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Chapter 9

When Charlie woke up, the first thing that she saw were Reid and Morgan standing over her. Both of them looked worried and she could tell that something was wrong.

"What happened?" she asked.

"That's what we'd like to know, someone used your rifle to shoot Alex, and I'd like to believe that it wasn't you." Morgan answered.

"What! Is she okay?" Charlie wondered.

"She got hit in the arm, and she's on her way to the hospital. We need to have you questioned before you can see her." Reid explained.

"Okay, let's get this over with." Charlie nodded as the three of them left the room.

Meanwhile, the ambulance carrying Alex and Jamie had arrived at St. Victor's. She was being wheeled in when Linda appeared.

"Alex? Jamie? What happened?" she asked worriedly.

"We were at a press conference. Someone shot Alex in the arm. I don't know." Jamie told her as they wheeled Alex into the examination room.

"Is everyone else ok?"

"Yeah. Everyone is good."

"Ok, I'll go see what's going on. You need to stay here while they examine her." Linda stated and Jamie sat down in a chair near Alex's room.

Jamie looked up as Reid and Morgan helped Charlie into a room. Nurses went in as Morgan and Reid stepped out.

"What happened to her?"

"She was ambushed. They knocked her out and used her weapon to shoot Alex. She was knocked in the head. She says she's fine but Hotch wants her looked at anyways." Morgan stated. "How's Alex?"

"They are examining her now." Jamie stated. He rubbed his head and groaned.

"You good?" Morgan asked.

"My head hurts." Jamie explained. "Just stressed."

Morgan nodded and looked to Reid. He was biting his nails, trying to peek in Charlie's room. He smirked and shook his head.

"Jamie?" Jamie heard Linda's voice. He stood up quickly but swayed with dizziness. Morgan helped him stand still and Jamie thanked him before walking to Linda.

"How is she?"

"We were able to remove the bullet without having to do surgery. She's sedated and they are going to be putting her in a room in a few minutes. The bullet lodged in the muscle so she's going to be out for about six weeks or so, and she will need rehab for it. But she's going to be okay, it didn't do any damage to the baby." Linda explained.

"Good, I need to go check on Charlie. Can you let me know when she's in a room?" Jamie asked.

"Sure, I will let you know as soon as I can." Linda smiled and gave him a hug.

Jamie walked into Charlie's exam room and found her sitting on the bed with her head in her hands.

"How are you doing?" he asked.

"My best friend is in the hospital, she was shot with my gun, and I have a headache leaking out of my ears. Other than that, I'm just peachy. How's Alex? The Baby?" Charlie answered.

"Both of them are fine, there was no damage to the baby. They will be putting her into a room shortly. What happened up there?" Jamie answered and then asked.

"I don't know, I heard a noise behind me, then someone hit me with something. It all goes dark after that.

"Did he say anything?" Jamie asked her.

Charlie places the ice pack to the back of her head and looked at Reid then back to Jamie.

"No. He just knocked me out." Charlie answered.

"Okay thanks Charlie." Jamie stood up.

"Wait." Jamie looked down. "Please tell her I'm sorry. I really am."

"It's not your fault Charlie. None of it is. It's this guy's fault and we're going to get him. I promise. He messed with the wrong family, all of it." Jamie placed a hand on her shoulder. She wiped her eyes from the tears and nodded.

"Let me know when I can see her please."

"Of course." Jamie stares and walked out of the room.

"Reid?"' Morgan said poking his head in. Reid nodded and walked out with him.

"What's up?"

"No prints on the gun beside Charlie's." Morgan stated.

"That means the Unsub wore gloves. Why would someone be trying to set up Charlie for attempting to kill her best friend?" Reid wondered.

"I don't know pretty boy, but we will find out." Morgan said.

Jamie sat down next to his fiancé. She was in a hospital room, still asleep. They told him she wouldn't wake up till the next morning. He laid back and rested his eyes. The memories of the day he was attacked going through his head.

Suddenly Jamie's right arm was grabbed as he was pulled into an alley. The roses and ice cream fell out of his arms as he was thrown into a wall. He slid down the wall as a boot collided with his ribs.

The figure lifted him back up and placed a hand around his throat, squeezing tight. Jamie's hands lifted to his hands to the hand, scratching it repeatedly to release. Jamie lifted his knee, landing in the man's groin.

The man released him, in pain. Jamie took that opportunity to suckerpunch him in the face. Jamie pulled out his phone as he ran. He managed to get a call through to Danny.

"Hello?"

"He-" He screamed but was cut off when the man jumped him from behind. Jamie landed on his stomach, scratching his knees up.

His phone went flying across the alley. The man slammed his head into the ground, stunning Jamie. Jamie felt the blood trickling down the side of his face.

Jamie was turned around roughly into his back. The man straddled Jamie. Jamie felt a rush of fear, what did this man want?

"Stop!" Jamie yelled.

"You hurt her." The man told him.

"What? Who did I hurt?" Jamie cried out.

"You will die for hurting her. You should have kissed her back. You should have loved her!" He screamed.

"Eddie?" Jamie asked.

"Don't ever say her name again."

He punched Jamie in the face repeatedly, over and over again. Jamie tried to fight back but his body felt weaker and weaker. Out of the corner of his good eye, he watched as the man pulled out a knife. He knew he should have fought for his life. He was about to be a dad. He was supposed to get married.

But his body gave up. His hand fell to the side of his body. His head went limp. He heard the faint sounds of sirens before his world went black.

Jamie sat up, chest heaving, trying to get his heart rate down. He looked around before glancing at his watch. It was 11:34pm. He looked back to Alex before getting up and kissing her forehead. He walked out and headed to an old friend's house.

When Jamie arrived at the door, he didn't hesitate to pound on it until it opened. Eddie stood there in nothing but her pjs and robe, rubbing her eyes.

"Jamie? What the hell!" Eddie said mad. Jamie barged his way in and Eddie closed the door.

"You did this! You did all of this!" Jamie accused her.

"Did what?"

"You shot Alex and you had me jumped!"

"Why the hell would I do that?" Eddie asked, mad.

"I remember everything from that night now. The guy accused me of hurting you and that I should have kissed you back. Then my fiancé gets shot? All because I don't love you back. This is your fault Eddie!" he exclaimed angrily.

"Jamie, you have to believe me. I would never do that! I know I don't like Alex but I would never hurt her like that. I didn't have her shot. I would never hurt you like that!" Eddie exclaimed.

"Did you know that she's pregnant?" We could have lost our baby because of you." he shot back.

"Jamie! I'm sorry Alex got hurt, but I didn't do it! I swear!" she argued.

"Then how did he know you kissed me?! You have been nothing but disrespectful and pushing on me and suddenly someone attacked me telling me I should have chosen you?!" Jamie yelled.

"I really don't know! I only talked to-" Eddie paused before sitting down in shock. "I don't know Jamie."

"Yes you do Eddie. Who almost killed me? My fiancé and unborn child Eddie? They are framing an innocent woman. She may be arrested for this Eddie. You spend everyday working for the people of this city and now you are the one hurting them. Hurting the partner you promised to protect." Jamie guilted her.

Eddie cried into her hands. "I never meant for anyone to get hurt Jamie! I didn't think he would do anything. I trusted and loved him." She cried out.

"TELL ME EDDIE!" Jamie screamed at her. He felt guilty for hurting her but at this moment he didn't care. He just wanted answers.

"My brother!" She cried out. "He's the only person I talked to about you. The only one I promise."

Jamie's eyebrow raised in confusion. Her brother?

"He mentioned something the other day that didn't make sense. When I overheard you announcing your pregnancy. I told him I was going to move and he said things will work out for me. I didn't understand until now. I honestly didn't want Alex or you hurt Jamie I promise. I just wanted to breathe again. I vented to him because he's my brother. I didn't think he would do anything."

"Eddie, you have to talk to the FBI and Danny about this. They need to know who's doing this. He killed three people and tried to kill me and Alex. I will go with you if you want, but they need to know the truth." Jamie said.

"Jamie, I can't do that! He's my brother." she cried.

"Eddie! He killed had families and kids. Do you want that on your conscience?" he asked.

When she said nothing, he shook his head giving up.

"Fine! Do what you want. buy if you won't tell them. I will." he said before walking away and heading back to the hospital.

Charlie sat in her hotel room with Reid and Morgan. Reid grimaced when he saw the bruise on the right side of her forehead. Morgan raised an eyebrow when there was a knock at the door. He answered it and saw two detectives at the door.

"May I help you?"

"Detective Argentine and Deroon. We are taking over for Detective Beaz and Reagan. Charlotte Brown?" They asked. Charlie stood up, confused. "You are under arrest. Please come with us." Charlie panicked and looked to Reid and Morgan.

"You can't do this. You aren't even on the case."

"We are now." Charlie walked over and they placed her in handcuffs. Reid watched as they took her out of the room and looked to Morgan who was already on the phone with Hotch.

Jamie took a moment to settle down in the parking lot. He felt the anger running through his blood and didn't want to bring it back into the room with Alex. He was also waiting on Danny to meet him here.

He stepped out of the car when he saw Danny walking over.

"I know who did it." Jamie started.

"I hope so because they already arrested Charlie."

"You arrested Charlie?"

"I was taken off the case Kid. The detectives that took over did." Jamie groaned and raised a hand to his head.

"It was Eddie's brother," he said finally.

"Eddie? As in Officer Janko, your partner?" Danny asked.

"She's not my partner anymore, but yeah Eddie," Jamie answered.

"How do you know this?" Danny asked.

"I remembered everything that happened the night that I was attacked. The guy said that I should have loved Eddie back and that I should have chosen her. He knew that Eddie had kissed me and that I rejected her. I went to confront her about it, and she told me that she only told her brother about Alex being pregnant." Jamie explained.

"That was why he targeted Alex at the press conference. I will let the officers who are investigating this case know and I will try and get them to understand that Charlie is not our killer. Just get back to Alex, see you later kid." Danny said as he got in his car to head back to the precinct.

Jamie walked into Alex's room as she was just waking up. She smiled a sleepy smile when she saw him.

"Hey Sleeping Beauty, how are you feeling?" he asked as he kissed her.

"I'm okay, Linda told me that the baby is okay too. She's gonna have my OB come and check on us later." Alex replied.

"That's good. Has anyone else come by to talk to you?" he asked as he sat down next to the bed.

"No, why? Has something else happened?" she wondered.

"Well I know who's been trying to kill us, and I will tell you everything soon. Danny was taken off of the case, but he is going to talk to the officers to get them to release Charlie." Jamie started.

"Why would they need to release Charlie?" Alex asked suddenly.

"Baby, you were shot with Charlie's gun. They think that she's the killer." Jamie explained.

"She would never hurt me!" Alex exclaimed. She took the blanket off and swung her legs over the bed. "I need to get out of here."

"No. Babe! Stop." Alex looked up at him. "Danny and the BAU team will help Charlie. You need to take care of yourself and our baby. Please."

"You need to help Charlie too." Alex told him.

"I need to stay here with you." Jamie explained.

"Find the son of a bitch who shot me Jamie. Linda and the doctors will take care of me." Alex told him.

Jamie nodded and kissed her. He hesitated before leaving. He called Danny and they said they were all at the station. He made his way over to the station before stepping out of the car and into the station.

The entire BAU team was gathered around the desk with Danny and Beaz.

"Hey how is Alex?" Garcia asked.

"She's awake and doing ok. She's in pain, but she and the baby are good. She told me to find the asshole who did this." Jamie told them.

"You got a good girl." Garcia told him.

"Yeah, I know. She's pretty amazing. Are we any closer to having Charlie released?" Jamie asked.

"I talked to the detectives, they are holding her in protective custody for now. She has alibi's for all of the murders, but only her prints are on the gun that shot Alex. So either this guy wore gloves or he positioned her so that her hand was on the trigger. We think he wore gloves." Danny said.

"Did you tell them what Eddie told me?" Jamie asked him.

"Not yet. Go ahead kid." Danny said.

"Eddie's brother is the killer. He knew that Eddie had kissed me and I rejected her." Jamie started to explain.

"Which is why he jumped you." JJ said.

"Yep and then when Eddie told him that Alex is pregnant, he targeted her." Jamie said.

Inside the interrogation room, Charlie leaned back and rolled her eyes at the detectives question.

"What? We hit a hard spot?" One guy asked.

"I'm happy for her. I'm not jealous of her and Jamie."

"Then why did you shoot her?"

"I didn't shoot her! I would never shoot her!"

"Your prints are the only ones on the gun!"

"It was my rifle genius! Of course they would be on them. I was knocked out. Did you see the hospital form? The concussion?" She asked.

"Yes, we did."

"Y'all are smart." She said sarcastically. The detectives flared up in anger and stepped out of the room.

The gang hung around, going over the evidence. It's been five hours and Jamie was losing his mind. He wished he recorded the conversation with Eddie.

"This is hopeless." Danny mumbled.

"No! We will get this guy. Charlie is not going to jail." Reid promised.

"Pretty Boy, lets go get some coffee." Morgan told him. Reid tossed the papers onto the desk and nodded, following him.

Reid poured himself a cup of coffee and poured sugar in it. Morgan took the sugar from him and raised an eyebrow.

"Morgan!" Reid exclaimed.

"Half the bottle is in your cup Kid. Talk to me, what is going on?"

Reid sighed before sitting down at the table in the break room. He watched as an officer walked out, leaving him and Morgan alone.

"Charlie is going to Prison and there is nothing I can do to stop it." Reid mumbled and Morgan nodded.

"We will help her Reid. You got to believe that. This has nothing to do with being in love with her?"

Reid looked up in shock and shook his head. "No, I'm not in love with her."

"I know you were hurt with Meave but you need to understand that it doesn't always happen. You can move on and be happy."

"Two people can't be in a relationship and on the team."

"Fuck the rules Reid. Think of yourself for once. Be happy Reid. Now, do you love her?" Morgan asked. Reid nodded his head slowly and Morgan smiled. "That's all that matters. You two can work and be responsible on the job. Don't make out in front of us and you should be good."

Reid chuckled. "Thanks Morgan."

"No problem Kid. Let's go back to the others."

When Morgan and Reid rejoined the rest of the team, Garcia looked up from her computer.

"I got something guys. I ran a check on Officer Janko and after some digging, I found her brother." she said.

"What did you find out Momma?" Morgan asked.

"Kyle Janko, he is older than her by about 4 years. He has always had an issue with authority and when it comes to his little sister, he is worse. He put an ex boyfriend in the hospital and even destroyed another student's car when she beat Eddie out for class secretary in high school." Garcia said.

"He fits the profile for what happened to Jamie and Alex, but what about the murders?" Hotch asked.

"I'm still digging to see if he had alibis for the days of the murders, but so far nothing yet." Garcia concluded.

"We need to see if we can get Eddie to talk to us, she is the only one who can get him to confess." Jamie said.

"Do you think you can get her to come in?" JJ asked.

"I don't know, I tried earlier, but she was hesitant. I can try calling her now." Jamie said,

"There's no need to do that kid." Danny said.

"What? Why?" Jamie asked.

"Because Officer Eddie Janko just walked in." Matt answered as he opened the door that led to the bullpen.

Eddie walked over to the team and they stared at her, waiting for her to talk.

"I'm ready to talk."