Hello all. So this is my second Criminal Minds fic and I'm excited to write it :) It's going to be placed in season 5 because that's when our team was happily together. AND THEY WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN SEASON 7! YAY! Enjoy!
Reid ran his shaky hands through his hair once again. His stress level was dangerously high and the two hours of sleep he had gained the previous night were not helping his concentration. Becky Winters, Sierra Shultz and Laura Ashfield had all been found dead. The girls had been tied together and wrapped in a carpet outside of a local pub.
Cottonport, Louisiana was suffering under the fearful reign of this unknown subject and for the first time in years, the town of two-thousand had started to lock its doors at night. The local police department had done its best to contain the situation when the first three girls were found. After the next three, they began to doubt themselves. Once three more victims had been found, Cottonport PD decided to call in the BAU.
Reid skimmed through the pages of the report he had been handed. After working for two days on the case with no leads, Reid himself was at a standstill in his normally steady flow of theories.
"How are things going, boy genius?" Morgan asked, walking into the small workspace.
"I don't know," Reid sighed, poring over the strew of papers covering the table in front of him.
Morgan took the seat next to Reid and set down a cup of coffee.
"Thanks," Reid mumbled, not looking up.
"Why don't you take a break?" Morgan asked.
"The UNSUB isn't taking breaks, neither am I," Reid said firmly.
"Alright, kid. Listen, Hotch told me to let you know that he wants you to go with him on an interview tomorrow. Paul Wood," Morgan said.
"Ok," Reid said, keeping his eyes on the gruesome photos of the most recent victims.
"Reid," Morgan said sharply.
Reid reluctantly tore his eyes away from the photos, "What?"
"Take a break," Morgan said gently.
Reid glanced back at the photos and sighed. "Ok."
So kind of a boring, short intro but I wanted to know what you guys think before heading into a longer chapter. I honestly don't know where I'm going with this so it should be interesting to see how this pans out. PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks guys :)