All Things Happen For A Reason
I don't own Criminal Minds. I'm not a medical doctor or in the medial feild. I'm trying to make this as real as possible. Please bare with me. Thank you.
Chapter 8
"Aaron, Meg didn't want to help abduct me. He made Meg do it. He threatened her. Well, you know what he did to her. When I was taken, Master tied me up in the van. He knocked me out. When I came to, I was tied to a futon. He left and went to work. Meg and I realized that our families knew each other for years. She convinced Master to let me be untied as long as I promised not to run away. It was told to us that it was like thirty-five miles away from the nearest person. So we talked and tired to be there for each other. When he went outside, Meg and I talked. That was the first time she told me about him raping her. He made her do chores and act like the little woman. I told her I was FBI and not to tell Master. We sat down to dinner at the table like a family. I had to lie about where I lived, worked and my job. He bought it. Then I was wrong and asked him why he took me and he got mad. That's when I was told to get up and go to the bedroom." Aaron was thinking that she was going to say he raped her. His heart was racing and then skipping a beat. It took turns racing and then skipping beats. Emily begins again.
"He took off his belt and I thought he was going to sexually assault me. But he just beat me with his belt. I was told to not question him. When I woke up from the beatings , Meg had put me on the futon. We both were concerned at the violence of Master. Meg tried to warn me about what was coming. He.. He raped me that night. I tried to go to a different place in my head, the way Meg did. It worked. I kind of just went off with my new crush and it worked."
"The next day he made me wash him in the shower. And he raped me there. I couldn't find the happy place like Meg mentioned. This time it was so bad. I couldn't hold it together. Meg tired to help me, but you know how stubborn I am. Then that's when she came up with the idea about trying to get the cell phone to work. You know how that worked. But before we could get much done with that, Master came home. I questioned him. That was so wrong. He made a comment about coming home for some afternoon sex. He started after Meg. I just snapped and he took me in the bedroom. He beat me so bad. I got a few punches in myself, but he did do a pretty good job on my face. I just didn't want to lie or hold things back from you. I know you'd figure something was wrong. Well, other then the obvious. I thought about just leaving out the rapes, but you're my boss and my friend. You need to put this in the report. When he's caught, he needs to have the book thrown at him. More so for what he did to Meg. I can't get the look in Meg's eyes out of my head. She looked so broken. I also knew you were coming to get us. I didn't know when, but I thought I could take him. I guess crazy is stronger then skill and fighting power. When he came back, he threatened to come back and make us watch him torture and kill our friends and families." Emily stops, to embarrassed to look Aaron in the eye.
"Are you done?" Aaron asks with no emotion.
"Yeah. Where you expecting more?" Emily looks up toward Aaron's face. She gives a small smile.
"I just didn't want to interrupt you. That was the agreement, right?" Aaron asks with a straight face.
"I just don't want Meg to have to go through any more than she has to. So if I can testify, then let's try to keep Meg out of the trial. Please." Emily says, trying to hide the disgust she was feeling. Not just at the situation, but how it was making her doubt her values. When she's been beaten by Cyrus, she didn't hesitate telling everything that happened in the building. But this time she was seriously thinking about not telling anyone about the rapes. She was so afraid that they would treat her like an injured bird. But it was herself that was doing it without even knowing it.
"Meghan wants to testify. But I'll let you talk to her about that. Her mom and dad are here. Did you want me to get your folks here?"
"No. I'll see them soon enough. I just hope my father isn't beside himself with fear. He always worries when he doesn't have control. That's my daddy. The big worrier. I sure do miss him." Emily's eyes fill with tears. Aaron wants to comfort her, but doesn't want to cross the boundries.
"Emily, it's going to be okay." He pats her hand with his.
"Be honest with me. Are you disgusted by what I told you? I mean, do you feel differently toward me because of what happened to me?" Emily asks, looking Aaron straight in the eye. Looking for a hint of untruth from his words.
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"Thanks for driving me to the hotel. I guess I've been going pretty stronge for a for caring enough to get me to realize this mistake." JJ says, walking slowly to the hotel room she was just checked into.
"No problem JJ. I understand the need to throw yourself into your work. I do that at times myself. But I tend to drink as well. You're not in the condition to do that." Dave says, jokingly. He tends to joke when nervous.
"I think Will and the baby might not forget me for drinking my problems away. But I sure could use a nice long bath. Something to sooth these aching muscles. My back is killing me. This little one sure is putting my back through the ringer." JJ says, stretching out on the bed when they made it into the room. Dave thought she looked so heavenly beautiful. He walks over to the bed and bends down to her feet. He removes her slip on shoes and starts to massage her feet. But before JJ can muster up a protest, she melts. She was feeling so good while Dave so expertly massaged her feet and slowly moves up her calves. JJ just about falls asleep before she snaps out of her trance. "Dave, what are you doing?"
"I thought you might feel a little better in your bath if your muscles are lossened. JJ, you deserve to be taken care of in these final months of your pregnancy. Will didn't make it to the end, so I'm going to offer to take over for him. Not the lover part. Just as a friend. If you'd like a birthing partner, I'd like to volunteer. I just want you to be as comfortable and relaxed in these last few months. Please, let me be the friend to help you. It would help me as well."
"Sure. If you think you can handle it. I'm getting pretty cranky the closer I get to my due date." JJ says, trying to straighten herself up while still in the presence of a co-worker.
"I think if I can handle three ex-wives, I can handle a pregnant Agent. Now get into that bathroom and relax in that bath. Just be careful on how hot the temp is. Don't want to hurt the little bundle." Dave says, ushering JJ toward the bathroom.
"Thanks Dave." JJ says, walking into the bathrom and closing the door. Dave decided to make sure JJ's room was stocked with plenty of water and food, just in case JJ or the baby got hungry or thirsty. While he was checking the fridge, JJ made a loud noise from the bathroom that sounded as if she'd fallen.
"JJ, are you okay?" Dave asks outside the door. He gets no answer. Dave tries the door knob and the door's not locked. "JJ, I'm coming in. I'm not a pervert, but I just want to see if you're okay." Still no answer. When Dave looks around, he finds JJ on the floor with just her shirt removed. Dave thought for a second that the baby belly was cute. Then he checks her pulse. Her heart rate's a little fast. Dave goes to the phone and calls 911.
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"Emily, it hurts me to know that Meghan and You had to go through what you did. I don't think less of you or look at you differently. You're the same stronge, brave woman that I completely admire. You have so much courage, that I wish I had the half of what you have." Aaron pulled her in for a hug. But then backed off. He didn't want to hurt her, physically or emotionally. Emily takes this as a push away. Her insecurities made her believe that he felt differently about her in a bad way. When in actuality, he was feeling drawn toward her.
"Aaron, will you tell me what it is that you really feel toward me? I want you to tell me why you pulled away from me just now." Hotch was confused by what Emily was asking.
"You want me to tell you how I feel about you? And why I pulled away."
"Yes. You said you admired me, but you never said if you were disgusted by me. You pulled away like you couldn't even touch me." Emily's head leans down as she starts to cry. Aaron reaches a hand under Emily's chin and pulls it up and looks Emily in the eye. Of course he wipes a single tear that escaped her left eye.
"Emily Prentiss! I didn't pull away from you because of the thought of you and John a.k.a 'Master'. I was thiking that you maybe didn't feel comfortable being touched. If I were to act on my feelings for you, you'd be in my arms and I'd never let go. I haven't been able t keep my mind off you. I think I was feeling your fear and pain when he had you. It helped me keep going. I was so scared that I'd never see you again. When I hadn't heard from you, I think that's when I realized that I had deeper feelings for you. Then it got more achy when I heard your voice on the phone. I really thought I was gong t have a heart attack when Meghan told me that you were hurt real bad. I wanted to kill John Logan for taking you and Meghan." Aaron started to get emotional and turned away from Emily. But Emily grabs his hand before he can get too far away.
"Aaron Hotchner! Don't you dare leave me. You come back here and tell me that to my face. Maybe you'd get a kiss for your honesty." Emily says, kind of playful. Aaron turns and looks at Emily in shock.
"What?" Aaron can't believe his ears.
"I want you to come over here and tell me EXACTLY how you feel. And I'll tell you how I feel." Aaron sits down next to Emily and he leans in and kisses her square on the lips. A soft, barely touching lips. Then a little more closer and a little more passion. Emily's hands engulf Aaron's head. He places his hands on her waist and moves them slowly up her back. Emily lets out a pleasure moan and they get closer. Emily's mind flashes back to a moment with John and then her legs starts to hurt. With all the stuff going on she pushes Aaron back a little. "Ohh! I think I might have pulled a stitch." Emily says with tears building in her eyes.
"Emily, are you sure that's what's wrong? I felt you tense just before you pulled away. Did I do something to make you feel uncomfortable? Did I touch you in the same way John did? Please tell me so I don't make the same mistake. The last thing I want to do is make you feel uncomfortable." Aaron asks point blank.
"I might have had a flicker of a memory, but I really think I pulled a stitch. It's burning. The pain meds have wore off and it's just not feeling right. Please, could you get a nurse or doctor?" Emily asks, getting paler.
"Sure, just don't move again." Aaron gets up and rushes out to the door. His hands wave in the air. Emily starts to feel more pain. Starting at her groining and then a few other parts of her body. She knows the groing is from the procedure. But the rest has to be from being beaten. So she comes to believe. She lays her head down and then realizes that she's starting to get light headed. When Aaron and the nurse get to the room, Emily's passed out.
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"Meg, maybe we should include your mother in this desion. I don't know much about abortion. I want to help you the best way I can. But this might be a mother-daughter issue. I'll stand behind you no matter what. Let me go get your mother." Senator Holliwall leaves the room and shuts the door. He stands there and cries. The poor man's scared about everything. The thought that his daughter was violated and has become pregnant from that violation. Then the whole right/wrong thing about keeping the baby or the abortion. All the stuff that women have to deal with in life, he starts to have more respect for his wife and daughter. Also all the other poor women of the world. He collects his emotions and thoughts and goes to find Mrs. Holliwall.
"Dear, Meg and I need to have a family meeting. Can you come with me?"
"Sure dear. What's wrong?" Mrs. Holliwall asks.
"We have to help Meg come to a hard decion. She needs us more now than ever before. I have to warn you that it was hard for me to hear and it was hard for Meg to say, but she was raped and now she's pregnant. She's afraid of doing the wrong thing. She's not sure if she can keep the baby of a man that violated her that way. But she's afraid to abort it as well. This is one problem daddy can't fix. You're going to have to help our daughter with the biggest desion of her life. It's hard not to be the one she comes to for a fix. But she's grown up more than I realized. She's trying to get all the information on all the options. She also wants to do the right thing. I told her I'd be behind her no matter what. Please tell me you can do the same. She's our baby girl." Senator Holliwall says, with a few tears escaping.
"Sweetheart, she needs us both. I will be supportive and understanding. It's a hard situation to go through. Let's go see our baby." Mrs. Holliwall says goes into the room.
"Hey baby girl! I'm so glad that you're safe." She hugs her daughter. "Now tell me what's going on. We need to have everything out in front of us to come to the right choice." Mrs. Holliwall continues like she would at a meeting or charity event mixer. Right down to business.
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"What happened before she complained of pain?" The nurse asks, looking for signs of a few different symptoms of the surgery.
"We kissed. Then she pulled back and said she thought she pulled a stitch. That it was burning." As Aaron says that, the nurse removed the covers over her left leg. Her gown and the surrounding area is covered in blood.
"Okay, we have a HUGE problem! She's bleeding out! Wait out in the hall!" The nurse yells as she pushes the emergency button. Aaron's out in the hall, just in total shock. He's mixed with anger and fear. He doesn't want to tell the others until he knows more about her condition. He's feeling like he's to blame for making her pull out a stitch.
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