A/N: Very short, but important!

Reggie watched in horror as his beloved house suddenly exploded. Shock, then rage immediately flowed through his body; he knew exactly what had happened. And he would kill the son of a bitch once he got his hands on him.

And when Reggie saw two figures stumble out of the fiery blast, a cruel grin lit his face. He pulled out his phone and dialed the FBI hotline that had been established for the missing agent.

"I want to leave an anonymous tip," He didn't bother giving the person any personal information. "A cabin just exploded in the woods, near Miles' Pass. That missing woman, the one everyone is looking' for is out here." He paused and listened for a brief second to the operator. "No, I don't know if she is breathing', she is with two other people. Get out here.. the cabin is on fire and people are hurt." And with that, he hung up the phone and set his own plan into motion.

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Hotch was in shock. He couldn't speak, his lungs didn't seem to want to take in the essential oxygen, his hands were betraying him as they shook.

It was over.

A massive rescue team had somehow found them, minutes after the blast. They were already there when Hotch opened his eyes, they were there when Martha stopped breathing, they were there when JJ opened her eyes and asked for Hotch.

"JJ, you're safe now." Hotch limped over to her gurney and took her hand in his as the paramedics rushed her towards the waiting medivac chopper. The paramedics had reassured Hotch that while JJ was very sick, she was stable.

And in that moment, once they were both safe on the chopper and on the way to the hospital, Hotch was finally able to take a deep breath.

JJ was safe. JJ was alive.

Now, Hotch could really show Steven what the BAU was all about. And as the chopper headed North, Hotch looked down to see JJ's eyes looking up; and that's when he knew, he knew that while JJ was safe from physical harm, her pain was just starting. Now, came the hard part. Healing.

And Hotch promised her as they flew on that he would be there no matter how long it took.

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JJ had just got settled in the ICU when Hotch got the call; only a smile could grace his face as she spoke to JJ.

"JJ, Steven is gone, he can no longer hurt you." Hotch decided against telling the injured woman that the man had been found hanging in his cell. "We think his partner died in the blast. You are safe." He said no more as he watched JJ sleep, and rest peacefully. He had done it, he had saved her life.

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Reggie cruised the street in his brand new car, happy, free. The FBI suspected that good ol' Steven had killed himself in prison, that he had died in the blast, there was nothing that could tie him to the abduction of the FBI agent. It had been over a year now, and he thought about it everyday.. he was scared that any day now, the FBI would be breaking down his door. But as time went on, that fear began to dissipate.

And when he walked into his apartment, nothing could have prepared him for the sight before him. A tiny blonde woman stood behind him, a gun to his head. "You are under arrest."

He fell to his knees, the agent he had dumped for dead in the woods stood behind him, a look of determination in her features.

It was over.

And the small woman, the woman he had just about counted out, was leading him to a police car under her own steam.

And despite his best efforts, he had lost.

And she had won. Yet, he knew, he knew deep down, he could see it in her eyes, she was still fighting the nightmares, the flashbacks, the fear.

And that would be with her for life.

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A/N: The end.. yes I left it open like that. I am debating a sequel to this one! Thanks for reading! I left it like this for a reason, as a survivor of abduction, I have been able to take back control of my life; but I will not lie, every aspect of that abduction is still with me and will remain with me for a long time. I want to make this real.. JJ won, but she still has so much to overcome.