Six years ago, the BAU gained a new recruit. You. As serious as you were silly, you quickly became friends with the BAU's finest technical analyst. You watched each others best and worst moments. Penelope getting her cat, you cracking a case before the genius. Even the worse moments. Such as Penelope getting shot.

It was simple; Penelope thought of you as her family. She loved you like a sister.

That weekend you had been staying with her after she was shot in Houston, Texas. Penelope reaches her hand out for the tea you offer her, a bright smile on her lips.

"Has Kevin been by?" You ask softly, sitting down next to her with your hands around your own mug of tea.

Penelope pauses for a moment, her heart becoming heavier. Kevin had called her and wished her well, yet that was all. He was working. Penelope knew he still has her best interests at heart. "Uh.. not yet. He'll be coming soon." She smiles, but it seemed forced. It didn't reach her eyes like her smiles usually do.