Chapter 26

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Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I'm tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become. - Johnny Weir

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I heard a knock on the door and I listened out trying to find out who it was, "Grace, It's JJ can you let me in?" She asked and I sighed before unlocking the door, I rubbed my arms as she came in and saw my red eyes. 

"Oh Grace," She whispered before coming over to me and pulling me into a tight hug, "He didn't mean it," She whispered in my ear.

"Yes, Yes he did." I cried out in pain, I couldn't believe it. I was about to open up and he told her that he didn't know if he could ever believe me again. I felt more tears coming down and hitting JJ's shoulder, She didn't care she just carried on hugging me. 

"He didn't Grace, it was in the heat of the moment. We are all upset and mad that you faked your death but we all took in a different way. Me and Prentiss forgave you, Morgan is worried and is forgiving you. Reid is just mad and confused it'll take time. Trust me" She said pulling away and I looked at her before nodding. 

That's when my phone rang and I jumped up in shock before grabbing it off my table, "Reid." I said.

"There was just a bus load of passengers murdered, I'm heading over," I said to JJ and she nodded and I walked out of my office, not looking at Spencer's pleading eyes for me to talk to him. 

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"So what did he take?" Rossi asked Hotch. He just shrugged and looked at the wedding ring that was taken from the older male he had just shot a few days prior.

"Does it matter?" he asked. I looked over at Rossi before walking off to catch up with Hotch.

"What's going on?" I asked him, he turned to look at me with tears in his eyes. 

"He offered me the deal and I hung up on him," he said to me and my eyes widened. 

"So you think this is your fault?" I asked. 

"It was." He said and I sighed before pulling out my gun.

"I had ten years to do something Grace." He said pushing his fingers between his eyes. 

"Go ahead, you basically killed them yourself, If you want to end up like Gideon keep blaming yourself," I said handing him my gun. "It's their fault, we profile them. It their fault not ours we profile them they are the bad guys." I said. 

"If I blamed myself for Hali's death, were would have that gotten me. So go ahead be like Gideon, Be like my mum. Blame yourself for everything." I said and he handed me back my gun.

"That was a bit over dramatic, don't you think?" He asked me and I shrugged.

"My family always said I had the flare for the dramatics," I stated and I stopped him and pulled of my necklace. "Think about the lives that you save everyday, This is just something of someone that you couldn't save but she's in a better place now." I said handing him it, he opened it and looked at it.

"You two were so happy," He said handing me it and I took it back before pulling a photo out of my wallet.

"Keep it, It hopefully will remind you of who you have saved by not blaming yourself." I said and he looked down at me and my sister as I walked away. 

"Reid," He said and I turned around.

"We missed you when you fake killed yourself," He said.

"I missed you guys too." I said giving him a weak smile before walking away and getting into my car and sitting up straight, taking a harsh breath in. 

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