Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters nor do I own Criminal Minds. I also do not own the song Never Gonna Be Alone. That belongs to Nickelback. Oh I do own the case. :D
Never Gonna Be Alone
(HPOV)
Time, is going by, so much faster than I,
And I'm starting to regret not spending all of it with you.
Now I'm, wondering why, I've kept this bottled inside,
So I'm starting to regret not telling all of it to you.
So if I haven't yet, I've gotta let you know,
Once everyone was buckled up and the plane had the go ahead we were taking off. I looked around and saw that everyone was looking at their file. I knew that this was going to be a hard case on me. I knew that I would probably have to pair Emily with Dave more than me because if I did not then I would not keep my focus on the case but then again Emily would make me.
Once we were up in the air everyone took of their belts.
"Alright we will be landing in about four hours." the pilot said over the speaker system.
I looked at my family/team and saw that they all nodded. I looked back down at the file on my lap and knew that we were going to have to brief some so I read over the file quickly.
"Alright lets start with what we know." I said.
I looked at Emily and she said "We are dealing with a white male probably between the ages of thirty and forty. He has a type which is brown hair, brown eyes, on the slender side. All of the victims are between the ages of thirty-two and thirty-seven."
Derek spoke up and said "He is sadistic. He likes to beat and rape the women that he takes before stabbing them. He also keeps his dump sites in a specific area."
You're never gonna be alone from this moment on.
If you ever feel like letting go, I won't let you fall.
You're never gonna be alone. I'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.
I nodded and said "Okay JJ and Spencer I want you both to go the precinct and get started on the Geographical profile. Derek and I will take the first two body dumping areas and Dave and Emily I want you to take the last two body dumping areas."
Everyone nodded. I looked at Emily and saw her looking at me with questioning eyes.
I leaned down and whispered "I want you to go with Dave for right now at least to look at the body dump sites. Then later I will pair you with me. I need to be able to keep my eyes and ears open while we are out at the sites and I am afraid that if I have you with me that I will be more worried about you. Are you okay with this?"
She smiled and nodded and said "I understand Aaron. I just wanted to make sure that it was not something that I have done without knowing it. Just be careful out there."
And now, as long as I can, I'm holding on with both hands,
'Cause forever I believe that there's nothing I could need but you.
So if I haven't yet, I've gotta let you know,
I nodded and kissed her head. I saw that Garcia had popped up on the laptop screen so I got everyone's attention.
"What have you found Garcia?" I said.
She sighed and said "Well all the women have visited only one place the same. Other than that nothing they have done has crossed paths. They all went to the same massage place. I am still checking into their backgrounds so that is the only thing that has popped up the same on each credit card statement."
"Baby Girl can you get a list of this massage place employee's and also check their backgrounds?" Derek asked.
"I am already one step ahead of you my handsome prince. I have that running now. As soon as I find anything I will let you all know. Be safe my crime fighting pets. Garcia out." Penelope said.
You're never gonna be alone from this moment on.
If you ever feel like letting go, I won't let you fall.
When all hope is gone, I know that you can carry on.
Were gonna take the world on. I'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.
Ooooh.
I looked at everyone and said "Once we land lets hit the ground running. After Derek and I check out the body dumping sites we will head back to the precinct. Dave and Emily I want you two to do the same thing once you are done. We will go over what we found there and see if we can come up with more for the profile."
Everyone nodded and then did their own thing. Dave took out his cell phone and called Jess and talked to her for a bit. JJ and Spencer sat talking to one another and Emily and I stayed where we were and held hands. About another hour into the flight Emily fell asleep with her head on my shoulder. Derek was listening to his Ipod.
Dave looked at me and said "Is Emily alright Aaron?"
I looked down at her and then back at Dave and said "She is good Dave. I think she is just tired after all of our activity the last couple of days."
Dave laughed and said "Well I am glad to see that you two are as happy as can be. You two look great together Aaron and I am glad that you have found someone who understands you and the job you have."
I looked down and saw that a stray hair has fallen across Emily's face. I tenderly smoothed it behind her ear. I then kissed her head and she snuggled into me closer. I smiled and then looked back at Dave who was smiling as he watched what I did.
"I am glad that I did too Dave. I really do love Emily. Her and Jack are both my world. She makes days like this when I know we have a tough case brighter. She always has but I never told her that. I really hope I can get through this case without any problems. I am afraid that I will be the protective boyfriend instead of the boss. Damn it Dave these women look too much like Emily and I am scared that she is going to get hurt." I said.
Dave looked me straight in the eye and said "Aaron yes you love Emily and that will not interfere with the job that we have. You have loved her for more than a year now. Yet you let her do what she needs to do. You will be the protective boyfriend but you will also be the boss. Hell I will be protective of her just like you do. Jess already told me to keep an eye on Emily. Did you know that she looks upon Emily as a sister?"
You've gotta live every single day,
Like it's the only one, what if tomorrow never comes?
Don't let it slip away,
Could be our only one, you know it's only just begun.
Every single day,
Maybe our only one, what if tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes?
I smiled and said "Yes, I know. She has been after me for months now to tell Emily how I felt. She even talked to Emily. Jess and Em have become close and I am happy about that. Do you know that when I called to tell her we had a case she actually asked me when I was going to give her another nephew or a niece? Then when Jack was on the phone to me he asked me when Mommy Emily and I would be giving him a baby brother or sister. I could not believe my ears."
Dave laughed and said "Well that is not only you Aaron. I have to tell you before I tell Jess but I want you to know that I have fallen for her. She is an amazing woman and you know I have been married three times before but I want to make Jess the fourth and final. I truly love her Aaron and I have never felt like this in my life not with any of the women I married. I want to marry Jess and I want her to have my children. Do you mind if I ask her for her hand in marriage?"
I looked at him in shock. I knew that he cared for Jess that was evident. Even when he was dating someone he never called to tell them he was leaving because he had a case. So I knew when he did so today that he was serious about Jessica but I never knew he was this serious. I looked at him and saw the truth in his eyes.
I smiled and said "I would love to have you as a brother in law Dave. You already feel like a brother so why not make it official. Just don't you ever hurt her."
Dave nodded his head and said "I would never hurt her Aaron. She gives me a reason to come home in one piece. I always want to call her and see her. I can not believe that after all of these years I have finally found the woman who means more to me than life."
Time, is going by, so much faster than I, You're never gonna be alone from this moment on.
And I'm starting to regret not telling all of this to you.
If you ever feel like letting go, I won't let you fall.
When all hope is gone, I know that you can carry on.
We're gonna take the world on. I'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.
I grinned and said "I am glad. So does that mean I get to stand up as your best man one last time?"
Dave laughed and nodded. He then leaned forward and I could see the serious look on his face. I wondered what he was going to say but it did not take long for me to find out.
"So Aaron when are you going to propose to Emily?" Dave whispered.
I looked down to make sure that Emily was still asleep and then looked back at Dave. I reached into my suit jacket pocket and took out the little box I bought a couple weeks ago without Emily knowing about it. I opened it up and showed it to Dave and then closed it and put it back in my pocket.
I sighed and whispered "I carry it around with me every where just waiting for the perfect moment to ask her. I want it to be special and something she will never forget. I do plan on proposing to her Dave."
He nodded and said "Good idea. Let me think on something because I too want it to be special and something Jess will remember. I have an idea but let me think on it for a while and I will talk it over with you later on. I think we could propose to both Emily and Jess in the same way at the same time. With as close as they are becoming I would not be surprised if they thought to have a double wedding."
I laughed and said "You know you are probably right. I mean Emily is close to JJ and Garcia but she is also close to Jess. Especially these last couple of weeks."
Dave nodded and sat back in his chair. I looked down at my watch and saw that if what the pilot said was true we would be landing soon.
No sooner did I think that the pilot came over the speaker saying "Alright buckle up. We are beginning on descent."
I leaned over and buckled Emily up as she started waking up. I then buckled myself up.
I smiled at Emily and said "Did you have a good nap sleepy head?"
She laughed and said "Well if we would not have done what we did last night twice at that then I would not be tired. But then again I would not change it for the world. I love you."
I grinned at her and said "I loved last night and then again this morning. I love you too Emily. Now be careful while you are with Dave. I will see you in a couple of hours."
She nodded and then I said louder "Okay guys listen up JJ has a Detective Cooper and a Detective Pike meeting us at the airstrip. Detective Cooper will be showing Derek and I the first two dump sites and Detective Pike will be showing Dave and Emily. JJ and Spencer you will be met at the precinct by Captain Black. Everyone be careful and we will all meet back at the precinct in two hours."
I finished talking as we touched down. Everyone grabbed their go bags and exited the plane. I gave Emily a kiss before we exited the plane and then walked with Derek to the SUV that we would be taking. I watched as Dave and Emily got in their SUV's after introducing themselves to Detective Pike. Once they drove off I turned towards the Detective standing behind me.
"Hello I am SSA Aaron Hotchner and this is SSA Derek Morgan. We would like to be taken to the first to dump sites." I said.
"Hi I am Detective Cooper and if you will follow me I will take you." he said.
I nodded and went to go get in the drivers seat. Once Derek was in the passenger seat and buckled in we headed off. As I was driving I was thinking about Emily and hoping that she would be alright and not get hurt in any way during this case. I was just thankful to have her in my life and that neither of us was ever going to be alone again.
I'm gonna be there all of the way.
I won't be missing one more day.
I'm gonna be there all of the way.
I won't be missing one more day.
