I sat there holding this poor motherless boy in my arms for hours. I held him tight as he slept peacefully in my arms,
"Mamma?"
"No baby go back to sleep." He muttered and ok and put his head back down on my lap. I stroked his head and slowly let my head drift back against the dresser. I didn't dream. Not once. For once I was at peace, that is, until I was brutally awaken by someone pulling me up.
"GET UP!"
"What's going on?"
"Your stupid "team" is here."
"They're here?" A glimmer of hope was in my eyes, but it all went to hell in a heart beat when he pulled a gun out.
"NO!" Shots rang out and there was shouting and then everything went dark
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~24 hours earlier~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So we know her father has her and we know he's in the area."
"He couldn't have gotten far with an unconscious girl and a kid." Derek was pacing the room looking for something to do.
"What are the similarities? Where would he go? Check to see if he owns a house or an apartment or even a storage unit. Don't leave anything unchecked. Go back to the last five years. I want every bit of information on this guy as possible." Hotch was going around giving orders and Reid sat there unsure of what to do.
Michelle sat there in her old room holding Kyle and singing to him,
"You have a pretty voice."
"Thank you."
"What's gonna happen to me? Mommy's not coming back is she?" I looked at the poor boy and my heart broke. What was I to tell him? The truth was too horrible, but I couldn't lie.
"No, I'm so sorry hunny." I hel him tight to me as a few silent tears fell down his face.
"Mommy said you sing for living with a superstar." I smiled at the little kid,
"Yeah I do. And you know what? When we get out of this you can come live me and my superstar friend. How's that' sound?" What?
"Really?" Yes, really? Have you ever raised a kid before! And are you even gonna get out of this?
"Well of course sweetheart. I'm not letting you go into the system. No way, you're stickin with me kid." He smiled and hugged me again,
"Thanks Michelle."
"Do we have their location?"
"I'm workin on it."
"Work faster baby girl."
"Got it! There at 2345 East Lane Street!"
"That's her old house; he's going back to where it all started. Come on!" They ran out the door with Morgan and Reid in front. They loaded into the cars and took off,
"You know where were going?"
"Yeah I remember the way." They sped down the street and arrived at the house in no time. They unloaded and just as they were about to enter the house there were shots. Morgan and Reid busted in with the others screaming for them to come back. They reached the top of the stairs and ran into her old room to find Michelle lying on the floor with a bleeding stomach and the kid holding the gun at her father. The boy had tears in his eyes,
"Kyle, give me the gun."
"H-he killed my mom! H-he shot Michelle!"
"I know kid, and believe you and me I wanna kill this scum bag too, but would that make me any better than him? Come on Kyle, give me the gun." Slowly he handed it over and he cuffed her twisted man of a father. He saw Reid picking Michelle up and He walked him and the kid out.
"That was stupid Morgan."
"I know Hotch but right now, I don't care. They're safe and he's going to prison. For years she's had these nightmares and now they can finally end." They took her to a hospital and they removed the bullet from her abdomen. Now peace was finally in the air.
