This is a story that did not survive the great FFnet purge of summer 2012, for dropping the f-bomb in my summary. Sorry it has taken me so long to put it back up, but I rarely have real internet service. I'm on the computer and online all day at work, and don't feel the need to pay for smart phone service and internet service for the house. So that's my excuse.

The thing that saddened me the most when my story was gone was that I lost all the "story alerts," "favorite story," and "reviews." So breaking another FFnet rule, this first chapter is dedicated to re-listing all of them from my email alerts. I hope that I didn't skip over anyone because I feel like I'm missing some reviews. So I truly apologize if I missed you, it wasn't intentional.

Thank you to the following people who favorited and alerted my story:

CriminalMindsLove1

Koko77

A.V.

IndiaPyro

giderasia

Eraseus

Heart'sRose'

caramellove

MimiRoselyn

Darlene10104

Herky Illiniwek

yankees545

gaia artemis

naien543

make-x-applesauce

SessyKagFan

CALLEN37

Omgnotagain

BillieJoe80fan

pipinheart

SkittleTongue

shadowloveit

Spencer99

lederra

Bandit16

MelloJason

sandy444

Thank you for the following reviews, which are ever so important to both writers and readers alike:

From: DarkSecretLove

Poor guys... I have to say though, in my opinion you have every right to feel
confident about your first chapter, and the ones that follow as well.

You did a great job at describing the emotions during and after the whole
ordeal and the scene at Garcia's place was heartbreaking, but a great piece of
writing (same goes for the rest of the story) and very touching.

All in all, you did a great job if you ask me, and I loved it. :)

From: AncientPurebloodPrincessLoli ta

Beautiful friendship fic...

Truely, you captured the esscence of their pain.

It could have you more description, but I only say that cause I heart your writing style and want more...

^^0 Sorry?

-giggles-

-is actually not sorry, she just hearts your story-

Sayonara,

Lolita

From: caramellove

poor derek poor reid

From: 68luvcarter

Wonderfully done.

From: LynnAshe

You have a lot of potential as a writer; you identified a scenario that would appeal to a great number of readers and added original imagery and aftermath. Your title is well chosen. I particularly liked Reid's comforting of Morgan and felt it was a tender and inspiring dialogue.

Note: Codeine *is* a narcotic. It is a class III controlled substance, as compared to morphine, which is more potent and prone to abuse and is class II, along with the infamous-in-Criminal-Minds lore Dilaudid (10 times as potent as morphine, though generally a much smaller dose is used). SSA Dr. Spencer Reid, addict and NA member, would be painfully familiar with the fact that any opioid (i.e. narcotics) have the same mechanism of action, primarily acting on the mu receptors in the nervous system.

Possible alternatives Reid might use include NSAIDs like ibuprofen or the much stronger toradol (usual dose is 30 mg in 2 mL, given IV, but can also be given in tablet form. The tablet form of toradol is much less effective. Toradol has serious side effects, primarily related to bleeding problems such as ulcers, and is not usually given for a period exceeding 5 days).

If you would like to research further, seek out pharmacology references and look in the analgesia and opiate/narcotic sections.

Just FYI for your future fics, because you hit the nail on the head, Reid will not use narcotics even when he has a high probability of dying, as seen in Amplification. Keep writing, you have promise and I look forward to reading more of your stories.

From: pipinheart

Reid is such a compasionate soul...