[Criminal Minds] The Waiting Behind

What appeared in front of Michelle's eyes was a small long box.The surface of the box is very ordinary, there is no fancy wrapping paper, and there is no exquisite flower decoration.

Just like a normal jewelry box.

This guess was confirmed when Hotch opened the lid of the box.Inside, lay a necklace quietly.

It is not a dazzling diamond, nor a brilliant crystal, but a very low-key necklace.

Probably platinum, Michelle thought.Sweet emotions rushed towards her, and Hotch's romantic behavior from time to time always made her feel deeply loved by him.

Although, that's not the case.

And when Hotch walked up to him holding the chain, and Michelle saw it clearly, the sweet joy was even greater.

"Aaron, I love it so much, how do you know I like something so delicate,"

The necklace itself is nothing special, but it is also Michelle's favorite thin chain, she has always liked small and delicate things.

What wowed her was the pendant in the middle.

It was a particularly exquisite starfish, perfectly cut and polished, making it almost impossible to see the traces of patchwork, just like it was originally such a shape.The three-dimensional carving makes the starfish itself seem more dynamic.Between the flow of light, it seems to want to see the starfish moving.

Michelle instantly felt as if she had returned to the beach, and the relaxed and comfortable mood seemed to come back with the sea breeze blowing on her face.

Hotch didn't answer, just stood there with a smile in his eyes. Michelle knew that the question she blurted out was a bit silly. For this senior agent of the BAU, what could be easier than guessing the mind of a loved one?

Michelle tried her best to suppress the corner of her grinning mouth, feeling warm and sweet inside, she couldn't help standing on tiptoe and kissing the corner of Hotch's mouth lightly.

"Thank you, Aaron, I love it!"

Even if the girl didn't say this, Hotch could see her unconcealably happy and shy expression.Feeling the joyful atmosphere surrounding Michelle, Hotch felt his emotions were contagious, and stepped forward to hug the girl gently, just enough to see the top of her head.

He stretched out his hand from behind and held the girl's hand, because it was a little long exposed outdoors, her hand looked a little cold. Hotch couldn't help but squeezed it hard, as if he wanted to pass his warmth over.

Holding hands big and small looks so harmonious.

Michelle felt her heart getting sweeter, and then she saw Hotch's hand leading her to flip over the back of the starfish pendant, "Look."

She leaned forward obediently, and saw that there seemed to be something engraved on the two horns of the starfish...

"Aaron & Michelle."

Michelle gently read the words engraved on one of the corners, her heart was filled with emotions.She couldn't describe those overturned sweet emotions, she could only feel Hotch's breath gently puffing on the top of her hair, and the sound of breathing slowly echoed in her ears, and the faint smell of man surrounded her, allowing herself to bear it. Can't stop sinking...

When she moved her gaze to another position, Michelle's eyes widened instantly. This is...

She watched as Hotch's hand took the necklace from her, slipped it gently around her neck, and put it on for herself.The movements are cautious, as if treating the treasures in the world with great care.

She couldn't help but look back at the man who was embracing her. The flirtatious man became romantic, almost drowning her in the ocean of sweetness.

Hotch still looked at her tenderly: "I just don't want what you have in you, only other men's things."

Feeling Hotch's eyes roll over my left hand, watching him raise his brow and smirk, it's damn sexy! Michelle went forward dumbfounded...

This black-bellied old man is so sullen when he's jealous.

But she was happy with it.

Michelle closed her eyes and kissed Hotch on this cold morning.All the love is contained in this deep kiss, lingering and tired, unwilling to part for a long time.

The pendant on the neck gleamed in the sun, and the back was exposed due to friction, and the small cursive characters shone in it;

—SHMILY.

The knock on the door interrupted Michelle who was talking on the phone.

She looked up and saw that it was Kelly in the store. Michelle made a gesture to Kelley to wait for a while, and told Hotch on the phone:

"Well, I see, you should pay attention to safety. Call me when the case is over."

After hanging up the phone, Michelle looked at Kelly who was waiting beside her.The young girl was looking narrowly at her boss, teasing, "It's so sweet! Just now Garcia from Quantico called to ask for food delivery. Didn't you say that only BAU's take delivery orders? I I came here to tell you."

Before Michelle could answer, Kelly laughed by herself, exaggerating her forehead with emotion, "The eagerness to meet up just after hanging up the phone, how long have you been in love! Make me, a loner, so envious!"

What answered her was a pillow thrown by Michelle in a fit of embarrassment.

Michelle held the takeaway bag in her hand, and bored with the gradually rising floors in the elevator.Seeing the temporary pass pinned to her chest, she couldn't help but think of the food delivery experience before.

It was a completely different mood that time than this time. Thinking of this, Michelle suddenly felt a little emotional, the world is so impermanent, how could I have thought that one day I would really have a sweet love life with Hotch!

Ding, the floor is here.

Michelle walked to Garcia's office door with ease and knocked on the door.

"Please come in." The voice seemed to be very depressed. Could it be that the case is very dark this time?

Michelle opened the door and went in, thinking about what Hotch said on the phone just now, they went to Bender this time.

Oh Oregon...really brings back terrible memories for her!

Clearing up her complicated thoughts, Michelle put the takeaway bag in front of Garcia's desk, only to find that it was the first time for this energetic girl to sit at the desk in such desperation, without holding her beloved pen or touching it. Touch her favorite computer.

"Penelope, are you okay?" Michelle grabbed a chair and sat down, looking at Garcia worriedly.

Garcia choked up and sniffed, turned her back, wiped her hands secretly, and then turned her head: "It's okay, I'll let you watch the joke."

"I thought we were friends." Michelle leaned forward, put her hand on top of Garcia's, and gently squeezed, "Tell me, what's wrong?"

Garcia couldn't help biting her lower lip, hesitated for a long time, and then made up her mind to speak, "Kevin applied for an overseas job, but he didn't tell me all this time, until he told me just now that he was about to enter the final round of interviews." .”

"He wants to break up?" Michelle asked in surprise, she always felt that Kevin really liked Garcia.She has almost forgotten the plot of the original sentence, except for the most important ones.But in her impression, they seemed to have broken up in the end, could it be this time?

Garcia shook his head, "He didn't want to, he even invited me to go with him, saying that the other party was short of people..."

Michelle heard Garcia's voice getting smaller and smaller, and knew that this girl was actually not willing to leave BAU, which was like home, let alone that there was a family like her here.

After thinking for a while, Michelle spoke cautiously:

"So, are you depressed that you might or will have to break up?"

"No!" Garcia waved his arms excitedly, "I'm angry because he didn't include me in his future consideration plan!" Her voice slowly dropped from sharp, and the disappointment and frustration in her voice were clear, " You see, when he went to the interview, he didn't even want to tell me. It wasn't because he didn't think about me or because of something, he told me now just to explain before breaking up!"

At the end, Garcia became excited again, and couldn't help standing up from the chair, walking back and forth non-stop.

In the small room, only the knocking sound of high heels touching the ground, and her non-stop muttering:

"Yes! That's what he thought, and he didn't think about my thoughts at all."

"However, he came to invite me to go with him today, isn't it because he didn't make sure that there was no need to say anything before, so he came to ask my opinion now."

"No, no, no, you can't be fooled by the man's sweet words. He knew that I didn't want to leave BAU, so he asked on purpose."

……

Michelle helplessly watched Garcia pacing back and forth in front of her eyes, the swaying figure and endless chatter made her feel dizzy.

Almost when Michelle was about to stop, the voice of the phone rang to her rescue:

"Garcia, I need your help looking something up."

Reid's voice?

Michelle didn't bother Garcia, who immediately went to work, and watched her fly with all ten fingers, and almost immediately reported the vehicle models of the victims that Reid asked to know, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Hackers are really a terrible type of people in this world.Offend anyone, and don't offend them.

And this, when she stared dumbfounded at Garcia's next move, became even more determined.

She actually hacked into the National Security Agency's project database!

Michelle felt like she was going to faint, "Won't you get caught doing something like this, Penelope?"

Who knew that this always brave and fearless technical nerd lady didn't care at all, but was busy overcoming the firewall set up by the other party:

"I was wanted by the FBI before! Otherwise, why do you think I'm sitting here..."

Garcia pressed the last button vigorously, "Okay, it's done!"

Michelle watched Garcia fold her hands and stretched out comfortably, a bad premonition suddenly came to her mind, "What... it's done?"

"I deliberately left a record. The conservative guys in the National Security Agency will definitely find out, and they will think of conspiracy theories far away. Then, the whole project must be either delayed or cancelled. Naturally, Kevin can't go."

Garcia turned the chair around, facing Michelle, happily took a sip from the coffee cup, "Oh, I'm hungry now, where's my takeaway?"

Michelle stretched out her hand feebly, watching Garcia exclaim like a girl, but her movements were not ladylike at all.She could only lower her head and mutter in a low voice:

"Having such a girlfriend, is Kevin lucky or unlucky..."

The author has something to say: continue the sweet route la la la!

Mensy man, wow, I really want to hug and take a bite!

Garcia is also super cute this episode lol

It's not marriage

I wrote that on purpose haha

PS: Everyone should know what SHMILY means~

see how much I love you

Thank you Secret for throwing a mine, long time no see~