Chapter 4

"I understand. We will be there as soon as possible. Give strict orders to touch nothing before we arrive." Agent Hotchner made his way to his team.

"We are heading to Ohio. Reid has been shot and Angel is missing. Wheels up in twenty."

Emily and JJ were at the hospital waiting for word on Spencer as Aaron, Derek and Rossi pulled up to the scene. The local sheriff's department were securing the perimeter.

"We did as you asked and touched nothing."

"Were was Dr Reid when you arrived?" Rossi asked.

"This way." The sheriff led them to the blood soaked ground where Spencer had been.

"Did he say anything when you arrived?" Aaron asked.

"He came to just before the medics loaded him into the ambulance and all he said was she is gone before he passed back out."

Derek made his way to Burk's body. He bent down looking at the wound.

"Hotch. Rossi. It is the signature fatal shot that took him out." Morgan stood up and looked around taking in all the clues of the scene. He noticed the blown over grass in the near by clearing.

"There was a helicopter here. That is how the unsub got in and out."

The men continued to look around when Aaron's phone rang. He answered and stepped away.

"There is something off here Rossi. How did he find her? We took all the necessary precautions." Morgan said shaking his head.

"That was JJ. Spencer is going to be fine. He isn't awake yet though." Aaron reported. Morgan and Rossi both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hotch, I don't get it. This unsub has never left a witness to the crime. Why now?" Morgan went back to Burk's body and looked at the fatal wound again.

"Why would the unsub take Angel with him instead of just killing her?" He then noticed the slight difference in the wound.

"Come take a look at this." Aaron and Rossi came over and bent down to look.

"See the angle on this? The wounds on the CEO's appeared to come from someone who was taller than the victims angled down. This wound is angled up suggesting that the shooter was shorter."

"The ground on the building was level as is the ground we are standing on now." Rossi added.

Hotch stood up. "It is a different shooter than the first. You think Angel is our unsub?" Aaron asked knowing Morgan could be right.

Everyone was pacing outside the ER waiting to hear Spencer had waken up. The guys shared their theory about Angel with JJ and Emily.

"Well this just proves that there are two unsubs. One male one female." Emily said.

"I studied the other similar cases. All of the shots were made at close range angled straight or down." Morgan stated.

"Why would she only just now be doing the killing?" Emily added.

"This was her first hit. She is perfecting her skills. It is like she is being trained to take over." Hotch answered.

"Great. Time to hand over the family business to the next generation." Emily mumbled.

Before the discussion could go any further the doctor came out to let the team know Spencer was awake.

Spencer took a sip from the straw sticking out of his cup. He was glad to see his team there for him.

"Are you ready to tell us what happened?" Hotch asked.

"I think so." He then went through the events leading up to shooting leaving out one little detail that in his mind had nothing to do with what happened. They didn't need to know that he had slept with her.

"She completely took me by surprise." Spencer said looking down and fumbling with the straw in his cup.

"She had us all fooled. She is in the wrong profession. She should be an actress. She would make a killing in Hollywood." Morgan said flatly.

Emily flashed a funny look at Morgan not finding his pun at all funny.

Spencer continued to evade eye contact with the others. He could only think of the events that led up to him being here in this hospital bed. Angel may have put on a good act but he saw the look in her eyes before she shot him. She showed a tiny bit of remorse before pulling the trigger. She didn't want to shoot him and he knew it.

"Garcia ran a full check on her. Angel Green is not her real name. She assumed the identity from a woman in Idaho that had passed away two years ago. There is not a record anywhere to identify who she really is." JJ said with a sigh.

"I guess we are stalled on this until something new arises." Hotch said.

Spencer began to heal quickly. He was released from the hospital after only a few days. He stayed behind with Garcia to work cases since he was not cleared to travel.

His thoughts were always distracted by the face of his only lover playing over and over in his mind. The usual counseling was in order and he hated having to do it. He played along and told the therapist just what she wanted to hear and never once divulged his secret. His feelings for Angel were intense. He knew that he would have to find some way to compartmentalize them or he would go nuts.

Penelope was slowly getting over Kevin. He left the bureau shortly after she turned down his proposal and she hadn't heard anything from him since then.

Aaron continued to date Beth and he seemed content with how things were going. Jack was even spending time alone with her so they could get to know each other. The other team members were still a bit unsure of her but they were making an effort to make her feel welcome.

Spencer was finally cleared to travel on cases. It had been a long two and a half months since the shooting. He was making his way up the steps to his apartment tired from the first case back full force and looking forward to some time to relax.

Once he reached the door he slid the key into the lock and opened it, flipped on the light and dropped his go bag to the floor. He shut and locked the door when a voice from behind surprised him causing the hair on his arms to stand straight on end.

"Welcome home Dr Reid." He turned to see Angel standing in his living room. His heart began to race and he blinked hard to make sure she was real.

She was wearing a black wig and colored contacts to darken her eyes. She was dressed in black and standing with her arms folded in front of her smiling evilly. Swallowing hard Spencer slowly reached for his gun with his shaking hand.

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