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Author's Notes: As you can probably tell, I'm a huge fan of the show. I love all the characters/actors in the show. The storylines are amazing. I'm an English major and a writer in the making. I also happen to be a huge shipper of Elle/Derek Morgan. I think they have a great chemistry. They had some sparks in the episode, The Broken Mirror and other episodes as well. This is a romantic story that gives the readers a glimpse to who Elle really is and what happened to her in the past. I hope all of you guys enjoy my story. Please don't hesitate to post comments on it. Thank you.
Previously on Unexpected Feelings…
Mysterious stranger: Now that we've got that settled. Is the beautiful Elle there?
Chapter 3Reid hit the mute button on the phone.
Morgan: What the heck is going on? Why does he want to speak to Elle? Do you know him?
Elle just looked at Morgan. She couldn't find the words to speak.
Gideon: I think it will be wise to let Elle speak to him. It appears she is the reason he is calling in the first place. When perpetrators want something in particular, they usually never beat around the bush.
Elle: No, I can't do it. I'm sorry. I can't talk to him.
She quickly leaves the room and rushes outside. Morgan goes after her. Meanwhile, Reid turns the phone back up, and Gideon tries his best to stall him.
Gideon: Elle is on her way here right now. She'll be here any moment. Let us speak to Natalie. We need to hear her voice before we can allow you to talk to Elle.
Mysterious stranger: Why of course, you can speak to the lovely blond over here. Here you go, honey. Make it short and sweet.
Natalie: Daddy? Mom?
Mr. Coleman: Oh baby, are you all right? Did he hurt you?
Natalie: I'm okay, Dad. He hasn't touched me. But I'm scared. I'm really scared.
Mrs. Coleman: Oh sweetie. Everything will be okay. You just have to hang on. Be strong. We love you so much, baby.
Natalie: I love you both so much, too.
Mysterious stranger: Well now that you know she's alive, where is Elle? You're running out of time. If she does not speak to me in the next five minutes, I'm hanging up the phone. And once I do that, I'll rape poor little Natalie very slowly. Oh and then I'll probably give her a nice warm bath. Her last one.
Mr. Coleman: You son of a bitch! I will kill you! Don't you lay a hand on my daughter!
Gideon calms the father down.
Rapist: Oh my, we don't have the best temper, do we? Just focus on getting Elle here. And the girl won't be harmed.
Outside, Elle was walking back and forth trying to maintain her composure. Morgan joined her at the patio. He noticed that she had a tear running down her left cheek. He leaned down and wiped her tear away gently.
Morgan: Hey, you all right?
Elle: No, no I'm not. I can't go back there, Derek. I just can't.
Morgan: Who is that man? How do you even know him? Elle, what's going on?
Elle: I can't talk about it. I can't tell you anything about that man.
Morgan: Listen, I wish there was another way. I hate seeing you so scared. And believe me, I don't want you talking to that psycho anymore than you do. But we have no choice. That little girl is going to die unless you talk to him. Please, just talk to him. Nothing is going to happen to you. I promise you. I'm going to be right next to you. If at any point, you feel threatened, you'll hang up.
Elle thought of the little girl and how terrified she must be. She then thought of the parents, and how worried they were. She told herself that she had to do this. She could not let an innocent girl die. She had to talk to that bastard even if it literally tore her apart. Morgan was right. She really had no choice.
Elle: All right. But I'm worried I'm going to loose it in there, Derek. He really knows what buttons to push.
Morgan: Don't worry. We're all here for you.
They walked back into the room. After a few moments of dead silence, Elle finally found the courage to speak to the man that she hated the most in the whole world.
Elle: What do you want from me?
Mysterious stranger: Elle, my dear. I've really missed you. It's been years and years since the last time we saw each other. But I saw you on the news a week ago. You look just as sexy as ever. Well, okay, I'm lying. You look even sexier.
It made her sick just listening to him speak. Morgan also felt a naught in his stomach. At this very moment, he wanted to punch the lights out of this psycho. But he held in his anger.
Elle: Let Natalie go. You don't want her. She is just a kid.
Mysterious stranger: Actually, she is the same age as you were when we first met. Remember? Those were the good old days, weren't they, baby? You were so young and so full of life. You just had this light around you.
Gideon, Hotch, Reid, JJ, and Morgan were wondering what the hell was going on. They were profilers. They were the best in the world, actually. But yet, they could not wrap their fingers as to what was happening. They were at loss of words. What was the connection between this son of a bitch and Elle?
Elle: Please, just let her go. You don't need her. You usually go for brunettes, anyway. Just set her free somewhere and then let her parents pick her up. Don't hurt her.
Mysterious stranger: Oh, enough about the girl already, Elle! I'm not here to talk about her. She is just a pun. You're the real reason for me having to kidnap that poor misguided soul. And weren't we just catching up? Now, let's see. So, how is the sex life treating you? Are you still the sex goddess?
Elle was really loosing it. Her tears came flowing in freely. She just wanted to get out of this house. She wanted to run to her car and drive far away. She wanted for his voice to disappear. She just wanted for all of this to be a nightmare. She wanted to wake up from this awful reality. Morgan saw the pain in her eyes, and it was killing him. It took everything he had for him not to walk towards that damn phone and then hang up on the bastard. He held her hand to remind her that he was there for her. She felt the touch of his hand on hers, and it actually calmed her down a bit. She felt safer.
Elle: Just tell me what you really want?
Mysterious stranger: Now that you mention it. How about a simple exchange? I'll give Natalie back to her parents in exchange for you, Elle. How about it, sweetheart? It'll be a romantic reunion for the both of us.
To be continued…
Coming up next…Will Elle and the rest of the team agree to the exchange? Stay tuned.
