Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds, but I do own my OCs Olivia and Piper Reid.

A/N: Shout out to OhSnapItsMadison, tannerose5, and Hippichic81 for reviewing chapter 7.


Spencer walked out of the police station with Morgan and they walked towards Hotch, JJ, and Detective Pratt.

"Well, we got something." said Morgan as Spencer handed a sheet of paper to Hotch

"The calls the unsubs made to the victims. Twice a day at night. That shows incredible persistence." said Spencer

"The first victim, Brenda, was a happily married teacher, so why would she take calls from a random man late at night?" said Morgan

"If she was cheating, she wouldn't meet someone at a restaurant near her house. I think she was meeting a woman." said Spencer

"The roommate said the second victim, Mark, in a sober living house, said that he was talking to someone online a lot lately. The night he got killed, he got dressed up like he was going out on a date." said Morgan

"And he's straight, which further confirms it was a female." said Spencer

"That would explain the blitz attacks. They weren't because our unsubs were insecure men, they were because our unsubs are women, who needed to subdue their victims first." said JJ

"We need to give the profile." said Hotch

Spencer entered the police station with Hotch, JJ, Morgan, and Detective Pratt and quickly switched his prescription sunglasses to his glasses before discussing the profile with his teammates.


"We believe that these unsubs are two women who are killing people convicted of heinous crimes. Unlike solo vigilantes, they're working in concert and they're planning and executing coordinated attacks. Their mentality is like a lynch mob. They believe the justice system has gone wrong and it's up to them to set it right." said Hotch

"Due to the pre-planning and level of commitment, we believe our unsubs are over 30. And they probably learned about the crimes they're avenging through the media." said Rossi

"It's possible they were involved in these losses personally and now feel they need to act. This latest attack felt more improvised and personal. They didn't lure their victim. Rather, they blitz attacked him outside of his job." said JJ

"Now, during a spree, the threat is that the unsub will either strike again or disappear. Now, if they've completed their vendetta, then the latter is more likely. Our unsubs may not have prior criminal histories, as they see themselves as do-gooders." said Morgan

"Based on the fact that one victim was dragged postmortem and the others were dragged alive, we believe that one woman is not as confident in the mission while the other is more domineering. We're looking for mothers, relatives, friends who have lost children." said Alex

"We also need to look at the collateral damage of the crimes our current victims committed years ago. Since this is the only thing our unsubs have in common, it tell us that as time goes on, their friendship will become strained and ultimately fall apart." finished Spencer


"So how do these unsubs meet?" asked Hotch

"Maybe they're involved in the trials." said Morgan

"In two different cities? I don't know." said Alex

"If Sam Dolan's mom was in an online support group, maybe after she killed herself, someone else became obsessed with her grief." said JJ

"Yeah, but who'd have that same level of interest?" asked Spencer

"Let me call Garcia." said Morgan as he called Garcia

They heard a beep indicating that Garcia answered their call.

"Hey, Garcia." said Morgan

"At your service." said Garcia

"Were you able to find out anything about that online support group Mrs. Dolan was in?" asked Morgan

"Uh, let me see. Uh, uh, uh, it had 200 members. It was an anonymous group." said Garcia

"Did any of them start talking about Sam Dolan about two months ago, after his mother's suicide?" asked Spencer

"OK., uh, I've got a screen name, Ellen R. From San Diego. She talked about Sam in a private chat room."

"Did Sam Dolan's mom have any friends or relatives with that name?" asked Rossi

"Yeah, she's got a sister Ellen Russell. She works in a boat shop." answered Garcia

"And that'd give her access to hitching equipment." said JJ

"Who was she interacting with in the support group?" asked Alex

"She talked to a lot of people. In the last year, she was mainly talking to a Darlene B." said Garcia

"Kelly Taylor's mom's name is Darlene." said Rossi

"What's her maiden name?" asked Hotch

"Beckett. In the last 6 months, most of their discussions have been around the pending release of Mark Coleman from prison." said Garcia

"And they probably hatched a plan." said Morgan

"We need to get search warrants for Ellen's and Darlene's houses." said Hotch

"Oh, my gosh! This just in. So when Mark was released a month ago, her and Ellen started calling him, posing as a friend." said Garcia

"That would explain the disposable cell phones." said Morgan

"That's the trigger. Mark's release set them off." said Hotch

"Yeah, right, great. So Ellen was still mad because there was no justice served for her nephew's death, and...her and Darlene must have agreed to swap revenge killings." said Garcia

"And they'd avoid getting caught." said Alex

"It's like "Strangers on a Train." said Spencer

"Yeah, but this ain't Hitchcock, folks. Why kill Paul? He was just a character witness for Mark." said Rossi

"A character witness who traveled 300 miles once a week to see his friend in prison." said Morgan

"Friends usually distance themselves from rapists and murderers." said Alex as she took a sip of her coffee

"Unless you're involved." said Spencer

"Garcia, you and JJ look into Kelly's disappearance. We need to find out how these unsubs got to Paul and anybody else who might have been involved in the case." said Hotch


Spencer entered the conference room when he heard Alex talking to Hotch.

"They found her underwear in Mark's car, which led to his confession." said Alex

"I got the lab results back from Kelly's rape. It turns out there was a second DNA sample on the underwear, but it's too degraded to make a match." said Spencer as he sat down

"Maybe the women suspected it was Paul's." said Alex as JJ entered the room

"San Diego PD just searched Ellen's house. She's not there, but they put an officer out front just in case she comes back." said JJ

"So we need to figure out who Paul was to Mark in college." said Morgan

"They ran cross-country, sometimes participating in a relay together." said Spencer

"It means they were close." said Morgan

"Don't 4 people do relays?" asked Alex

Morgan decided to call Garcia.

"Hey, baby girl." said Morgan

"Hey." said Garcia

"Listen, we need to figure out who ran in the cross-country relay with Paul Montgomery and Mark Coleman." said Morgan

Everyone heard Garcia typing before she spoke up.

"Bryce Phillips and Jason Nelson. They look inseparable." said Garcia

"And where are they now?" asked Hotch

"Bryce lives in Amsterdam, Jason in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles." said Garcia

"And what was Jason's relationship with Mark like when he went to jail?" asked JJ

"Jason was at the hearing and he visited Mark once a week in prison, so, close?" asked Garcia

"He probably participated in the crime." said Spencer

"And our killing duo found out about it." said Alex

"That would explain the change in M. O. Maybe Mark gave a dying declaration and gave up his boys." said Morgan

"Maybe our ladies are improvising, which explains killing Paul outside his job." said Alex

"We need to get to Jason's house before they do." said Hotch

Spencer got up at the same time as his teammates and grabbed his Kevlar vest.


Spencer got out of the SUV and followed Morgan and JJ into Jason's house.

"Clear." shouted JJ as Spencer walked to the window

"Guys, there's broken glass over here." said Spencer

"And blood on the floor." said Alex

"Morgan! JJ! Search the bedrooms. Blake, check outside, see if Jason was dragged." ordered Rossi


Spencer walked over to the bookshelves and started looking at the books.

"He was into improving himself. "Let's do healthy relationships." said Spencer while thinking about the healthy relationship he has with Olivia

"Go figure." said Rossi as he found some photos "Guy seems in love."

Spencer walked over to Rossi and looked at the photos. Rossi decided to call Hotch and told him what they found.

"So nothing about Jason Nelson seems out of the ordinary?" asked Hotch through the phone

"He seems as all-American as apple pie." said Rossi

"No reports of any bodies found." said Alex as she walked over

"Maybe they haven't killed him yet." said Hotch

"We'll keep you posted." said Rossi before hanging up

At that moment Morgan and JJ came into the room

"This guy might give these ladies a run for their money." said JJ

"Trophies. Kelly wasn't the only girl." said Morgan as he showed the box to his teammates

"This is all a facade. Jason's a psychopath." said Spencer

"A psychopath versus two vigilantes. I have a feeling this is not going to end well." said Rossi

Morgan looked at Spencer and noticed the anger flashing in his eyes.

"You alright?" asked Morgan

"I just want to help catch these unsubs so I can go home and hold Piper close to me." said Spencer


"The landlord says this is Jason's storage closet." said Spencer as he and Alex shone their flashlights in the closet before Alex switched on the light

"It looks like my storage unit. My husband has so much crap, it's not funny." said Alex as she and Spencer started looking around

"Is it hard being in a relationship with someone overseas?" asked Spencer while wondering what it would be like if Olivia was overseas like James currently is

"We make it work." said Alex

"Working for Doctors Without Borders is a very noble cause. I would imagine you guys have an epistolary novel by now, though." said Spencer

"We stick to Skype. It's modern. When we're together, it's like we're dating, and when we're not, I get stuff done." said Alex before finding something that could help them "Look at this." said Alex as she showed Spencer a shovel

Spencer looked at the shovel and he recognized the soil.

"Fresh loam soil. Usually found near plains and streams. Either he was just camping..." said Spencer

"Or used it to move the body. Jason finds out his friends are killed, he might take precautions." said Alex

At that moment Spencer pulled out his cellphone and called Garcia.

"There's loam soil surrounding some Southern California beaches and also loam soil around some parks in the area." said Garcia

"What areas are near running trails?" asked Alex

"Uh, there is a trail in the Hollywood Hills area that is lousy with loam soil. And I'm sending Morgan and Rossi to the location now." said Garcia


Spencer was in the conference room with Alex, JJ, and Morgan trying to figure out where Ellen and Darlene could have gone when Detective Pratt, Hotch, and Rossi came into the room.

"I'll also put an APB out along the coast." said Detective Pratt as she, Hotch, and Rossi came into the room

"Garcia cross-checked the trophies we found at Jason's, and they match articles from 3 different missing children." said Morgan

"And have officers excavate the area around where Jason's body was found. There may be more bodies there." said Hotch

"I'm on it." said Detective Pratt as she left the room

"At least we got Jason. He could have kept killing forever." said Alex

"And the women just get away." said JJ

"Hmm. For now." said Alex as she noticed Rossi looking at something

Spencer looked at Rossi who was looking at something.

"You OK?" asked Spencer

"Yeah. Yeah." said Rossi before looking at his team "I think I know where they are heading."

Spencer looked at what Rossi was looking at before making eye contact with Rossi.

"Mexico?" asked Spencer

"I think I can use my six remaining vacation days to track them down in Mexico, so why don't the rest of you head back to DC." said Rossi while knowing that Hotch, Spencer, and JJ want to get back to their progeny

"Good thinking Dave." said Hotch


Four hours later Spencer, Hotch, Morgan, JJ, and Alex were flying back to Quantico and JJ looked at Spencer.

"Did you call Olivia and tell her that you will be home today?" asked JJ

"I actually am planning on surprising her on campus today." said Spencer

"Are you going to take Piper out of the daycare center after saying hi to Olivia?" asked Alex

"Yes I am because I really want to hold Piper close to me." said Spencer while thinking about the bodies of the little girls that were found

At that moment Hotch's cellphone vibrated and he saw a text message from Dave.

ELLEN HAS BEEN CAUGHT, AND I AM NOW SEARCHING FOR DARLENE. ~ DR

"Rossi caught Ellen, and now he is searching for Darlene." said Hotch

"Good." said Morgan


Spencer entered the lecture hall that Olivia was giving her lecture in, and slipped into the back row without her noticing. And during the last 10 minutes of her lecture he was laughing to himself that she didn't even notice he slipped into the room.

"Any questions?" asked Olivia

A bunch of students who noticed Spencer enter the room raised their hands.

"Yes Dylan?" asked Olivia

"Your husband snuck into the room and spent the last 10 minutes listening to your lecture." said Dylan

Spencer looked at Dylan who was sitting next to him.

"Way to ruin the surprise Dylan." grumbled Spencer as he got up and started walking down the stairs towards Olivia who was shaking her head

"You didn't call me to say you were going to be home from California today." said Olivia as she lightly slapped Spencer on the chest before hugging him tightly

"I wanted to surprise you after stopping at home first to drop off my bags and change." laughed Spencer as he pecked Olivia on the lips before looking at her students "I am sorry to interrupt you guys."

A student raised his hand and Olivia looked at him.

"Yes Robert?" asked Olivia before mouthing freshman to Spencer

"Are you really Professor Reid's husband?" asked Robert

"Yes I am." said Spencer

Olivia looked at her students.

"This is my husband, Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid who works for the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia as a profiler." said Olivia before introducing her newest students to her husband "Spencer has PhDs in mathematics, engineering, and Chemistry. He also has BAs in sociology, philosophy, and psychology that he is working on bumping up into a PhD due to his line of work." said Olivia

Spencer chuckled as a few of Olivia's students looked at him in shock.

"How did you have the time to earn all those degrees?" asked Robert

"Graduating high school at 12 and going to Cal-tech a month before my 13th birthday helps, and having an eidetic memory and a timed reading speed of 20,000 words per minute helped me earn my degrees faster. The FBI recruited me when I was 21 before getting into the BAU straight out of the academy when I was 22." said Spencer as he shook his head at the awestruck faces that a bunch of Olivia's students are showing

Olivia looked at the clock and saw that it was 1 PM, realizing that she has 15 minutes of class left and she needed to give her students the assignment she had planned.

"Are you home for the day?" asked Olivia

"I have the rest of the day off to decompress from my latest case before a day of working on my backlog of consults tomorrow." said Spencer

"How about you go check Piper out of daycare and take her home, and I will see you at 6 PM after I attend a staff meeting." suggested Olivia

"I am planning on taking Piper home because I really need to see her." whispered Spencer

Olivia made eye contact with him, and noticed a haunted look in Spencer's eyes.

"Bad case?" whispered Olivia into Spencer's ear

Spencer nodded.

"Take Piper home, and we will talk after we put her to bed for the night." said Olivia as she pecked Spencer on the lips

"Do you want me to bring Piper here to say goodbye?" asked Spencer

"If you bring her here, my students will just fight over who gets to hold her." said Olivia

Spencer laughed before speaking.

"I will see you later then." said Spencer before turning his attention to Olivia's students "And some point during this semester I will be guest lecturing about how I use my PhD in mathematics for the FBI."

"And I will let you guys know when my husband will be guest lecturing." said Olivia before lightly pushing Spencer to the door "I will call downstairs and let Julia know that you are picking Piper up." said Olivia as she pulled out her cellphone


Olivia entered the house to find Spencer and Piper sleeping on the couch with Piper on Spencer's chest, and she smiled as she took a picture of her two favorite people before extracting Piper from Spencer's grasp, causing him to wake up.

"What time is it?" mumbled Spencer as he grabbed his glasses from the end table and put them on

"6 PM." said Olivia as she rubbed Piper's back "How long have you two been asleep?"

Spencer looked at the clock and realized that he and Piper slept for two hours.

"Two hours, and I was only planning on napping for an hour." said Spencer as he swung his long legs so he could sit up

"You just got home from a case, and I understand if you are exhausted." said Olivia

"I know." said Spencer

"What did you two do after getting home?" asked Olivia as she settled herself on Spencer's lap with Piper was in her arms

"I took Piper for a stroll through the park, read to her, and worked with her on her hand-eye coordination." said Spencer as he wrapped his arms around Olivia "And with how much fun we had together I needed a nap too."

"And she refuses to take a nap unless she's on top of you." giggled Olivia

"Pretty much, but I love it when Piper sleeps on top of me." said Spencer

"She did miss you while you were in California the past two days." said Olivia

"And I missed the both of you." said Spencer as his stomach growled

"Should we order take out or cook a quick meal?" asked Olivia

"I had Chinese food for dinner yesterday, but I could go for some pizza from our favorite pizzeria." said Spencer

"How about you order pizza while I feed Piper." said Olivia

"OK." said Spencer

"After eating dinner we give Piper a bath, put her to bed, and then we will talk about your case after relaxing for a bit." said Olivia as she got off Spencer's lap

"OK." said Spencer


A few hours later Spencer and Olivia were in their favorite cuddling position on the couch, and Olivia decided to bring up the case Spencer just worked on.

"How bad was the case?" asked Olivia

"Let's just say that when Piper starts school she is not allowed to walk to and from school alone." said Spencer

"A child was abducted?" asked Olivia as she firmly rubbed her husband's shoulder

Spencer started telling Olivia about the case, and when he was done Olivia spoke.

"We can make sure that Piper takes something like karate in a few years." said Olivia

"Can we home school her and she can sit in on your classes while working on her school work?" asked Spencer

"We both know that Piper will need to interact with other kids her own age, but we can teach her about stranger danger." said Olivia

"At least we have a few years before worrying about school." said Spencer as he yawned

"We should get to bed since Piper is going to wake us up in a few hours." said Olivia


Two days later Spencer looked at Olivia as she walked out of Piper's nursery.

"Hotch and Jack should be here soon." said Spencer as he took the baby monitor from Olivia

"Why?" asked Olivia

"I decided that we could celebrate our one year wedding anniversary this weekend even though our one year anniversary isn't until Monday." said Spencer

"What about exchanging gifts?" asked Olivia

"We can do that when we get back." said Spencer

"Where are we going?" asked Olivia

"To a nice bed and breakfast in Paris, Virginia that is near Sky Meadows State Park." said Spencer

"Where are our bags?" asked Olivia

"They are already in my car, and I packed one of your dresses since we also have dinner reservations." said Spencer

"You just wanted to make sure that you pack your favorite articles of clothing that I own." teased Olivia

"Maybe." muttered Spencer as his face heated up a bit

"It's OK, Spencer." said Olivia

At that moment the doorbell rang causing Spencer and Olivia to go downstairs while Spencer carried the baby monitor, and two minutes later they allowed Hotch and Jack into the house.

"Hi Uncle Spencer. Hi Aunt Olivia." said an excited Jack as he hugged his adoptive aunt and uncle before Einstein greeted him "Where's Piper?" asked Jack as he petted Einstein

"She's napping right now." said Spencer as he handed Hotch the baby monitor and the iPads

"Can't we take our iPads so we can check on Piper?" asked Olivia

"The only technology we are taking is our cellphones and a camera." said Spencer

"And I will make sure to send you two pictures of Piper." said Hotch

"Thanks for staying here for the weekend to babysit Piper and dog sit Einstein." said Spencer

"You promised me that I would get to babysit my goddaughter next, and I am impressed at how Einstein isn't affected by the animal part of the Reid-Effect." said Hotch

At that moment Olivia started giving instructions about Piper's care, and Hotch laughed before looking at her.

"We will be fine." said Hotch as he looked at Jack "Won't we Jack?"

"I am going to help Daddy take good care of Piper and Einstein, and I am going to show Piper some magic tricks that Uncle Spencer has been showing me." said Jack

Hotch looked at Spencer and Olivia.

"You two should get going since you have an hour and a half drive." said Hotch


Spencer and Olivia entered their room and Spencer looked at his wife who was in awe.

"Happy anniversary Olivia." said Spencer

"What should we do first?" asked Olivia as she checked out the bathroom and grinned when she saw the antique claw foot bathtub

"We have dinner reservations in three hours so we need to change since this is a four star restaurant we are going to." said Spencer as he passed the garment bag that contained Olivia's dress

Olivia opened the garment bag and grinned when she noticed that Spencer packed her favorite light blue cocktail length dress.

"It's a good thing' I tried this dress on while you were in Los Angeles since I was planning on wearing it depending on the plans you made for us." teased Olivia

"I'm a profiler." smirked Spencer

"Well I am going to get ready." said Olivia as she headed into the bathroom

"I am going to get ready too." said Spencer

20 minutes later Olivia exited the bathroom, and Spencer's mouth was agape when he noticed her.

"Down, handsome." teased Olivia as she straightened her husband's light blue tie

"Maybe we can take a bubble bath when we lock ourselves in this room later." growled Spencer

"Promises. Promises." purred Olivia


Spencer and Olivia were escorted to their table, and Spencer chuckled when he saw a note.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. DINNER IS ON ME, AND THE OWNER OF THIS RESTAURANT IS ONE OF MY FRIENDS. ~ ROSSI

"Rossi is paying for this dinner, and knowing him he wouldn't want us to order the cheapest food on the menu." said Spencer as he quickly read the menu

A few minutes later Spencer and Olivia ordered their meals and beverages, and after the waiter walked away Spencer spoke up.

"Can you believe we have been married for a year?" asked Spencer

"We have been busy, but we survived." said Olivia as she thought about her appendicitis, becoming pregnant with Piper, Spencer's recurring strep throat, and other events

"Excited about exchanging anniversary gifts when we go home on Sunday?" asked Spencer

Olivia nodded as she thought about her and Piper going to a photographer and having a professional portrait done.

A short while later Spencer and Olivia were eating their dinner.


Two hours later Spencer and Olivia entered their room, and Olivia spoke up.

"I really want to try out that bathtub." said Olivia

"OK." said Spencer as he followed Olivia to the bathroom

"I want to go horseback riding tomorrow." said Olivia as she turned on the water

"I already made arrangements for us" said Spencer as he watched Olivia add her favorite bubble bath to the water


Two days later Spencer walked over to the hiding place where he hid Olivia's gift while Olivia grabbed her gift for Spencer.

"We should open our gifts at the same time." said Olivia as she passed the box to Spencer

"Good idea." said Spencer as he handed Olivia her gift

"On the count of three." said Olivia

"One." said Spencer

"Two." said Olivia

"Three." said Spencer

At that moment Spencer and Olivia opened their gifts, and they burst out laughing when they saw they had the same ideas for each other.

"I had the same idea as you." laughed Olivia as she looked at the photographs of Spencer and Piper

"Well the first anniversary is always the paper anniversary, and I thought that having Piper and I see a professional photographer wouldn't be a bad idea." said Spencer

"I was thinking that a rare first edition book would be a good idea, but I thought that having a professional photograph of Piper and me would be a good idea as my gift for you so you can display it at work." said Olivia

"At least we didn't spend too much money on our gifts for each other." laughed Spencer

"We need to go to a professional photographer so we can have a family portrait done for our Christmas cards." said Olivia

"At least we agreed to Garcia's idea to announce that we were expecting Piper by sending out Christmas cards last year with a photo of us." said Spencer

"But before we have a family photo for our Christmas cards, we should get past your birthday first." said Olivia

"At least I turn 31 in 15 days, and we should get through Halloween too." said Spencer

At that moment Spencer and Olivia heard Piper crying through the baby monitor and Spencer looked at Olivia.

"I will get her since she is due for a diaper change." said Spencer

"At least you are able to handle stinky diapers better than me." shuddered Olivia

Spencer laughed before exiting the bedroom and walking into Piper's nursery.