"Soooo, what's her name?" teased Prentiss as the team – minus Hotch and Rossi – sat in the break room eating their lunches.
Morgan cleared his throat. "Um, his name is Justin."
JJ, Emily and Penelope looked at each other in shock. Then JJ noticed that Reid had continued to quietly nibble on his sandwich, not looking at all surprised by this revelation. She decided to wait and question him privately, allowing Emily and Penelope to subject Morgan to an interrogation regarding 'Justin.'
"At a club."
"Thirty-two."
"White."
"Brown hair and green eyes."
"Five-eleven."
"Lobbyist."
"Georgetown."
"You'll never know baby girl, I don't want you cyber-stalking him."
When Reid stood abruptly, throwing away his largely uneaten lunch as he exited the room, there was a pause in the conversation. Morgan stood, as though to follow him, but JJ placed a hand on his forearm.
"Maybe you should let me," she suggested softly. Morgan nodded.
Having only a hunch to go on, JJ proceeded to her office, hoping it was right. To her relief, she opened the door and saw her Spence curled into himself in the dark back corner of the room. She shut her office door and locked it before making her way across the room to him. "You didn't seem too surprised when Morgan announced he was bisexual."
Tears were pouring out of his eyes and he simply shook his head. JJ was crouched in front of him. "How long have you known Spence?"
"Six months," he hiccupped.
"How did you find out? Did he tell you?"
Reid nodded again. "He asked if I wanted to join him for a drink one night and then he took me to a gay bar . . ."
"And he doesn't feel the same way?" Reid shook his head.
"Then why tell you?" Reid shrugged, the tears flowing more profusely than before. JJ considered the man before her thoughtfully.
"Spen-cer . . ." she said in a knowing tone, "Did you actually tell Morgan how you feel?"
He shook his head vehemently.
"Spence! You don't know that he doesn't feel the same way!"
"He's with Justin now; even if he ever did, which I doubt, because someone like Morgan could never want someone like me, I'm too late. I lost my chance."
JJ cradled him to her chest, holding him as he cried. She would point out the flaws in his thinking some other time, but not now. Right now her mothering instincts had taken over and all she could do was comfort the brokenhearted genius.
