Chapter 2: First Memory
No…Morgan couldn't hold it anymore, the tears were rolling down his cheeks. All the energy he spends on hold his tears was useless… However, it was tears of happiness… The moment he heard the paramedic shouting "We got a pulse," the tears rolled down his cheeks without any permissions.
The paramedic loaded Reid in the ambulance and before anybody could comment anything, Morgan was at the side of Reid in the ambulance. As the ambulance took off, Morgan took Reid's pale hands into his, he squeezed it lightly.
"You're bigger than this, Reid…Just hang on, Buddy!" said Morgan as he watches the paramedic trying to stabilize Reid
Morgan turned back to gaze at Reid's whitish face, his best friend…his little brother…
Few days before
"I don't have a choice, don't I?" asked Reid, staring straight to Morgan
"No, even if you're thinking that you can fool me, you have got passed the three Charlies Angels standing behind me," answered Morgan back
Reid glances over Morgan's shoulders and saw JJ, Emily and Garcia standing
Reid gulped "Guys, please!"
"It is either you are going to change or I am going to change it for you…" said Morgan and Reid continued without any single second "I don't see any point in this, making me to wear a jeans and a T-shirt…"
"There is a lot of points," said JJ "First of all, I never saw in modern clothes like we have chosen for you now,"
"And," Emily sustained "You need a new look, for God sake, you're twenty nine,"
"I am thirty," corrected Reid
Emily just gave Reid one of her "I don't care' look. "Short version, we don't care, you're going to change or I am going to make Morgan…" Garcia started to give out her points
"Fine!" Reid defended "I will do it,"
Reid walked in to change rooms with his new clothes. After about one minute, when Reid still hasn't shown up, Morgan knocked the door "If you don't open in another 30 seconds… Morgan stopped his sentences when he saw Reid "Wow, look at you!" Reid was standing in front of him with the new shinning black jeans, white T-shirt, purple color jacket, folded to his elbow, and with a light colored scarf around his neck
"I look like…"
"A model," Garcia finished the sentence for Reid
"Seriously, Reid, I have to agree with Garcia, you look awesome, by the way, are you free this Friday?"
"Oh, Come on, JJ…You're married," said Emily
"I don't care," said JJ with a small laugh. Those particular words from JJ made Reid blush like hell
"You look adorable when you blush," said Garcia while snapping few pictures of Reid
"Okay, enough with the comments, let's get going," said Morgan as he walked pass them
"Wait, where are we going?" asked Reid, panicked
"Out for a drink," said Garcia as she holds one of Reid's hands "We're on the mission of hooking you up with a girl,"
"Oh…No...," Reid panicked again "I thought you guys said…"
"We lied," said JJ, honestly "You would have never followed us in the first place if we have told you earlier,"
"Okay, seriously, guys, why are you doing this?" asked Reid
"Because you keep on forgetting that there is a thing called life and it is out there to be enjoyed," said Morgan, paying cash for Reid's new clothes
"I know to enjoy life," shattered Reid
"Yeah, reading books, sleeping and random statistics," mumbled Emily
"But…" Reid tried to reason again
"No more buts, we're going and you're coming, Kid," said Morgan just when his phone rang. He saw the caller Id, 'perfect timing', he mumbled to himself
"Morgan, get everyone back to BAU, we got a case," Hotch's voice came through the phone
"Can't wait?" asked Morgan with his eyes on the rest of them
'No," said Hotch before he disconnected the call
Morgan shuts off his phone and said "Looks like you're save this time, Pretty Boy. We got a case,"
"Saved by the case," murmured Reid before he gets in Morgan's SUV
When they reached back to the office, Reid holds Morgan behind and let the girls walk past them first
"You get together with the girls to play on me and wait a second, I am on the same clothes…Hotch is going to" Morgan quickly calmed Reid down
"Relax, I got your go bag in my car, you can change and no…I wasn't playing with you,"
"Then, why…" Again, Morgan spoke in the center
"Reid, you're like my own little brother," said Morgan with his hand on Reid's shoulder "I thought that you need a change, so, I just thought of helping you, it is just a different angle to look at yourself…but seriously, Reid…you look hot, man,"
"Morgan!"
Present Moment
Morgan smiled, the particular memory made Morgan smile…
Morgan continued to gaze at Reid 'Please, Reid…Just do something, I need to know that you're all right," begged Morgan, mentally
At that second, that very moment, Morgan felt it, it was light, but Morgan felt it…Reid squeezed Morgan's hand
Before Morgan could do anything or talk back to Reid, they reached the hospital, paramedic pulled Reid into the hospital and within seconds, Reid was taken away from him
'He is good hands," said one of the paramedics
"I know…It's just…"
"Let me tell you one thing," the paramedic interrupted "Your friend have been buried alive in a coffin with a stable wound on his side, but still, he didn't give up…it made me wonder for one seconds, what made him to hold on and I realize it was you guys, his friends…don't worry, he is going to be all right…with friends like you, he will be fine," the paramedic finished as he pats Morgan's shoulders
"Thanks, man" said Morgan
Morgan has no idea if whatever the paramedic was saying is true but at that moment, he would like to believe it