Thank you all for the lovely reviews!

To guest reviewer; CountryGirl – I know you wanted Hotch and Emily back together here but I'm sorry I can't give you that as Emily and Hotch have always been friends. In this story, she has already chosen who her mate is or will be. I can't see myself writing a H/P story as I don't see their relationship being THAT way! but then, who knows…I might take up a challenge and write one sometime later! Never give up! But keep the reviews coming!

Thank you Magpie of Silver for your great and utterly invaluable beta help! Without you I'm lost! Love et kisses!

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INTERPOL Intrigue /Spooks Beguiled – Chapter 29

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Hotch banged on the door hard, "Emily! Open the door!"

No answer.

"If you guys don't open this door right now, I'm going to shoot the lock." He removed his gun from the holstered on his belt, and aimed it at the lock.

Before he carried his threat, Emily came out, her gear removed as she was back in her T-shirt and pants. Hotch lowered his gun and put it away and studied her carefully.

She looked at him and handed her house keys, "Here Aaron, there's a potted plant near the entrance of the apartment, just put them in there, I'll retrieve my keys when I get home." She moved in to hug him. "Seriously Aaron, I'll be fine." She hadn't let him go as she continued. "I have to be, and I want to be there for him, just me. I hope you'll understand."

She then pulled away from him and looked at him in his eyes.

"I understand, Em. Stay strong for him. He knows you care for him."

She shook her head, "I love him, Aaron." She began to cry as Hotch gathered her into his arms again.

"Em, shh…he'll be all right. He's a tough guy."

She nodded, "He'll make it, he'd better be."

"Good that's the attitude, Em," He said. "Now get out of here and go to him."

She chuckled, "Now I remember why I left the BAU…'cause I can't stand your damn bossy attitude!"

Hotch shook his head, "And here I thought you left because you love me too much."

She snorted, "You wish, Aaron."

"You're cute when you snort like a damn pig."

"Not funny, Aaron, not funny at all." She pushed him away from her. "Get out of here, Yank. Go back to Virginia."

He nodded and said, "Stay out of trouble, Em. I don't want to come all the way to rescue you again."

She shook her head at him as she grinned, "Get the hell out of my town, Aaron."

He shook his head and said softly. "Bye Emily."

"Bye Aaron, I love you and tell Jessica and Jack I say hey." She said as she climbed into her car and looked back and waved at him.

He saluted at her, "I will. And I love you too, beautiful." He entered the van and closed the door.

Emily drove away towards the hospital and Lucas.

At the hospital, she made inquiries at the reception desk and was directed to the intensive care unit.

There she was met by Ros Myers.

"Ros! Any word?" Emily asked anxiously.

Ros shook her head, "The doctors said he suffered a couple of broken ribs and head trauma but that was all they would tell me."

"Did you get to see him?"

Ros shook her head again. "I'm not family member, so I'm not permitted."

Emily frowned and walked to the nurse's station and talked briefly to them.

A few minutes' later, she came back and said, "Come on, we can see him for a few minutes."

Ros gave Emily a puzzled look, "How did you manage it, Emily?"

Emily turned to glance at the MI-5 senior officer, "I told them I was his fiancé."

Ros grinned back at her and shook her head, "That'll work."

They walked into a patient's room and saw with a surprise Lucas was standing up!

Not only that, he was in an embrace!

Ros and Emily exchanged surprise looks.

As they stood near the door, Ros whispered to Emily, "It looks like he's not on death's door."

Emily was looking angry as she shook her head, "No, he looked rather happy in the arms of that brunette."

Lucas looked up when he heard some noise and smiled when he saw Emily, "Emily!"

Emily walked up to him her looks was smoldering, "I see you survived the wreck."

He nodded as he grinned, "Just a few cracked ribs and some lacerations, Arcady should have taken my advice and worn his seat belt."

"But the doctors said you had broken ribs and head trauma?" Ros said.

Lucas grinned, "I'm afraid not, Ros, I'm a little tougher than that."

As he looked back to Emily, he softened but Emily continued to glare angrily at him as she move closer to him. The strange woman was still standing next to Lucas which inflamed Emily more.

"Good because you'll need it…here I am been worried sick about you the whole day when Harry told me you were in a wreck and no one knew how badly you were injured and all this time you've been busy in the arms of another woman!" With that Emily reared back her fist and punched Lucas hard in his face and a hard crunch sounded as she cracked her knuckles on his face as Lucas fell backwards and landed on the back of his head and fell hard on the metal frame, knocking him unconscious.

Emily shaking her hand turned around and walked out of the room, Ros followed behind her, laughing hard.

They heard the brunette calling for help.

"I take it the engagement has ended?" Ros grinned at Emily as they waited for the elevator.

Emily gave her a wry look, "You're damn right."

"I have never seen him behaving like that before."

"What? Like a snake?" Emily said as she looked at her fist which was slightly swollen. "Just my luck; I'm a magnet for snakes and bastards." She swiped her eyes quickly. "God! How could I be so stupid?"

"I have had my shares of snakes too but Lucas takes the cake." She shook her head. "I know he's my partner and friend but in this case, he's very wrong. And I can't apologize enough for him"

Emily waved her hand, "Don't. Don't bother doing it for him. We're through. I should have put a bullet in his head while I had a chance today if I had known. Double fucking crosser." She muttered as she wiped her eyes again.

Ros chuckled, "How about a drink or two? My treat?"

"Hell yeah, after the shitty day I had. Ought not to warn the asshole he's about to get his damn ass killed." They left the hospital and walked across the parking lot.

Emily's phone buzzed, "Hang on, I have to take this call, it's my boss…Yeah Clyde?"

"Where are you at?"

"Gee, I'm doing good, got my fucking ass kicked and I just saw my now ex boy friend making out with some brunette at the hospital while I thought he was dying but other than that I'm fine, Clyde, thanks for asking. I'm on my way getting fucking drunk, why?" She groused.

"Sorry to hear about your shitty day and I'm about to make it worst for you but you needed to hear this, love. Beth Clemmons has escaped from the hospital."

Emily closed her eyes, "That's just great. Any clue?"

"No, I don't, that's why I have you working for me, darling."

"Well, I don't know what to say, Clyde. She will naturally go for Hotch."

"I don't think so, babe. I think she is coming for you because you fucked her plans."

"Thanks, Clyde, I really need to hear the happy news."

"Look, I have a real bad feeling on this, and I'd feel better if you have someone watching over you."

Emily shook her head, "No, I hate bodyguards, Clyde. Seriously I'll be fine."

He paused for a moment before speaking again. "Just be careful, darling. I mean it, ciao."

"I will. Bye."

"Everything okay?" Ros asked her.

She told her about Beth Clemmons.

"Nasty."

Emily nodded, "Never thought she was capable. Thought she was a nice little placid museum chick, like a librarian."

Ros nodded, "Those are the ones you'd had to be careful."

Her phone buzzed again, she saw it was Harry Pearce. She smiled as she answered, Ros standing beside her.

"Hi Harry, you're calling me much too often, people will start talking about us."

"Lucas called, he wants to…"

She stopped smiling, "Listen Harry, this is none of your concern, no offense but stay out of it."

"Look, I don't want to get involve as well but this is not about …"

"Harry, I'm hanging up. I don't want to talk about him anymore. We're through. I did my job extracting him out and that's all."

"Emily, will you just listen?"

Emily paused for a moment, "If it's about him I don't' want to talk about it. If it's about the case today, it's fine, we'll talk about it, Harry."

"It's the case, I've sent a team to take care of the rest of the biological pods but there is one missing and I do not have any idea where it's at."

Emily frowned, "What the hell are you talking about? Is this something to do with Beth Clemmons?"

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Clyde just called and he said Beth Clemmons just escaped from the hospital, her whereabouts are unknown." Emily informed him.

"Oh, Emily, this is not good. If the pod is mishandled…damn!" Harry exclaimed loudly. "Fucking pods!"

"Harry, how is the pod contained? And how can one mishandled it and what are the chances of it being exposed?"

"Radiation poisoning level is extremely high if it's in direct contact. Minimal damage is about 100meter. But the pod is still volatile if exposed. Emil, you're vulnerable. She will be coming for you."

"That's what Clyde said. But I don't think she'll strike so quickly." Emily looked around her.

"Who's there with you now?"

"Ros, we're heading to a pub…I'm getting shitfaced." She grinned at Ros who shook her face and rolled her eyes upwards.

There was a pause and Harry spoke again. "Okay, I'll pretend I understand what it means and trust the two of you to stay together. Let me talk to Ros."

Emily handed her phone to Ros, "It's his Royal Highness."

Ros raised her brows as she took the phone, "Myers."

"I'll be sure to keep her with me at the pub…McBride's…yeah Harry. What? No, it means getting drunk, it's an American expression." She grinned at Emily as she shook her head. "She's really pissed at him, oh…he was really hugging her, whoever she was." Ros tried to speak in a soft tone but Emily shook her head. "Um, yah Harry. No, she decked him. How was he? Really?" Ros laughed. "Well, he deserved it, and I'm on her side…tell Ruth she should have been there…yeah…no, I would have been too. He really screwed up this time. I don't know if she will. Okay, I'll keep an eye on her. Bye." She handed the phone to Emily.

"Harry is pissed at Lucas on your behalf," Ros grinned. "You know, Harry never takes to anyone at all especially from the outside. You must have impressed the heck out of him." Ros said.

"I'm surprised too, Ros. He hated my guts in the beginning…so did you, if I remember correctly?" Emily looked at her.

Ros nodded, "Yes, I did. I thought you were too cocky for your own good. I thought you were showing off and had no business being in the field."

Emily grinned. "I know but I know what I'm doing."

"Yeah, you did." Ros admitted. "So did Lucas. He didn't like it at all. Losing out to you."

Emily arched her brow, "Losing out to me?"

"You beat him, remember?"

Emily grinned, "Oh yeah…I remembered that…he was pretty pissed at me."

Ros nodded. "Never seen him curse the way he did. If it weren't for the fact we were interagencies, I think he was tempted to empty his gun on you."

Emily widened her eyes at her and then they began laughing together!

"Damn! I didn't know he hated my guts that much!" Emily chuckled.

Then she looked at her watch and said, "Come on its getting late, let's head out."

Ros nodded. "Oh, Harry wants us at the GRID at 0900hrs."

"Why?"

Ros shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know. He wants to talk about the biological pod, I think."

Emily frowned, "He better not be there!" Referring to Lucas.

"Agreed, I'm pissed at him too."

"I'll meet you at McBride's in 20?"

Ros nodded, "Yes, I'll see you there in a bit." She climbed into her car.

An hour later, Ros was still waiting for Emily in front of McBride's; it had only taken her less than 20 minutes to get there from the hospital. She tried to call Emily on her cell phone but Emily was not answering it.

Half an hour later, Ros was on the phone with Harry Pearce.

"Harry, I think something has happened to Emily." She said worriedly as she explained to him.

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End of Chapter 29