02/09: Someone has a long-overdue apology to make, but it's up to the other person to decide whether they'll accept it or not. (300 words)
The Words For Sorry | 300 Words | Rated K
On the flight home from Idaho, where they'd just finished a particularly difficult case, the BAU team were all catching up on work, reading or sleep. Derek Morgan was the only one not occupied with something because he was trying to find the words for something he felt he needed to do. He stood, careful not to knock his cup of coffee from the table, and moved to sit next to Reid. "Hey kid," he greeted. Reid had been reading a book about behavioural analysis throughout history, but he marked his page and closed it to give Morgan his full attention.
"Are you alright?" Reid asked.
"Yeah, yeah," Morgan said. "Listen, I just wanted to... apologise," for some reason, he was finding it hard to bring up the subject.
Reid furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "For what?"
"Everything, really. For... giving you a hard time about your... well, being you," Morgan explained. Reid smiled at him and properly placed his book down. "I don't exactly give you the credit you deserve – we would never have solved that case without you,"
"Morgan, I don't mind when you tease me about how smart I am," the younger man assured him.
"You don't?"
"No. I used to mind when I didn't realise what you were doing," Reid replied. It was Morgan's turn to look confused now. "Garcia told me that when people love each other, they mock them. To show affection," he told him.
Morgan laughed slightly. "I mean..." he began.
Reid opened his book and started to read again. Morgan, taking this as his cue to leave, stood up and went to sit back down with his cup of coffee. "I love you too, Derek," Reid said without looking up from his page. Smiling to himself, Morgan took a sip of coffee.
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