𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞

Chapter 20

Spencer's POV

I called Hotch right as I saw the blood.

"Reid?"

"Hotch, get the team back to the office. Someone has taken Samantha!"

I quickly took a few photos of how my apartment looked and the blood.

I then ran back to my car and sped to headquarters. I ran up the elevator and clicked the 6th floor.

I ran into the conference room where everyone was already sitting.

"Thank you all for coming" I said as I sat in my usual seat.

"What's this all about reid?" Emily asked looking concerned.

"Someone has taken Samantha"

"How do you know, kid?" Rossi asked.

"I was out and when I came back she was gone. My apartment was tidy, it looked like no one had been there. There was a blood stain on the floor by the door."

I plugged my phone into the plug in the TV so I could show them all the picture I took.

They popped up and everyone was staring intensely at them.

"Okay, was there anything else?" Morgan asked.

"Yes. Her phone was left on the kitchen counter and her background was changed."

I showed them the background. It was white and it read it back where it all began.

"What does that mean?" JJ asked looking at the phone.

"I'm not sure, but maybe they mean Ohio?"

"That's all we can suspect. The jet isn't free so we have to drive. JJ, Prentiss and Reid in one car. Rossi, Morgan and I will be in another. We leave in 30" Hotch said as everyone filed out of the room.

I grabbed my go bag and went outside. I got in the driver seat of the SUV. I didn't usually drive but I needed something to distract me.

A few minutes later, JJ joined me.

We sat in silence for a few minutes. Until JJ broke it.

"Spence, it's going to be okay"

"How do you know that Jennifer?!"

"I'm sorry, I'm just trying to help."

"I know, I'm sorry. I just really don't want her to get hurt. I really care about her"

"I know you do"

The rest of the team started to make their way out of the building. Emily hopped into the backseat of the SUV and I took off.

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JJ Programmed the GPS so I knew where to go. Hotch, Morgan and Rossi were following behind us.

"So where did you go?" Emily asked me.

JJ turned to look at me, a curious look in her eyes.

"Erm, i was on a date"

"Wow" Emily whispers.

"Who is the lucky girl?" JJ asked.

"Her name is Maxine. She's the art teacher at the school Samantha is going to be attending."

"Your dating Samantha's teacher?" JJ asked.

"No. We aren't dating. We went on one date. I don't know if she even likes me like that"

"Did you ask her out on the date?" Emily asks.

"No, she asked me"

"Well, she definitely likes you like that then" Emily says before putting on her headphones.

We sat in a comfortable silence for a few hours. JJ fell asleep and Emily was dozing off. I would have asked to trade off with one of them but I'd feel too bad.

We were about 90 minutes away when I started to doze off. JJ woke up when I hit a pote whole.

"Spence, I'll drive"

"Are you sure?"

"Your literally falling asleep"

I pulled the car over so JJ and I could switch seats. As we pass each other in front of the car, she pulls me in for a hug. It was exactly what I needed.

We stayed there for a few moments before we broke apart and got back in the car.

JJ started to drive off and i fell asleep almost immediately.

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We were nearly at the house when the whole team had to stop for gas. I started scrolling through the channels on the small tablet in the SUV when I video popped up. I tried to click of but it wouldn't.

Then I looked closer. It was Samantha. She was tied to a metal chair. Her hair was all tatted and there was blood on her forehead.

"Say hi to your friends" a manly voice said from behind the camera. He eventually walked out but he had a ski mask on.

Samantha didn't speak. You could see the man was getting angry.

"Speak!!"

"Spencer? I'm-I'm scared" Samantha said. She sounded weak and tired.

"Well, he can't help you." The man walked back over to Samanthas side and ripped the shirt she was wearing so that it showed her bra.

Then the video ended. JJ was back in the car. I called her when the video started. Morgan ran up to put SUV and knocked on my window.

"Reid, shes gonna be okay" he said.

"I hope your right"

Morgan got back in his SUV and we headed to the house. JJ was still driving. All I could think about was Samantha. JJ and Emily were trying to talk to me but I was totally zoned out. I didn't want to think of what that man could do to her but my mind kept wandering.

I looked out the window. I really cared about Samantha, but I think part of me loved her like she could be my daughter.

I started to drift more into my own mind. Eventually, we made it to the old house. I got out of the SUV and grabbed my gun from the holster.

Hotch tried to stop me and get him or Morgan go in first but I wouldn't let him.

I tried to open the door. Locked. I've kicked down a few doors in my time at the BAU but Morgan and Hotch did most of them. I stepped back and bang. My foot crashed against the door, breaking it open.

The team was right behind me before I knew it. They started checking the main floor. I remembered the video. It was a room I didn't go in before. I ran to the basement.

The door wasn't locked so I slowly opened it. There was Samantha, sitting in a chair in ten middle of the floor.

I ran over to her and tried to untie her until I saw a black figure standing in the corner with his gun pointed at me.