Title: Mixed signals
Rating: M
Pairing: Morgan/Reid
Chapter 7: Confrontation-
The team are on their way to Jasper Smith's house in two black SUV's. Morgan, Reid and Hotch in one, while Rossi, JJ and Prentiss travel in the one behind them. "Ok. Prepare for a fight, Jasper is probably very outraged and not thinking clearly. Try to talk him down before resorting to force." Hotch orders.
"Man. It's gotta be difficult. Being sent from mental facility to mental facility, and all the while, he was only upset because of his family dying in a horrible accident." Morgan says, holding Reid's hand as they get closer to their target.
"Well, that could help us. Showing him that we empathize with him might either make him stand down, or it could make him get angrier. Be ready for anything." Hotch says, pulling up to Jasper's house.
As the team gets out of the cars and puts their Kevlar vests on, Hotch splits them into teams. "Morgan and Reid, go around back. Rossi and Prentiss, take upstairs, Me and JJ will take downstairs. Ok, go." They all split into their teams, and rush to their places, guns drawn.
Morgan and Reid are paused at the back door as Hotch kicks in the front door. Morgan kicks in the back, and they storm into the house, guns drawn and ready to shoot.
Rossi and Prentiss search all the upstairs rooms, but don't find anything. "Clear!" Prentiss yells from the top of the stairs.
"Clear!" Hotch yells from the living room.
"He's not here Hotch." Morgan says, walking into the living room.
"Where could he be?" Hotch asks, trying to think.
"Do you think he could be out hunting another family?" Reid asks.
"I don't know, but we need to find him fast before he kills again." Hotch says, dreading the thought.
Just then, Morgan's cell phone rings. "What's up baby girl?" He says, pulling Reid closer to him so he can hear.
"Well my chocolate God, i just called to inform you that there has been an emergency call by a woman who claims that she heard screaming coming from her neighbor's house, followed by a few gun shots." She says, holding a pen with a fluffy blue top.
"Where's the address?" Morgan asks.
"Sent it to your phones, be safe my loves. Garcia out." She says enthusiastically, and hangs up.
"Let's go. We may have another murder in progress." Morgan says.
"Please! Please don't hurt my family! We'll give you all you want!" The woman yells, clutching her two children to her as Jasper points a gun at them. Her husband is on the floor, not moving.
"It's not true." Jasper sobs.
"Jasper Smith, put the weapon down." Hotch orders.
"It's not true." He repeats.
"What's not true?" Hotch asks.
"That true love and happiness lasts forever. It isn't true." Jasper sobs.
Just then, Reid puts his revolver on the floor, and walks towards Jasper with his hands raised. "Jasper. my name is Dr. Spencer Reid."
"Reid. What the hell are you doing?" Morgan asks, eyeing him warily.
"Just have my back." Reid says as he advances closer to Jasper. "Jasper, listen. I know how unfair life can be, Believe me." Reid says, talking softly, trying to get Jasper's attention away from the family.
"How could you possibly know how i feel?" Jasper asks, pointing his gun at Reid. Morgan held his breath.
" When I was ten years old, my father left me and my mother, because he didn't think he could take care of us. He then made me, at the age of ten, take care of my schizophrenic Mother, all by myself. So believe me when i say, life wasn't very fair to me." Reid says, almost tearing at the memories.
"Why didn't God help me? Why did he take my family from me? Jasper asks Reid.
"I can't answer that. But I can say that murdering innocent people is not the way to get the answer. Is that what your family would want? Please put the gun down." Reid pleads.
"I'm sorry. I can't." Jasper says, about to shoot.
Hotch shoots Jasper, but in the process, Jasper's gun goes off, and shoots Reid in the shoulder.
"Reid!" Morgan yells, turning the safety off his gun, and running towards him.
"M-Morgan." Reid says, struggling to stay conscious.
"Shh. Pretty boy, hold still. you're losing a lot of blood." Morgan says worriedly, putting pressure on Reid's shoulder.
"This is SSA Aaron Hotchner, we need an ambulance stat." Hotch says urgently into his walkie talkie.
"Pretty boy, stay with me. You're gonna be fine." Morgan says urgently.
"Morgan, I'm sorry." Reid says, almost fully unconscious.
"Pretty boy, Stay with me! Reid! Reid!" Reid collapsed in his arms just as the ambulance arrived. "Hold on Pretty boy, just hold on." Morgan said, following Reid out to the ambulance.
TBC. Oh no! Reid! please be ok! thanks for reading guys, next chapter coming soon. As always, ideas are appreciated. :)