Chapter 4: Partial Memories

A month had passed since Reid was released from the hospital. With his memory the way it was, they believed it was safer he stayed away from the BAU until he was ready for the stress of the job again. It was becoming apparent that the younger agent was getting quite antsy with the fact he wasn't even able to work.

He slowly got into a routine, he really enjoyed playing with Henry. He adored the little boy, it wasn't hard to believe this little boy was very much loved by everyone.

One day, JJ was standing in the kitchen, watching as Reid was playing with Henry. She leaned against the wall, lowering her head a little as one of her favorite memories came across her mind. A memory she hoped Reid would remember one day soon.

Reid was helping JJ out of the car when they got back from the football game. "I'm really, really sorry, JJ, for dumping the drinks on you," he told her.

"Spence, it's fine, really," she assured him, laughing a little.

His face was flushed with embarrassment as he escorted her to the front door. "Want to com in?" she asked, looking back at him.

"Um…is that…is that appropriate?" he asked.

"Spence, just get in the house," she told him, rolling her eyes with a grin as she walked inside.

Reid went inside and JJ removed her jacket, hanging it up before she took Reid's jacket, hanging it up. "Make yourself comfortable, I'm just going to change my shirt," she told him.

She went upstairs and changed out of her Redskins Jersey, tossing it into the hamper. Making her way over to her drawer, she grabbed her tank top, pulling it on, followed but a button down shirt, but she kept the buttons undone.

Walking down the stairs, she saw that Reid was still sitting nervously on her couch. "Would you like anything?" she asked.

"Coffee?" he asked, looking at her.

"Sure," she replied smiling.

She made the coffee and came back, handing him his cup before she sat down beside him. "No phone calls from the BAU that's rare," he commented.

"Yeah, I think everyone's making sure this goes through," she commented.

They sat in silence for awhile and Reid got up. "I should go home," he murmured. JJ put her own cup on the table, standing up.

"Spence," she called to him as he walked to the door.

"Yeah," he replied.

Just as he turned around, she pressed her lips to his.

JJ was jolted out of her own memories when she felt a tug on her pants. She looked down to see Henry by her feet. "Mommy, snack time?" he asked. She looked at the clock, laughing when she realized her son was right on time for his snack.

"Yep, it's snack time buddy," she replied, lifting him up and putting him in the chair.

Henry smiled as he started eating his animal crackers. Reid was standing by the door, watching. He suddenly felt a slight tug on his heart. JJ looked up at him and their eyes locked for a second. Reid gave her a small smile, but then he left.

Walking outside, Reid was walking down the street, having no idea that someone pulled up beside him. "Hey kid," a voice called out. He looked up to see a man sitting in a black SUV.

"Morgan…right?" Reid asked hesitantly.

"Yep, where are you off to?" Morgan asked.

"A walk…I need to clear my head," he replied.

Morgan looked at him before opening the passenger's side door. "Hop in kid," he told him. Reid looked at him for a second. "Trust me, come on," Morgan insisted. Walking over to the other side of the SUV, Reid climbed in and Morgan drove off.

"Aren't you guys supposed to be on a case?" Reid asked.

"We just finished it yesterday, thought I'd check on you and JJ," Morgan replied.

"JJ's ok," Reid told him.

"What about you?" Morgan asked.

Reid sat in his seat, staring out the window. "I have no memory of anything, just these flashes of things…it's very annoying," he replied.

"I know it is, kid, I get it," Morgan told him.

"No…you don't," Reid answered.

Morgan glanced at him as he turned another corner. "The doctor had told JJ and you guys not to deviate me from my usual routine, isn't keeping me at home doing that?" he asked.

"Reid, with our job, we need everyone with a straight head. We can't have someone who doesn't even have any memory of his life on the job out there, it's too much of a risk," Morgan replied.

"How can I remember anything though if I'm not at work? The way it sounds like, that's where I spent most of my time," Reid insisted.

Morgan let out a deep breath. "I don't like this, I don't, it's not a good idea," he answered.

"I'm going to go to the BAU whether you want me to or not," Reid commented.

Morgan let out a sigh, shaking his head slowly. "Alright kid," he answered, "But just to look around, not to do anything else." Reid nodded before Morgan drove him to the BAU.

Arriving at their floor, Reid looked around curiously. "Reid…" a voice said surprised and he saw a group of people standing around their desks.

"I thought you had strict orders to stay away from here?" the man he believed to be Hotch commented.

"I'm just looking around, see if anything looks familiar," Reid replied.

The team looked at each other as he walked over to his desk. What was interesting was there weren't any pictures on his desk like the rest of the team. It was quite empty, except for the files that were scattered everywhere. "Anything look familiar?" Morgan asked. Shaking his head slowly, he looked through the files, but then he felt everyone's eyes on him.

Looking up, he saw everyone staring at him. "I don't think my memory's going to come back with everyone staring at me," he commented.

"Sorry, Reid, we're just…we're trying to cope with this too," the woman…Emily, he thought her name was, said as she sat on her desk.

Reid frowned as he sat on his desk, looking at his computer to see that it was just as plain as everything else he had seen. "Am I really this boring?" he asked.

"No, kid, you're far from a boring person," Morgan answered.

"There's nothing here, no pictures of any family. My room's the same way, nothing, just nothing," he told them.

He was suddenly very frustrated. "Maybe I don't even want to remember if I'm really this way," he told them.

"Reid, you're not a boring person, trust us," Morgan insisted.

Reid started going through his desk. He opened the bottom drawer to find a bunch of cards and letters, torn up little pieces of paper even. Picking up one scrap, he turned it over.

Miss one on one time with you, lunch in my office today?

-JJ

Reid started going through the other little scraps of paper. They were all almost identical to the ones he just read. They were just little messages, something that was written quickly and they were even wrinkled up a little.

Reid was sitting at his desk going through a case file when he felt something hit him on the back of his head. Looking over his shoulder, he saw a little ball of paper sitting by his foot. Reaching down, he opened the note.

My cards this time, I swear you cheat just so we're at your house. This time it will be my turn to pick the movie.

~JJ

Reid looked over at the direction the paper was thrown to see JJ going up the stairs towards her office with a grin.

Reid was still staring at the scraps of papers in his hands. "What are those?" Emily asked. Looking up, he dropped them back in the drawer.

"Nothing, just science notes," he answered, closing the drawer.

Standing up, he rubbed his head. "Um, I want to go home," he told Morgan. Nodding, Morgan got up from his chair.

"Sure, kid, come on," he answered as they left the BAU.

Sitting in the SUV, Reid was staring outside. "Nothing triggered a memory?" Morgan asked.

"No," he lied.

He glanced at Morgan. "Morgan, was there anything between…JJ and me?" he asked. Morgan glanced at him before he turned another corner.

"You two have always been close," Morgan replied.

"But nothing more than friends?" Reid asked.

"I shouldn't be telling you this, you're supposed to remember on your own," Morgan answered.

"I'm telling you to tell me," Reid insisted.

Morgan glanced at him again. "Reid, all I know is you guys went out on one date, just one, it was never spoken of, in fact when I asked you, you said it was "confidential". You guys were only friends after that," he explained. Sitting back in silence, Reid rubbed his forehead, he still wasn't convinced.

When they got back, JJ walked out of the house, relieved to see that he was alright. "Have fun at work?" she asked. Reid looked at Morgan who held up his cell phone.

"Yeah, I was just trying to see if I can remember anything," he replied.

"Did you remember anything?" she asked.

Stopping in front of her, he just stared for a second, thinking of the memory he had about the notes in his drawer. "You okay?" she asked.

"Yeah, tired," he replied, walking by her.

JJ watched him go inside and looked back at Morgan. "He's far from happy, he just doesn't see how he was a happy guy before he lost his memory," he told her. JJ let out a sigh.

"Well, we'll have to prove that he's a big part of this team," she answered before Morgan nodded and they went their separate ways.