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Two days after the last case we got the call from Garcia to come in. we all sat in the conference room waiting for Spencer who somehow was late.
"Hey, you ok?" Emily asked once we saw him rush into the room
"Yeah why?" he asked
"You're never late" Derek told him
"have we started the briefing yet?" Spencer then asked
"Just about to" I added
"Then I'm not late" he shrugs, which made me roll my eyes
"Oh. Yeah. Attention, intrepid BAU adventurers. The land of Bermuda shorts, white leisure suits, requests your presence" Garcia then said
"Vegas?" Rossi asked
"Arizona" Derek said
"Palm springs" Emily then said
"Let it be Florida, please let it be Florida" I said crossing my fingers
"Please" Hotch then said which made us shut up
"The brunette is right. Miami has 3 victims with" She started but shudders before going on "Shells in the eyes and mouth"
"Don't see that in Miami" Rossi said
"And the third victim was found with" Garcia went to go on when Morgan cut In
"A decapitated cat"
"Considering the fact that the homeless victim was found in the ally he lived in, all of them were essentially killed in their homes" I added
"Wheels up in 15" Hotch said before leaving the room.
before I left the room, I looked down to see a message on my phone
Miami huh? see you there darling x
my heart dropped. I've been having these throughout the past few weeks, nothing really comes from it, but sometimes it does get to me, I jumped when I felt a tap on my shoulder
"Ready?" Derek asked
"Yeah, just give me a sec" I replied
"You good?" he then asked me putting a hand on my shoulder
"yeah, I just need a minute" I simply said taking a deep breath
"What happened Bella?"
"Nothing, we have to get on the plane" I answered, he sighed before saying
"Let's go then" he wrapped an arm over my shoulder leaving the room, once we got to the strip, I got side eyes from the girls seeing as Derek still had his arm around me.
"Comfortable there Bella?" Emily asked with a giggle, to which I flipped her off and got on the plane.
once we got to Miami and off the plane it was dark so Hotch told us to get some rest before we start in the morning. I was laying in bed in the room I was sharing with Emily and JJ. I tossed and turned before looking at my phone to see a message
Nice motel, honestly thought it would be better looking though, meet me outside.
Once I walked outside hoping to be met with my father. I was wrong. It was a goon of his.
"Three weeks, he'll come out for her" he said in a monotone voice before walking away into the night. I turned to lean against the wall only to be met with Emily.
"Who was that?" she asked
"Uh a friend of my mom" I lied back to her
"Cut the crap Bella, I know who that was" She said, I went to defend myself when she stopped me
"I thought you were my friend, is that why you came here? To get me" she went on
"NO!" I shouted
"I lost my brother ok, I spent months trying to find him, only to see pictures of him dead, my dad told me he was alive. I want to find my brother, that's why I'm here" I added
"Your dad?" She questioned. Crap
"Ian's your father?" she asked again
"Was it not obvious to you?" I asked her
"De loy? Doyle, I didn't know Ian had a daughter" she realised
"There's a lot of things you don't know" I said going to walk away, Emily grabbed my wrist to stop me
"How did you know about me?" she asked
"I didn't" I lied, she gave me a look which showed she wasn't buying anything, I sighed before letting out
"My dad told me he was with someone called Lauren Reynolds, and I was Happy that he finally moved on from my mom and my brothers mother, he showed me a picture of you, I only found out you were her after we met in New York, its just a coincidence that Hotch offered me a job.
"We don't talk about this, especially to the team, they don't need to know" Emily told me
"Can you just tell me one thing?" I asked her
"What?"
"Does he have a good life, people who love him?"
"He does" she assured me "Don't talk to me unless it's work, you were my friend and I trusted you" She said before walking away
"Do you think I had a choice in this" I shouted to her
She turned. "There's always a choice" she simply said before going inside
"Not if your me" I muttered, feeling a tear slip down my face, I made my way inside towards the room when I hesitated when my hand touched the handle. Stepping away I turned down the corridor, found the room and knocked. The door creaked open to reveal a tired looking shirtless Derek, I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as he said
"What are you doing here buttercup?" he smirked, I rolled my eyes and replied
"Uh do you mind if I stay here tonight, I'll sleep on the floor" in a pleading voice. He opened the door more for me to walk in.
"You good?" he asked
"Yeah fine" I lied; I seem to be doing that a lot lately
"If your fine why are you here and not in your room with the girls?" he asked while crossing his arms over his chest
"Fine you caught me" I sighed with a small smile, Derek moved to the bed sitting down and patting the spot next to him which I took.
"I thought I lost my brother a while ago, I thought my dad's ex killed him, I saw pictures of him lying on the ground, and it was when I joined the BAU I found out he was alive and now I have no way of finding him and my dad wants me to" I let out a shaky breath
"You know Garcia could try and find him" he said moving closer to me and wrap his arm around me to bring me to his chest.
"I know, but I honestly doubt he'd remember me, plus I know that whoever he's with, he's safe and happy" I said in a small voice barely above a whisper.
I got out of his embrace and picked up two pillows from the bed
"What are you doing?" he asked
"Sleeping on the floor, that's why I came here
"Pump your breaks, put the pillows down and come sleep in the bed" he said getting in himself
"Der- "he cut me off
"End of discussion get in" he said picking the blanket up for me. I got in and went to turn away from him when Derek turned me around and wrapped his arms around me.
"You know I'm always gonna be here Bell, I'm not leaving" He whispered, which made me smile and snuggle into his chest.
The next morning when we got to the station the tension the room could've been cut with a knife, between me and Emily.
Our profile was that the unsub was a lone male, that there is no evidence to suggest more then one unsub. That he's probably young late teens to early 20s behaviourally which meant that if he spent time in jail that he never lost that age in his mind, and that he's highly intelligent in his planning and is organized, but then turns impulsive when it comes to the execution.
We were going into the house where the unsub was when Hotch stopped me.
"What's going on with you?" he asked
"Nothing, we have stuff to do Hotch" I told him, to which he gave me a look
"FBI!" Morgan shouted
"FBI!" I repeated, once we got into the house, we found the victim laying on the floor while the unsub was holding a syringe.
"You have the right to remain silent. Use it" Morgan said as he cuffs him and pulls him onto his feet. I rushed towards the victim and shouted for a medic
"Do you think he'll come see me in jail?" The unsub asked
"Who?"
"My father. He'll hear about this, right? I'll be pretty famous" the unsub smiled
"Oh, he's gonna hear about it all right" Derek said pushing him out of the room.
We were all on the plane on the way back, Derek sat next to me when Hotch walked over
"What's going on with you and Prentiss Bella?" He asked again.
"Nothing Ok, stop trying to get in my business" I told him looking back down to the file in my hand
"You know I can't have two of my agents fighting right?" he said
"I get that, maybe you should talk to her, because to me I haven't done anything" I lied back to him, Hotch got up with a sigh and walked back to his seat.
I was trying to get my paperwork out the way when Derek placed a hand on mine.
"Stop it, write anymore and your gonna rip that paper Bell" he told me. I took a deep breath before laying my head on his shoulder.
"I need a break from all this." I told him
"How about dinner?" he then asked
"What?" I said confused
"Dinner, my place once we get off" He said giving me a smile, I was quiet for a moment before answering with a smile
"You know what sure"
We fell onto the couch when we arrived back in Quantico after getting some food. I was so ready for bed.
"Tired De loy?" he asked me. I internally cringed. Should I tell him? I should, right?
"Derek" I started
"Yeah" he said
"I-never mind" I backed down; I can't do it not now. I looked down to my hands in my lap when Derek's hand grabbed my chin and made me look at him
"What's up?" he asked, screw it.
"I haven't told you the full truth about me" I went on taking a deep breath "My dad isn't really a good gu-" he cut me off
"I already know that ell"
"Please let me finish" I said quietly
"he's not a good guy so I went by another name when I joined the FBI, my last name isn't De loy it's Doyle" I said looking straight at him
"Why didn't you tell me before?" He asked
"I don't know, I was scared of what he might do to me, you saw my apartment, I don't want that to happen again, but I know I can't lie to you anymore" I told him feeling tears well up in my eyes
"You know, no matter who you are I'll love you either way" he told me. What. Did. He. Just. Say.
"Yo-you-y-you lov- love me?" I stuttered out, he let out a small laugh
"I guess I do, I never thought I'd say it out loud, but I do."
"I love you too Derek" I told him, he started to lean in, and I met him in the middle feeling our lips connect. It felt like fireworks went off, I've never felt like this with anyone before. When he pulled away, he gave me a smile before pulling me into a hug
"I guess I shouldn't ask you to be my girlfriend since I know the answer already" he said with his signature smirk
"I guess so" I said pecking his lips before getting up
"Where are you going" he asked
"To get the food duh" I laughed going into the kitchen hearing him laugh to himself in the living room.