Accomplice

They'd just arrived at the hospital after interviewing and handing Armistead over to the local police to do what they wanted with him. They'd also been relieved to hear that the police had found and arrested the registrar. Dave shook his head at the fact that the registrar had been involved.

Mark had confessed everything. He'd confessed about how one of his old agents had informed him of Hotch and Reid's relationship and how the higher ups had judged they should keep their jobs. It had got under his skin but he hadn't planned to do anything until his sister had told him they'd booked with the registry she worked at to have their wedding there. Being told they still weren't going to lose their jobs like he and Donny had he'd decided to send the FBI a message and begun to organise with his sister to shoot Aaron, hopefully dead, at the wedding. All she had to was inform him of the date and room they were getting married in which she did. He'd felt so lucky when it turned out she'd been the one picked to marry them.

"How do you think he's going to take that it was Mark Armistead?" Derek asked worried. They'd all supported him when he came out about his relationship with Donald Harrison and believed that their subsequent dismissal was incredibly unfair. Little did he know at the time Aaron also had feelings for men as well as women.

"I honestly don't know," Dave answered shaking his head. He knew it was what had happened to Armistead that had made Aaron realise he had feelings for Spencer five years ago and finally give in to them and kiss him that night before he was kidnapped. "My only hope is that maybe he doesn't remember what happened with Armistead. After all it all came out shortly before Daniel kidnapped him."

He nodded. Though Aaron had regained most of his memories there were a couple of missing gaps. They just prayed what had happened to Armistead was one of those gaps. He'd come to terms that there were parts of his memory that might never come back.

"Well we'd better go in. He's probably already wondering where we are," Derek answered patting his arm.

Dave nodded and they got out of the car heading into the hospital. When they got into the reception desk they were told which ward to head to and then led to Aaron's hospital room.

They smiled seeing Maggie on the bed with her father, Spencer in the chair beside him and Jack stood beside him while the other members of the team were standing at the foot of the bed. They were glad the family was close together. JJ had informed them of his condition and he'd need them and his family more than ever while he recovered.

When Aaron saw them after shifting ever so gently onto his back again so he wouldn't hurt his back too much he smiled up at them. He was so relieved to see them in one piece. He'd worried they'd been shot too.

"There you are," he smiled causing them to smile back. "Where were you?"

"At the station. We apprehended the man who shot you and he's currently in custody," Dave answered gently.

"Who shot me?" he answered nervously.

"Do you remember a man called Mark Armistead?" Dave replied concerned.

Aaron tried really hard even furrowing his brow to remember but the name didn't even ring a bell. Had he known this person? Was the name meant to be familiar? "I'm sorry no," he answered shaking his head. "Why?"

"He's the man who shot you," he answered gently while the rest of the team looked at him shocked. They all remembered the former agent and had even supported him at the time of his dismissal. "He was Unit Chief of a team in white collar crime. Five years ago it came out that he was having a relationship with his subordinate Agent Donald Harrison. They were both immediately dismissed from the Bureau."

"That's not fair," he answered a little upset.

"Neither is it fair of him to shoot you," Spencer answered defensively.

"Why did he shoot me? How did he know about the wedding?" Aaron replied furrowing his brow.

"He shot you to send a message to the FBI. He won't admit but I believe the real reason was jealousy..."

"Because Spencer and I got to keep our jobs," he answered looking down.

"Aaron, you have nothing to feel guilty about. You didn't make the decision for them to lose their jobs. It was the Bureau. Thankfully they learned their mistake and made the right decision when you and Spencer came out. Otherwise they'd have lost two of their finest agents. You have absolutely nothing to feel guilty about."

He nodded. "How did he know about the wedding? How did he know where to find us?"

"Aaron, that doesn't matter. All that matters is that he and his accomplice are in custody."

"His accomplice?"

Dave looked down wishing he hadn't just mentioned he'd had an accomplice then looked back up answering, "His sister was your registrar."

Aaron and Spencer's eyes opened wide in shock. Their own registrar had been involved in orchestrating Aaron's attempted murder. A woman they'd trusted for a few months now in arranging their wedding and all this time she'd been arranging his murder.

Aaron's heart started beating a little faster and Spencer quickly grabbed Aaron's hand while Jessica picked up Jack. "Aaron, please, please calm down. They're both in custody. They can't get to you now. You need to calm down or you'll do yourself damage."

Aaron slowly took in deep breaths in and out in and out noticing the looks of fear and worry on his family's faces. He hadn't meant to scare them but hearing their registrar had been involved he felt betrayed.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," he said quietly once he'd regained his breath.

"Aaron, we know just keep calm and relax. All that matters now is for you to get better and you're not going to get better by working yourself up. Everything's going to be alright. There's nothing for you to worry about."

He nodded and they soon heard the clicking of Garcia's heels enter the room. They all looked to her expectedly and smiled when she saw her smiling.

"My fine, furry friends mark tomorrow morning in your diaries because we will be attending a wedding. The chief of staff has told me he'll marry you two himself in gratitude for all you do for this country and assured me he is in the authority to do so," she smiled at the two lovers.

"Thank you, Penelope," they smiled at her.

"Nothing too small for my family. Also he's agreed to let you all stay here on one condition. That when school starts up again on Monday that Jack stays with one of us as not to disrupt the usual running of the hospital.."

They nodded and Jack himself answered, "Understandable. Thanks Auntie Penelope so much for what you've done for my dads, my sister and me."

"Anytime, my young Captain America. Like I just told your fathers nothing's too small for my family."

He smiled up at her especially at the nickname she'd been calling him ever since he became a teenager. It made him feel more grown up.