AN: Here's my next story, it's a one-shot and it's a little dark. Definitely a T rating with warnings of some violence, suggestive themes and one or two bad words. Not completely happy with it, especially the ending but please feel free to tell me what you think. I don't own any of the characters.

Jennifer Jareau quietly made her way down the hotel hallway that her BAU team was staying at. While the rest of her teammates had decided to go out for drinks, she had decided to return to the hotel to get some rest and to unwind. They had just solved their case, and they weren't due to fly out and return home until the morning.

The case had been brutal, but then again weren't they all? Their unsub had been killing men and women generally in their 30's and 40's. His kills were brutal and he would sexually assault some, but not all of his female victims. This as well as the different demographics of his victims had made him particularly hard to catch. It was almost a week before the team was able to identify the unsub.

JJ held a press conference that posted his picture everywhere for the public to see, and they were finally able to apprehend their man, 42 year old Steven Carter. Now that the tedious case was finally over JJ wanted nothing more than to catch up on some sleep.

She approached her room, pulling the key card out of her purse and sliding it through until it clicked. JJ entered the modest room, turning on the light before closing and locking the door behind her.

She sighed a tired sigh of relief as she put her purse, gun and badge on the chest of drawers on the near side wall where there was also a mirror. The rest of the room consisted of a bed, bedside table, closet, tv, and an adjoining bathroom. There was also one small window not too far from the bed, although it looked kind of old.

Normally JJ might turn on the tv, but she knew it would just be media coverage of the case they had just solved, and the last thing she wanted to do was relive it right before she went to bed.

JJ let out another deep breath as she tried to relax, still feeling uptight just thinking about the case. She sat on the bed long enough to pull off her shoes and her stockings, giving her feet a chance to finally breathe. She stuffed her stockings in her shoes so as to not lose them and sat on the bed for a moment, lost in thought.

Finally, she decided it was time to get undressed and ready for bed. Slowly JJ stood and walked towards her closet. Habitually her hands went to her blouse as she prepared to unbutton it so she could put on her sweats and t-shirt.

JJ was just about to open the closet doors when they flew open, startling her.

Out of the closet a man lunged at her with a gun. His hand covered her mouth to muffle her scream as he forced her backwards toward the bed.

JJ tried to stop him but he was too strong. Her legs cut out from under her and she fell hard onto the bed, the man landing partially on top of her.

"Don't scream or I'll kill you." He said darkly, his face just inches from hers as he pressed the gun into her temple.

JJ's heart was racing and at first she could barely register what he was saying to her.

"I'm going to remove my hand. If you scream I'll kill you, Jennifer. Do you understand?" JJ nodded in response, still trying to catch her breath. She was thrown off a little by the fact that he knew her name.

"Who are you? What do you want?" she breathed when he removed his hand from her mouth.

"My name, my dear, is Ray Carter, and I'm going to make you pay for what you did to my brother, Jennifer." He smiled as he stroked her cheek with his free hand. JJ flinched but couldn't escape his touch.

"You're Steven Carter's brother?" she asked uneasily, suddenly realizing the danger she was likely in.

"Yes Jennifer and I'm holding you responsible for my brother's capture. I saw your press conference on the tv. If it weren't for you he would still be a free man. For that I'm going to make you pay." He said angrily.

"Please, I'm sorry. Your brother needed help; he hurt all those people…" JJ started.

"And you stuck your nose where it didn't belong!" he cut her off angrily, wrapping his hand in her blonde hair and pulling on it harshly. JJ cried out in pain as he snapped her neck back from the force.

"Oh, did that hurt Jennifer? I'm sorry." He smiled evilly.

"But you should know, that's nothing compared to the punishment I have planned for you. If I don't kill you then you'll wish you were dead." He said forcefully, his face now just an inch from hers.

JJ tried to turn away, but his painful grip on her hair kept her in place.

"You are quite pretty Jennifer, it's going to be a shame that you won't be for much longer." He taunted as he moved in, his lips lightly touching her nose.

JJ tried to shift away once more but Carter responded by tugging on her hair again, stretching her neck more painfully. JJ cried out again but he muffled her pain by covering her mouth with his.

JJ thought she was going to be sick when he immediately forced his tongue into her mouth. He finished the kiss by painfully biting down on her bottom lip, causing JJ to whimper into his mouth as he drew blood.

"Yes, this is going to be fun indeed." Carter said after he pulled away.

Carter untangled his hand from her hair, not bothering to be gentle. He moved his hand coarsely down JJ's cheek and towards her blouse. JJ immediately began to fight him again, trying her best to use her legs to kick him off of her. Carter grabbed her by the hair once more this time with his gun hand, lifting her head up off the bed. He drew his free hand back and harshly backhanded her, sending her flying back down to the bed.

JJ felt woozy, her ear was ringing and her cheek was tingling from the painful slap. She was dazed and unable to regain her energy as he began to open her blouse. JJ's head lolled back to facing him, her vision a little fuzzy. Her eyes looked down just in time to see Carter's free hand undo the last of her buttons. He pulled the material away from her, staring at her chest and abdomen.

"Please, I'm sorry." JJ mumbled as she still tried to get her wits about her. Carter merely smiled at her wickedly.

"Not good enough" he said as he brought his hand up her stomach and roughly squeezed her breast.

JJ held her breath to keep from crying out when he roughly pinched her. He let his hand linger for a moment, in an attempt to make her feel more uncomfortable. Slowly, he dragged his hand back down her body and towards her legs.

It was then that JJ began to regret that she was wearing a skirt. She saw the look in his eyes and he smirked as he rubbed her calves before moving his hand higher over her knee and to the hem of her skirt, an inch or two above her knees.

"You have very lovely legs. Unfortunately, I'm going to be the last one to enjoy your beauty. And I will enjoy it." Carter smiled as he pushed her skirt up about an inch.

JJ immediately began to fight again, kicking out and barely missing him. This didn't make Carter too happy.

"I would be careful if I were you Jennifer, you wouldn't want to make things worse." He said as he put the gun down at the end of the bed, out of JJ's reach. He went into his pants pocket and pulled out a small switch blade, causing JJ to instinctively hold her breath. Carter saw her tense up and smiled.

"That's right, we wouldn't want to accidently slice up that pretty face of yours, now would we Jennifer." He said, lightly guiding the blade over her cheek as she held her breath.

He pressed the blade into her cheek just hard enough to let her know he meant business without actually breaking the skin. Carter let the blade linger before shifting it to her shoulder. He had an evil look in his eye as he pressed down and brought it across, slicing her bra strap and catching JJ's shoulder in the process. JJ gasped and winced as Carter watched the shallow cut bleed.

"I'm sorry, Jennifer, I didn't mean to do that." He said coldly.

"At least now you know I mean it." He said as he brought the blade to her throat.

JJ held her breath as he pressed it towards her skin. She looked into his cold eyes, seeing no remorse.

"Kiss me, Jennifer." He smiled. JJ's eyes grew wide at his demand. That was the last thing she wanted to do.

"Come on Jennifer, I would hate to kill you already." He said casually.

JJ took a deep breath, knowing he meant it. She couldn't move, so she waited until he lowered his face towards hers. JJ closed her eyes as she puckered her lips and did as he ordered, immediately wanting to vomit. After the kiss broke, Carter smiled as he stared at her.

"Good girl." He said satisfied, in a sense demeaning her. Slowly he trailed the blade down her body, JJ closing her eyes knowing her situation just got worse.

"This, Jennifer, is how you get control of someone and get them to do what you want." He said as he came back down to her skirt. Slowly, he pushed her skirt up another inch letting his hand grip her thigh. JJ instinctively flinched.

"See, you flinched." He said as he looked at her. "It's instinctual I'm sure. But if you raise the stakes a little, you can get anyone to cooperate with what you want." He said as he let the blade trail up her leg towards her thigh.

JJ wanted to flinch but she didn't want to get cut. She also wanted to cry, knowing she was in a perilous situation and that things were about to get worse. She knew that she couldn't though. Carter was looking to break her down and make her hurt. He wanted to see her cry. JJ bit her lower lip as his hand traveled up her.

"See now, Jennifer, if you flinch I might accidently cut you." He explained with a sickening calmness.

"If you move too quickly I could accidently slash open an artery and you could be left to bleed out." He said as he trailed the blade over her knee and towards her other thigh.

"Or, if I happen to be a little too close to your waist, you could accidently lose your ability to have children. We wouldn't want that now would we." He asked as he looked up at her. JJ was on the verge of tears but did her best to hide them as she confirmed she didn't want him to cut her.

"I didn't think so." Carter smiled as he pushed her skirt up some more, coming very close to revealing her panties now. His free hand followed up her thigh, moving towards the inside and lightly teasing a sensitive part of her leg.

JJ couldn't hold back the instinctual flinch when he did this, and the blade that was against her other thigh cut into her. JJ yelped as the blade cut a sensitive part of her thigh, leaving what felt like a two-inch long cut on her leg that wasn't too deep but was bleeding.

"See, now look what you made me do." He said. Carter moved his head down using it as an excuse to look up her skirt and take a look.

"It doesn't look too bad." He smiled. "But we wouldn't want that to happen again now would we?" he asked as he rubbed her leg. JJ nodded her head no, her chest heaving as she did all she could to try and remain calm even as she could feel her inner strength begin to falter.

"I didn't think so." Carter said as he brought his hand back to where she had flinched before.

JJ closed her eyes and willed herself not to move no matter how reflexive she was. She knew he wanted to cut her again. It was part of his game. She moved just a little when he touched her just so, but this time the blade only scratched her skin lightly. After about thirty seconds Carter stopped.

"Good girl, Jennifer, I guess you learned your lesson." He said as JJ opened her eyes to meet his with a defiant glare.

"I guess it's time to move on…or should I say up?" he smiled evilly as he watched JJ try to remain stoic.

Slowly Carter brought his hand back up her and JJ knew he was going to go for her underwear. She tried to prepare herself, knowing if she tried to fight him then he would cut her. JJ began to pray; for a distraction, a miracle, anything to save her from what she thought was about to happen. Just as Carter's hand was a mere inch from its destination there was a soft knock at her door. JJ breathed a brief sigh as Carter reacted immediately, pulling his hand away and quickly bringing it to her mouth to silence her.

"Not a word." He whispered as he held the knife to her throat. JJ prayed that whoever was on the other side of her door wouldn't give up their knocking and think she was asleep. There was another knock this time accompanied by words.

"JJ, can I talk to you for a minute?" came the words.

JJ's heart soared as she recognized Spencer Reid's voice. It wasn't Morgan, but at the same time if something were off, he would be smart enough to notice, especially when it came to her. There was another knock.

"JJ?"

"Fuck" Carter cursed, realizing whoever it was, they weren't going to simply give up. He considered his options as he kept JJ pinned, realizing that he was quickly running out of time. Finally he pulled the knife away.

"Get up, get dressed, and get rid of him. If you don't get rid of him you get to watch him die." Carter whispered into her ear as he stood and pulled her up off the bed.

JJ immediately pulled her skirt back down, grateful for her ability to have some modesty once again. She began to re-button her blouse as he pushed her towards the door.

"That's good enough." He told her hurriedly after she had only buttoned enough to cover her breasts but not her stomach. He pushed her to the door, holding the blade to her back.

"Remember what I said." He reminded her before JJ unlocked the door and opened it halfway.

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When JJ opened the door Spencer was surprised by what he saw. At first look she looked ravished, as though she had company and he had just interrupted something. His face turned pink as he felt embarrassed for interrupting her.

But when his eyes came back up to her eyes his heart suddenly dropped as he realized something was wrong. Her eyes looked sad and scared, as though she were pleading for him to help her without actually saying so.

"Hey Spence, what can I do for you?" she asked, her voice cracking just slightly.

"Hey JJ, I just wanted to check on you. Everyone else went for drinks and I wanted to make sure everything was ok with you, since you didn't come with us like usual." He said with a little concern, his eyes looking her over more intently now.

At first glance he thought both of her cheeks were red, likely from being out of breath. But when he looked more closely he noticed that only one of her cheeks was red, as if someone had hit her. JJ's hair and clothes were also very messy, which might not have meant much, but it still worried him.

"Yeah, I'm fine Spence, just tired. It was a tough case." She said as her eyes glanced down without moving her head, the feeling of a small, warm trickle running down her leg grabbing her attention.

Reid's eyes followed hers, and when he saw a small trickle of blood traveling down her leg, he almost gasped out loud. He looked back up to meet her eyes; he knew she was trying to hint him to something, and seeing her bleeding had him very worried and on guard now. Something definitely wasn't right. He knew it. But if that were the case then that meant JJ was in danger and he would have to be careful about how to help her.

"Are you sure? If you need to talk I'm more than willing to." Spencer offered as he was now reading her every reaction for any other hints she might give.

JJ felt her spirits lift a little; she could tell Spence knew something wasn't right, but that still didn't take away from Carter hiding behind the door, holding the knife firmly against her back. She knew she had to get Spence to leave without actually getting him to leave. She sighed.

"Spence, this is kind of awkward but I'll be honest with you, I kind of have company right now." She said.

Carter became a little nervous, pushing the knife harder into JJ's back, reminding her that she was on thin ice. JJ tried not to wince as it felt like he was about to break the skin again.

"Oh, really?" Spencer asked trying to sound surprised as he raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah…remember officer Stevens back at the precinct? I invited him over." JJ said with a suggestive look, praying that Carter wouldn't catch on and drop her right there.

"OH! I see… well, uh, I'm sorry for interrupting. I guess I'll see you in the morning then." Spencer said as he affirmed to JJ that he understood; his heart racing as he knew it was up to him to save her.

"Don't worry about it Spence, you didn't know. Have a goodnight, see you tomorrow." JJ stared at him, praying he could find a way to save her.

"You too." He said quietly as he pulled his gun out.

JJ saw it just before she shut the door. She knew one thing; get down as soon as the door flew open again.

"Good girl Jennifer." Carter smiled as he pulled the knife away.

He grabbed JJ by the collar of her shirt and flung her back towards the bed, his back now to the door. The push was rough, but JJ used it to pretend that she lost her balance and she crashed to the floor.

Carter laughed just as he went to turn and lock the door. Before he could the door flew open, catching him in the face and sending him backwards, stunned. Spencer charged into the room, gun drawn, nervous as hell. He immediately located JJ and was happy to see that she had gotten down and was out of the way.

"Freeze!" Spencer yelled as he leveled the gun at Carter.

"You bitch!" he turned and yelled at JJ.

"Hey! Don't talk to her like that!" Spencer responded angrily.

"Put the knife down, it's over." Reid said, distracting Carter while JJ quietly got up and was able to retrieve her own gun.

Carter heard the gun cock behind him and he knew it was over. He grimaced as he looked between the two agents who now had their guns trained on him. Slowly he bent down and put the knife carefully on the floor.

"This isn't over, Jennifer." Carter sneered at her.

"Oh, it is Carter. You're going away for a long time." JJ stared at him defiantly. Their eyes were locked in a stare down before Spencer regained her attention.

"JJ, call Hotch." He told her. JJ nodded and grabbed her phone immediately calling their boss.

Spencer watched nauseated as Carter blatantly looked JJ up and down when she turned her back to him. Spencer wanted to say something to stop him, but he was trying to keep control of his nerves and the situation. He was worried if Carter made a sudden move he might shoot and miss or accidently hit JJ.

Once JJ had called it in they stood in silence as they waited for their teammates and the police to arrive. Luckily, hotel security was there within a few minutes, breaking the awkward silence. The security members handcuffed Carter and handed him over to the local police as the police and their BAU team arrived. Carter was led out of the room, allowing JJ and Reid to finally let out the breaths they had been holding. They each put their guns away, the tension finally leaving the room.

"Are you ok, JJ?" Spencer asked as he immediately approached her.

"Yeah, I'm fine." JJ sighed as she tried to calm her nerves.

"Did he…?" Spencer asked uncomfortably as he glanced down to try to hint what he was getting at.

"No, he just nicked my leg with the knife." JJ answered, looking him in the eyes so he would know she was telling the truth. Spencer felt his spirits lift a little, glad that his biggest worry wasn't realized.

"JJ are you ok?" Hotchner asked as the team entered the room hurriedly.

"Yeah, I'm ok." She smiled weakly.

"What happened?" Emily asked.

"I was getting ready for bed and he attacked me, he was hiding in the closet. He pushed me around a little and threatened me, but I'm ok, thanks to Spence." She smiled at him appreciatively, trying to color over the potential seriousness of her attack. Morgan patted Spencer on the shoulder as the others acknowledged a job well done.

"Well he won't be getting out for a while, that's for sure. I'm just not sure why he went after you." Rossi said as he looked at her, noticing her cut shoulder and wincing slightly.

"He was upset that we locked his brother up. He held me accountable because I was the one who kept the media informed; at least that's what he said." JJ said as she rubbed her head.

"You never know what'll set someone off." Emily shook her head.

"JJ, you're not to blame, you know that right? You were only doing your job." Hotchner said.

"Yeah, Hotch, I know. He was just psychotic and erratic. I'll be ok. Spencer showed up and intervened before he could really do anything." She smiled weakly.

"Ok, well as long as you're alright." Hotchner stared at her once more. JJ nodded in the affirmative.

The team stuck around until the local police was done talking to JJ and finished collecting evidence. It seemed like forever before everyone had left her room, except for Spence. JJ was seated on the bed, staring into space as Spencer let Morgan out, ensuring him that he'd take care of JJ. As soon as Morgan was gone Spencer closed the door and they were alone. Spencer walked over to JJ, a little worried that she was spaced out.

"JJ…are you ok?" he asked as he sat down next to her.

JJ continued to stare for a moment before turning to Spencer, tears in her eyes. She immediately broke down as he wrapped her in his arms.

"Hey, it's ok JJ, it's over now." He soothed as he ran his hand flatly over her tangled hair.

JJ continued to cry lightly into his chest, letting out all of the emotion that had built up during her ordeal. Spencer sat there quietly holding her, giving her the comfort she needed.

"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked once she finally pulled away and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"I already did." JJ said softly.

"I mean really talk about it. I saw what you were like when you opened the door." Spencer said with concern. JJ let out a hitched breath.

"He…"she paused as she thought out how she wanted to tell him.

"He uh, threw me on the bed and roughed me up a little before I even knew what happened." JJ started, her hand instinctively touching her bruised cheek.

"He made some comments about how his brother's arrest was my fault and he was going to make me pay." She continued as Spencer watched her intently.

"He used the knife to get control of me and he tried to use it as a form of mental torture, not just physical….he told me that he was going to disfigure me if he didn't kill me first, so that I would have to suffer." JJ said as she wiped another tear from her cheek. Spencer nodded when she glanced over at him.

"You have no idea how good your timing was Spence." She looked at him appreciatively. Spencer smiled a little.

"I'm glad I could help you." He answered simply.

"He was…he was about to assault me when you knocked." JJ said as she looked down at the floor. Spencer felt his gut drop a little.

"You really did save me. I don't know why you showed up, Spence, but if you didn't I don't even want to think about what would've happened." She shuttered as she looked back towards him. Spencer didn't say anything as he processed what she had just told him.

"Why…why did you show up?" JJ asked him curiously, breaking the silence. Spencer turned and looked at her.

"It just wasn't as much fun going out with everyone without you there. I knew the case was bothering you, I just wanted to make sure you were ok." He spoke honestly. JJ looked at him and smiled.

"Thanks Spence, for everything."

"Sure JJ, you know I'm here for you if you need something." He smiled back.

JJ sighed again as she looked away. She stared off into space for a moment, and Spencer found himself wishing he knew what she was thinking.

"Do you want to stay in my room tonight?" he asked her. She turned and smiled wider this time.

"I realize you probably wouldn't want to stay in this room anymore, by yourself, especially after what happened. You can have my bed…I'll sleep on the floor." He looked at her a little shyly. JJ looked at him, her eyes looking happy and more compassionate and less distant.

"Thanks Spence, I'd like that." She said as she got up and began to pack her things.

"Anytime." He responded as he moved to help her pack her suitcase.

"Just one thing, you're not sleeping on the floor. We're both adults, we can share the bed." JJ smiled as Spencer blushed a little.

They quickly finished packing her things and brought them into his room. Once in his room they took turns changing in private as they got ready for bed. They were both exhausted and JJ wanted nothing more than to put the whole day behind her. Spencer was a little nervous, still trying to calm his nerves at the thought of sleeping in the same bed as JJ.

They both climbed into bed and pulled the sheets over themselves. JJ turned and looked over at Spencer, smiling softly. Spencer could feel her eyes and looked over to see her.

"Thank you again Spence, this means a lot." She said as she moved closer, placing her head on his chest and taking comfort from his protective warmth. Spencer smiled and placed his arm around her back, happy that JJ was safe in his arms.

"Anytime JJ, anytime." He whispered as they drifted to sleep in each other's arms.