Loving You Forever is What I Need Chapter Four
"As if I could stop loving you. As if I would want to give up the thing that makes me stronger than anything else ever has. Since the first time I saw you, I have belonged to you completely." -Cassandra Clare
When Alina walked into the office early in the morning she was surprised to see Emily already at her desk, it wasn't as if the Chief of the Interpol Office didn't work long hours. She just assumed she had spent the night with Liam; and maybe for once in her life, she would show up to work after seven in the morning. But it was barely past six and the brunette woman was already typing something frantically on her laptop with a cup of coffee next to her.
"Wow this is new I didn't expected to see you here this early...?" Alina stated teasing her friend, Emily in response just looked at her straight faced.
"I mean, not that you aren't here early every day" Alina added quickly taken aback by Emily's straight face
"You know, I just figured Liam would keep you home...late" she added choosing her words carefully. Emily's unimpressed face made Alina quickly go from teasing her friend to actually being worried about her.
"Okay what is wrong?" She asked sitting in front of Emily and examining her friends' stern expression
"Nothing"
"Emily"
"Nothing is wrong Lina; I am just reviewing some information on a case I just picked up" Emily replied without looking at her friend.
"Case?" She asked all of the sudden looking at her phone "I didn't get anything from Clyde about a case?" She was frowning checking her emails "Did the bastard forgot to send me the info again"
"Nope, this came directly to me" Emily replied her eyes still on her computer, that made Alina stare at Emily with curiosity.
"So does Clyde knows about this?" Alina asked although she already knew the answer.
"Uhm No, he doesn't, it was my decision to take the case?"
"Okay so what's the case?" Alina frowned, Emily's behavior was definitely odd, especially if Clyde had absolutely no idea about the case in question.
"Is something that came to me last night from some murders in the US?" Emily responded not really in the mood to discuss her decision with anyone.
"Why is Interpol working a murder case from the US that's not regular protocol. And why isn't Clyde aware of this? Don't we like need permission from the Major? and Clyde and well basically the government" The European woman said worried and confused with Emily's secrecy
"Look! I don't have to justify my decisions to you, or the cases I take okay" Emily finally snapped taking her friend aback and looking at her in shock
Emily took a deep breath closing her eyes and sighing, feeling immediately guilty for losing her temper with one of her very close friends
"I am sorry" she said putting her palm out and rubbing her forehead.
"Emily what is going on?" Alina asked genuinely concerned
"I am just helping a friend with a case" She said softly "Some of the murders are international so it takes jurisdiction away from the FBI"
"Wait your helping the FBI?" Aliana repeated incredulously
"Yes I am"
"Your helping the FBI" She repeated to make sure she heard her friend right "And Clyde has absolutely no idea you are doing this" She added still unable to believe what her friend was saying
"I take neither the embassy or Major Hancock know your taking this case?"
"No they don't" Emily said looking at Alina sternly
"Emily" the blonde woman started shaking her head knowing fully well the severity of her friend's actions
"Listen Alina you don't have to work this case with me, you can go home and take some time off...okay? This is my decision which means I will take responsibility or it" Emily clarified
"No Emily I don't give a damn about that" Alina responded irritated, finally snapping at her friend
"What I need you to do is tell me what is so damn important that you are willing to risk everything...including your job?" Alina reasoned, but Emily didn't responded
"What is this case so important that you can't even tell me, you tell me everything, why can't you tell me what is going one" she was now getting upset and Emily's short answers were just making her more uneasy. She really thought that Emily trusted her.
Emily stood up from her desk and walked towards the window wrapping her arms around her slim frame. She bit her lip closing her eyes for a second and the turning to look at her friend, putting her job on the line was one thing but dragging Alina into her mess was a very different thing.
"I am helping Hotch track down Peter Lewis AKA Mr. Scratch" She finally said looking at Alina with a mixture of concern and fear.
"Hotch? Your Hotch? Aaron Hotchner from the BAU?" Alina asked looking at Emily in shock
"Yes"
"The man who broke your heart and made you leave everything behind including your dream job"
"Yes" Emily said again annoyed, Alina processed the information looking at Emily again, if she was really wiling to risk so much there had to be a very good reason behind her actions, as much as Emily pissed her off sometimes she trusted her with her own life.
"Well... that explains why you are freaking out" she simply said raising her eyebrows
"I am not freaking out" Emily said defensively
"Right" Alina gave her the same unimpressed face Emily gave her all the time
"Your about to not only put your job and career in jeopardy but you are also helping the man who broke your heart which means you will have to see him again, after all this time... and you still love this man I might add" Alina smirked shaking her head
"Alina please just don't !" Emily begged running a hand through her hair "Look I will say it again you don't have to do this okay? Is my decision"
"Emily you know I will always have your back a 100% even when it means putting my job at risk as well, I don't give a damn about that..." Her hard green eyes softened a bit looking at her friend and boss with genuine concern
"But don't look me in the eye and lie to me when I know you better than anyone here."
"I fine please don't worry about me" Emily softened her tone as well reaching for her friend's arm
"No you are not, I know you are not" the blonde woman replied " Just please promise you will talk to me when you are ready...or if this gets to much to handle"
"I mean this is got to be super hard for you, but we are friends and you can talk to me always"
Emily just bit her lip smiling sadly
"I don't really want to talk about it, okay? "
"I know, but just know that I am here for you" Alina finally smiled "And if he does anything at all to hurt you while he is here...I will beat the shit out of his ass" she warned
Emily smirked reaching for her friend and hugging her, she wasn't okay, she was terrified to see Hotch again, she was worried about the decision she was making and the consequences this will bring to her and all the innocent people she was bringing into this mess, especially Alina.
"Thanks so much for everything" she said blinking her tears away "Alina I will tell you one more time...you don't have to- "
"Emily with all due respect shut up" Alina cut her up putting her hands out
"Now can you brief me about this case before your prince charming gets here"
Emily laughed and sat at her desk again, updating Alina on all the information she had about Mr. Scratch and the files Hotch had sent her, including the cases they had in Europe. The original case about Peter Lewis and what it meant to Hotch, and the team.
Now Alina finally understood what I Emily was taking the case and it only make her admire her friend even more. She already knew the brunette woman was kind and compassionate but she couldn't believe she will risk everything to save the man who hurt her, and his sweet son.
Around nine in the morning Emily saw the team arrive through the glass walls of her office, she was overwhelmed by a mixture of happiness, from seeing her family again. Fear of seeing Hotch's face again, anger at the fact that her team, her family, was being taunted again by monster and then ... just full determination on getting Mr. Scratch and seeing Hotch and his children safe again.
"There she is" said Dave smiling at the sight of the woman he considered a daughter, Emily couldn't help herself to fully smile as David Rossi wrapped her in a warm hug kissing each of her cheeks, making Emily giggle and holding on to him for a second longer.
"Oh God I miss you sooo much" Emily said, but as soon as David released her; she found herself wrapped in a thigh hug from JJ.
"You have no idea how happy I am to see you" The blond woman said feeling her eyes burning "You have to take the to best bars and stores and everywhere"
"Is a promise" Emily said releasing JJ and focusing on Spencer who still had the same baby face he always had.
"Oh my little genius" She said pulling Reid into a hug as well. Then she was face to face with Morgan's suave smile and he immediately pulled her into his arms swinging her around.
"You look amazing princess"
"Is so great to see you guys" She said turning to look at Hotch finally, her heart was beating so fast she was sure her heart was going to explode. He was just as handsome as always, he did look tired, but his stern sexy face that made her weak on her knees was looking at her, a smile finally crept into his face revealing those dimples Emily loved so much.
"Emily" he said reaching to touch her arm gingerly
"Hotch is good to see you" Emily said feeling her cheeks blush, and a pinch on her heart at the awkward greeting; lacking the warmth the whole team had given her.
"Welcome to London" she said looking at everyone
"Guys this is Interpol Agent Alina DeJoung she would be assisting us with the investigation"
"Alina this are Agents Rossi, Jareau, Morgan, Dr Reid and Unit Chief Agent Hotchner"
"Is a pleasure" Alina said shaking everyone's hand and giving Hotch an approving look smirking at Emily in a teasing way.
She could clearly see why Emily was madly in love with him. Liam was very handsome man yes indeed, but he was the kind of sexy you see at a Calvin Klein magazine models. Hotch was a whole different kind of good looking, he was the manly and strong kind, the intimidating kind that would have a woman at verge of an orgasms with a deep stern. He was the George Clooney kind of handsome, masculine and strong, the kind who could intimidate anyone including serial killers, but could easily have a woman writhing in pleasure beneath those strong arms. One more time Alina looked at the Unit Chief with a mischievous look winking at Emily. Thankfully the team was overjoyed with seeing their so beloved friend to notice.
Emily's cellphone ringing on her hip pulled her out of her thoughts, and distracted her friend as well.
"Alina can you please show the team the conference room where we would be working at" Emily said taking her phone and walking away and pressing the answer button.
"Absolutely"
"Prentiss" she said into her phone as team walked away
"What in the bloody hell is wrong with you" Clyde barked on the phone "Are you out of your mind?" it was obvious that Clyde knew by now what was going on judging his attitude
"It was my call Clyde I will explain whoever I have to explain"
"Well you better start explaining me" he barked furiously "So I can explain the thousands of authorities who will be calling me to ask why has Interpol taken a case they have absosultly no business working"
Emily just closed her eyes praying her decision wouldn't actually have serious consequences.
"Clyde I am begging you to please just...back me up on this?"
"Are you fucking serious?" I have the US State Department on the phone asking why Interpol requested the BAU to participate on a case they haven't fully release"
"The murders are international Interpol has jurisdiction"
"Aren't you listening" he was seething "The case was being investigated by the state department; they took it away the from the BAU. You taking the case from them is a slap on their faces Emily" Clyde said incredulously
"I know that" Emily bit her lip choosing her words carefully "There are seven murders here in Europe, one of them happened 20 miles away from Interpol...we aren't taking the case away...we are simply investigating the part of the murders happening in our country... I only brought the BAU because the MO's in our murders here are so similar to their murder cases...this was a whole different investigation I am doing"
"An investigation you weren't authorized to start" Clyde reminded her still furious with her
"Because there was no time...if my suspicions are correct we will have more innocent people die very soon"
"And if your wrong not only your career is over, but so is mine, and so is the integrity of Interpol, are you bloody crazy? This could cost London Government billions Emily"
"I know Clyde...I need you to please trust me...I am begging you"
"You are asking me to trust you?" He asked furiously
"Are you for real? You went behind my back and Interpol's protocol to take a case you weren't authorized to work? And you want me to trust you?"
"Then go ahead fire me Eastern...but I will not sit here watching more innocent people die" Emily said hanging up the phone on Clyde and grunting angrily
"Dammit"
She placed her phone back on her pocket and she was about to go meet the team at the conference room when Alina and Hotch rushed towards her their expressions full of panic and worry.
"What is going on"
"Metropolitan Police police just called, they found a body in Liverpool, it matches the MO from our cases" Alina said
"Is him, lets go" she said as she rapidly walked back to the conference room to speak to the rest of team
"Okay we going to have to divide in two teams, Reid and JJ I need you to stay here and start going over Victimology" Emily said in her in Unit Chief tone "I will have Agent Kawler help you out...he works for our Secret Service Division , he is great" Reid nodded getting back to work on the papers he had already spread across the long table.
"We already the profile but we need to know why he chose these people he is obviously trying to tell us something...and know he know you are here that is why he killed again"
"Hotch, Rossi and I would go to the crime scene" Emily stated "If we can find another connection we can maybe determine what made him come to Europe in the first place"
"Alina can you take Morgan and get some Intel about our conversation earlier" Emily exchanged glances with her friend without sharing more details with the team "Then meet me us the crime scene"
"Absolutely Emily" Alina said going full agent mode "Lets go Agent Morgan" and the dark skin man followed her with a coy smile on his face.
Morgan watched the gorgeous European woman as she approached the surveillance car, started walking towards for the right side of the car then remembering he was in London so we walked back to the left side
"What Agent driving from the right side is too big for you" Alina teased
"I was thinking more that I have absolutely no idea where are we going" He smirked
"Regarding the "intel" thing Emily needs from you" he said making air quotes. Alina just started the car and drove away placing her dark shades on her eyes.
"I suppose you wont tell me what this secret mission Emily sent you to is"
"If she didn't want to tell you I wouldn't have brought you along" the woman responded rolling her eyes, Morgan already liked her feistiness and smart replies something about the woman made him feel pretty at ease.
"Fair enough"
"How long have you and Emily been friends for" He ask flipping the visor on his car, as the sun raised highly around the busy city of London.
"What makes you think we are friend's" she teased
"Well for instance she has you doing some sort of especial mission which means she trusts you deeply, otherwise she wouldn't have sent you along with one of the best profiler the BAU has ever seen" He said cockily
"I thought Emily was the best profiler the BAU ever had" Alina said defensively "And I am pretty sure she is just making me babysit you that is why sent you along" Morgan chuckled shaking his head, already liking this woman who seem to be someone special in Emily's life.
"We meet when Emily was working for the CIA about maybe fifteen years ago" she said after a few minutes of silence she started talking again
"That is long time ago" Morgan considered realizing this woman was closer to Emily than he guessed.
"Where you part of the Doyle case?"
"No, I wasn't" she replied easily " I mean I didn't go undercover but I was part of the investigation"
"So how long did you work CIA" he asked curiously
"Oh I wasn't t working the CIA, I just meet Emily there"
"I don't understand"
"I was a security specialist for the NASA"
"Wait what...?" Morgan said in shock
"I basically oversaw the security of several law enforcement agencies including CIA, Interpol, Australian Federal Police, NCIS" she said as she droved around The Thames River. "So I had access to all their database and security systems..."
"Wow" he said clearly surprised "Now I can see why you becoming Emily's friend" he teased
"Meaning" the European woman gave him a straight face
"You are a nerd, just like Emily" Alina smirked rolling her eyes, there was something sexy about the dark skin man.
"Yeah I guess you could say that"
"She is good people... Emily you know" Alina added after a few seconds
"I know that" Morgan watched the woman carefully she obviously respected and loved Emily
"She is like a sister to me...in fact she is my sister"
"Yeah I heard she talks very fondly of you" Alina said looking at him, he was indeed a very handsome man
Meanwhile Emily drove Hotch and Rossi to the crime scene, they hadn't really had a chance to a catch up or tell each other more than two words before they were dragged into a crime scene.
When they arrived Emily was surprised to see Clyde already there, his expression made Emily's stomach churn. He was beyond pissed and she could see it on his eyes. She was in deep shit, but she will deal with that later
"Eastern" Hotch said as a greeting, he had never liked the British man especially when he had refused to provide information to save Emily from Doyle
"Hello Agent Hotchner" Clyde said in a very harsh tone making Emily sent him a warning and pleading look.
"Agent Rossi nice to see you again" the change of Clyde's tone of voice was evident causing everyone to tense up. But Hotch could care less, his stern face hadn't even flinch at Clyde's not so subtle rude behavior.
"Lets talk to the officers" Emily offered breaking the tension and walking towards the Metropolitan Police.
"Agent Prentiss" said a young blonde officer "Deputy Head Eastern" he said shaking Clyde's hand
"Samson" Emily greeted "These are Agents Hotchner and Rossi from the FBI"
"FBI?" the young man said impressed
"We are assisting with the investigation of some related homicides" Said Rossi
"What do you have?" Hotch asked
"A young woman, probably in her late thirties, a prostitute most likely given the area and attire" the man explained "There was this message left on her" the guy said passing a note to Clyde
"It's a suicide note is very gory...it pretty much describes how she died" he explained with a sad expression
"Anything else left on the scene" Emily asked
"We are still looking around but nothing this specific"
"There is something in her hand" Rossi pointed out leaning to look closer at the body.
The young guy leaned down taking what it looked like piece wrapped on the victim's hands
"Is a photograph" he said unfolding the bloody paper and handing it to Clyde, who observed the picture and Emily could see the veins o his forehead tensed up, his expression changed from anger to fear and the pure hatred.
"Bloody hell I knew this would happen" he said angrily
"What is it?" Emily asked taking the picture from him, and sharing it with Hotch, his heart dropped and he felt his mouth beginning to dry. It was a picture of Emily, and him, the picture had been taking obviously from far away. They were walking near a coffee shop in Washington and Hotch had his arms around Emily's waist from behind, and she as smiling. The picture was kinda blurry since it was taken from a weird angle, but it was evident that it was Emily, her image was covered in blood and the letters "Do you see Mr Scratch?"
"Son of a bitch" Hotch said angrily Emily took the picture from his hand and a warm feeling started spreading across her body, she wasn't sure if it was anger, fear or panic but she was unable to respond for a second. She just stood there looking at the picture unable to say anything.
"Okay Agent Hotchner I am in...I will make the calls and I can guarantee you Interpol will do anything in their ability to catch this bastard." Clyde said angrily
"But if something happens to her because of you I will destroy you mark my words I will" Clyde barked warningly waving his finger in front of him
"I will not let him come near hear" Hotch replied in the same tone getting closer to him and showing absolutely no fear from the British man in fact he only feel the urge to the beat the hell out of him "Even if it means my life I will protect her from him" his eyes were boring into his
"Oh whatever Hotchner" Clyde waved his had dismissing him "You have caused more damage to her than anyone else so save your rubbish bullshit for someone else" he bit looking at him furiously
"That is none of your business Eastern, me and her, stay out of it" Hotch barked looking at him with one of those looks he usually save for serial killers
" Ahh Sod off Hotchner before I beat the hell out of you" Clyde said unnerved ready to punch him in the face
"Clyde! Aaron please this isn't the time for this " Emily stepped in the middle of both to prevent the man from actually killing each other.
Clyde took a step back but his firm expression remained glued to Hotch's stern face, who only like back at him with such as scary intimidating look. Emily knew Hotch wasn't intimidated by Clyde, in fact there was really nothing in this world Hotch was intimidated by.
"Aaron please..." Emily made eye contact with begging him
"I'll meet you back at the office darlin' " Clyde stated walking away from them. "You have been warned Agent Hotchner"
"Back at you" His tone as dangerous as ever and his firm stare followed the British man until his was lost from his sight
"I am sorry" She apologized to police officers rubbing her temple tiredly, and shaking her head angrily at Hotch
"Officer Samson can you send me everything to have to the Interpol office, I would also need to request a toxicology report in case she was drugged with anything " She said directing to the younger officer again.
"Of course Ma'am" the guy quickly started taking notes and walking away from her.
"Are you okay gatinna" David said reaching to touch her arm gently
"Yeah I am okay..." she said dismissively "Let me call Alina to see where she and Morgan are at" she pulled her phone as she walked away
Rossi went back to talk to the police officer in case any other details were missing from the scene. Hotch however, caught up with Emily before she could call the other woman, grabbing her arm softly and turning her to look at him
"I meant it Emily" he repeated looking at her so intensely it made her shiver
"I will protect you even if it means my own life" he vowed
"I know and I am not worried about it okay..." she assured him
"God! you are more beautiful than ever" Hotch said all of the sudden staring into her gorgeous black eyes and and perfectly long eyes lashes.
"Aaron" Emily said trying to stop him feeling her checks warm up and blush her head was starting to spin and making her feel uneasy
"I haven't stop thinking about all these years not even for a second" he confessed his eyes full of sadness and regret
Emily just stared into his eyes, unable to say anything, every single time she was near him, she lost her ability to think, speak or function. Looking at those deep stern eyes that used to make her explode in anger an ecstasy, those eyes that stole her heart so many years ago.
"They say a good love is one that sits you down, gives you a drink of water, and pats you on top of the head. But I say a good love is one that casts you into the wind, sets you ablaze, makes you burn through the skies and ignite the night like a phoenix; the kind that cuts you loose like a wildfire and you can't stop running simply because you keep on burning everything that you touch! I say that's a good love; one that burns and flies, and you run with it!"― C. JoyBell C.
