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New Friends

Reid's nose twitched as a hand put a cup of coffee on his desk. He looked up to see Emily.

"I noticed you like your coffee."

Reid picked up the paper cup from Starbucks and sipped. "Perfect," he said and gave her a little smile. "How did you know I like a lot of sugar?"

"I noticed when we were in Gitmo. I thought between the caffeine and the sugar, you'd bounce off the walls, but you didn't, it was kind of impressive considering how many cups you had in one day."

"Morgan says I'm immune to caffeine and sugar, which is impossible. I have a very high metabolism."

Emily narrowed her eyes at him as she took off her coat. "Reid, one thing you need to learn is not to tell a woman, 'I have a have a high metabolism,' you'll get your butt kicked."

"Why?"

"Oh, Reid, that fact that you don't know the answer to that just proves my point."

"What?"

"That you're a very unique individual that does physics magic, loves coffee and knows more obscure facts than anyone I know."

"I read a lot."

"Yes, I know, I've seen you go through an entire book in ten minutes."

"So you think I'm weird like everyone else."

She put down the folder she'd begun to peruse. "No, I said you're unique there's a difference."

"Thanks," he said quietly.

"You're welcome. Great scarf by the way. It looks good on you."

He looked down at his purple scarf. "Thanks, Garcia gave it to me for my birthday a couple of years ago. She said I needed more color in my life."

Emily picked up another cup of coffee from Starbucks. "Here's to coffee, odd facts, purple scarves and new friends."

Reid looked up at her as though he'd forgotten how to speak English for a minute. "Friends," he squeaked.

"Why not?"

"No reason," he said and went back to work with a grin on his face.