Confused but in love

The number man part 2

In the morning we gave the profile describing our women which shocked the local police we divided that we should stake out the club before the night arrived so we knew anyway she could escape if we had to bust in to take her in without killing anyone else so me jj and emily drove to the clinic and sat outside watching as people passed us by " god this place hasn't changed a bit since I last came home" I said to them as we pulled up " really how long has it been" jj asked and I frowned I dont like to talk about home or family much but I know they are only curious " 7 years" I say before turning my eyes back to the club " wow that long how come" Emily asked and I tensed up slightly " hey what's wrong Izzy are you ok?" jj asked putting her hand on my shoulder and I shook my head " let's just say things happened inside that club which made me want to leave this place in the wind a long time ago and I dont know why but just being near the place again makes me feel that much younger and back in that state again" I take my eyes away from the club to look at the two women there faces wearing concerned looks " then if you dont mind me asking why did you want to come on this stake out if you hate being here" Emily asked and I couldn't help but smile " because in my own mind I think that facing this fear will help me become stronger for those I care about" i smile wider at them before they start to laugh " you know that sounds like something derek would say" jj laugh and that made me laugh too " ok ok enough with my life tell me something about you two" I say leaning back in my seat " well what do you wanna know" Emily asks and she leans forward to talk to us better " let me think" I ponder before coming up with the perfect question " got anyone special in your lives boyfriend husband?" I ask " well this will comes as a shock to you as well Emily but I do have someone" I hear a gasp from Emily and I laugh " his name is will and we have been seeing each other for a few months now" "wait a minuet" emily interupts "are you talking about that cute cop from that case we worked on where you were partnered up with one of the officers there instead of me because i wasnt feeling to hot" she asked and JJ nodded "yes emily you are correct but please dont tell your cousin Izzy or else ill be teased for weeks" I contain my laughter "dont worry what is shared in this car stays here between is plus I know what derek is like he lived with me for a while which was right around the time I decided to bring a boy home for the first time" I heard nos from them both and I just nodded not needing to tell them anymore " so Emily what about you" I ask switching back to the topic at hand " nope nobody for me but you cant get off Scott free come on tell us you got anyone" I smile and sit up " nope I'm a single pringle just like you not that i havent dated in the past becuase ive got a black book full of names from highschool but nothing since i finished college" they give each other a look " what" I ask knowing they want to say something " oh nothing its just we heard a little birdy say that you have an admirer" jj says whilst starting the car engine I look at the time and see that we should of been back a while ago " really who" I asks taking out my book to finish I'm on the last few chapters and I wanna see how it ends slipping the bookmark behind my ear " the person who gave you this" emily teases pulling it from my ear " spencer" I ask shocked by the notion I've had no more than a few conversations with him and he saw me throw up he dosent like me " well duh" they both say and I just shake my head snatching the feather off Emily " you two are delusional now come on if we go now we can stop for Wendy's on the way back" " ohh yes you read my mind girl" jj say and we drive off

When we walked in the team looked up from whatever they were looking at to us " how did survalience go" rossi asked " uneventful no clear secret entrances or exits just the one into the alley and the main one theres a basement but unless our girl is a VIP she wont be down their" I comment as I sit down finishing off the burger I'd bought for lunch " ok then well as your all back we can start coming up with a plan on how to take her in" hotch said and I nodded " what about a raid of the club" reid asked " that winter work our unsub will flee in the confusion we need to get her out without causing panic" emily said. After a few min of brainstorming ideas and coming up empty handed i suggest " what about if one of us goes in and tries to convince her that we are a target lure her outside and then nab her before she tries to run" everyone turns to me " that's not a bad idea" rossi said and i smiled " it makes the most sense the unsub wont see it coming and plus she'll think she has grabbed an easy victim" Reid comments and I nod " hey do we know what she is called yet it feels weird calling her the unsub or our girl" I ask and then the phone rings " hey mama your on speaker so play nice" garcia went back to DC last night as she realised that she was needed more there than here with us " oh sugar you know I dont care who hears us" garcia teased and emily laughed " what did you find garcia" " well my lovely tram of crime fighters I found alot ok out girls name is Gracie gold she is 26 and grew up in Cleveland for most of her life with her mother and stepfather but and prepare yourself this is were it gets bad she ran away when she was 16 due to the fact that her stepfather had got her pregnant and then threatened to shut her up for good when she tried to go to the police" I shuddered at the thought why would a grown man do that to such a young girl " so he threatened to kill her when she tried to run" rossi said " right you are but it gets worse unable to find a job our poor girl turned to less holy means of work and landed herself in prison with some other women who she took advantage of and made them her bitches so to speak" " so when she got out she missed that power and try to gain that again with our first victim but that doesn't explain the numbers she carves" I say standing up to look at the photos " actually I may have an answer to that my quick witted friend" an image appears on the laptop screen which garcia is connected to " this is one of the women from the prison notice anything " " she looks almost the same as the first victim" reid says and that's when I clicks in my head she is drugging and killing women who look like ones she ruled over in prison " so she is drugging the people she use to have power over and when they resist her power they get killed" I say sitting back down rubbing my head after not getting much sleep the night before and working all day my head was pounding " exally my friend and the numbers mean the order she took them under her power so she is hunting for them all looking for the rush again" garcia said with a hint of disgust in her voice " why must people do this" she whines and I laugh " thanks garcia" i say " anytime my loves" and with that she was gone " so do we know who is next on the list" I ask " we do her name is paige Halloween and she is still in jail but as we know she dosent go after the women" hotch says and I freeze in getting up to stand next to Derek " Izzy are you ok" reid asks and I dont respond I cant even if I want to " Izzy what is it talk to us" jj says placing her hand in my shoulder I fall back into the chair " I know who that is" is all I can manage before I put my head down " cous it's not who I think is it" knowing what he means I nod " hey reid take her outside for a min" I suddenly stand " derek dont " I whisper tears building up in my eyes the team couldnt know about that night " they need to know especially if were gunna catch her tonight" "doll whatever it is I'm sure we've seen worse" rossi says and I just walk out unable to hear another word of their sympathy or pity i knew that they were trying to help but i just couldnt listen to it anymore.

" what was that about" hotch asked derek as Issabell stormed out of the room leaving everyone in shock " Leo and paige Halloween are people from Izzy's past she would rather forget" Derek says a slight anger in his voice " when she was younger they were very close but the two were no good and one night they got very drunk at the bar you girls staked out earlier today they locked Izzy in a cupboard and" he paused for a moment composing hinself the emotion of the night shining through as he spoke" they cut and raped her for hours on end until someone found them and saved her she was in hosptial for a few weeks and was in therepy for years" silent filled the room and everyone found themselves speechless " derek why did you tell us this now" emily asked sitting down out of shock " because the only way were gunna get the unsub tonight is if someone goes in there pretends to be a victim and" he looks to the door to were issabell had walked out " Izzy is a dead ringer for paige in the right outfit and attitude she might convince the unsub to make her a victim" " no way" rossi said " it's her first case she isnt ready for something that big plus what If going back into that club triggers something and she breaks down the whole opperation would be ruined not to mention putting her in alot of danger " everyone nodded agreeing with rossi when a voice stunned them all and made them turn " I.. I wanna do it"

" I.. I wanna do it" I stuttered standing in the doorway of the room were the team had resided for the last day and a bit, they had no idea I had heard everything and I didn't want them to know about that night it made me look weak and helpless that I couldn't fend off two drunks " Issabell are you sure about this you dont have to we can always find another way" hotch asked "but with what cost another women life no way" i said walking up to derek "derek i know you dont want me to and believe me im not fond of the idea of setting foot back into that place either but i cant let what happened to me keep me from doing my job no matter if its my first case or my 50th" i looked around at the others who all had concerned looks on their faces "I haven't set foot in that club for 7 years now I never had a reason to but if I can save innocent lives then" I sighed " I've got to" derek smiled at me hugged me " ok fine but your not going in alone" rossi said and I laughed looking at jj and Emily " it looks like we've got some shopping to do and not alot of time" I said and they looked at me in disbelief "your not serious" emily said "deadly like derek said im not allowed to go in solo but im the only one who knows how to blend in with that crowd and im sure with enough shopping and prepping i can get you two to the same" JJ laughed "well i never thought i would be doing this" he turned to derek "you take any photos and they will never find your body" i smirked as derek went pale for a moment "dont worry im not stupid enough to try anything" i smile grabbing my purse and passing the girls their bags "well then let's go" jj looked at the boys in the room " your gunna be in for a shock when we change later seeing what girls wear into that place" their jaws hit the floor and we all laugh as they drag me out of the room taking off to go and get ready for the night ahead