"Alexandra…you're not being very nice." Casey called, as his lips pressed against the hollow of her neck.
"I'm sorry…it's just I'm….cold." She said fast.
"You'll be warm soon enough." He said, his voice low and filled with so much sexual frustration that Alex pulled away.
"Wait…wait!" She called, pulling away from him.
"Alex…" He said sternly, watching her.
"Well it's just…this is kinda a little fast don't you think?"
"Fast?" Casey asked, watching her. "Not at all!" He laughed, before coming back at her. "This has been years in the making!" He added.
"Please…please Casey." She pleaded, backing away even more, risking getting hit. "Please just…wait." She whispered.
"Why?" He demanded, his eyes getting that gleam in them that was warming her of the pain about to be inflicted on her.
"It's just…I'm…nervous." She whispered, before laughing slightly. "Do you think maybe we could…" Alex looked around, trying to think of anything that they could do as a distraction. "Dance?" She asked, looking back at him with a smile.
"Dance?" He asked, looking confused.
"Yeah." She nodded, pulling away from him and slowly rising up. "I mean…" Alex paused and composed herself, before looking down at him lovingly, or as convincingly as possible. "I would love to dance with my fiancé."
A soft smile appeared on his lips and slowly rose up. "What a wonderful idea." He whispered, before walking towards her with his arms open.
"Great." She smiled nervously, entering his awaiting arms which folded around her.
"I can't tell you how happy I am that we're finally together." He whispered into her neck as they slowly swayed back and forth.
"Me…me too." She agreed, her arms lightly wrapped around his neck.
"Mhh…" Casey moaned, pressing his cheek to hers. "You are so beautiful."
"Thank…you." She whispered. And suddenly his hold on her waist tightened. "And you're…handsome." She added, sensing what he was looking to hear. He pulled away from her then, looking at her angrily. "So very…handsome." She emphasized.
"I love you." He smiled, the angry expression fading away.
"And I…love you." She half smiled.
"Of course you do." He grinned, leaning in towards her and resting his forehead against hers. "Because I'm the only man in the world that can make you happy." He took a deep breath then and closed his eyes. "The only man."
"Yes…" Alex whispered, her mind drifting to Spencer as tears filled her eyes. "The only man…" She agreed.
"Well." He said suddenly, pulling away from her and looking at her. "As fun as dancing is, I think we have much more fun things to do."
"Casey…I don't think…"
"Oh but I do." He smirked, pushing her towards the blanket. "Come on Alex. Don't be shy, don't be nervous. We love each other."
"Casey…please!" She pleaded. "If you love me you won't force me to do anything I don't want to do."
The look that splashed over his face was so terrifying that Alex gasped. "Something that you don't want to do?" He repeated. "What do you mean you don't want to? You don't want to be with me?"
"No! No that's not what I said! I'm just nervous and…"
"This is about that FBI agent isn't it?" He said suddenly, reaching forward and grabbing hold of her arms painfully. "Spencer Reid. That's what this is about isn't it?!" He screamed.
"Casey you're hurting me!" Alex cried out, as his nails started to dig into her skin. "Please! I love you! And only you!"
"You're lying!" He screamed, pushing her down onto the blanket, a wave of sand coming up and splashing over her terrified body.
"Please…Casey please!"
"You lied to me." He screamed, falling down on his knees and watching her. "You told me that you loved me!"
"I do!"
"No you don't!" He cried out, before shoving his hand into his back pocket, suddenly looking manic. "You love him! You love Spencer Reid. And you love Connor. And Adam!" Slowly, pulling his hand back around, Alex saw a shinning glint in the candle lit and fear washed over her. "You love them all, but you never loved me."
"I do!" She cried out, trying to be as convincing as possible, as she slowly back away from him. "I do love you Casey! Please!" Alex cried out, as tears streamed down her ace.
"No…you…DON'T!" He screamed, lunging forward and grabbing her neck, the knife coming into view.
"NO!" She screamed, pushing him, slapping him, hitting him as hard as she possibly could. But his hold on her neck only got tighter, causing her breathing to become shallow and slowed. "Stop!" She pleaded, trying to push him away.
"I loved you! I loved you so much!" He screamed, as he pulled the blade up high over his head.
"Casey no!" Alex screamed, still struggling to get away.
"I'm sorry." He whispered angrily, as she screamed, still trying to get away.
"Stop!"
"Don't move!"
They both froze instantly, Alex gasping for breath as his hold on her neck loosened, while he looked up in awe and anger.
"Casey. I want you to stand up, drop the knife and come towards me." Derek called, as he stepped forward, his gun pointed at the man. "I want you to get up, and step away from Alex."
"Come on Casey." The voice that spoke now grabbed Alex's nearly unconscious attention. "I know you don't want to hurt her."
"You…." Casey whispered, as his hand slowly slipped away from Alex's neck, as Spencer stepped into the light, with his gun up and pointed at Casey. "You…" He snarled angrily.
"Spencer…" Alex called, coughing as Casey's hold on her loosened. Slowly, she rolled over, with Casey still straddling her hips and looked at him. "Spencer…" She repeated, digging her hands into the sand, crawling away slowly.
"Spencer…" Casey repeated, looking at the man. "SPENCER!" He screamed, before reaching forward and grabbing hold of Alex's hair, ripping her up as he rose to his feet, a horrible pain filled scream erupting from her as she was jerked upward.
"No!" Spencer cried out, stepping forward.
"Reid don't!" Emily yelled, as she, David, Aaron, JJ and a group of police arrived out of the tree line, all with weapons drawn and resting on the man, who was now using Alex as a shield, a knife to her throat. Slowly, Connor and Adam emerged as well, staying behind a ways, but still looking on terrified.
"Casey. Put the knife down and let Alex go." Aaron called. "You love her. You wouldn't hurt her."
"Shut up!" Casey screamed, pulling harder on Alex's hair, forcing her to press herself against him. "You don't know what I feel. You don't know what this is." He snarled, pressing the knife even harder against Alex's throat.
"Casey…please…" Alex pleaded, her eyes snapped shut.
"Shut up!" Casey screamed, pulling on her hair once again, a scream emanating from Alex, which cause Spencer to flinch. "Everything I've ever done for you. Everything I've ever done for us! And this is how you repay me!"
"I'm sorry." She whispered, actually sounding apologetic.
"You're sorry?!" He screamed.
"Yes." Alex moaned against the pull on her hair. "I'm sorry that I betrayed you."
"Betrayed me? You more then betrayed me…you destroyed me!" He cried out, before ripping on her hair once again, this time turning her around and forcing her to face him.
"Casey! Stop!" Emily cried out, as they slowly got closer and closer.
"If you love her you won't hurt her." David called. "You don't hurt those you love Casey. Especially when you love someone as much as you love Alexandra."
"Shut up!" Casey screamed, his eyes locked onto Alex's. "Connor was right." He whispered to her, grabbing her attention as she opened her eyes to look at him. "You are a whore." He snarled, pulling the knife away from her neck.
"Don't." She said softly, watching him. "Please don't…say those things." She whispered, tears pooling in her eyes.
"Say what? The truth?!" He screamed.
"Yes…" She nodded, as more tears pooled in her eyes. "Don't say those things because…if you think them then…that means you don't love me."
"What's she doing?" Alex heard Derek called, but no one responded.
"And you don't love me…do you?" She whispered, pulling her hands up and pressing them to his chest, looking up into his suddenly surprised eyes.
"Alexandra…" Casey whispered, watching her.
"You don't love me, and you don't want me." She slid her hand up then, and wrapped it around his neck as his hold on her hair loosened. "Even when all I want, all I've ever wanted was you."
"No!" Casey gasped, totally releasing her hair and placing his hands on her waist. "I do want you. And I do love you!"
"You do?" She called, trying to look happy.
"Yes. More then anything!"
"Alex! Stop!" Connor yelled out suddenly.
"Shut up!" She screamed then, spinning to the right of Casey, looking out into the distance at all the people standing with them on the beach, their guns on them. "I don't need you anymore. I don't need any of you!" She screamed out angrily, still holding onto Casey who was watching her with utter fascination. "You all lied to me and used me. None of you ever loved me!"
"Alex what are you doing?!" Derek called out.
"I'm doing what's best for me." She called, before looking up at Casey. "What's best for us." She smiled, before looking back out at all the agents. "I told you I didn't need your help. That I had it under control. And I do!"
"Alex please!" Spencer pleaded, slowly stepping forward as he eyes turned and locked onto his.
"And you." She snarled, taking another step away from Casey, watching him. "You tricked me. You used me just like they all did. Played on my fears." She paused then, and took one more step away from him, making the distance between her and Casey larger. "Well guess what doc, I'm done!"
Spencer watched her for a moment, confused at the way she said this. She had called him 'doc', as she had in times past. But she used it in a way that was hateful, trying to cause pain. Unlike the other times when it had been a joke. A way of having fun with him. A nickname she had used endearingly…
Spencer gasped, seeing what she was doing, as she watched him, her eyes suddenly changing to a pleading look as she once again stepped back from Casey.
"No. That's not true." Spencer called, stepping forward, careful to watch Casey as he did, who was still watching Alex. "I didn't use you or trick you. I do care about you." Spencer called, motioning for everyone else to step towards them, as Alex yet again took another step backwards.
"You're lying!" She screamed.
"No I'm not!" Spencer yelled.
"Don't worry Alex." Casey said suddenly, and they all stopped. "I can make sure you never feel that pain again." He smiled, as he suddenly took three large steps, closing the distance between then.
A horrified look appeared on Alex's face as he wrapped his arms around her waist, looking out at Spencer.
"Right?" Casey smiled at her. But she didn't answer; she was still looking out at Spencer, horrified. "Right?" He said more sternly.
"Yeah…" She answered softly, her voice flat.
Casey watched her for a moment, his stance changing before slowly, he fallowed her gaze and turned to look at Spencer, who was looking right back at her.
"What…" Casey called, turning and looked back at Alex, who now looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "What are you….what is…."
"Casey!" Derek called trying to get his attention.
"Alex…" He said angrily.
"Ye…yes?" She mumbled, looking up at him.
Suddenly, his angry expression turned to a smile. "I love you." He whispered, before leaning down and pressing his lips to hers painfully.
Alex's eyes went wide with shock as he pulled her closer, her arms at her sides. But slowly, eye still opened and looking horrified, she pulled her arms up and wrapped them around his neck to try and make some connection with him, to make him feel like she wanted this. Make him think she cared, just to buy herself more time.
"Move…move…" Derek called as they slowly started to step forward. But just as they came close, Casey pulled away from Alex and looked down at her.
"I love you." He repeated again, his eyes closed with his forehead touching her. Slowly, Alex watched as his eyes opened, and horror rushed through her. "And I'm sorry."
"Uh!" Alex moaned, as a sharp pain punctured her side, her eyes welling with tears of pain.
"I'm sorry." Casey whispered. "So sorry." He repeated once again.
"ALEX!" Spencer screamed, as also slowly slipped out of Casey's arms, crumbing to the sandy ground below.
Pain crashed up her side as she hit the ground, looking up to see Derek tackle Casey to the ground, who was screaming out her name.
Blinking, Alex felt herself being rolled over, looking away from the fight that was ensuring between Derek and Casey.
"Alex? Alex? Can you say something."
She heard herself take a deep breath before opening her eyes and looking up to see Spencer peering down at her.
"Get an EMT out here now!" Someone screamed.
"Reid is she okay?"
"She's really bleeding." Spencer answered, before he was suddenly crowded by the other agents, minus Derek who was dragging Casey away.
"Alex!"
"Is she okay?!"
"Stay back." Emily called, stepping forward and stopping Connor and Adam from getting closer.
"What happened?"
"Is she okay?"
"Where's that blood coming from?"
"Reid, we need to get her out of the sand." Someone said to her left.
"Ambulance is ten minutes out." Someone behind Spencer explained.
"Spencer…" She whispered, another wave of pain coming up her side. "Spencer…"
"Hang on okay?" he said, looking down at her. "We're gunna get you to the hospital and get you all fixed up."
"Spencer…" She called out once again, but his attention was pulled away as someone called his name.
Then everything went black.