Family Moments Chapter: 1
Disclaimer: I regret to inform you that I do not own Criminal Minds
Rossi couldn't sleep. So much had happened in the past couple days that he had to think about. He looked around the jet that was flying them back to Quantico. It was just the three of them, Rossi, Morgan, and Reid. Morgan was asleep, with his headphones, as always, perched on his head. Reid however, had a book open, but he was not reading it. He was looking out the window, deep in thought. Rossi didn't blame him. These last few days had changed his life. They had changed his views on his father, and helped him understand his childhood a bit more than he did. He now knew that his father fled to protect his values, and he couldn't live with covering up a murder. Of course, he was still angry with his father for abandoning his mother and himself. Nothing will change that, probably.
Dave Rossi had always respected Reid, since he met him. But now, that he had got a glimpse into his life and what he went through, he respected him even more. It crushed his heart to see Reid relieve his childhood at the hypnotist's. And what's bad enough, he had to go through his entire childhood relatively alone. He couldn't go to his parents. He probably never got approval from his parents. Rossi got up and sat down in the seat across from Reid.
"Hey" Reid mumbled, still looking out at the window.
"Hey. How are you doing?"
"Better, thanks." Reid said, sounding somewhat distracted.
"Hey Reid, I just wanted to tell you that you did a good job back there. I'm proud of you." Rossi stood up and clapped Reid on the shoulder.
"Thank you Rossi." Reid said and Rossi went back to his original seat.
"Anytime, Reid. Anytime." Closing his eyes, Rossi fell asleep.
Reid waited until Rossi had closed his eyes. Then, Reid started grinning as wide as he could. Reid was as happy as he had been in a couple days. Rossi was proud of him. He didn't think Rossi knew how much that meant to him. He was warm all over. Reid decided he should sleep. He closed his eyes, and went to sleep. The last thought that ran through his head was Rossi's proud of me.
Morgan then opened his eyes and took his headphones off. This time, he wasn't listening to music. He had heard what Rossi had said to Reid. He smiled, then also went to sleep.
A/N: Ta-da! First chapter down! This was supposed to take place right after Memoriam. Anyways, thanks for reading!
~JustKeepWriting21