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Morgan couldn't stop pacing, he felt the anger rise and the urge to hit something occurred, he swung round and hit the wall.
'Morgan! Calm down.'
'How can you be so calm, someone has taken them, all of them and all you can do is sit there and act calm!'
'Morgan, do you love her?'
'Yes, of course I love her, she's Garcia we all love her.'
'No, Morgan are you in love with her?'
'What's the relevance here Hotch?'
'Well we are a week to valentines and the emails are all from 'Cupids Right hand man.' Seems like a coincidence but every year for the last two years someone has been taking a woman and has put a man close to them through hell, so they can realise their love.'
'I remember reading about that, he sends them videos a lot and then when he thinks that the response is genuine he releases them in the middle of nowhere.' Reid said leaving his state of shock.
'Okay, so if I am in love with Garcia. That means you two must be in love with Emily and JJ.'
'Well me and JJ have been talking, and we do love each other.' Reid piped up from his sit.
'And me and Emily love each other but haven't made it publicly known.'
Morgan stopped running a hand over his head. Did he love Garcia the way they were saying? He knew she was funny, smart, caring, amazing, relaxing, and beautiful. Beautiful. He knew it, he did love her. Thinking about her gave him feelings he had had all along but never took any notice of. 'We have to get them back.'
'Finally.' Hotch said with a weak smile. Thing were looking slightly better for the girls.
That changed when a new email graced itself on each of their laptops. Again one lady to their men. Morgan and Reid paused theirs to see Hotch telling them to watch them together, one after the other.
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'Right now I think they got my emails, and are probably going into overdrive, I will have to check in on them in a bit, see how they are responding.' He ran a finger over JJ's face. Her stare fixed on Garcia's and she saw her friend nod. JJ let the tears she was holding fall. 'Excellent.' He spun round to Garcia. 'Why can't you be more like that?'
'Because I don't feel the need to cry.'
'No need to cry, well the predicament you're in, I would cry.' He ran a figure up her body and saw no change in her face. 'You are stubborn aren't you Ms Garcia? Well I think I'll have fun with you.' Still no change to the look he was giving him. He then walked over to Emily. 'Well, what about you?' Again her gaze fixed on Garcia; she let a couple of tears fall. 'Ah, no need to cry Ms Prentiss. Actually there is.' He walked away and came back with a video camera. 'Let's make a short video shall we. We can send it to your suitors.'
'First you Ms Jareau.' He turned the camera and positioned it so it showed her restraints. He then walked to her head and looked towards the camera. 'Hi there Dr. Reid, lovely woman you have here, does as she's asked unlike some people, who are with us. If you love this woman and prove it then I will release her relatively unharmed.' JJ whimpered at the thoughts going round her head and cried again. 'See what I mean, she cries and whimpers; let's hope she screams which will help her out. I will talk to you soon Dr Reid. Now remember this view, she is unhurt.' He walked to the camera and turned it off. 'You did good. Well done. Now you Ms Prentiss.' He repeated the process and turned it on.
'Hi, Agent Hotchner, lovely lady you have too. See fresh tears, it's a good sign here as well but not merely enough for my liking. Do you love her? You need to prove it then. She's a lovely lady would hate to hurt her too much. I think she is going to be one of the two stubborn one's but you see, I think I can resolver her issue. So farewell Agent Hotchner.' And then the camera was turned off.
'Ahh Ms Garcia, now you see cry and I'll go lightly, see the show for Agent Morgan, is going to be slightly different. See I think you need to come to terms with the situation of this that I am only trying to help.'
'Kidnapping and hurting women is helping?'
'Yes, so shall we get started?' He looked at her, her mood never changing. When the camera was rolling, he walked to her head and stroked it. 'Agent Morgan, a stubborn woman you have here, gorgeous but oh so stubborn. Not one tear, whimper or scream has come from her. Yet. See you seeing her is going to be a little different.' He took a lighter from his pocket. 'I'm sure you can see this, it is sure to cause some type of emotion that I am yet to see grace Ms Garcia's face.' He clicked for the flame to come on and set it down on her upper arm, she flinched but didn't cry or scream. She closed her eyes and thought of things. 'See what I mean, even after getting burnt still nothing.' He grabbed her face and turned it to him. 'Is there something wrong with you?'
'No I just don't see the need to give you the satisfaction.'
'Oh, well that's just like signing a death warrant that is, it seems that it is up to you Agent Morgan to save her. I know she loves you deeply and has done for a while but now it's up to you. Hope you enjoyed the show. Good bye.'
Back at the B.A.U.
Morgan sat motionless, a tears filling each of the men's faces. The pain they felt to see Garcia get hurt, the bravery she portrayed. They knew she was making his job harder for him.
'She's doing it so that JJ and Emily are less hurt.'
'Why?'
'This is Garcia Morgan, JJ has Henry and JJ and Emily are like her sisters, she's protecting them.'
'Oh god, baby girl, why you have to be so hard headed. I'll be right back I need to make a call. Then we are going to see how this bloke wants us to prove our love.'
Rushing outside for air, he gets his phone and rings a number.
'Hello.'
'Mum.' Derek says into the phone and now cannot suppress the fear of losing Penelope from his life.
'Derek, what's wrong?'
'I don't know where to start. It's Penelope mum, she's been kidnapped.'
'Oh God Derek, how do you know?'
'We all got pictures today of her, JJ and Emily and about 20 minutes ago he sent a video of each of them.'
'Okay, so what was in the videos?' The line was voiceless just the breeze could be heard. 'Derek, talk to me, tell me what you're feeling get it off your chest, please.'
'Mum his hurting her.' He breathed in; his mother knew he was fighting tears. 'JJ and Emily are fine, but Garcia, Penelope's being too strong, she's letting the most amount of hurt come to her. He calls himself cupid's right hand man, how sick is that?'
'Okay, so how's he hurt her, and yes it's sick but there has to a purpose.'
'There is a purpose mum, his trying to make us admit our love for them, and he burnt her on her arm, and can you believe it she didn't cry, whimper or scream not once.'
'Derek do you love her?'
'Yes.' He whispered barely audible. 'Yes I love her, I don't know what I would do if she died. She gives me a reason to get up in the morning, just to hear her voice, her laugh; her wit makes me brighten up. She's everything to me. How could I be so stupid to leave it until she gets hurt to decide I love her?'
'You never know what you got until its gone Derek, now listen to me, I am going to get on a flight to you. No objections. I may not have met Penelope but I have heard too much about her to sit back and wait on your call. You need extra support so I'm going to get a flight and go to you.'
'Thanks mum.'
'No need to thank me Derek, I'm your mum. See you later. I love you.'
'I love you too mum.' He breathed in and walked back to the office. Getting back to Hotch's office. 'Right so, how do we do this?'
'We have to wait, according to the files from the last time this occurred, the same day as the pictures and videos the men receive a text message. Also, he keeps them no longer than 2 days.'
'Which is enough to do damage.'
'Unless the women and men realise and convince him otherwise?' Hotch gave a nod to the question.
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Having left them alone Emily and JJ both looked at Garica. She smiled.
'Look okay, I'm fine. Yes, it is killing me and it's complete agony but I will not give up, not until you are out and safe, with the men who love you.'
'Pen, Derek loves you.'
'Not enough to get me out of this. It's a sisterly love, not the love this monster is after.'
'Pen, you don't understand Derek is in love with you. You may not see it but we all do. The way his looks at you, the smiles, the fun, the banter.'
'All jokingly.'
'No Pen, when have me or Emily ever lied to you?'
'Never.'
'Well then...' The door opened.
'Hi ladies, I have good news. JJ I have one more thing to do to you, to complete the mission for you. Dr Reid is very nearly there. Agent Hotchner is too and by the looks of the camera's Agent Morgan is going frantic, so much so he hit a wall and cried a little, touching isn't it? Now JJ come with me.' Her stare went to Garcia, as she was being taken from the chair. He led her out of the door and with that she was gone. After 15 minutes, she was taken back in, clearly unconscious.
'You bastard, what have you done to her!'
'Hmm, screaming Ms Garcia, just not the type I am after. She sustained a quick beating. A text was sent to Dr Reid, when I get a response, I will decide if more is necessary.'
Back at the B.A.U
Reid's phone vibrated across the desk and he snatched it up, he couldn't help but contain his worry.
'Reid what's wrong?'
'I just got a text, JJ's been beaten, from the picture she has a bleeding nose and a split lip.'
'Was there any writing?'
Dr Reid, you have almost made me realise your love. She may see you soon. CRHM
'Is that it?'
'Yes, here look.' Reid passed the phone to Hotch. 'Do we wait?'
'The file says that if he believes you, then you should get one soon.'
'So we now wait.'
