Aaron's POV
When I walk in the door, all the lights are off and I feel bad knowing that I missed seeing Hannah, Jack and Emily… again. Work caught up with me once more and I know that unless I want to lose Emily, and quite possibly Hannah, like I did Hailey when our marriage failed, I need to go talk to Emily now and rearrange my priorities now. I walk up to our room, planning out what I am going to say to her. When I open the door though, I am surprised to see, not that her side of the bed's covers are moved around, but that she is not there. "Emily?" I peer into our bathroom, but don't see her there either. I walk to Hannah's room, but find that her castle framed bed looks like a princess version of ours, covers moved but no one there. "Emily? Hannah? Jack?" I call as I race to Jack's room, dreading the outlook that I imagined was soon to come. Opening Jack's door, I see that Jack is sitting tied up next to his bed which brings me a little bit of relief knowing that one of my children is safe, but filling me with fear for my other child and my wife.
"Mmph! Mmph!" 12-year-old Jack is thrashing, trying to get free. I rush over to him and start to untie him.
"Jack, what happened? Where are Emily and Hannah?"
"A man came in here, but I didn't hear him until he started to tie me up. He said that someone who doesn't come home to their family doesn't get to keep them, as he was tying me up. Then he went into Hannah's room and took her. Once Emily saw that he had Hannah, she quickly followed. He left something for you," Jack said, pointing to an envelope with his newly freed hand.
Aaron Hotchner
I rip open the envelope and see a picture and a letter. I grab the letter and read at as close to Reid pace as possible.
Aaron-
You don't know me, but I know you. One failed marriage, one that many would consider
failing, two kids, a beautiful wife you don't deserve, and you being a work-a-holic.
Just think, I'm saving your daughter and wife from the pain of a divorce.
Hope you like your last picture of Emily and Hannah.
I grab the photo and see Hannah cowering into Emily's arms. "Jack, did you see the man?" I ask wanting to find the rest of our family as soon as possible.
"He was tall and white, but he covered himself up so that I couldn't see anything but his green eyes and his mouth." Jack looked at me with scared eyes. "Are we going to lose Emily and Hannah like we lost Mom?"
"No I won't let that happen," I say, but deep down I know that we could very well lose Emily and Hannah, and that it is all my fault.
