Searching For Answers (We Can Make This Work sequel)

Chapter 57

** Darcy's P.O.V. **

"Hey its ok, you're ok, we're going to get out of here sweetheart ok?" I whispered softly as I held Kate close to my body

Through it all she did not let even the smallest of cries, she was incredibly tough, I could tell she's been put through worse.

I thought back to those last few moments with Henry

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"Just give me the child and we can both get out of here alive Henry" I said in a firm voice

"You can't give me what I want so why should I let you have her" he said in a strained tone

"Because she's innocent, she hasn't even lived yet so how could she have possibly done anything to hurt you? Those other people you shot, they meant something to you, they had value but her" I said looking desperately at Kate "she's collateral, you just picked her up so that we'd listen to you. And I'm here now, I'm listening Henry" I tried to empathise

Henry began to shake slightly, I could see my reasoning was beginning to make him second guess himself, his ideas conflicting, his morals setting in. He threw Kate towards me and I took her into my arms as fast as I could.

"Get out" he yelled, his finger hovering violently over the trigger

I ran as fast as I could towards the back of the building, I would never make it out front alive. I dove behind a larger portion of concrete wall and just as I did the building collapsed in front of us. Henry had blown himself up. This was his end game. Or was it?

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"Alright Katie, we're going to get you out of here baby" I whispered in her ear as I slowly rose from the ashes that surrounded us

I slowly manoeuvred through the pulverised building and got to the front of the building where emergency services were beginning to descend. I heard a shout from ahead.

"Darcy?" I heard Hotch call

"Aaron" I shouted in relief as I ran towards him with Kate still held tight in my arms

"Oh Darce" he sighed in relief as took us both into his arms "I thought I lost you" he whispered

"I love you" I whispered in reply "I'm so sorry" I sobbed, my emotions getting the better of me

"Hey, hey, don't you dare apologise, what happened between us earlier was completely my fault" He said gently "I love you so much Darce" he said as he took a step back to wipe my tears with his thumb

"Who's this little princess" he smiled trying to cheer me up, as Kate began to realise that I was upset and things were beginning to take a toll on her

"This is Kate Beckett" I smiled looking at her

"Hello Ms Kate Beckett, my name is Aaron" he smiled sweetly as he shook her hand gently

She began to smile again as she looked at Aaron.

"She likes you" I laughed

"Of course she does, look at me" he teased

I shook my head and laughed as the paramedic came to check on us both. I handed Kate to her and she began to cry. I took her hand gently as I smiled

"I'll be there in a minute sweetheart, this woman is going to take care of you for second ok?" I smiled as I kissed her little hand, she gave a small sob but went willingly with the paramedic

"What's going to happen to her Hotch?" I sighed sadly

"She's gotta go back to the services" he hung his head as he turned to face me

"Couldn't we take her for a little while?" I asked gently as I wrapped my arms around his neck "she's been put through so much we couldn't let her go back to a foster home" I looked into his eyes sadly

"I'm sure they might let us foster her for a little while, just until she's ready to go back" he smiled "it would be nice to have a little company for a while" he laughed, wrapping his arms around me reassuringly

"I'll talk to her foster home" I smiled, excited to have little feet running around the house again

So this day didn't have the worst possible outcome as we thought it might have had! I left Aaron's side and went to check on Kate.

Things began to slow down all of a sudden and I felt something fast and sharp strike me straight through the chest. I hit the ground hard and began to hear shouts all around.

"Darcy" I heard Aaron shout

"It's the shooter, he survived the blast" I heard Captain Marx roar to his SWAT team as they began to swarm the building

I could feel myself becoming colder. The paramedics rushed to my side and placed me on a stretcher. Aaron grabbed my hand as he jumped into the ambulance with me. The pain was searing in my chest and I could feel myself losing consciousness. Kate! Who was going to take care of......

Then my thoughts became black.