A/N: Hello again, everyone!

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My apologies if I had made any mistakes but enjoy the chapter!

"Morning, Spencer," Élise said to Reid as she was fixing up breakfast. Anastasia was eating a fruit and yogurt parfait. She almost got distracted when she saw him dressed in a near all-dark outfit; the dark red dress shirt gave help the outfit a touch of elegance. Élise successfully tried to keep her jaw from dropping; she thought he looked so chic. She could feel her heart beating.

"Morning to you, Élise." Reid greeted her back before kissing the top of Anastasia's head. "Morning to you as well, lovey." Anastasia gave up at her father before eating again.

"At least she's looking up to you," Élise noticed, chuckling. Reid chuckled with her.

"Yeah. I can't believe she's turn two next month."

"I know. She really is growing up," They took a moment and looked at each other before,

"Reid," Élise finally said something. "Last night…" She smiled as she blushed. "Reid, last night…"

"I know. And…" Reid took a deep breath before they took another moment to realize they were literally as close as when they danced. And their hands-on top of each other. they gazed into each other's eyes before Reid's phone vibrated in his pants pocket. He went to get it,

"Case?"

"Yup. Prentiss wants us now before we fly. Missing kids in Iowa."

Élise hurried and grabbed his bag for him and made sure everything was there, "Alright. Don't let me keep you waiting."

"Thanks." He gives Anastasia a forehead kiss. "Be good for Élise, okay? Love you. Later." He rushes over to Élise…

And gives her a quick peck on the lips.

They both realized what had happened.

Almost like with what happened to them last night.

"Go bring those kids home, tiger," Élise said, still in a daze.

"Yeah, later." Reid, still in a daze, almost hit himself when he ran out the door. Élise took a couple of minutes to realize she and Reid kissed. Again. She looked at Anastasia, who was more interested in eating her breakfast,

"Your daddy is a charmer, you know that?"

The team landed in Iowa and got right down to business.

Reid and Tara found Arthur Brodie, a registered sex offender, at the local park and knew he was staring at young girls.

Brodie

The second he touched Tara's shoulder and gave attitude...

Reid grabbed him from behind and put his hands behind his back, giving him a bruise as he banged his forehead on the picnic table; Tara giving him her handcuffs and arrested him.

The unsub used the expression 'How does it feel?' This indicates that, while he abducted the kids, the unsub's anger is focused on someone else; it also explains why there appears to be no deliberate harm to the children and are merely a means to an end. He's not a sexual predator nor a kidnapper in a traditional sense. This person is an injustice collector, and as such is motivated by revenge. None of the children's parents, however, are in professions that typically evoke revenge-based anger Doctors, judges, lawyers. The team believes the unsub is in his mid-30s to mid-40s. He's thorough, intelligent, and calculating. He may have also suffered the loss of a child recently. That could be what's triggered these current abductions.

Now, whether this was a literal death, a physical separation, or purely a symbolic loss isn't clear. The children are apparently responding to a form of post-hypnotic suggestion. He's also technologically savvy and capable of bonding with children; In fact, his cyber expertise may be his entree into their world. And this person is known to your children, and he might even be known to you. He is a local and not a transient, which will make identifying him even more difficult. Hyper-vigilance is key but it's not enough to lock the doors and the windows. The adults cannot take their eyes off of children, not even for a minute. Even if you think the kids are secure and protected, this unsub has demonstrated to us that they are not.

After hearing from Agent Channing that there was a disturbance at the mayor's house from a neighbor hearing a child scream, Reid and Rossi rushed right over there,

Only to find the mayor's wife with a massive head wound.

And soon died later.

Mayor Tremaine was in distraught to hear of his wife's murder and his son missing.

Reid came across some new info involving the potential unsub, Wayne Hollis, who was fired after three weeks on the job for suspected inappropriate behavior with the students.

When in reality, he met up with the children after school to teach them things, sometimes at the park or in the mall. Anyway, the parents found out, they started talking, things snowballed, and people wondered if he was molesting them.

Despite the unsub committing suicide, the team did manage to find the children; alive, safe, and sound. The team even witnessed the children reunite with their own families; they were profoundly thanked and jetted back home.

Reid, for one, was actually kind of glad the case was over. He practically rushed himself to get home and see Anastasia.

And Élise, too.

"Hey, Reid," Élise said as she was Anastasia was chilling on the couch, watching television.

"Hey, you." Reid greeted Élise as he picked up Anastasia and immediately starts hugging her with all of his might. "Hi, little girl. I've missed you, you know? I love you and I won't let anything happen to you."

"Rough case?" Élise figured.

"Yeah." Reid joined Élise on the couch. "Kids were kidnapped by an unsub because their parents were said to be spreading rumors that he was molesting them; that caused his son to commit suicide. We found the children unharmed but the unsub himself committed suicide."

"Damn."

"Yeah."

Shaking her head, "Have you ever watched this film called The Hunt?"

"No."

"You should, it's so good. The movie's Danish but there are English subtitles."

"Then I'll take your word on that." Reid and Élise shared a laugh together. "Do you want to know what happened with me while I was on the case?"

"Yeah."

"When a suspect pushed Tara's shoulder, I went all D-Block cell on him."

Élise's mouth dropped. "Really?"

"Seriously."

"I guessed you learned a little something from going to prison, huh?"

"Yeah, I guess I did." He looks down at Anastasia. "That means no one's going to mess with daddy. Which means no one's going to mess with you, okay, little girl?"

Élise agrees, "Yeah-yeah."

"Let me ask you something," Reid said before continuing. "Have you ever wondered about your future?"

"Since I was a little kid, yeah and I still do," Élise answered, "But then again, who hasn't?"

"I thought about my future from time to time; about...three or four times."

As she gets up from the couch and walked over to Reid, "I think it's best we put that on hold because I'm going to cook up some gluten-free pasta."

"Has she had a bath?" Reid asked Élise.

"Not yet."

As Reid got up from the couch as he was holding Anastasia, Élise soon gives him a quick peck on the lips.

They both realized what had happened.

Again…

Before Élise kissed her fingers before gently pressing them on Anastasia's forehead.

"While you cook dinner, I'll give her a bath, okay?" Reid finally spoke, a bit dazed.

"Okay."

As Reid got to the bathroom and closed the door behind him, "Élise is something special, huh, Anastasia?"

A/N: Sorry to leave you hanging there, but until the next time!