Coworkers || Aaron Hotchner

Chapter 59

"You're gonna lose" I say
"I never lose" he says
"No, I never lose" I say
"In case you haven't noticed, you are the one in restraints" he says
"For now" I say and he leaves. He comes back after a few seconds carrying a tape.
"Like I said, you talk to much" he says shutting my mouth. "I do the talking now". He starts massaging my shoulders "Jessie... Soon we will be out of here and then it's gonna be only the two of us. No job, no more psychopaths..." I look at him and he smiles. "... you don't have to worry about anyone like Peter Lewis. I remember you said that he kinda freaks you out. No friends or kids. No distractions anymore. Just me and you" he says squeezing my breasts. A tear escapes my eye because I couldn't move away from him. "I can't wait". He kisses my cheek and leaves.

A little later he came back and pulled a gun and a knife out of his pockets. "You move, I shoot you. Nod if you understand" he says and I do. "Good" he says and cuts the ropes that were holding me on the chair. But as soon as he cuts the ropes of my leg, I take the opportunity and I kick the gun out of his hand. I also kick him in the face and I get up. I rip the tape off my mouth and I run to the door.

But before I could open it, he drags me back and hits my head on the wall. I fall on the floor but before he could get closer, I manage to kick him away from me. I run to the gun and as soon as I grab it he kicks me in the stomach so I drop it. Despite the pain, I get up and I punch him before he could get to the gun. I take it and I shot the ceiling to scare him off. He stays on the floor and I keep the gun pointed at him. "I told you, I never lose" I say
"We'll see about that. I might not kill you but I'll make sure you suffer before I die" he says. I ignore him and I open the door. I get out and I lock him inside. I lay against the door and I take a look around. It looked like a house and I was locked in the basement.

I hear the front door open and I hold the gun up. I start walking towards the kitchen, hoping they'll be a backdoor somewhere so I could leave unnoticed from whoever just got in. As I turn to the last corner, I come face to face with James. I immediately let the gun fall from my hands "Hey Jess" he says and hugs me
"Hey" I say trying to keep myself from crying.
"I got her" he says to his mic. Almost immediately Aaron comes and he hugs me without spending another second. It was one of those hugs that we both squeeze eachother with all our strength.
"Are you ok?" he asks as we pull away
"A few bruises but I think I'll be fine. You found the notes?" I ask
"Yes, I did" he says
"I knew you'd understand" I say and I hug him again.

"The house is clean but SWAT is gonna be here any minute" James says as he comes from the back
"He isn't in the basement?" I ask
"No, the basement is empty" Derek says as he comes
"Ok, let's go outside just to be safe" Aaron says and I nod. We go outside with the others but that's when we heard three gunshots. I look back and I realize that Aaron wasn't behind me.
"Aaron!" I yell but before I could run back inside, Derek wraps his arms around my waist and holds me back. "Let me go" I yell trying to fight him "Aaron!" I yell again but no one was coming out. "Derek, let me go please" I beg him as I start crying
"I can't do that" he says
"Why isn't he coming out?" I ask but he doesn't know what he should to say. That's when I hit him with my elbow and I run back inside.

I immediately see Aaron on the floor in a pool of blood. My heart immediately fell into my stomach and I kneel down next to him "Aaron, hey, look at me" I say as the others run inside too
"Basement... Secret pass--" he manages to say and Derek, James and JJ run downstairs "You need to leave" he says. He had a bullet on his arm, and one on each side, exactly where his vest stopped. I was trying to stop the bleeding but there was so much blood.
"No, I'm staying right here. Paramedics are on their way, ok? So you stay with me" I say. Spencer runs to me with two cloths and puts one on each wound holding it tightly causing Aaron to groan in pain.

I hear gunshots from the basement and a few seconds later Derek, James and JJ come back. "Cohen is dead" James says
"Did you..?" I ask him
"It was a justified shot" Derek says and I nod. I turn to Aaron again
"You hear that? He's gone so you're gonna be ok. Everything will be ok" I say trying to stay keep myself together.
"I'm sorry" Aaron says trembling even more. It was obvious that he was barely holding on at this point.
"No, no, no. Aaron?" I say as his eyes close. "Aaron?" I ask again shaking his head but he wasn't waking up. "Aaron..." I say crying. That's when the paramedics came and pulled me to the side. Immediately Derek pulled me out of the house but I couldn't stop crying.

I look down and I see that my hands and knees are full of blood. Aaron's blood. That's when I started to panic. "We watch blood on daily basis but you never get 100% used to it. The human body holds up to 5-6 liters of blood. That means approximately 10 units of blood. Most adults can lose up to 14% of that blood without any major side effects. That equals 1,4 units of blood, around 735 mL. Right now I'm pretty sure that 735 mL have already been sucked by my clothes and there is so much more on the floor. That's too much blood. Derek, that's too much blood" I am rambling as I look at my bloody hands and clothes.

"Jessie! Stop! Look at me" he says putting his hands on my shoulders. "We are gonna get you cleaned up and then we are gonna go to the hospital with him, ok?" he asks as Spencer and JJ come outside
"Spencer and Jessie, you should go clean up" JJ says
"No, I can't... I can't leave him" I say
"I know but there is nothing you can do right now. He is with the people that can help him. You just need to be there for him when he comes back" she says
"What if something happens?" I ask
"We will call you immediately" Derek says
"No, I can't..." I say
"I will stay with him until you come. I promise that I'll let you know as soon as I know something" JJ says
"Let's go" James says and we go to the car.

We went back home, I took the fastest shower I've ever took in my entire life, I threw a pair of leggings and a sweatshirt on me in less than 10 minutes "Let's go" I say and we run back to the car. None of us said anything on the way to the hospital and I think that it was mostly because he did not know what to say to make me feel better.

I run to the waiting room and I meet the others. JJ was pacing back and forth, Derek was sitting down with his leg shaking nervously and David was standing in the corner with his hands in his pockets. "Nothing yet" JJ says
"But he made it here, right? That's something" I say trying to hold on on the last light of hope I had left
"Yes" she says and I nod. I sit down and I bury my face in my hands.