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Disclaimer: None of the CM characters belong to me… I just borrowed them for this little story… my OC'S do belong to me though… this story doesn't mean to offend anybody… this is just for fun… and not for money either...

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Chapter 5

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"Of course I'm mad at you. My Spencer has been crying himself to sleep in my room last night, because he thinks you don't love him anymore…"

The words hung in the air and were followed by a tense silence.

Garcia was carefully watching Morgan's and Hotch's reaction to her words and she wasn't really disappointed by it.

Hotch's and Derek's eyes widened almost simultaneously and they both paled, even Derek seemed to, and that was a sure sign how the words affected him.

Morgan's voice was unbelievable soft, when he asked: "Spencer really thinks we don't love him anymore?"

Garcia's own face softened a little when she observed the two men, who were both looking so dejected, disbelieving and unbelievingly sad.

How Spencer could doubt the love these two men obviously had for the young genius was beyond Garcia's comprehension.

But she could also see Reid's sigh. He had obviously had small doubts from the very beginning and they had probably just grown with every misunderstanding.

The tech whiz felt her anger dissipate a little.

"Yes he does, especially after you told him so yesterday," She stated, once again closely studying the reaction of the two men.

Now her own eyes widened when Morgan looked incredibly guilty, and Hotch avoided looking at Garcia altogether.

"Wait… you really did tell him that he isn't worth your jealousy?" Garcia questioned, just to make sure that she was getting this right, but at the same time she just couldn't believe that they might have told sweet Spencer Reid something like that.

At her question Derek shook his head vehemently.

"No, baby girl… Spencer got that all wrong. I didn't mean it like that," He quickly said, trying to clear things up, when he saw Garcia narrow her eyes.

Garcia's eyebrow rose even more, especially when she remembered what Reid had told her last night.

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"So, how did you mean it then?" She questioned.

Garcia of course knew that it would be better if Reid, Hotch and Morgan would work that out between themselves, but she wanted to help them to fix things and maybe it would help Morgan and Hotch to have talked this over, before they actually confronted Reid.

And maybe she could get to the bottom of this a little easier, because she wasn't directly involved in their relationship.

Morgan ran a hand over his face and leaned against Aaron, who put an arm around his shoulder in support.

"I was just so jealous, because that Sinclair guy had been hitting on Spence and he didn't even notice… and well… since I was still more than a little riled up from the fight and Spencer was behaving irrational, I just didn't want to admit that I was jealous and so Spencer got it all wrong."

Morgan stopped and sighed deeply, saying it aloud again, made it clear to Derek how ridiculous that explanation sounded.

"If I had known how insecure and hurt he really felt, I would have done this totally different," Derek admitted and leaned even closer to Hotch.

Garcia put her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes again. She refrained from saying "Yes you should have", because it was more than obvious that Morgan felt incredibly guilty for what he had done and for the pain he had caused Spencer.

"Well, then you probably should go, tell him what you really meant and fix things with Spencer before it's too late, or I'll really hurt you. He's already awake and on the way to the lobby, probably to get some coffee… so… fix this."

Having said everything necessary, she quickly left the room again, leaving Morgan and Hotch alone to sort out their thoughts.

And the two did so. They quickly dressed and nearly ran down the hall towards the elevator.

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Down in the lobby they saw Rossi and Reid talk and a small, relieved smile made its way onto their faces and they were about to call out for their lover, when Reid noticed them.

He quickly left the hotel, making even Rossi frown.

The older profiler walked over to them and told them that they were just going for coffee and that they'd be back soon and then he followed Spencer.

And as much as Derek and Aaron had wanted to follow their youngest lover too, it was more than obvious that he didn't want to talk to them yet and it certainly wouldn't do to make a scene in the middle of a street.

So they depended on Rossi to keep an eye on Reid.

"We are going to talk to him, as soon as the two return," Hotch told Morgan and Derek nodded in determination.

"Yeah, we will," he vowed and was about to say more, when suddenly a young guy, they recognized from somewhere, walked straight over to them, a clothes bag hanging over his arm.

"Agent Hotchner, Agent Morgan," the young man greeted and now Aaron recognized him. He was Leon Sinclair's driver and they had been introduced yesterday when they had escorted Sinclair out of the police station.

"Good Morning," Morgan greeted nonchalantly, because the last thing he needed right now, was talking to an employee of the man who was partly responsible that their relationship with Spencer was at stake.

"Umm… I don't want to interrupt, but my boss sent me to give this tuxedo to Dr. Reid," the young man informed, looking nervous.

"Why is your boss sending one of my agents a tuxedo?" Aaron questioned, his eyes narrowed.

"Well, Mr. Sinclair wants Dr. Reid to be dressed well should he accept the invitation for tonight."

Morgan glared at the nervous man and grabbed the tux and was about to say something harsh when Hotch put a calming hand on Derek's arm.

"We'll make sure he receives the tuxedo, but I fear Dr. Reid will not be able to accept the invitation," he stated calmly and Morgan admired him for his composure.

"Umm… okay…" The young driver obviously had no idea what to say to that and then handed the tuxedo over to Aaron, before almost fleeing the hotel.

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As soon as the young man was out of earshot, Derek couldn't keep quiet anymore.

"How dare that guy to invite Spencer after we've made it more than clear that he's not interested?" He growled, his hands clenched into fists.

"Derek…" Aaron shushed him.

"Remember that this attitude is the main reason for our argument," he told his lover and squeezed his arm again.

Morgan instantly calmed.

"You're right… but still…" Derek trailed off because he had no idea what else to say.

"I don't like it either, but we need to let Spencer make his own decision if Sinclair has really invited him somewhere," Hotch started and then he said with a slight grin: "Well that is if he isn't a little tied up tonight…"

His eyes held that mischievous glint that he let other people see rarely and Derek immediately knew what he meant by 'tied up' and he couldn't help but grin at that.

"Hmm… I like the way you think and it's more likely to get Spencer back than what I had planned," Derek admitted and, after a quick look around, gave Hotch a quick peck on the cheek.

Aaron smiled at that and then the two quickly separated, because JJ and Emily suddenly stepped out of the elevator.

"Good morning, guys," JJ greeted, looking cheerful, despite the hard case they were working on. She had probably been on the phone with Will this morning.

"Morning," Morgan and Hotch answered in unison.

Prentiss looked around for their missing team mates. They had seen Garcia upstairs, so they had been told that they were already up.

"Where are Rossi and Reid?" She wanted to know.

"Getting coffee," Morgan answered with a shrug, hoping that they'd be back soon so that Aaron and him would have enough time to talk to Spencer before they needed to go to the police station and find out who of the arrested people was their UnSub…

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"So, you wanna tell me why you're avoiding Hotch and Morgan? Why you're avoiding your lovers?"

Reid stared at Rossi and couldn't help the slight blush creeping onto his cheeks.

"What? How?" He stuttered, nervously running a hand through his unruly hair.

"How do you know?" He then added, still almost speechless at Rossi's almost casual question.

Rossi himself couldn't help the slight chuckle. It didn't happen often that something left Reid speechless, or almost speechless.

"Reid, Hotch hasn't roomed with me for quite some time and I've often seen Morgan sneaking in or out of the room you and Hotch share. Believe me, a big, buff guy like Morgan is hard to miss, even in the dim light of hotel hallways. And I've even heard your voices in the background when I called Hotch in the middle of the night. And the thing that made it more than obvious was Morgan and Hotch moping around the whole time on that one case you had to sit out because you had the flu."

Rossi stopped for a moment and crossed his arms in front of his chest, before he continued: "I'm a profiler, a damn good one at that, and I just added up two and two and got to four, or in your case three."

Rossi once again stopped when he saw how pale Spencer had gotten. The young man had also stopped dead in his tracks and was rubbings his arms as if he wanted to warm himself.

"Please, you can't tell anybody… I… I don't want to lose my job… and I don't want Hotch and Derek to get in trouble and maybe lose their jobs… the BAU is the only family I have ever had… and it's… it doesn't matter anymore anyway… whatever we've had is over now…"

Reid was slowly but surely working himself in a full panic attack and Rossi quickly grabbed the younger man's arms to calm him.

"Reid… Spencer… it's okay… I never planned to tell anybody about what you three share," Rossi stated firmly, but at the same time gently and relaxed a little when the words really seemed to calm Spencer down and made some of the color return to the young genius's face.

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"You're not going to tell anybody?" Reid questioned, looking at him with those big, brown puppy-dog-eyes and Rossi just barely resisted the urge to just pull Spencer into his arms and pet his head to assure him that everything was going to be okay.

"No, I'm not going to tell anybody. Your secret is safe with me. I mean, it's so hard to find happiness in this job and I sure as hell are not going to destroy yours, because of some rules that don't make much sense anyway," He assured Reid again.

Spencer relaxed even more, now that he didn't fear exposal anymore. Instead the sad, almost melancholically look returned to his face and Rossi felt a wave of sympathy for the young doctor.

And he once again repeated the question that had started the whole conversation.

"So, what happened between you three?"

"I can't really tell you, because I don't really know myself… it just looks like Derek and Aaron don't need me anymore…" Reid answered reluctantly.

He and Rossi were close, but he didn't feel too comfortable telling him everything, especially on a busy street.

Rossi seemed to understand that, but he still told him: "Well, if you need someone to talk to, I'm willing to open one of my best bottles of wine, because that makes talking a lot easier…"

Reid felt really touched by Rossi's offer and he did appreciate it.

To show that, he smiled slightly and then, almost as an afterthought, added: "Well, maybe you can help me make a decision…"

Rossi's eyebrow shot up and he looked at Spencer in surprise.

"What is it?"

"Umm… I think, I sort of have a date… but I'm not sure if I should accept it," Reid started, nervously fidgeting with his tie, before telling Rossi all about the invitation Leon Sinclair had sent him.

The older man listened quietly and when Spencer finished, he stated: "If I were you, I'd accept the invitation…"

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to be continued…