YES THE SEQUEL! I'm looking at about 10-ish chapters. It won't be as long as the first one. I just wanted to add more and I didn't want the story to end up being ridiculously long and have way to many chapters.
I want an honest opinion: Should I just move these chapters to the other story? Should I make "It's not over" like 40-50 chapters long or should I keep this story into two stories?
CHAPTER ONE: "That's all I saw"
11:30am Tuesday
"I want. Him. Dead." Reid said between heaving breaths after a few moments of silence. Morgan's eyes widened at the bluntness of Reid's words, his cold and emotionless voice sending chills down Morgan's spine.
"Not like this, Spencer. Trust me; he won't get away with what he did to Sophia." Morgan watched as Reid's face suddenly changed the second Sophia's name left his mouth. His eyes widened and fear replaced his blind rage. Reid pushed past Morgan, darting over to the bed. He fell to his knees at the head of the bed as Hotch was removing the last of her shackles. He felt tears pricking at the corners of his eyes as he took in Sophia's face. Her eyes were scrunched closed and her face was turned towards the wall. Her lower body was turned to the wall as well, her knees brought up as high as the chains would let her, in some attempt to cover her exposed lower body. He could make out the welts on her back as well as a slash across her stomach that he hadn't noticed before. He wasn't sure how it got there but was sure he wouldn't want to know.
She was shaking and she seemed completely unaware of what was happening around her. "Sophia" whispered Reid, his voice shaking.
Her face snapped towards Reid's voice, relaxing instantly. She opened her eyes, blinking as her vision began to focus on the face hovering closely above her. Reid could see the look of recognition flash across her face when she finally became aware of her surroundings. She started sobbing, reaching her now free hands up to grab Reid's face and pull it closer, and still keeping her body turned to the wall.
"Hey. Everything's going to be okay. Shh." Reid cooed as he pulled her closer, wrapping his arms around her, rubbing small circles on her back of her neck, too scared to move his hand any lower. Her arms clung tightly around Reid's neck, her face buried in his shoulder. He continued to whisper comforting words in her ear for a few more minutes before he reached down to pulled her clothes back up. As his hand touched her bare skin she flinched, her breathing hitched and she gripped his neck tightly. "I'm sorry. It's just me. Breathe, Sophia, breathe."
He kept his hand pressed flat against her thigh and waited for her body to relax. After a few shallow breaths she loosened her grip on Reid's neck and he gently pulled her clothing up her legs. After buttoning her jeans he slid his left arm underneath her knees and picked her up off the bed bridal style. Her body seemed to melt into him and he could feel her muscles instantly relax.
"The boys have missed you." He whispered into her hair and smiled as he felt the corners of her lips curl upwards in a small smile. He turned around, seeing that Morgan was the only one making eye-contact with him. Hotch was walking up the stairs with an unconscious Emmett being dragged behind him with the help of Rossi. JJ and Prentiss stared at the floor, attempting to look deep in thought. Morgan smiled and walked over to Reid.
"There's an ambulance upstairs." Reid nodded, walking up the stairs with Morgan close behind him. He walked to the ambulance and glanced down at Sophia. At some point she had managed to fall asleep, her face lying against his chest.
Reid stepped up into the ambulance and sat on the gurney, pulling Sophia slightly away from his body. She didn't wake up as the EMTs checked her over for any obvious injuries aside from the bruises. They find a large cut on the side of her face that worried them. Reid quickly assumed it was from Brandon's gun. Reid held her tighter, trying to fight back his anger. He glanced down at her, pushing some of her hair gently out of her closed eyes.
"She's severely dehydrated as well." Reid did not bother to look up from Sophia's face. He simply nodded and stood up; finally placing Sophia on the gurney he was sitting on. The EMTs set up an IV, closing the doors and signaling for the driver to start moving. The rest of the team piled into the SUV and followed behind. They all sat quietly, no one quite sure what to say. Finally Morgan opened his mouth, turning slightly to Hotch.
"Are you, you know, going to do anything about Reid busting up Emmett's face...and breaking his nose?" Morgan knew that Hotch had to report Reid for unnecessary force and attacking a suspect. "You couldn't even make out any features on the bastard's face it was so swollen."
"He fell when Reid tackled him. Hit his face pretty hard against the floor. That's all I saw." Hotch answered in all seriousness, his eyes not leaving the road. Morgan glanced out his window, hiding his smile from Hotch. Behind him Prentiss smiled and JJ closed her eyes, letting out a breath she wasn't aware she was holding once Morgan had spoken. They all knew that Hotch would get in so much trouble if anyone questioned his report of events. They also knew however that Hotch looked at Reid like a son and would do anything to protect him. Any of them would have done the same.
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