"Sometimes it hits like a car crash, and its too late to reverse..."

They never saw it coming.

As far as they knew? Everything was okay. But one morning, her desk was empty, save for a letter explaining that Anna had taken a job with the FBI in DC, effective immediately.

Mac,

I'm sorry to say goodbye this way, but it's for the best. We all know that things haven't been the same since Jess was killed and I was shot. I can't continue to do my job when all I see is my dead partner at every turn. I need a new city, a new job, a new team.

Thank you for all you've done. I promise to make you proud, please wish me luck.

I love you all, and I'll miss you terribly.

--Anna

Turning off her phone, Anna rubbed her arms and stepped off of the elevator with a sigh. It was late, she knew that, but her orders were to report in as soon as she'd arrived in DC. Approaching the office at the end of the hall, she rapped lightly on the door and stepped inside, letting the door close quietly behind her.

"Agent Hotchner? Chief Strauss told me to report to you immediately."

In which Anna takes over Prentiss's old desk and meets Morgan.