Dave crept along behind Hotch and Morgan. One by one, single file, they moved silently towards the house. Hotch motioned for Prentiss and Morgan to take the front entrance, and then for Dave and Reid to cover the back one.
Dave went first, but he could tell that Reid was unusually antsy. Why?
Dave did his best to put it out of his mind and focused on finding both the un-sub and Lily.
He and Reid both crouched beneath a window beside the door. Before they could do anything else, JJ came through their earpieces, saying, "We have our unsub in custody!"
Reid was inside the walk-in basement before Dave could even stand up straight. When Dave went to stand in the doorway, Reid was cradling a young, blonde girl who was chained to the floor via a shackle on her ankle. They had found Lily.
Dave didn't understand much of what the sobbing child was saying, but what he did understand cracked the mystery of Reid's odd behavior wide open.
"I knew you'd come and find me, Daddy."
Please review! Thank you guys! :) Sorry this chapter is so short. My muse gets confused when it comes to writing Rossi.