"This amount of torture and pain he must be a sexual sadist" Reid says.
"What's that" Sheriff Anderson asks?
"A person who gets off on others people's pain" Morgan says.
"What makes them like that" he asks?
"Most likely it was developed as a child or they suffered a traumatic experience" Natashia says taking a sip of her coffee.
"So PTSD" Anderson asks?
"Not exactly but it is similar" Reid says.
"If the UnSub we are looking for dumps the body in plain sight it means he blends in and nobody will recognize him. Also he is diverse as he kidnaps both men and women" Natashia says.
"How long did it take before you healed from the device" JJ asks?
Natashia minds zones out and she is inside the cold basement alone with Vadim as she screams in pain as the device is being used on her, not knowing people calling her name until she feels a piece of glass seeping into her hand. She gasps at the chipped mug and sets it down.
"Two weeks and I needed hip surgery" Natashia says holding her hand before looking at the Chief.
"Do you have a medical kit" she asks?
"Yes I will get it for you" he says and walks away.
Aaron walks over to her shielding her away from the team.
"Are you alright, you blanked out" he asks?
"Yeah just had a flashback" she says.
"You are showing signs of acute PTSD which is not uncommon in people who people went through what you went through" he says.
"I am fine" she says when she is handed the medical kit.
Natashia pours alcohol on her cut hissing at the stinging sensation before wrapping it and closing the kit.
"You need to see someone" Aaron says.
"I am not going to have someone pick my brain and tell me about their theories. I got raped and abused physically and mentally, that is all. See I diagnosed myself" Natashia says.
"What about Mercy" he asks?
"I would never hurt her" Natashia growls.
"You wouldn't be able to help it. I mean look you are already breaking glass using your strength and having flashbacks. A symptom of this is aggression and violence, let's hope it isn't Mercy" he says.
"Just stop it" she says and brushes past him walking over to an empty room and sitting in the chair.
"Hey is she alright" JJ asks?
"She is having symptoms of PTSD, she needs some space. But back to the case" Hotch says.
Natashia is sitting on the edge of her hotel room in a tank top and sweat pants, she feels like she is suffocating and keeps seeing Vadim in her mind. There is a knock at the door, she draws her gun and slowly walks over to the door before yanking it open and pointing the gun at a shocked Reid.
"Woah it's just me" he says. She lowers her gun and puts the safety back on it before turning her back to him.
"I thought everyone was asleep" she says.
"No I stay up and go over the case" he says walking in the room closing the door behind him.
Natashia places the gun by the TV stand and sits back on the bed.
"Well what's up" she asks?
"How long do you think you can keep this front up" he asks?
"This what" she asks?
"This hard shell you created around yourself not letting anyone in. You just keep yourself away so you don't get hurt, well getting hurt is apart of life" he says.
"Don't profile me alright Spencer" she snaps.
"You have to feel hurt and grief and anger and pain because those emotions are what make you human" he says.
Natashia gets off the bed and pushes his chest making him stumble a bit.
"No they make you weak and they overpower you. Emotions make you feel real pain and I do not want to feel it! I do not what to feel what that man has caused me, if I feel then he wins. He does not win" she shouts! Natashia places her hands on his chest again pushing him but not with as much force before she starts pounding her fists against his chest weakly and breaking down.
"He doesn't win! He doesn't win! He doesn't" she says before collapsing against him crying on his shirt.
Reid wraps his arms around her letting her cry against him before he moves her over to the bed. She curls up under the sheets but doesn't say anything, Reid climbs in bed beside her so they are facing each other.
"Thank you" she whispers.
"Anytime" he says.
Natashia smiles a little before placing her hands under her head and closing her eyes.
A soft knock wakes Natashia up and she groans opening her eyes to see has left.
"Who is it" she asks?
"JJ, Hotch told me to wake the team up" she calls back.
"I will be right down" she says climbing out of bed.
After taking a shower and changing clothes she heads downstairs where the team is talking with the Cheif. She walks over to where a fruit platter is and grabs a hand full of grapes and a banana before sitting beside Morgan who is drinking coffee and going through crime scene photos.
"We're missing something the way he tortured them says clean and organized but not how he dumped them" Morgan says.
"You think they knew the UnSub" JJ asks?
"Not personally but had some interaction with him and he has experience with torture devices that are foreign" Morgan says.
"So the UnSub is foreign. Morgan get Garcia on the phone and ask her to look up people who recently moved from Germany or Russia. Reid and Nata go to the morgue and see did anything else show up in the autopsy. JJ and Callahan can you go ask the parents and see were the kids involved in anything" Hotch says.
Natashia finishes her grapes and stands up walking over to Reid.
"Let's get going I miss my baby" she says.
He holds the door open for her and she thanks him. As soon as they get out of the team's eye he grasps her hand in his, just to let her know he is with her.
"I was thinking when we get back we go out to eat together just Mercy, you and I" he says.
"I would like that" she smiles leaning up pecking his lips before they part and climb in the SUV.