Chapter 1
Spencer sat alone in his apartment, letting the grief swallow him whole. Why did these things always happen to him? There was the whole thing with Tobias Hankel, getting anthrax, and now losing the love of his life. Remembering Tobias Hankel, he stood and walked to the bathroom where he opened the medicine cabinet. He stood for a moment, staring at the vial of Dilaudid in his hand. Tears started to form in his eyes. More and more every moment. He set the vial down, tears sliding down his face. He quickly took the drug again, for the first time in years. His phone rang, and without even looking he knew it was Garcia. He still pulled it out. He realized it had been almost 2 weeks and he hadn't returned a single call. So he answered.
"Hello?" he whispered.
"Reid, oh my god. Are you okay?" She said, surprised he answered. At first she kept hope in him answering, but by now she only called every hour to let him know she cared.
"No." He cried into the phone. "I'm not okay. Garcia... Can you come over?"