Never Compare

Part 3

In the morning (Y/n) woke up to Arron's arm around her waist. She smiles softly and moves closer so his chest is against her back.
His fingers move slowly from her waist to her stomach. "Do you feel ok?" He asks with a raspy voice.
(Y/n) smiles and shrugs. "I don't know."
Her voice is just as raspy, and he finds it sexy.
"How about I make you breakfast? If you're not better by the time we leave for work you can stay home."
The girl whines cutely. "I don't wanna miss anymore work."
"What about Spencer? Can you work with him after that?" Aaron asks, concerned.
The (h/c) girl looks down and sighs. "I can if you're there with me. I don't want him anymore. You're the only man I love."
Aaron chuckles and nods. "I'll go make breakfast. Oh and you're staying at the station. You're not going into the field."
(Y/n) pouts cutely and lays on her back.
The tall agent gets up and walks to the kitchen. He makes her a light meal of eggs and toast.
A glass of orange juice for them both on the corners of the tray.

A few minutes later he comes back to find the bed empty.
"Babe?" He calls and looks around.
A familiar sound comes from the bathroom and he sighs.
Aaron sets the tray on his bedside table and walks toward the bathroom.
Before he can enter, the door slams in his face. He was startled by the sudden action.
"Don't come in. I'm disgusting right now. I don't want you to see me like this."
He could tell she was crying as well as puking. "Babe did you forget I held your hair last night?"
(Y/n) whines and grips the toilet.
"Are you gonna let me in (Y/n)?"
"No." She whispers and flushes the toilet. She brushes her teeth and cleans herself up.
Aaron sits on the bed and drinks his oj.
(Y/n) comes out and sits next to him. "Thank you," she whispers.
He smiles and gives her the tray. "Eat up."
She leans against the headboard and starts eating. "Yummy," she mumbles and giggles.
Aaron pets her hair gently and starts getting ready for work.
(Y/n) watches while she eats. Once she finishes she takes the tray to the kitchen and puts her dishes in the sink.
Aaron kisses her cheek. "You think you're up for working?"
The girl smiles and nods. "Yeah. Let me get dressed and we can leave."
A few minutes later she comes out ready to go.
The tall agent smiles and holds both their go bags.
She reaches out to grab hers but a sudden nausea rushes over her.
Aaron watches as she runs to the bathroom and empties her stomach of her breakfast. "Babe are you ok?"
(Y/n) didn't want to snap at him, not after everything he's done for her, so she stays quiet.
Aaron knew better than to follow after her, especially since he didn't want another door slammed in his face.
Once she finishes, she cleans herself up again and comes back out.
He gives her a stern look, but he knew by her glare, she wasn't staying home.

The two drive to work and go to the right floor.
"Hey pretty lady." Derek greets.
(Y/n) smiles. "Good morning."
"Not so good morning." Penny interrupts, walking between her two friends.
The three look at the tech confused.
"Do we have a case?" The (h/c) girl asks.
"Yeah. Except it's exactly like that case a couple months ago where you and Spencer were kidnapped."
Everyone looks at the (h/c).
"I won't sit on the sidelines. I won't let that case distract me. It's a whole new unsub."
Aaron looks at her sternly once more. "I can pull you out at anytime."
"Aaron please."
Chocolate thunder and his baby girl leave the couple alone to tell the others.
"You're already starting to mix work and pleasure. I promised I wouldn't end up like Haley. Besides, if the guy does kidnap me at least I know what to do."
"And what if he kidnaps you and Spencer?"
She opens her mouth to answer but quickly closes it.
"Exactly," He whispers.
(Y/n) shakes her head. "It'll be fine."
It takes a few moments and pleading looks for him to agree.
"Fine, but as soon as I think you can't handle it, you're staying at the station."
(Y/n) softly cheers. "Ha! And you said I'd have to stay at the station this morning. I'm doing field work HA!"
She jogs away from him and into the bullpen.
Aaron sighs softly and hides his smile.

"I hate to be the barer of bad news but we are dealing with a copycat." Penny informs.
"Which one?" Emily asks.
"The kidnapped children and dead caretakers."
"Where Reid and (Y/n) were kidnapped?" Rossi asks looking up from his iPad.
Everyone looks at the two and the girl sighs.
"We'll be fine." She mumbles.
After debriefing everyone gets on the jet and flies a couple states from where the last one took place.
"Should we be thinking of this separate from the other? It's in a different state and different victim pool. These victims are actual caretakers. A doctor, pediatrician and school teacher." Morgan asks.
"Also last time there was overkill on the males but it's the women who were tortured or mutilated this time." JJ comments.
Aaron looks up at everyone. "We have to think of this as a different unsub and not a copycat. Nothing about the last guy suggested he would have a partner or disciples."
(Y/n) bites her lip in concentration.
Soon her mind replays the days she spent with the children.
Emily rubs her friend's back, bringing the girl out of her thoughts. "We'll catch this guy before he can think about hurting you."
(Y/n) didn't really find comfort in her promise.
They didn't know if the unsub wanted her.
And even if they did, why her? Did they also have a sick fantasy of her?
Aaron glances at his girlfriend, still hating the idea of her coming.
About halfway through the plane ride (Y/n) grabs a ginger ale, calming her stomach down and the bile in her throat disappears.

Once the team arrives they all go to their designated locations.
(Y/n) stays with Derek as they go to the crime scene.
Once they see the bodies (Y/n) nearly puked again.
Derek rubs her back gently. "They don't look like you so they can't be surrogates."
The girl nods as a small wave of relief washes over her.
"These marks are jagged. I don't think this guy is a professional."
"I don't know Derek."
"I'm not gonna tell you to not be scared. But we'll protect you."
"In the bathroom too?" (Y/n) teases and giggles.
Derek smirks. "Yep, there too."
The girl gasps and nudges his shoulder with hers.
They laughs softly together as a couple officers walk by.
"Do you think this is funny?" One of them asks, annoyed.
The two agents look at the officers.
"Excuse me?" Derek responds turning to face them.
"Four of our citizens were tortured and murdered, but here you are laughing at them?"
"We weren't laughing." (Y/n) pipes up meekly.
"You're the one he's after. I still say we should hand her over. Then the killings would stop."
"Whoa there officer. You need to calm down. You don't even know what this guy wants." Derek informs, pointing at the tall man.
"This is actually like that case from a few months ago. How could it not be a copycat?" The female officer asks.
"There are lots of differences actually:" (Y/n) responds.
"Of course you would say that." The man growls.
Derek holds back any curses he might regret and puts his hand on the small of her back. "Let's go to the station."
"Could we stop at a gas station first?"
"Why?"
"I need some ginger ale."
Derek laughs and nods. "Sure."

Derek drives to a station and they grab their drinks.
"Why not coffee at the station?"
"I dont like coffee." She answers and drinks her soda.
"Oh yeah." He remembered her name because of that.
The only one in the BAU that doesn't like coffee.

The two make it to the police station and Aaron looks over quickly.
"You didn't get me anything?" He jokes.
"I'll give you a kiss on the ride home." She jokes back.
Derek chuckles and sits in a chair.
(Y/n) giggles and sits next to Emily.
"What did you find out?" She brunette asks her friend.
"This unsub has a lot of hate toward women. But he's not a surgeon or doctor. The marks were too sloppy and jagged."
"Hotch I don't think we can trust these guys to protect her and Reid." Derek comments quietly.
"What happened?" Aaron inquires looking at (Y/n) sternly.
"They want to give her to the unsub." Morgan answers for her.
The youngest looks at her lap. "I'm sorry," she whispers.
"There's no use talking to them either. If one thinks it I'm sure most of them do." Emily adds in.
Arron nods in agreement. "We'll just have to keep an eye on you."
"What about Reid?"
"What about me?" The said man pipes in, walking into the room.
JJ close after.
"Everyone wants to give up catching the guy and just give him (Y/n)." Rossi answers.
Spencer looks at (Y/n) sadly.

It's been two days.
No ones made a move to kidnap (Y/n), on both the police side and the unsub's.
Aaron made it a point to have them share a room.
The girl didn't complain about sleeping with her boyfriend though.
Aaron puts his pen down and sighs softly.
"Why don't you come to bed Aaron. It's really late. I can't sleep if you're not holding me."
Her arms wrap around him from behind.
The tall man laughs softly and leans back into her. "Oh yeah? I found you asleep last week after you read Jack that encyclopedia."
(Y/n) blushes and pulls away. "Shut up," she mumbles.
"I will come to bed, if you promise to wake up early with me."
The girl's eyes widen as she crawls into bed. "What? I can't get up that early."
"5 am isn't that early." Aaron informs crossing his arms.
"That means we'll only get a few hours of sleep." She whines and he smirks.
"You can just sleep alone then." He taunts.
(Y/n) frowns and looks down. "You really don't wanna hold me huh? Fine. I'll sleep by myself. It's not like you can make the nightmares go away."
"What nightmares?"
"It doesn't matter. You're gonna stay up over in your chair. I'm going to sleep." She lays on her side and brings the blanket to her chin.
The older man sighs and stands up. He turns off the lamp and changes into more comfortable clothes.
A small smiles appears then disappears.
"Babe," he whispers. He lays next to her and holds her waist. "Tell me."
Before she could say anything she runs to the bathroom.
The dinner they had comes back.
Silent tears roll down her cheeks.
"(Y/n)..." he trails off and sighs.
"I don't want the team to know. They'll just worry."
Aaron walks over and hands her a bottle of medicine.
She takes the bottle and drinks some. She brushes her teeth and goes back to the bed.
Aaron rubs her stomach gently.
(Y/n) smiles and falls asleep.

The next day (Y/n) sits alone in the room where the map is.
"Maybe we should give her to him."
"Then the murders would stop."
"It's her fault those children are missing."
All the voices of the officers run around her mind.
"If he gets me, then what? Will he let the children go? I could talk him into it. Does he think I still love Spencer."
So many possibilities run through her head.
"NEVER COMPARE"
Spencer's voice echoes in her mind.
Her eyes close and she stands.
"I'll go." She whispers.