Criminal Minds Series Rewrite: Season Four

The Instincts: Part Two

"Garcia, anything?" Hotch asks.

"It looks to be a disposable cell phone. I couldn't triangulate the call, but it did bounce off two towers. It means he's mobile, and I know he's moving within the Las Vegas limits. He didn't travel outside the city."

"It's just a start. As I said, the more he talks, the more we'll learn about him."

The front door opens, and Spencer walks in.

"This is Agent Reid. He and Y/N will be here all night just in case he calls back," JJ says.

"I need to lie down," Amy sighs.

She heads upstairs by herself, and you turn to Craig with a gentle look.

"You should go with her."

"What'd you find out from the medical examiner?" Hotch asks once Craig is upstairs with his wife.

"We think that he's starving them," Spencer answers.

"That doesn't fit with the care he takes with the bodies. Starvation would be a form of torture," you say.

"There's no sexual assault. The torture could be a substitute for the sex act."

"I'll coordinate with Rossi and Prentiss. We'll call you if there's anything new," Hotch says to you and Spencer.

Both he and JJ leave you and Spencer alone, and you sit down on the couch in thought.

"What's going on through that big brain of yours?" he asks and takes a seat next to you.

"Something didn't sit right with that phone call. It's like his voice was computerized."

"Maybe he doesn't want us to know his real voice."

"Yeah, maybe."

You two sit and talk until it's time to go to bed, and you get set up on the smaller couch. You're about to get settled in when you get up and make your way over to Spencer. He looks up at you in confusion, and you lean down to kiss him goodnight.

"I love you," you smile.

"I love you, too."

You get back to your seat, and before you know it, you and Spencer are out like a light. You're not sure what time it is, but you're woken up in the middle of the night to Spencer screaming your name. Your eyes are heavy with sleep, but when you hear Spencer, you know he is having a nightmare.

You shoot up and rush over to him.

"Spencer, baby, wake up. It's Y/N." He gasps awake and looks around for you, and he collapses into your arms. "It's just a nightmare. You're safe now."

"What the hell's going on?"

You look to the stairs to see Craig and Amy on the stairs.

"Everything's okay."

"You wake us up by screaming, and you think everything's okay?" Craig asks.

"He just had a nightmare. We're so sorry. Just go back upstairs and try to get some more rest. It was just a misunderstanding. Everything is fine, I promise you that."

Craig sighs and does what he's told, but Amy stays on the stairs.

"Are you okay?"

"It was a dream. I'm really sorry," Spencer sighs.

"Was it about Michael?"

"No."

"I've been afraid to close my eyes. I'm scared I'll see him die."