"Oh god." Penelope Garcia said once she saw Emily walk in. Everyone turned around to see their newest agent, with her face covered with multiple cuts. Emily sighed as she glanced to see everyone in the room currently, looking at her. She sat down at the table, hoping that nobody would ask how she got them since she didn't have them when they saw her yesterday; but she knew they would.
"Who did this to you, Prentiss?" Morgan asked her.
"Nobody." Emily replied.
"You didn't have these yesterday." Reid pointed out.
"It's nothing." Emily insisted.
"Prentiss, it's not nothing if someone attacked you." Hotch said. "Who did this to you?"
"I was walking home yesterday and right outside my house, someone attacked me. But my boyfriend came out and scared him off, he didn't steal anything and I am okay." Emily explained. "Now can we focus on the case?" Everyone seemed to believe it and they turned their attention to the case, Penelope and JJ were explaining the details.
"Caroline Harrison, 29, went missing Saturday and her body was found early this morning." Penelope said.
"She was found with multiple stab wounds to the chest and bruises on her face, arms, and legs." JJ told them. She pulled up a picture of the dead girl and the agents looked at it, while examining the facts they had about the victim and UNSUB.
"…and a week ago, the victim was 25 year old, Danielle Geiger. Same injuries and cause of death. And a week before that the victim was Hanna Lacey, who was 21." Penelope added.
"He seems to go after women, and each time goes after one that are 4 years older than the previous." Morgan said.
"The bruises could be defense wounds. They probably saw the UNSUB coming." Emily said.
"Yes….well yes and no." Penelope said, pulling up different pictures; of the wounds.
"There are defensive wounds, but most of the bruises are older. They were there prior to the murders of all three victims." JJ said.
"They are probably evidence of abuse." Hotch said.
"The multiple stab wounds, overkill probably means that the murder was personal." JJ added. "So it could a boyfriend and the relationship turns sour. Abuse which turns into getting rid of the partner completely."
"Garcia, we need you to look up any friends, specifically boy friends of all three victims." Hotch said and she nodded. "Prentiss, you Rossi and Reid will talk to roomates and families of Harrison, while JJ, Morgan, and I take a look at the crime scene."
They didn't really learn anything from the families, they had no information and Garcia couldn't find anything on boyfriends yet. They did find the knife at the crime scene, it was a carver's knife; used for wood and such.
Emily went home after a long day and was hoping that she could just have some peace. She got in and was approached by her boyfriend, right away. "You're late." He stated as Emily closed the door behind her.
"I told you, my job doesn't allow me to come home at the same time everyday—" Emily was cut off by the boy's hand hitting her face.
"Don't be late tomorrow." He said in the tone as if it were a threat and he walked into the kitchen. Emily stood there watching as he walked away. It wasn't too bad of a hit, it was much better than she got last night. She looked into the kitchen and the boy got a beer out of the fridge and sat down next to Emily in front of the TV.
"Did they ask about the cuts?" He asked.
"Of course they did. My face is covered with them." Emily replied and she slowly turned to him, having this not so good feeling in her stomach as she did.
"What did you say?"
"I got attacked outside and you scared the guy off who did it." Emily said and he grinned. She knew that was a good sign as he took a sip of his beer.
"Good girl." He said and reached his hand out and touched her shoulder, which caused Emily to jump. She relaxed and then after a minute he took it away and then slapped her again. She fell to the floor this time. "…but maybe next time you won't be a bad girl and I won't have to punish you."
"I'm sorry." Emily replied. "Please I didn't say anything."
"…yes, but you were late and didn't call." He said.
"Daniel—" Emily started to say, but Daniel got down to her and started punching and then eventually changed to kicking her a couple times. After a few minutes he stopped completely.
"Don't be late tomorrow." He warned. "Be upstairs in 20 minutes." He told her and then left and went upstairs. She coughed and panted as he left her, laying there on the floor. She wiped the tears that stained her cheeks and picked herself off the floor.
She looked towards the stairs, which sent her heartbeat to a faster rate. She knew if she didn't go up there he would come down for her and she didn't want that. As long as she did as she was told and made no mistakes he wouldn't hurt her. And if she went upstairs without a fight, they wouldn't do anything.
She kept telling herself that. That kept her going upstairs.
You can be better. You need to be better, Emily. He does this because he has to. You deserve it.
Soon she found herself going up the stairs and walking into a bedroom, telling herself the same things. She just had to look forward to the next day. When she could start over.
This is set early season 3. When Rossi came in and Emily is still fairly new to everyone so, she doesn't know how to really trust them yet.
She lives with her boyfriend, Daniel. They have (at this point) been together a month or two and Emily believes everything he tells her. That he abuses her is for her good.
Everyone will be involved, but I am going to make this (Emily/Reid).
So please…REVIEW!
