Well, Here it is! The conversation between Emily and Reid! Hope I did the characters justice. Please Read and Review!

Chapter 2

Reid lay on his couch and read through Gideon's notebook that he had found at the cabin. Stephen had given him permission to keep it, knowing how close his father had been to the young man. Reid was suddenly jerked out of his thoughts by the sound of his phone ringing. He absently picked it up and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Reid?"

"Emily? Why are you calling me?", Reid asked confused. Emily knew not to be offended. Reid often said things like that when he was focused on something .

"Reid, Garcia told me about Gideon. I wanted to talk to you and see how you're doing."

"How do you think I'm doing?",snapped Reid. Again, Emily knew not to be offended. Reid often got snarky when he was hurting. His upbringing made it hard for him to handle it when people did show him they cared.

Reid sometimes acted as though if he allowed himself to be comforted, it could have bad results. Emily knew though, that he felt that if he allowed himself to feel, he could end up hurt again or getting hurt worse. She wasn't going to let him go there though. Not this time!

"Look, Reid. I know I can't begin to get in your head or know how you feel. But we all loved Gideon. We all miss him too.

"It's different for me.", said Reid, quietly.

" I know. He was like a father to you. I know you were crushed when he left the first time. You must be heartbroken now. But, Reid, believe me when I tell you that you are not alone. The team is a family and even though I am in London now, you are my family too. Any one of us will be there for you at any time."

"I know.", was all Reid replied. Emily could sense him pulling away again.

"Reid, I know you are hurting right now. I also know your tendency to pull away from those who love you when you are in pain. Please, Reid. Don't shut us out." Reid's eyes filled with tears at Emily's words.

"Emily, I need to be able to understand. When I can't understand the why of something, I get this uncomfortable feeling. It's a feeling I don't like at all. I just know I don't want to feel this way again. When I start to care about someone I am just setting my self up for that feeling again and again." Emily sighed and thought carefully about what she would say before replying.

"Reid,", she began, "I can't promise you that you won't have to feel this way again. In our lines of work, something could happen to any of us at anytime. That means there is always a chance that we will have to say goodbye to someone in our family. Someone we love. But, Reid, That doesn't mean that you should never care about anyone. You can't just shut yourself away from the world. You can't refrain from caring to avoid maybe getting hurt."

"But, how do I stop getting hurt?", asked Reid almost in a whisper, causing Emily's heart to break a little for him.

"Unfortunately, there is no way to keep from getting hurt. It's just a part of life. All I can tell you is something I had to learn the hard way. Surround yourself with love. We support each other. The love we have for each other doesn't take the pain go away but it makes the hard times easier to handle. I wish I had turned to you guys sooner. Then maybe it wouldn't have gotten to the point where I felt I had to leave and make a total change." Emily said that last part almost to herself but Reid still heard her.

"Emily?" He said after a moment of silence.

"Yeah?", she replied.

"Even though you made the decision to make that complete change, I'm glad you didn't go away from our lives entirely." Emily smiled a little.

"Me too, Reid. Hey, I gotta go now. I've got another assignment and I have to be at Interpol in an hour for briefing."

"Ok, Emily! Thanks for calling.", Reid said.

"Anytime. Remember what I said though.", Emily answered him.

"I will. I won't shut you all out this time. I promise. Hope your assignment goes well."

"I'll call you when I get back. Bye Reid.", Said Emily

"Bye." Reid replied. After he hung up his phone, Reid thought a lot about what Emily had said. He realized he was blessed to have his BAU family. He knew that they all loved him and would be there for him. He maybe hurting from having to say goodbye to someone he cared about but he knew he was blessed to have people in his life to love and who loved him. Thanks to one of those people,he was now ready to let them in.

Well, there's the talk! Hope you all liked it! Reviews are much appreciated!