Chapter 12
He was looking in on JJ she was sleeping lightly and he decided to get closer to her. He came over to her bed and she didn't move. He leaned in towards her and kissed her cheek. She reached up quickly and wrapped her hands around his throat. She squeezed as hard as she could. Unfortunately she still wasn't strong enough and He back handed her across the face. He pushed her down into the mattress and reached into his pocket, removing a syringe. She struggled and he gagged a bit but it wasn't enough for him to pass out. He jammed the needle into her leg and within a few seconds she was getting hazy. Her cheek throbbed and the last thing she remembered was him leaning above her as he said, "Big mistake, Big, I thought you were different." He pulled another syringe out of his pocket.
The team positioned themselves outside of Stephen's house. They said they were in position at the rear of the house and Anson kicked in the rear door as Morgan did the front. They cleared the first floor and then Morgan motioned to Reid to go up the step. He took the first two then waved his gun up towards the second floor indicating it was clear Morgan passed Reid and Anson climbed up behind him. They saw at the top of the steps a door that was closed with a light shinning underneath it. Morgan stood in front of it and Reid and Anson flanked the door. Emily stopped at the top of the steps and aimed her weapon at the ground level. Morgan kicked the door and the wood cracked and the door broke free of the hinges, crashing to the floor. He stood next to the bed and JJ lie there unconscious. He was holding a syringe in his hand and the needle had one drop of liquid hanging from it. He laughed and said, "You're too late. I gave her a lethal dose."
Morgan slammed him against the wall and Emily grabbed the needle from his hand.
"There isn't anything written on it." She yelled.
"What is that you gave her? You son of a bitch!" Morgan pulled Stephen away from the wall a few inches and slammed him back against it. He didn't answer Morgan, he just laughed.
Reid holstered his gun and he reached into Stephen's pockets He yanked his hand back when a needle poked his finger on his right hand. He pulled out two vials of medicine from Stephen's left pocket. He ran to the steps and handed them to the paramedic that was coming up. "He gave her this."
They loaded JJ on to a stretcher and took her down the stairs, out to an ambulance. Hotch jumped aboard and Shawna climbed in the SUV with Will to follow them to the hospital. The ambulance didn't move. JJ coded and they worked on her to bring her back. Hotch sat there paralyzed with fear. Finally he said, "I can drive." The one paramedic looked at him and said, "We have to stabilize her first." He pulled a needle out and stabbed JJ directly in the heart. Hotch fell back against the wall of the ambulance. JJ's body jumped off the stretcher and shook, the reaction to the pure adrenaline that was injected into her heart. The machine beeped and Hotch could see JJ's heart was beating again. The paramedic that was monitoring JJ moved to the driver seat and drove them to the hospital. Half way there JJ coded again. Hotch watched in horror as they tried to save her.