Lizzie sat in her hospital room watching TV when the door to the room opened. She flinched and lifted the covers closer to her neck as she attempted to hide from whomever entered the room. She relaxed slightly when she saw it was Spencer.

(L) How's Jade?

(S) She's good. She's being processed for release.

(L) Where's …

(S) He will never hurt you again. He'll be going away for a long time.

Tears slipped down Lizzie's cheek. Spencer slowly approached the bed and sat down on the edge. As he turned toward Lizzie, she slid into his arms and clutched him tightly. He held her as she cried. After a few moments, Lizzie sat back and wiped at her eyes.

(L) Was that lady ok?

(S) Lady?

(L) There was a lady who was there. I don't know her name … but she was nice to me. Whenever dad hurt me, she would try to comfort me.

(S) I'll ask the others, but as far as I know, there weren't any women in the house when we raided it.

(L) Oh.

There was a gentle knock at the door. Spencer turned and smiled when he saw Emily leading Jade into the room. She sported a black-eye and her body was littered with cuts and bruises, but she smiled brightly and ran straight for Lizzie. Lizzie dove off the bed into Jade's arms as the two clutched one another tightly.

"We're free," Jade whispered, though she knew Lizzie couldn't hear her.

While still holding Lizzie she turned toward Spencer, tears streaming down her face.

"You saved us. How can I ever thank you?" she whimpered.

Spencer shrugged it off but wrapped his arms around both her and Lizzie when Jade pressed herself against his chest. Emily left the room to give them privacy. Jade gently placed Lizzie on the ground and wiped at her face.

(L) Now what happens? Where do we go?

Jade looked hesitantly at Lizzie before glancing questioningly to Spencer.

"Well, if you want, I'd love for you both to stay with me. Of course, we'll have to stay somewhere for the time being while the apartments are being refurbished. Maybe find a place to call our own …"

Lizzie eagerly looked to Jade, who smiled and nodded as fresh tears filled her eyes.

"I'd love nothing more," she said before wrapping her arms around Spencer's neck.

Lizzie clapped excitedly as she danced around the room. Jade's lips found Spencer's and gently pressed against them.

"I love you," she whispered as she pulled away.

"I love you too," he said before reconnecting with her.

They pulled apart at the sound of gagging and looked to Lizzie.

(L) Get a room!

Spencer laughed as he reached out and began to tickle Lizzie as he held her in his arms. She squirmed and squealed with laughter as Jade tried to save her from the tickle monster.

(xxxxx)

5 months later

Lizzie sat staring at the soda bottle on the patio. She looked back at Spencer who smiled reassuringly at her before pointing back at the bottle. Suddenly it began to shake and with a sudden pop, the bottle shot off the ground into the sky.

Lizzie screamed as she ran after it and let the bubbles and liquid from the bottle rain down on her head. The backdoor opened and Spencer turned to see Jade walking down the stairs toward him.

"Another rocket?"

"Chemistry 101," Spencer grinned.

"You better be careful. She's going to make one of those in the house one of these days and I'm going to make you clean it up," Jade laughed.

"Fair enough," he said. "We needed a break from unpacking. Lizzie was getting stir crazy."

"Lizzie was? Or you were?"

Spencer smirked as he took a sip of the tea in her hand.

"Both."

Lizzie came running over out of breath carrying the now empty bottle.

(L) Can you do it again?

(S) In a little while. I'll even make it turn a different color, but we need to help do some more unpacking.

Lizzie groaned as she trudged up the steps into the house, Spencer and Jade followed close behind. Spencer and Lizzie went back to the bookcases and started unloading books, while Jade set up the desk nearby.

Spencer opened a box and started tossing books onto the shelves, while Lizzie dragged a box over to her corner. She lifted the lid and peered inside. She lifted up a photo album and curiously opened it.

She waved her hand for Spencer's attention and then pointed at a photo. Spencer walked over and smiled.

"That's my mom. You'll be meeting her next month when we fly to Vegas," he said with smile.

Lizzie turned the page and pointed to another picture.

"That's Jason Gideon. He was my mentor at the FBI and a very dear friend. He passed away a few years ago," Spencer said sadly.

Lizzie flipped through the next few pages, seeing people she knew from the BAU. Suddenly she stopped and started pointing frantically at the book.

"What?" Spencer said with furrowed brow.

"Who is that?" Lizzie asked with a spoken voice, that surprised both him and Jade.

Lizzie never spoke. Not since she went deaf. It worried her what she sounded like, so she never tried. Jade watched in surprise as Spencer turned back to Lizzie with confusion.

"That's Maeve," he said. "She was my girlfriend."

Lizzie dropped the book and began signing frantically. Jade walked over and held out her hands to stop Lizzie.

"Slow down! You know we can't understand you when you go crazy like that," Jade said.

(L) That's her! That's the woman! The one in the house! The one I told you was there!

Jade looked at Spencer who was clearly pained by this.

(J) No, Lizzie, that's Maeve … she passed away.

(L) It was her! I know it was! I'm not crazy! That was the lady who helped me!

Jade sighed and looked down at the floor. She stared at the photo album before slowly bending down and picking it up. She stared in awe at the photo before looking to Spencer with large eyes.

"This is Maeve?" she said barely above a whisper.

He nodded with tears in his eyes.

"You … Spencer …"

"What?" he asked puzzled and clearly upset by the topic.

"I know her …"

Spencer's eyes blinked rapidly as he tried to swallow the news.

"What?"

"I know her. I …. Spencer … I don't … she was the one who got me in touch with Anna. She saw me crying at the park and she was talking to me. Spencer … she helped me. She told me to go to Anna and that she would protect us," Jade said shaking.

"When? When did you talk to her?"

"I don't know the exact date … but it was the beginning of March? It was a few days before I moved in with Ms. Walker."

"No … no …" he shook his head in denial. "Not possible. She died at the end of January."

"Spencer … I'm telling you … this is the woman. I know … I know because I remember her smile. I was scared to death and I didn't know where to turn and then there she was and that smile … when she smiled at me … I felt hope."

Spencer turned and ran his fingers through his hair. There was no way. They had it all wrong. But he remembered her appearing in his room the night of the fire. She told him to wake up. She told him they were in trouble. His lip trembled as he let the weight of this revelation fall over him.

"Spencer, I think …" Jade hesitated.

"She sent you to me," he said unsteadily.

Tears filled Jade's eyes as she slowly approached him. She placed a hand on his shoulder.

"She knew what I was going to do, and she sent you to save me."

He slowly turned and looked at the two girls staring back at him.

(L) She saved all of us. She's a guardian angel.

With that Spencer burst into tears. Jade reached out and pulled him into her arms as Lizzie wrapped her arms around both of their middles.

"Thank you," he whispered as he held Jade tightly.