Hello Readers! Here are the latest chapters. I am not as confident about them as I have been about the others so some affirmation or constructive suggestions would be nice. Thanks for everyone who has read even one single word of this story. I am loving writing it and I hope you continue to love to read it.
Not Dangerous?
"What are you doing Gideon?"
Reid could do nothing, but shake his head when he thought about his former friend and mentor. On one hand he felt angry with Gideon's actions. How could this man, a protector of victims, terrorize him and JJ? But on the other hand, he felt extremely guilty. This job had tore Gideon apart, and the last time Reid had spoken to him he knew something was wrong. He knew that Gideon was slipping, but he hadn't done anything to help him. The man who taught him almost everything he knew about profiling and he had just abandoned him. Reid knew that if it turned out Gideon was behind this then they would try and get him some help. He would make everyone understand that Gideon was just a sick man, not a monster.
On the table Reid's phone vibrated. He picked it up and saw JJ's number on the caller ID. Taking a deep breath and pushing down his guilt about snapping at her earlier he answered.
"Hey JJ, Reid said. Look I'm sorry about getting upset earlier."
JJ didn't reply for a moment.
"Spencer," she whispered.
The way she said his name. He wasn't sure if it was the tone of her voice, the silence on the other end, or the seemingly heavy way she said his voice but Spencer knew that something was wrong.
"What? he said. What happened?"
It took JJ a second to answer and he heard her take a ragged deep breath. It sounded like it was an extraordinarily difficult task just for her to breathe in.
"They're gone, he took them. JJ's voice shook. They're gone," she said again.
Spencer felt like he was going to throw up. Just hours ago he told JJ that Gideon was not dangerous, and he was wrong. He was wrong and JJ, Henry, and Will were paying the price for it. Spencer tried to speak confidently even though he wasn't feeling that way on the inside.
"JJ, I will call the team. We will meet at the office, and we will find them."
JJ didn't say anything, but Spencer could hear her slow and harsh breathing.
"I am coming to get you, he said. Wait by the door, I will be right there."
JJ still didn't say anything.
"JJ, Spencer said. Tell me you understand me."
"I..I understand. I'll be ready." JJ managed to get out.
Spencer leaped up from the couch, grabbed his keys, and headed towards the door. As he was running down the stairs he called the police and sent them to JJ's house. The BAU would need to focus all its attention on finding Gideon so the local police could collect evidence and deal with the media. The next call he made was to Hotch. It was time to tell the team.
"Hotch, I need everyone at the office now. Will and Henry have been kidnapped. I'll give you more details when I get there."
Spencer hung up quickly and got in the car. He didn't like giving out news like that and then hanging up, but he needed to get to JJ and make sure she was okay.
At one point Gideon used to be one of the most important people in his life, but time had passed and things had changed. He would sacrifice Gideon if it meant saving Will and Henry, of that he was sure.
