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Chapter 34

  A wedding dress is both an intimate and personal for a woman - it must reflect the personality and style of the bride. - Carolina Herrera

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My hair tingled at the back of my neck as I watched Abi and Shawn make their final wedding vows. I lifted my glass up to them when me and Shawn made eye contact and I gave him a weak smile. 

"You may now kiss the bride," Said the priest and I watched as they kissed but quickly adverted my attention to the lovely cake that they had ordered. I felt a hand on mine so I looked over to see James from Boston PD.

"Care to have a dance?" He asked me and I chuckled before nodding, He held his hand out for me and helped me up. My long purple dress fell back down to the floor as we walked to the dance floor. 

"We miss you Grace," He said after a couple of minutes of silence between us. I sighed as I rested my head against his shoulder.

"You know why I went back right? That's my real home." I said and he nodded as he span me around, making me giggle. Morgan and the team were on a case without me, Hotch gave me some personal time of to come to this wedding two days after Rene's funeral. 

"Can I pinch her for a second?" Asked Shawn, as Abi looked at me and smiled and James handed me over to him. Shawn whisked me away and I looked back at Abi with hopeful eyes and she just gave me a smile. 

"Shawn, You should be out there with your wife? What was is so important that you want to talk about than be with your wife?" I asked him and he rubbed his eyes before handing me over a envelope. "When did you get this?" I asked him. 

"Two days ago," He stated and I sighed before opening it up, It had an address on it and a photo of Derek on it. Be here, or your precious boyfriend and team will die - Joseph. I took a harsh intake of air as I turned to look at Shawn. 

"I've got three days to get there, I've already lost two. I need to go now, Protect them." I said and he nodded as I ran up to the bathroom and got changed and got to my SUV and headed to the place were he had told me to go.

I grumbled when I saw the significance of the place. It was where he proposed to me and I rejected it as I wasn't ready for marriage. I got out of the SUV, "It's been 3 years Grace, Get a grip." I muttered to myself. 

I walked down to the middle of the park to find him sitting on the swing, "You know, this place always seemed to hold a special significance to us." Joseph said, his back towards me.

"Why can't you just see that I'm happy, Joe. That's all I want is for you to move on, I wasn't ready for marriage." I whispered and he turned to look at me.

"Marriage? Marriage?! You were 21, I loved you and I wanted us together for the rest of our lives!" He shouted at me and I winced back. 

"Please, Move on. I have," I said.

"With that modern double 007 from the BAU, Oh Please. I could do so much better than him, What does he have that I don't?" He asked me and I sighed, my hand brushing over my holster as Joseph came closer to me. 

"Take a step back Joseph or I will have to take this out, Don't make this ten times worse on yourself for getting arrested for assaulting a federal agent," I said and he didn't. He went to punch me and I took my hand and twisted his arm behind his back and I wrapped the cuffs around his arms.

"Your under arrest, you don't not have to say anything that may and will be used against you in court. You are liable to have an attorney and if you can't afford one, the court will provide one for you, Do you understand?" I asked as I pushed him into my SUV.

"Yes," He stated as I waited for Police backup.

"You know, they won't be able to send me away forever." He said and I chuckled.

"I have enough circumstantial evidence against you that I can get you done for Stalking and murder," I stated, before the police van arrived and I grabbed him and pushed him in, "Don't worry, I will be at everyone of your hearings." I said before slamming the door to the van.