It's snowing (again), and so I give you another incident in the car... :)
Standard disclaimers apply.
"This is the last time I drive with you."
"What?" Morgan's eyes held a mock-hurt look to them. "The weather outside is my fault?"
"Morgan, the last five times I've had to ride with you I ended up nearly killed in a high-speed chase, nearly rolled into a giant irrigation ditch, lost, nearly consumed by fire, and now driving blind during a massive snowstorm. I'm still trying to figure out how we missed the tree in Vermont…
"Hey. Last time you drove, you had us spinning in circles trying to find the airstrip. Not even God could have gotten us on the right track, let alone the GPS." Morgan tried going forward on the snowy stretch of highway in front of him, to no avail. "Jesus, and I thought I'd seen my last snowdrift when I left Chicago."
"It snows in Virginia."
"Not like this."
"Oh. Right. Lake effect," Reid said quietly, turning the dial for the heater up to 'high.' "Just be glad we're not in Michigan."
"Well, we're stuck. Four-wheel drive or not, this baby's not going anywhere." Morgan turned the key in the ignition, killing the engine.
"Morgan?"
"Yeah, kid?"
"How exactly did we miss the tree in Vermont?"
"I don't know. Luck?"
Reid sighed, shivering through his down-laden coat. "I don't know, it's just…"
"I get it, kid. You're freezing, it's late, and we're about ten miles from anywhere in any direction. I'll call Emily, tell her we're not going anywhere for a while."
"Why can't all our unsubs just live in Phoenix, or something?" Reid said finally. "Seems like every week we're stuck in a snowdrift or trying to beat a hurricane or something…"
"So you'd rather be stuck a hundred miles from where Jesus lost his sandals?"
"At least I'd be warm," Reid said plainly. "This freezing to death in the car is ridiculous."
Morgan just chuckled and pulled out his cell phone. "Hey, Emily," he said. "Yeah, we're…uh-huh. And put on the coffee? Reid's about to turn into a popsicle…"