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Chapter Four

"Where Am I?" Hotch questioned trying to open his eyes.

"In the hospital." Rossi replied.

"How did I get here?" Hotch asked.

"Foyet drove you." Morgan stated.

"Can you remember what happened?" Emily asked him slowly.

"What did he take?"

"What do you mean?" Rossi asked.

"The Reaper always takes something from his victims. Do we know what he took?"

"There was a page missing from your day planner in the address section of the B's."

"What did he leave? He also leaves something."

"I looked over your whole apartment nothing felt out of place." Emily said.

Hotch got the 'felt' word. He knew that she was being careful.

"Where are my clothes?" Hotch said trying to make eye contact with Emily but not really wanting. "Haley's maiden name was Brooks. I always list her in my personal information in case it fell in the wrong hands. He knows where they live."

The team left to go and pick up Haley and Jack and to verify that they were okay. Emily stayed behind.

"You were at my place. Can you tell how he got in?"

"I'm not sure. Do you want to talk about what happened?"

"I don't know after he stabbed me the first time it all goes blank." He said clearly lying. He remembered every stab, every word he said.

"Hotch it's me Emily."

Haley walked into the room and glared at Emily while she got out of the room.

"How do you feel?"

"I'm going to be okay. Did they explain to you what's going to happen?"

"They say the Marshall services are taking us straight from here into protective custody."

"I'm sorry."

"Do you know where they are going to take us?"

"No I don't that's the point I can't know where you are going. If you have any contact with anyone he could track you."

"Jack has school. He has friends. I have a job now."

"I know and I'm sorry we are going to catch him. You'll come back and I promise I will make it up to you."

"Are you sure we are in danger?"

"Yes."

"What about you are going to be safe?"

"He wants to see me suffer knowing that my son is out there that I can't see him is better than killing me."

"What I'm I suppose to tell Jack?"

"Tell him is a vacation. That it's not going to be long."He said trying to talk slowly. "Haley you're strong. You lived with me and this job and you practically raised Jack all by yourself. You're a great mother."

"Jack wants to come in."

"I want to see him too. I just don't think it's a good idea."

"I know you are trying to protect him but you both need this please."

"Okay."

After talking to Jack and letting him know that they love him more than anything in the world. It wasn't that easy saying goodbye to them. He saw them walk away.

Emily walked in.

"Emily we can't continue with this."

"What do you mean this?"

"What I mean our relationship."

"Aaron, I can take care of myself. I don't need a babysitter."

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"Em, I don't want to lose you. I prefer you to be six feet away from me than six feet down on earth."

"Aaron, please don't."

"I'm sorry my decision is made."

She wanted to continue to argue with him about it but Rossi was getting nearer.

"Excuse me." She said and walked out the door.

She tried to contain the tears and walked to the stairs and couldn't contain them anymore. She wasn't going to stop being there for him.

She walked back to his room and everyone was there beside him while he slept.

"How are we going to do this?"

"We be there for him." Rossi answered.

"What if he doesn't want our help?" Prentiss asked.

"Well, we be there for him."

"Who's staying for tonight with him?" JJ asked.

"I can stay." Prentiss added.

"Are you sure?" Rossi asked.

"Yeah I will be fine."

"Okay then whatever you need I will be one phone call away."

"Thanks."

She saw them all walk out one by one and she felt her heart break. It wasn't going to be easy staying away from him but she would try.

For a moment she closed her eyes and when she woke up Hotch was watching her.

"You shouldn't had stayed here."

"I wanted to." She got up from her chair and walked towards him. "Are you sure this is what you really want?"

She tried to fight the tears.

"No but it's for the best. Em, I love you even if you doubt it now."

"I don't doubt you. I love you. "

She got closer to him and kissed him. He kissed her back. She went back to the chair and saw him close his eyes again. She reclined her head in the wall. He's not Aaron he's Hotch, Em. He's not your Aaron anymore. You need to think of him as your Boss and not your boyfriend. She thought as she closed her eyes.

She woke up when she felt someone touch her shoulder. She opened her eyes rather quickly.

"Princess, it's okay. It's me Derek. Go home and rest."

"Thanks." She got up from the chair and left the room.

She walked out of the hospital and drove home and as soon as she got to her apartment she went straight to bed. When she woke up it was already six hours later.

Wow! I really was tired! She thought as she looked at the time. Her phone began to ring.

"Prentiss."

"Hey girl, I called you earlier but you didn't answer." Garcia said.

"Sorry PG but I was sleeping."

"Em, how's Hotch?"

"I think he's going to be okay mentally and physically." She said.

"Something else is bothering Em. What is it?"

"Pen, I don't want to talk about it." She said but couldn't contain the tears and she started to sob.

"Em, what's happening? Is it the guy you're seeing?"

"Yes he's going through some personal trouble that we needed to end our relationship."

Emily explained to Garcia what was happening and make her see that she didn't want for her to do something to him and not knowing who he was for the better.

"Thanks Garcia. I'm really grateful that you're such a good friend. Thanks for being there for me at this time."

They hung up and she cried even more but deep down she knew that it was over even if he catch Foyet and she felt the need to cry again and she knew that she had to move on. She dialed a number she hadn't in years. It was someone she could count on.

"Hey, I know it's been a while can you talk? Oh you're here in DC? Yes please. I'll meet you there! I've missed talking to you so much!" she said grabbing her purse and heading out of her apartment and hanging up.

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