A/N I've noticed a slight Hotch-bias in this little series…ah well :)
For disclaimer see chapter 1
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Hero – Chad Kroeger
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It's dark in the basement and the circulation to her hands and feet was cut off so long ago by the binds that she worries she won't ever be able to feel them again. If she ever gets out, that is. It's so cold that she thinks she could have pneumonia and the blood from where he hit her on the head has congealed into a sticky mess that she can feel on her face. She's cried too many times already to think about doing it again. She just wants her mom. More than anything.
And then she hears a shout from upstairs in a voice that doesn't belong to the man, and the sound of heavy footsteps running through the house. So she screams. It seems like the sensible thing to do.
One set of the footsteps comes down the stairs then, and she sees a man dressed in a vest with FBI written on the front in bright white letters. He's pointing a gun at her, until he sees that there's no one else in the room, and then he puts it away and comes over to her. He goes to untie her binds but then stops, reaching over to brush the congealed hair from her face. He's so gentle, compared to the man, that she can't help but sob. Just a little bit.
"Hi Jenna," he says softly, "I'm Aaron. You're going to be OK."