A/N: AHHHHH Another super exciting chapter! I can't wait for you to read it! Please review! I love hearing your predictions and thoughts on the characters
When they arrived back at the BAU, Hotch sent JJ to retrieve Garcia and Emily. He didn't want to give her this news in her office. He didn't want Garcia's office to be tainted with this horrible memory. He sat down and then stood again. He knew this was going to be difficult for Garcia to come to terms with. Even though Kevin may have had something to do with Morgan and Reid's disappearance, it would still hurt her. Garcia and Lynch were together for a few years and no matter how sick he was she would always have a soft spot for him. That's just how she was.
Hotch heard footsteps coming down the hall, which broke him from his thoughts. He watched as they entered.
"Everyone please have a seat." He said although he was more concerned about Garcia than anyone else.
He cleared his throat and avoided eye contact with everyone. "A little while ago I received a call. Kevin Lynch was killed in a car crash. Witnesses say someone tried to run him off the road and he swerved into another car, going about 80. Both drivers were killed on impact." Hotch said it as quickly as he could, wanting to get it over with.
Garcia stared at him with a look of utter horror on her face. JJ and Emily were at her side immediately. JJ took one of her hands and Emily took the other. They waited for her to say something.
"No," She shook her head, "He was just here a few hours ago. It can't be true."
"I'm afraid it is. I have a few phone calls to make. If you need anything I'll be in my office." Hotch knew she was going to break down and he didn't want to be there to see it.
"I have a few things to take care of as well." Rossi said standing up. He walked over to Garcia. He leaned down and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I'll check on you later kitten." He stood up straight and walked out of the room, leaving them alone.
"What can we do PG?" Emily asked, squeezing her friend's hand.
Garcia opened her mouth to speak, but no sound came out. She couldn't believe this was really happening. No matter what Kevin had done he hadn't deserved what he'd gotten. There was a point where she truly had loved Kevin and now he was gone. She would never get to hear his side because he was...she couldn't even think the word.
"Pen please say something." JJ begged, concerned.
Garcia opened her mouth again, but as soon as she tried to speak she began to sob. The sobs were so awful that JJ and Emily could feel their own hearts breaking for her.
"I'm so sorry PG." Emily said, almost crying herself.
"Let it all out pen, It's okay." The two girls looked at each other and pulled their friend into a tight hug.
Garcia couldn't push it back any longer. All the emotions that she'd been trying to hold in since she first found out her boy genius and her chocolate Adonis were taken came pouring out of her. Her shoulders heaved as she wept for her friends and for the only man loved romantically.
Her friends squeezed her tighter, letting her cry on their shoulders.
OOOOOO
Even from his office Hotch could hear the gut wrenching cries that could only be coming from their technical analyst. He tried to think of something he could do to help. His mind wandered back to when he'd lost Hayley. Penelope Garcia had done everything she could possibly think of to let him know that she was there. She'd sent him flowers, called randomly just to see how he was doing, babysat Jack one night when Hotch had needed some time alone and made him tea. Tea... Hotch got up and went to the kitchen. He looked around in the cabinets until he found the kind she liked.
OOOOOO
JJ felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up. She was surprised to see Hotch standing there with a mug.
"Penelope," he said quietly, using her first name since this was more personal than usual. "I brought you some tea." He said a little awkwardly.
She pulled back from her friends and looked at him. It was then that he could see it. She had the same look in her eyes as he had when he lost Hayley.
"Thank you." She whispered. Even in that whisper he could hear how broken she was and it tugged at his own heart a little.
"You're not alone, you have us and you always will. Don't forget that." Hotch said as he handed her the tea.
Penelope Garcia, took the cup and took a tiny sip. Suddenly she put the cup back on the table and threw her arms around her boss.
"Thank you sir." She didn't ask how he knew what her favorite kind was, he was a profiler...of course he knew.
Hotch was a little surprised, but he gingerly rested a hand on her back, trying to provide some sort of comfort. "Anytime, that's what family is for." He said, "I understand if you need some time-" he started to say.
"Not until I have my friends back." She said, pulling away and looking at him, determined.
"Honey you're exhausted. You're no help to anyone like this." JJ said, running her hand gently through her friend's hair.
"At least get a few hours sleep here." Emily added.
Penelope wearily looked at her friends, knowing she wasn't going to win this one. "Okay." She sighed, giving in. "Two hours, that's it." She said, giving them the I'm serious look.
"We'll take it." JJ said, putting an arm around her friend. Penelope picked up her tea and JJ led her down the hall to the bunker. Emily stayed behind, she would go check on her later.
Hotch glanced to his right and noticed the box of albums sitting there.
"I need you to start going through these, see what you can get out of it."
"On it." Emily said nodding and sitting down to get started.
OOOOOOOOO
Spencer Reid
Reid had thought about giving up more times than he could count, but he hadn't stopped. He kept going for hours and hours. Finally, just when he thought he really couldn't go on anymore, he hit something solid. He pushed at it again and felt something shift. Oh my god, he'd made it. He pushed at the wall as hard as he could and the piece gave way. He crawled out of the hole and collapsed into the dark empty room. This time he was in a real basement, in a real home, with a real family. He'd done it, he was finally free.
He hadn't eaten in nearly 28 hours and it had taken most of his energy to make it through the the tunnel. He forced his way to his hands and knees and crawled up the basement steps. He reached up and opened the door. The lights were on and he could hear someone walking around. "
"Hello?" He called out. He couldn't move anymore, every muscle in his body screamed at him not to. He heard footsteps coming towards him and a girl who looked about 10 stood over him.
"Who are you?" She asked. She didn't look scared of him at all.
"My name is Dr. Spencer Reid. I'm with the FBI. I need you to get me a phone, can you do that?" He asked forcing himself to sit up a little.
"Woah an FBI agent! Do you fight bad guys?" Her eyes went wide with excitement.
"Yes I do actually, that's why I need the phone. I need the other police to help me fight the bad guys. Think you can get me a phone?"
"Yup!" She raced off and was back seconds later with her house phone.
"What's your name?" He asked her as she handed him the phone.
"My name is Madison Jones."
"Madison, where are your parents?" He asked as he dialed 9-1-1.
"They went to the store, just for a few minutes."
"When I'm done on the phone, I need you to call them and tell them you're okay." He didn't want her parents to think she was hurt when the cops showed up.
"Got it Mr. Spencer!" She said smiling at him.
"9-1-1 what's your emergency?" The operator asked in a monotone voice.
"My name is Reid, I'm with the FBI's behavioral analysis unit. I was kidnapped yesterday morning, please send help."
A/N: Any predictions/ thoughts? What did you think of Madison? Did you like her interaction with Reid? Thoughts on Garcia's reactions? Hotch's? Emily's? JJ's? Rossi's? Let me know :)
