It was late and most of the team was sat at a table in the kitchen. Elle was pouring herself a cup of coffee while Elijah was sat blowing on his freshly painted nails.

"Yellow, hm?" Fleur tilted her head.

"I'm trying to match my tie." Elijah nodded,"I like to coordinate these things."

"Bringing a little light into an otherwise dark profession." Reid commented.

Elijah smiled,"Y'know, I like that."

"Doesn't anybody ever go home?" Gideon asked as he walked into the kitchen.

"Do you really want me to answer that, sir?" Elijah looked up at him.

"Well, you're here." Fleur shrugged.

"Exactly." Gideon sighed,"Trust me. You don't wanna model your social life after mine."

"If it makes you feel any better, Hotch and Morgan took off." JJ hummed as she walked in, a case file in her hands.

"Hotch is married and Morgan is, y'know, Morgan." Reid nodded as he flipped through his book before noticing the file,"What's that?"

"Police in Dayton, Ohio need our help with a serial rapist." JJ told them as she handed the file to Gideon.

"What's the story?" Elle looked up at her.

"Three months ago, he raped five students at a small Bible college. Roughly an attack a week, then suddenly nothing." JJ placed pictures of the women down on the table,"Until nine days ago, when he suddenly reappeared with a whole new victim pattern. Both those women are in their thirties. They were raped about five days apart."

"Where have the new attacks taken place?" Elijah tilted his head.

"Opposite ends of the city. He was waiting for them when they got home." She sighed.

There was a pause, a brief silence as they tried not to make their glances at Elle too obvious. This case would be hard for her after.. Well, the Fisher King incident.

"How do they know that it's the same guy?" Fleur asked, trying to push the conversation forward.

"He leaves voicemail for them."

"Freezing them with fear before they even see him." Reid nodded slowly.

"And they don't recognize the voice?" Gideon raised a brow.

"No. Cops even have DNA but it's not in the system." JJ shook her head.

"Why does someone attacking college students suddenly widen his net?" Elijah asked.

"Serial rapists hardly ever change victimilogy once it's established. It's based on a fantasy that's very specific." Reid pointed.

"Maybe he's telling these women that no one is safe." Elle spoke up.

"Call Hotch and Morgan. Tell them wheels up as soon as we're cleared to take off." Gideon packed his things, taking the nail varnish from beside Elijah before he walked off.

"Yes, sir." JJ nodded.

"Guess he's, uh, not a fan of the yellow." Elijah chuckled softly, rubbing his arm.

"Come on, I'm sure I've got some more back at my desk." Fleur stood up, gesturing for Elijah to follow her.

"Is he like this with you three?" Elijah looked around at the girls as he stood up.

"Only if it's too much." JJ shrugged.

Elijah nodded slowly, putting his hands in his pockets as he started to follow Fleur.

"..I think they look nice." Reid told him.

"Thanks, Spencer." Elijah smiled slightly as he followed after Fleur.

After they'd got some distance between the others, Fleur turned and smirked.

"Ooh." She hummed.

"What?" Elijah crossed his arms.

"Come on, Eli. I'm not stupid." Fleur shook her head,"You totally like him."

"Wh- No." Elijah pointed,"Besides, he said it himself. He isn't gay."

"And you think he wasn't just saying that because Gideon was watching?" Fleur asked as she dug around in her desk.

"Well, when you put it that way.." Elijah looked back at where the others were,"But that doesn't mean he's into me."

"You're just going to find every possible way to deny this, aren't you?" Fleur sighed as she handed him a bottle of nail varnish,"Here."

"Thanks." Elijah smiled softly,"But hey, from what I've gathered, you're denying something too."

"Hm?"

"You and Morgan." Elijah winked.

"Me and- There is nothing between Morgan and I." Fleur pointed.

"Are you sure? Then why was he so concerned that you and I might be a couple, hm?" Elijah tilted his head.

Fleur stayed quiet,"Let's just go."

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Elijah was sat playing Uno with Fleur as they sat on the jet, discussing the case on the way to Ohio.

"You tend to forget, don't you?" Hotch looked up at Gideon.

"Forget what?" Gideon asked.

"The different moods on the plane." Hotch sighed as he looked around,"I think the mindset is different when the victim is alive."

"Okay, we got new information on last nights victim." JJ walked through, reading over the file,"Alcia Jordan, MO is the same. He was waiting for her to get home. He broke in through the back and he subdued her with a gun."

"Answering machine?" Elijah opted his head before placing down a card.

"How dare you?" Fleur muttered.

"Left a message about an hour or so before." JJ nodded,"I can't imagine being taunted like that in my own house, you know?"

"Well, the messages aren't taunts. They're overtures." Gideon shook his head,"I think we're ready', 'trust me', he's being sincere."

"Sounds like we're dealing with a power reassurance rapist." Fleur placed her uno card down in front of Elijah.

"To him, the messages are courtships, he's introducing himself to the victims." Reid crossed his arms.

"If that's the case he must've stalked them to know so much about their lives." Hotch sighed.

"The first victims were all college students, all religious. Why change?" Elijah asked as he sat a card down,"Uno."

Fleur leaned her head back, muttering,"Dick."

"Have the police found any connection between the latest victims?" Morgan asked.

"No, nothing yet." JJ shook her head.

"We have to figure out what made him go off script." Gideon scanned the pictures.

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Morgan, Elijah, JJ and Detective Callahan were walking down the steps of the Holy Trinity University of Ohio with one of the victims, Sheryl Cosgrove. They were trying to figure out as much as they could about the Unsub.

"When the attacks first started, they put guards at all the gates on campus, but that man still somehow got in the dorm rooms." Sheryl sighed.

"Had you noticed anybody new on campus?" Morgan asked.

"We've already talked about this." She turned to them.

"I know it's hard, but sometimes its helpful to go through it." Callaghan told her.

"Maybe someone quiet who seemed like he was always just a little too close." Morgan tried.

"I don't think so." Sheryl shook her head.

"What about someone who's suddenly not around anymore?" JJ tilted her head.

Sherly looked at JJ and thought for a minute before she answered,"Before that man did what he did, he told me I should get a dog for protection.. And then he said,'or maybe you could let your parents have Dexter stay with you'."

"Any males in your life that you may have told about the family dog?" Morgan raised a brow.

"I don't have any experience with boys." She chuckled before looking at the men, this time more seriously,"There's no one I would have told."

"Morgan, let's have a look around campus." Elijah whispered as JJ nodded to them.

Morgan nodded and he and Elijah walked off, looking around as they did so. Sheryl would probably feel more comfortable talking with JJ and Callahan about this.

"Hey man, can we talk?" Morgan looked over at him.

"Of course, what's up?" Elijah asked.

"Fleur... She isn't seeing anyone, right? I know that prank with you and her was fake but I just... I just wanna know." Morgan shrugged.

"Oh, Morgan, honey... She's very single." Elijah hummed,"Her and I are not an item and there are no other guys currently."

"My man." Morgan chuckled,"You sure?"

"I have never been more sure in my life. Fleur tells me practically everything." Elijah smirked,"Now what else do you want to know?"

"What about you, kid? Any men?" Morgan nudged him.

"Well, I... I've been thinking about one but he's an oblivious moron." Elijah shook his head.

"Any chance he's... Smart?"

"Likes sweater vests and can remember everything he reads? Yeah. That one." Elijah sighed.

"You know what? I see it." Morgan nodded.

"I wish he did."

"You guys would he cute." He hummed.

"I like to think that we would but... I don't think it would please a certain someone at the office." Elijah shook his head.

"Trust me, if he ever said anything about it? I'll be the first one to say something." Morgan assured him.

"He's already made it quite clear he isn't my biggest fan."

"I know." He sighed.

"I can't tell Reid." Elijah shook his head,"It would crush him.."

"Let me know if Gideon bothers you, okay?" He patted his back.

"This is why Fleur has a thing for you, Morgan." Elijah smiled softly, "You're a great guy."

"She likes me as well?" Morgan blinked.

"Of course she does." Elijah stopped,"Oh- I wasnt meant to tell you that."

Morgan laughed,"Kid, I love you."

"Aw, love you too, bro." Elijah chuckled.

"Come on, let's have a look around."

"On it."

*********************************

After the first day on the case, Elijah was sat in his hotel room, just looking around. He wasn't tired yet, but he knew he'd regret not sleeping. However, as he was about to lie down, he heard a knock at the door.

"Enter if you dare." Elijah hummed.

"I dared." Fleur walked in, closing the door behind her.

"Always a brave one, you are." Elijah looked over at her as he stood up.

"Nothing scares me." Fleur shrugged.

"Not even my incredibly manly pyjamas?" Elijah gestured to himself.

"You are in a cat onesie." Fleur blinked.

"I know, look at it!" Elijah pulled the hood on to show her,"I ordered you one last week but it hasn't come yet."

"I can't wait to wear it." Fleur chuckled, sitting down.

"Now, what brings you to my humble abode?" Elijah asked her.

"I'm bored and I wanted someone to talk to." Fleur hummed.

"And you chose me?" Elijah sat beside her on the bed.

"Of course." Fleur nodded,"I love JJ and Elle, but I enjoy your company more."

"Aw, that's so sweet." Elijah smiled,"Oh- Guess who asked me if you were single earlier?"

"Me? Who?"

"Oh, just a very muscular FBI Agent who's named starts with a 'D'." Elijah winked.

"No way." Fleur gasped.

"Yes way!"

"Do you think he'll let us know?" Fleur laid back beside him.

"Morgan? I see it." Elijah nodded before looking away,"But.. Did you know he has a box of things he's confiscated from me? I've seen it through his blinds." Elijah scoffed.

"Jerkface." Fleur shook her head.

"Don't know why he didn't just say no to Reid." Elijah laid back and looked up at the ceiling,"Is... Is Elle okay?"

"I don't know... I've noticed that too." Fleur sighed.

"She hasn't seemed... Right. Not since we've started this case." Elijah shook his head.

"There may be a past trauma." Fleur sat up,"Might be... Triggering her?"

"Poor girl." Elijah shook his head,"I'd hate to have to put myself through something like that."

Fleur nodded slowly,"I am going to head to bed."

"Try not to think too much about Morgan." Elijah hummed.

"And you with Reid." Fleur pointed as she got up.

"Oh, I make no promises." Elijah chuckled.

Fleur chuckled,"Goodnight Eli."

"Goodnight, darling." Elijah smiled at her as she walked out.

*********************************

"Hey, I talked to the other two victims in their thirties." Morgan told the group as they walked in,"They'd both gone to a fertility clinic five days before their attack."

"Same one each time?" Fleur raised a brow.

"Yeah." Morgan nodded.

"Have Garcia run employment records. We might be looking at someone that works there or has access to their medical records." Gideon told Elle.

"You got it." Elle picked up some files,"What's the significance of the five days?"

"The most popular fertility drug is clomiphene. The clinic would most likely have a policy not to attempt insemination until the drug regimen was complete." Reid explained.

"So then getting there before the insemination guarantees the Unsub paternity." Elijah nodded slowly.

"He's trying to get them pregnant. He hasn't changed his fantasy. He merely found a way to perfect it." Fleur realised.

"Well, it explains the change in victimology. He targeted young, ultra religious girls who he assumed didn't want an abortion." Morgan agreed.

"So when Shelly killed herself, he decided to change it up and go after women who are desperate to have a baby." Elle shrugged.

"If the Unsub knew Shelly Norvell was pregnant, it means he's still watching his past victims." Gideon shook his head before turning to Elle,"Elle. Talk to Callahan. Tell her we need patrols monitoring everyone on that victim list."

"You got it." Elle walked off.

"You ever seen anything like this before?" Derek sighed.

"Gary Heidnik in Philadelphia. He kept women prisoner in a dungeon for years in hopes of impregnating them." Reid nodded.

"Heidnik was a sexual sadist. He tortured the women and even ended up eating one of them. This is a power reassurance rapist." Gideon explained.

"God.. So in this guy's twisted mind these are love stories?" Elijah crossed his arms.

"Of course they are. He's starting families." Gideon sighed.

*********************************

After speaking with Dr Wagner st the fertility clinic, they headed to First Hand Media. Wagner had given his patients a survey that First Hand Media would view.. Containing all the information the Unsub happened to know about the victims.

"You really think this rapist is one of my guys?" Dyson, the man in charge, asked.

"Well, he's used to being in strangers homes, always on the phone. That's how he's confident. Thanks to your research, he feels like he knows these women." Gideon explained.

"We're gonna need a list of employees that worked on the fertility clinic and university questionnaires." Reid told him.

"I give every employee complete access to all of our materials. It helps keep them fresh if they can alternate between types of calls." The worker shrugged.

"So I fill out my intimate, personal information and you just share it with everyone you have working here for minimum wage?" Elijah raised a brow.

"I sense an attitude." Dyson crossed his arms.

"You'll be doing a lot more than that-" Elijah began.

"We need copies of every single questionnaire that you got from the clinic." Elle glared at him,"We can get a warrant here in about an hour, if you'd prefer."

"Look, if you think about it all I'm doing is profiling, just like you guys." Dyson shrugged.

"Well, let's not think about it." Elijah shook his head as Gideon walked off.

The man bent down, grabbing a box and placed a handful of files in it before handing the box to Reid.

"All of these?" He raised a brow.

"We cover the entire Great Lakes region." Dyson nodded.

"Let's narrow it down. The guy we're looking for is a male, white, between the ages of twenty and forty, socially awkward and unable to make connections easily." Reid explained.

"I have two hundred and fifty employees. Most of those are men and everyone just matched that description you gave me." Dyson turned to the window of his office, looking out at his employees.

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"Wow, I heard you hit a wall of paper." Morgan chuckled as he walked in with his coffee.

"Mention it again and I might kill you." Elijah sighed, shaking his head.

"Jesus." Fleur blinked at the amount of paper as she followed Morgan in.

"You can lock your doors but people still find a way into your home. Elle, it might be worth going back to the victims. It's a long shot but maybe somebody remembers a first name from a telemarketing call." Hotch sighed.

"Yeah, the Unsub feels a connection with them so he wouldn't lie or use an alias." Elle nodded as she stood up and walked out.

"We know this guys DNA's not in the system, but I'll cross check employment records against sexual misdemeanours. Peeping..Exposure.." Morgan listed.

"Good." Hotch nodded as Morgan walked off.

Elijah looked down at the paper in front of him and took off his glasses, rubbing his eyes.

"Take a break, I'll take over." Fleur walked over.

"Thanks." Elijah sighed as he stood up.

"Too much information for that small brain." Fleur tapped his temple.

"It's actually because I have poor vision and I've been straining my eyes trying to read all these forms." Elijah poked her.

Fleur hummed, sitting down as she grabbed some files.

"I've separated the Dayton forms from the rest of the region." Reid handed some to Fleur.

"So what do we know from the latest set of victims?" Elijah asked as he paced with his eyes closed.

"They're all single and all over thirty five." Fleur nodded.

"Each of them also indicated recently buying books on babies and child-rearing." Reid added.

"So he knows they're committed to having children, which means they're less likely to abort, even in the cases of rape." Hotch sighed

"Get this. Each of the women also ticked the 'yes' box when asked if it would be okay to check on them on special deals on pediatric items." JJ pointed out.

"In the Unsub's mind, they've consented. He thinks he's doing them a service." Elijah cursed.

"Check those forms for each of those elements." Hotch instructed as he stood up,"If we can narrow down a list of potential victims, we can be waiting for him."

Everyone else then began scanning the papers, flipping through them.

"Any hits?" Hotch asked.

"I've got one." JJ nodded.

"Reid? Howards?" Hotch looked over at them.

"Nothing." Reid shook his head, as did Fleur.

"Is this the only one?" JJ blinked.

"It's a small city. There can't be many single women in their late thirties going to the exact same fertility clinic." Reid nodded slowly.

"So we know who he's going after next." Hotch sighed.

"And we'll be waiting for him." Elijah crossed his arms.

*********************************

They had just arrested a suspect, William Lee, but if they didn't get a confession, they would need to let him walk. It was unlikely that they'd even get that, considering how they had nothing to get him on. They'd set up an operation to catch him but Elle reacted too soon and went against the orders she was given.

Elijah sighed as he walked over to the room where Fleur and Elle were talking inside, probably about Lee. He was going to enter but he hesitated, his hand hovering over the doorknob as he listened in.

"Elle, we had nothing to pin him for." Fleur sighed.

"I know it's him." Elle told her.

"With what evidence?" Fleur questioned.

"Come on, why else would he be there?" Elle sighed as Elijah walked in, closing the door behind him.

"Elle, we don't have anything on him." Elijah told her,"There's nothing we can do, legally."

"Unless he confesses, which they're trying to get him to." Fleur leaned back in her chair.

"Let's just try and calm down down, not do anything rash-"

"You want me to calm down? They're going to release a rapist back onto the streets." Elle pointed.

"They do it everyday, Elle." Fleur looked at her, arms crossed,"Every single day they let rapists out. We would've had something if you hadn't freaked."

"Are you blaming me for this?" Elle questioned.

"Yes- No, I mean no." Elijah quickly shook his head,"But if you had stuck to the plan, we would've at least been able to charge him with something."

"We're trying to get him to confess, but we just need to see."

"As much as I hate to admit it, I don't think it'll work." Elijah sighed,"I can check in but he wasn't budging when I left."

"Can you go and have another check?" Fleur looked at Elijah.

"You should get some tea, it'll make you feel better." Elijah nodded slowly as he walked out.

"I'll make some for you." Fleur got up.

Elijah sighed as he walked down the corridor to the room that viewed the interrogation room where Reid was watching through the glass.

"Still nothing?" Elijah asked as he walked in.

"Not at all, he won't budge." Reid shook his head.

"Is there any good news? At all?" Elijah sighed,"Because I swear, Elle looked like she was going to murder me."

"None." Reid looked at Elijah.

"Fleur's making her some tea to try and calm her down." He shook his head.

That's when Hotch came out,"He's free to go."

"I'll... I'll break the news to the others." Elijah nodded slowly, "And I'll try and keep Elle as far away from him as possible."

Hotch nodded as he stepped back. Elijah sighed and walked back to the office where Fleur and Elle were. He stopped outside of the room, letting out a sigh as he tried to think of something to say. Anything to say. As he entered the room, both Fleur and Elle turned to him. They were quiet, waiting for him to speak.

Elijah bit his lip, shaking his head as he closed the door, m"He's free to go."

"What?" Elle scoffed, walking up to Elijah.

"Hey- No. You're not going out there." Elijah held the door closed.

"Elijah, move." Elle pushed him out of the way and stormed out of the room.

"Eli-" Fleur began.

"Elle, no." Elijah followed after her.

"You're letting him walk?" She turned to Morgan.

"Back off, Elle." Morgan shook his head.

"You don't know what he's done." Elle pointed.

"The only reason he's walking is because you panicked." Elijah sighed as Hotch and Gideon walked over.

"I'm supposed to believe that you've got my back?!" Elle pointed towards Hotch.

"What are you saying to me?" Hotch crossed his arms.

"The last time you sent me home, Hotch. I got shot." Elle spat.

"Elle, calm down." Fleur walked out.

"Walk with me, now." Gideon lead Elle off to the side.

"Everyone just get some rest. We're flying home in the morning." Hotch sighed.

"Don't need to tell me twice." Elijah raised his hands.

"Night all." Morgan sighed, holding his head.

*********************************

Elijah was lying on his bed, again looking at the ceiling. Sure, he'd only known Elle for a few months and only been on a case or two with her.. But he'd never seen her so angry..

Before his thoughts could consume him though, there was a knock on the door. It wasn't Fleur, it was much softer.

"I'm coming." Elijah stretched, pulling himself up and off the bed.

When he walked to the door and looked though the peephole he paused... Reid? What would he want this late? Well, he was probably going to find out soon.

"Spencer?" Elijah raised a brow as he opened the door.

"Elijah, hey." Reid nodded.

"What are you doing here?" Elijah asked,"Shouldn't you be getting some rest?"

Elijah looked at Reid, he wasn't even ready for bed. He was still wearing his shirt and tie.. Which contrasted very well with Elijah's pink and white striped pyjamas.

"I.. Well, I need to talk to someone." Reid admitted, fidgeting with his hands,"I need advice."

"Advice? Why not go to Morgan or-" Elijah chuckled softly as Reid walked inside his room,"Oh- Okay. I can do advice."

Elijah closed the door as Reid walked in, looking around.

"You can sit down if you want." Elijah nodded to him,"Want a drink? Water? Tea?"

"No, I'm good." Reid shook his head, sitting down at the table.

"Right, spill." Elijah sighed, walking up to him,"What's on your mind?"

"I.. I have this friend. She went through bad recently but she's acting like everything's okay." Reid began,"She isn't doing great but she didn't want me to tell anyone and- Well, I'm really worried about her."

Elijah nodded slowly, he figured this was about Elle. Of course, it could've been about another friend of Reid's... But he assumed those at the BAU were Reid's closest friends, and Elle seemed to fit that profile.

"You always come to me with such hard questions to answer." Elijah chuckled softly as he leaned against the counter.

"Elijah, I don't know what to do. Do I tell people that she's not doing great or do I keep quiet?" Reid looked up at him.

"Spencer, just do what you think is right." Elijah told him.

"But I don't know what's right."

Elijah sighed,"It's hard, knowing someone is struggling and not knowing how to help them. But I'm sure your friend would be happy knowing that you care."

Reid nodded slowly. Elijah shook his head, could he have given Reid advice that was any less helpful?

"Thank you, Elijah." Reid smiled softly,"I.. I think I know what I'm going to do."

"Seriously? Wow. Didn't think I was all that helpful." Elijah hummed.

"Well, you helped a little bit." Reid told him as he headed for the door,"Goodnight."

"Night Reid." Elijah nodded to him as he walked over to the window.

Elijah gently pushed the curtains to the side as Reid left his room. He tilted his head as looked out of the window. Elijah watched as two or three cop cars sped past with their lights and sirens blaring.. Followed by an SUV. Elijah sighed as he let the curtains cover the window again, he could only hope that everything would be okay.