That's My Family

Spencer

Pacing back and forth, I need to quit my job.

"Reid, she's here." Hotch's voice rings in my ear and Emily and I walk back to the interrogation room. Clara has been missing for 16 hours now.

"Couldn't get enough of me, could ya Spencie?" Cat's voices echos in my head, I noticed JJ walking into the watching room before the door shuts behind Emily in the interrogation room. My guess, Hotch put her here incase Emily or myself loose it.

"I don't wanna play games Cat, where is she?" I sit down in front of her, Emily lurks behinds me.

"Where's who? Spencer you pulled me out of prison how would I know where anyone is?" Cat rolls her eyes and nod my head trying to keep calm.

"Clara, where is she?" I fold my lips together in a thin line and stare at her.

"Oh," Her voice drags on. "Your fiancé? I was told there was a ring on her little finger now?" She's questioning me but she already had the answer she just wants to hear it come from my mouth.

"What is she pregnant too, or did she just get fat?" Cat chuckles and out of the corner of my eye I can tell Emily wants to yell at her.

"Just tell me where she is Cat, this about me not her, so let her go."

"Leave her and I might consider it." Cat has a malicious grin on her face as she stares at me from across the table.

"You know i'm going to do that." I spit back and she rolls her eyes.

"Worth a  try, I really am happy for you Spencie. Is it a boy or a girl?" She smiles at me, I want to kill her.

"We don't know yet," Cat frowns.

As tension is the room rises, I can feel my patience wearing think Cats manipulative tatics are like needles under my skin, but I refuse to let her get the better of me.

I take a deep breath, trying to center myself before speaking again. "Cat, this isn't game. Lives are at stake here."

She leans back in her chair, a smirk playing at the corners of her lips. "Oh, I know, Spencer. That's what makes it so much fun.

"Where. Is. She." I annunciate every word very clearly, my voice nearly concealing the desperation and rage boiling inside of me.

Cats smile widens, relishing in power she has over me. "You're not in the position to make demands Spencer, you need me a lot more than I need you."

I grit my teeth, clenching my fists to keep me from lashing out. But before I can respond JJ is pulling us out of the room saying that they got a new lead on Clara's location.

"Where?" I stand up and walk out of the interrogation room.

"We'll see about that Spencer, because I guarantee they don't have the right location. But I do!" Cat shouts at me as emily closes the door behind us.

"Where JJ?" she just shakes her head and motions that we follow her out to the round circle room where the rest of the team sits.

"This is some bullshit, is anyone going to say where Clara is?" Emily shouts once the door is closed.

"We don't have a lead, we just needed to pull you out of there. You were feeding right into Cats game, Reid." Hotch stares at me and I think i might strangle him.

"Are you fucking joking? That's what has to be done Hotch, who are you to tell me how to save my fiancé? That's my family." I stop myself before say I something so might regret but that doesn't stop me from screaming at the rest of the team for allowing this. Emily eventually joins in telling Hotch is doesn't know what's he's talking about.

"Both of you, my office. Now." He points to the door and as Emily and I exit the room i let the door slam behind me.

When Hotch walks into his office and sits down at his desk in front of us I go off.

"I almost had her, when I go back in there Cat won't be so willing to give up Clara's location now! All because you thought you needed to pull me out? No offense Hotch, but you don't really know what you're talking about." He stares at me, his expression blank.

"I could see it her eyes Hotch, she was going to tell Spencer." Emily defends my case and Hotch nods his head.

Hotch leans back in his chair, his eyes shifting back and forth between Enily and I. There's a heaviness lining the air, a tension that suffocates us all.

"Look, I understand your frustration with me," Hotch begins, his tone measured. "But we can't let our emotions cloud our judgment. We sort know if whatever information she gives you is truthful."

"I do know, Hotch. You have to play her game, she won't cheat if you play the game right. And i'm the only person who can play that game right. So you're going to let me go back in there." I lean over in my chair and Hotch is quiet for a minute.

"Go," He waves us off and Emily and J fly up from our chairs.

"Back so soon?" Cat snickers as we walk into the room.

"Misunderstanding," I say before sitting down, Emily taking her same place by the door.

"She's in a dark cold cellar, with rats and cockroaches." Cat laughs and a devilish smile crosses her face.

"Tell me the truth." I ask and she just stares at me.

"I am." She smiles back. I stand up and then slam my hands on the table catching her completely off guard.

"Tell me the truth!" She snaps back with "I am," we remotest this pattern until Cat breaks it.

"You wanna know the truth? Your fiancé is being tortured and that baby is going to die and it's all your fault!" I shove the table to the side and rush towards Cat, she stands up and I wrap my hands around her neck.

"Spencer!" Shouts coming up behind me to try and pull me off Cat.

"I'm going to kill you." I whisper to her and she just smirks at me

"Stop it!" Emily keeps trying to pull me off of her and I know as much as Emily doesn't want to she's doing it to protect me, not Cat.

"I know where she is." I back up and Cat stares at me.

"No you don't, I never told you," She coughs, holding her throat.

"You didn't have to."

I stand up and leave the room and Cat is saying everything she can to get me to stay. JJ stops me when I leave the room.

"Do you know where she is?" I shake my head no, I don't know where she is. JJ shoots me a puzzled look and i point to glass for her watch Emily.

"What you're staying this time?" She makes a face at Emily.

"Someone's gotta watch you." Emily crosses her arms and walks closer to Cat.

"I hope he got the right warehouse," Cat sighs and JJ perks her head up, Emily turns towards the one sided glass.

"You get that, Reid?" I press on the speakers.

"Loud and clear." I know exactly where she is now.

"You lied to me!" Cat yells as I open the door for Emily to walk out.

"You kidnapped my fiancé, again." I tilt my head and leave the room. The team got JJ messages to meet in the hall outside the interrogation room,

"Clara's being held at the warehouse outside of town, follow Morgan and I's car. I point to him and he nods as we all rush out to get to that warehouse. I have no idea what we're walking into.

"Cat made it seem like there was more than one person involved this time so be careful." I announce as we approach the doors to the warehouse. It's dark in here, the only light barely lights up the dark halls until we reach the main part of the building. Clara is laying on the ground against a pole when we walk in. I rush towards her.

"Clara," I fall to the ground and lift her head up, her breathing is shallow and her eyes can barely open.

"The baby, is the baby okay?" Are the only words she can force out and even though I don't know the answer I nod my head.

"Reid, get down!" I hear Morgan's voice shout and I duck my head down as a bullet bounces off the metal pole. Derek tackles the guy and Emily rushes in.

"I've got her, Reid." She lifts Clara to her feet and Rossi comes over to help. I look around the room as we do a sweep.

"Aw, shit." I see a guy with a knife sigh and then take off running. I'm able to get to him and he start apologizing immediately.

"I didn't know she was pregnant!" He claims as if Clara's 5 month belly isn't enough of a dead give away. I hit the guy as he tries to fight back. He gets the upper hand and is holding the knife to my throat. I'm able to knock it out of his hand flip us the other way. When he tries to get up I find my myself grabbing the knife and stabbing him with it, over and over again. I loose time.

The next thing I remember is Morgan pulling me off the guy. The voices are muffled and the worlds is spinning.

"Claras bleeding out." Those are the words that snap me back into reality, I stand up fully now and rush out of the building with JJ. The ambulance is taking too long.

"Just drive, they won't get here in time." I beg Rossi and he nods his head moving the car onto the road as I hold Clara's side in the backseat. It's a deep cut, a given the blood on that knife before I grabbed it, that was the cause.

"It's okay Clare, just stay with me." Her lips are trembling. She's terrified, I wish I could switch places with her.

"Save the baby Spence, not me." He voice is shaking and weak. Those were her last words to me. Save the baby.

I shake my head, "It's not going to come down to that Clare, you're going to be okay." I grab her face, my hands covered in blood.

Everything is a blur when I'm being stopped doctors taking her back. I feel JJs hand on my shoulder and we all end up in a waiting room for what feels like an eternity. My leg is bouncing non stop the whole time.

"Mr. Reid?" Normally i would correct this by saying it's Dr, but right now I don't care. I stand up and walks to him.

"Your fiancé suffered a significant amount of blood loss, multiple wounds, and a broken rib." He pauses, he has to see the worry in my eyes, why is he pausing.

"The baby is okay, strong heartbeat. I believe that Clara will make a full recovery," He finished and it's like a weight was lifted off of my shoulders, I could finally relax.

I got into Clara and I told the team I'll come get them when she wakes up. So when her eyes fluttered open and a smile appears on her face I text Emily.

"Is that baby?" She expression changes as her hand reaches for her stomach. 

"Baby is okay," I place my hand over hers and sighs in relief.

"Your rib is broken, so take it easy." I tell her and she rolls her eyes.

"Whatever medicine they got pumping in me right now, i can't feel shit." She laughs and I'm glad that she's able to crack a joke at this.

"Oh, there she is!" Emily whisper cheers as her, Derek, JJ and Penelope walk through the door. Hotch and Rossi are dealing with everything else back at the bureau. A doctor comes into the room and smiles at Clara.

"Funny seeing you here." She laughs and then wheels in a big screen, an ultrasound machine.

"Just came to check on baby," I'm guessing this is someone Clara works with. Her name tag reads Doctor Gold.

Everyone hushes up as the room is filled with the sound of the baby's strong heartbeat, I see Dr Gold smile at the screen and then she turns to Clara and I.

"Do you wanna know the gender?" I hear Penelope gasp and she grabs onto Derek's arm. Clara looks at me and I nod before she says yes.

The doctor turns the screen towards us, "Congratulations, it's a little girl!"

Clara starts to cry, I'm not sure if it's because she's disappointed that it's not a boy or if it's just because we found out the gender.

"You were wrong!" Emily laughs at her and Clara throws her middle finger up at her.

"I know you wanted a boy," I start and she cuts me off.

"No, Spence I wanted a girl, but I knew if i admitted that it would've been a boy." She laughs and I'm not even shocked at that fact. Of course she was doing something like that.

"We're having a baby girl." I smile at her and she smiles back through her tears.

"Baby genius is a little princess!" Penelope is also crying, this is my family.

—————————AN: Did you guys survive? Yes, you're fine. Love you all.😍