Now my excuse for this fic is I've been thinking about this for a while now, and it's constantly in my head so I really need to get it out lol. This is going to be very very different from my other fics.

"You know," Morgan commented suddenly as he stuided Reid typing away at his computer. "This is getting beyond sad. We need to set that kid up on a blind date."

"You know he'll say no," Emily said. "He always does."

"I don't get his refusal to date women," Morgan added. "I mean he's not a bad looking guy and he's got the brains. Chicks dig that."

"I think he's just too awkward around them," JJ commented. "Lacks self confidence."

"You do know I'm less then 10 feet away from you and can hear every word you're saying," Reid said suddenly looking at them with almost glaring eyes. "And Emily is right, I'll say no."

Morgan flinched at that.

"We're just looking out for you..." He started to say but Reid interrupted him.

"Well don't!"

"Seriously Reid, why won't you date?" Emily pressed. "We're profilers and we can tell when you're not being honest. There's another reason then just being shy."

Reid pursed his lips.

"You hesitating only strengthens her theory," Morgan added.

"It's non of your buisness," Reid growled and quickly left.

Morgan was staring at him.

"Okay, I'm not going to rest until I figure this one one," he said.

"He probably had a girl who dumped him," Emily suggested. JJ shook his head.

"His tone says differently."

Morgan stood up.

"Where are you going?" Emily demanded.

"To have Garcia do a little sluething."

JJ and Emily gasped.

"You're invading privacy! For the sake of curiosity!"

"Not just that," Morgan disagreed. "I'm really worried about the kid. He always shuts down when I bring up women. He always acts terrified of dating someone. I meant he closest one he came to dating was that Lila actress and even that took a while for him to admit his feelings. I'm just worried he's burdening this deep dark secret inside of him and he'll snap if he doesn't bring it out in the open."

"Still," said JJ. "To try and research Reid's life...Garcia's not going go like it."

"She'll do it, once she realizes how worried we are," Morgan said,sounding confident. He really was worried too. Something in his gut told him something wasn't right.


"No way, out of the question." Garcia's voice was firm.

"Come on Garcia," Morgan tried to say and she cut her off.

"It's ONE thing to look up those creeps lives, I don't care. But too look up one of our co-workers? To look up RIED'S life? What the hell are you thinking Morgan?"

"I'm thinking that he's keeping something from all of us, even Hotch!, and that if it's not out sooner or later he's gonna snap." He stared at Garcia. "I just want to help him, Garcia. He shouldn't carry so much stuff alone. Like with his mother. It was a while before we knew anything about his mother. He didn't have to hide that."

"He's a very private person and that makes it even more wrong to me. You know how pissed he'll be at me?" Garcia sounded scared at the idea of tampering with her friendship with Reid.

"Well if you give me access to the computers..."

"Not a chance." She sighed. "You're really determined to do this, aren't you?"

Morgan nodded.

"I just have to know. I don't know why, but I do. I just know he needs help right now."

Garcia was about to type in something when a voice came from behind them.

"If you wanted to know that badly all you had to do was ask."

It was Reid's, stiff and cold. They turned around slowly. He stood there, just staring at them, a hurt expression on his face.

"Reid-"Garcia said softly but Reid shook his head at her.

"Don't be mad at her, Reid. You heard yourself, probably, I pratically forced her to do it," Morgan said quickly.

"Why? Why is it ANY of your buisness?" Reid shouted, angry tears in his eyes.

"It's not my buisness, but I'm worried. I'm worried you're carrying to much in you, and that you'll snap. I'm worried about you never finding a girl."

"I don't WANT another girl."

Morgan paused.

"You just said another."

Reid shook his head.

'No I didn't."

"Yes you did," Garcia said quickly.

Reid pursed his lips and sat down on one of the chairs.

"It's a long story."

"We got all the time in the world," Morgan said quickly. He nodded and swallowed.

"I've never told anyone this...not even Hotch."

"We won't tell anyone, until you tell us we can," Garcia promised. She glanced at Morgan.

"So what is it?" Morgan pressed. "What's the big secret?"

He glanced at him.

"The big secret is...that I've been married before."

They stared at him, mouths slightly open.

"And it was more than that...I also had a daughter..."