Backstage

"Could you get that, Penelope?" he asked continuing to wipe off the make-up.

"Sure, Bossman," she answered opening it to see Rossi and Jack there.

His son had been in the audience! His best friend had brought him to a potential crime scene! What was he thinking? How could he endanger his son like that? Was he out of his frickin mind?

He narrowed his eyes at him and started chasing him round the dressing room. Jack started giggling while Garcia looked after him. His heart froze realising how his son had no idea how much danger he could have been in. A few minutes later they looked to the side to see Jack with the red nose on and about to paint his own face.

"Do you really think I'd put your son in danger, Aaron? I knew the team would apprehend him and Morgan did. He's back at the station ready for questioning," Rossi informed him.

"No, I'm sorry, no you wouldn't," he signed. "I'm glad he's been caught. Never doubted the team."

There was a knock on the door again and though he felt a little disappointed earlier his heart lifted again. He answered the door to find Emily there with a four year old blonde boy. Who was the boy? He'd never seen him before and she'd never been pregnant while she was with the team. He looked down and saw her prominent pregnancy bump.

He bit back the tears and looked away. It was obvious she was already taken. She was pregnant with some other guy's baby and the boy surely was her stepson. He'd found out too late how much she meant to him. Now he couldn't have her he felt the most unbearable pain he'd ever felt.

"Won't your husband be looking for you?" he asked.

"I'm not married," she answered with tears in her eyes.

"Well then your boyfriend then."

She looked down at her shoes feeling awkward and uncomfortable. Why was he doing this to her? Why was he trying so hard to get rid of her? What had she done? He'd been like this since he saw her bump. Was he jealous? He had nothing to be jealous about. If he'd give her time to tell him the truth he'd know that.

"I'm single," she answered on the verge of tears. It scared her that she might end up a single mother. She'd hoped maybe he might help her but now that hope had been dashed. Her previous thoughts had been right he wouldn't want someone as dirty and shameful as her.

"You had a drunken one night stand? I thought better of you, Emily. You should be more careful."

Her eyes flashed with pain and anger as she left letting the tears fall and muttering, "I knew this was a bad idea."

Aaron watched her leave sadly with tears in his eyes slamming the wall. Rossi's nostrils flared and he pulled Aaron up by the ruff of his costume. "What's wrong with you?" he shouted while Jack's eyes widened and he cuddled close to Garcia. He'd never seen them truly fight before. "Didn't you see the haunted look in her eyes? Hasn't she been through enough? Though she'll never admit it she came to us for our help and what do you do..."

He sighed banging the back of his head against the wall knowing just how right his best friend had been. Something had happened to his Emily and he'd just turned her away. He'd let jealousy and pride rule his mind instead of his heart and logic. He couldn't be any more repulsive to himself right now. He banged himself against the wall angry at himself that because of his foolish actions he could have lost her again. "I'm a fool," he exclaimed. "I'm a goddamn fool."

"Yes you are and if you don't go after her now you'll be an even bigger one..." he looked hesitant so Rossi shouted at him, "Go." He nodded and left calling her name in desperation. He just couldn't lose her again. It would kill him.

"Emily," he shouted running around trying to find her on the verge of tears. "Emily, please. Emily, where are you? I'm sorry." He fell to his knees and wept, "I'm so sorry." He couldn't have lost her; he just couldn't. He was lost without her.