Chapter 2

About a half a hour before the game comes and Reid is pacing in the dugout as Morgan walks up to him.

"Hey kid relax. Its going to be okay." Morgan says walking up to him.

"You know Morgan that is easy for toy to say considering your athletic back ground and physical attributes you could pick up curling and master it no problem at all." Reid ignored the amused look flashing Morgan's eyes as he continued.

Why did he have to agree to this he just wanted to talk to Maeve. But more than that he needed to talk to her longer to convince her to meet he was thinking to himself but then he thought he needed to really bring his point home.

"Look I am just a book worm who can barely stand on his own two feet let alone hit or throw a ball. I don't want you guys to lose because of me. Plus you guys have all been working so hard you don't need dead weight like me around." He looks at him with serious eyes.

"Now wait just one minute here pretty boy lets clear up a few self misconceptions here about yourself alright?" Morgan says crossing his arms.

Spencer looked at, at the man he considered to be a surrogate big brother. He could tell he had said the wrong thing he knew better than to talk bad about himself in front of him but his mind was still on Maeve what was wrong with her and what was she hiding from him.

"You are not just a book worm alright and you need to start believing in yourself I would not have asked you to join this softball team if I did not think you could do it. I know you can and deep inside you know You can too. Now lets do some hitting alright kid?" Morgan smiled as he gently patted Reid on the shoulder.

Reid nods as he tries calm his nerves but was still a nervous wreck Morgan signs."Look I will make you a deal alright give me couple innings and if your not comfortable yet I will switch you in for someone else. Deal?"

"Deal." Reid says as Morgan hands him a glove.

"Your in the left out field okay? Balls don't get hit there much. Also your batting third okay?." Morgan says as Reid nods nervously.

"Relax kid it will be okay I promise. Just calm your nerves. Our team is batting first." Morgan pats his shoulder again and walks away as the other team is throwing warm up pitches.

Maeve meanwhile had just arrived she picked a place in the stands where there was not a lot of people but she could still blend in. She looks at the players warming up and instantly knows none of them is him. She signs as she relaxes in her seat as the game starts.

This isn't so bad Reid thought everyone was cheering and he was actually having a good time. Morgan was right he though but I'm not telling him that, it was then he felt someone watching but as he wanders out of the dugout to look at the stands but no one in particular was watching the only people catching his eye was his co workers. But he just felt like there was something else. Must be the heat or the energy of the game making him a little nervous that's all he thought shaking his head.

"REID" He heard Morgan yelling.

Reid looked the ball he just acted and caught the ball with he bare hand. Wow balls don't come this way he thought surly and noticed he caught it. He quickly threw it praying it would be caught Morgan chuckles running up to him.

"Nice catch kid just don't wonder out of the dugout tell its our turn to be on the field." Morgan says handing him a bat and helmet.

"Now go take your warm up swings in that circle it's almost your turn." Reid nods listening.

He just stands there watching the batter before him hit the ball into play. Now it was Reid's turn to bat. Maeve watches a tall skinny awkward looking guy walk up to the plate holding the bat. She instantly knew it was him.

"Come on Spencer you can do it." she says to herself as a smile forms on her face.

Reid swings and misses. "Strike one!" The umpire says.

"I can't do this" Reid thought to himself.

The pitcher throws the ball again and again Reid misses.

"Strike two!" the umpire yells.

Maeve felt so bad for him. "Come on Spencer you can do it hit the ball."

Pitcher throws the ball again and swings and misses so bad he falls down some of the players from both teams snicker as he grabs the bat and walks in the dugout embarrassed. He throws the bat in the corner and goes to sit by himself embarrassed. The next batter hits the ball and a player catches it. Reid gathers his glove and goes out to the field to his spot. He centers himself and tries to relax.

But, when they went out on the field three balls got hit to Reid he missed them all and the last one was a line drive that hit him straight in the face. Maeve covers her face gasping and her heart just drops it took every once of her self control to not run down there and be there for him. Hotch switched him out for another player, he helped him onto the bench, and gave him a ice pack.

"Here just take a break I will put back in a couple innings."

"Just take me out of the game" Reid says sadly

Hotch signs biting his lip but then nods. "Do you want to stay and watch or you just want to head home?"

" I'm just gonna head home I will see you tomorrow" he says grabbing his bag and leaves the playing field and heads home.

"I knew playing was a big mistake" he thinks to himself.

Maeve watches him leave. She grabs her stuff in hopes of catching him. She sees him out in the parking lot about to get into his car. She chases after him. "Spencer wait!"