"Connor stop!" Adam screamed, trying to hold his brother back as he took another swing. "Stop!"
"You son of a bitch! How could you!" Connor cried out as he slammed his fist into Adam's face.
"HEY!" Derek screamed as he jumped out of the still moving car, running up and pulling Connor off of Adam before he could get another punch in. "That's enough man!"
"No! It's not enough!" Connor screamed, fighting to get away from Derek. "It'll never be enough!"
"What the fuck is going on?!" A man, who was standing at the top of stairs leading to Adam's place yelled out.
"You slept with her!" Connor screamed, still fighting with Derek.
"You knew that!" Adam yelled back.
"Before!" He yelled, and a look of horror washed over Adam's face. "In high school! You fucked her!" Connor managed to get away from Derek for only a moment, marching towards Adam before Derek had him in his grip once again. "That's right! I KNOW!"
"How…" Adam demanded, now looking angry.
"She fucking told the agents while I was standing right there listening. Going on about she had been happy to have 'her Adam' back. That she 'dreaded me finding out'…THAT SHE LOVED YOU FIRST!"
"What?!" The man at the top of the stairs cried out. "You slept with her more then just the one time?!" Adam glanced back at the man, ashamed, before looking back at his brother.
"Sir, I don't know who you are, but I think you better leave." Aaron called, and the man slowly descended the stairs, looking utterly shocked.
"Connor…look we were kids. It wasn't real love with me and her." Adam called, trying to remain calm. "It wasn't real and…"
"YES IT WAS! DON'T LIE!" Connor screamed. "She loved you and you loved her! You STILL love her! So go ahead and take her, cause I am done with that little whore!"
Before Derek could react, Adam had tackled the pair and was now wrestling with Connor on the ground, both of them hitting each other and screaming.
"HEY!" Derek yelled, reaching down and grabbing Adam, as Aaron came forward and grabbed Connor, before both agents placed the brothers into cuffs.
"Alright, let's go." Derek called, hauling Adam towards one of the two SUV's as Aaron did the same.
"What time is it?" David asked, looking over at JJ.
"Almost one in the morning…" She whispered, looking down at her watch. "Want me to call Reid and…."
"No. I don't wanna risk waking up Alexandra if she somehow managed to get to sleep…" He shook his head. "Call him in the morning. We need to get these two straightened out and figure out which one of them is the unsub." David whispered before the three remaining agents pilled into their separate SUV's, all heading towards the police station to interrogate the brothers.
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"Yeah…okay I'll let her know. Thanks JJ."
Alex yawned as she stretched out against Spencer's naked chest, the sun coming in from her bedroom window, warming her cool skin. "Is that gunna become a habit?" She whispered, her eyes still closed as she lay there.
"Is what gunna become a habit?"
She opened her eyes slightly and looked up at him, smiling. "Getting phone calls that wake me up?"
"Sorry." He looked down at her smiling. "It was JJ…she just wanted to let me know that Connor and Adam are…under arrest."
She flinched against him, weather because of the arrest part of because of their names Spencer wasn't sure, but he pulled his arm up and wrapped it around her tightly.
"So…they didn't get there in time?" She whispered.
"No." Sighing, Spencer pulled her closer to him o that she was nearly laying on top of him. "Sorry…"
"Don't be." She let out a breath, sending a chill through Spencer's body, as she closed her eyes again.
They remained there in each other's arms for another hour, both coming in and out of being awake and falling back asleep, tightly wrapped up around each other as the run rose higher and higher.
"Alex…" Spencer whispered, running his hand up her back.
"Mhm?"
"I ah…I gotta go."
Slowly, Alex lifted herself off of Spencer, her hair falling all around her as she looked down at him. "Why?" She asked, clearly taken back by the thought.
"I have to help the team. You're still not safe. WE still don't know who the unsub is."
Alex pulled her hand off of his chest and brought it to her forehead, before raking her fingers back through her long hair, pushing it out of her face. A look of sadness marred her features.
She sighed then, and slowly rose up a wave of cold rushing over her as she left the protective warmth that was Spencer's arms wrapped around her.
"Where are you going?" He asked, sitting up fast.
"Well, you'll need coffee. And something to eat." She smiled back at him, but he could tell that she wasn't happy.
"Alex…you have to understand. You're still not safe." Spencer rose out of the bed then, and walked over to where she was standing only in her bra and panties, looking sullen. "You're still not safe and…as much as I wanna spend all day in bed with you, I have to go and find this guy so you are safe." Wrapping his arms around her waist, he pulled her tiny, muscular frame into his and smiled at her. "I'll be back before you know it."
Alex sighed and smiled softly, bringing her arms up and pressing them to his chest. "Okay." She whispered, before leaning up and kissing him softly. "So…coffee?" She whispered, pulling away only slightly.
"That'd be great."
&
"Okay…I gotta go." Spencer called, still trying to get out the door. But Alex held him back once again.
"One more." She laughed, leaning in and pulling him back towards her, their bodies crushing together as their lips met passionately.
Spencer moaned against her lips, at first out of frustration, then out of the pure desire that rose up in him as her hands grabbed at his shirt, pulling him even closer to her.
"Okay." She smiled, pulling away. "Now you can go." Alex whispered, looking up at him seductively.
"No." Spencer said fast, and she looked at him startled. "One more." He grinned, leaning down and kissing her yet again.
This time the kiss lasted longer. Slowly, Spencer pushed Alex up against the nearby wall, running his hands up her sides as she slipped her hands into the open collar of his shirt, grabbing hold of his shoulders.
"Okay…" Alex called, momentarily having her lips free of his. "Okay! Spencer!" She giggled, as he continued to kiss her cheeks.
"One more." He whispered huskily.
"You're terrible." She laughed, before giving him a quick peck on the lips and pushing him away. "I'll see you later?"
"Yeah." He nodded, composing himself slightly. "I'll get here as soon as I can. We have to interrogate…" Spencer stopped himself and looked down at her. "Er…I mean…"
"It's okay." She smiled slightly. "Don't worry about it." She added, reaching up and placing her hands on his chest. "See you tonight."
Spencer smiled at her. "Yeah." He whispered, before turning and heading out the door, shutting it softly.
A smile appeared on Alex's lips as she turned towards the kitchen, her hand pressed against her neck as she walked.
It was almost as if she wasn't in danger at all anymore. Not when Spencer was there. And it made her happier then she had been in years.
Walking to the sink, Alex turned on the faucet to do the dishes, still smiling as she puttered around, cleaning things up while the sink filled with water.
It wasn't till a beeping noise went off that she dunk out of her trance and started looking around to find the source.
It was coming from her purse and right away she knew it as her 'missed message' tone from her cell phone.
"Mother…" She rolled her eyes and marched over to her purse which was crudely sitting on the kitchen table.
She stuck her hand in and pulled the phone out easily, slipping it open and pressing a few buttons to reach her text messages. And all the while she was doing this, she smiled happily, knowing that soon, it was all going to bed okay.
A small beep erupted as the text message appeared on the scene, and her smile dropped.
I see what you are doing with the FBI agent, and let it be known Alexandra, I will not tolerate it. You are mine. It would be in his best interest if you stay away from him. Because if you don't, he will die.
Fear rocked through Alex's body as she looked at the message, over and over and over again. Spencer's life was in danger…and the stalker had been there last night, watching her with him.
She felt all the more violated, and started to shake uneasily, when her ringtone exploded around her making her jump.
She looked down to see an incoming call. And everything inside of her wished that it would be Spencer when she answered.
"Heh…hello?"
"Please don't be afraid Alexandra, I don't want you to be scared."
Her eyes went wide as she rocked her head upwards, looking around at the many widows of the house that surrounded her.
"I, like any other man, don't share whats mine."
"Wha…what are you talking about?" Alex whispered into the phone, as she slowly made her way towards the land line phone that was placed on the kitchen counter.
"I saw you last night." The voice snapped, angry now. "I saw you with Spencer Reid!" He screamed.
"I don't know what you're…."
"Yes you do you little bitch! Did you enjoy him being inside of you? Did you like it?" He snarled angrily, his voice deepening with rage and anger.
"Please…" She pleaded, as tears filled her eyes, as she slowly reached for the phone, intent on dialing the police right away. "Don't hurt him…"
The man on the other end of the line sighed then. "Oh, Alexandra, please don't cry. I'm sorry I was cross with you. I only want to help you. I only want you to be safe." He paused then, and chuckled on the other end of the line. "I only want you to myself."
Her fingers wrapped around the cordless phone and she pulled it out the cradle, pressing the talk button, fallowed by 9-1-1.
"Now, my dearest Alexandra, listen closely because I am going to tell you what you can do to make sure that Spencer Reid is still breathing tomorrow."
"9-1-1, what your emergency?" Rang out from the other phone in her hands. "Hello? Is there another there?"
"First you're going to hang up that other phone." He explained to her, and she did exactly that, swallowing hard, fighting back the tears.
"Good, good girl." It became very clear to Alex that he was watching her every move then, if he could see her hang up the phone. "Now, I want you to get a piece of paper and write down these instructions. Because once you've done what I've told you to do, we'll be together."
Tear spilled over onto her cheeks as she stood there, listening to the instructions her soon to be captor was giving her. And all the while she knew, she needed to fallow them to keep Spencer safe, and alive.
&
"Lemme get this straight…you said you were gunna stay and try to talk to her, but you didn't."
"Yes…"
"Instead you went to a bar and got drunk?" Emily asked, a little confused.
"Yeah…"
"Why?" David asked.
"Look what does it matter? I went and got drunk, and then I went to go talk to her okay?"
"Did you see Adam when you were at this bar?"
"No." Connor snapped. "Why?"
"He did the same thing. Left and went to a bar to get drunk."
"Good….for….him." Connor snarled, leaning towards Emily, looking furious.
"Alright, Connor, I'm gunna give it to you straight." David said, taking a chair and sitting across from the man who was hand cuffed to the table. "You're a smart guy, you run a business. So I really don't think you want your credibility to be shot if you get arrested for assault on your brother." Connor looked up at David then, seemingly interested. "So why don't you tell us the truth about how you feel about Alexandra."
"I think I made myself pretty clear at her house." Connor snapped. "I hate her."
David and Emily exchanged a look with one another, before they both rose up and left the room.
"He's not talking." Emily explained, as her and David rejoined with the rest of the group.
"Neither is Adam…" Derek whispered. "What do we do Hotch?"
"Put them together, in the same room." He explained, and a look of confused rose on everyone faces. "If either of them is the stalker, one of them if bound to admit to it when in confrontation with someone else who she was in love with."
"Got it." Derek nodded, before he and David headed towards the room where they had left Adam.
"Reid, any word from Alexandra?" Aaron asked, looking over at him.
"No. Nothing." Spencer answered, pulling his phone out. "Maybe I should call her?" He whispered, looking to Emily and JJ.
"Yeah, maybe." Emily answered, smiling and looking to JJ as Derek and David walked past with Adam in cuffs, before entering the interrogation room where Connor was.
Spencer made a face before he pulled his phone up to his ear, while the others went to the room where David and Derek were now trying to calm the brothers down.
"Hey this is Alex! Leave me a message and I'll call you back."
"Hey Alex it's…it's Spencer. Uh, just calling to check in…you're probably sleeping so…call me when you get this…okay…bye!"
"You're sick!" Connor screamed, as Spencer entered the room. "How could you live with yourself while doing that to me?!"
"If I'm not mistaken I was doing it to HER!" Adam screamed back.
"This isn't gunna get us anywhere…" JJ sighed, watching as the brothers argued.
"What did she say?" Aaron asked, as Spencer stepped in, closing the door softly.
"She didn't answer…I left her a message telling her to call me so…"
"Oh so that makes you what? Superman?! You just swoop in and save her so you get to bang her because of it?!" Connor cried out.
"Well you were kinda occupied and didn't seem to mind it at the time!" Adam yelled back.
"I MIND IT NOW!" Connor screamed. "You should have just let Casey take her home! You should have known that she would never sleep with him!"
"Casey?" Spencer spun around, the name ringing a bell. "Did you just say Casey?"
"Yeah." Connor snapped his eyes still on Adam. "What about him?"
"You mean the guy you sent to the hospital?"
"What are you talking about?" Connor asked, looking up at him confused. "We didn't…"
"Casey…big, muscular guy?"
"Yeah." The brothers answered.
"When I went to pick her up at the hospital, he was there. Said you'd sent him up to try and talk her into letting you guys back in."
"But…that's impossible." Adam explained, looking at Spencer. "He just got into town last night. He was at my place."
"The guy on the stairs?" Aaron asked. "The one I told to leave?"
"Yeah that's him." Connor nodded.
"Why?" Adam asked.
"He was the one that she was going to go home with?" Emily asked, and the brothers turned their attention to her. "The night at the beach? When she slept with you? It was Casey that was going to take her home?"
"Yeah." Adam nodded.
"Do you talk to Casey a lot?" Derek asked.
"Yeah. He's one of our best friends." Connor answered angrily.
"Do you talk to him about Alex? Tell him about her life? Private things that she would only tell you?" Spencer demanded, stepping up to the table and placing his hands down onto the hard surface.
Looks of fear crossed both brothers' minds and they looked at one another.
"Do you?!" Spencer screamed, shocking everyone.
"Yeah." Adam answered, looking to Spencer. "When she was with Connor and I was travelling…I'd call him just so I could tell someone about her…to try and get someone else to see how amazing she was…"
"Same here…When she and I broke up I called Casey all the time…"
"Dammit." Derek snapped.
"It's him." JJ noted, looking up at them all. "He's the unsub."
"WHAT?" Adam cried out.
"No!" Connor added.
Somehow, over the yelling and screaming, Spencer heard the ring of his cell phone and looked down at it to, seeing that it was Alex calling.
"Guys! It's Alex." He called out, shutting everyone up.
"Put her on speaker." Aaron ordered.
"Alex?" Spencer answered, pressing the phone to his ear. "Just give me a second I'm gunna put you on speaker." He pulled the phone away to fast to wait to hear her demanding that he not.
"Okay." Spencer called, holding his phone up. "Alex…Listen we need to tell you something that might…"
"Take me off speaker phone." She called out, her voice soft. As soon as they heard her voice, both Connor and Adam exchanged a look.
"Some thing's wrong." Connor whispered, looking up to the agents.
Spencer noticed it too, and a worried look appeared over his face. "Alex are you okay?"
"Look…I don't think I need your help anymore okay? I've got everything figured out…"
"What do you mean?" Emily called, stepping towards Spencer.
"I mean, stay away from me. I don't need you crowding my life and making a mess of things. You show up and suddenly I'm being threatened and I lose my best friends and my life falls apart. So stay away." Her voice was hard and stern then, but under it, there was a hint of sadness.
"Alex…" JJ called into the phone. "You can't be…"
"What?" She snapped angrily. "Serious? Well I am."
"Alex what's wrong?" Connor called.
"Shut up Connor." She fired back. "Stay out of this." She added.
"Lex, talk to us." Adam called.
"What is there to talk about?!" She screamed out now. "I want you, all of you, to leave me the fuck alone!"
Spencer took a deep breath, contemplating his future at the BAU if he said what was on his mind. He figured he'd get fired…but it didn't matter to him and he said it anyways. "Even me?" He called into the phone softly. "Even after last night?" He added.
Everyone looked up at him, utterly shocked and confused, before they all looked back down at the phone.
Alex didn't say anything for what seemed an eternity. "Yes…" She called finally, her voice breaking, clearly crying now. "Especially you." She added, before the phone went dead.
The beeping sound indicating the line had been cut screamed out into the room, as they all looked at the phone, horrified.
Spencer slowly shut the phone, nearly breaking it as he clenched his fist, before looking up at them all and whispering,
"He has her…"