Alex's POV

He remembers me. How is this even possible? Of course, I knew that he was more likely to since he was nine when he was taken—four years is different when a child is taken at a younger age like five or six and found alive when they are in their early teens or preteens.

But as a mother of one of the victims, I am surprised. But I am grateful. Hotch and Reid came over as I couldn't say anything; I just stared at him. You would too. It was my son and he was alive and he remembered me.

"Blake?" Hotch questioned and I grinned at Ethan and stepped away for a moment while Reid remained with him.

"It's my son." I told him and his expression didn't change. I was never going to get used to that, would I? "He remembers me."

"I understand that, but just remember, these kids are part of ongoing abduction case, and you're son as well as the other child this man took still need to be questioned. If you are not—"

"I can handle this, Hotch." I told him. "So when do we start?"

"Well, we called Emily, an old agent of our team, who works for inter—" I cut him off there. I didn't need him to explain who she was; I had met Emily Prentiss before.

"Yes, so what do we do with the kids? We can't just leave them here or sit here with them and wait for her." I was sure Hotch knew where I was going. Since I was Ethan's mother, I could take him home to get some actual rest and such before Emily got here and we could all continue with the case and questioning.

"Blake…"

"Hotch, if this was Jack—wouldn't you want to take him home to get a little rest before the questioning? If you could, wouldn't you?" I asked him and he sighed. He nodded.

"If it is what he wants, he may go with you. I'll call you when Emily arrives." Hotch said and I went back over to Ethan, who was talking to Reid—well Reid was talking to him and Ethan seemed to be in another world; probably not the first one.

"Ethan." I said and he grinned at me.

"This is my mom." Ethan said, looking at Reid.

"Yes she is, and she is great at what she does." He said sweetly to my son; I was flattered. "She catches all the bad guys."

"Like you caught the man that took me and my friends." He said and I sighed. I hated this man and part of me wishes that when the man was caught, I was there to handcuff him and lock him up here.

"Ethan, are you tired?" I asked him as Reid walked away from us to give us a little more alone time. He nodded at my question. "Would you like to get some rest? I can take you to my—I can take you home." I said, correcting myself. He smiled and nodded again. I held out my hand and it took him a few seconds before he took it and we walked out of here together.

As we were walking, I pulled my phone out of my pocket to see James was calling me back. I questioned if I should answer, if it would be a good time; I hit ignore and put it away. This was not a good time, I would call later and if he didn't pick up, then he would have to wait.

I took Ethan to my place and turned the lights on in his room. It was just how it was when he had left; nothing changed.

"My bed?" He asked and I nodded. "Just how you left it." I said and he slowly walked in, looking around. The room had probably slipped his mind in the last few years. It didn't matter, he was here now. And he remembers something that I think is the most important thing: me. He remembers me and that means he probably remembers James, his father too.

Ethan climbed into bed and almost fell asleep instantly. I alked out quietly as James started to call me again. This time I picked up the phone.

"I assume you got the message."

"What message?" He asked. I swear, if his life depended on listening to a voicemail, then he would be dead. "Sorry—what's going on, Alex?"

"They found Ethan." I said.

"His body?" He asked, I smiled knowing that they had found him, but in the opposite way my mind has always seen.

"No." I said, I felt like I could still cry; it was easier now because no one would see me and I hated getting personal in my work place. "James, Ethan is alive."

And I will leave it off there for now…I guess.

So Alex took Ethan home for a while and now James knows the news about Ethan.

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