Things had settled down some for Christi and her family. Levi was enjoying school now that he could read and the team had accepted that Christi could take care of herself when they were on cases. She was currently sitting on the jet talking to Dustin before they took off.

"I wish I didn't have to go. I hope I can make it back before Levi's school play," she said worriedly.

"He'll understand if you can't. He knows that you're out catching bad guys. He loves you, Chris," Dustin assured his wife.

"I know and I love him and you as well, but I hate being away from him. At least your job at the bank lets you be with him. On the days you have to do marine training I know he has a blast with Garcia," she said with a smile.

"Yeah, she spoils him rotten," Dustin said with a laugh.

"That she does, well, I'd better go for now. Love you, kiss Levi for me," she requested.

"I will, be safe and come home to us, we both love you, bye, Christi," Dustin said hanging up the phone and getting back to work praying that his wife would stay safe and come home to him and Levi. XXXX

Two days had gone by and the team had made very little progress. Things at home were going well. Dustin was tucking Levi into bed but was stopped by a question from the six-year-old.

"Daddy?"

"What is it, kiddo?" Dustin asked.

"Why doesn't my real daddy love me? Why doesn't he come to see me? When he does, Mommy gets mad and tells me to go inside. Am I a bad boy, is that why he doesn't want me?" At the end of his speech, Levi was crying. Dustin could feel his heart breaking at the little boys words. Gently he reached out and picked up the crying little boy.

"Shh, your daddy loves you, but he's just not ready to be a daddy. That's why when you were a baby, your mommy had me adopt you. Do you remember what that means and what we told you about that?" Dustin prompted. Levi nodded as he sniffled.

"That you're my new daddy and you won't leave me and that you love Mommy and me more than anything else in the world?"

"That's right, and as for you being a bad boy, you're not a bad boy. Your daddy's just not ready to be a dad and he's angry because he knows that I love you and your mommy so much."

"So I didn't do anything wrong?" he checked.

"No, you didn't do anything wrong, little man," Dustin promised kissing his forehead. "Now, it's time for lights out. You have school tomorrow. Goodnight, Levi," Dustin said kissing his forehead before easing him back on to his pillows.

"Night, Daddy, love you," Levi mumbled as he cuddled his teddy bear and let his eyes drift close.

"Love you to, kiddo, love you to," Dustin whispered just before exiting the room. He knew he needed to talk to Christi about what Levi had told him, but tonight wasn't the time to do it. Maybe tomorrow, he thought as he walked into their bedroom and began getting ready for bed. XXXX

"Are you okay, you sound tired?" Christi asked as she talked to Dustin the next day.

"I'm fine, it was just a tough night. Levi asked me something and I wasn't sure how to answer his question."

"What was the question?"

"He asked why Jack didn't love him and what he did that made him not want him. He asked if he was a bad boy." Christi cursed at her husband's words.

"What did you say?"

"I told him that Jack wasn't ready to be a daddy and that's why you had me adopt him when he was a baby. Then I told him that he wasn't a bad boy and reminded him that I love him and you more than anything else in the world. That seemed to help and he calmed down and drifted off to sleep. Now how's the case going?"

"It's going okay. Still no major leads. We're hoping that…" Christi broke off as someone grabbed her from behind. She screamed as she felt the kidnapper press a cloth over her mouth. She tried not to breath in the chemicals, but it was no use. The last thing she heard was Dustin shouting her name as the darkness took over and her cell slipped from her hand. XXXX

Hotch was sitting in the conference room going over the geographic profile with Reid. Emily and Morgan were out talking to the most recent victims family and JJ and Rossi were putting together a press release for the media. He briefly wondered where Christi was but then he remembered she'd stepped out to call Dustin briefly before coming back to help them with the profile. The sound of a phone ringing broke the silence. Both Hotch and Reid reached for their pockets.

"It's mine," Hotch said pulling it out and answering it. He frowned when he saw that it was Christi's husband's number.

"Hotchner," he answered.

"She's gone, someone took her," Dustin cried into the phone.

"What do you mean? Who's gone, slow down and explain," Hotch ordered. Reid jerked his head up at the question.

"Someone took Christi! We were talking and all of a sudden I heard her scream and the sound of her phone falling then nothing. Oh my god, you have to find her. Please, find her," he begged starting to sob.

"Dustin, take a deep breath and explain everything to me. I'm putting you on speaker. Reid's here, are you ready?"

"Y-y-yes," he stammered.

"Okay, start talking you're on speaker."

"Christi and I were talking about Levi and then I asked her how the case was going. She said it was going okay but that you hadn't had any major leads. Then she started to say something else, but was cut off. The next thing I heard was a scream then she dropped her phone. That's the last thing I heard," Dustin concluded.

"C-c-c-c-Christi's missing?" Reid choked out.

"Yes, she is," Dustin replied just above a whisper.

TBC?

A/n, Do they find Christi? Will she be okay? Want to know? Then read and review!