunette watched the interaction for a moment before directing her attention back to the scene in front of her. taking it all in - profiling what she could about the scene. breaking from her thoughts once more as she watched derek walk away from the scene - causing her personal cell to ping gently in the pocket of her dress. she knew better than to check the message - but her curiosity got the better of her. it was a message from her mother telling her she better do what she is supposed to do - for their family's sake. as much as maggie hated her mother - haley hotchner - she knew she was right.

once at the precinct - maggie followed vic - her stride matching with derek who was at her side. her mind spun with the words from erin and haley - making her forget why she was doing this in the first place. god she felt so helpless - it was pissing her off.

the team continued to decide the case getting nowhere - it had been like that for a while. jj realized that they could be looking at this the wrong way - changing the direction of the case. with this new direction - strauss had them deliver their profile of a troubled kid to the schools in the district. they had got some hits that fit their profile - still too much for the four agents to comb through in 12 hours. maggie laid her head on the table with a sigh. she had been awake for days - worry eating her alive. her head peeked up hearing her best friend alerting her to the presence of someone familiar.

“look who’s here”

maggie rubbed her tired eyes as she looked up - meeting eyes with both her father and an unfamiliar female who she guessed was emily prentiss. her heart skipped a beat as her eyes looking at the dark haired female that stood in front of her. maggie pushed herself up from the chair she was sitting in before smoothing down her black dress - it was a little bit different than the one she had on when she went into the office. she had changed because in her tired state - she was a klutz that spilled her coffee on herself. her dress was a little shorter - resting just above her knee - showing off her tanned legs paired with her black combat boots. she moved forward around the table - holding her hand out to emily.

“maggie hotchner - you must be emily prentiss - i have heard so much about you.”

emily’s eyes glanced at maggie looking her up and down. her breathing was caught in her throat - maggie made her question everything. her hand held maggie’s shaking it - trying to ignore the feeling of electricity she felt.

“you are right - i am emily prentiss. it is nice to finally meet you maggie.”

maggie also felt the electricity running up and down her arm - before she dropped her hand at her side. her heart was struggling to return to its normal beat as she moved back to her seat - to grab her coffee while taking a sip. from behind her coffee cup she looked at her father sighing gently. she knew this was going to be difficult - working with her father was always hard.

“lets get started”

the six of them worked mostly in silence - only making small comments here and there. maggie was wedged between emily and spencer with her father sitting opposite of her. she worked tirelessly, she was struggling to stay awake - the coffee was no longer doing anything for her. she had almost dozed off if it was not for her father’s voice.

“maggie - you should try to get some sleep”

maggie shook her head before standing up - moving to the coffee pot pouring herself another cup - she had to prove herself to strauss and her father.

“i will be fine - we are close - i know it. we have to be”

as time passed - they had an hour before the body was dumped - still little progress. only progress being they had eliminated some of the kids - none fitting what they looked for. they were too late as they got a call. a new body was found.

with the seven of them - they had to take two cars. maggie opted to drive one and her father the other. sitting in the driver seat she waited to see who would be joining her vehicle - not really in the mood to make the decision for them - but was excited to see spencer and emily walking toward her. emily got into the passenger seat - patting maggie on the shoulder - trying to give her comfort - whilst spencer climbed into the back seat. once the three were situated maggie pulled out of her parking spot following behind aaron and the officer leading the way. she had turned on her siren as winced as it blared in her ears - she was far too tired. she met spencer’s eyes for a moment, sighing.

“strauss wants me to replace my dad - as the unit chief. she thinks it is the best way to keep the team under control - to keep me under control.”

spencer made a face at the words of his best friend before he watched emily place a hand on maggie’s. maggie’s hand was squeezing the wheel so tightly - her knuckles were whitening. emily had touched her hand in such a calming fashion that her grip loosened.

“so that is why strauss has been so hard on you. you are capable of doing this unit chief job - if you truly want it but you have to be doing it for yourself - not for her. you will lose yourself if you don't.”

maggie felt a sigh escape her lips as she glanced over at emily briefly - she was getting far too emotional for her normal emotionless exterior. she could not force up her filter - even if she tried.

“i want to be just like him - doing great things - i just can't be him. my father is so good at this that it kills me. my mother is forcing me into this position - using my little brother - to get me to comply. strauss is threatening my almost nonexistent career - on this case. i can't fail - not when i fought to get this far.”

emily felt bad for the little hotchner sitting next to her - in the little black dress. her heart yearned to hold her once they arrived at the crime scene - but she just couldn't.

“you don't need to be like hotch to be good at this job - you don't need to put up this front with the team. we need you - to be you - to be able to lead us. yes, you can be a lot like him but you need to be yourself - not an empty shell. you have a great ability to lead - i have seen it thus far. you are pushing yourself too hard. when was the last time you slept - or even ate?”

maggie listened intently to emily’s words - unintentionally tightening her grip on the steering wheel again. she tried opening her mouth to speak but no words came out - she looked to her best friend in the backseat - through the rearview mirror. he was looking down at his watch - face lost in thought.

“m&m - she is right. this whole case you have been pushing yourself way too hard. i have not seen you eat something other than a few handfuls of m&ms - you had stowed away in your go bag. you look like you have not slept in days. hotch noticed it - we all noticed it. this case is your first - making this all consuming for you. you can't lead us - if you have not taken care of yourself first. emily - when we get back to the station - i need you to help me make sure she eats something - some real food. i can handle strauss and hotch - she needs to step away for a moment.”

emily nodded once toward the genius - knowing full heartedly that he had profiled the situation. he could read them both well - he saw their crushes. she also knew that - he was worried about maggie - his best friend. she remembered hearing all about maggie from him - it was part of the reason she loved maggie already.

“i will take good care of her reid - i promise.”

maggie sucked in a deep breath - she was going to be alone with emily. she did not know how to feel about the situation - it caused her to worry. she forced her attention on the road - until they arrived at the scene.

the three got out of the car and met with the others. maggie hung towards the back taking in the scene - trying to profile it. it was different than the other one they had been to - she glanced up meeting eyes with derek - who jogged over to her

“hey puppy”

maggie blinked confused - before subconsciously tilting her head to the side - like a puppy. she knew derek used nicknames for people but for some reason - her mind could not process hers.

“puppy?”

derek chuckled slightly - before scratching the back of his head. he questioned the nickname he had chosen for the younger hotchner - he needed someone though.

“yea sorry - your head tilt reminds me of a puppy. calling you hotchner or even maggie did not seem - fitting. i can call you one of those if puppy makes you uncomfortable. i just wanted to give you a nickname - make you feel a part of the team.”

a small smile tugged at the edge of maggie’s lip - now that she understood the nickname. her heart warmed at the fact that derek wanted to make her feel like she was a part of the team - even if it was just for a little bit. she trusted him enough - just like spencer and emily - to show a small bit of emotion.

“no need to change it - i like it. the head tilt is something i do subconsciously - normally when i am processing things. i touched by the fact that you wanted to give me a nickname. anything with the scene to point us in the right direction?”

derek smiled at maggie - glad she liked her nickname. he gave a small nod before letting her know what they found out. he knew that something was up - just by the way maggie had been acting since hotch arrived - the hotchners had bumped heads a lot trying to lead the team. maybe he had read too much into it - but he figured that maggie was supposed to be hotch’s replacement if his transfer happened.

“are you okay though - puppy?”

maggie felt her head shake before she could stop it - she was too tired to fight it. the movement made her dizzy - causing her to grip derek’s arm tightly - in her little hand - for support.

“no”

derek watched maggie carefully - and worriedly. he had placed his hand over hers - trying to steady her. his eyes glanced over to spencer and emily - hoping they knew what was going on. he had a feeling that he knew what was going on - it had to do with maggie’s lack of eating. he did not know why she had not eaten with the rest of the team when they had ordered food - maybe it had to do with why she was so small.

when spencer’s eyes met derek’s worried gaze - he nudged emily gently. his heart hurt seeing his best friend like this - he was the only one that knew about it. maggie had a habit of not eating - to the point it would cause her to black out - eating made her sick. he knew at point he was going to have to explain what he knew to not only emily - but hotch as well. today was not that day.

“you need to take her to get that food - now. i will handle things from this end. please take care of my best friend.”

emily listened to spencer’s whispered words before nodding at him. she knew if that situation had been different - spencer would be taking maggie to get food but she knew the team needed their residential genius.

“i will take good care of her. we will be back - in time to catch this bastard.”

spencer nodded as he watched emily walked over to maggie - taking her from derek. he took a deep breath as emily got maggie in the car. he met eyes with derek again - mentally noting another he would have to tell about maggie - since he saw how worried derek was for their new possible unit chief.

maggie grumbled under her breath as she watched emily buckle her in the passenger seat of the suv. she hated being treated like a child - even when it was needed. she was far too tired to fight emily - her mind was way too fuzzy to care. she watched emily walk over the driver's side before the older woman got into the seat. maggie allowed her gaze to stay on emily - a little too long to be considered professional - but long enough to show her crush. again - too tired to care - she reached and touched emily’s hand - wanting to feel the electricity again.

“is it too soon to consider this a date - em?”

emily looked over at the little hotchner next to her - who seemed to be fighting to stay awake. she held her hand - as she pulled away from the crime scene - heading to the closest diner. when she looked back at maggie - she was already asleep. a small smile found its way to emily’s lips.

“not too soon sweetheart - not too soon at all”

maggie was asleep but still heard emily’s words before she finally allowed herself to rest. she only woke up - once at the diner - acting like she had not heard emily’s words - but deep down she knew. she knew the feelings she had for emily were mutual - emily loved her too.

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