“He won’t” They all turned in surprise as Morgan, Prentiss,
and Frost joined them on the sixth floor.

“How can you be so sure Morgan?” Korsak refused to let it
go.  He did not want Jane in harm’s way
again.  Reid’s update of her condition
had scared the hell out of him.

“Prentiss,” Hotch asked, “what do you think?” It was JJ who
would be moved, JJ who would be exposed during the move.”

“I hate it, but I think given the circumstances it may be
our only option.” She didn’t like and she would make sure to be at JJ’s side
throughout.

“Let’s make this happen people.  I want JJ moved up to the sixth floor, find
out if we can have them in the same room first, if not I want her as close to
Jane’s room as possible.” This was it Hotch thought, they would find Rodriguez
first or he would get to them and meet up with the team, either way this was
going to end tonight.

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Rodriguez was pushing a wheelchair down past the third floor
nurses station.  He had wandered up and
down several times with different items attempting to appear busy and avoid
notice.  There was a single police
officer on this floor and so far he had managed to avoid him.  He was able to get close enough however to
listen in on the radio chatter and was pleasantly surprised when his patience
paid off.  He was being called for a move
to the sixth floor.

That meant one thing for him; they were putting the dykes on
the same floor. Nice, he didn’t have to do anything about getting them
together.  They were doing it for him.

Pushing the wheelchair into an empty room he followed the
officer to the stairwell, excusing himself as he went to brush past him up the
stairs with the sound of the door closing he turned suddenly, smashing his
elbow across the young officers face.
Falling against the door, Rodriguez quickly stepped onto the third floor
and looked up and down the hallway.
Draping one arm across his shoulders, he ‘walked’ the officer to the
vacant hospital room next to the stairs.

Dropping him on the bed he was glad this one was almost as
big as he was, taking off his shirt and pants, he became a police officer once
again.

Chapter 16

Rodriguez had been a good cop.  He was thorough and careful and had a
tendency to plan out everything.  Yes he
had a temper, but he kept it in check most of the time.  He remembered growing up how his father had
taught him about women.  He didn’t see
his mom much but he remembered the last time he had seen her, his father beat
her.