Chapter One

Supervisory Special Agent Finn Beckett walked into the BAU with her go-bag on one arm and her laptop on the other. She wasn't one to go anywhere without either of those things. Her friends found it hilarious. She found that it saved a lot of time when she had to be somewhere quickly. Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner saw her some through the door and headed straight over to her. He held his hand out and grasped hers firmly.

"Agent Beckett, it's good to see you again. How are you?"

"Eager to get to work sir." Finn looked over his shoulder and saw a row of people staring intently at me.

"Well in that case, let me introduce you to the team." He turned and approached the still staring people. Finn followed him. "We have SSA's Derek Morgan and Emily Prentiss, Dr Spencer Reid and I believe you already know our Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia."

Penelope smiled at Finn then reached over to hug her. She whispered something in her ear and Finn laughed. When Penelope finally let Finn go she shook hands with the other agents who all smiled at her, albeit apprehensively.

"Ah, yes and this is SSA Rossi."

Finn turned and smiled at the agent stood behind her. He didn't return her smile but did hold his hand out so she could shake it.

"Hotch, if I could have a word?"

"Of course Dave. Garcia would you please show Agent Beckett to her office and get her settled in? We'll meet in the conference room in thirty minutes."

While Garcia whisked Finn off to see how she had decorated her office for her friend, Rossi followed Hotch into his office. Hotch closed the door behind him as Rossi sat on the chair opposite his desk.

"What's on your mind Dave?" asked Hotch as he sat down in his own chair.

"Agent Beckett, what exactly do we know about her?"

"What do you mean? You've read her file."

"That's the problem exactly. Her file is the thinnest I've ever seen for an agent who has been with the bureau for as long as she has. The information in there is sketchy at best. She's been undercover for years and all that information is classified. We don't know how good she is at her job. We don't know how stable she is. I'm worried about taking her out in the field Hotch."

"Dave, believe me when I say that I shared your fears but I've spent some time with her going over her suitability for this role and I think she is a good candidate. I don't think there is anything for you to be worried about. Her expertise in the field has never been called into question. And besides which, her appointment has gone through Section Chief Strauss so she's here whether we like it or not."

"I just hope it doesn't come back to bite us at an inappropriate time."

Garcia was like a child in a candy shop while she was showing Finn what she had done to her office. Finn groaned inwardly when Garcia opened the door. Her office was festooned with cushions and throws and just about every kind of vampire bat Garcia could find. Finn loved vampire bats, especially cuddly versions but there were some things that were appropriate for work and some things that weren't. Still, her friend had done this to make her feel at home. She knew how nervous Finn was about starting this posting. Finn had wanted to be in the BAU since she started in the FBI and now, finally, the dream was coming true and that made her nervous.

"Do you like it?"

Garcia was stood in front of her practically bouncing on her heels with a huge smile on her face.

"Of course I do. It's perfect. Thank you."

Finn stepped forward and hugged her friend. They hadn't known each other long but they got along extremely well. Finn couldn't imagine a world without Penelope Garcia in it. Penelope picked up a cup from Finn's desk.

"I'll go and fill this with coffee for you while you get yourself settled in. I'll come back for you and take you into the conference room when we're ready."

"Thanks PG."

"You are more than welcome my lovely BFF."

Finn flopped into her chair and surveyed her office. It was pleasant enough and it had a sofa which would come in useful for all the late nights she had no doubt would be coming. She leant over and switched on her computer. Garcia had helpfully left her admin account details on a post it note on the screen. Finn logged on and put the post it in her wallet. She figured she'd forget what it was a couple of times before she got used to it and she couldn't go running to Penelope every time she had a problem.

Finn mentally ran through the list of the agents she had just met. She had read as much information on them as she could and knew most of it by heart. Aaron Hotchner, he was a unit chief with some problems behind him. Finn was surprised he had held onto his post for this long. Derek Morgan seemed outwardly tough and strong; a natural leader if ever she saw one. From everything Penelope had told her about him she felt as if she knew his life story although she had tried to not let Penelope's opinions of her new colleagues cloud her own judgement. Emily Prentiss seemed nice enough; a little caged but she was a woman so Finn knew that they would have a natural empathy with each other. Spencer Reid was so obviously a genius with a lack of certain common sense qualities. He was cute but not to Finn's taste. David Rossi was going to be the one who would cause Finn problems if she wasn't careful. She had seen the way he looked at her and the way he dismissed her as soon as he could. If she had read him right, and she was sure she had, he didn't trust her at all. She was going to have to work on forging a good relationship with him. It didn't do to have anyone questioning her abilities or not trusting her in the field. Everyone knew you had to trust your team mates in the field; you had to trust them to have your back or there was going to be a problem. And that just left Penelope Garcia. Finn loved the fact that she was going to be working with her genius friend. Hopefully that would make this transition so much easier.