Previous part of story - Rules of Attachment.

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"Thanks for helping me," Morgan said as he met the three women at the mall.

"We wouldn't be anywhere else," Emily told him. The other two nodded.

"Are we ready to go shoppin?" Garcia asked excitedly. JJ and Emily squealed in excitement. Derek groaned as he covered his ears. Savanna gave a little squeal of her own.

"You siding with your auntie's, Vanna Bug?" he asked his daughter as she sat in her stroller looking around at everything.

"Okay, lets get started," JJ said, clapping her hands. The little group set off for the store just across the way to begin their shopping expedition.

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A few hours later an exhausted Derek morgan sank on to the bench outside the family bathroom where he'd just changed the baby.

"What's the matter, tired?" JJ teased.

"Yeah, you guys wore me out. I'm glad we got what we came here for, but I'm exhausted," he complained. The girls just laughed at him. Just then the baby began to cry.

"I think someone's hungry. How about we go get some lunch?" Emily suggested.

"Sounds good to me," Morgan agreed as he pulled himself off the bench and they headed for the food court. Just as he was beginning to feed Savanna her bottle Morgan's cell phone rang.

"Hello?" he answered it.

"Hey there, babe. How's are girl?" Reid asked into the phone.

"Hey there, Spencer. She's good. We're spending the day with Em, JJ, and Garcia," Morgan answered.

"Sounds like fun, wish I was with you guys instead of speaking at the conference," Spencer replied.

"That bad, huh?" Morgan asked sympathetically. Reid's response was cut off by the baby coughing repeatedly. Morgan began to panic he couldn't figure out what he'd done wrong.

"Morgan, is she okay?" Reid asked frantically.

"Sit her up a bit, Morgan. She's probably choking on the formula. Pat her back, she'll be okay," JJ instructed. Doing what he was told he noticed an immediate change in his daughter. She stopped coughing and began sucking eagerly at the bottle once again.

"Morgan?" Reid repeated.

"She's fine, she slid down in my arms and choked on some of the formula, but everythings okay, now," he assured his boyfriend.

"Okay, and no the conference isn't that bad, I just miss you guys," Spencer reluctantly admitted.

"We miss you to," Morgan told him.

"Well, I've gotta get back. See you at home?" Reid asked.

"Yeah, remember the parties at 6:00," he reminded.

"I know, I've gotta go, love you Derek," Spencer said.

"Love you to, babe, bye." A smile lingered on Derek's face as he put his phone back in his pocket and continued eating his lunch.

"Well, how about we get this little girl a cute new outfit for the party before we all go home?" Garcia addressed the group.

"Yeah, I like that idea," Morgan replied as he tickled his daughters feet. She squirmed away and he laughed. Fifteen minutes later they had found a pretty purple dress with little flowers that said "cute as a Daisy" on it.

"I'll see you at 6:00," Morgan called as he strapped a sleeping Savanna into her car seat.

"See you then," they replied in unison.

The party was in full swing when Derek who had been talking to Hotch and Rossi spotted his boyfriend. Spencer had been cornered by Emily and JJ and was blushing furiously at something JJ was saying.

"What are you doing to my man?" Morgan teased as he wrapped his arms around Reid's waste and kissed his cheek.

"Nothing," JJ replied with an impish grin.

"Uh-huh I believe that like I believe that Strauss has a heart," Derek argued.

"You wound me, Morgan," JJ cried dramatically as she placed a hand over her heart as she pretended to cry. Reid laughed at both of them.

"Dramatic much?" he said. Turning to JJ Morgan gave her a significant look. Nodding in response JJ headed off to the couch where Garcia was holding and entertaining baby Savanna.

"Nice party, huh?" Reid murmured as he leaned in for a kiss.

"MM-hmm," Derek agreed as he attacked Reid's lips with wild abandoment. The sound of someone clearing their throat got their attention. The room fell silent and Reid blushed.

"Someone wanted her Daddy and her Papa," Garcia said as she walked over to them with the baby in her arms. She smiled as she handed the baby to Reid.

"Here you go, sweet pee, here's your Daddy."

"Hey there, baby. Daddy missed you. Did you have fun with Papa today?" he whispered. The baby cooed and kicked her tiny feet. Reid smiled at his little girl. Shifting her in his arms he caught sight of an envelope attached to her dress with a safety pin.

"What's this?" he asked out of curiosity.

"Why don't you open it and find out?" Derek suggested. Confused Reid unpinned the envelope and opened it. Inside was a note written in Morgan's handwriting.

"Daddy, Papa and I love you more than anything or anyone else in the world. Will you stay with us forever? Love 'Vanna and Derek." Reid looked up from the note wondering if Derek was asking what he thought he was asking. Looking down he noticed Morgan down on one knee with a small black box in his hand. Tears shimmered in Reid's eyes.

"Will you mary me, Spencer Michael Reid?" Derek choked out as he blinked back tears.

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"Hey there, baby. Daddy missed you. Did you have fun with Papa today?" he whispered. The baby cooed and kicked her tiny feet. Reid smiled at his little girl. Shifting her in his arms he caught sight of an envelope attached to her dress with a safety pin.

"What's this?" he asked out of curiosity.

"Why don't you open it and find out?" Derek suggested. Confused Reid unpinned the envelope and opened it. Inside was a note written in Morgan's handwriting.

"Daddy, Papa and I love you more than anything or anyone else in the world. Will you stay with us forever? Love 'Vanna and Derek." Reid looked up from the note wondering if Derek was asking what he thought he was asking. Looking down he noticed Morgan down on one knee with a small black box in his hand. Tears shimmered in Reid's eyes.

"Will you marry me, Spencer Michael Reid?" Derek choked out as he blinked back tears.

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Everyone in the room held their breath, waiting for Reid's answer.

"Yes I will marry you and stay with you and Savanna forever," Reid answered. A cheer broke out as Morgan slid the gold band he'd purchased on Spencer's finger before standing up and pulling him into a tongue-tangling kiss oblivious to the others in the room including the baby in Reid's arms. The baby let out an indignant cry as she was squished between her fathers's.

"Morgan, Reid!" Hotch called in his unit chief voice. Both men looked up with complete expressions of confusion.

"You're squishing your daughter," Hotch offered helpfully. Both men looked down at their daughter.

"Sorry about that, sweetheart," Morgan told her.

Turning to Reid, he asked "You really said yes?"

"Yes I really said yes. I'll marry you, Derek." A wide smile broke out on Derek's face as he slipped an arm around Reid and held up his left hand for everyone else to see.

"He said yes!" Morgan exclaimed. Everyone laughed but smiled at the expression of love that was showing in Morgan's eyes. An identical one was mirrored in Reid's.

"When did you plan all this?" Reid wanted to know.

"I've been planning this for a while, but I did most of this today. I had the girls help," Morgan admitted.

"Ah I see, well thanks for the help. You know Derek would be lost if he had to come up with something romantic on his own," Reid kidded. Derek slapped Reid's arm indignantly.

"Hey!"

"He did all of this on his own. He just needed help picking out the ring," Garcia defended him.

"Well I love all of it," Reid assured as he placed a gentle kiss on Morgan's lips. JJ's eyes lit up as a realization hit.

"Wait a minute! Now we have a wedding to plan!" she cried excitedly. Emily and Garcia smiled. Spencer and Derek groaned in unison.

"Keep it small. We want a small wedding," Derek argued.

"He's right," Spencer added.

"We will," Garcia promised. Glancing over at her Reid noticed that her hands were behind her back.

"Promise that without your fingers crossed, Garcia," he told her. Garcia pouted but promised again this time with her hands in front of her so they could see them. The party broke up shortly their after.

"See everyone on Monday," Derek called as he closed the door behind Rossi.

"See you then," Rossi called back as he climbed into his car and headed down the street.

Turning around after he locked the door he caught sight of Reid coming back down the stairs after putting the baby down for the night. Reaching the bottom of the stairs, Reid began picking up cups and plates that were scattered around the living room. After he'd deposited everything in the sink he headed back to the living room for more.

"Leave it for later," Morgan whispered as he walked up to Spencer and ran his hands up and down Spencer's sides. Spencer shivered at the contact.

"But the living room's a mess," Reid argued.

"We'll deal with it later," Morgan repeated as he nibbled at Reid's bottom lip, requesting entrance. Reid granted it happily as he melted into Morgan's arms.

"I still can't believe you said yes," Morgan said in awe.

"But I did, I'll marry you and be yours always and forever," Reid affirmed as he kissed his way across Morgan's jaw and up to his ear, biting gently when he reached it. Reid pushed Morgan back until the older man's back hit the living room wall. All the while their tongues were battling for dominance. The kiss was hot and passionate.

"...Spencer!" Derek gasped out as they broke apart for breath. Spencer smiled widely as he pushed his knee in-between Derek's legs and rubbed it against the bulge he found their.

"MMM, what's this? Am I going to have to arrest you for concealing and carrying, Agent Morgan?" Spencer asked breathlessly as he began pulling on Morgan's shirt while he licked and bit down on the pulse point on Morgan's neck.

"Y-y-yes," Morgan gulped.

"Alright then, assume the position," Spencer demanded huskily.

"W-w-what?" Morgan stammered.

"You heard me, assume the position," Spencer repeated. Groaning at the lust that shot through him Morgan did what he was told. He turned so his back was facing Reid and spread his hands and feet.

"Mmm, just like I like you. All spread out for me. Tell me who it's for," Reid crooned.

"It's for you, it's all for you, baby," Morgan said on a moan as Reid ground his cock against Morgan's backside.

"Agent Derek Morgan, you're under arrest for concealing and carrying a weapon. I think we need to do a full pat-down search to see if you're hiding any other weapons," Reid whispered as he trailed his hands down Morgan's body starting at his face. Shivering Morgan leaned back into Reid as his hands wandered lower.

"Oh god yes!" Morgan cried as Reid's nimble fingers came in contact with his nipples. They were already two hard buds but Reid's touch made them even harder.

"MMM, I think I found another weapon. Hmm, let's see what I can do about those," Reid said thoughtfully as he shifted so he was facing Morgan and leaned in and licked Morgan's nipples. He started with the left one then switched to the right one ensuring they each received equal attention. Morgan groaned in pleasure as he held Reid's head in place.

"MMM, don't stop," Morgan demanded. Reid chuckled against Morgan's chest.

"I think I should continue the search," Reid said as he pulled back and went back behind Morgan. Agonizingly slow he continued his journey southward. Finally he reached his goal.

"Well well what have we here? I'd say this is a pretty lethal weapon. We need to make sure we take proper precautions when firing it, don't you think?" Reid asked as he unbuttoned Morgan's pants and after unzipping them slid his hand inside. His own cock hardened and his desire mounted when he realized his lover was going commando. A moan escaped Reid's lips.

"Commando?" Spencer asked huskily.

"Find something you like?" Morgan teased as he heard Reid gulp.

"Yeah," Reid responded licking his suddenly dry lips. Morgan smiled as he ground back against Reid reminding him of his previous activities.

"Ah yes, dealing with properly firing this weapon," Reid replied as he searched the room for the lube while stroking Morgan's stiff member.

"End table by the couch second drawer," Morgan said.

"'Kay," Reid said as he quickly walked to the table and got the aforementioned lube and a condom before returning to his lover.

"Now where were we? Ah yes right here," he answered himself as he ran a slicked hand up and down Derek's cock restoring it to it's original hardness.

"S-s-stop teasin'," Morgan growled. Taking pity on his boyfriend, no fiancé, Reid corrected himself Spencer pushed Morgan's pants down to his ankles and quickly freed his own hard and throbbing cock. Teasingly he brushed it against Morgan's entrance.

"You feel how hard you make me?" Reid whispered in his lover's ear.

"Spencer...," Morgan begged. Relenting Reid flipped open the bottle of lube once again and squeezed a generous amount into his hand then ever-so-slowly he slid a finger into Morgan's hot channel.

"You're so tight and hot," Reid growled against Morgan's neck. After a moment or two he added a second finger. Curling his fingers Reid smiled when he brushed that bundle of nerves.

"Fuck!" Morgan shouted nearly coming undone right then and their.

"Shh, you'll wake the baby," Spencer scolded as he slid in a third finger. Morgan whimpered and bit down on his lip as he felt himself being stretch to accommodate Spencer's hot hard cock.

"Spencer, now, please," he pleaded.

"What you want is what you get," Reid said as he replaced his fingers with his slicked up cock. Both men groaned at the sensation of Reid sliding into Morgan's body. He slid all the way in until his cock was as deep as it would go. Very slowly he pulled out and slid back in. He did this a couple of times before Derek broke in.

"Faster, baby!" he called. Grabbing Morgan's hips hard enough to leave finger shaped bruises Reid pulled all the way out then slammed back in.

"Yes! Just like that!" Morgan cried. They kept up a brutal pace.

"Fuck, fuck, fuckfuckfuck!" I'm so fuckin close! I'm bout to explode," Morgan said as he furiously stroked his dripping cock. Reaching around his lover Spencer slapped his hand away.

"ah ah that's mine," he scolded as he began feverishly stroking the throbbing cock.

"Baby, please?" Morgan whimpered. Deciding he'd teased Morgan enough and desperately needing release himself Reid sped up his thrusts at the same time speeding up his strokes on Morgan's cock.

"Come for me, Derek," Reid instructed as he made sure his next thrust hit Morgan's prostate. The orgasm that crashed over Morgan was so powerful he would have fallen to his knees if it weren't for Reid holding him up.

"I'm coming! Oh god yes! Spencer!" Morgan shouted as his climax hit and he sprayed cum across the wall in front of him and shook violently. The contracting of Derek's inner muscles drove Spencer to his own climax.

"Derek! I'm coming it's all for you, Derek!" Spencer shouted as he shot his load into his lover and fell boneless against Derek's back. A low chuckle broke Reid out of his orgasm enduced haze.

"What?" he asked slowly.

"I think that's the first time we've done it against a wall," Derek commented.

"No it wasn't, against our living room wall, yes, but against a wall? Don't you remember the locker room shower?" Reid asked cheekily.

"Oh yeah, you were wild that day," Morgan replied. Reid blushed at the memory. Yawning Morgan placed a kiss on the top of Reid's head.

"C'mon lets head up for a shower and bed," he mumbled as he yawned again.

"Okay," Reid agreed as he yawned as well. Laughing he gently pulled out of Derek and after picking up their discarded clothing headed for their bathroom a content smile on his face.

Two weeks later found the entire team standing in JJ's backyard ready to celebrate the union of Spencer and Derek.

"Stand still, Derek," his mother scolded as she and Garcia were adjusting his tie and suit jacket.

"Sorry," Derek mumbled.

"You okay, Der?" his mother asked.

"Yeah," he answered.

"No your not," Garcia argued.

"What's wrong, son?" his mother asked. His two sisters came up beside him and each placed a hand on their brother's shoulder.

"I'm nervous," Derek reluctantly admitted.

"Whatever for?" Garcia questioned.

"What if he gets cold feet? What if he doesn't want to marry me?" Derek asked softly.

"He's inside with Jayje and the rest of the guys he's not going anywhere accept out here to marry you," Emily answered as she walked on to the patio with Derek's niece holding her hand.

"Unca Dewek!" Cried Kiesha his sister Sarah's three-year-old.

"Hey there, kiddo whatcha doing?" he asked as he leaned down and hugged her.

"I was pwayin wif Henwy and Savanna," she answered.

"Where is Vanna now?" Morgan asked turning to Emily.

"She's with her Grandpa Dave," Emily answered. Nodding Morgan smiled.

"So he'll be here?" he asked just making sure. Taking his hands into hers, she said,

"Yes he will be." Breathing a sigh of relief Derek looked at his watch, noting the time. Only half an hour before he would be married to the love of his life. He couldn't wait.

JJ smiled as she walked into her and Will's bedroom where Spencer was sitting nervously in the rocking chair staring out the window.

"Spence?" she called softly. Spencer didn't seem to hear her, though. He was lost in his own world. Reid was thinking about all the people who said he wasn't worthy and that no one would want him.

"Your just a wimp no one will ever want you. Your worthless. Your just a worthless wimp who shouldn't have ever been born. The taunts kept coming as well as the blows to his small twelve-year-old body. He didn't realized he'd made a sound of distress until JJ was knealing beside him with a hand on his arm.

"Spence? What's wrong?" she asked softly.

"N-n-nothing," he answered.

"Don't 'Nothing' me," she told him. "Now lets try this again? What's wrong Spence?"

"What if Derek doesn't want me anymore? I'm worthless and a wimp. Why would anyone want me?" he asked as he sniffled. He cursed himself for his emotions.

"Look at me, Spencer," she instructed. Spencer did what he was told. JJ rarely called him Spencer she usually called him Spence or Reid.

"What?" he asked.

"First of all your not worthless or a wimp. Second of all where's this coming from?" she wondered.

"Just remembering childhood memories," he answered softly.

"You mean when those boys picked on you and beat you?" JJ wanted to know. Reid's jaw dropped as he stared wide-eyed at the blonde.

"H-h-how'd you know about that?" he asked startled.

"I heard you talking to Morgan after a nightmare when we were on a case," she explained. "I wasn't eavesdropping the walls were thin," she defended.

"I know you weren't he reassured her."

"I heard other er uh activities as well," she added with an impish smile. Reid blushed as he caught her meaning. JJ laughed at the blush tenting his cheeks.

"Oh my gosh JJ!" Reid cried in embarrassment.

"I'm only kidding, Spence, relax," she told him as she laughed. Spencer breathed a sigh of relief before turning serious once again.

"Are you sure Derek wants to marry me?" Reid asked shakeily.

"What is it with you two doubting the other one wants to marry you?" came Garcia's exasperated voice as she stood in the doorway.

"Whatcha need Pen?" JJ asked.

"I was just checking on our resident genius and it sounds like I have excellent timing," she answered.

"What do you mean what's with both of us?" Reid questioned.

"My chocolate adonis seems to think that you'll change your mind and not want to marry him," she explained.

"He's lost his mind, of course I want to marry him," Spencer said.

"I'm sure he'd say the same thing about you," JJ replied. Reid knew she was right it was just his nerves making him feel this way. A shaky smile crossed his face as he turned to JJ and Garcia.

"That's the smile I wanted to see," Garcia said happily. JJ looked at her watch then squealed.

"It's time, lets get you married," she said as she beamed.

"I'll get the kids rounded up," Garcia said as she headed out the door, saying hi to someone as she passed. A knock on the bedroom door caught JJ's attention. Reid was in her bathroom combing his hair one last time. Gracing the person on the other side of the door with a brilliant smile she ushered them into the room.

"I'll just leave you two alone. See you outside," she said as she walked out closing the door behind her. After taking one last deep breath Spencer headed back into the bedroom preparing to walk out to the backyard to marry the love of his life.

"Hello, Spencer," came a familiar voice as he stepped into the bedroom.

"Gideon?" Spencer squeaked.

"Yes it's me. Are you ready to get married?" he asked with a soft smile at the young man he thought of as a son.

"Y-y-yes how'd you know about this?" Spencer asked in shock.

"Hotch called me. I wouldn't miss this for the world. I'd like to give you away to Derek if you'll allow me to that is. I know it's not traditional but..."

"I'd be honored," Spencer responded as he walked forward and pulled Gideon into a hug.

"Well then, lets get you married," Gideon replied.

"Does Derek know your here?" Spencer asked as he opened the door.

"Everyone but you knew. Hotch asked Derek to see what he thought then he called me," Gideon explained as they took the first step into the hallway to start a new chapter in Reid and Morgan's lives as husbands and father's.

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"You wanted to see me Hotch?" Derek asked as he walked into the unit chief's office.

"Yeah, I just got a call from Atlanta Georgia. They have had a string of obsessional crimes, the unsub is taking women and raping them before cutting a cross in their skin and then strangling them. The cross is exactly three inches in diameter. They want our help and they specifically requested you," Hotch explained. Derek's heart sank. It had only been a short time since they got back from St. Louis.

"When do I leave?" he asked reluctantly.

"Look, I know you don't want to leave Savanna and Reid, but they'll be fine. You leave as soon as you can have your ready bag packed and get to the airstrip," Hotch told him. Nodding, Morgan stood up and headed for the door. He was stopped by Hotch's voice.

"Morgan?"

"Yeah Hotch?"

"You know I wouldn't send you away from your family if I didn't have to."

"I know, Hotch, I know." Looking at his watch, Hotch noticed that the end of shift was finally there so he shut down his computer and headed to find Emily for their date.

"Hey Morgan," JJ called as she walked through the bullpen.

"Hey there, JJ," Morgan answered dejectedly.

"I heard you have to go to Atlanta," JJ commented.

"Yeah, how do you do it, JJ?" he asked.

"Do what?" she replied.

"Leave Henry and Will? Isn't it hard?" he wondered.

"It's the hardest thing I've ever done, but I just tell myself that I'm making the world a safer place for all the kids like Savanna and Henry," she answered.

"What about leaving Will?" Morgan asked.

"He's a cop so he understands the hazards of the job. Reid does to. You know that," she assured him.

"Yeah I know but..." Morgan broke off.

"It doesn't make it any easier," JJ finished. Morgan nodded in agreement. "I carry pictures of Will and Henry in my wallet to remind me what I'm coming home to," she added as she pulled out her wallet and showed him the aforementioned pictures.

"Thanks, JJ," Morgan said as he gave her a smile before picking up his ready bag and headed for the house he shared with Reid and their daughter to pack and tell them goodbye despite the fact that it was killing him to do so.

"Papa's gonna miss you so much, sweetheart. You be good for Daddy, okay? I'll be back as soon as I can. I hate leaving you and your daddy," Derek said softly as he placed a kiss to the babies head.

"We'll be fine, Derek," Spencer soothed as he walked into the nursery and slid his arms around his husband and daughter.

"I know, but it doesn't make it any easier," Morgan argued back.

"I know it doesn't," Reid replied. "Now put the baby down and go finish packing your ready bag so you can get going," Reid instructed. Placing one last kiss on top of Savanna's head Morgan gently laid her in the crib before heading to his and Reid's bedroom to finish packing.

"I'm going to miss you so much," Reid mumbled against Morgan's lips as they kissed on the porch.

"Me to, pretty boy, me to. I love you, Spencer," Morgan whispered as he leaned in for another kiss.

"I love you to, Derek," Spencer replied as he eagerly returned the kiss.

"I guess I should get going," Morgan reluctantly admitted.

"Okay, call me when you get to Atlanta," Reid requested.

"Will do," Morgan called as he headed for his SUV giving Reid a smile and a wave as he climbed in and closed the door. Heaving a sigh Reid headed back into the house and headed for the kitchen to make dinner for one. He knew it was part of the job but he sure hoped that Derek would be home soon.

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"Hey, Spence, you okay?" JJ asked as the bedraggled genius walked into the bullpen.

"Yeah it was a long night. Vanna woke up for her 1:00 bottle and didn't go back to sleep until 3:30. I think she missed Derek," Reid answered.

"She's not the only one," JJ said.

"No, she isn't," Reid said quietly.

"He'll be back as soon as he can, you know that," she comforted.

"Yeah, I know, but it's not soon enough," he replied.

"It never is, it never is," she said sympathetically. "How'd you finally get her to sleep?" JJ asked.

"let her lay on my chest with one of Derek's shirts against her face," Reid explained as he yawned.

"Here I have a cup of coffee with your name on it," Emily said as she walked into the bullpen.

"MMM, thanks, Em."

"Did you get Savanna settled in the daycare?" she asked.

"Yeah," Reid answered.

"We don't have any new cases so keep working on the consults you have," Hotch said walking across the cat walk. The rest of the team nodded as they headed for their desks.

"I'll see you guys later," JJ said as she walked towards her office.

"Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan," Derek introduced himself to the lead detective.

"Daniel Nelson," he introduced himself holding out his hand for Derek to shake.

"Nice to meet you so what do we know so far?"

"We've found four women and another two have gone missing," Daniel explained.

"How long between when they go missing and when they're found dead?" Morgan questioned as he made notes on the whiteboard the station in Atlanta had provided him.

"The first one, Jessie Lang was taken a week and two days ago. She was found two days after she was taken. Margaret Nickerson was taken a week ago today. She was found two days after she was taken. Janet Hamilton was taken later that same day. Her body was found two days ago. This is where it gets complicated," Nelson explained.

"Complicated how?" Derek asked as he paused in his notetaking.

"The last two women were taken on that same day and at the same time. They were identical twins. Lauren Manning and Lisa Gates."

"If the pattern holds their bodies should be found today and the next woman or women will be taken today as well," Derek concluded.

"Yes, but why switch things up and kidnap twins this time?" the detective asked perplexed.

"Hmm, I'm not sure. Maybe he was scorned by twins in his past?" Derek suggested.

"Maybe it's a thought," Daniel replied. Just then his phone rang.

"Nelson," he barked. After listening to the person on the other end of the phone for a few seconds he snapped it shut and turned to Derek.

"Our two victims have just been found," he said. Sighing Derek picked up his keys and the case file before following the detective out of the station.

"Do you want to follow me in the SUV or take one car?

"I'll go in the SUV if that's okay," Morgan said.

"Sure that's fine, just follow me," Nelson instructed.

"You got it," Morgan told him as he climbed behind the wheel and, started the engine.

"Wow, this looks like overkill," Derek commented.

"What makes you say that?" Daniel asked.

"Not only did the unsub strangle these women but they were stabbed multiple times. The rape is evident by the bruising and tearing that's visible," Morgan said.

"The cross appears to be the same size as the others," the Atlanta detective said, looking at the cross. Pulling a ruler out of his pocket he measured it.

"Yep, three inches in diameter," he affirmed. Derek sighed he knew it was going to be a tough case. He hoped and prayed that they would be able to solve it soon and he could go back home to his family.

"So what's your next move?" the Atlanta native wondered.

"Talk to the families of the victims and go to each of their places to see what I can find to help catch this SOB."

"Okay, what can I do while you do that?" Daniel questioned.

"Get in touch with our technical analyst Penelope Garcia and give her the names of the women and any of their family members you have. She'll run them through her databases to see if any of these women have anything in common."

"Will do, good luck with the families."

"Yeah I may need it depending on the personality of the families. I mean I know they've lost a loved one, but sometimes they aren't very cooperative," Derek trailed off.

"I know exactly what you mean. You have my cell number if you need me?" Detective Nelson checked. Morgan nodded affirmatively before heading for the SUV he'd been given to go and question the family members of their victims to see what they could tell him.

"Lets call Papa. How does that sound little one?" Reid crooned to the baby who was staring up at him. The baby cooed and kicked her legs.

"I'll take that as a yes," Reid said. Picking up his phone he pressed the speed dial for Morgan's phone and hit send.

"Morgan," he answered.

"Hey, Derek it's me, how are things going?" Spencer asked.

"Hey pretty boy. Things are going okay. Slow but okay. How's the baby?"

"She's good," Reid said. "How's the case?"

"We found two more women today and another one was taken this afternoon."

"Wait a minute, you found two women? I thought the unsub only took one woman at a time?" Reid asked perplexed.

"He has been, but these two were identical twins," Derek explained.

"Hmm, maybe he was scorned by twins before?" Spencer suggested.

"My thoughts exactly, babe." Opening his mouth to ask another question Spencer let out a long yawn.

"You okay, baby boy?" Derek asked softly.

"Yeah, it was just a long night and then a long day," Spencer admitted.

"Why was it such a long night? Everything okay?" Derek worriedly asked.

"Yeah, Savanna was just missing her Papa. She wouldn't go back to sleep after her 1:00 bottle until 3:30," the genius told him.

"Awww, well I miss her to," Derek admitted. "I miss both of you," he amended.

"We miss you to," Spencer replied. The baby began to cry.

"Shh, what's the matter 'Vanna Bug?" Spencer questioned. Shifting her in his arms he got a good wiff of what was wrong.

"Looks like someone needs a diaper change," Reid said wrinkling his nose. Derek laughed at his husband.

"Well, I'll let you go so you can change her. I love you and miss you both," he said softly.

"We love you and miss you to," Reid replied before hanging up.

"Okay, lets get you changed and maybe have a bottle?" Reid said as he carried the little girl to her nursery.

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If Spencer had known what the next day had in store for him he wouldn't have gotten out of bed. The cries of his daughter through the baby monitor woke him. Rubbing his eyes he climbed out of bed and walked to the nursery.

"Morning, sweet pee, are you hungry?" he asked as he lifted her out of the crib and carried her over to the changing table to change her diaper and dress her for the day.

"How about you wear the Pink Polka dot dress your aunt Pen got you?" he suggested as he pulled it out of the closet and began dressing her in it. The baby gurgled happily in response. Thirty minutes later both him and the baby were showered, fed and dressed. A smile came to Reid's face as his cell phone rang and he saw Derek's name flash on the caller ID.

"Morning, Derek," he greeted cheerfully.

"Morning, you guys on your way to Quantico?" Derek asked.

"Yeah," Spencer answered. The baby began fussing in the backseat.

"What's wrong with Savanna?" Morgan asked.

"Nothing I think she's just crying to cry."

"Can I say hi to her?" Morgan requested.

"Sure hold on, let me put you on speaker," Spencer told him. "Okay, go for it.

"Hi, baby, it's Papa. I miss you very much. You be good for your Daddy, I hope to be home soon. I love you so much, Savanna," Morgan said as he smiled as his daughter's cries subsided to sniffles.

"I guess she needed to hear her Papa's voice," Spencer commented.

"Yeah, I guess so," Derek agreed.

"Any progress on the case?"

"No, not really. Garcia's still doing searches. The only thing we've come up with is that all five women are Catholic," Derek explained.

"Hmm, maybe that's part of the unsub's reasoning for carving the cross in their stomach's? Maybe they need to be nailed to the cross and this is his way of doing it?" Reid suggested.

"Hmm, that's an idea," Morgan agreed. Crying from the baby got their attention.

"What's wrong, honey?" Reid asked. Looking at his daughter in the mirror he noticed that she was pulling on her ears.

"Waaaaaaa!" came the angry cry of the infant.

"She's pulling on her ears. I wonder if she has an ear infection?" Reid said thoughtfully.

"It's possible, I had ear infections all the time when I was little," Derek supplied.

"What should I do?" Spencer asked beginning to panic. He had no idea how to deal with a sick baby.

"Relax, call Hotch and tell him you're going to be late then take her to the urgent care down the street from Quantico and have the doc look at her. She'll be fine, Spence. Ear infections are a normal part of childhood," Derek assured his husband.

"I hate seeing her in pain," Spencer said softly.

"I know, I don't like that she's in pain either. She'll be fine in a few days, though, I promise," Derek assured the other man.

"I hope so," Spencer said.

"Me, to," Derek agreed.

"Will she be able to go to Daycare?" Reid wanted to know.

"She should be able to. I have to go, but let me know what the doctor says, okay?" Derek requested.

"I will, I love you," Spencer called over the babies cries. Hanging up he dialed Hotch.

"Hotchner," answered the unit chief.

"Hey, Hotch, I'm going to be a bit late. I have to take Savanna to the Urgent Care," Reid explained.

"That's fine, is she okay?" Hotch asked in concern.

"She's pulling on her ears and crying. I think she's got an ear infection," Spencer explained.

"Probably, Jack gets them a lot. Take your time; see you when you get here."

"Thanks, Hotch, see you then." Putting his phone back in his messenger bag Spencer moved one of his hands to the back seat and touched his daughter's cheek. He noticed that she felt slightly warm.

"Shh, don't cry, baby. Daddy's gonna take you to the doctor so he can make you better. Its okay, Savanna, I promise," Reid soothed. His calming voice stopped the crying briefly but then it was renewed with increased vigor. Letting out a deep breath Spencer turned right on to the road that lead to urgent care hoping he could make his little girl not be in pain.

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An hour later a relieved Spencer and a sleeping and medicated Savanna were back in the car heading for Quantico. The doctor had indeed diagnosed the infant with an ear infection and prescribed her an antibiotic and some ear drops as well as children's Tylenol for the slight fever she had.

"Hi Spencer, hi Savanna, how are you doing today?" asked Stephanie one of the daycare workers.

"I've been better. Vanna has an ear infection, here's her medicine. She gets three drops in each ear every four hours as well as five drops of her antibiotic every four hours. She can have 3 CC's of Tylenol anytime after 11:30," Reid informed her.

"Go on, we'll be fine, won't we, sweetie?" she asked as she lifted the sleeping baby into her arms.

"Okay, bye bye Savanna, Daddy loves you very much. I'll be back down to pick you up after work," Reid said as he placed a kiss on the babies flushed cheek before heading for the BAU.

"We're heading out to lunch, you wanna come?" Emily asked Reid as he came back from dropping a report off with Hotch.

"Sure, just let me call the daycare to check on the baby first," he requested.

"Okay," Emily agreed.

"Quantico Daycare, this is Melanie how can I help you?"

"Hi, Melanie this is Spencer Reid, I was just calling to check on my daughter Savanna, how is she?"

"She's doing very well. She's in the swing and playing with a rattle right now. She's slept most of the day and has taken her medicine like a little trooper."

"Okay, thanks, I just wanted to check in. I'll see you later this afternoon."

"Okay, see you then, Dr. Reid," she said before hanging up.

"So where are we going and who's buying?" Reid asked Emily.

"Well I think it's Garcia's turn," she said with a laugh.

"Sounds good to me," Reid commented. Meeting up with JJ and Garcia at the elevator the four of them headed out to the cafe on the corner for a quick lunch.

"Hey Reid, its quitin time," Rossi called as he came down from his office and spotted the younger man engrossed in a case file.

"Huh?" Reid asked confusedly.

"It's time to go home," Rossi repeated.

"Oh, okay," Spencer responded. Gathering up his bag and some files he stood up to head to the daycare.

"Have a good night see you tomorrow," he called to Hotch and Rossi who were in conversation at the bottom of the stairs.

"See you tomorrow, Reid," they called back. Reid took off for the daycare at a brisk pace. He didn't know why, but he had a bad feeling. He tried to ignore it and convince himself he was just paranoid but he couldn't seem to. When he reached the window to sign kids out at he noticed an unfamiliar face at the receptionist desk.

"Um, hi where's Melanie?"

"She had to go home early; her kid got sent home sick from school. I'm Sherry the temp which kid are you here to pick up?"

"Savanna Reid-Morgan," Spencer told her.

"Okay," she said, scanning the list of kids.

"It says here that she was already picked up" Spencer's heart sped up but he tried to remain calm.

"Does it say who picked her up and when?"

"Let's see here. An Agent Derek Morgan about three minutes ago," she answered.

"That's not possible, Agent Morgan is in Atlanta. Did you get a look at this guys face?" Reid asked frantically.

"No, not really. He just flashed an ID and said he was Derek Morgan and was here to pick up Savanna," she said.

"Did you think to check the ID?" he shouted at her.

"N-n-no," she stammered.

"Why the hell not? This is the FBI for godsakes, only people who have proper identification can pick up children from this daycare!" Spencer bellowed.

"I'm sorry, si-"

"Special Agent Dr. Reid!" he snarled.

"I'm sorry Dr. Reid, he just said he was here to pick her up and they left. She was crying but I thought it was just cause the other girl said she'd been sick," she finished.

"She was crying because the guy who took her was a stranger you idiot! My babies gone and when I find out who took her I'll make sure your personally held responsible for the kidnapping of my baby," he growled. As the last of his sentence registered in his head Reid realized that his baby had been taken.

"Noooooooo!" No, oh god no!" he cried as he slid to the floor. His arms wrapped around his knees and he curled in on himself.

"Hey Will, I'm on my way to pick up Henry from the daycare then we'll be heading home. Do I need to stop and pick up dinner?" JJ asked as she talked to her husband.

"Sure if you wanna pick up some chinese that would be fine," he answered.

"Okay I wi-"she broke off at the distressed yell coming from the daycare. Speeding up she came around the corner at a run. Seeing one of her best friends huddled on the floor and the receptionist cowering behind the desk worried her.

"JJ you there, honey?" Will called.

"I've got to go!" she said hanging up and rushing to Reid's side.

"Spence? What's wrong?"

"No, no, no, no," was all he could say.

Looking up at the receptionist, she asked. "What's going on?" Then she realized that the regular receptionist wasn't working.

"He came to pick up the baby and I told him that Agent Morgan had already picked her up and he went off on me and told me that wasn't possible then he accused me of allowing the baby to be kidnapped cause I didn't check the guys ID well enough," she spat angrily. JJ was processing what she was being told at top speed. Rushing inside the daycare she pressed the intercom button.

"I have a code Adam! I repeat I have a Code Adam! All available agents get to the daycare now!" Stephanie one of the main workers came out of the bathroom where she'd been changing Henry.

"JJ, what's going on?" she asked as she handed the boy to his mother.

"Your receptionist let someone walk off with Savanna Reid-Morgan," she snarled. Her eyes widened and her face went white as she processed what JJ had just said.

"Oh my gosh!" JJ nodded and turned to her. I need you to keep an eye on Henry for me, can you do that? I need to tend to Spencer. He's in shock," JJ explained pointing to the man curled in on himself on the floor.

"Of course I won't let him out of my sight," Stephanie swore. JJ called a thank you over her shoulder as she hurried to Spencer's side.

"Spence, the teams on their way. We'll find her," she promised. Spencer gave no indication he'd even heard what JJ had said.

The rest of the team was gathering up their belongings when the code Adam was announced.

"That's JJ," Emily yelled as she ran for the daycare. Everyone also took off after the female agent. Garcia met them as they came out of the elevator on the level for the daycare.

"Was that JJ?" she asked. Emily nodded as she continued running. JJ looked up at the sound of running footsteps. She was holding an unresponsive Spencer in her arms.

"What's going on JJ?" Hotch demanded in a no-nonsense tone.

"Someone's taken Savanna," she answered briskly.

"What do you mean someone's taken Savanna?" Rossi demanded.

"Just what I said. Sherry here can explain it all to you," she said pointing to the young woman behind the desk. As Hotch and Rossi turned to question the young woman Emily and Garcia headed over to JJ and Reid.

"Has he said anything?" Garcia questioned.

"Besides no?" JJ asked. Emily nodded. "Nope, just keeps repeating the word no.

"Your not going anywhere for a long time, so get comfortable Ms. Williams," Rossi told the receptionist.

"I need to put out an Amber Alert for a six week old baby. Savanna Grace Reid-Morgan. She's got brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing..." Hotch broke off not sure what she was wearing.

"A Pink Polka dot dress," JJ answered. She'd seen Savanna when she went to give Henry a teething ring that she'd left in her office. Garcia let out a sob when she realized it was the dress she'd given her. Emily squeezed her friends hand for comfort.

"She's wearing a Pink Polka Dot dress and has an ear infection," Hotch finished.

"Oh god, someone needs to tell Derek," Garcia said. Everyone stared at one another.

"Shouldn't Reid do that?" Rossi asked.

"I don't think he's in any kind of shape to do it," JJ answered.

"Is he even with us?" Hotch asked.

"No, not really I think he's slipped into shock," JJ told him.

"I'll call Morgan, it's my job as unit chief," Hotch said softly. He was dreading making this phone call. Just then Henry began to cry. Reid jerked to full alertness.

"Savanna! Vanna, its okay, Daddy's here VANNA!" Reid called as he scanned the hall for the baby.

"That's not Savanna, its Henry," Garcia corrected him gently. She could see the glazed look in Reid's eyes. Even though he appeared to be alert he was caught in his own mind and thought he was hearing his baby girl cry.

"S-s-savanna," he cried as he began to shake.

"Lets get him to my office and I'll call the FBI doctor. I think he needs a sedative," Hotch said.

"I'll comb the daycare with the CSI's Rossi said.

"Garcia get a hold of the CCTVS and surveillance cameras and go over them with a fine tooth comb," Hotch ordered.

"I'm on it, sir."

"Emily, go to Reid and Morgan's to get something with the babies scent on it. Everything that's hers at the daycare is now part of an active crime scene. We need something for the dogs to track.

"Okay, keep me posted," she requested as she took off at a run.

"What do you want me to do?" JJ questioned.

"I want you to stay with Reid. I want to put this out nationally but not until Derek's been notified. So far the Amber Alert has only been issued for the Virginia area. We'll extend it when we get a hold of him. Also, we need a recent picture of Savanna," he told her.

"Reid's got one in his Wallet he was looking at it yesterday," JJ said as she pulled the wallet out of Reid's bag and extracted the picture.

"Very well, lets get him to my office," Hotch instructed. Carefully JJ stood up and with Hotch's help they got Reid to his feet and walked him back to the BAU and got him settled in Hotch's office. Taking a deep breath Hotch picked up the phone, and dialed Morgan.

***

Meanwhile in Atlanta.

"Agent Morgan?" Dan asked as he walked into the conference room Derek was working in.

"Yeah?" Derek replied.

"Patrol's found the body of Sally Jamison," he said.

"That's earlier than he's disposed of the others, maybe he's getting careless," Derek said hopefully.

"For our sakes I hope so," Daniel said.

"Let's go see what we've got," Derek replied. Thirty minutes later they had reached the crime scene. Derek could tell right away that the unsub had gotten careless with this scene. They spent the next two hours going over the crime scene. Finally Derek found the break they'd been looking for.

"I have some hairs and a couple of good fingerprints," he called.

"Okay, let's get them back to the station and we'll have the lab techs analyze them," Nelson told him.

"Okay, let's do it," Morgan said. Three hours later the case had been solved and their unsub was in custody. Now all Derek had to do was write up his report to include with Detective Nelson's. Sighing as he stretched after clicking print Derek yawned and winced as his neck popped. Standing up he walked towards the detectives desk his report in hand.

"Here you go, Dan," Morgan said, handing him the report.

"Thanks, it's been a pleasure working with you, Derek," Daniel said.

"You to," Derek replied. He was about to reach for his jacket and head for the door when his cell phone rang. Pulling it out of his pocket he glanced at the caller I.D.

"Hey, Hotch."

"Derek," Hotch greeted. The hairs on the back of Derek's neck stood on end. He could tell something was wrong.

"What's up, Hotch?" he questioned. Taking a deep breath, Hotch prepared to deliver the devastating news.

It was definitely obvious that Reid was in shock and in a near catatonic state when the doctor came into Hotch's office and injected him with a mild sedative. If Reid had been aware of what was happening he would have argued that he didn't need the sedative because he was afraid of becoming addicted to it like he did the dilaudid.

"How long will this last?" JJ questioned.

"For a few hours at least," the doctor answered. JJ nodded her thanks just as Hotch held up his hand, demanding silence.

"Derek."

"What's up, Hotch?"

Taking a deep breath, Hotch began, "Savanna's missing." He felt bad for putting it so bluntly but he didn't know how else to say it. Morgan's world stood still and his heart momentarily stopped beating. Stumbling to the nearest chair he collapsed into it. Turning to the trash can beside the desk he leaned over and was violently ill. His cell slippped from his hand and hit the floor.

"Morgan? Derek!" Hotch called. Hearing the sound of Morgan throwing up Daniel rushed over to the other man. When he got closer he could hear the sound of someone yelling into Morgan's cell phone. Having two kids and a wife he knew how to deal with someone who was getting sick. Rubbing Morgan's back with one hand he scooped up the phone with the other.

"This is Detective Daniel Nelson from Atlanta Georgia, who is this?"

"This is Supervisory Special Agent In Charge Aaron Hotchner of the BAU, is my agent okay?"

"No, I'm afraid not. What did you tell him?"

"His baby daughter has recently gone missing. I need to ensure he gets back to Quantico as soon as possible," Hotch informed him. Nelson sucked in air through his teeth. He couldn't imagine what it would be like if one of his kids went missing. Derek had stopped throwing up and stared in shock at the phone.

"Agent Morgan, are you ready to take the phone back?" Nelson asked softly using the voice he reserved for victims and their families.

"Y-yes," he choked out. Nodding Daniel handed him the cell phone before moving away to give the agent some privacy.

"Hotch what's going on? What do you mean Savanna's missing. Where's Spencer is he okay?" Derek rambled.

"She was taken from the daycare about fifteen minutes ago. Reid went to pick her up and the temporary receptionist told him that an Agent Derek Morgan had already picked her up. He told her that wasn't possible and went off on her before slumping to the ground and shutting down completely, according to JJ."

"Where is he now and can I talk to him?" Morgan begged.

"He's in my office. The doctor had to give him a sedative. I'm not sure if he'll talk, but I'll try if you want?" Hotch questioned.

"What do you mean your not sure if he'll talk?" Morgan asked bewildered.

"The only things he's said since he found out she'd been taken were no and when he heard Henry cry he thought it was Savanna and he called for her and told her that he was coming for her. He hasn't said anything since then," Hotch explained.

"That explains how the doctor was able to give him the sedative, Spence would never allow it if he were alert and aware," Morgan said.

"I know, Derek. Give me a sec I'll see if he wants to talk," Hotch said.

Turning to Reid, he called, "Reid I've got Morgan on the phone do you want to talk to him?" Reid made no response.

"Let me try," JJ suggested.

"Spence, Derek's on the phone and he wants to talk to you," she whispered as she ran her fingers through the young geniuses hair. Reid remained silent and motionless.

"I'm sorry, but he's not responding," Hotch regretfully informed the man on the phone.

"Damn!" Morgan swore.

"Rossi and the CSI's are tearing the daycare apart looking for anything they can find. Emily's looking for something that has the babies scent on it at your place. JJ's working on notifying the media. An Amber Alert was issued for the Virginia area," Hotch told him.

"I just sent it nationwide," JJ reported.

"I heard," Morgan replied. "What's Garcia doing?" he asked.

"She's looking at the security footage," Hotch answered.

"How did this happen? Everyone at the daycare knows what we look like," Morgan said.

"Melanie the regular receptionist went home early because she had a sick kid. The temporary receptionist didn't follow procedure as thoroughly as she should have.

"No shit, if she did Vanna wouldn't be missing," Derek snarled.

"We'll find her," Hotch assured him, unknowingly echoing JJ's words to Reid.

"Can I talk to JJ?" Morgan requested.

"Sure here you go," Hotch said handing the phone to the media liaison.

"Hi, sweetie," JJ greeted softly.

"JJ, do me a favor will you?" Morgan pleaded.

"Name it," she said.

"Take care of Reid for me? I'll get their as fast as I can, but take care of him until I get back?"

"I'm not leaving him unless I have to. I'll take care of him," she promised. Her voice shook as she made the promise.

"JJ?" Morgan questioned. He could hear the tears in her voice.

"I'm sorry, it's just that I've never seen him like this before. I mean even when he was kidnapped and drugged he was responsive. I'm also sorry I didn't get to the daycare sooner maybe I could have stopped the SOB from taking Savanna," she said remorsefully.

"It's not your fault or Reid's. It's the damn SOB who took her. I've got to go I'll see you soon. Keep me posted will you?" he begged.

"Of course we will," JJ assured him as she hung up and handed the phone back to Hotch.

"I hope we find her soon and alive or I'm not sure if they'll survive," JJ commented to Hotch. Hotch nodded grimly as he began sifting through case files trying to figure out if someone had a specific grudge against Reid or Morgan.

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"I do it, Grandma," three-year-old Keisha Morgan requested. They were making cookies and she wanted to add the flower.

"Okay, you can do it, sweetie." Fran enjoyed this time with her granddaughter. Both of her girls were visiting her. The only thing that would make it better were if Derek and his family could be there as well. Maybe she'd call him later and put the idea of taking a vacation in his head. Sarah and Desirée were sitting in the living room watching TV. Just as the show they were watching came back from commercial it was interrupted by the emergency alert tones.

"It can't be for a storm warning it's sunny outside," Desirée commented.

"I guess we'll have to wait and see, maybe it's just a test?" Sarah suggested. Just then the beeping stopped and the message began.

"This is an Amber Alert for a six week old baby who has gone missing in Quantico Virginia. She was taken from the Quantico Daycare located inside the FBI at approximately 4:55 PM Eastern time this afternoon. She has Brown hair, Brown eyes, and is wearing a Pink Polka dot dress. She is reported to have an ear infection. Repeating an Amber Alert has been issued for a missing six week old baby from Quantico Virginia. Her name is Savanna Grace Reid-Morgan. If you recognize this little girl or know who may have taken her from her daycare please call either your local police department or the FBI tip line." The two young women stared in shock at the TV before the name of the child registered in both their heads.

"Mama!" Sarah shouted. Hearing the shout of her daughter Fran dropped the spoon she was holding and rushed into the living room.

"What's wrong what is it?" she questioned as she ran for the living room. Just as she reached the doorway the show was interrupted once again.

"We're sorry to interrupt your normally scheduled program but we're about to bring you a press conference given by Jennifer Jareau, media liaison for the Behavioral Analysis Unit regarding the missing six-week-old infant from Quantico Virginia.

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"Thank you, good evening everyone. My name is Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer Jareau. At approximately 4:55 PM Eastern time an unknown assailant entered the FBI and kidnapped Savanna Grace Reid-Morgan from the Quantico Daycare." A picture of Savanna flashed on the screen. A cry escaped Fran's lips and she wavered. Sarah rushed forward and guided her mother to the couch. "The unsub is carrying an I.D and claiming to be Agent Derek Morgan, a member of the BAU. Savanna is wearing a Pink Polka dot dress and may be fussy or pulling on her ears. She was diagnosed with an ear infection earlier today. If anyone has any information on Savanna's whereabouts, please either call 911 or the FBI tip line. Please help us find this little girl and return her safely to her family, thank you," JJ finished. Immediately cameras and microphones were shoved in her face from all directions.

"Agent Jareau! Any idea who took her and why?" called one of the reporters.

"At this time, we don't know," she answered.

"What does the family have to say?" asked another reporter.

"They are devastated; they just want their daughter back home safely.

"Why is he using Agent Morgan's credentials?" asked a female reporter.

"We aren't sure. we believe The unsub wants to target both Agent's Morgan and Dr. Reid and taking their daughter is the best way to do that," JJ explained.

"Does the family have a statement at this time?"

"On behalf of the family I'm asking whoever took Savanna to please turn yourself in. Return Savanna to her parents unharmed." A jumble of voices came at JJ from all directions. "No more questions, I will be back to report on any new developments. Repeating once again, six-week-old Savanna Reid-Morgan has gone missing. If you see the infant in this picture please call the authorities immediately. Thank you," JJ concluded.

Stepping back she turned her back on the press and allowed herself to be pulled into a comforting hug by Rossi. She allowed herself to let a few tears fall before pulling away.

"Thanks," she said softly. All of the team had attended the press conference. Walking over to where Garcia was sitting next to a still silent Reid she touched Garcia's hand to get her attention.

"I'll stay with him, get back to the surveillance cameras," she told the tech analyst.

"Okay, we'll find her, baby cakes," she said as she squeezed Reid's hand before standing up and heading back to her office.

"Do we need to have him admitted to the hospital?" JJ asked as Hotch walked over to the two of them.

"No, not yet, I don't think it would do any good. Let's at least wait until Morgan gets here," he replied.

"Yeah, your right," JJ agreed.

"What do we do now?" Emily questioned.

"Now we wait," Rossi said.

"Wait and pray," Hotch said.

"I gave the officers with the scent dogs a blanket of Savanna's Emily said.

"Very good," Hotch said.

"We didn't find anything at the daycare, but the CSI's are running all the prints we collected," Rossi said.

"Rossi, I need you and Prentiss to work on victimology. I know it's going to be hard but we need to treat this like any other case," Hotch instructed.

"You got it, Hotch," Rossi replied.

"C'mon Prentiss, lets get started," Rossi said as he headed for the conference room. After squeezing Reid's hand Emily took off after Rossi.

With shaking fingers Fran picked up her cell phone and dialed her son's number. It didn't even ring one complete ring before it was answered.

"Morgan," Derek answered gruffly.

"Hi, baby, how are you holding up?" Fran questioned.

"Mama?" Derek asked.

"Yes it's me, where are you? Why didn't I see you behind JJ at the press conference?"

"I'm in Atlanta, Mama. They needed me for a case. I just got on the plane. We should be leaving anytime now.

"Any idea who would have taken her?" Fran wanted to know.

"I don't know. I just want her back so our family will be complete again and Spencer will come back to us," Derek whispered as he tried not to cry. Fran's heart broke she could hear the raw pain and emotion in her son's voice.

"What do you mean where's Spencer gone?" she asked confused.

"He hasn't gone anywhere, Mama. He's shut down completely, though. He was the one who discovered she'd been taken. He's only spoken twice since he found out Savanna was taken," Derek explained.

"Is there anything I can do?" Fran wanted to know.

"No, I don't think so. I just want my little girl b-b-back," Derek choked out as the tears finally won out and he began to cry.

"Shh, baby, it's okay. Your team will find her I promise. You know they won't stop until they do. As for Spencer he'll come out of this. I'm sure it'll help when you're back in Virginia to comfort him," Fran soothed.

"Thanks, Mama. I have to go, but I'll keep you posted," Derek promised.

"Okay, I love you, son."

"I love you to, Mama," Derek said as he hung up.

"We're taking off in one minute, Agent Morgan," called the pilot.

"Okay, thanks," Derek called through the headset. Taking a deep breath he sent up a prayer that his baby girl would be returned safely and they would all come out of this stronger than before.

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"Can't you shut her up?" came an angry voice. The man holding the baby jumped.

"I'm trying, but she hasn't stopped crying. She keeps pulling on her ears," he answered.

The shorter man shook his head in agreement.

"I don't know why we had to kidnap the brat anyway," the taller man grumbled.

"It's what the boss told us to do. We do what the boss says to," answered the slightly shorter man.

"When's Jared supposed to get here?" questioned the taller man.

"Bossman said he should be here soon," answered the shorter man.

"Good once Bossman Jared gets here we can hand her off to him and get the hell outa here." The taller man nodded in agreement. Both men breathed a sigh of relief the baby had stopped crying. It wasn't to last, though, she began crying even louder than before. Both men groaned it was going to be a long wait if the baby kept crying.

Derek hit the ground running when he landed at the air strip. He'd had the pilot call ahead and there was an FBI-issued SUV waiting for him. He jumped in and started towards Quantico lights flashing and sirens blaring. His first stop when he reached the bureau was Garcia's office.

"Hey, baby girl, tell me you've found something," he begged as he walked into her office.

"We got a picture of the guy from the camera and a partial license plate number. I'm still running his picture through the database. The police are running the partial plate," she explained.

"What does he look like?" Derek questioned. Garcia didn't answer verbally but turned to her computer and brought up a picture of the unsub. A gasp escaped Morgan's lips when he saw the picture.

"He l-l-looks just like me," he stuttered.

"Yeah I know, explains how he got through the main door. The main receptionist probably didn't realize you were gone," Garcia concluded.

"She had no reason to know that," Morgan said.

"I know," Garcia told him.

"Where is everyone else?" Morgan asked.

"Rossi and Em were working on victimology but the officers requested help searching so they're doing that. Hotch is looking over yours and Reid's case files to see if anyone has a grudge on either of you. JJ's keeping in touch with the media and taking care of Reid."

"How is he?" Morgan questioned softly.

"Not good, I've never seen him like this before. He's not responding to anything. He just sits there without moving," Garcia explained.

"Can he physically move, though?" Derek asked.

"He'll walk if you stand him up and start moving him forward but I think it's an automatic response. I don't think he's actually aware of what he's doing," she answered. Nodding, Morgan walked over to her desk and picked up a framed picture of him, Reid, and Savanna. It was taken at their wedding ceremony. He could feel tears pricking at the back of his eyes.

"Papa loves you Vanna Bug," Derek choked out. No matter how hard he tried he couldn't stop the tears that started sliding down his cheeks. Getting up from her chair Garcia walked over and pulled her distraught friend into a hug. The picture he clutched in his hands caught between them. The tiny shred of control Derek had been clinging to broke when he felt Garcia's arms around him.

Rocking back and forth as her friend sobbed his heart out, Garcia said, "We'll find her, sweetheart. We'll find her before you know it and she'll be back in yours and Reid's arms."

"S...vanna," Derek sobbed.

"Shh, its okay, it's all gonna be okay," Garcia whispered. She just hoped she was right.

"I'll take what we found out to Garcia," Emily said as she and Rossi arrived back at the BAU.

"Okay, I'll go tell Hotch and JJ so she can get it out to the media. Let me know when Garcia gets a name," Rossi told her.

"Will do, Dave," Emily called back as she headed for the tech analysts office.

Emily's heart broke when she reached Garcia's office and saw her comforting a clearly devastated Morgan. Moving silently Emily walked in and headed over to the two of them. Reaching out a hand once she reached them she began rubbing Derek's back as she called Garcia's name.

"Hey Pen?" she called. Garcia looked up and saw Emily standing behind Derek.

"What is it?" Garcia asked.

"One of the neighbors remembers someone in a Blue or Black truck with a screaming baby. The partial plate he saw corresponds to the partial one you got from the cameras. We need to narrow down all the possible vehicles with that string of numbers as part of their plate and find all the ones that are either a Blue or Black truck," Emily said.

"I'll get right on that," Garcia said as she glanced down at Morgan then back up at Emily. Emily knew it was hard for her to walk away from Morgan when he was so shattered.

"I've got him, you go search," Emily said as she wrapped her arms around Morgan's back. Nodding Garcia released her hold on Derek after one more tight squeeze and turned him so he was securely in Emily's arms. He was still sobbing and brokenly whispering Savanna's name over and over.

"Hey there, Derek," Emily greeted softly as she continued rocking him.

"Emly?" he asked. Garcia and Emily shared a sad smile. That was what Reid had called her when they'd found him in his apartment and he was crying over Derek's rejection.

"Yeah it's me, I'm here."

"Have you found my baby?" Derek asked anxiously.

"No, not yet," Emily said softly. "We will though," she added. At the negative answer Derek's sobbs intensified.

"Could the witness tell you what make the truck was?" Garcia asked.

"No, all they could say was that it was either Blue or Black. It was either a very dark Blue or Black," Emily informed her.

"We have 350 trucks with the partial plate I recovered that fit the description. I'm looking at their drivers licenses one-by-one, but it's gonna take sometime," Garcia said regretfully.

Looking at her watch, Emily said, "I can't believe it's been three hours since she was taken. It feels like it's been so much longer."

"I agree," Garcia said.

"Just wait and pray," Emily said echoing Hotch's words.

"Search, wait and pray," Garcia amended.

"Yep," Emily replied. She turned her attention to Derek when she noticed his sobbs left him gasping for air.

"Morgan you need to calm down. Your gonna hyperventilate or make yourself sick," Emily said.

"Gonna be..." Derek choked out. He couldn't finish his sentence but Emily knew what he was trying to say. Moving quickly she grabbed the trash can by Garcia's desk and placed it in front of him. Dropping to his knees Derek Morgan was violently ill for the second time in one day. Knealing down beside him Emily rubbed his back until the vomitting stopped. Slumping back against her he drug in a ragged breath.

"Sorry," he said shamefully.

"You have nothing to be sorry for," Garcia said.

"You wanna go see Reid?" Emily asked. "I'm sure he'd be glad to see you," she added.

"Okay," Derek answered as he slowly pulled himself to his feet.

"Okay, then lets go," Emily said as she put an arm around him and let him lean on her as they walked from Garcia's office.

"I'll let you know the instant I find something," Garcia called after them.

"Okay," Emily answered as they reached the elevator and they walked in pressing the floor for the BAU.

***

"Emily," Rossi called as he saw her and Morgan walking down the hall. Emily stopped and turned to him. She was unaware that Morgan had continued walking.

"I gave the info to Garcia. She input the data into her databases and was able to narrow it down to 350 names but she still has to go through them one-by-one. She's working as fast as she can," Emily told him.

"I know she is, but it's not fast enough for everyones liking hers included. Especially for Reid and Morgan," Rossi added. Emily nodded as she scanned the hall for Morgan. She caught sight of him standing unmoving in front of the daycare. Rossi was still talking but Emily had zoned out.

"Hey are you listening to me, Prentiss?" Rossi asked.

"Huh? Oh sorry, Dave."

"It's okay, what's got you so distracted?" he questioned.

"That," she answered as she jerked her head towards Morgan.

"Damn, go take him to Reid I'll go touch base with the CSI's," Rossi instructed.

"Okay, we'll be in Hotch's office if you need me. Dave nodded as he turned to search for the CSI's. Emily walked over to Morgan and put a hand on his shoulder.

"C'mon, lets take you to Reid," she said softly. Nodding Derek slowly drug his gaze from the daycare and fell in step beside Emily once again. Putting a comforting arm around him she guided him back to the BAU and up the stairs to Hotch's office. Softly she knocked on the door.

"Come in," Hotch called. Emily opened the door and ushered Morgan inside. JJ jumped up and headed over to the duo. She pulled Morgan into a tight hug.

"Hey how you holding up?" she whispered in his ear.

"Not that good. I just want her back," he answered softly.

"I know, we all do," she assured him. Moving from her embrace he took in the office. Hotch who was sitting behind his desk gave him a small smile in greeting.

"Hey, Hotch," Morgan greeted.

"Hey Morgan," Hotch replied. Spotting Reid sitting on the couch staring at nothing Derek walked over to him and sat down beside the younger man.

Placing a hand on Spencer's shoulder, he said,

"Spence, it's Me. I'm here, baby boy," Morgan whispered. At the sound of Morgan's voice, Reid opened his mouth to speak.

"Sorry, I'm sorry," he mumbled.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. This isn't your fault, you got me?" Morgan asked.

"Yes, I just want our baby girl back. I just w-w-want her b-b-back," Spencer whispered as he began to cry. Pulling him tight against him Derek replied,

"I do to, babe. I do to." Derek could feel his own tears sliding down his cheeks to mix with Reids. Neither of them could control the sobs that escaped them as they grieved for the loss of their daughter. All they could do now was hope that she would be found and the loss would only be temporary not permanent. JJ and Emily both tried hard not cry and even Hotch had a hard time keeping his emotions in check. As he sat behind his desk going through Reid's and Morgan's case files he made a silent promise that he wouldn't stop until Savanna was returned to them safe and sound.

After they had cried themselves out and freshened up Morgan and Reid continued working on victomology with Emily. A little over two hours had gone by when Garcia came running into the conference room breathlessly.

"I have a name!" she cried.

"Who is it?" Hotch questioned.

"Jared Ryan," she answered. "It was most likely his two goons who kidnapped Savanna or at least one of them. He has a history of violence and anger," Garcia concluded.

"Do you have a current address for this guy?" Morgan asked.

"One of the officers checked it out and it's a vacant lot, but now that they have a name and a complete license plate number that'll help with the investigation," Garcia said.

"JJ, lets have another press conference so we can let the public know this new information," Hotch instructed.

"Yes, sir," JJ said as she stood up to get the press conference going. The rest of the team combed through anything and everything that would lead to the return of Savanna. It was going to be a very long night but the faster they find Savanna, the better.

***

"This is Agent Jennifer Jareau of the Behavioral Analysis Unit again and I have more information to give you regarding the kidnapping of Savanna Reid-Morgan. The man we're looking for is Jared Ryan. A picture of him is on your screen. He will most likely have at least one accomplice if not two. Remember he is considered to be armed and dangerous. The unsub believes that he is in control and feels very powerful. His license plate as well as the make and model of the truck is flashing on the bottom of your screen. If you have any information please call 911 or the FBI tip line. It is very important that you do not approach him. Doing this would put you in unnecessary danger. Thank you," JJ said ending the press conference. When they reached the conference room Garcia was standing in the middle of the room holding a plate of sandwiches.

"I brought us something to eat I figured we could use it," she said as she handed each person a sandwich. Morgan opened his mouth to argue but she shook her head at him. Reluctantly he took the sandwich even though he didn't feel like eating. When she got to Reid he turned his head away and ignored her.

"You need to eat, Reid," she protested.

"Not hungry," he mumbled.

"I didn't ask if you were hungry I said you need to eat," Garcia told him.

"No!" Reid snarled. Most people would back off at his tone, but Penelope Garcia wasn't most people.

"Reid I know you're worried sick but you won't do Savanna any good if you don't eat."

"She's right, Spence," JJ threw in.

"Please, Pretty boy? Vanna's going to need us both healthy and strong when we find her," Morgan reminded him.

"I can't eat when I know this is all my fault!" Spencer shouted.

"What do you mean?" Emily questioned.

"If I had just gotten down to the daycare a few minutes earlier this wouldn't have happened," he explained.

"You don't know that. What if they took both of you? What would I do if both you and Vanna were missing, huh?" Morgan questioned tears in his eyes at the thought.

"I hadn't thought about that," Reid answered honestly.

"Reid, this is not your fault. I think these people would have taken her no matter where you were. Its better that they took her from the daycare here at Quantico. The CCTV's and the security cameras are all in good working order and allow us to do our jobs," Hotch said. Nodding because he knew they were both right Reid reached out and took the sandwich Garcia was still holding out to him.

"Thanks, Garcia," he mumbled.

"Your welcome, sweetie." They sat in a companionable silence as they took a quick break to eat and regain some of their strength before continuing the search.

A van carrying a husband and wife and their two children pulled into the local pizza Hut ready to have some dinner.

"Mommy, can I have pepperoni pizza, please?" asked the younger child.

"We'll see," her mother told her. They were halfway across the parking lot when the sound of a crying baby reached them. It was coming from the restaurant. Some people were walking into the restaurant ahead of the family. One of the guys was carrying the crying infant.

"That baby needs a nap," commented the six-year-old.

"Maybe it does," her father replied. The eleven-year-old named Pamela took a better look at the baby and the man holding her. After she was sure of what she was seeing she stopped in her tracks causing her mother to run into her.

"What is it, Pam?" her mother asked.

"Shh, they'll hear you," she whispered.

"What do you mean what's going on?" her mom asked in confusion.

"That's that baby that's missing," Pam whispered.

"Are you sure, Pamela?" her father asked sharply.

"Yes, Daddy, I'm positive. I recognize her from the picture and the guy who is holding her is one of the bad guys," Pam rushed out. Taking a closer look her father nodded in agreement.

"What do we do, George?" questioned her mother.

"Annie, you take Pam and Ashley and find a table. I'm going to go up to the counter and pretend to ask where the bathroom is and notify the manager that they need to call the police," George told his family.

"Shouldn't we get the baby away from them?" Annie asked through tears. Placing a comforting hand on his wife's shoulder, George answered,

"No, the agent on the press conference said he was dangerous, remember?" Nodding she composed herself before continuing to walk into the pizza hut. Ignoring the group of people with the screaming baby she guided the girls to a table and helped Ashley get settled. Once he was sure his family was out of harms way George walked up to the counter.

"What can I do for you, sir?" the clerk asked.

"Where's your restroom?" he asked loud enough for most of the people nearby to hear him including the group of men with the infant.

"It's right this way, if you'll follow me, please." George smiled at her as she led him towards the men's room. Once he was sure he was a safe distance from the kidnappers he stopped her with a hand on her arm.

"I don't actually need to use the bathroom I need to talk to your manager, though," he explained.

"Why is that?" the young woman asked clearly confused.

"Because I have reason to believe that the baby at the table with those three men is the one that was kidnapped from the FBI's daycare earlier this afternoon," he explained in a harsh whisper. Her eyes widened as she unobtrusively scanned the restaurant and nodded once she'd looked at the baby.

"I'll get him right now," she told George. Five minutes later the manager was being given the same explanation that his clerk had received.

"Janette, set off the silent alarm. Then go over and see what they want to eat. It's important that you don't let them know we're on to them. Maybe ask if you can get something for the baby, but under no circumstances do you let them know we know who they are,, do you understand?"

"Yes, Jake," she replied softly.

"I'll stay at the counter so I can observe them and make sure they don't make a run for it. When you trip the silent alarm tell the police that if they come in with lights and sirens they're most likely going to scare them off," Jake advised.

"Yes, sir," she whispered as she took a deep breath then headed over to the table with the unsub at it. After taking what he thought was a long enough time to warrant a bathroom break George made his way back to his family just in time to hear the waitress who was standing by their table ask for their drink orders. He placed his as he sat down beside his wife. Annie looked at him and he gave her a slight nod in confirmation. The next 10 minutes went by in silence. Then Pam caught sight of a cop car coming around the corner.

"They're here," she whispered.

"Okay, don't draw attention to them," her mother warned. Pam nodded she just hoped the baby would be given back to her parents safe and sound.

"We've got her!" Garcia cried as she hung up the phone.

"What?" Reid asked.

"Quantico PD just called. The silent alarm was tripped at the Pizza Hut on 4th Street. The girl who called it in said that the guys who had taken Savanna were their with her," Garcia said excitedly. Everyone jumped up and ran for the parking lot.

"Wait a minute!" Hotch barked. Everyone stopped instantly.

"We need to go in soft," he instructed.

"But it's our daughter, Hotch," Morgan protested.

"Think about the situation, Morgan. If this weren't your daughter, what would you do?" Rossi asked. He knew Hotch was right.

"I'd say go in without lights and sirens so we didn't alert them," he answered.

"Exactly, so no lights or sirens, okay, people, lets move," Hotch ordered as he continued walking.

"Jared Ryan?" asked a plain clothes detective.

"Yeah," the man mumbled. After receiving confirmation the officer reached around and took the baby from his arms as his partner slapped cuffs on him.

"What the hell, man?" Jared yelled.

"Shut up! Rossi growled.

"Hey there, hot stuff," he said leering at JJ.

"Don't give me another reason to shoot you," she said training her weapon between his eyes ready to shoot. His two goons jumped up from the table and started to run but were taken down by Rossi and Hotch. JJ and Emily were covering the older two agents. Morgan and Reid much to their protests were standing in the background.

"Your under arrest for the kidnapping of Savanna Reid-Morgan anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you," the officer said reading him his rights.

"Get them out of my sight," Hotch snarled. Nodding the officers did just that. The officer who was still holding Savanna walked over to Morgan and Reid.

"Here you go," he said handing the baby to Reid who had his arms extended. Spencer's knees buckled in relief once the baby was securely in his arms. Reaching out his own shaking arms Derek caught him as he fell.

"Here you go, sir," one of the waiters said as he placed the bench usually used for waiting for a table next to Morgan so he could ease Reid down on to it. He did just that and sat beside him wrapping both him and Savanna up in his arms.

"We have our baby girl back, Spencer," he whispered in the young genius's ear.

"I know," Spencer replied as tears of joy and releif slid down his face. Once the unsub and his goons had been taken out and put into a patrol car the rest of the team turned to the manager to find out how all this had come about.

"I'm Supervisory Special Agent In Charge Aaron Hotchner, these are agents Rossi, Jareau, Prentiss, Morgan, Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid, and technical analyst Penelope Garcia. Can you tell me what happened here?"

"Sure that man over their approached my clerk and asked her where the men's room was. As she was escorting him to it he stopped her and informed her that he needed to speak with me because he had reason to believe that the baby who was kidnapped from the Quantico Daycare was the one sitting at that table," the manager explained. My clerk confirmed his story so I had her trip the silent alarm and I kept an eye on them to ensure they didn't make a break for it," Jake explained.

"Thank you," Hotch said as he made his way over to the table where George and his family were sitting. Morgan and Reid had joined them. Savanna was now in Morgan's arms and Reid had his arm around Morgan and was brushing the side of Savanna's head.

"What's your name, sir?" Hotch asked.

"George Concannon," he introduced himself.

"Thank you for acting so quickly when you realized that the baby you saw was Savanna," Hotch said softly.

"I'm very glad to know that she's back with her parents safe and sound but the thanks really should go to my daughter Pam. She's the one who matched the baby and the kidnappers to the pictures she'd seen on tv," he admitted.

"Stand up, Pam," he told his daughter. Smiling shyly she stood up and turned to the agents.

"Your the one who realized it was Vanna?" Morgan asked.

"Yes I am, sir," she answered timmidly.

"Thank you," he whispered.

"Yes, thank you you may have saved her life," Reid added. Savanna who had stopped crying stared at Pam's sparkly necklace.

"She's beautiful," Pam complimented.

"Thank you, would you like to hold her?" Morgan asked.

"Oh, no, I couldn't," the pre-teen answered quickly.

"It's okay you can if you want to," he reassured her.

"Okay, yes I'd love to," she agreed.

"Here you go, support her head," Derek cautioned as he placed the baby into the young girls arms.

"Hi there, sweetie. Aren't you cute?" Pam smiled at the baby. Savanna cooed and reached for Pam's necklace. Laughing Pam extracted the tiny fingers from the chain. After holding her for another moment she handed her back to Morgan.

"Well I think you've answered all of our questions, thank you once again for saving Savanna," Rossi said.

"Your quite welcome, would it be possible to keep in touch with you? Maybe we could get together sometime?" George asked.

"Of course we can," Morgan said as he pulled out a business card. After writing Reid's number on the back he handed it to George. Taking out some paper George quickly wrote down their contact information.

"This is my wife Annie our daughter's Pamela and Ashley," George introduced.

"It's very nice to meet you. Hope to see you soon," Derek said as he turned with the rest of the team and made their way out of the pizza hut Savanna securely snuggled in his arms.

***

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