Hey guys, SSACalliope-Prentiss here,

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Alex Blake is the newest member of the BAU. She never really felt like she fit in as she was filling another woman's shoes. A woman who every team member loved and adored.

"Alex," JJ greeted as Alex walked into her office. She had a small smile that didn't manage to reach her eyes. Emily was JJ's best friend and she never got over the fact that she had left.

"Hey JJ," Alex closed the door and returned her small smile "Got any cases today?"

"Nope," she replied with a sigh "Got anything in your life we can talk about?"

Alex laughed a little "Right, cause everyone in the BAU have great personal lives," she rolled her eyes realizing something "With the exception of you,"

JJ genuinely smiled at the comment but it faded "Will's been acting strange lately, I think he's cheating," she furrowed her eyebrows, not knowing whether to be angry or upset.

Alex's eyes widened a fraction "Are you okay?" concern clear on her face.

"Not really, everything is just falling apart," JJ said "I mean, Emily left, the whole team is depressed, even Strauss misses her, and to top it off, Will is a whore,"

"You wanna talk about her?" Alex asked.

JJ looked at her for a moment then took out her phone. She showed her a photo of herself, Emily, Ashley and Penelope. They were out at a bar for ladies night.

"She didn't even want to come, she loved coming out to girls night but it was just after a case, family anialations, brought back some bad memories for her," JJ explained "But we dragged her out anyway, to make her forget the bad memories and make some new ones,"

Alex knew something bad happened to Emily Prentiss but she didn't want to pry.

"She had forgotten all about the case, thanks to Pen, for bringing up Hotch, she rolled her eyes so many times I lost count," JJ laughed a little. Alex smiled at that "She was the most bad-ass, awesome, caring, loving person you'd ever meet," she flicked the photo across to Henry on Emily's back. They were running around and Henry was giggling like crazy "She was great with kids, they trusted her, she had that affect,"

Alex smiled and nodded "I heard she was a spy and adopted a kid after his family died," Alex started "I think I wanna have sex with this woman,"

JJ laughed genuinely for the first time in a while "I'll admit, if I were gay, I'd go for her,"

This time they were both laughing when they heard a knock on the door, stopping them.

"Come in," JJ said, still smiling.

In came Hotch looking depressed as he had for the past three months Emily had been gone "It's time," he said.

"What? No," JJ shook her head "We're not ready,"

"JJ, I can't do this any longer," he said "I've tried all I can but I just can't"

JJ looked at him for a moment, "Wait a week, I'll see what I can do,"

Hotch nodded once before closing the door behind him and walking back to Strauss to buy them more time.

"May I ask?" Alex asked softly.

JJ sighed "Brass wants to fill Emily's position,"

"I thought I was that position," Alex was a little confused.

"You're not filling her position, you're a different area of expertise and we were going to hire you anyway, Emily leaving was just a coincidence," JJ explained.

"Okay," Alex nodded slowly "So, let's get your agent back then,"

Alex was thinking. Trying to figure out what to do. She saw the empty desk next to her, one that was once occupied by the one and only Emily Prentiss. No one was allowed to sit there, no one was allowed to touch it. If they leant on it, they would have to face the wrath of every single BAU member, even Hotch. Emily was special to them, nothing and no one could change that.

She was about to head home for the night when something sparked in her mind, She walked up to Hotch's office, knowing he'd still be there, and knocked on it three times. She entered after she head the usual 'come in'.

"Hotch," she greeted as he looked up from his file "I need a few personal days,"

"May I ask why?" he asked putting his pen down and furrowing his eyebrows.

"Sure, you can ask, but I doubt you'll get an answer," she replied with a shrug.

Hotch smiled "That's something Emily would say," his smile faded at the thought of losing her once again "Sure, you can have a few days, just...I don't want to know," he said shaking his head, making her smile.

JJ walked into her house and shut the door quietly, making sure not to disturb Henry. She chucked her coat and bag on the kitchen stool and sighed inaudibly.

"Hey JJ," Will greeted her quietly as he walked into the kitchen.

"Hey," she reply halfheartedly "When did you get home?"

He looked at the clock and saw it was 11:30 PM, "I had paperwork to do, so about three hours ago,"

JJ raised her eyebrows briefly and nodded, not wanting to deal with it tonight. She knew what was going on, she just didn't have the energy to fight it.

"JJ, are you alright?" Will asked.

"Just peachy," she dragged out the word 'just' and shook her head as she walked into the bedroom.

"Are you going to talk to me?" he asked following her.

She rolled her eyes and turned so she could face him "No, I'm not," she spat back bitterly "Because I don't have the patience or the energy to deal with your lies right now," Will looked shocked and hurt at the same time "I want my best friend back, I want to have a reason to go to work in the morning, I want to be able to see her smiling face every day, because it always cheered me up, I want to hear her jokes and remarks that made our day, because some cases get so bad we wonder why we do this job in the first place! I want Hotch back to his normal self, I want the team to come out of their cave, and I want to be able to smile again, to not be depressed every second of every day, and I want a husband who doesn't cheat on his wife!" her voiced was raised by the end of the rant and she stormed out the front door, grabbing her go-bag, purse and coat on the way.

First chapter done, I know it's really short but I wanted to make it to the point and I didn't want to drag it out.

By the way, I don't own CM...sorry ;D

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