The Butcher's Mind Part 2
Healing
This was the first full story I ever wrote, fan fiction or otherwise. Although it has been up for quite a while and many of you have read this before I am making changes to it. I feel this is a complete story and sets the tone for the rest of the series. But it was lacking in the detail I would have liked. I have always loved this story, maybe because it was the first. But I do feel it has the potential to be a great one. The suspense and drama that unfolds is chilling. I do hope you enjoy it and feed back is always welcome.
As always I do not own any part of ABC, CBS, or Criminal Minds. For entertainment purposes only. Any resemblance to person's living, dead or fictional is purely coincidental.
Thanks,
Cinny
Part 2 Chapter 10
Julie had surgery and then spent four days in the hospital before being transferred closer to her family in Connecticut. Reid remained in a medically induced comma for ten days. He suffered a bruised spleen, lacerated kidney and concussion, his back was healing and required 100 stitches in certain areas. The team kept a round the clock vigil at the hospital. As soon as Spencer was awake he asked about Julie. He was told she was better and staying with her mom.
Strauss put Julie, Reid and Rossi on suspension. She was not happy with this team and not sure what she was going to about it.
A few weeks later Julie called Emily and asked how Spencer was doing. She was told he was healing and would be released from the hospital in a few days. After Julie hung up the phone she made arrangements to fly back to Quantico. Her mother was not thrilled Julie would leave so soon.
A week later, Julie was back at home. She hadn't gotten in touch with Reid and she thought he didn't want to talk to her. Julie's cell phone rang, "Julie its JJ. Have you heard from Reid?"
"No." Julie said. "Is something wrong?" Julie was getting scared. She thought she heard a noise outside so she looked out her window. Someone was sitting at the end of her porch on the steps. It was dark and she could not tell who was there.
"We can't find him I'm on my way to your house. Emily and Penelope are going to Spencer's." JJ said. When Julie didn't reply JJ said, "Julie are you there?"
"Someone's on my porch." Julie said. JJ could hear panic in her voice. Julie opened her coffee table drawer and removed her gun. "Julie, I will be turning on to your street in two minutes. Don't move! I have Rossi, Morgan and Hotch with me." Julie set the phone down and opened her door, slowly walking out on to the porch, gun drawn.
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Spencer sat at the end of Julie's porch wondering what he could say to her. When he got out of the hospital and settled in at home, he called Hotch's office number and Strauss answered the phone. He told her to let Hotch know he was going to go see Julie in Connecticut. Strauss told him Julie was back in Virginia, "Don't you think you should let that woman alone?" Strauss asked.
Spencer hung up the phone and drove to Julie's place. Now that he arrived, he wasn't sure if it was a good idea. Julie hadn't called him. Did she want him to know she came back? The door opened and Julie stepped out onto the porch. She was pointing her gun at him. He stood up and she said,"Spencer! What are you doing here?" She didn't lower her gun.
An SUV pulled into Julie's driveway. The team could see Julie pointing a gun at someone but they could not tell who it was." They got out, JJ and Hotch removed their weapons.
"Julie, I'm sorry…" he began.
Julie scanned her yard. She knew that it couldn't be happening, Merritt was in prison. But something inside her made her think he was here for her again. She interrupted Spencer, "Where's your gun?" Julie took a step forward and triggered the sensor on her porch light.
Hotch said, "It's Reid."
Julie asked Reid again, "Spencer, where's your gun!" Spenser held his hands in the air, "I don't have my gun Strauss made me surrender it." Julie still didn't lower her gun. "What's she doing" Morgan asked.
"I don't know" Hotch replied.
"Spencer why are you out here?" She said.
"I just wanted to see you. I wanted to tell you something." He said.
Julie knew the SUV that pulled into her driveway was JJ. She was about to tell Reid, and got as far as saying JJ's name.
Reid misunderstood, and cut her off. "What about JJ?" He took a step forward.
Confused Morgan said, "What are you doing kid?" Morgan removed his gun. Rossi removed his also, and said. "Take it slow Morgan we don't know what is going on."
"Why doesn't she lower her gun?" Morgan asked.
"Morgan, don't say anything, you'll startle her." JJ insisted.
"You want to talk about JJ, ok let's talk, I had feelings for JJ and I thought maybe I could be in love with her." Reid stepped up onto the first step of her porch. JJ looked at Morgan and Hotch, raising her eyebrows, puzzled.
Reid continued, "You want to talk about Lila too." He took another step up. He was standing on the step below her.
Morgan said in a hushed tone. "Reid!"
He reached up and took the gun from her hand. He put it down on the porch. Rossi breathed a sigh of relief. Spencer took both of Julie's hands in his. "I love you Julianne and I need to know if you could love me too. And if the FBI doesn't like it, then I quit." He said in the direction of the SUV.
Tears ran down her face. "Don't you dare!" She said. "And besides I just held a federal agent at gun point while on suspension, I'm done."
"That never happened," He glanced toward Hotch. "Julianne looked at Spencer. She knew that under normal circumstance she would love this man. She thought of all that they had been through, and all that could be. She let go of Spencer's hands, she could see a brief moment of hurt flash in his eyes. She touched his face letting her fingers trail along his jaw. "I love you Spencer, with all my heart."
Rossi smiled, Morgan looked away, Hotch holstered his gun, and JJ shed a couple of tears. She didn't regret the choices she made. She wouldn't trade Will or Henry for anything. But now knowing how strong Spencer's feeling had been for her, she wondered for a brief moment what life would have been like if Spencer had told her he loved her.