-Lost in the Dark Chapter 7-
"I can't believe I let this happen." Morgan admitted out loud. He was pacing back in forth in the dark hallway behind the one way glass.
"You couldn't have known this was happening. Sarah didn't even know." Hotch said. He was trying to comfort Derek, but it obviously wasn't working.
"I should've known. I was supposed to be there for them, Hotch. I screwed up." Morgan concluded with a heavy sigh.
"She hasn't even mentioned her sister yet." Prentiss said as she stalked out of the room. She could barely hold herself together after hearing that. She didn't even want to hear anymore of Kimberlee's heartbreaking story.
"Her story stopped when she turned fourteen, and if he's a serial molester he would've moved on to Janie. " Hotch noted.
"She was only seven at the time. The only reason he would've moved to her was because Kimberlee was too old for his taste." Prentiss added.
"So for Janie…this was unavoidable…great." Morgan said with a huff.
"We need Kimberlee to say something first or we have nothing to go on." Hotch settled.
The three of them heaved another set of sighs as Prentiss proceeded back into the room with Kimberlee to ask yet another set of questions. Then all of a sudden Hotch was called out of the room with a lead on the case.
"What's going on?" He asked once he got inside the office with JJ, Rossi, and Reid.
"Mr. Turner told us where the UNSUBS are, and our profile was right. The ring leader is a white male in his late thirties to early forties." Reid informed them.
"Did he give us anything else useful?" Hotch questioned them.
"He gave us a location." Rossi added. Hotch got the address and called the cops to get a team to the location and get a perimeter ready and that he Rossi, Reid, and JJ would head out in five.
"What about Morgan and Prentiss?" Reid asked.
"They're dealing with Kimberlee. Now let's go." Hotch concluded and they put on the vests and headed out the station doors.
-Back in the Interrogation-
"You never mentioned your sister in your story." Emily said as she walked back into the room.
"You already know what happened. You and the other agent figured it out. I just didn't get to tell you myself." Kimberlee admitted.
"Then tell me." Emily pressed.
"It had been a few months since anything had happened…to me at least." Kimberlee began. "Then Janie began acting weirdly."
"What changed about her behavior?" Emily questioned.
"She just wasn't Janie, she acted happy, but when Michael came around she became this seriously stiff kid. She did everything he said." Kimberlee answered.
"Is that when you suspected that…" Emily prodded.
"That he was doing the same thing to her? Hell yea…it was written all over her face. Then every time I'd ask her about him she'd give me the same robotic answer. "
"Would she say something around the lines of him being her friend and that's he's a nice person?" Emily asked. Kimberlee nodded quickly without hesitation. "Did he ever give you something to say?"
"I guess…sort of. It was actually something similar to what Janie had been saying. He told what he was doing wasn't wrong and that we were just really close." Kimberlee said softly. She began scratching her arms again. Emily held Kimberlee's hands in hers and looked her in the eyes. "It's Over, Kimberlee."
"Are you sure?" She asked quietly. She tried to move her nails against her skin, but Emily's hand stayed firm.
"I promise. You've helped us so much and you saved your sister." Emily said softly. Kimberlee's hand dropped from her arm as a rush of relief swept over her. The two started to get up from the table and went outside into the department lobby. They came out just in time to see Michael be officially charged and taken into custody. Morgan came out and stood next to his niece and gently placed his hand on her shoulder. She turned to him and hugged him for the first time in years.
"Thank you, Uncle Derek..." Kimberlee whispered. Morgan pulled her closer to his chest and kissed her forehead.
"I'm never leaving you again, kid, I promise." He declared letting her go. Emily walked back to the team and with the rest of them, watched in awe.
"I do believe my name is Baby Girl." Kimberlee teased. Derek smiled and pulled her in again for another hug.