So sorry about this being the wrong one!
Next chapter. I know the case I have used was with Gideon and Elle, but just go with it, it was the only one I could remember that was in Baltimore. Hope you enjoy it and please review!
It was the Friday after, and all seemed to be going well. They had no extreme cases, and JJ and Spencer had made plans to see Savannah's dance competition and then go out for dinner after. They had two hours to go when JJ walked into the bullpen holding a bunch of files with a glum look on her face.
"Oh don't tell me, we've got a case?" Morgan groaned, which caught Spencer's attention immediately. His head snapped up and looked at JJ, who was nodding. He hadn't seen one of his daughters competitions in about a year now, and he knew how much it meant to her.
"Sorry guys, but briefing in five" She gave Spencer a solemn look before heading to the round table room. The team got up and went into the room shortly after.
"Ok we're off to Baltimore, Maryland" JJ started, and Spencer couldn't believe his luck. Savannah was competing in the same place, and he wouldn't be able to go and see her. 'So close, yet so far' Spencer thought to himself.
"Baltimore PD will update us more when we get there, but this isn't just an average double homicide, this one contains serious overkill. Wheels up in thirty" Hotch announced, and they all made their way to the elevator. JJ went into her office to pick up some extra files, and found Spencer at his desk when she walked out.
"I am so sorry" she started, but Spencer just shook his head.
"It's not your fault. It's the fact that her competition is in Baltimore this weekend. I haven't seen her compete in a year JJ, this is going to crush her"
"Talk to Hotch, he may allow you to go" she replied as they made their way to the elevator.
"We'll see how the case goes. But she wants you there too. That's definitely not going to happen" Reid said solemnly as they made their way to the airstrip.
"Like you said, we'll see how the case goes" JJ gave him a reassuring smile as they made their way up onto the plane.
"I'm so sorry honey, I'm going to try my best to make it. What time are you on?" Spencer asked his daughter over the phone once they landed in Baltimore. He was in the car with JJ who was driving them to the crime scene.
"My section is at three thirty. Don't worry if you can't make it dad, I understand"
"I promise I will try"
"Just focus on the case, I will be fine"
"I love you princess"
"I love you too daddy. Is JJ with you?" Spencer looked over to the drivers side and smiled.
"She is, want to talk to her?" JJ looked over at him as he put his phone on speaker.
"Hey Savannah, I'm so sorry about this weekend"
"It's ok JJ, I was half expecting it anyway" Spencer sighed and JJ lost her smile.
"We are going to do everything we can to solve this case before tomorrow. And even if we don't, I will take it upon myself to get your dad over there" Savannah's giggle over the phone filled the car which put a smile on both their faces.
"Thanks JJ, anyway I will let you get back to work. Bye"
"Bye sweetheart" JJ smiled and Spencer hung up the phone. Once they reached the house, a swarm of press were outside; causing JJ to sigh.
"Here we go" she said to Spencer as they got out the car and she made her way over. Spencer gave her a reassuring smile and walked up to the house and met the others inside.
"Ok so Helen DeMarco was tied to the vanity and had a cut going along from ear to ear. There was no signs of struggle, so she must have been first" Morgan commented looking over the vanity that was in the corner of the room and was covered in blood. Emily looked up at the ceiling and saw splashes of blood all up the wall.
"He must have hit the artery, so she went quickly"
"I'm afraid the same can't be said about William DeMarco" Hotch called out from the bathroom.
"There were ligature marks on the wrists and ankles and a cut up the entire abdomen cutting through both layers of muscle" by this time the others had gathered in the bathroom too, and Emily looked around at the shower that was coated in blood.
"Despite all the blood, this killing seems to have a method, I'd say it was organised"
"The husband also showed torture signs. He was burned, you name it this guy tried it" Morgan added.
"That's strange, if torture is the unsub's signature he wouldn't use two methods. A person who burns his victims doesn't usually use a knife" Reid commented.
"Either we're dealing with more unsub's or one unsub with multiple personalities" Hotch suggested.
"We also have three victims" Rossi said as he made his way over to the bath.
"The wife was found in the chair in front of the vanity, the husband in the shower. By the looks of the blood rim in the bath, I'd say this person lost most of their blood volume"
"Almost ten point six pints" Reid shared.
"Which means this victim was dismembered, and our killer took the parts with him" Morgan said as he wrinkled his nose.
"So that means we just have to wait until these parts make an appearance" Emily pinched the bridge of her nose. She hated the fact that they had to wait for more evidence, she just wanted to get it over with as soon as she could.
By nighttime, they had found Freddie Condore's body remains scattered across seven different dump sites, and undercover cop Jimmy Bates was missing. They were now back at the hotel, and JJ and Emily were in their hotel room.
"I know we've had our fair share of gruesome cases, but my god this one has got to be at the top of my list" Emily said as she flopped onto her bed. JJ was in the bed next to her, playing with the necklace her sister gave her and thinking about the fact that she won't be able to see Savannah's competition tomorrow, and Spencer's chances of going have now been reduced to practically zero.
"Where's your mind at JJ?" Emily asked, looking over at her best friend.
"I'm just thinking about Spence, I feel really bad for him, being away from his daughter" as soon as JJ saw Emily's reaction she grimaced. As far as the team knew, JJ didn't know about Savannah. 'Please don't question it' JJ thought to herself.
"You know about Savannah?"
"Yeah Spence told me the other day. He was talking about her dance competition this weekend, and now he's probably going to miss it because I made us take this case"
"You didn't make us do anything. This case needs us, despite what the PD are saying. Savannah has been a part of our lives since Spencer joined the BAU, she's an understanding kid, she'll be ok" JJ nodded like she didn't know what Savannah was like. She was secretly glad that Emily bought her story, and they luckily moved on to another topic. Unfortunately, it wasn't the topic JJ wanted to move on to.
"So come on JJ, any interesting men in your life?" JJ giggled and shook her head, although she did in fact have a VERY interesting man in her life.
"Nope, we don't have the time for it"
"Amen to that, but come on you and Reid would make a cute couple" JJ scoffed.
"You think so?"
"Oh definitely, I've seen the way he looks at you"
"Well who knows, maybe when we stop running after serial killers" she said with a giggle.
"And what about you? I've seen the way your eyes follow Hotch" Emily blushed, and played with her hands.
"Is it that obvious?" JJ nodded.
"Most definitely. You should go for it"
"You think so? I mean, he's still pretty raw from Haley"
"He needs someone in his life Em, and I think you'll be good for him" Emily smiled. She'd always had a thing for Hotch, but when Haley was killed she backed right off. He needed time to grieve and adjust to being a single father. Maybe JJ was right, maybe it was time to go for it.
"Anyway let's get some sleep, I'm sure we'll have a long day tomorrow" and with that, they both settled down and went to sleep to prepare themselves for another long day tomorrow.
By two o'clock the next afternoon they had a break in the case. Spencer had spoken to Hotch about Savannah the day before, and Hotch knew how important it was for Reid to see her. He walked up to Reid and pulled him to one side.
"Go" he ordered.
"What? Not its fine sir I-"
"Reid it wasn't a suggestion, it's an order. There is an SUV waiting. Go" Spencer smiled, and grabbed his bag.
"Thank you so much Hotch" he said and ran out the door. He had an hour and a half to get there, and that's if the competition wasn't running early. He jumped into the SUV and drove as fast as he could to the competition. He ran into the building an hour later and called Savannah asking her to come out. She ran out her schools dressing room in her costume and jumped into her dads arms.
"You're here daddy!" She exclaimed and tightened her arms around his neck.
"I'm here honey, I'm here" he whispered into her ear. He put her down and saw she had tears in her eyes.
"Hey don't cry you'll ruin your makeup" Savannah giggled and fanned herself to get rid of the tears.
"I'm going to get into the audience, go and do your mum and brother proud"
"And you and JJ" Savannah said with a smile before kissing her dad on the cheek and running back into the dressing room. Spencer walked into the auditorium with a massive grin on his face. To think he was worried about Savannah and JJ meeting. Savannah already worshipped JJ, and Spencer knew JJ loved his daughter too. He never thought he would get this lucky since his wife died, but JJ gave him hope even though they had only been together for four months. Just then Savannah's number was called and she walked out on stage. Spencer smiled with tears in his eyes as he watched his daughter dance from her heart. He knew she was dancing for her mum, it was clear in her face. Once she had finished, Spencer cheered for her and clapped so hard his hands went red raw.
After her section had finished all the dancers came back on stage for the awards. Spencer couldn't believe his ears when Savannah was announced the winner. He even had to double check the programme to make sure the number called was Savannah's entry number. Again his eyes filled up with tears as he watched his daughter receive her trophy and get crowned with a tiara. The girls went off stage and Spencer ran out to the corridor to see Savannah running towards him. He scooped her up and spun her around causing her to laugh.
"I won daddy, I won" she grinned and Spencer put her down and kissed her on her cheek.
"You were incredible. I am so proud of you" just then Savannah looked past Spencer and her eyes widened.
"Well done sweetheart"
