Pam-and-the-Rat

"What do you mean 'maybe I shouldn't come over now'?"  Aaron Hotchner's voice was tired. "He's in bed already?" "Just for a few minutes , just to see him." "Not that simple?" "Not just the beard?" "Jessica he's my son." "Yes, but he doesn't want to see you right now."  Jessica sounded as exasperated as SSA Aaron Hotchner felt. "You've been away for a while." "Yes, I know you skyped every day." "It's just not same Aaron." "No, I'm not accusing you of anything." "No, actually, I don't understand why you made the choices you did." "That's beside the point how do you expect a 5yr old to understand." "You can't keep him from me Jessic

Originally for Diana and Jeremiah, a multi-chapter fantasy  vampire shape shifter horse cat story.   Heading East—introduction --------------------------------------------- A hard coming we had of it, and at the worst time of the year. --T.S. Elliot, Journey of the Maji They rode hard into the night.  Darreth was close behind them, and Aurora watching over their shoulders.  Eventually they could not escape the dark and the horses needed  rest. Trying to outrun the devastation on the coast and reach the mountains had proved a daunting task.  All the more daunting as