Life Outside the BAU

Chapter 4.5 *BONUS*

Victoria's Point Of View

He dropped me off at the door of my house, he was staring awkwardly at me, I couldn't take it anymore. I watched his plump lips, his darting eyes, and his graceful hand gestures. I leaned him closer to him as he did to me. He grabbed my face with his hands and slowly kissed them making my heart skip a beat. It was like our hearts were beating in unison with each other. He pulled away a stared at me with large, loving eyes. I know at that moment that he was the one for me, this big genius was the one I was meant to be with. I think I love him but if I tell him I might freak him out, I'll tell him when the time is right. I slowly walk into my house not wanting this night to ever end. I see him walking away too and that makes my heart sink down to my gut, I want him to stay with me, stay the night but I don't want to come off too strong, I don't want to do anything to make him not like me. I turn on the light to my house and set my purse down on the table. I un-button my jacket and pit it on the coat rack. I sit down on the couch and turn on the t.v even though I'm not paying any attention. All I can think about is him, the way he spoke, the way he spit out random facts of knowledge but I didn't mind, I actually thought it was kinda cute. He had everything planned out and he was such a gentleman. A noise from the kitchen broke me from my daydream. I slowly grab the nearest umbrella and hold it at my side as I slowly approch the entrance to tĥe kitchen. I keep my back up against the wall and take a deep breath. I hold the umbrella high above my head and jump into the kitchen expecting to see a burglar. "Stupid cat, you almost gave me a heart attack!" I scream at my cat William. He's a fat black and very plump cat who thinks still a kitten. William knocked over  a cup that was on the counter. I walk over and pet him while simultaneously picking up the cup. I turn to William and start talking in my baby voice "Are you hungry? Yes you are, yes you are" I walk over to the other side of the kitchen and grab him food bowl and fill it with cat food. "Maybe this is why your so fat?" I say with a giggle in my voice. I give him one last pet on the head and walk back out to the living room. I set the umbrella back on the coat rack and once again sit on the couch. A shiver runs up my spine and my teeth give a quick rattle. "It's cold in here" I say to myself "I don't remember leaving the window open" I close it and plop back down on the couch. I change the channel to some new wedding dress t.v show start to doze off. I hear a loud bang from upstairs and I jump from my mid sleep. I look beside me and William is sitting beside me on the couch fast asleep. My heart starts racing and panic sets in. My breath gets quicker as I reach for my phone. As I'm about to dial 911 a hand reaching out in front of my mouth. I shove the phone in my pocket and start screaming as loud as I can through his hand. I start kicking and punching the air. I can hear him laughing in my ear. I reach up my elbow and jab it into his side as hard as I can. He momentarily lets go of me and I make a break for it. "You little bitch!" he screams holding his side. He starts chasing me down my hallway. I turn to face him and kick him where it hurts. He bends over in pain and I knee him in the face. I took karate and self-defence classes. Another man barrels down the stairs with a pillow case full of all my jewelry and anything worth something. "You can have it all, take everything, I promise I won't say a word." I plead. "We arn't here for the jewellery Victoria, we are here for you" The man in the mask says. How does he know my name? He must notice the questioning look on my face "Oh, don't you recognize me Vicki?" He smiles which sickens me. He takes his mask off. I gasp in complete horror. "Tyler, is that you?" I asked "Hey baby" He said with a wide smile.

Tyler was my boyfriend when I lived in Paris we had the perfect life together. I went to school and worked at the bank and Tyler worked at the garage. Although it was perfect there was something wrong, someone was following me. I saw them every time I went anywhere, watching me from a distance. Every time I told Tyler about this he would just tell me to stop being a paranoid little girl which always resolved with us in an argument. I didn't want to get anyone else involved just in case I was just being paranoid, but I knew I wasn't. One day, just as I was about to walk home from my shift at the bank I noticed the man following behind me, keeping his distance. My heart started racing and I started walking a little faster, then he did to keep up. I turned down my street which was unusually dark tonight. In this area there were no houses and no one would be able to see me, a perfect place for a murder. I stopped walking and pretended to dig something out from my purse and I listen. I didn't hear footsteps anymore. I looked behind me and he wasn't standing there. Then I thought that maybe I was just being a paranoid little girl. When I turned around he was standing right in front of my face plunging a knife into my gut 2,3,4 times. I felt each and every stab go in and out of my body. I quickly dropped down to the pavement not being able to make a sound. The hooded man leaned down to my ear a told me "This will not be the last time you see me" I suddenly passed out. The next morning I woke up in a hospital bed and Tyler holding my hand. At first I was happy to see him, then angry that he didn't believe me. He then told me that I shouldn't have been walking alone that night. I was furious, he was trying to say this was my fault. We ended up breaking up and I had to leave America so I wouldn't get hurt. Tyler didn't understand that I was breaking up with him because long distance relationships are hard. He didn't care, the only thing he allowed himself to believe was that I was leaving him because I was scared and couldn't handle my own problems.

"Well Victoria, I think now I have to show you what pain I went through" Tyler's partner grabs me from behind and Tyler puts a bag over my head. I start screaming but no one will be able to hear me. The one guy grabs my feet while Tyler grabs my shoulders. "LET GO OF ME, I SWEAR TO GOD WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!" I start yelling at them. I just hear them laugh. I can feel the wind on my face so I know I'm outside. I start screaming again hoping someone will be able to hear me. Travis punches me in the gut and tells me to shut up. I do as I'm told, the last thing I need is to get beaten to death. They shove me in what I assume is the trunk. I hear the car start and my eyes fill with tears. Then I remember the phone in my pocket. I pull it out and call the first person I can think of... Spencer. I dial the number and listen to it ring over and over. "Please, pick, please" I say to myself. Voice mail. I leave a message for him telling him what happened, I try to stop my self from crying but it's to difficult, once one drops down your cheek ten more come along. I bang on the top of the trunk, but it's no use. I call Spencer again. Still no answer. "Dammit Spencer pick up!" I scream at the phone. I hear the car stop and put the phone back in my pocket. Someone opens the trunk and try's to grab me. I punch the air again and I hear someone say "Tie her up" suddenly a thick rope is wrapped around my wrists and I'm picked up out of the trunk. The street is very well lit up so I was able to tell where I was through the bag. It was the warehouse by Spencer's house, just down the street. The man throws me down on the ground in a very small room and un-ties my hands and walks out. I call Spencer again to tell him where I am. Still no answer, why won't he pick up the phone?  Just as I'm in the middle of leaving my message Tyler walks in. "What do you think your doing?" He demands. "I'm sorry, I just, Please don't, no please" I beg. He takes my phone and smashes it on the ground. Of he has to smash it now, my next call was going to be the police. Tyler has a very angry look on his face as he storms out of the room. I have to be sitting there for over an hour before anything happens. Finally Tyler walks in determined. He starts asking me questions about Paris and why I left him, I told him what I had told him a thousand times but he doesn't seem satisfied. I hear a noise outside the door and Tyler hears it too. He walks over and opens it. Through the crack I see it is Spencer. What is he doing here? He got my messages, but why is he by himself, I was expecting him to bring backup. Tyler talks to Spencer for a moment being the sick twisted man that he is. They grabbed him and threw him in here as well and slammed the door. I looked at him so much worry in my eyes, not for me but for him. This wasn't his fight, it's mine, I shouldn't have called now he might die and it will be all my fault. Spencer looks up at me. My eyes fill with tears. He grabs my face and kisses me, it's the most amazing feeling in the world kissing Spencer. Then I hear those words I've so desperately want to hear. "I love you Victoria" Suddenly I forget where I am and what I'm doing "I love you too Spencer"