A/N: Thanks for the reviews! Please keep them coming.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Chapter 21: Baby Broker

Gail had Gracie sit down on a stool in the dark room while both women wondered around gathering supplies. Gracie listened as Gail ordered the younger woman to get the baby and tend to the other children. Her voice was rough and tired sounding. Gracie thought Emily sounded like that after a long case. Emily would always pick her up and hold her tight. The girl liked that, Emily's hugs. Gracie started crying again but tried to keep it quiet so the women wouldn't be mad and Michael wouldn't come back.

Gail looked at her but didn't say a word. When she finally stopped moving she sat at Gracie's back. Her hands pulled out the girl's ponytail and started to brush her hair out. Gracie tensed but didn't try to stop her. Her head was tender but she did her best not to flinch. Gracie wished she had her conditioner that Emily always used to get out the knots. It didn't hurt so badly then.

After Gracie was cleaned up Gail took her over to a separate room where a camera was standing in the middle of the room. The woman told Gracie to stand up straight and to smile. Gracie stood straight but she couldn't smile. Her hands still shook and her bottom lip quivered in fear. She didn't know what was happening. Gracie closed her eyes when the flash from the camera went off. When she dared to open them Gail was standing at the table writing something. Gracie looked to the open door and took her chance.

She darted out the door and down the hall to the main part of the barn she was in at first. She could hear Gail screaming after her but her feet kept moving. She came to an abrupt stop at the door. Michael stood at the only exit. His eyes hard and his arms crossed over his chest. Gracie immediately regretted her choice to run. He grabbed her arm and spun her around. Gail and the other woman were staring at her. She could see the anger boiling in both of them.

She looked back at Michael. He shook his head and told Gail to get back to work. She left and he handed Gracie to the younger woman. Gracie went willingly, anything to get away from the scary man.

Gracie was sat next to the other children in the corner. The little blonde girl smiled sadly at her and introduced herself as Joey. Gracie nodded and looked to the boy. Joey told her he doesn't talk much and said his name is Adam. The six year old introduced herself as well and asked what was going on but neither child knew.

"We came here yesterday. And the baby came this morning." Joey pointed to the small baby playing in the booster seat.

"Did Thomas bring you here?" Gracie asked quietly, the young woman was working nearby.

Joey shook her head. "I don't know who took us. We were playing in the yard and then a big man grabbed us. It was scary. I want to go home but Gail said we never will." The girl's tears flowed down her cheeks. Adam snuggled in to her arms and frowned at Gracie.

Gracie looked around and noticed a few books lying on the ground. She picked one up and started reading aloud. The other children quieted down and listened. After most of the books were read Gail came back.

"Listen to me" she said bring the children to the door. "Your new name is Sarah" she told Gracie but the girl shook her head and said "No" Gail grabbed her and said it again. Gracie conceded and was let go. Then Gail turned to Joey "You are now Jill and you are now Scott. Learn these names. Your new families will be using them."

"No I don't want a new family. I want Emily!" Gracie yelled.

"Too bad Emily doesn't want you. Don't you understand she let you come here?" The woman hissed back. Gracie shook her head violently but didn't say anything. Emily wouldn't give her up. Emily loves her, she kept telling herself.

Michael came back to the barn and took the children to another car. It was blue and very big. Gracie was seat belted into a seat next to Joey. The girls held hands as Michael got in and the car pulled away.

-CM-CM-

Morgan came through the crowd at the station and found Emily. After working with the police for a few hours and getting no leads he wanted to make sure she was doing okay. "Emily" he pulled her out of her seat and into his arms. "How are you doing?" she just shook her head. "I'm here if you need. What have you found so far?"

"Not much. I don't know where else to look. Garcia's been through his background and everything. He made no purchases. No airline tickets or bus or train tickets." Emily sighed and sat back at the desk with her files and reports tossed everywhere.

"We'll find her. You hear me? Dave and Reid are on the way back and JJ has set up a press conference. She is going to get Gracie's face everywhere." He tried to calm her.

"Morgan, where is everyone?" Hotch asked walking up.

"Dave and Reid are on the way." He said reaching for his buzzing phone. "Yeah Baby Girl you got me Hotch and Em."

"Guys you aren't going to believe this. Sean Masters is Thomas Bennett. It's an alias he uses. I looked into Masters' background and he is a very dirty man. He specializes in adoptions but here's the kicker he sells them. Sean Masters is a baby broker. He has made tons but he keeps the money in different accounts under different names so it can't be traced all to him. And one of those names is Ben Samson who is the director and founder of Adoptions For You, an adoption agency in Arlington. It caters to Virginia, the Carolinas and Florida."

"Oh my god, is he going to sell Gracie?" Emily whispered to afraid if she said it aloud it would be true. He wouldn't sell his daughter. Would he?

"I don't know that but I do know he made a hefty deposit yesterday to one of the accounts." Garcia provided.

"Baby Girl I need you to find out who he is dealing with. Everything and everyone he has made contact to. He has to keep her somewhere before the so called 'adoption' takes place." Morgan rationalized.

"Got it. Call back in a minute." The phone went dead.

"Hotch, we have to find her. If he sells her who knows where she'll end up." Emily reasoned. She stood from the desk and started pacing.

"But she's too old for a baby broker. Why would he sell a six year old? Most are infants and toddlers." Morgan watched Emily mentally going through everything. He wished he could do something for her but the only thing that's going to help is finding Gracie.

"I don't know. Most are younger but there have been cases where brokers lie about ages. They often convince women who are going to abort a baby or who are financially unstable who end up pregnant to let them help. They often pay for these women to get clean and have healthy babies so he can get higher prices. But nowadays they are kidnapping children. Especially in other countries. So there could be more kids with Gracie. And most couples don't know that there are in deals with baby brokers or just look the other way. These guys set up plausible identities, like Bennett did. Some of the paperwork is fraud but most people don't even notice it." Hotch provided grabbing Emily to stop her pacing.

"So how can we get him?" Emily asked furiously pulling her arm away. She was trying to keep it together but she couldn't do that with Hotch trying to comfort her.

"Let me make a call to the Crimes Against Children Unit and get a CARD team out here. They can give us some help even though the locals haven't officially requested us." He walked away confused.

A/N: CARD is Child Abduction Rapid Deployment. If you watch the episode '7 Seconds' (Season 3) they were the first team to arrive at the mall before the BAU showed up.