Reid’s P.O.V

It was Garcia and Morgan’s first day back at work and the excitement was overwhelming, there were photos presents hugs being exchanged throughout the entire bullpen. Within the first 5 minutes of being in the bull pen Garcia had managed to embarrass herself in front of Blake. I couldn’t contain my giggles when she turned around to see Alex Blake (whom she had been talking about) standing right behind her.

Everything seemed normal until Strauss came into the bullpen. “Alex Stedler, agent Rossi my office now,”

Strauss never calls David and Alex to her office at the same time it must have been something important because they spent almost an hour there.

Strauss’ P.O.V

 I felt terrible. One of the only people David was certain he loved was about to be taken from him. Neither of us were certain if what we had was love or if it was just some fling we would get over it in a month or so. Hennery Stedler sat in my office awaiting the arrival of his daughter whom of which he hadn’t seen 15 years. Alex and David had no idea of what would happen once they entered my office; quite frankly neither did I. would David hate me for allowing this man into my office, for allowing him to take Alex? I certainly hoped he wouldn’t.

They entered my office and David’s eyes immediately narrowed as he glared at Mr. Stedler.

“Hello David, long time, no see,” Hennery greeted him sarcastically

“that was your fault Hennery,” Dave sneered

“Alex, agent Rossi this is Hennery Stedler he has a few loose ends he wishes to tie up today,” I introduced everybody.

“Hennery Stedler? That is my queue to leave,” Alex turned to leave.

“Alexandra? You’ve grown up a lot you look just like your mother,” hennery called to her and she turned around, “how is she?”

Alex snapped she started yelling at him, “she is dead, she was murdered when I was 5 years old, on my birthday to be exact that was 13 years ago, maybe if you kept in contact like you promised you would you would know this, I went 15 years without 1 phone call, 1 letter, 1 email, or even a text message from you and now you’re here to ruin my life, thanks a lot,” 

“lex,  it didn’t work between your mother and I, I wanted to come back as soon as I left but I was scared so I tried to move on, not a day passed where I didn’t think of you,”

“oh bullshit, the authorities contacted you, they tried to give me back a father but when that didn’t work they sent me to live with David and FYI only my family call me lex.”

“Alex, don’t you think you are being a little harsh, he is your dad after all,” I stepped in to stop the argument

“no he is my father, there is a big difference,” she spat at me.

“What difference,”

“a dad raises the child, a father just the reason the child is born, David is my dad, as he is Josie’s,”

“who the hell is Josie?

“Josie is my sister and I have a daughter named Anastasia,”

“a daughter, you let her get pregnant yet she calls you her dad,”

“ I was raped you idiot,”

“that’s enough Alex wait in the hall,”  david spat

“you cant talk to her like that your not her father,”

“ yeah but I have been there for her all her life while you have been getting married and divorced and then married again, how many step kids do you have now twenty? Thirty?”

“You can talk about divorce, David-3 ex wives- Rossi,”

Alex stormed out and stood with her back to the window as Hennery Stedler pulled out custody forms from his brief case. “These are signed forms about the custody of Alex, you will find all of the needed signatures, her custody belongs to me, and you are unfit to look after her,” he handed the forms to David

“what about Josie and Anastasia, are you going to take them away from me as well,” David sighed and read over the forms.

“ I have no desire to meet them Alex is my daughter,”

“Anastasia is your granddaughter,”

“rape is a sin and no child should ever be brought into the world, I would rather the sin of abortion then the sin of a child produced by rape,” he was quite stubborn, “She has until the end of the week to pack and say goodbye, then she will move to Chicago to live with my wife and family,”

“Chicago! She is not moving 800 miles away from her friends and family,”

“you have no further say in this David,”

Hennery Stedler left my office, and David turned on me “how could you do this Erin? She is some of the only family I have left,”

“I have been fighting this for months Dave, ever since the bank robbery, he has been getting help from the senator, you and I both know that he does not like this team especially not Alex,”

he stormed out and I heard Alex ask “how long do I have?”

Alex’s P.O.V

By the end of the week I will be living in Chicago. I couldn’t believe it I would have to give up my internship, say goodbye to Jay, Morgan, Garcia, Reid, JJ, Hotch, and Blake, but worst of all I would have to say goodbye to David, Josie and Anastasia. All I knew is that I would be stuck there for just under four months. In three months and 24 days I would be turning 18 so I didn’t have to listen to what my father said I would be able to move back to DC and continue my internship.  Saying goodbye to the team was the hardest because they were not only my friends but they were my family.

“He can’t force you to move, can he?”

“He is not allowed to this is illegal he hasn’t even spoken to you in 15 years,”

“there is no way that this is better for you, he doesn’t even know half the stuff you’ve been through,”

I hated leaving them.  They were my family, but today was my last day at the BAU I still had another year on my internship, before I went to college to get my degree in sociology and psychology. I still hadn’t even thought about which college I wanted to go to Dave suggested I go to Harvard because it was top of the range in the country but personally I wanted to go somewhere where I could be close to the people I care about especially Josie and there was no way I was going to go to a collage anywhere near my father. By the time I got to jays my thoughts were swirling and I couldn’t keep the tears in.

Saying goodbye to Jay was extremely hard. I had tears streaming down my face before I even explained why I was upset.  The hardest thing about the entire situation was he was completely fine about one about the entire situation, he didn't get upset, he didn't get angry at my father, he didn't do anything except hold me close and allow me to cry into his chest.

"I never thought we would have to say goodbye,” I whimpered

"Goodbye?" He asked

"I won't be in DC for at least 3 months and 26 days,"

"Than I will wait those three, months and 26 days, counting them down until I get to hold you again,"

"I don't think I could go that long without speaking to you,"

He reached into the pocket of my shorts and pulled out my phone, " what about this magical portal that allows you to connect to people in other states," he joked, "there is also a magical network called the Internet that also allows you to connect to people across the world,"

"I thought long distance relationships never work,"

"Blake's husband goes away for six months at a time and he goes twice a year there relationship is still close,"

"Yeah but,"

"No more buts if you are that worried I will promise to call you every night unless you tell me otherwise and I will visit you every weekend I can,"  he smiled, "and hey you can always come back for two weeks for Josie's birthday,"

"I doubt that will happen but thanks,"

"Thanks for what,"

"Convincing me that this wasn't our last kiss,”

I leant forward and kissed my lips to his, he kissed back passionately I don't know how long this lasted for but my phone rang separating us I was lying on top of him now, and my shirt was bunched up around my chest exposing the white flesh underneath.

 "Dam it," I muttered as the caller ID told me it was Dave calling "Yellow,"  I answered

"Alex, have you said goodbye to Jay yet?"  he asked quickly

"Yeah, I guess,"

"Well Josie is wondering why your suitcase is out and I figured it would be best if you told her,"

"Can't she wait,"

"Alex..."

"Fine, I'm just about to leave Jay's  now,"

"See you when you get home,"

I stood and straightened my shirt. Jay pulled me back onto the couch but I slipped of the edge and slumped onto the ground with an "ouch,"

"Sorry,"

"It's ok,"  I rested my head against the cushions of the couch with my eyes closed, "more goodbyes to make,"

"Who have you said goodbye to so far,"

" just you and the team I don't know how to tell Josie,"

"Well, you do have to the end of the week,"

"What, 3 days? That's a great amount of time, and I wanted to spend it with you,"

"Well I get along with both David and Josie so how about we spend those three days together,"

"That sound nice,"

"Come on, I'll drive you home,"

"But my car is outside,"

"So I can drive your car, can't I?"

I smiled as he effortlessly helped me to my feet. I explained to Josie what had happened at work and she burst into tears, “you’re not leaving, I won’t let you,” she demanded, “I’ll … I’ll … I’ll hold you hostage, whatever it takes for you to stay,”

“Jose,” I sighed, “it doesn’t work like that, believe me I wish it did.”

I pulled her into a hug and sat like that for a while. “How long will you be gone for?”

“3 months and 26 days, but I will come back for you birthday I promise,”

“that’s stupid you’ve graduated , you have a perfectly good job, a family, a boyfriend all of that is here in DC not in CHICAGO,”

“I know Josie, I don’t want to move, that’s why I’m coming back as soon as I turn 18,”

she turned on David “how could you just let her go isn’t there like some sort of custody battle you can go through to keep her here,”

“  if there was I would fight but I only found out about it this morning, the least Erin could of done was told us,”

“you can’t blame her Dave,”

“since when have you ever defended her,”

Within the next few days I was packed and my father came and picked me up from the house David opened the door and my father slipped inside, “did I invite you in,”

“no but this is the house my daughter has been living in I would like to see it,”

“I warn you, there are five other legally armed agents in this house I suggest you don’t press my buttons,”

“Alex isn’t an agent so I would like to see these five agents,”

I was watching from the top of the stairs and as I watched Reid Morgan Hotch Blake and JJ all entered the room, “may I introduce you to supervisory special agents Hotchner, Morgan, Jareau doctor Reid and doctor Blake,” all of them made no attempt to hide their guns and they all held their badges open like some type of scene out of a crime show.

“I won’t bother you for long I simply wish to take my daughter and leave,” my father choked staring at Hotch and Morgan “Alex are you ready,”

“only my friends and family call me Alex you are neither,”

“I’m your dad,”

“you’re my father, pretty big, difference,”

The car ride to Chicago was excruciatingly long and to make it even worse my father tried to ‘get to know me,’ but I just answered with ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ ‘blue,’ ‘yes,’ jay,’ ‘15 years,’  he was lucky if my answer had more than two words in it. The only time he actually caught my attention was when he mentioned the south side of Chicago where he lived was mostly African American society. The neighborhood where Morgan grew up the same area where Fran Sarah and Desiree still lived at least there was somebody I could actually go and talk to without having that feeling of hatred I felt for my father.

“I have a few rules in my house, Alex; I thought you should know them before we arrived. No provocative clothing or revealing clothing. No excessive make up, no piercings I set of earrings are acceptable, no hair dies, no internet in the bedroom, and no I repeat no phones so you may as well hand it over now,” he indicated the phone in my hand.

“I can’t make calls on this its broken I only have it for music, my real phone is in my bag,” I lied but the truth is my work phone is in my bag and the phone I had my music coming from was working perfectly fine

“well give it to me when we get there,”

“fine,”

We arrived at the house. It was massive for just 1 or two people, what am I kidding it was lucky to be bigger than jay’s house which had people sharing rooms but I guess that’s what is expected when you have 5 kids.

I walked inside and was greeted by 5 cheerful faces. “Umm… hi,” I said

“Alex, this is my wife Kelsey, my step daughter Lidia my stepson Sean my daughter Matilda and my son Elliot,”

“great stepsiblings,”

“you don’t sound all too pleased,” laughed the oldest girl.

“Lidia,” warned her mother.

“I’ll show you to your room,” said my father picking up my suitcase. He led me up the stairs to a small room that had been decorated with pictures of friends the room had two single beds and a small desk with a lamp and a notebook. “I know it’s not much compared to the house you lived in but its all we got,”

“you mind if I have a shower do you?”

“ yeah sure the bathroom is down the hall I will get you some towels.”

 He left the room and came back moments later with fresh towels; he pointed me to the bathroom. I let the warm water run over my body, I now had two half sisters and a half brother I also had a step sister and step brother. My family had almost doubled in size in a matter of minutes. I returned to the room and found my stepsister sitting on one of the beds. “before you tell me to get out I will just mention that I pulled the short straw and we have to bunk together,”

“I wasn’t going to tell you to get out, I mean the two beds kind of gave it away,”

“yeah I guess, I can’t wait to go to college, to get away from here, away from my idiotic stepfather, no offense,”

“none taken, which college are you planning on going to,”

“one as far away from Chicago as I can get,”

“same here,”

“I thought you had some like internship or something that meant you could bi-pass college,”

“I had an internship with the FBI it meant I skipped the academy, but to be in the unit I want to be I have to have a college degree in psychology but I might also do a degree in sociology and linguistics.”

“Sounds like a lot of work,”

“what about you what do you want to do after college?”

“I was considering becoming a vet or a doctor before we did a dissection in bio-chem.”  She sighed, “but now I am considering becoming an author or a journalist,”

“who’s your favorite author, at the moment,”

“this is going to sound pretty pathetic to you, but David Rossi,”

“he does capture the scenes pretty well, most people think those ideas are fiction but most of them come from cases he has worked,”

“really?”

“yeah like his most recent one it isn’t published yet but it is all about one of our cases I won’t say what it is about because it will ruin it and as a book lover I hate it when people ruin books,”

“you seem to really hate it here,” she added

“its been 15 years since my father left my mother died two years later and then when he called me about six months ago he said say hi to your mother for me,”

“wow, so I’m guessing you can’t wait to leave,”

“the day I turn 18 I am moving back to DC,”

“how long do you have,”

“three months and 23 days,”