Everyone sped to a halt outside the house and, on Dave's silent signals, half of them went around back. They could hear a guy screaming inside the house and could hear a lot of shouting. They burst through the front and back doors at the same time and started shouting FBI as they all swarmed in. Whilst half of SWAT swarmed upstairs, hearing most noise coming from downstairs in the basement, they all hurried downstairs. They heard the guys screams end.
Just as he was pulling the pole out of Will, Tony froze in terror as he heard the noises upstairs and the shouts of FBI. He had just finished pulling the pole out of Will when Dave, J.J, detectives and SWAT swarmed down into the basement to meet a horrifying sight of Will on his knees with his pants and underpants down around his ankles and Tony standing with a pole covered in blood and filth.
"FBI! FREEZE! YOUR UNDER ARREST!"
Tony and the others didn't know what to do and simply froze as Dave and the others rushed up and placed them under arrest. The 3 men simply let go of Will, still with his clothes down around his ankles. Will simply collapsed onto the cement floor curled up into a ball. Feeling so sorry for the guy, Toby, Mike and Andy went to rush to help him.
"FREEZE!"
"Are you Agent David Rossi, the guy I called?"
"Yeah that's me! Are you Toby?"
"Yeah, please just let us help Will to his feet and pull up his pants! Then please can you help the guys out of here?"
"YOU CALLED FBI TOBY? YOU TRAITOR!" Tony, Gary, Eric and Thomas were dragged out of the room in handcuffs.
"YOU'RE A MONSTER TONY! WE HATE YOU! Please Agent Rossi, just let us pull the guys clothes up?"
"Go ahead. Let them guys. You guys go help the other 3."
"Their wearing their own handcuffs if that helps Agent Rossi!" Toby, Mike and Andy rushed to Will, helped him up and helped him pull up his underpants and pants and do back up the pants and belt.
"We don't have keys Agent Rossi, but please help us get Will and the guys out? We're so sorry guys. Please Agent Rossi?"
"GET EMT'S DOWN HERE NOW WOODS! We'll help them Toby, don't worry. We all have spare master keys to the handcuffs."
They all saw Matt, Hotch and Morgan, still chained up by their hands, visibly collapse against their chained hands. J.J rushed to Will's side as Dave, Alex and Spencer rushed to undo the other guys handcuffs. As Dave undid Aaron's handcuffs, Aaron visibly collapsed against Dave and collapsed into his arms. As he did so, Spencer, standing behind the men happened to look down and saw a few spots of blood at the seat of Hotch's pants. He saw the same on the seat of Matt's pants and the same on the seat of Morgan's pants. Aaron felt he couldn't stand up any longer and just wanted to lie down and give in to the pain.
As Alex undid Matt's handcuffs, the guy collapsed against Alex, relieved to be free and also in pain and about to collapse.
"Rossi! Their bleeding!" Spencer pointed to their backsides before hurrying around to in front of Morgan and undoing the guy's handcuffs. Morgan, in pain and relieved to be free, collapsed against Spencer.
Aaron put his arms around his best friend, so glad to see him and so relieved to finally be rescued. He didn't care about the pain in his arms and hands and shoulders, the pain all across his back, the pain in his stomach, the pain in his legs and even the pain and fire in his backside. He was just so relieved to finally see Dave and the guys and to be rescued. As Dave instinctively put his own arms around Aaron in a hug and to start helping the guy move away towards the EMT's rushing down the stairs, Aaron winced in pain as Dave's arms and hands came into contact with all the welts and bruises on his back from where Tony's belt had been hitting his back. Dave noticed Aaron's wincing in pain.
"You okay Aaron?"
"Yeah just get us the hell out of here Dave, please!"
As Dave went to help Aaron walk towards the EMT's, Aaron, in extreme pain in his backside and legs collapsed against Dave. Detective Woods rushed to the other side of the guy and helped hold him up. As his and Dave's hands came into contact with Aaron's back, Aaron kept wincing in extreme pain as they helped the guy walk towards the 2 waiting EMT's for him.
Meanwhile J.J and Detective Spike, along with Toby's help, helped half drag Will, unable to walk and in extreme pain to a waiting gurney.
Mike helped Alex move Matt towards the EMT's waiting for him. Matt was in so much pain he too couldn't walk and Mike and Alex had to half drag the man to his gurney. Andy rushed to help Spencer with Morgan and he too was in so much pain, he had to be half dragged to his gurney. All of them noticed how as they helped the 4 men, all the men were wincing in pain as their helpers arms came into contact with their backs and they could only imagine the pain the men were all in.
As Dave and Woods helped Aaron lie on his gurney, Aaron gasped and winced in pain as his back and backside came into contact with the gurney. Aaron felt like his back was on fire and felt like his backside was the same as he lay on the gurney. Dave knew how high Aaron's threshold for pain was and so knew the guy must be in extreme pain to show any sign of pain and could only imagine how much pain Aaron was in.
The others all noticed the same as they helped Matt, Morgan and Will lie on their own gurneys. Will simply collapsed onto his gurney, still barely able to move.
"Toby?" Hotch lifted his head to look at the man helping Will lie down on his gurney "Thank you. And thanks Mike, you too Andy. Dave, don't arrest them. Give them protection and immunity please, especially Toby, he did call you. I gave him your number but he had the guts to make the call. Thank you Toby!"
"Your welcome Hotch. We just wanted to help you guys!"
"And you did, more than you'll know. Unlike Tony, you guys clearly have a heart so thank you."
"Yeah thanks Toby. Thanks guys." Will lifted his head off his gurney and looked straight at Toby.
"Thanks Toby. Thanks guys. You did save our lives." Matt lifted his head and looked over towards Toby and the other 2 men.
"Thanks man! Thanks guys. Matt's right, you did save our lives!" Morgan lifted his own head to look straight at Toby and the other 2 "Rossi man, I agree with Hotch, give these guys a break. Toby here is our hero."
"Yeah Dave, Toby's our hero. I agree with Aaron, give him and the other 2 immunity and protect them from Toby."
"Yeah Dave, give Toby and the guys immunity and protection please? Toby is the hero here."
"Sure guys. Detective Woods, would you at least take Toby, Mike and Andy here into protective custody. As witnesses not suspects. Get their statements but take care of them and keep them safe and protected okay? Do what you like to the others but look after these 3 guys for us?"
"Sure Agent Rossi, guys if you'd like to follow me and Detective Smith?"
"Good luck guys and I'm glad I could do something to help you guys."
"Toby you did more than you'll ever know and all 4 of us are so thankful to you. You 3 will be okay. And Dave, that money Tony got was from all 6 of the guys wages. Can you sort it out so that maybe Toby, Andy and Mike here get all their money back they earned themselves doing real jobs and working hard?"
"Sure Aaron, I'll get it fixed up, Garcia can help me. Reminds me I'd best call her. She'll wanna come running to the hospital. Detectives, could one of you give our tech analyst a lift to the hospital and meet us there? She'll be worried sick."
"Sure Agent Rossi, you know we all really like her already. She's great!"
"Yeah that's my baby girl! Rossi man can we get the hell out of here now?"
"Guys? We ready?" Dave turned towards all the EMT's attending to the 4 men.
"Yeah we're ready to leave. We're taking you guys to Kansas City General. Got docs and nurses on standby waiting to receive you guys. One of you guys can each come with each of us."
"Alex, you go with Matt, I'll go with you Aaron, J.J will obviously go with Will and Spencer, you go with Morgan."
"Sure Dave, how you doing Matt?"
"Put it this way Alex, I'm not sure where doesn't hurt on me!"
"Er Detective Woods, could maybe you and Detective Anderson go by the hotel we were staying in and pick up our go bags?"
"Sure. We get why you, J.J, Alex and Spencer would want your go bags, but Hotch, Matt, Will and Morgan will be in hospital gowns…."
"They so need showers detective! And clean clothes. Sorry Aaron , but you guys do smell of urine!"
"We had no choice Dave, when you gotta go, you gotta go and they were making us drink a lot of water. Plus we have been here for about 12 hours."
"It's past 12 hours now that you've been in this basement. You guys probably got here at 11, and it's almost half 11 now…let's go guys…"
With the help of Dave, J.J, Spencer, Alex, the remaining detectives, and the guys from SWAT, the 4 guys on the gurneys were carried up the basement steps and out of the house and into the waiting ambulances.
"Dave I know it's almost midnight, but I so need to hear his voice and tell him I'm okay."
"Leave the sirens off guys. Aaron wants to call his son okay?"
"Sure, no problem Agent Rossi."
As the ambulance started off towards the hospital, Dave handed Aaron his cell phone and Aaron dialled Jess's main line house number.
"Hello?" A very sleepy Sean answered the phone.
"Hey bro. Can you go wake up Jack?"
"Aaron? That you bro?"
"Yeah, we've just been rescued. Don't tell Jack it's me on the phone, but just go wake him up will you so that I can surprise him?"
"You okay bro?"
"I will be. Pretty beaten up but I'm okay. On the way to the hospital now. But I so need to talk to Jack. Just don't tell him it's me. Tell him it's Dave with an update…."
"Sure bro! Oh my god! I'm so glad your okay!"
"So am I Sean!"
"Hang on a sec….both the boys are upstairs sleeping with Jess in her bed. They were both so worried and upset but hang on…"
Sean ran upstairs and into Jess's room, turning on the light and waking up Jess.
"Hey Jack, phone call for you…."
"Sean it's almost midnight. Who can be calling at this time?"
"Dave, with an update…Jack buddy wake up. Dave wants to talk to you…"
"Uncle Dave on the phone?" Jack sat up in bed and took the phone.
"Uncle Dave, have you found dad yet?"
"Hey buddy! It's dad!"
"DAD! IT'S REALLY YOU?"
"Yeah buddy, it's me. And I and the guys have just been rescued."
"AUNT JESS! UNCLE SEAN! IT'S DAD! HENRY DUDE! WAKE UP! DAD'S OKAY AND ON THE PHONE!"
"He's okay? What about my dad?"
"Tell Aunt Jess to call J.J's cell, she's with Will now in his own ambulance. We're all on the way to the hospital now."
"Aunt Jess, can you help Henry call Aunt J.J on her cell? Your mom is with your dad Henry. He's okay too and all the guys are on the way to the hospital. So your okay dad?"
"I will be buddy. I'm a little beaten up but I'll be okay."
"Beaten up? Did the bad guy hit you dad?"
"Yeah but he had our hands chained above our heads so we couldn't fight back or defend ourselves but it's only a few bruises so I'll be okay."
"Are you sure dad? That you will be okay?"
"I'm sure buddy. Just might have to spend a few days in the hospital getting better but I'll be okay, then we'll be on our way home."
"Aunt Jess! Dad's okay!"
"That's brilliant news Jack, I'm so pleased. I'll talk to your dad in a minute okay after you guys have finished."
"Okay. So after you guys get out of the hospital, your definitely coming home dad?"
"Yeah buddy and I can't wait to see you."
"I can't wait to see you again dad. You had me real worried and scared. I had to fall asleep in Aunt Jess's bed even though I'm a big boy at 10."
"That's okay buddy. I'm sorry I scared you. Did falling asleep in Aunt Jess's bed help you feel better buddy?"
"Yeah it helped Henry feel better too. He's also here in Aunt Jess's bed. He too was real scared."
"I'm glad you guys felt better for sleeping in Aunt Jess's bed. It doesn't matter that your 10 buddy. If it made you feel better and helped you then it's still okay. She is your aunt and you were scared for me. I still remember you sleeping in my bed with me every night for months after mom died and it made you feel safer and better then and sometimes you still get scared by thunderstorms and have to sleep in my bed with me but your scared and if sleeping in my bed helps then your always welcome anytime. No matter how old you get buddy, you'll always be my little boy!"
"Dad I'm 10, I'm not a little boy anymore! I'm a big boy!"
"I know that buddy but to me you'll always be my little boy. So are you happy now?"
"Yeah so happy dad! I'm so happy your okay! Uncle Dave kept his promise!"
"And what promise was that buddy?"
"That he and the team would find you guys and rescue you. He's already promised he'll bring you home to me and Henry's dad home to him and a promise is promise and like you dad, he's never broken a promise he's made to me. He said that every time you guys went away on a case he and the whole team always make a promise that they'll bring you back home safe to me."
"Really buddy?"
"Yeah he told me himself when he called to tell me about you guys being missing just before we had dinner. Reminds me, I'm hungry again. Aunt Jess can we have ice cream now?"
"Jack buddy, it's midnight!"
"I don't care Aunt Jess, we so need to celebrate!"
"I'm gonna go raid the freezer, I'm sure I saw a couple of new tubs of cookie dough in there…"
"Hear that dad? We're eating cookie dough at midnight!"
"Buddy, it's midnight, not dinner time…"
"But I wanna celebrate!"
"Fair enough, tell Aunt Jess I said it's okay…and maybe you guys could celebrate with soda too."
"Aunt Jess, dad said we could celebrate with ice cream and soda now….said it was okay…and Uncle Sean has already gone downstairs to find the ice cream."
"Why not? We do need to celebrate buddy."
"Thanks Aunt Jess! I'm so happy your okay dad!"
"Me too buddy, me too. How about you let me talk to Jess and you go down and make sure Sean isn't eating all the ice cream?"
"Okay. And dad?"
"Yeah buddy?"
"I love you so much."
"I love you buddy more than you could ever know…"
"Bye dad!"
"Bye buddy!"
"Aunt Jess, dad wants to talk to you. I gotta go pee then make sure Uncle Sean isn't eating all the ice cream."
"I'll be down in a minute Jack. I want ice cream too. Tell Uncle Sean there's a bottle of soda in the fridge okay?"
"Okay."
"Hey Aaron. So you really okay?"
"Hi Jess, yeah I will be. I'm pretty beaten up and in pain but I'll be okay."
"How badly did this guy beat you up?"
"My back is killing me from all the times he hit me on the back with the belt, my stomach hurts from his punches, my legs hurt from being whacked from behind with a belt and a metal pole. He punched me where it hurts the most, my arms, shoulders and hands hurt from where he kept our hands chained above our heads. But me, Will, Matt and Morgan are all the same and all got the same beatings and injuries but we'll be fine."
"Oh my god! He hit you where it hurts the most?"
"Yeah that's all I'll say about that bit."
"He really was nasty then if he hit you so much? And a belt? And a metal pole?"
"Yeah he hit us all over our backs with a belt. My back's on fire Jess just lying down. He hit us on the backs of our legs with a belt and then a little while earlier with a metal pole. Hit us with the pole behind our knees. Not sure if I can stand up just yet cos my legs hurt."
"Oh my god Aaron! Are you sure you're gonna be okay? I know you, you got a high threshold for pain and it takes a lot for you to have any pain."
"I'm sure I'll be okay Jess. Need a few days rest I think, but we all will. But once I'm healed up, I'll be fine. I just need to recover from what that guy did."
"Are you sure that's all Aaron? I know you too well, even over the phone, and I know there's something else you aren't telling me."
"Why wouldn't I tell you everything Jess? I'm fine, at least I will be. But one things for sure, I do feel real dirty and I smell bad but all 4 of us do. But we were chained up. But now our pants are still wet and we do smell. I so need a shower and clean clothes!"
"You mean you, the great Aaron Hotchner, had to pee his pants?"
"Yeah we all had to twice in there. But when you gotta go, you gotta go. But we had our hands chained above our head and we couldn't move or use a bathroom. We all hated it and so can't wait to get clean now!"
"Agents, we're here…..sorry Agent Hotchner, but you can call anyone back after the docs have finished looking at you."
"Hear that Jess, I gotta go now but I'll call you guys back in the morning okay? Promise. But I am sorry for worrying you guys Jess and I so can't wait to see you guys again."
"I'm just so glad you're okay Aaron and we can't wait to see you either."
"I know I don't say this much Jess, but thanks for everything. And I do love you sis!"
"You never have to thank me Aaron but your welcome and I do love you bro!"
"Tell Sean I said I love him too! And not to make the boys sick with ice cream!"
"Sure speak to you in the morning Aaron, but I'm so glad your okay."
"Thanks Jess. Bye!"
"Bye Aaron!"
The ambulance doors were opened a couple of doctor and a couple of nurses stood there.
"Hi, welcome to Kansas City General. I'm Dr Martin. What do we have guys?"
"This is Agent Aaron Hotchner, FBI, he's just been rescued. He's been chained up by his hands and badly beaten."
"Let's get him inside and start assessing."
"We've put a line in him and started fluids but we were holding off on pain relief til you decided on his condition as we didn't wanna risk anything."
"Good call guys, okay let's get him inside. Welcome to Kansas City General Agent Hotchner. Who are you? Are you family?"
"Like family. I'm part of his BAU team and I'm his best friend. I'm FBI Agent David Rossi."
"The others are in the rigs right behind us doc."
"Greg, you take the next one! Pete, you take the 3rd, Shane you take the last one. I'll be in Trauma 1!"
The docs and nurses, with the EMT's and Dave, rushed Aaron on his gurney into the hospital and to trauma room 1.
"Okay let's get his clothes off so we can start assessing. Agent Hotchner, where does it hurt?"
"Back, stomach, back of my legs, crotch, arms, hands, shoulders and er…backside…."
"Doc he and the others were all….er…sodomised with a metal pole…..they all had blood in the backs of their pants…"
"Oh right. We'll take care of it Agent Rossi, thanks though.
As the nurses cut off Aaron's shirt and undershirt, Dave was shocked to see so many bruises on Aaron's stomach and when he saw Aaron's back he was horrified. There were red belt marks all over his back and his back looked red raw.
"Doctor his back…."
"That does look painful Agent Hotchner, is that a belt they used?"
"Yeah, they hit the backs of my knees with the belt and then with a metal pole so my legs hurt too."
"Let's get his pants off and get a catheter into him Tina."
"Yes doctor."
After putting on a gown onto his top half, the nurses moved to undress his bottom half.
"Doctor not only does he smell strongly of urine but his pants are still wet…"
"When was the last time you urinated Agent Hotchner?"
"About 10pm? But I really had to go. We all did. They were giving us quite a bit of water to drink."
"Okay, thanks, get a catheter into him anyway Tina."
As the nurses undid and pulled off Aaron's pants and underpants, suddenly having flashbacks of the assaults and being violated with the pole, Aaron started to struggle and fight back.
"Please Agent Hotchner, we're only trying to help you. What is it?"
"Aaron what's wrong?"
"Don't let them Dave, please."
"Don't let them do what?"
"Take them off."
"Why? They only wanna help you and they need to…"
"They hurt me when they took them off before Dave…."
"Who? Tony?"
"Not just Tony. Eric too. He er…hurt me and er…assaulted me. Did the same to Morgan. Gary did the same to Matt and Will. Then when Tony pulled my pants down he really hurt me with that pole. Don't let them take my pants off Dave, please?"
"We promise we won't hurt you Agent Hotchner. We just want to help you, honest. We're not them. And plus I'd need to examine your genitals and anus for injuries they caused you."
"Stay the hell away from my backside!"
The doc looked at Dave for help.
"Aaron, he's not them, he's only trying to help you and he does need to examine you down there, both ends."
"I'm not gay Dave. I'm straight honest!"
"I know you are Aaron, don't worry. Will you let them take your pants off if I hold your hand and stay right here beside you? You don't have to think about anything, just look at me the whole time…"
"Sure, sorry guys. Flashbacks. Those bastards…."
"Go ahead Tina…."
Tina pulled off Aaron's pants and underpants.
"Dr Ross, there's blood not only in the back of his pants but quite a bit in his uuderwear too….." She showed the doc Aaron's clothes.
"Agent Hotchner I need to ask, how big was the pole?"
"Felt big and I guess from what I saw of it probably at least an inch wide, dunno how much he put inside me. But he then used the same pole on the others without cleaning it. But my backside really hurts doc."
"Don't worry, we'll take care of you Agent Hotchner."
"Agent Hotchner, is it okay if I insert the catheter? I don't want to spook you or scare you again."
"Sure go ahead nurse. I am sorry about earlier by the way."
"That's okay Agent Hotchner, I just thought I'd warn you and ask your permission before I inserted your catheter to make sure you were comfortable with me doing it."
"Sure, and thanks for that. Appreciate it."
Aaron then endured the uncomfortable experience of having a catheter inserted into his bladder.
"I am sorry to have to tell you now Agent Hotchner but although you say you weren't penetrated by anything other than a pole, I'll still have to do a version of a rape exam on you to assess the damage and injuries to your anus but I'll finish the rest of my assessments first and if you'd rather I can have a male nurse assist me and not have any women in the room."
"Thanks doc, might be best. Can Dave stay though?"
"Sure he can. Now I'll want to send you for a couple of scans after I'm done to assess for any possible internal damage but I'm just gonna give you a quick ultrasound scan to your abdomen to check where the guy was punching you okay? Because of what you've told us and your flashback just now, anything I'll do from now on, I'll explain and check its okay with you first and I won't do anything your not comfortable with okay Agent Hotchner?"
"Sure, and thanks doc. Appreciate it."
The doctor gave his abdomen a ultrasound scan but couldn't find any internal bleeding.
"You seem to be lucky Agent Hotchner, nothing more than bruises to your abdomen but I'll still get scans and x rays. How are your hands, arms and shoulders?"
"They still hurt, and I'm starting to get the full feeling back in my hands. Was starting to lose a bit of feeling in my hands in the handcuffs."
"I'll get them to scan your shoulders, arms and hands too. But would you just let me give them a quick examination?"
"Sure doc."
"And would you mind if I took a few blood samples? Would be from your arm."
"Sure blood samples are fine doc."
After examining his hands, arms and shoulders and finishing all his exams of Aaron's upper body, he then knew it was time for lower exams.
"I'll start with your feet and move up but first I'll examine your feet and your legs. I'll get them to scan your legs and especially your knees and that area in case the belt or pole injured anything."
"He didn't hurt my feet at all but we were standing up the whole time. But go ahead, do my feet and legs first."
The doc took off his socks and examined his feet and his legs.
"Mind if I lift your legs up one at a time to see the backs of your legs?"
"Sure doc."
As he lifted each leg, he saw bruises and red belt marks across the back of his knees and legs.
"Okay that's everything except 2 parts done. Tina, Ann, can you guys leave for a minute? Maybe go get Paul in here?"
"Sure doc."
The 2 women left the room.
"Agent Hotchner I need to ask what exactly this Eric did to you?"
"He touched me through my pants, squeezed my stuff through my pants. Did the same of both through my underpants. Both times he squeezed it did hurt. Then he pulled down my underpants, touched me and felt me up but then squeezed everything hard. It did hurt. But I was also punched in the crotch a couple of times in that basement and when Tony used the pole, before he pulled down my pants, he did kick me hard in the crotch. After the pole came out, and I was forced to stand again, before Tony pulled up my clothes, he did punch me hard in the bare crotch. But in terms of Eric, he did touch and squeeze and he squeezed hard."
"Okay, would you mind if I gave you genitals a quick exam? They do look a little bruised and, as well as the blood from your anus in your pants, there was a little blood in the crotch of your pants so I'm not sure if you've bled a little at all."
"I can't tell you if I have or not cos I was having to pee into my pants so couldn't see if there was any blood."
"There's no sign of blood in your urine but that doesn't mean you haven't bled at all. So would it be okay? I'll be as quick as I can and I'll be as gentle as I can. Promise."
"Just look at me Aaron and don't think about it okay big guy?"
"Sure go ahead doc but can you put a screen up in case anyone walks through the door?"
"Sure thing Agent Hotchner."
"Dr Martin? You told Tina you needed assistance by a male nurse?"
"Yeah Paul. Agent Hotchner, this is Paul, one of the nurses. Figured you'd prefer a male nurse to be present and to assist me during any exam of either your genitals or anus."
"Sure. Hi Paul. This is my friend and BAU team member FBI Agent David Rossi."
"Hi Paul. Just look at me Aaron okay?"
"Can you put up the screen in front of the door Paul? I'm just gonna give Agent Hotchner's genitals a quick exam."
"Sure doc. So what does BAU stand for Agent Hotchner?"
"Behavioural Analysis Unit. We get into the minds of criminals and use their minds to catch them."
"Sounds interesting. So what kind of criminals do you catch?"
"Serial killers, rapists, murderers, the worst kind of criminals."
"I got a question."
"Go ahead."
"To be classed as a serial killer, how many people does a murderer have to kill before he becomes a serial killer?"
"3 or more. Once he's killed 3 people, he's classed a serial killer."
"So you guys catch any famous serial killers?"
"A few. Depends if you've heard of them. You heard of the Boston Reaper, or his name of George Foyet?"
"That guy who was stabbing people?"
"Yeah that guy. Hotch here killed him with his bare hands."
"You killed a serial killer with your bare hands Agent Hotchner? Wow! I'm impressed!"
"Yeah well he'd killed my wife and was about to kill my son. I had to kill him before he killed Jack."
"You have a son?"
"Yeah, Jack, he's 10. When I work, my sister in law, and his aunt, takes care of him for me. She's so great with him and he loves staying with her. Within the last year my younger brother has moved to Quantico where we live and he's moved in to Jess's house and now he helps take care of Jack too. Sean's almost 35 but he's mad about mac n cheese. Adores the stuff as much as Jack. Jack loves him cos Sean will cook him mac n cheese and cook bacon too almost every night. How much mac n cheese they can both eat is beyond me!"
"I still love mac n cheese. Always have."
"There doesn't seem to be any real damage Agent Hotchner but if you'd be okay with it, when I send you for the scans, like I'd want detailed scans of your hands, arms, shoulders and stomach area, and also you legs and knee areas, if you'd agree, I would like to get a quick detailed scan of your genitals, just to make sure there's no damage. You can say no and you can stay covered with the gown. The scanner would just take more time over that area like it would the other areas I'd like detailed scans of."
"That seems okay to me doc."
"I'm afraid it's come to it Agent Hotchner."
"Come to what?"
"The rape exam. I need to examine your anus to ensure the pole didn't cause any damage. I'd also like to get a detailed scan of your colon and rectum to make sure the pole didn't damage your insides."
"I don't mind the scan part…"
"What about me examining your anus area?"
"If your quick, very gentle and only you and Paul and Dave are in the room then maybe. But I need to make sure you know, I'm not gay. I am completely straight. I don't go that way. I like women not guys."
"I believe you Agent Hotchner. As far as I can tell you are completely straight and not homosexual. And what this guy did to you was a violation and a form of rape. You didn't have to want it and you didn't want it. He forced the pipe inside you against your will. You are straight Agent Hotchner, I know you are. I am too, so is Paul. He may be a male nurse but he's got a girlfriend and has had quite a few girlfriends haven't you Paul?"
"Yeah I love girls, especially my girlfriend at the moment."
"So can I do the rape exam Agent Hotchner? I'll be as quick as I can and I'll be as gentle as I can."
"Sure. Go ahead doc."
"I just need you to shuffle down the bed and put your feet in these stirrups for me okay?"
Aaron did as asked and soon was lying with his feet up in stirrups. As the doc did as quick an exam as possible, Aaron kept looking at Dave and he and Dave talked about anything to try and keep Aaron distracted. Aaron kept wincing and was really tense. The doc kept stopping to allow Aaron to get comfortable again and although he tried to be quick, at the same time he took it at Aaron's pace so that he only did what Aaron was comfortable with and only did what he absolutely had to do. Finally it was all over.
"Although there is some tearing, it doesn't look too bad and looks like it will heal up on it's own within a few days. I can't see any damage other than bruising and some tearing, both of which will heal up on their own, so all in all I think you are pretty lucky Agent Hotchner. You can put your feet back down now and scoot back up the bed if you want. There is still a little bleeding but it's only a slow trickle of blood now but until it completely heals up, you may still bleed like a woman on her menstrual cycle does for a couple of days. Might be worth you wearing either a incontinence pad in the back of your underpants, keeping toilet paper in the back of your underpants, lying on a towel in bed or even going as far as to wearing a pull up diaper for a couple of days, just until the tearing heals up and you stop bleeding. But I will keep an eye on your healing of the tears and the bleeding. But what you do is up to you. Just keep your anus as clean as possible, if you do have bowel movements clean it with care but clean it as best as you can, might be worth having a wash maybe after. I will warn you that until you completely heal up not only will you maybe pass a little blood each time but when you have to go you may have a little trouble holding it for a long time so you may have to go as soon as you feel any urge but in a couple of days, it should start healing up, the bleeding should completely stop and you should have full control back. The injury and penetration look really fresh. When did it happen?"
"What's the time now?"
"About 1am?"
"Happened between 10pm and 11pm. But I was first, then it was Morgan, then Matt and Will was last. They'd actually just finished assaulting and violating him when Dave and the guys appeared."
"Oh right. No wonder it looks so fresh and raw. It should heal up fine but you will be bleeding from the area for maybe a couple of days. It won't be much blood, just a trickle that will turn to spotting before it stops completely. But until then it might be worth doing one of the things I've suggested. Another advantage if you did wear a pull up diaper would be if you did have problems, especially the first time you had to go. Plus if you did need to go and did need to empty your bladder but didn't feel you could walk, you could relieve yourself into the pull up. But anything you do is of course up to you. I'm only suggesting a pad, toilet paper, a towel or a pull up as possible options to hide any blood and to help as you do start healing up and until you stop bleeding."
"Thanks I'll think about it doc."
"Sure, no problem. Oh and not only might you pass a bit of blood and maybe have a little trouble holding it for a long period of time the first time or two you do have to move your bowels, it may hurt a little to go, but it may not and the pain meds may help stop any pain but it's just a warning. Are you regular like a lot of guys?"
"Yeah, kinda have to go every morning after I get up before I have a shower about 6, half 6. Went that way this morning before a shower like usual but yeah I am regular."
"That will probably help as you'll be knowing you'll need the toilet and won't be trying to hold it when you feel the urge. Also if it's before a shower, not only make sure it's as clean as possible down there when wiping but when you are in the shower, although it may hurt, it would be best to clean that area in the shower, just to keep it as clean as possible until it heals. Also when you dry or wipe that area, don't be alarmed if there's blood on the toilet paper or towel until it starts healing up and you stop bleeding okay?"
"Sure, thanks doc."
"Paul can you get Agent Hotchner a blanket to cover him?"
"Sure doc. You want anything Agent Hotchner? Drink? Food? You want us to call anyone?"
"Could do with a drink."
"Water okay?"
"Sure."
"You want anything Agent Rossi? Water? Coffee? Food?"
"Coffee would be good thanks."
"You take it straight black?"
"Yeah, unlike Spencer, the rest of us have it straight black."
"Who is Spencer?"
"The agent sitting in with Agent Morgan is Spencer. Did you know he likes SIX spoons of sugar in each cup of coffee?"
"How many?"
"SIX!"
"In one cup?"
"Yeah, in one cup. Has to have 6 in each cup he has and he does drink quite a few cups a day….."
"Dr Martin, you may wanna test this Spencer for diabetes…."
"Sure Paul, maybe later."
"I'll be right back guys…"
"So what's the outlook doc?"
"All in all pretty good. Won't say for certain til I got the scan results but I think apart from a lot of bruising on your abdomen, the belt marks and welts and bruises on your back, the bruising on your genitals, the bruising and tearing of your anus and the bruises on your legs, all of which should heal up fine given a little time, and your shoulders, arms and hands which, given as much rest as possible and given a little time and anti inflammatory's, will heal up okay. I think given a few weeks, physically you should be okay and you should heal up fine. I would recommend counselling or psychiatric support for any post traumatic stress you possibly will have. Your flashback and your reactions earlier, whilst understandable, are a sign you may be best to talk to someone to get a little help. It's only a suggestion though Agent Hotchner. In the meantime I do want to keep you here for a few days to let you rest and start healing up. I'll keep you on pain meds and give you as much as possible to help with any pain. I'll give you anti inflammatories too, antibiotics in case of any infection you could have. If you promise to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated, I will DC the fluids and not keep you on them."
"Sure I'll drink plenty of water doc. Promise."
"I'll make sure he does doc."
"What about the er…..catheter?"
"Depends if you feel you can walk. If you either can't walk until your legs heal or you'd rather not walk about I can keep the catheter in. But if you feel you can walk and stand up, I will consider removing it. Though even after it's removed, if need be you can use bedpans rather than walk to the bathroom. If you do want to walk but need help walking that's still fine. I'll wait til after the scans to decide on the catheter okay? Let's just see what if anything the scans show. That okay with you Agent Hotchner?"
"Sure doc. So how long do you think I'll be in this hospital for?"
"A few days, not too long. And once I've decided your gonna be okay and are healing up everywhere okay, I will consider releasing you but I would rather someone still be with you at all times. When you get home is there someone you can stay with? I know you said you have a son but I would rather it be an adult. Plus you may still need help taking care of your son until your completely better."
"I can go stay with Jess, my son's aunt and my sister in law and my brother Sean at Jess's house. Jess is a paediatric nurse but she and Sean can help me with Jack too."
"That's fine then. Will you accompany Agent Hotchner back home to his sister in laws house after I release him in a few days Agent Rossi?"
"Sure I will. I won't let him out of my sight."
"Great."
"Agent Hotchner? Agent Rossi, here are your drinks….."
"Thanks Paul."
"Once I have the scan results back, if they don't show any internal damage I don't see why you can't eat and drink normally. I'll need you to drink plenty of water anyway but unless the scans show something, you can drink coffee, soda, juice, stuff like that. And you should be able to eat anything you want. Whilst your in the scanner, I'll sort rooms out. You'll probably be in a room with one of the others and the other 2 would be next door but I'll sort it so both rooms have private bathrooms okay?"
"Sure, thanks doc."
"Scanner is free in 15 minutes doc. An Detective LaMontagne is currently in the scanner."
"How is Will by the way?"
"You know him Agent Hotchner?"
"Yeah, Will is our friend. He was one of the other guys I was with in that basement. He's a detective for the Met Police in DC and the husband of fellow BAU agent , Agent Jareau, or J.J as we call her. How is he and the other 2?"
"Their okay. I'll have to check but I think their about the same as you Agent Hotchner. Agent Morgan has just come back from the scanner. Agent Cruz is due to be scanned after you."
"Can you check on the others Dave whilst I'm in the scanner?"
"You gonna be okay Aaron without me?"
"I'll be fine Dave, it's a scanner, I know it won't kill me."
"In that case sure I will and when you come back, I'll be right here okay?"
"Sure, thanks Dave."
After Aaron had been taken for his scans, Dave went to find the other 3. Next door was Matt, with whom his doc had just finished his exams.
"How is he doc?"
"Are you family?"
"I'm Agent Rossi, Matt's friend and part of the BAU. I'm on Aaron's team and Matt here is our section chief."
"It's okay doc, you can talk."
"Well apart from the bad bruisings from the belt on his back, the bruises on his stomach from the punches, the bruises on the backs of his legs from the belt and the pole, his sore arms, hands and shoulders, the minor bruising on his genitals and the minor tearing and bruising in his anus, which will heal up, he's doing okay physically. Everything should heal up okay. I'm waiting for the scan results before making any final decisions but the ultrasound I did on his abdomen shows no internal bleeding. I'm gonna keep him here for a few days so he can start to heal up everywhere and can rest. He's promised to drink plenty of water so I'll DC the fluids. He's got a catheter in til he decides he can walk then I'll remove it so he can use the bathroom. I got him started on high pain meds, antibiotics and anti inflammatories and I reckon in a few days he'll be okay to go home but he'll have to stay with someone til he's completely better."
"He can stay at my place doc. I got plenty of spare bedrooms."
"In that case I'll release him to you once he's okay to leave."
"You okay Alex?"
"Yeah had to leave the room whilst Matt had exams down below but he asked me to. But I'll stay with him until he goes for a scan then I'm gonna go see how the others are doing. How's Hotch?"
"He's the same as Matt, same prognosis and everything. He's gonna stay with Jess when he gets back."
"Oh right. I think Morgan is next door. Will was next to him but he's up in the scanner. J.J has just been in to see how Matt's doing. Apparently Will is the same as Matt, and now Hotch. Not sure how Morgan is doing yet."
"I'll go check on him. See you in a bit Matt okay?"
"Sure, bye Dave….."
Dave went next door where Morgan was lying in the bed with Spencer next to him.
"How's he doing doc? He's part of the BAU team and a friend."
"It's okay doc, you can talk. Rossi's okay."
The doctor then told Dave exactly the same as what Matt's doctor had told him.
"Sounds like all 4 of you guys are the same. Aaron's the same as you Morgan, the same as Matt and the same as Will."
"Maybe cos he put us through the same stuff Rossi….."
"Yeah but still, you all got the same prognosis. And if you don't have anyone to stay with after you get home you can always come stay at my place. Matt is. And you can bring Clooney with you if you want."
"Thanks Rossi man. See doc? I do have someone I can stay with when I get back home."
"That's fine then Morgan. I'll go speak with the other docs treating your friends and be right back okay? We'll sort out rooms upstairs for you guys."
"Sure and thanks doc."
"I'm just gonna go next door to see how Will is doing. Aaron is up in the scanner now but so far all you guys are at the same point. Matt's due to go to the scanner after Aaron. I'll see you guys later. Look after him Spencer will you?"
"Sure Rossi man."
"But don't send him to sleep okay?"
"Fine, I won't."
Dave went next door where Will was lying in the bed with J.J sitting beside him.
"Hey Dave, how are the others doing?"
"Their okay. How are you doing Will?"
"Not too bad. J.J why don't you tell him everything?"
"Sure Will. Well…" J.J then went on to tell Dave the same prognosis as Aaron, Matt and Morgan had gotten "so basically the same as Matt. How's Hotch?"
"The same actually. So is Morgan."
"They're all the same?"
"Yeah, Aaron's up in the scanner now. Matt's due for the scanner after Aaron."
"Excuse me Detective LaMontagne? I need to ask you, we have 2 rooms for you guys upstairs, both have private bathrooms, both are next door to each other, but who would you prefer to share a room with? Agent Hotchner or Agent Cruz? Agent Morgan said if you wanted to share with Agent Hotchner, he'd share with Agent Cruz. But that he doesn't mind who he shares with. Agent Cruz said he'd share with anyone so it's up to you. I can't ask Agent Hotchner until he returns from the scanner but I wanted to know your opinion."
"I don't mind who I share with doc."
"So you wouldn't mind if it was a toss of the coin? We'll ask Agent Hotchner first though."
"I don't mind, honest. Seeing as their both the team leaders, and seeing as Matt fancies his sister in law, why don't you put Hotch and Matt together and I'll happily share with Morgan?"
"Matt fancies Jess?"
"Yeah, you should have heard him talking in the basement. Hotch gave his approval but Matt admitted to fancying Jess. Go ask him Dave…"
"Mind if I go with Dave to ask Matt himself Will? I'll be right back…"
"Sure J.J, you guys go ahead, I already know what he thinks of Jess…."
J.J and Dave hurried through from Will's room and went through Morgan's room.
"Hey Morgan is it true about Matt?"
"Is what true about Matt J.J?"
"That he fancies Jess?"
"Oh that, yeah it is."
"He fancies Jessica?"
"Yeah pretty boy he does…"
"We're gonna go ask him now. Why don't you come too Spence?"
"I'll be right back Morgan…"
"Sure pretty boy you go right ahead…"
The 3 of them rushed into Matt's room.
"Hey Alex, you'll be surprised to hear this…"
"Hear what?"
"Hey Matt, we got something to ask you."
"Sure J.J. What is it?"
"According to Will and Morgan you admitted this in that basement but we have to ask you, do you fancy Jess, Hotch's sister in law?"
"Yeah I do."
"Really Matt?"
"Yeah Alex, I have to admit it. But I do."
"In that case you'll share a room with Hotch, and Will will share a room with Morgan…"
"What's Jess gotta do with sharing a room with Aaron?"
"You fancy his sister in law that's why. I gotta get back to Will. See you in a bit Matt." J.J was laughing as she went back to Will's side.
"So it's true Matt?"
"Yeah Dave it's true. Just like how Aaron hasn't had sex in 3 years is true…"
"Aaron? That long?"
"Yeah, he told us himself."
"Wow! We really need to find him a girlfriend…"
"Says cos of the job and spending any free time he has with Jack, he doesn't have time for a girlfriend. I told him though that if he wanted to spend more time at home with Jack and stay behind on some cases, I'd cover for him and go in his place with you guys so he could stay home."
"That's good of you Matt. Thanks. He should stay home more. Jack deserves any time Aaron can spend with him and they always need more time together. Thanks Matt."
"Agent Rossi? Agent Hotchner is back from the scanner. Agent Cruz we'll take you up for you scans now okay?"
"Sure and thanks Dave, you'd better get back to Aaron."
"Sure but before either of us go, I got something to run by you."