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Disclaimer: I admit that I don't own Criminal Minds or NCIS. They belong to CBS, but I would be happy to play with Tony and Hotch... What? A girl can dream right?

Summary: AU fic. Emily's contract as a liaison at NCIS is coming to an end, will she be allowed to stay or be return to the BAU? What happens when she hears Gibbs secret regarding Pedro Hernandez? What's her relationship with Hotch?

Sequel to: The I In Team

A/N: I changed NCIS's "Borderland" instead of Abby confronting Gibbs in his basement she does it in her lab.

Thanks to: DerekMorgansGirlForever for requesting the sequel. Hope you like it!

Thornton Wilder said, "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."

Emily sat at her NCIS desk watching McGee try and get super glue off his hands that Tony put on his keyboard.

Looking over at Tony who was laughing while watching Ziva, Emily shook her head and pulled out the nail polish remover and walked over to McGee.

"Here." Emily said grabbing his napkin and pouring some remover on it.

"Thanks, Emily." McGee said gratefully getting his fingers free, he glares at Tony.

"Ah come on Em." Tony said "It was just harmless fun."

"What have I told you about playing nice?" Emily said.

"Never use anything that's government equipment?" Tony said giving her sad dog eyes.

Gibbs walked up behind Tony and smacked his head and said "Don't play at all."

"Thanks, boss." Tony said smoothing down his hair and glaring at his friend.

"Emily, Vance wants to see you in his office." Gibbs said sitting down at his desk.

"Ok." Emily said walking up the stairs, unaware her team was watching her.

"What's that about, boss?" Tony asked wondering what his friend was called up for.

"Not your concern." Gibbs said "Why aren't you doing your work?"

Tony, McGee and Ziva went back to their paperwork while Gibbs watched with concern as Emily entered Vance's office.

Emily knocked on Vance's office door and heard "Come in Agent Prentiss."

"You wanted to see me, sir?" Emily said sitting across from the NCIS Director.

"As you know, your contract as liaison with the FBI is running out." Vance said.

"Yes, sir." Emily said.

"I wanted to inform you..." Vance said.

"Come on Garcia let me in!" Kevin Lynch said.

"Knock it off, baby. Or you'll stay on the couch for the next week." Garcia said.

"But hacking into NCIS is a federal crime." Kevin said texting Morgan, Dave and Hotch.

"I'm not going to change her file, I just want to know if she's coming back or staying put." Garcia said.

"Garcia!" Hotch ordered "Open up or I'll have Morgan break down the door."

Garcia opened the door with fear in her eyes.

"What do you think you're doing, Baby Girl?" Morgan demanded.

"Nothing!" Garcia said.

"Kevin, tell us what she was trying to do?" Dave asked.

"Hacking into Agent Prentiss NCIS file." Kevin said unremorseful

"You know, hacking is what got you in trouble to begin with several times before?" Dave said.

"I just wanted to see if she was coming back or staying there." Garcia said.

"Don't go through Federal Database files that you don't have clearance on." Hotch ordered.

"I couldn't get into it anyways, McGee and Abby put up a hell of a lot of firewalls." Garcia muttered.

"I"ll tell you, if she stays or comes back when I see her tonight." Hotch told Garcia.

"That's not soon enough." Garcia said crossing her arms turning her back on them.

"So, what did Vance want?" McGee asked Emily in the bullpen.

"Oh, nothing really." Emily lied feeling bad.

'He had to give me such a hard choice.' Emily thought working on her case files.

"You're lying." Ziva said in Hebrew.

"I'll tell you later." Emily replied back in Hebrew seeing McGee and Tony watching them.

Emily got a text, she looked down and read "So did they renew your contract or can you come back to the BAU?"

Emily shook her head, 'Hotch.'

Emily replied back "They said it's my choice."

"Here" Tony said "Can you take this file down to Abby?"

"Sure." Emily said picking up the file and walking down to Abby's lab.

"Look it was nice talking to you..." Abby said.

"Abs" Gibbs said "What do you want?"

"You know why I'm here..." Abby said "I matched the bullet in Pedro Hernandez head to your sniper rifle."

Emily stopped in her spot and was shocked at what she heard 'Gibbs?'

"You killed him. In cold blood." Abby said "I mean, I know what he did Gibbs. He killed your wife and your daughter but Gibbs..."

"I know." Gibbs whispered.

"Gibbs doesn't do things like that." Abby said "Or or or does he now I don't know."

Emily looked around and saw that no one was around and she moved closer to the door.

"I don't know anything. The only thing I do know is that I didn't find this out by accident." Abby said.

"Rule 40" Gibbs said.

'Yes! Rule 40' Emily thought feeling bad at what she's heard about Gibbs' family.

"It seems like someone's out to get you, they are." Abby said. "You have no idea how much I wish it was yesterday."

Emily looked at the door in shocked and heard Abby ramble on.

"Maybe if I just close my eyes and open them again... it will be." Abby said.

Emily wondered why it was so quiet than she heard Abby.

"Do you realize the situation I'm in now?" Abby said.

"I know." Gibbs said.

"You.. you understand the choice I have to make now?" Abby said.

"I know." Gibbs said.

"Stop saying 'I know'!" Abby said.

"What do you want me to say?" Gibbs asked.

"Tell me I'm wrong." Abby said "Tell me I made a mistake. That the ballistics..."

"No." Gibbs said "No I can't say that."

"Then.." Abby said her voice shaky "Tell me how much I've been like a daughter to you. And how much you love me."

Emily felt a tear go down her cheek for her NCIS boss and her scared friend, wishing she could hear those words for Abby.

"Will that help?" Gibbs asked.

"No." Abby said "What I really need to know, Gibbs. Is that you're going to love me no matter what."

Emily felt her heart drop in confliction, she wanted to help protect Gibbs, but she knew Abby was doing the right thing.

'Why does doing the right thing, hurt?' Emily thought.

The door opened and Gibbs saw Emily standing before him with remorse in her eyes.

"Gibbs..." Emily said.

Abby looked at Emily than Gibbs, she grabbed the file from Emily and went to her office in her lab.

"Let's go get a drink." Gibbs said taking the brunette profiler with him in the elevator.

To Be Continued...