I was awoke by a burning sensation on my stomach. I whimpered in pain but that was all I allowed. I opened my eyes to see Mark above me, a hot metal poker in his hand. He placed it on my stomach again and I watched as he burned the word 'whore' onto my skin. I could feel tears prickling in the back of my eyes but I wouldn't allow them to fall. I wasn't going to allow Mark to feel pleasure in my pain. So I diverted my attention from the burns to glare at him.

"You're a sick bastard! I hope you rot in hell!" I yelled. I then noticed that the video was still on. I looked back at Mark and I noticed his body language. He had his confidence but there was something different. He was hesitant. He knew I wasn't scared. He wasn't getting off on it because I wasn't scared.

"You're pitiful! I'm not scared of you! You're a monster that only gets pleasure from seeing people scared. Well I'm not scared of you Mark! I will never be scared of you!" I yelled. He dropped the poker on the floor. I watched as his face showed many emotions. I continued to glare. Then his face went blank. He then gave me a devious smile.

"Would you be scared of me if I had your daughter?" He asked. I saw red.

"You leave my daughter out of this you sick freak! I will NEVER be scared of you! The only thing you would get by hurting my daughter in more anger!" I yelled. He glared.

"Stupid bitch. Your going to regret everything you've said to me," He growled. That's when I knew he snapped. He pounced on me. I yelled and tried to kick him off but he pinned my body down. He grabbed the metal poker again. He then slid it onto the cuts he made the day before. It burned badly but he cauterized the wounds. He then just ran the poker down my body leaving burning flesh. He dropped the poker and grabbed his knife. He placed it on my neck and got real close to my ear.

"There not coming for you bitch. Their leaving you here to rot," He whispered. No its not true.

"Spencer doesn't love you. He'll never love you. You're damaged goods Amy. You have a child. A child made from the worst thing that happened to you. Who could love someone like you? Let go Amy. Let the pain fill you and then everything will be fine. I'll make the pain go away," He whispered soothingly. I didn't want to listen but I did. The words sunk into my core. I actually believed him. When he smiled I knew then that my eyes had lost their spark, their inner glow.

"Good girl Amy. I'll make the pain go away now. Look in the camera and say bye to you little girl," He said. I looked at the camera with my cold broken eyes.

"Goodbye Maria," I said. It then sunk in. He's going to kill me. I'm not going to see my baby ever again. I grew determined. When he brought his knife above his head I looked right into his eyes. He saw the fire but he was already bringing the knife down. I moved at the last second, just getting a small nick on my side. I bucked up sending him off of me. I grabbed the poker and quickly burned through the plastic handcuffs. Once I got free I stood and straddled Mark. He looked up at me with frightened eyes. Hatred burned through my veins. I brought the poker up with both hands and plunged it into his chest. He screamed in pain. I then brought it out and plunged it back in. I continued it, over and over again.

"Die! Die you sick bastard! Rot in hell! I'll never let you hurt anyone ever again!" I screamed. With one last plunge I knew I hit his heart. I watched as the life drained from his eyes. I didn't feel any pleasure, I didn't feel anything. The only thing I felt was an overwhelming sense of disgust. I heard shouts.

"FBI!" someone yelled. It didn't register. I stood, pain going through my foot, and went back to the bed. I wrapped the sheet around me, not bothered by the blood coating it. I watched the cell door. I then saw my team. Aaron was the first one to get the cell open. He checked Mark's pulse and shook his head at the team. He then stood and walked to me. He reached out and I flinched, moving away. I looked up at him, my eyes wide. He sat next to me on the bed, his arms opened wide. I threw myself into his arms immediately. Once he wrapped his arms around me I started to cry. I felt him stand. He wrapped my legs around him and held me up. I clutched his shirt like it was my lifeline. I kept my head in Aaron's shirt not wanting to break in front of the team. I felt someone touch my back. I tensed. I turned to look at the person. It was Spencer. He watched as the tears rolled down my face. I smiled a small smile at him.

"Couldn't let him hurt you, no more pain for Spencer. I would rather die than have you get hurt," I whispered looking into his eyes. I then turned and buried my face in Aaron's shirt again. I didn't look to see what the place looked like. I didn't want to. I just focused on Aaron. I focused on his smell, the hard bulletproof vest, and the white button up shirt. I didn't even realize that we had gotten in the ambulance. The EMT's started an I.V. and Aaron got out. As much as he wanted to come with me he had to finish up the case. When he turned around to see my scared, wide eyes he motioned Spencer over.

"I don't know what is going on with you and my sister but go with her," Aaron said. Spencer bit his lip and got in. He sat next to me and I immediately grabbed his hand. I didn't look at him. I closed my eyes and tried to get out the images of Mark's body out of my mind. I could still see the life exiting his body, the blood pooling around him. Finally the blood loss caught up with me and I fell into unconsciousness.

I heard the beeping of a heart monitor when I awoke. When I opened my eyes all I saw were blurs. I blinked a couple times and knew that it had to be drugs. I moved and felt my wounds. My whole torso was covered in bandages and I could feel them on my feet. I grabbed the small remote to the bed and made it come up. I looked around. Aaron was asleep next to me on a chair. Spencer was nowhere in sight. Even though the medicine made my body numb pain lashed through me. I guess I really don't mean much to Spencer. Suddenly the door slammed open. Aaron woke up startled quickly drawing his gun. He holstered it the second he saw it was Maria. She came running towards me. She sat on the bed and hugged me.

"Mommy I was so scared!" Maria cried. I smiled at her softly. She then raised her head to look at me. Tears were running down her face and her eyes held a deep sadness.

"He killed Bob," Maria whispered. My eyes widened and it took all of my strength not to cry. Bob was 3 and I had him since he was a puppy. He was in the pound and they were going to put him down but I saved him. I trained him. I could hardly believe that he was gone.

"We'll get a new dog okay?" I said. She nodded.

"Did Amethyst find him?" I asked. I didn't want Maria to see him if Mark got a hold of him. Maria nodded again. I sighed in relief. Aaron finally sat down. I looked at him.

"Maria I'm fine but you need to go home with Amethyst. You have school," I said. She pouted. I smiled. I ruffled her hair and she ran out. Once she was gone I relaxed.

"I guess Spencer went home," I whispered. Aaron looked at me curiously.

"Spencer is here. I told him to go eat something. You've been asleep for 2 days. He hasn't left your side," Aaron said. I looked at him in disbelief.

"I doubt that," I whispered.

"What happened?" Aaron asked.

"I said he wasn't serious about our relationship. I asked him what would happen if Strauss found out about us and he wouldn't answer. I told him that if he wasn't serious about the relationship then I don't want to be in one. I don't want my daughter to get close to someone that doesn't plan on being with me," I said. Aaron looked at me surprised.

"It seemed like he was serious Amy. He's probably scared. He's not good with social things especially relationships. He most likely wasn't prepared for the conversation. Spencer is a good man. He cares for you Amy and he cares for Maria. Just give him another chance," Aaron stated. We both turned to the door when we saw Spencer enter. He had a bottle of water in his pocket and a sweet tea in his hand along with a cup of coffee in the other hand. He walked to Aaron and handed him the water. He then walked to the other chair next to my bed. He then handed me the tea. I smiled at him. He looked surprised.

"Thanks," I whispered. I looked at Aaron. He nodded and left. I turned back to Spencer when the door closed.

"I'm sorry," I whispered. Spencer shook his head.

"No I am. I was surprised when you brought it up. It was a defense to say that and I'm sorry. I'm not use to relationships. If you can I would like it if we could date again," He said. I reached my hand over and grabbed his.

"Do you understand why I asked though? I don't want Maria to get hurt," I said. He nodded.

"The only reason I didn't want to answer it is because I don't want to think about it. It's a situation that I hope doesn't happen," He said. I nodded.

"I won't ask about it unless it happens," I said. He smiled. He then leaned towards me and kissed me. I smiled when he pulled away.

"You were almost killed when you went against him. Why did you do that?" He asked. I chuckled.

"I profiled him. I saw that he was confident but he only took pleasure when I was scared. I rebelled so I could live. That is the only reason," I said. I felt Spencer's hand tighten on mine.

"I almost lost you again," He whispered. I smiled softly.

"It's part of the job, at least we got him before he could hurt more people," I stated. He nodded.

"We have to go get a new puppy. The unsub killed Bob," I said. Spencer's eyes widened.

"I'm so sorry Amy," He said. I shook my head.

"It's okay. We just have to go to the pound when I get out," I said. He smiled.

"I'll go with you. You're not going to do anything that will hurt yourself more," He said. I rolled my eyes.

"Okay Spencer," I said. I pulled his hand. He stood and sat on the bed next to me. He then laid next to me and I moved the bed so it was flat. Once it was Spencer wrapped his arms around me pulling me to his chest. I put my arms around his waist and lowered my head on his chest. As we laid there I felt my eyes start to droop. Finally I fell asleep once again to the beating of Spencer's heart.