1 out of 150//Spencer Reid

46. Surface level target

Y/N
It was 4:45 AM, but you didn't care. You had been awake earlier than this on days that Hotch had called you into work for a case. When you heard a very loud and very quick knock on your front door, you immediately set into panic mode. You assumed that someone was in trouble, so you chucked on your jumper and bolted out of your bedroom, trying your best to keep Spencer from waking up.

You pulled your front door toward you, being greeted to the sight of Alyssa, who looked like she had been running a marathon, while crying.

"Alyssa, hon, are you okay?" You asked, letting her inside, before shutting and locking the front door.

"Someone was in my apartment." She sobbed.

"Oh my- did you see them?" You asked, truly shocked.

"I- I know that they were a man. That's it. They came in, spent...maybe a minute in the apartment before running off." Alyssa explained.

"Okay, okay. Here's what's gonna happen. When the sun has come up, we're going to go back to your apartment. You're gonna pack a bag and come stay with us for a while." You insisted, hugging Alyssa.

"T- Thank you, Y/N. But...are you sure that Spencer's okay with this? I'm not intruding...am I?" She questioned.

"It's fine, Alyssa." You jumped slightly at the sound of Spencer's voice. A small smile was on his face as he prepared a cup of tea for Alyssa and a coffee for you and himself.

"Thank you both, so much." She hugged you again.

"It's no problem, hon. Spencer and I will check out your apartment later. Maybe we can find out how the man got in." You smiled.

"Your doors were locked?" Spencer asked.

"Yes. I double check each and every lock before I go to bed. I even lock my windows." Alyssa nodded.

"I've seen those locks, and they sure are difficult to break." You chuckled, seeing the fear on Alyssa's face slowly fade as she sipped her tea.

"Exactly. I spent good money on the best quality locks." Alyssa exhaled.

You and Spencer woke up at 7:15 AM, getting ready for another day at the BAU. You insisted on getting breakfast ready while Spencer would make the bed.

"Morning Alyssa. Breakfast is on the bench." You smiled, nudging Alyssa slightly.

"Smells delicious!" Alyssa smiled before her face dropped.

"Y/N, what's that?" Alyssa pointed to the yellow envelope on the floor just near the front door.

"I- I don't know." You furrowed your eyebrows, quickly rushing to pick it up. Opening the envelope up, a look of disgust formed on your face.

"What the hell?" You almost gagged, both Alyssa and Spencer coming over to you.

"Are those...photos?" Spencer asked, confused.

There was at least 50 photos inside the envelope, a good chunk of them being photos of Alyssa, the rest of them being photos of you and Spencer. Some photos showed Alyssa at a coffee shop near the college campus, some photos showed Alyssa bathing in her bathroom.

Alyssa looked away, disgusted. Spencer picked up a photo of Alyssa standing outside your apartment.

"So...this guy broke into my apartment and is also stalking me?" Alyssa started to cry.

"It's most likely that this guy stalked you first, before breaking into your apartment." Spencer corrected her.

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(At The BAU Office)

You and Spencer walked into the BAU office, your mind racing with panic. This person, whoever they were, had clearly been stalking Alyssa and possibly you, which means that Alyssa might not have been safe.

"Y/N, are you okay? You seem...on edge." Penelope asked, sitting on your desk.

"Someone is stalking Alyssa. They broke into her apartment early this morning." You admitted, exhaling. You didn't both hiding anything, considering Penelope would've pried the truth from you. Penelope had that effect on people.

"Oh, no! What do you need from me? Security footage, bank statements, digital tracking?" Penelope asked, concerned.

"Actually, getting security footage would be helpful." You nodded, following Penelope to her lair.

Entering Penelope's lair, she sat in her chair and instantly pulled up a system that allowed her access to different security systems.

"What's the address of the building?" Penelope asked, getting ready to type. You gave her Alyssa's address and within moments, 52 different security cameras popped up on her screen.

"Jeez. I understand security, but 50 cameras?" Penelope gasped.

"There's 2 cameras in the main entrance to the apartment building. The 50 other cameras come from the floors. There's 5 floors in the building, and considering how large each floor is, there's 10 cameras on each floor." You explained, Penelope nodding to say that she understood.

"So, we're looking for apartment 4C." You spoke, watching as Penelope started typing furiously. Within minutes, you and Penelope saw floor 4 on her screen.

"Okay. Can you go to 4 AM?" You asked, seeing Penelope nod. She fast forwarded the security feed to 4 AM.

"Fast forward only slightly. Alyssa showed up at my apartment at 4:45, which means that it would've been around 4:20-4:25 that the man broke in." You explained. Soon enough, a figure showed up on the screen at 4:22 AM, causing Penelope to pause the feed.

"There he is." Penelope gasped.

"Damn. He's wearing concealing clothes, meaning we can't really describe him beyond what he was wearing." You shook your head.

Penelope continued the feed.

"It's 4:22 that the man showed up at her apartment. At 4:24, the man bends down to be eye level with the doorknob. A few moments later, he stands up and blocks the view of the upper locks above the doorknob before he pushes the front door open. At 4:26, the man runs out of her apartment. At 4:28, Alyssa is seen running out of her apartment, most likely to come to me." Penelope explained.

"My question is, what did he do to the locks?" Penelope asked.

"I think he picked the freaking locks!" You gasped.

"Please tell me that you're going to go and scope out Alyssa's apartment?" Penelope asked, hopeful.

"Yes, I am. Spencer and I will be heading there after all of our paperwork is done. Please, don't tell anyone about this. I don't want this turning into a whole stalking investigation." You looked at Penelope, who nodded.

"Sure. My lips are sealed." She smiled.