Chapter 3
Hotch's Point of View
Hotch was sitting at his desk doing paperwork when his phone rang. He looked down and saw that the caller id was JJ.
"Hey JJ what's up?" He said.
JJ's voice answered shakily. He could tell that she'd been crying.
"Hotch?" JJ answered.
"JJ what's wrong? Is everything alright?"
"Hotch, Henry is gone!" JJ sobbed.
"What so you mean he's gone?"
"I went to go check on him and his room was empty and his window was open!"
"Alright just stay calm. I'll call the rest of the team and we'll be there as soon as we can." Hotch said hanging up the phone, going to call the rest of his team.
Rossi was already at the BAU finishing up some paperwork of his own. So Hotch decided that he should inform him first. He knocked on the door of his office and waited for a reply.
"Come in." Rossi replied.
Hotch then proceeded to barge into his office.
Rossi saw Hotch stride into his office.
"What's up?" He asked, silently asking himself what he is still doing here.
"We have a problem!" Hotch said with worry in his voice.
"What do you mean a problem?"
"By problem I mean that JJ just called and Henry is missing, and the window in his room is open."
"Well that defiantly is something that I would call a problem."
"Ok, I'm going to go call the rest of the team. Why don't you just meet me at JJ's house?"
They both nodded, and Rossi went to his car while Hotch went back to his office to call the rest of his team. He decided to call Morgan first.
The phone rang about three times before Morgan finally picked up.
"For god's sake Hotch! Don't you ever look at a clock! It's 3 a.m.! What could possibly be more important than my beauty sleep that can't wait until morning?"
"I'm sorry Morgan, and besides I think Garcia would beg to differ that you need any more beauty!"
"I know, my baby girl loves me just the way I am! So what's so important?" Derek said, getting back to the reason that woke him up so early in the morning.
"We have a problem. JJ just called me and apparently Henry is missing."
"WHAT!" Morgan shouted, any traces of tiredness gone.
"I need you over to JJ's house as soon as you can."
"I'm already out the door!" said Morgan pulling on his shirt and running out the door into his car.
Hotch then hung up the phone and moved to the next team member, Prentiss. Two rings…
"Hotch? What's wrong? Is everybody ok?" said Emily frantically. She knew that Hotch wouldn't be calling her in the middle of the night for something that could wait until morning.
"Prentiss, I need you over to JJ's house as soon as you can."
"Why? What's wrong with JJ?" Emily called out frantically, worried for one of her best friends in the entire world.
"I'll explain everything when you get to her house, just get over there as soon as you can!" Hotch said.
"Ok, I'll be over there as soon as I can." Emily said as she and Hotch hung up the phone.
Ring, ring, ring
"Come on Reid, pick up the phone!" Hotch said beginning to get impatient.
"Hello?" Reid said drowsily.
"Reid, It's Hotch. I need you to listen to me very carefully. I'm going to need you to get over to JJ's house as soon as you can. And before you ask why, because I know you will, I will explain everything when you get there." Hotch said, hearing a lot of commotion coming from the background.
"I'm already halfway out the door. I'll be there as fast as you can blink."
"Ok good. I'll see you soon." Hotch said hanging up the phone. Next he was going to call Garcia.
Ring, ring, ring.
"You have reached the goddess of all knowledge." Garcia said tiredly.
"Hey Garcia."
"Oh…hi sir! Don't you know what time it is? Sir, I mean whatever you have could it please wait until tomorrow when the center for all things computer is open?"
"I'm sorry Garcia, but this can't wait. It's JJ."
"What's wrong with my little blonde buttercup?"
"I'll explain everything but first I need you to go over to JJ's house."
"Yes sir, on my way." Garcia said with worry in her voice as she hung up her phone.
Hotch hung up the phone and was headed for the door.
He walked to his car, got in, and raced off to JJ's house.