Erin had found it hard to get to sleep the previous evening, the heavy weight of disappointment seeping out of David and into her. It shouldn't have surprised her, or any of them, that Foyet would have had alerts on all of his aliases, as it had kept him free since the moment he had escaped prison. He was wily, sinister, and this just proved that they needed to stay on their toes at every possible moment, otherwise something awful could happen. She wasn't surprised to see that David as already gone when she made her way to the kitchen, since he was just as driven to find Foyet as the rest of the team, if not more so, since only he and Penelope knew the truth of Elise's parentage.

Letting out a little sigh, she rubbed her stomach as she yawned widely, knowing that a midmorning nap would be in order, after she had gotten a little work finished. "I kept breakfast warm for you, Mom. I'm going to drive today, since Tabitha has practice, and I know that you and Papa Dave will be working late tonight, what with the current case. And Leelee is all ready to go, too, and her bag is packed."

Erin gave Karen a grateful smile as she nodded. "I take it that you allowed me to sleep in a little this morning?"

"Well, Papa Dave woke me up before he left, telling me that he turned your alarm off, to let you get some extra rest. You won't be late for work, just not quite as early as you normally are. He's right, Mom. You look exhausted, and I know that the stress and the pregnancy are starting to negatively affect you. When are you going on maternity leave again?"

"As soon as they've caught Foyet. And given that he's on the move again, that should be any day now. Don't worry, I know what my limits are, and I won't do anything to harm this little one." Karen nodded before hugging her tightly, and Erin kissed her cheek softly before embracing Bruce and Tabitha in turn, shooing them out the door before taking her breakfast out of the microwave and leaning against the island in the center of the kitchen before starting to eat. "And how is my sweet Elise today?" she asked as she focused on her daughter.

"I'm good, Mama. When can I see Jack and Aunt Haley again?"

Erin felt her heart clench tightly in her chest as she blinked back tears. "Soon, darling, soon. Papa and Uncle Aaron need to catch the bad man so that they can safely come home. I know that you don't understand all of what's happening, but I hope that you understand just how much Uncle Aaron loves Aunt Haley and Jack, and would do anything in his power to make certain that they were safe." Reaching out, she stroked Elise's hair as she gave her a warm smile. "I love you."

"I love you, too, Mama." Elise grinned up at her, and Erin felt another lurch in her chest as she nodded, finishing up her food. Taking a glance at her watch, she saw that there was enough time to quickly do the morning dishes, and she filled the sink with water and dish soap before rinsing off the dishes before settling them in the water to soak. To her surprise, she heard the sound of a stool being pushed closer and closer to the sink, and when she glanced over, she saw that Elise was grinning at her as she clambered up to the seat and plopped down on to the counter. "Can I help?"

"If you're careful, Elise," she replied as she pushed her sleeves up to her elbows and began to wash the bowls and silverware. Handing a towel to Elise, she then gave her the unbreakable dishes to wipe dry while she dried off the glassware and heavier pieces. While they finished up, her phone began to ring loudly, and she frowned a little at the sound. It wasn't a number in her contact list, as it was playing the unknown number jingle. "Sit very still, Mama has to answer that."

"Okay!" Elise grinned as Erin carefully made her way over to the other counter, digging through her purse to grab her phone before answering.

"Hello?"

"Hello. Is this Erin Strauss?"

The soft southern drawl took her aback a little, and she tried to place the voice as she replied. "This is. Who is calling, please?"

There was a short pause, and Erin frowned as she pulled the phone away from her ear to look at the display, seeing that the number was a government one. That stole her breath away, since it most likely had to do with Haley, and she hurriedly brought the phone back to her ear as she went over to Elise's side and wrapped her free arm around her daughter's shoulders as she waited for her answer. "This is Victor Collins with the US Marshals, ma'am. Now, before you start to worry, I have to let you know that Haley is all right. She and Jack are being moved because there has been a credible sighting of George Foyet in her current area."

"Oh my god," she whispered out as she tightened her hold on Elise's shoulder, tugging her closer to her side. "But why are you calling me?"

"While going through her phone, it was discovered that she has made a large number of calls and texts, relatively, to your number. There is frequent mention in said texts about your daughter, Elise? How Jack misses his sister?"

"Yes," she answered slowly, feeling true fear grip her heart. This is what she had feared might happen, that their indiscreet conversations might come back to haunt her, and tears began to swim in her eyes. "Do, do you think that Foyet has somehow gotten access to those texts?"

"It is more than likely, ma'am. And he knows of your attachment to both Agent Hotchner and Agent Rossi, since that was made clear in those texts."

"What should I do?"

"I'm going to take you into protective custody with Haley and Jack. The safest place, where Foyet would never think to look for all of you, is right under his nose. As we speak, Haley is headed home, and we need you to meet us there before we move you all to a safe place. I think that it goes without saying, but do not bring your cellphone, the Marshal Service will inform Agent Rossi about what has happened. We feel that, at this time, it will be much safer to do this quickly and without alerting Foyet by contacting Agent Hotchner or Agent Rossi until you're in your new safe house."

Erin nodded woodenly, feeling more afraid than she had ever been in her life. "Do, do I have time to put together a small bag for Elise?"

"No, ma'am, I'm afraid not. We'll provide toiletries and other necessities once you reach your final destination."

"Okay, I'll be there as soon as possible. Thank you, Marshal Collins."

"It is my pleasure, ma'am," he replied before ending the call, and Erin drew in a shuddering breath as she pulled away from Elise to wipe away the tears that had been rolling down her eyes.

"What's wrong, Mama?"

She shook her head as she tried to smile strongly at Elise. "We're going to go on a little adventure with Jack and Aunt Haley, darling. It seems like they wanted us to join them, and the man who's protecting her agreed. Are you happy?" Elise nodded, and Erin stepped closer to her daughter once more, hugging her tightly as she struggled to keep from sobbing, wondering if their lives would ever be the same again.