<span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Welcome Back to the Team</span><br/>( A one on one between me and Rain )<br/><br/>It was a late autumn day in Quantico, Virgina.<br/><br/>The leaves were in their final stages of turning color. Jennifer Jareau was already wide awake by 7:00 am. The blond was making her coffee and reading the paper as she she sat at her table. JJ was the liaison for the BAU and she often tried to show up to work early to get things ready for the team. JJ got up and checked her coffee, it was almost done so she went to finish getting dressed. Jennifer had put on a blue blazer and pencil skirt. Under her blazer, she had on a white turtle neck blouse and a sapphire necklace her mother had given her a few years ago for her joining the BAU.<br/><br/>It was a wonderful gift since JJ loved the stone since it matched her eyes.<br/><br/>Once she was done getting dressed, she headed back out to her kitchen and poured herself some coffee and checked the time. It was now 7:12 am. She knew she had to leave for work in about five minutes or so. JJ headed back to her room and got her things and took them out to her car. She drove a silver simple Camry. Getting back inside, she turned off the lights, turned on her alarm system and headed out into the cool air. JJ locked up her house and walked to her car and got into the driver's seat. She put on her seatbelt and turned on the radio.<br/><br/>A light jazz played in the background and she smiled. It was a nice Monday morning so far. Halloween had just passed, which was her friend Spencer's favorite holiday. His quirks had always amused her. JJ started for work now, it wouldn't be too long, it usually took the woman 15 minutes with little to no traffic. And soon she could be seen pulling into the underground parking lot of the BAU FBI HQ. Jennifer parked and got out. She glanced around and saw Hotch getting out of his own car. "Morning Hotch." JJ smiled to him as they both headed over to the elevator.<br/><br/>"Good morning JJ." He said as he pressed the up button for them. "Strauss has given us an urgent case to take care of today, so we'll be taking it before anything else." Hotch told her as the elevator doors opened and the pair stepped inside and pressed the three button and were taken up to their floor. "Also, David Rossi is coming in today, I assume you and the team already knew he was replacing Gideon." He spoke as they headed out of the elevator. Hotch was a very curt person. He rarely smiled and he was the leader of the team. And even though he was strict, he did have a heart and that showed through in how passionate about work he was.<br/><br/>"I know sir." JJ smiled as she headed through the pen up to her own office which was by Gideon's empty one which she assumed Rossi would take.<br/><br/>"When everyone gets here, we can start." He said and went to his own office to wait for his old friend. JJ nodded and sat at her seat and went to replying to e mails. Outside of her window she could see Elle and Derek arriving around 7:45 am. JJ smiled and shrugged and went back to her work. Soon Reid wandered in and all who was left was Rossi. JJ got up and went into the pen and chatted with Spencer about Rossi. Spencer of course was very eager to work with such a man, as was everyone else. JJ was too of course, she never told anyone but she had a brief encounter with Rossi when she was in college.<br/><br/>He was the one who inspired her to apply to the FBI.<br/><br/>Even though Reid was excited, she could tell her friend was still rattled by the sudden retirement of his mentor, Gideon. But in their line of work, they had to move on. JJ glanced to Hotch's office and saw him on the phone with someone. She was also curious about the case that required their utmost attention. Either way, the team would get to see Rossi in action and that was an honor.