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Spencer wanted this case over with. He could see the strain on his face as they dealt with this bomb case. It was bringing back Horrible memories for all of them well all of them except Elle but then Elle hadn't been around back then.

Morgan had refused to come. His trust in Gideon still shaky and even more so when bombs were involved. He silently passed Hotch Coffee trying to keep the other man's spirts up as the older man held the team together by a thread.

Spencer himself was fielding text messages from both parents who were concerned that he was on another bomb case. They'd tried calling him but he'd sent them straight to voice mail. He was sure he'd get hell later for that but he had other things to worry about.

Spencer: I'm fine stop texting me. We've got to catch this unsub.

Dad: well I'm sorry it's just I worry, last bomb case didn't end so well.

Spencer: Stop being a hypocrite you were in a lot more dangerous situations when you were on the team.

With that Spencer slipped his phone back into is pocket and tried to focus on putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

"Parental issues?" Aaron smirked after making sure the others weren't paying attention.

"He seems to forget sometimes that I'm not twelve and oh yeah I can take care of myself. It's nothing he hasn't done himself." Spencer scowled.

"He just cares Spence." Aaron sighed."

"Yeah yeah." Spencer waved him away but couldn't help but smile because Aaron himself had smiled. "Why don't you go and call Haley see how she's doing. I'm sure she's glued to the TV and the stress can't be good for her."

"Yeah you're right." Aaron took a deep breath before stepping aside and calling Haley. She picked up after a few rings.

"Aaron are you okay?"

"I'm fine Haley I just wanted to call and check in with you. Make sure you and baby were okay."

"We're okay Aaron just worried about you it's all over the news about those bombs." Haley said thinking of the last time they had to deal with bombs.

"I know babe but don't worry about it we have it under control and everything will be fine, relax don't stress yourself out it's not good for you or the baby."

"Easier said then done, oh and thank Spencer for me."

"What for?"

"I know he's the one that got you to call me."

"Yeah okay." Aaron said knowing his wife knew him maybe a little too much. "Love you."

"Love you too." Haley said and the call was disconnected.

"Haley says thank you." Aaron whispered walking up to the younger man. Spencer nodded.

"I'm going to pick up dinner. Call me if anything breaks. Spencer said waving the paper where he'd taken the orders down. Aaron nodded.

Spencer came back half an hour later with dinner for everyone, it wasn't until after dinner was finished that the world blew apart on them. after Morgan called and informed them that the bomb had the signature of Bale. The floor seemed to drop out under the BAU Team. Spencer looked around the room. His stomach in knots. Everyone looked like that'd flashed back to that moment when everything had fallen apart and trust had been broken. Dead bodies. Blood. It all came flooding back. They all steeled themselves. They put their masks back in place and they figured out their next move.

Aaron was pacing the conference room when Spencer walked in. "Aaron?" Hotch turned.

The deputy director wants us to make a deal with Bale if we have to." Hotch balled his hand into a fist. "We can't make a deal with that son of a bitch Spencer we can't." he punched the wall.

"And we won't." Spencer said vehemently looking at his friend. We will outsmart him we will. Gideon is going to meet with him to talk. Let me go with him."

"Yeah okay. Stay behind after see if you can find anything in his correspondence."

"Of course." Spencer nodded. "And you no more punching things. You break your hand you're no good to us." Spencer walked out of the room and up to Gideon. "I'm going with you to see Bale."

"What Hotch think I can't handle it?"

"No he wants me to stay listen and then look through his correspondence see if I can find anything." Spencer didn't let on that he himself didn't trust Gideon.

He'd gotten a name and given it to Hotch, "Are you sure that's the name?"

"Yes Aaron I'm positive and Gideon thinks this could be our unsub."

"I have to call you back I just sent Elle to meet with a David walker who I think is the same David Walker you are talking about." Aaron shut down the phone and raised out of the police station.

Reid closed his eyes and sent up a silent plea for his friends.

That plea must have been heard by something or someone because some how everyone but the unsub had gotten out of a blast. Gideon had outsmarted Bale the hostage had been saved. He case closed and they went home. After they were back at Quantico and everyone else had left for the night Spencer sank into the chair across from Aaron's desk.

"You should get home to Haley, though You should probably leave the almost getting blown up part out of any story you decide to tell her."

"Yeah." Hotch snorted.

"Aaron why is it always you. Some how I'm always in the back ground and you are on those front lines. You take too many chances."

"I take the chances I need to take and I can see it in your eyes and your tone that you think you don't think you bring as much to the team as the others. This has to do with your father questioning your every move doesn't it?"

Spencer shrugged. "I can understand my mother she always hated the job but dad no I can't take it from him." He held up his cell phone I've got about twenty voice mails from my parents on here. I bet at least ten of them is my mother demanding I quite. Not sure I'll listen to them."

"You should they love you." Aaron said standing up. "Now I'm going to take your advice and get home to my wife you want a ride home?"

"No I think I'll take the subway clear my head."

Aaron nodded and the two men separated at Aaron's car. Spencer got onto the subway and held the phone up to his year listening to voice mail after voice mail from his parents ranging from his mother crying to his father trying to get updates. He shook his head promised himself he'd call them in the morning and deleted the messages.

A/N thanks to all the response to the story. Now for this story I'm not sure what to do with Haley. I know how and why they'll split up. No it's not the same as in the show. But I don't know if I should kill her like in Cannon or if I should save her so vote on my poll on my page.