Trust Me

Chapter 11: Trust or Betrayal?

Morgan stood impatiently as he pressed his phone to his ear and tapped his foot. Garcia finally answered.

"This is your magic genie, what is your wish?" she asked. Morgan couldn't help but feel a tiny smile tug at his lips.

"Hey, I want to see is we can get a three way call between us and the unsub," he said.

"Your wish is my command, I just have to search for his phone number…" she said.

"You don't have to, the Bourne's gave it to me," Morgan said.

"Fantastic," Garcia said, she typed on her phone has Morgan gave her the number. "Let me see if I can get this to work…" she trailed off. Both were silent as Garcia worked her magic. Morgan felt his heart skip a beat when he could hear the phone ring.

"Technology is just great these days," Garcia praised.

"Now if only Bruce will answer," Morgan said as each unanswered ring made him grow more and more anxious. Bruce didn't answer. "Keep calling until he answers." Morgan and Garcia stayed on the phone with each other as they waited for Bruce to answer. Their heart's skipped a beat when Reid's soft voice answered on the third line.

"Hello?" his timid voice said down the phone.

"Reid is that you? Oh my gosh," Garcia gasped. Morgan smiled.

"Hey, Pretty Boy, you okay?" he asked. There was a strange moment of silence in the background and Morgan grew worried every second Reid didn't answer. When his brother figure finally did answer, he didn't sound like himself.

"…no I'm not okay. In fact, I'm about to tell you off, so record this so you'll know how okay I am," he said and then paused before speaking again. "I'm extremely mad at you guys for letting me be taken by Bruce to some abandoned neighborhood. This basement is too cold and we are miserable here and-" Morgan felt enraged when he heard someone scream at him.

"I know what you're doing!" a voice yelled. Morgan could hear movements in the background and Reid grunting. There was a small female voice in the background but he couldn't understand what she was saying. He clenched his fists when he heard Reid groan in pain again. Morgan could hear Garcia on the other line, gasping.

"I'm going to find you, you bastard!" Morgan yelled.

"I don't think so," Bruce said and then he was gone. Reid was gone as well.

"Garcia? What was Reid trying to say to us?" he asked her.

"I just now stopped recording the message and I am looking back at it now," she said. Both listened through Reid's voice again.

"He's okay, he's telling us, I just know it," Garcia said. "It also sounds like he's telling us his location. An abandoned neighborhood and they must be in a basement. He saying Carter Stevenson is with him by just listening to how he says 'we'," she informed.

"Were you able to trace the call?" Morgan asked, just then realizing he should've asked that first a long time ago.

"…yes!"

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Reid felt nothing but pain throbbing in his head, he groan and meekly opened his eyes. The first thing he spotted was Carter at the bottom of the stair steps with a bottle of water in her hands, chugging it down. He took in a deep breath before sitting up, but found himself gripping his chest, wincing and hissing at the pain. Carter finally noticed his presents and looked over at him.

"Are you okay?" she asked immediately. Reid laid back down on the floor and rolled his head over to look at her.

"Bruce kicked me in the chest a few times," he said. "How are you feeling?" he asked. Carter grabbed a fresh water bottle that was sitting on the last step and walked over to Reid.

"I hit my head really hard but I guess that's all," she said, handing him the bottle of water. As he opened it and drank it down, Carter studied him.

"Why is he giving us water?" she asked. Reid set the bottle down.

"It's obvious he wants us alive for a little longer," he answered.

"Why would he do that?" Carter asked. Reid looked at the ground and was silent.

"I don't think it would be best if I told you how men like him work," he answered. Carter nodded slowly, staring at him with a little bit of fear. After a moment of silence, both jumped at the sounds of police sirens blaring and driving closer to the house.

"Spencer, are they coming for us?" Carter asked. Before Reid could answer her, Bruce jerked the door open and stormed down the stairs. Carter and Reid both stood up, Reid felt his head as he got up so quick and could also feel the pain in his chest. Their captor stared them down and he grabbed Carter's arm and yanked her forward.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"I'm not letting them win," he said, beginning to drag her to the steps.

"No! No, don't!" Carter begged and tried to break free.

"Bruce, listen to me," Reid said, making the man look at him with anger. "You're very ill; if you run away with Carter you're going to be in extra trouble. My friends and I can help you."

"Help? I don't want your help!" he said. His screaming made Carter flinch. She began to cry as her captor was getting angry. Reid looked at her and then back at Bruce.

"Then take me instead. Just let Carter go," he said calmly.

"I don't want you! I never wanted you, if you were never sneaking around in my van I wouldn't be dealing with you!" Bruce yelled at him, he let go of Carter for a second and pushed Reid back hard. The young man stood back up quick. Carter tried to run away but screamed when Bruce grabbed her again.

"You don't know what you're doing!" Reid shouted at him. "This is suicide." Bruce looked around as he could hear the sirens getting closer, then he looked at Carter.

"Come on," he said, tugging her to the stairs.

"Spencer, don't let him take me!" the teenager begged. Reid stood there frozen; for once he didn't have a plan. "You said I could trust you!" Carter screamed as she kicked and was dragged up the stairs. She was right, she was depending on Reid, and all he was doing was standing there.

Her words triggered him to run up the stairs after them. But Bruce turned around slashed Reid in his thigh with his knife. Reid winced and dropped to one of the steps. He looked at his thigh and tried to stand back up, but the pain in his leg wouldn't let him. He stumbled back down and laid on the steps.

"Spencer!" Carter called as Bruce dragged her to the top of the stair steps.

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Carter struggled and kicked as Bruce opened the door and pushed her out of the basement. She was so mad at Spencer yet she still needed him. And now he was bleeding on the steps. Bruce pushed her into his kitchen and looked around desperately for duct tape. He whipped his head back as he heard screeching tires.

"You should just give up," Carter said to him.

"Shut up. You make a sound, I'll cut you," Bruce said. He clamped his hand over her mouth and opened the back door then forced her to run with him to the van.