Hey! This is my first multi chapter story! Hope you all like it! Please Read and Review! a Big thanks to my Friend Billie for her input in this story.
Love Never Dies
Chapter 1
Dearest Spencer,
I have something important to tell you. I am sorry to just be telling you this now but you need to know. I have a daughter. Her name is Marianna Rose Donovan and she is 3 months old. She is the most important person in my life. Her father is my ex-Fiance and the man I am pretty sure is stalking me.. I am scared for her safety! She is currently staying with my best friend, Jane Lewis in Richmond VA. I trust Janie with my daughter completely,but she has 5 children of her own and her husband is out of work. She can't afford to take on another child permanently. My Parents are quite elderly and in poor health. They are in no condition to take on the responsibility of raising a is why I need to ask you to take Marianna to raise if anything happens to me! Spencer, I know we still haven't met officially but we have been talking long enough for me to know in my heart that you are the right person to raise my daughter if I am not able to! From what you have told me about your team, You and Mari will have a great support system and Mari will have a large family full of people to love her! Don't worry about the legalities. I have taken care of that. I prepared the necessary papers along with a document saying that it is my wish for you to be Mari's Guardian. Those along with Mari's birth certificate have been given to Janie for safe keeping. I have talked to Jane and she knows that it is my wish for you to raise Mari and so do my parents. Although they all would like visitation rights they are in agreement with me about your guardianship. Please print out this message and delete it immediately upon receiving it! I don't want it to get into the hands of the wrong people.I know your heart, spencer and I know you will love and Protect my little girl with your life. I love you both with all my heart! Yours forever, Maeve
That was the last message that Spencer Reid received from Maeve Donovan. She was the love of his life even though he hadn't met her. Sometimes a face to face meeting wasn't needed to know a person's heart. he had never told the team about her though. Mainly this was to protect her but partly to protect himself. Reid had never felt about anyone the way he felt about Maeve. Telling his team and family would make it real and he was still too scared about his new found feelings to admit this relationship to anyone. Now, though, Maeve was missing. All Reid had to go on was a mysterious phone call. No name was given. Only an electronic voice was heard on the other end. The message Reid was given was simply one word. "Zugzwang!" Reid needed help. He now had no choice but to bring in his team. He realized that he should have told them sooner. He only hoped that they wouldn't be too late to save his Maeve and get her back to her precious daughter or too late for him to finally tell her how he felt about her.
Reid was shaking as he made his way to Hotch's office. He knocked on the door and entered when he heard the curt "come in!" Hotch looked up from some paperwork he was doing and upon seeing the lost look in Reid's eyes, immediately knew something was VERY wrong. He motioned for Reid to sit down. "what's on your mind Reid?" Reid took a shaky breath and said in a voice barely above a whisper, " some...Something happened. I need your help." He then proceeded to pour out the entire story to Hotch.
After he was finished, Hotch immediately made some calls. Within minutes, the entire team was in the round table room. When everyone had sat down, Hotch looked at Reid and said " Ok, Reid can you tell the others what you just told me?" Reid repeated the whole sad story and then said in a choked voice " Maeve's baby needs her mother. I don't know what to do now. Please help me. It may be too late, but if it's not, please help me save her!"
Morgan went over and put a hand on Reid's shoulder. " Don't worry, kid. We'll help you. We will find her and get her back to her daughter."
Hotch then asked ," Reid, what was that word that the caller said to you?"
Reid sighed and answered, " Zugzwang. It's a chess term used to describe a situation where the player has to make the next move. Any move he makes, though puts him at a disadvantage."
"But why?" said Blake," If the stalker's goal was Maeve, Why taunt you? Are you part of his Victimology?" Something was wrong with the logic of this and it didn't make since to anyone on the team including Reid.
Reid shook his head," I don't know. I don't know why, but I know the message was meant for me. He's telling me I have to make a move. I can't just do nothing."
"Garcia," Said Hotch, " I need you to go and dig up all the information you can about Maeve Donovan a " Garcia gave a quick nod and hurried out the door. She went down to her lair and immediately got to work.
Half an hour later, Garcia had gathered what she could on Maeve Donovan. It wasn't much! Garcia couldn't even find an address. "I'm so sorry my Gentle Genius. She doesn't even have a current Driver's License. Hasn't for about ten months." Said Garcia, regretfully, "I'm guessing that was right after the stalking started."
Reid nodded "She gave it up when the stalking started, along with all her credit cards. He had actually found her twice before and she didn't want to have an id or anything that would give him anyway to track her addresses down. Can't you dig Deeper, Garcia? there has to be something. There HAS to be a way to help her!" said Reid getting more and more distressed with each word.
Garcia looked at him sympathetically and said " I will try and find an old one."
After some deeper digging, Garcia said, BINGO!"
Reid came up behind her and looked over her shoulder. "What did you find, Garcia?"
"Well, I still didn't find any address for Maeve but I DID find two for her Parents."
Rossi then spoke up, " So either her parents aren't together or one of the addresses is an apartment they got for Maeve."
"Good work,Garcia," Said Hotch, " Do you have a phone number for her parents?
" You better believe it, sir." She gave Hotch the number and he called. Maeve's Parents were shocked and distressed when they found out that their worst fear had come true. They agreed to give an interview though.
As soon as Hotch hung up he turned to Reid. "Reid I want you with me on this one." With that he headed out the door. As Reid started to follow him, he was stopped by JJ. She pulled him into a tight hug. "Spence, Don't worry. We will find her. She will be ok. Remember, This is we do and we're good at it!" Reid just shook his head. " I don't know JJ. I can't focus on anything right now. How can I help her?"
JJ pulled back and looked him in the eye. " That's why you have us, Spence. WE will find her, together. We will help her and she will be ok. Marianna WILL get her mother back!" Spence gave her a small smile then headed out after Hotch. JJ sighed as she watch her best friend leave. "Please let my words to him be true." she silently prayed.
Hope you liked this first chapter! I am hoping to post the next one tomorrow! This is my first Multi Chapter. Again, any and all reviews would be much appreciated!
