When Hotch and JJ emerged from the office of the afore mentioned man, Spencer could tell something was wrong. Whatever case JJ had gotten was going to be worse than usual. The only time he ever saw those looks was when a case was going to affect a member of the team, and those were always the worst ones.
"Everyone on the jet." Hotch ordered as JJ alerted Rossi. "Now."
"What about a briefing?" Rossi asked, coming out of his office.
"On the jet." Hotch answered shortly.
JJ shared a final look with Hotch, her boyfriend, before she headed for the elevator, all ready digging out her cell phone to call Henry's babysitter, someone she'd had on speed-dial ever since she broke up with Will. Rossi, Morgan and Prentiss all followed her.
It was all so simple, normal, organized, and even practiced, yet Spencer couldn't shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong. This feeling increased when, as he moved to get into the elevator with the others, Hotch stopped him, saying, "Let's take the other one."
Spencer looked into the closing elevator. There was still plenty of room for them both.
"Reid," Hotch started then looked away from him for a second.
So this case was about him. His chest tightened with fear. "What's with this case?"
"Lily. She's missing."
"Missing?" Icy cold terror washed over Spencer.
"I'm the only person on the team who knows who she is. JJ has a hunch though. We can say you don't want to see her mother. No one has to know, if you want to stay-"
Spencer cut Hotch off with a stream of uncharacteristically fierce curses. "I'm coming. You know better than anyone that I have to be there."
Hotch nodded in understanding as the elevator dinged open. "I know you do."
As the elevator descended with them inside it, a terrifying thought hit Spencer.
Lily could all ready be dead.
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