Sweet Dreams- a Criminal Minds fanfic

Chapter 12

Hotch looked out through the window of his office as Rossi entered the bullpen. The older Italian was the only one who didn't know about the situation yet. The only thing he knew was that they had a case and that it was personal.

After the Unit chief got off the phone with Morgan he had proceeded by calling both Rossi and Reid. Reid was the one who babysat Henry and Julia, but he'd promised to come in as soon as he could. He had already seen Garcia and knew she'd do everything in her power to find Will. The rest would too.

Rossi hurried up the catwalk and into Hotch's office, a worried look on his face.

"What's going on?" He asked before Hotch even had the time to greet him.

"I think you should sit down," the younger man advised, knowing how close Rossi and Emily were. They'd always had that special father and daughter relationship.

"Just tell me," Rossi told him, sternly.

"There's no easy way to say this... Will Lamontagne has assaulted one of our own, both sexually and physically."

"Emily..." Rossi sighed as he shook his head and finally sat down. "We knew something was wrong."

"There's no time for blaming ourselves. Right now Garcia is looking through every hospital record and surveillance camera to locate Will," Hotch explained.

"What happened to Will?" Rossi wanted to know.

"Morgan beat him up."

Rossi didn't hide the smirk, "Of course he did."

A hurried clicking of heals made the two men turn to the doorway.

"I found him!" Garcia said, half out of breath. "Or I didn't find him, but I know where he tried to get help." The two agents were quietly waiting for her to continue. "So Will walk into MedStar Georgetown University Hospital at 10.45 pm, but he doesn't stay for long..."

"And he isn't at any other hospital?" Rossi asked.

"I was just getting to that. I picked him up at a CVS pharmacy close to the hospital," Garcia continued.

"Okay, let's put an APB on him and we'll go to the hospital and CVS," Hotch said and the two older men quickly left the technical analyst.

Their steps were in sync as they walked to the elevators through an empty bullpen. Both men wore stern facial expressions, determined to catch the son of a bitch who hurt two of their friends.

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Screeching to a halt, the two agents jumped out of the SUV and walked inside the hospital building, already taking out their badges. The woman at the reception met their eyes as they approached.

"I'm SSA Aaron Hotchner and this is SSA David Rossi, we would like to ask you a few questions about a man who was here earlier."

"Yes?" the woman replied, her icy blues looking up from behind her glasses.

"The man we're looking for is probably beaten up quite a bit and he has a thick southern accent."

The woman seemed to think for a second before replying. "There was a man matching that description actually. We had a smaller waiting list tonight so when he couldn't get help right away he left again. He seemed to be in a rush."

Rossi turned to his colleague. "He knows we'll come after him."

"The hospital needs him to wait so he goes to CVS to get all the supplies he needs to fix himself," Hotch added and then turned back to the lady. "Thank you, ma'am. Here's my card if anything else happens." Hotch handed the younger woman a card and they left the building straight for their car.

The CVS wasn't far away at all, just like Garcia had said. But Will wasn't there either. They knew he wouldn't be. Garcia was occupying herself with finding which way Will had gone and if he'd left the state. None of them knew what his endgame was. Would he just disappear; drive away somewhere far where no one would find him, or would he come after Emily again. Or JJ and the kids.

They were at a loss. They didn't know what the southern guy was thinking at this moment. By the way he had come back to rape Emily several times, it seemed like Will had already gone insane. So far it had seemed that he knew what he was doing, but he could still be delusional and most of all dangerous.

The two agents walked up to the pharmacy counter at CVS, both flashing their badges at the young man.

"We're with the FBI and would like to ask you a few questions about a man who came in here just a little earlier. We believe he bought a lot of medical supplies and that he was hurt," Hotch explained.

"Oh yes, I remember him. He was here just 20 minutes ago. Bought several bandages, sewing kit, painkillers... I advised him to go to a hospital, but he insisted on buying the supplies. He said he was a cop too so what else could I do right?" The man said, shrugging.

"Did you see in what direction he drove off in?" Rossi asked.

"I believe he headed north," the man said in thought.

"Did he say anything else?" Rossi asked.

"No.." The man cocked his head, trying to remember. "Just inconsistent muttering. I think he was pretty pissed off at someone. A woman."

Hotch and Rossi exchanged a knowing glance. They both knew that the woman was Emily.

"Thank you for your help. If you remember anything else, please call this number," Hotch said, handing the man his card.

Hotch and Rossi left the store in silence. They both knew what Will might be thinking, but decided to wait until they were in the comfort of their car to speak their thoughts.

"If Will is still pissed at Emily there's a big chance that he'll come after her again as soon as he's well enough," Rossi was the first one to speak.

"We know that Morgan and JJ are at the hospital with Emily right now, but she'll need 24/7 protection," Hotch said.

Rossi shook his head, "Emily will not like this."