All I own is Paige and the plot. Everything else is property of CBS. R&R please.
Some of you are asking for more Rossi/Paige interaction, so hopefully this chapter will help!
Rossi could feel the fear twisting in his gut all the way to Monroe's house. It felt like some sort of sick, demented creature writhing inside him, trying to tear its way out. He kept hoping and praying that she was still okay. She had to be okay.
Emily, who was sitting next to him, must have read the fear on his face, because she placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.
"Paige is going to be fine," she said, hoping that what she had just said was true.
The hour long drive to Monroe's house seemed to drag for all of them. Finally, they arrived at a small house on a quiet street. It looked just like an ordinary, innocent house. But it wasn't innocent. Quickly, the team surrounded it, a few agents at every entrance.
"James Monroe? FBI!" yelled Hotch, who had just arrived.
Inside the house, a frightened Paige and Reid were locked in the closet. Just a few hours earlier, James Monroe had beaten them and left. Reid had slipped into unconsciousness, and Paige was still fighting when she heard the team outside.
"Dad!" Paige cried. Just then, she heard someone kick down the door.
"Clear!" Morgan shouted after ensuring that no one was in the living room. The rest of the team searched the house for James Monroe. He was no where to be found.
"Morgan! Dad! We're in here!" Paige shouted hoarsely. Emily was the one who opened the door to the closet.
"Get two ambulances! I found them!" She yelled. The rest of the team came running.
"Paige, sweetheart, we're going to get you out of here," Rossi said, with tears in his eyes. His face went white when he saw her cuts and bruises and that she was half-naked.
"Where's Monroe?" He asked. "When I get my hands on that man, I am going to kill him, and no one will ever find the pieces!"
"Dave, calm down." Hotch said sternly.
"I don't want to calm down! This man hurt my daughter! I want to kill him!" Rossi said, then decided to go outside to blow off some steam. Sirens could be heard in the distance.
Emily sat next to Paige, holding her hand, and Hotch covered her with his jacket. The ambulance arrived shortly, and Rossi let the EMTs into the house. Several minutes later, Paige and Reid were loaded into ambulances, and on their way to the hospital.
Rossi decided to drive to the hospital himself, while J.J. and Emily rode with Spencer and Paige, and Hotch and Morgan took one SUV, and Rossi drove Hotch's.
He was driving down the highway, following the ambulance, when he had to pull over. Once he was safely on the shoulder of the highway, he just broke down and cried.