Romeo, Look What You Did...
Chapter Thirteen: I Jumped a Building or Two
JJ consoled Spencer as the other worked frantically to find out who took Juliet and where he took her. They had gotten another letter, this one just telling them that he'd call at noon to let them know what he demanded. At 11:59 A.M. the phone rang. Spencer's head shot up, and he wiped his eyes. Rossi answered the phone and put it on speaker.
The man breathed into the phone. "Spencer Reid." Spencer walked forward, not saying a word. "2040 Ashley River Road. Come alone, Romeo." The man put hateful emphasis on the last word. "I jumped a building or two to write this love story. Don't ruin it." He hung up.
Spencer got his gun and started to head out the door. "We'll be there with backup, Reid," Hotch told him.
Spencer wheeled around. "No!" The team stared at him. "I'm doing this alone. You heard him. I'm not risking him hurting Juliet. I've been stupid enough to treat her badly since she's been here, and now that she's gone I hate myself for it. I'm going to fix it. I'm going to save her. Alone." The team still stared at him with pleading looks. He sighed. "Give me an hour and a half." He rushed out of the doors.
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Spencer found his way to the address he was given. He took his gun out and slowly walked through the building. He became disgusted when he saw the walls covered in smeared, bloody hand prints and the words "Romeo Must Die," and then he became worried that it was Juliet's blood. He quickly reached the end of the hallway and found the cell Juliet was in. "Juliet!"
Juliet stared at him and forced herself up. "Spencer! Thank God you're here!" She walked as fast as she could to him and put her hands on the bars. Spencer noticed her blood soaked clothes and the dried blood on her hands.
"What has he done to you?" Spencer asked quietly.
"It's just a cut, Spencer. I'll be fine," Juliet assured him.
"Well, well, well. You finally showed up, Romeo," The man said as he came around the corner. He opened the cell's door
"Stop calling him that!" Juliet demanded.
"I'll do whatever I want, and you'll deal with it, princess!" The man shouted.
Spencer pointed his gun at the man, who had put his mask back on. "Who are you, and why the hell did you bring Juliet here?"
The man laughed. Juliet started to shake slightly. "Spencer... It's... It's Chris."
Spencer was shocked. Chris Johnston was Juliet's high school boyfriend, and he'd followed her to college. He then remembered why the words from the letters sounded so familiar. That was Chris' favorite song, and he played it for Juliet all the time because he thought it was 'fitting'. Spencer slowly lowered his gun without knowing it. Chris knocked it out of his hands and pushed Spencer into the cell. He ripped off his mask and hood once again. "That's right. Chris Johnston. The prince every dame was looking for."
"Yeah, and now you're a psycho!" Juliet spat.
He hit her across the face, making her lip bleed. Spencer quickly rushed to her aid. "Juliet. Why do you continue to hurt me with your words? I saved you from him. He doesn't want you. He treats you horribly!" Chris exclaimed.
"So I made a mistake. Excuse me for being upset that she left me after you killed our baby!" Spencer spat at him, shouting the last part of the sentence.
"I did her a favor!" Chris yelled. "You would have been a horrible father! How can anyone with such a screwed up family even think he could have a normal one of his own!? Besides, I wanted her to leave you. I wanted her all for myself."
Juliet laughed loudly at him. "Ha! Chris, we were done in high school. In college we had two classes together. I asked you to help me study a few times when Spencer was still at the Academy. I never wanted you! I've always wanted Spencer, and only Spencer. You're just psychotic, and you can't understand that!" She told him.
Chris hit her again and then got up, closed the cell, and left Spencer and Juliet alone.