OK, I feel I should warn you. My brothers are very over protective, especially Bobby" I explain to Bruce in the elevator on our way to Bobby's floor.
"That's to be expected right?"
"My brother's are the exception. The guy I dated was in high school. We played on the hockey team together. Well, the guys found out that not only did he cheat on me, but he got one of my friends pregnant. They beat him so bad, he still can't walk right."
I'm pretty sure that last part scared him as the doors opened. He may be about Bobby's size, but my brother had the street advantage. I approached the receptionist at the front desk, she was talking all cute to someone named "Steve"
"Excuse, we're here to see Robert Mercer." I try to be polite
"Hang on, Hon. Well can I do for you" she starts flirting with Bruce, not even seeing me.
"Yo, Blondie, you want stop making goo-goo eyes at my boyfriend and tell me if Robert Mercer is awake?!"
"What's it to you?"
I pull out my badge with my ID and sternly say "Special Agent Mercer of the FBI. That means Federal Bureau of Investigation, and that guy your not allowing us to see is my brother and if you do not tell me what his status is, I'll call your boss and have you fired so fast your head won't know what hit you!"
The blonde simply said "he's awake. You can see him"
"Thank you"
"Remind me not to piss you off" Bruce chuckles as they head down the hall.
"That was without my gun. Trust me, we've done worse. We can get a little violent in interrogation"
"Jazzy, thought we heard you yelling!" A muscular bald black man came out of a room and wrapped his arms around Jasmine. She laughed as she wrapped her own arms around his neck and was lifted off the ground. It wasn't until he set her down did he see the mark Joker gave her last night.
"Jazz. Did that psycho clown do this you?" He asked, his voice full of concern as he lightly traced it..
"Yeah, Angel he did. Yet another reason to fear clowns." He replied wincing a little.
"Well, don't let Bobby see it right way. You know how he gets when you get hurt."
"Don't remind me."
"Bobby it's nothing, just a few bruised ribs. You of all people should know what injuries you get when playing contact sports." I told Bobby as the team physician wrapped my torso. I had gotten hit a little hard during practice and my brother saw the whole thing.
"It is not nothing, Jasmine Marie Mercer. Four bruised ribs is something" Bobby sternly says using my full name, which is never good thing.
"Bobby, this was just practice, what are you gonna do when I have a game? Walk onto the ice and start wailing on the guys that trips me with his hockey stick?"
Angel leads me into the room with an arm around my shoulder. I make sure my hair is covering my cut. I see my oldest brother lying on the bed, bandages covering most of his arms and legs. I lose my fight to keep tears at by as Bobby looks at me with his cut up face.
"What's with the Cyclops look, Baby Girl?"
"Bobby!" I sob as rush to him and hug tighter then I have in years. Sobs rake my body as we cling to each other. It takes a few minuets before I remember I was angry at him for being here when I told him I was going to be fine.
"What the fuck are you doing being at a bus station when there's a psycho on the loose!" I punch him hard on the shoulder as I pull out his arms.
"That's the baby sister we know and love" he laughs as he wipes my tears and hair out of my eyes.
I've seen every look imaginable on Bobby's face, but the look in his eyes when he saw my eye scared me right to my core. I feel Jerry pull me away and hold me as Bobby tries to control the anger he wanted to release.
"Bobby, you need to try and stay calm. Otherwise your blood pressure will rise and that'll get doctors in here. Just breath." Off all people, Sophie who hated Bobby with a passion was the one putting a hand on his shoulder and ordering him to not shout.
"I'm okay. Baby Girl, come here" he gestures for me to come back to the bed. I sit on the edge and he lightly traces the mark above and below my right eye. I wince slightly and he apologizes with his eyes.
"Was this all he did or did he…?"
"He just cut me and taughted me about how disappointed you'd be that I wasn't fighting back. He also killed Dad. Mostly for saving you."
"You have and never will disappoint me or any of us. There are no words to describe how proud of you we are."
"Here come the water works again" As I begin to cry again I feel all my brother hug me.
"Whose that guy you came with?" Angel finally breaks the silence.
I was about to open my mouth when my phone went off.
"Mercer."
"Jazz. Joker got out again. We chased him to a train station, bound for Detroit." Morgan's voice fills my ears as clench my first, feeling my finger nails dig into my hand drawing blood.
"I'm at the hospital with the guys but I'll meet you at the plane." I hang up and look at my brother.
Ok, long story short; the guy with is my boyfriend Bruce, he's gonna make sure you guys get back home ok, while I go track the son of a bitch who did this to us." I explain, point to Bobby and leave the room with all their mouths hanging open.
The whole way to Detroit I pray that the feeling I have in my gut is wrong. Hotch and I know that Joker will go after Camille and the girls, just to get to me; same as The Reaper or Foyet had done to get to Hotch.
The minuet we land in my home town I ask "Drop me off at a church before we go to station, ok Derek?"
"Why do you need to go to a church?" JJ asks beside me
"I need to pray for forgiveness."
I step into the church my family and I attended every Sunday when I was growing up. I dip my index and middle finger in the bowl of Holy water and touch my forehead, chest, right shoulder, and left shoulder. I step into the confession box and wait for the father.
"What troubles you my child?" his kind voice asks
"Forgive my Father for I have sinned. It's been a while since my last confession, but that's not what I need forgiveness from."
"What do you need forgiveness from, my child?" He opens the screen that separates us and sees the rage in my eyes.
"I'm going to kill a man, and I want to."
Well that's this chapter. I was close to tears when did the reunion between the siblings.
I felt adding the confession scene was an interesting idea, showing that Jazz wants to be forgiven for wanting to kill Joker for every he has done is about to do to her.
