Chapter XV: Oh Brother

TW: Murder, Disemboweling, Puke

"He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began."- Leo Tolstoy

~"Brother, " Rossi patted her shoulder. ~

Now in the car, Morgan, Rossi, Spencer, and Eden, were all heading to John's home, Rossi filling her in on the details.

Spencer, however, was distracted, shown as he was admiring Eden. The way her eyebrows furrowed in anger as she was being told about this man, the way small lines imitating dimples would show each time Morgan butted in with a joke, the ways her eyes would sparkle each time she looked his way from the sunlight, looking like deep pools of honey he could drown in.

His daydream was sadly cut off by the arrival of John's house. The four got out of the car and started to put on their vests, Eden was struggling-- not the first time. Spencer walked up to her,

"Need help?" she nodded in response and he continued to help her put on the vest. Morgan quickly fished out his wallet and gave Rossi a twenty, something the pair missed. Morgan's phones started ringing, he quickly answered with Hotch speaking on the other side,

"He isn't at his job, he's either at his house or a secondary location, go ahead and enter his home. We'll see what we could do here, " He ordered.

"Will do, " Morgan simply replied, "Reid, you're with me, Rossi, Ellis, go to the back."

Rossi and Eden started jogging to the back as Reid and Morgan got settled on Smith's doorstep. Morgan banged on the door,

"Johnathan Smith! FBI! Open up!"

No answer.

Morgan kicks down the door to see Eden arresting the man on the floor, despite the men's dramatic entrance, she continued to read his rights.

Rossi grabs the man and starts bringing him out of the front door. Eden goes up to Morgan and Reid, flicking Morgan on the forehead,

"The door was unlocked, dingus."

She quickly left out the door to talk to Rossi, Reid was still lightly laughing at her comment as Morgan shoved him and walked out shaking his head.

~

Johnathan Smith now sits in an interrogation room, despite a lot of the timing at hospitals pointing to him being one of the killers, a confession is necessary.

"Ellis, " Hotch begins, "I'd like you to go in there."

Eden's a bit taken back, "y-yes sir."

"During the interrogation, I'd like you to behave motherly, something he didn't get to have in life. As hard as it sounds, sympathize. He's the submissive partner, he'll talk once anyone, especially a mother figure, let's him confide in them. I would've sent JJ but you fit more of the victimology, not close, but closest we got, understand?"

Eden nods. Hotch wasn't wrong Eden looked quite similar to the victims, however, she was a bit paler in skin tone, and her eyes aren't blue, she was close. At least with the Latin heritage.

Eden entered the interrogation room, John immediately taking in the woman walking in,

She would be perfect, he thought.

"Hi John, "Eden said sweetly.

"I want a lawyer, I'm not talking until I have my lawyer, " he asserts trying to establish dominance, but the one thing he managed to miss is the two-way mirror. You have to assert dominance before they walk in. Dumbass.

"That's fine, just listen, " she responded softly.

"Avery Wayne, Grace Lopez, Tasia Hansen-Jones, Arianna Lewis, Alexandra Davis, " Eden begins pulling pictures out of the 5 women.

Normal pictures.

"Very beautiful, all of them, " John states, "You look quite similar to them, " he smirks.

Eden gulps quietly and continues as she shows each of the women's disemboweled bodies. John glances down and stares at each of the pictures, expressing fake shock.

"You and your brother killed these women, " Eden said.

"I didn't do anything, " he sneered.

If you didn't do anything why are you smiling while 5 pictures of dead women are in front of you?

"Listen, John, I get it."

"Y-you do?" he asks, his facade slowly failing him.

"My mom..." Eden breathes deeply, "left me too."

"So you understand!" he exclaims.

"Who wouldn't?" Eden smiled back.

Sane people.

"My brother and I, we just wanted what was best for those kids."

"Can you tell me what you did?" Eden said with fake interest drenched in her voice.

"Yeah!..."

As he started explaining every detail of his crimes, the food from lunch slowly started to make a reappearance in Eden's throat. Spencer on the other side of the glass was seeing all of this happen, very clearly seeing the sickness in her expression. Hotch then opens the interrogation room door,

"Johnathan Smith, you're under arrest for the murder of  Grace Lopez, Avery Wayne, Alexandra Davis,—" Hotch continued to read his Miranda rights as Eden quickly exited the room, trying to find the nearest trash can, still hearing John's shouts.

"But you understand, don't you! Don't you!.."

A person soon went behind her, pulling her hair back as she puked. Spencer was returning the favor she gave him a couple nights before.

She turned to see him behind her, his face filled with concern,

"Oh how the tables have turned," she laughed.

he chuckled, "Are you okay?"

"Better, thanks."

NOT AGAIN.

The two are once again gazing at one another in a moment of silence, although who would really wanna kiss someone after they threw up-

"Hey! Sherlock and Watson!" a voice shouts from the distance, breaking their daze,

"Come on, I wanna go home," Morgan chuckled.

~

The team now packs their stuff up back at the station, getting ready to go home.

"JJ and I are getting ready to grab our bags, anyone wanna join?" Emily announced to the agents.

"I'll come, " Eden and Spencer said at the same time. They glanced at one another before Spencer spoke up,

"I mean Eden's the one with the key so I have to join, " He cleared his throat.

"You said it at the same t-" JJ started before noticing Spencer's glare, "alright children, let's head to the hotel."

The four walk out to the parking lot, looking around at the view of orange and pink hues in the sky blend in beautiful harmony.

"Sometimes I wanna eat the sky, " Emily blurts out, making the three other agents snicker, "I'm serious, these colors make me want sherbet."

They all laugh as they enter the car. Eden and Spencer are in the back while JJ drives with Emily taking control of the aux in the passenger's seat. Emily starts playing She by Harry Styles--

How more perfect could this song be for this uncomfortable situation?

Practically screaming out the words, Emily continues to glance at a flushed Eden in the mirror. To continuously mess around with her, she winks every time an even small sexual innuendo comes up through the playlist.

Pulling up to the hotel, the pair in the backseat have never been more ecstatic to leave a vehicle before.

The four all rush to the elevator, only having less than an hour before wheels up.

Spencer opens the door for him and Eden, lightly smiling as he lets her in. As she starts packing her stuff up, Spencer breaks the tense silence,

"Listen about last night-" Spencer starts.

"If you don't feel comfortable-" Eden interrupts, "I-If you don't feel comfortable about th-the kiss, then we can forget this ever happen-"

"No! I- I mean- I like you Eden."

"Y-you do?"

"I, um, was wondering if, uh, you'd like to go get some dinner, you know sometime?" Spencer grimaced.

"I'd l-"

Eden was interrupted by a phone ringing.

"Sorry," she mumbled taking her phone out of her pocket," this- this is my- Andy's friend, Anna, she never calls unless it's urgent, I'm sorry."

"No, it's fine! Yo- you should answer it."

"Yeah, " she sighed before answering the call,

"Anna?"

"Eden, thank god."

"Is everything okay? Are you okay?" Eden spoke softly.

"I'm fine but..." she trailed off with a sob, "Andy..."

"Anna, what happened?" Eden asked urgently.

A few silent sobs were heard before Anna pulled herself together enough to speak coherently,

"Andy got shot."

ε=ε=ε=┌(;*'Д')ﾉA/N: DONT KILL ME THINGS WILL MAKE MORE SENSE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER. what did we think about everything except the last line? huh?

also, Anna is one of Andy's friends and Eden's ex-girlfriend, just a reminder, it's important to know.

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