"To the world you may have been one person, but to us you were the leader of our team."
It had started out as an ordinary day, normal even. But once the BAU found out about Jason Gideon's life threatening illness, the day became heartbreaking. They had rushed to the hospital their hopes too high, only to find he had died within minutes after the phone call to them ;from the hospital was made.
They all struggled to wrap their minds around it. Especially Reid. Gideon was like a Dad to him in many ways. Now he was gone. It felt as if there was a hole in the world and every thing was different. Although really, if you looked close enough nothing had really changed.
It was a typical Monday morning. The team still felt drained from their long weekend. They had spent it planning and attending Gideon's funeral. JJ was the first to notice Reid's absence though.
"Where's Reid?" JJ asked looking at the members of the BAU who sat around the table.
"He didn't come in this morning." Prentiss noted. "It's unlike him."
"After what he-we had to go through this weekend, I don't blame him." Garcia said.
"I know the death of Gideon, has affected us in many ways but we have to keep focused. We have a new case in New Hampshire." Hotch said.
They tried to focus. But it seemed as if every time someone spoke, the death of Gideon and Reid's absence came back to the front of their minds. As soon as the meeting was over though, Prentiss saw JJ heading the other way.
"JJ, where are you going?" Prentiss asked.
"To find Reid. I'm not leaving without him." she answered.
And without another word, JJ went out the door, and never looked back.
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