We own nothing, although wouldn't mind having Ranger and Derek ;-)
SPOV
I have a lump in my throat as he listens to Derek.
"When?"
"Any leads?"
"Ransom?"
"We will come with full team ASAP." He says and clips his phone back to his belt.
"We need the Core team, Hal, Cal, Hector, Woody and Ram to stay. We have a case the BAU needs our help on. Babe, you stay too." Ranger orders the room.
It takes mere minutes for everyone to leave except those who are needed.
"As you know, I just received a call from Derek Morgan. A member of the BAU team was kidnapped last night while the team was in the air coming back from a case in Tennessee. So far there are no leads, and no contact made from them. We are going to go down and help. Babe, it looks like your instincts were right."
"Who was taken, Ranger?" Tank asks.
I can tell Ranger doesn't want to say, which tells me that it was Pen.
"Was it Pen?" I whisper.
Before I can register anything, Ranger is kneeling in front of me holding my hands.
"Babe, promise me you will stay calm."
"I will, just tell me!"
"I mean it, Stephanie. I don't want you getting too upset; it isn't good for you or our son."
"Ranger, please. You're scaring me."
"It was Pen, Babe." I slam my eyes closed at his words.
"I should have known it was her!"
"Babe, you had no way of knowing it was her, and you know that. We are going to head down and help them find her. She will be okay."
"It's not just her, Ranger! She is pregnant!"
"I know she is Babe. We will find her and bring her home safely. Now, we need to go pack so we can head out. Be ready to leave in 30." Ranger says as he takes my hand to take me to seven.
As I pack my bag, I can't help but feel responsible. I should have known. I guess Ranger's ESP was in full working order, because he came up behind me and pulled me against his chest.
"Babe, please don't blame yourself; when you said your senses were humming, we had no way to know it was Pen, no one even thought she was in danger."
"I can't help it Ranger. I talk to her all the time, but it didn't seem odd when we didn't talk for two days!"
"Babe, we both know that she was helping the team with that case, so there was a logical reason for her to not answer her phone. If you are going to be this upset, maybe you should stay home."
"I am coming."
"Then calm down." He murmurs as he kisses my forehead.
Taking a deep breath, I stand up and finish packing my bag, one of my closest friends has been taken and I will do whatever I have to help bring her back. We stepped out of the apartment and got into the elevator, as we descended, the lift stopped on 4, where Cal and Hal got on.
"The others are already in the garage, Boss." Cal spoke up.
Within minutes we all are piled into SUVs heading to the airport. As we drove, my thoughts were on Pen. Were they taking care of her? Was she hurt? Is her baby okay? The idea of her being held while pregnant scares the hell out of me. I could see someone wanting to do that to me, but Pen? Never.
RPOV
After hearing Derek tell me that Penelope had been kidnapped, I couldn't find a single reason why she would be a target. I know she has a past as a hacker, but surely that couldn't be the reason why she was taken, was it? I silently watch Steph, she has turned into herself, and is so quiet that I am starting to think maybe she should have stayed home, but I know that once she sets her mind to something there is no changing her mind. It took everything in me to not make her stay home, but I am sure if I tried Mt. St. Stephanie would erupt, of course I think it's sexy as hell when she has fire in her eyes, but it would become a huge fight between us. I know that letting her come will not only put her at ease, but I know she will see things that may be overlooked. I know that she will be safe, since we have our team, and our BAU family with us.
I was glad to see that Steph was napping on the flight; I knew that she would need all the rest she could get before arriving in Virginia. As we grew closer to landing I gently woke Steph up by gently shaking her. She stirred and looked at me with sleepy eyes.
"Are we almost there?"
"We will be landing in about fifteen minutes, Babe."
"'kay." I can only chuckle at her sleep thick words.
My thoughts became consumed by the woman next to me. Steph was a sight when she woke up, her face was always flushed and her hair standing on end. I know she hates her hair, but to me it's one of her best qualities, one of the many things that made me fall head over heels in love with her. I know that she thought I only wanted to marry her because of our son, but it couldn't be further from the truth. I think when all this is over, we are going to have a long talk about our future.
Once we arrived, we made our way down the stairs, and got into three SUVs. As we made our way through Quantico to the FBI office, I felt my instincts start to take over. I knew that if they had any information that they would share it with us immediately. Upon arriving at the office, we are quickly given visitor passes and escorted to the room where the BAU team would meet us.
When we walk into the room, I look around the room and see Hotch, Rossi,Reid, Emily, JJ and Derek already there and going over what they have already.
