Title: The Genius Got Game Part 5: Bringing Back the Past
Author: Trista Groulx
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters they belong to their creator, network, writers, actors and actresses and all the lovely folk that bring them to the screen each week.
Summary: Reid and Prentiss are seeing each other, but Reid has a secret about another team member which could threaten is new relationship.
Notes: Garcia tries to talk to her old friend, but it doesn't go as she planned. Posted a little early today because I have friends coming over for some green beer. Happy St Patrick's day!

Elle knew that she had to get out of the FBI offices. Being there had brought back a flood of memories about her time with BAU, but mostly about Reid. She wanted to tell someone about what had happened between the two of them, but knew that it was none of their business. She still remembered the first time she was Reid after they had been stuck on that train together. She had been so surprised by the young genius.

She remembered having felt bad for believing Morgan that he was inexperienced when it came to woman. The time she had spent with him before she was hurt had been some of the happiest memories of her life, before she had had her daughter. Then everything changed after she was almost killed. Even being with Reid was different.

Elle wanted to blame what had happened her last night with Reid on what she had had to drink, but the whole thing was still too vivid for her to believe it had been alcohol induced. She could still hear Reid telling her that he loved her, and not reacting. She still remembered how nervous she was to be with him that night. She had wanted to tell him that it was because of her scars not because of her feelings, but she never found the courage. Instead she ran away from him, and from her entire life.

Elle never thought that she would end up with a daughter to always remind her of that time in her life. She walked through hallways of the building holding Sky's hand. She then buckled Sky up into her booster seat. Elle was surprised to see Garcia standing there blocking her driver's side door. She handed Sky one of her books, and put one of the map lights on so she could see the pages in the dark. Elle knew that she wouldn't want her daughter hearing what Garcia had to say.

"I'll leave you some music on while I talk to Miss Garcia," Elle told Sky.

"Okay Mommy," Sky said smiling then looking at the book in her lap.

Garcia waited for the door to close before she started to speak. "You told me that you told Sky's father about her, and he didn't want anything to do with her."

"I did," Elle defended.

"I saw the look on his face in there! I may not be a profiler but I know he had no idea that he was a father. That's not fair to him Elle."

"You don't know what Reid did to me," she lied.

She knew she should tell Garcia the truth about what had happened between the two of them, but she couldn't. She wanted to lie to her and tell her how much Reid had hurt her, but knew Garcia would never believe it. Garcia knew Reid well, probably better then Elle did now. Elle still felt the need to defend herself and now her daughter as well from the vortex that was the BAU.

"What he did to you, what could he have possibly done?" Garcia asked. "Spencer Reid is one of the kindest and most gentle souls I have ever met in my life. He would never hurt anyone."

"I don't want to talk about this right now," Elle sighed. "We used to be friends, what happened?"

"From what I can tell you're the one who left, then came back to tell him that he had a daughter out of the blue. I don't understand what anyone could to deserve that."

"It's late and I need to get Sky to bed, all you need to know is that he hurt me. I didn't come back to try to rekindle old friendships. I came here so that my daughter could see what kind of man her father is so she'll stop asking to meet him."

"Your plan is going to backfire because she is going to see what everyone but you can see in him, that he is a great person who deserves to be loved."

"Goodnight Garcia," Elle stated, coldly.

"If I'd known what you were going to do to him, I would have told the guards not to let you in."

Elle didn't say anything she just got into the car and put her seatbelt on before driving away. She took a deep breath, and somehow managed not to let any tears escape. She hadn't meant to hurt Garcia, but she needed to back off. Elle wasn't ready to admit to anyone that she was the one who had done the hurting. She had told herself for a long time that it had been Reid's fault.

"Why are you mad at Miss Garcia? She was really nice to me," Sky told her mother. "She was really funny, she kept calling me all kinds of slly names."

"She's a nice lady, and she has names like that for everyone. She just told me something that wasn't very nice."

"Was it about my dad?"

"Yeah, it was, I know that you're excited that you got to meet him, but that doesn't mean that he's going to be a big part of your life from now on."

"Why not Mommy?" asked Sky.

"Because your father has a really hard job and he goes all over the country to help people."

"Oh, well that's okay, we get to have breakfast with him tomorrow!"

"If he doesn't have to work," Elle explained.

"Mommy he pinkie promised me, he's gonna come."

"I don't want you to be sad if he has to work, okay?"

"All right, I guess. But I think he's going to come."

"I hope that he does Sky."

Elle pulled up to the hotel they were staying at. She got Sky out of the car, and they went up to their room. Sky went got changed into her night shirt, and climbed into the bed. Elle began to read to her. It wasn't long before Sky fell asleep. She dialed Reid's number, and was surprised to get his voicemail. She left him a message telling him where and when to meet the next morning for breakfast.

She hung up the phone and hoped that she had made the right choice coming back to Virginia with Sky. She had missed her family at the FBI. None of the jobs since she had been gone were the same as the one she used to have. It would put food on the table, but she wanted that sense of family back. As much as she thought Reid might be a good father, she knew how the BAU could take control of your life. She had lived that life, and knew that it was almost impossible. Leaving had been the hardest thing she had done. She still wasn't sure if she was really ready to come back, but she knew her daughter deserved to know her father.

She got up and changed into her own pyjamas. She then gently pulled Sky's blankets up around her a little tighter. She kissed the little girl's forehead. She then climbed into her hotel bed, hoping that the next day would go well. She didn't want Reid to go to work before they had a chance to meet them for breakfast.

End part 5

Notes: I didn't really mean to drag this out, but I needed to show Elle's side of things, cause it was a little one sided for a while there. Review are good for the soul.