Dead Man Walking-Ch 23
Hotch looked around the room and said, "any signs of Kevin"?, everybody shook their heads and they all said, "no" in unison" as they continued to look out the windows. In the kitchen the man that Emily, JJ and Matt dragged into the kitchen started screaming, Matt said, "shut up", the man laughed and screamed louder.
Matt said, "shut up or I'll make you shut up", the man laughed and said, "I'd like to see you try it", JJ over onto the counter and grabbed a towel off of the counter. She wadded the towel up and shoved it into the mans mouth, Emily then handed her some tape and they laughed as JJ wrapped the tape around the mans head a couple of times.
When she was done the man kicked and rolled around on the floor and JJ said, "awwww how cute, look at him Em", Emily laughed and said, "he wooks wike a widdle baby cwawing awound yes he does". Matt laughed and said, "we need to get him into the living room with the other one".
The girls nodded their heads yes in agreement as Matt leaned down and started pulling the man out of the kitchen and toward the others in the living room. Hotch looked up and said, "that makes 2, we've still got the one out front and Kevin".
Luke said, "still no sign of Lynch", Dave looked out the window and said, "where did he go"?, Derek said, "he was just here", Reid said, "I'll go into the kitchen and see if he's in the back yard". JJ smiled and watched as her husband headed toward the kitchen.
Penelope bit down on her bottom lip as she watched as Reid walked into the kitchen, he looked around and didn't see anything so turned back around. Penelope said to herself, "I can't let Reid get hurt because of me" so she slipped up the stairs and quietly pushed the door open and slipped out into the corridor.
Fran turned around and said, "where's Penelope"?, Sarah pointed to the screen and said, "oh no", Fran said, "wha" and that's when she saw Penelope walking through the hall and heading to the kitchen. Desi said, "she's going to get herself killed", Fran said, "Reid is in the kitchen he won't let her get hurt".
Penelope stepped forward and saw Lance standing in the kitchen and she got Reids attention, he looked at her and motioned for her to get back downstairs. She pointed to Lance and he turned to see Lance walking through the kitchen, he was going to try to surprise the others in the living room.
Reid again motioned for her to get back downstairs and she shook her head no, she then made the choice to step out and say, "looking for me"?, Lance turned to face her and said, "you're stupid", he aimed his gun at her and just as he pulled the trigger Reid jumped in front of her and said, "NOOOOOOOOO" and pushed her to the floor.
JJ, Emily and Derek ran into the kitchen, JJ looked and saw her husband laying on top of Penelope bleeding, she raised her gun and shot the man several times in the chest. He laughed and said, "try harder bit" and she shot again hitting his knee, he dropped to the ground on the other knee and Derek ran over and kicked him hard in the face and he fell to the ground unconscious.
Derek then rolled Reid over and said, "Reid, pretty boy, can you hear me"?, JJ said, "Spence, Spence", Penelope said, "h h he was going to kill Reid, I I I". Derek said, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE"?, she said, "I wasn't going to let Reid get killed because of me".
JJ reached up on the table and grabbed a towel and covered the wound on Reids neck, she said, "hang on Spence, please hang on". Reid said, "n n not G G Garcias fault, s s she t t tried to s s save me", Derek pulled out his cell and dialed 911".
Penelope said, "the one in the living room the one that was tied up he's working on his ropes, he's trying to get free", Emily ran back into the living room just in time to see the man pulling free, she said, "now lookey what we have here, we have a little unsub trying to get away, yes we do".
The man spit in her face and said, "you think you've won but you haven't, you haven't done anything", Luke cuffed the man with plastic cuffs and said, "shut up" as he pushed the man down on the floor. Derek said, "the ambulance is 30 minutes away", Hotch ran into the kitchen and said, "we can't wait, let's grab him and head out".
Reid reached over and grabbed Penelope with one hand and JJ with the other and Derek said, "come on pretty boy" as they lifted him up and carried him toward the SUV. Dave and Hotch jumped into the SUV and raced away from the curb.
Luke and Matt headed toward the panic room, when they opened the door Desiree practically flew into Lukes arms, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. Matt said, "Reid got shot and the others are gone to take him to the hospital, well Em is up in the living with the three that we were able to catch".
Fran said, "is Penelope okay, she didn't get hurt did she"?, Luke said, "she's okay, she went with Reid to the hospital", Cindy said, "any signs of Kevin"?, Matt shook his head and said, "no, nothing". Sarah said, "can we go to the hospital"?, Matt looked at Luke and they looked at the worried people standing in front of them and Luke said, "I think Spencer would like that" as they all headed back upstairs to rejoin Emily and Kevins three friends.
At the hospital JJ and Penelope stayed by Reids side as he was wheeled through the ER doors, the doctor said, "we need to get him to the OR". JJ leaned down and kissed Reids lips gently and said, "I love you and I need you to fight to come back to me and Henry", Reid shut his eyes and then opened them again and said, "l lov you".
Penelope said, "I'm so sorry Spencer, so so sorry", he said, "n not f f fault", JJ and Penelope pulled away from Reid as the gurney headed down the hall toward the OR. JJ then grabbed Penelope by the hands and said, "we can't lose him Garcie, we just can't".
Penelope pulled her worried friend into her arms and said, "we won't Jayje, we won't" as they watched the gurney carrying Reid disappear through the double doors at the end of the hall.