"The first kids she ever babysat were these twin girls named Lauren and Elise. My mom adored them."
"So your mother named you after them. Lauren Elise Christopher. Has a nice sound."
"I always liked it." Lauren laughed. "So what's your story?"
"It's boring.,"
"We've been stuck in an elevator for almost an hour with Mr and Mrs Anti-social." Lauren nodded at the older couple who were both staring at the walls, avoiding them and each other. "I'll take anything."
"Okay. My father's name is William Spencer. Actually William Spencer Junior. And according to my mother, he abhorred the idea of having a kid stuck with 'the third', but my mother really liked the name Spencer. So I got Spencer Michael instead."
"I like it." Lauren sighed.
"Are you okay?"
"Not really. Sitting makes my back hurt, standing makes my feet hurt. I'm thirsty. I'm hungry. And someone keeps kicking me."
Reid nodded, trying to keep his face calm. A part of him wanted to tell Lauren what was going on, but he knew that it would just panic all of them and that wouldn't do any good. Especially since stress could provoke labor and they weren't really in a position for any new arrivals. "They're doing everything they can to get us out of here. When they do, I"ll buy you dinner."
"You don't have to do that."
"I want to."
"Okay, but nothing fancy."
"Deal."
Reid jumped as his cell phone rang. "Reid."
"It's Hotch. You okay?"
"I'm stuck in an elevator. I'd really like to be anywhere else."
"We've got Garcia trying to hack into the elevator controls, see if we can regain control."
"You can't just climb down and get us." Reid whispered into the phone.
"He has control of the doors into the shaft and the only service entrance is booby trapped." There was silence.
"Hotch, What is it? What's going on?"
"Sorry, Reid. He just called."
"Did he say what he wants?"
"No. He just said that he wants us to understand how serious he is."
"What does that --"
Without warning, the elevator began dropping. Reid lunged to catch Lauren as she fell, trying to keep her from crashing to the floor. The other woman screamed as she slammed into the wall.