Chapter 2
Is the Nightmare Over?
"The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege. Charles Kuralt"
At the hospital the girls' parents arrived as I walked in with a cup of coffee in hand while placing my shades on top of my head, and watching them being reunited with their loved ones put a smile on my face. Stepping aside, Byron walked over and surprised me with a hug.
"Thank you for bringing my baby girl back." I smiled at him.
"Just doing my job." I watched him go back to Aria just as my team walked up.
"You think they'll be ok?" Morgan asked as I saw Toby hugging Spencer.
"They've been through hell and back. Hell we all have." Hotch saw the look on my face.
"Alex?" I nodded as the two of us walked off to the side. "You ok?"
"I'm fine." He looked at me. "Really I am." I placed my hand on top of his and squeezed it. "I'm just-."
"Worried?" I returned another nod as Tanner walked up.
"Agents."
"Lt." Remembering the talk that Tanner and I had about a job offer, my mind clicked with an idea.
"How are the girls?"
"Seeing what they've been through...they're strong."
"That's good to hear."
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Months later I decided to return Rosewood for a few weeks just to make sure everything was still back in one piece. While I was taking my morning jog through town, I saw the girls having breakfast with their loved ones, smiling as I ran up the steps and picked up a manila envelope that someone had left for me. Raising an eyebrow at it, I walked in to see Hotch walking down the steps.
"Have a nice run?"
"I did." We greeted each other with a kiss.
"What's this?" He asked looking at the envelope.
"Not sure. It was on the front porch." He opened it and found a very familiar scene, me tied to some chains and a bed.
"Do you know who sent this?" I swallowed.
"Who do you think sent it?!" He placed a hand on my back to keep me calm. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. It's just that these past months has been hell and if-." He moved in front of me and pulled me into a tight hug.
"Don't go there." He lifted my chin so I could face him. "I won't let anything happen to you." He leaned in for a kiss which I deepened it as we leaned against island. Our heated make-out scene was soon interrupted by the sound of my cell phone going off. Earning an aggravated moan from me, I grabbed my cell off the counter and saw that it was from Tanner saying that she needed me at the station.
"I gotta go."
"Tanner?" He asked, I simply returned a nod.
"This F.B.I. Liaison thing better work." We kissed again.
"It will. Garcia should have the stuff sent to your e-mail soon." I gave him another kiss just before my cell went off again with Tanner's name flashing across the screen.
"I better go.
...
I met up with Tanner and Toby in the hallway of the precedent seeing that she had files in her hand couldn't be a good sign and knowing the look on Toby's face was definitely a bad sign.
"There's another girl missing isn't there?" She nodded.
"I want this done-."
"There's no way we can. With all due respect, knowing that there's another girl missing, I need to call my team on this." She handed me file.
"It's your case." My eyes grew. "Call your team and have them come." I swallowed. "Or is that a problem?"
"No ma'am it's not."
"Good. Toby." He looked at her. "Help Agent Brooks get everything set up for Agent Brooks' team to arrive."
"On it." I dug my cell out of my jacket pocket and pressed the speed dial for Hotch.
"Hotch. We have another case."
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There's Chapter 2. I know it's kinda short and it's not the way I wanted to end it. Like always, let me know what you all think about it. And it might take me awhile to upload the other chapters to my stories. But don't worry I'm still working on them though.