A/N 1: I forgot to mention, this is extremely fast moving.
As the clock neared twelve o'clock, Reid began looking at his watch every ten seconds.
"What's got you anise Pretty boy?" Morgan asked after a few minutes of watching in amusement.
"She said yes, she's on her way now."
"What convinced her?"
"I don't know but she's coming." The excitement in his voice was enough to make Morgan chuckle to himself.
"So tell me more about her."
"She is exactly like me. She loves her coffee the way I do, we watch all of the same shows, and she doesn't go out much. She never wares socks that match, she was also addicted and to dilaudid none the less, and like me, she has been clean for over three years. Like I said, just like me." The way that he talked about her, it was clear to anyone that he was truly in love with this woman.
Morgan moaned and said jokingly, "That will be like hell if she is just like you, I'm finally starting to get used to you going on about everything. It's going to take me forever to get used to two of you. I can all ready image it you'll be on one side and she'll be on the other just talking while my ears start to bleed. Ugh."
"Ha, ha, ha, very funny, but your ears can't actually start bleeding just from someone talking to you nonstop. Oh, there she is." Morgan looked up to see three girls walking down the cat-walk and then right by them, not even glancing in there general direction. Confusion spread across his face and he was about to say something when Reid started first.
"Hi, how are you?" he looked like he was giving someone a hug. At first, Morgan thought he was only joking around. "Kayla, this is Derek Morgan, but everyone calls him Morgan. Morgan, this is Kayla Dunbar."
After a moment, Reid moved closer to Morgan and hit him with his shoulder and mumbled, "Answer her." He was completely serious.
"Oh, God." comprehension crossed his face. "I'm sorry Reid, Kayla; I just remembered I have to talk with Hotch about something important. I'm sorry." he left to find Hotch.
He was found in his office. "Hotch, we need to talk." he said, shutting the door behind him. "I'm worried about Reid, the other day he was talking about some girl he met and yesterday they went on a date. He had invited her to come here to meet us today. He claims she's here now." he moved the blinds to peer into the bullpen to see Reid talking, but there was no one around to listen to him.
"Has he said anything to you about his headaches?"
"No, Hotch he hasn't even told you anything about them even existing in the first place. I've haven noticed him using his shades and he seems more like he used to."
"I don't know what that means; it may mean that it's gotten worse. Have Garcia get a security clip starting right before lunch until now. We are going to try and make him see reality and he'll have to be at least temporarily institutionalized, until they know more certain, it may just be stressed from working too much."
"I'll get right on that." Morgan said, turning to leave.
As he was picking up his phone, he called Morgan back to say, "When she has them for you, find Reid and bring him back with you."
"Got it." Morgan when off to Garcia's tech room, trying to stay hidden from Reid's icy glares.
"Garcia, I need you to do something for me." he said after being permitted to enter.
"What's that, my chocolate Adonis?"
"How soon can you get me a copy of the security footage from a half an hour ago?"
"You disappoint me, Derek Morgan, I was hoping for something more challenging, but instead I get this." She shook her head, placing a blank CD into her computer. It was only seconds later when she was taking it back out and handing it over.
"I've got to give this to Hotch. Thanks, mamma. I'll give you a challenge later."
"Oh, you'd better."
As he exited her office, he looked towards the cluster of desks to find that Reid wasn't there.
He was moving towards the break room when he heard Reid say, in a demanding voice, "What the hell was that about?"
"I just remembered that I had a scheduled meeting with Hotch, sorry. He wants to talk to both of us now though."
"All right." Reid said, almost pouting and followed Morgan to the unit chief's office, once inside, Morgan closed and locked the door.
"Reid, sit." Hotch said, the younger agent did as he was told. "How are you feeling?"
"I feel great, in love, incredibly happy." he smiled.
"Tell me about Kayla."
"She's perfect, we are like the same person... except we don't look alike or the facts that I'm not a girl or into guys."
"Could you imagine better women?"
"No, I was pondering over the idea of asking for her hand in marriage. I love her, and I know it isn't like me to jump into something like that so fast, but it just feels right. She seems to love me too. We are perfect together."
"Reid, we have to tell you something, you won't believe it, but we will try to prove it to you." Hotch said.
"Okay." Reid responded slowly.
"Reid, there is no Kayla, she doesn't exist."
"You're right, I don't believe you. You just can't stand to see me happy, can you? I knew there wasn't anyone that I could trust." Reid accused, almost with a hurt filled laugh as he stood.
"Sit." Hotch ordered before nodding to Morgan."
"Reid, this is the security footage starting right before lunch until just after." he put the CD in and played it for him. It started with Reid and Morgan working, and then talking, the next thing was Reid standing up, as if giving someone a hug, but no one was there. After Morgan left, Reid continued talking to the same spot where there was a vacant seat.
Sitting here now, he shook his head, tears in his eyes. "You even got Garcia to destroy the one thing that was making me happy. I thought we were friends."
"We are, Reid, that's why we are telling you this. It's all in your head, you need to believe us." hurt was evident in his voice.
"Morgan, I'm not stupid!" he accused, "I know the things Garcia can do with a computer, I can imagine it was quite easy for her too." Reid got up again.
Hotch let him, but said, "Reid, you are off of all further cases, until you are given the okay."
"What, why?" Reid demanded, falling back into the seat.
"An unfit mental state. Also, as a warning, I've made a call and there will be two men coming to pick you up soon, they are going to keep you under observation for the next few days to see if it's just stress or something more."
"There is nothing- I repeat, NOTHING, wrong with me, except having no real friends like I thought I had." he shot Morgan a hard glance.
Despite knowing it wasn't his fault, Morgan was feeling guilty at what had been said and angry that he didn't believe him.
"What will it take for you to believe us?" Morgan asked.
"What will it take for you to believe me?" Reid countered in a pleading tone.
"I can't, because it isn't true, you're imagining her, no one is that perfect-"
"Just because you haven't found someone doesn't mean they aren't out there for others Morgan." Reid yelled in anger.
"Reid, these men will be here soon," Hotch started, "I would appreciate it if you don't make a seen."
"About how unfair this is, how you have no right to do this, I don't think that's how it's going down."
"I do have the right to act on your behalf if needed and in this case, it is needed. Now act like a big boy and act your age."
"We will help you through this, no matter what happens."
"There is nothing to get through." Reid said through clenched teeth.
There came a knock at the door, interrupting what Morgan was about to say, "One moment." Hotch said before shooting Reid a warning glance and unlocking the door.
"Doctor Reid?" One of the men asked.
Reid stood up and followed him quietly. "Agent Hotchner?" The second man asked, "We will keep him for observation for at least a couple of days, it may take up to a week before you hear anything from us, but you will be the first to know. I will also need you to sign this; it just says you are responsible for him being emitted."
After it was signed, he said, "Thank you."
"Make sure you take good care of him." Morgan added.
The man nodded and left. Hotch sat back at his desk and heaved the heaviest of sighs. "I just hope that it was the right thing to do.'
"It was the best thing for him. No one wants to lose him either." Morgan said, more so trying to convince himself than Hotch.
A/N2: Wow, I got this updated the next day. I probably won't update tomorrow though, but I will try my best, if I don't get it up, I will have it up the next day. I want to thank my only reviewer: i3cheeseballs. Thank you, I enjoy reading any input you guys may have, it means the world.