Chapter 27
*at the house*
Derek POV
Derek: *opening the door* hey, come on in
Trent: *walking in* hey
Derek: thanks for coming by
Trent: no problem…what's up?
Derek: Cat
Trent: is she ok? Do we need to go to the hospital?
Derek: she hasn't woken up yet but she's doing ok
Trent: ok…then why am I here? *looking confused*
Derek: because *hands him a beer* you're the only one on the team besides me that was involved with Cat intimately
Trent: ok…I still don't understand why I'm here…I thought we squashed that
Derek: we did…but I know you that you know Cat well enough to know when she's hiding something
Trent: is this about that Javier guy?
Derek: yea…I find it hard to believe that Cat would admit to the engagement but not to eloping
Trent: well with a guy like Javier…would you blame her?
Derek: no, but something doesn't sit right with me
Trent: you think he's lying?
Derek: I don't know *sighs* she did tell me the part about her and Javier sharing several investments
Trent: but you think she kept the marriage a secret?
Derek: my heart tells me that he's lying but my mind has me thinking about the kind of guy he is
Fran: DEREK! Can you come in here?
Derek: coming
*him and Trent head to the living room*
Derek: what's wrong Ma?
Fran: look *turns up the TV*
TV reporter: we're coming to you live from the state prison where Javier Wilson was serving time for the assault, rape and attempted murder of ex, Catalina Williams. According to local police, Wilson escaped a few days ago but his escape had been covered up by two guards that he had bribed. It wasn't until today that two other guards noticed that Wilson was missing. We are told that he was last seen a few days ago at the hospital where Ms. Williams is currently staying. Police are not sure on the possible whereabouts of Wilson but they are sure that he is armed and dangerous and they are advising people to be on the lookout for him. If you spot Wilson, please call the tip line immediately. We'll continue to update you on this story.
Fran: *changes the channel* oh my gosh
Trent: what's that smell?
Derek: *sniffing* GRAB THE BABIES! GET OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW!
*Trent, Maria and Fran grab the babies, Derek picks up Des and grabs Sarah's hand…they all run out the house and across the street…the moment they get across the street, the house blows up*
Des: what the hell was that?
Derek: Javier…he's going to stop at nothing to get Cat all to himself
Maria: and he would harm my grandbabies?!
Derek: *on the phone* Hotch…I need your help
Hotch: what's wrong?
Derek: Javier just tried to blow up the house while we were in it
Hotch: is everyone ok?
Derek: yea, we all made it across the street before it blew up
Hotch: and you're sure Javier is behind this
Derek: yea…who else would plant a bomb in a place that me and Trent were in at the same time
Hotch: Trent's there?
Derek: yea, I asked him to come over so we could talk
Hotch: *sighs* don't go anywhere…I'll call the team and we'll be over as soon as possible
Derek: ok…I gotta go…the police and fire department just got here *hangs up*
Police officer: *walking up to them* excuse me…can you tell me whose house this is?
Derek: it's mine
P.O.: *looking at the women and babies behind him* oh, I'm sorry to hear that…do you know what may have caused this
Derek: …*clenches his jaw* Javier Wilson
P.O.: the guy who escaped from prison?
Derek: *nods* he's trying to get rid of me so he can take my wife
P.O.: he did this while all of you were in the house?
Derek: yea, my friend *points to Trent* smelled gas and we grabbed the babies and took off running out of the house
P.O.: well I'm you all are ok…but I'm going to need you to come down to the station and give an official statement
Derek: ok
Emily: *running up with the rest of the team* what the hell happened?
Trent: *handing Cataleya to Des* Javier tried to kill us
Garcia: you guys were in the house?
Derek: yea…*grabs her into a side hug* but we're fine Baby Girl…all of us got out before the house exploded
Hotch: lets get you and your family to the BAU…we'll decide what our next move will be when we get there
*everyone nods and crams into the SUVs*
*at the BAU*
Derek: Hotch, what am I going to do?
Hotch: for now…we'll place your family under witness protection…you and Trent may need to go with them just in case
Derek: Hotch, I can't do that…Catalina is my wife…what if she wakes up and I'm not there
Hotch: I know…but right now we're dealing with a man that doesn't want anyone else to have Cat and that includes your whole family
Derek: *sighs* I know
Hotch: look, I know this is hard but it's only for your protection…now there will be two bullet proof vans coming to get you, Trent and your family and they'll take you to a hotel…you'll be under surveillance 24/7 and if you need to leave the hotel for any reason they'll escort you…now I'll need your gun and credentials until this mess is over
Derek: *hands his gun and credentials over* when you find him…promise me that you'll punch the shit out of him
Hotch: *shakes his hand* ok…I'm going to give you a few minutes with the team while I inform Trent on the plan
Derek: ok *heads out to the bull pen* so we have to go into hiding for a while
Garcia: *hugging him* Hot Stuff
Derek: *hugging back* I know Baby Girl
Emily: do you know where you're going?
Derek: we're going to be in the area…but I'm not sure if you'll be able to contact us
Hotch: *walking into the bull pen with Trent* probably not…lets wrap this up…the vans are here
*the team says their goodbyes to Trent and Derek and assures them that they'll get Javier*
*a few days later in the hotel*
Security: *walking in the room* Mr. Morgan can I speak with you for a moment
Derek: sure *follows him to the hallway*
Security: we just got word that Catalina as awake…now we can take two of you to go see her
Derek: ok, I'll let Maria know
Security: ok
*at the hospital, Cat's room*
Cat POV
Derek: Cat, baby *rushes to grab her hand*
Cat: Derek? What happened? *looking around*
Derek: *sighs* there was an incident at the wedding
Cat: *panicking* what happened?
Maria: *sighs* Baby, you were shot
Cat: by who?
Derek: you don't remember anything from the reception?
Cat: the last thing I remember was me, Sarah, Des and JJ standing on the balcony and looking up at the fireworks…next thing we know…there were these people in all black and wearing masks that came out of nowhere…I remember hearing a booming sound that was louder than the fireworks, then everything went black
Derek: you didn't see their faces?
Cat: no…who were they?
Derek: *sighs* we don't know
Cat: Derek, don't lie to me
Maria: *catching on* Baby, he's not lying
Derek: can I ask you something?
Cat: yea…of course
Derek: how involved were you with Javier?
Cat: *confused* excuse me?
Derek: don't get me wrong…I trust you 100 percent...but I need to everything that went on between you two
Cat: did he do this?
Derek: no, but I still need you to answer that question…*grabs her hand* please
Cat: *sighs* I told you about the investments that he and I made together…and I told you that we dated and that we were engaged…*looks down* a year into the engagement…we went to Rio, and we eloped
Maria: CATALINA!
Cat: I know…we stayed in Rio for about a year…right before we moved back to Miami, I suffered a miscarriage…I felt so guilty that I had lost his child and I filed for divorce…the reason the divorce took a while was because we shared investments and other assets
Derek: you were pregnant with his child?
Cat: yea…but our divorce has been finalized for a little over two years…it was finalized about week before you all came down to help with the case
Derek: why didn't you tell me this?
Cat: because I was ashamed of the way I had acted then…and I didn't want anyone to know about it
Maria: Catalina *in tears, walks over and hugs her* you shouldn't be ashamed…that man took advantage of you…*looks over at Derek* Derek, come over here
Derek: *walks over to Cat* yes ma'am
Maria: *takes Cat's hand and places it in Derek's* look you two…the both of you have had moments that you aren't proud of…but I know that these moments are nothing compared to the amount of love you have for each other
Derek: I know *leans in to hug and kiss Cat* I love you Baby
Cat: I love you too
*up next, the team buckles down and focusing on finding Javier, Cat tells Derek everything about her life after college and before joining Miami PD…as always…this is my first Criminal Minds story…reviews and ideas are welcomed…thank you to all of those that continue to support*