Chapter 8

Spencer awoke noticing he was in yet another new location. He sat up on the edge of the bed looking around. His head was pounding again.

As he stood up the hardwood floor creaked under his feet. He carefully opened the door to look outside it.

Kevin was standing next to the railing at of the top of the stairs.

"Hey Angel! Lover boy is awake." Kevin hollered down the stairs.

"Why did you have to drug me this time?" Spencer asked rubbing his head.

"Sorry Spencer but we still need to make sure that you still don't know where you are." Kevin shrugged.

The stairs began to crack and Spencer looked to see Angel coming up holding a glass of water.

"You could have just blindfolded me instead of drugging me." He said as she made her way up to him.

"Maybe we can do that for the trip home baby." Angel handed him some aspirin and the glass of water. Spencer quickly downed both.

"Why are we here?" He asked wiping the drip of water from his chin.

"We need to meet up with someone." Angel coyly answered. "Come with us and we will explain."

The house smelled old but was nicely furnished. It didn't look like it was lived in for more than short periods at a time. Looking out the windows Spencer saw that they were yet again in the middle of nowhere. There were fields all around for miles.

"What is this place to you?" Spencer asked Angel who was ahead of him.

"We own property everywhere. It helps us blend in and gives us a place to stay when needed." Angel smiled back to him.

He continued to follow Angel and Kevin to a back room on the first floor.

Upon stepping inside he saw Beth Clemmons tied to a chair with a gag over her mouth and little Jack Hotchner sitting on the floor next to her looking at a book not paying any attention to the others in the room.

"Angel? Why are they here?" Spencer asked nervously.

"Well honey, we have them here to offer your friend Agent Hotchner a deal." Angel answered.

Spencer rubbed his face and moved over to Jack and bent down in front of him.

"Jack? Are you alright buddy?" He asked.

Jack finally looked up from his book. "I'm fine Uncle Spencer." He answered then went back to his book.

Seeing Jack really was fine he stood back up and looked back at Angel and Kevin.

"We didn't hurt him at all." Kevin reassured.

Jack had always called him Uncle Spencer so that wasn't unusual. What was unusual is how calm and comfortable Jack seemed in his surroundings.

"Come on Spencer." Kevin motioned to him. "We need to get you out of sight before Aaron gets here."

Kevin and Angel led him to another room that looked like a small den on the other side of the house.

Once Spencer had Angel alone with him he went up to her and wrapped her in his arms and pulled her close.

"What is this all about Angel?" He asked knowing he wouldn't get a straight answer.

"We told you honey. We are offering Aaron a deal." She answered.

"Hotch doesn't do deals Angel." Spencer said sternly.

"So we have heard. The last time he refused to make a deal his wife ended up dead. We wonder if he will make that mistake again."

"Why did you bring me here for this? What do you expect from me?" Spencer knew there was something off about this situation.

"Just to stay out of sight and remain quiet." She then kissed him lightly on the neck and hugged him tighter. "Just remember, I love you Spencer no matter what."

"I love you too." He whispered back.

Aaron knew he was walking into a trap. He pushed the door to the old farmhouse open and stepped inside with his weapon drawn.

The only light inside was from the sun that streaked in through the closed blinds. The dust in the air danced around in swirls of the rays streaming in.

Breathing hard he stepped further into the house seeing that it had many rooms wondering who and what was waiting for him. Before he could get too far inside a noise startled him.

"Hello Agent Hotchner." A familiar voice spoke from one of the other rooms.

Turning toward the voice Aaron saw Angel emerge slowly through the door and into the room with him. She held her gun down to her side.

"I am here Angel. What do you want?" Sweat began to form around his brow.

"You don't need to point that gun at me Aaron. I have no plans to shoot you." She said as she stepped further into the room.

Aaron saw the round swell around her middle. He was a bit stunned even though they had profiled she was looking to have a child.

Her hair was down and flowing around her shoulders. She smiled up at him from under her eyelashes and his heart began to pound. He hadn't seen her since the night he put her on the motorcycle with Morgan. She placed her hand on her stomach and continued to smile. If he didn't know better he would think she really was an Angel standing there in front of him.

"So you were looking for a father for a baby." Aaron's voice quivered.

"An heir actually. Spencer is passing along some valuable genes." Angel giggled.

"Where is Reid?" Aaron asked warily.

"He's not your problem anymore Aaron." Angel sighed. "Come on Aaron, put down the gun." She cooed.

"Why would I do that?" He said hotly. The sweat was beginning to run down the sides of his face now.

"Because I know you would never harm me." She continued to step forward to the nervous looking Agent.

"What makes you so sure?"

"Because you like me don't you Aaron. Don't lie. I felt how you responded to me that night on the roof when you carried me down to the car. I also saw the way you looked at me while questioning me. You couldn't take your eyes off of me. And then there was the comment you made later at the bar about how you just knew you should have kept me with you in the first place. I saw that need you had to protect me."

Aaron lowered his gun once she was almost to him. He knew she was right. He had wanted her for himself from the first time she smiled at him in the coffee shop.

Angel reached up and ran her hand across his cheek wiping away some of the perspiration from his face. He closed his eyes enjoying the feel of her touch. He wanted to kiss her more than anything and then he remembered Jack.

Abruptly moving his face from her hand he stepped back.

"Where is Jack and Beth? I want to see them now." He demanded.

"They are just fine I promise. You will get to see them soon but first we need to finish our conversation." Angel's voice was still sweet and clam.

"What else is there to talk about Angel? I came here to get my son and I came alone just as I was instructed."

"Yes but there is that pesky little problem of weather or not you will leave us alone after this." Angel snickered.

"You know I can't do that." He quickly stated.

Spencer licked his lips repeatedly listening to the conversation in the other room. His heart was pounding wildly. He now understood why Aaron had been so short with him when he offered to go and get Angel from Morgan. He didn't know about the about the incident at the bar. Hotch wanted Angel.

Spencer continued to get angrier knowing she was practically offering herself to him. He looked around the room not sure what to do when he spotted a gun on one of the end tables next to a large chair in the corner. He quietly moved over and picked it up and checked to see if it was loaded and to his surprise it was.

"Aaron, what if I told you that you could have me if you choose to join us? Jack is already here so it would be easy for you to just leave right now." Angel softly said moving back closer to Aaron.

"Us?" Aaron asked.

"Yes. Me and my brother." Angel turned around causing Aaron to look up from Angel and back to the door of the room she came out of.

Kevin stepped out pushing Beth in front of him and holding a gun up under her chin.

Aaron shook his head in disbelief. "Kevin? I don't understand?"

"It was my job to pick out the perfect daddy for my dear sister's child. You were my first choice but then you started dating this one." Kevin sneered looking down at Beth.

Aaron saw the tears in Beth's eyes and then he looked back at Angel. He was struggling.

Angel slid up to him.

"Put down the gun Aaron." She purred. "I know that you want to be with me."

"I will put mine down if you put yours down." He countered.

Angel nodded and lifted up her gun and showed him she was putting it down and Aaron did the same. Once the guns were on the floor Angel kicked them out of their reach.

"I want to see Jack." Aaron demanded.

Kevin let out a loud sigh and called for Jack to come out of the room. Jack moved out and stood next to Kevin.

Aaron breathed a sigh of relief. "Jack. Are you alright?"

Jack just stood quietly and said nothing. His face seemed blank as if he didn't even know his own father.

"What did you do to him?" Aaron asked with a panicked tone.

"We didn't do anything to him. Angel answered. "So what's it going to be Aaron?"

Aaron looked at Jack then to Beth and finally back to Angel. He couldn't help himself. He didn't understand the power this woman seemed to have over him. He didn't care that the child she was carrying wasn't his. He still wanted her. He reached out and pulled Angel to him and buried his lips on hers.

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