Chapter 9

Time for Reid and Prentiss to talk ;o)

Location: BAU

Date: Two weeks later. July. 8.45am

Emily sat at her desk with Morgan perched on it talking to her, to him she was listening but Emily was in a world of her own, feeling the baby's movements inside her. "Are you even listening to me Prentiss?" Morgan asked, Emily looked at him "If you think so then yes" she really had no clue what he was going on about, he shook his head.

"So what's is going on in that pretty little head of yours" he smiled knowing she was in fact not listening to him, she reached forward taking hold of his hand "this is" she smiled as she guided his hand on to her stomach, his eyes went wide as he felt them kick "Does that hurt?" "Only if they catch my ribs and if they kick my bladder" she smiled

"What's going on?" Reid asked as he made is way from the kitchen, Morgan beamed "Come here kid and feel this" he said as he kept his hand on her stomach, Reid frowned slightly "No thanks" he said with a weak smile "Reid" Emily said as she became concerned, Reid had been lacks in her life for months and it was showing more and more, he wouldn't come round he couldn't look at her, she noticed, Morgan had as well, but the rest of the team not so much.

She sighed softly as she looked at Morgan "Give us a minute" she asked as he looked between Emily and Reid "I'll go annoy your wife for a while" he grinned as Emily rolled her eyes slightly "Reid? What's with you?" she asked softly "Nothing is wrong with me nothing" Emily closed her eyes taking a breather "Then why can't you look at me" she asked carefully, for the first time in months he looked at her really looked at her, his eyes were sad and hurt as she looked into them.

"Reid what's going on? Have I done something to upset you?" "NO!" he more or less yelled at her, holding her hands up to him "Then what is going on" she asked the concern thick in her voice, he looked to the floor as he tried to think of what his mind had been spinning over and around for the past few months.

He looked at her again briefly his face and eyes were unsure and worried "Talk to me Reid, I can't help unless you talk to me" she tried again, he was like her brother and JJ had a habit of being like his mother at times, he may be a genius but sometimes he was as shy and unsure as a small child and right now that was what he was showing, he was scared.

He shook his head "I'm fine everyone is fine, I don't understand why you're asking me, everything is just fine" Emily raised her eyebrow at him as she spoke "Reid, don't lie to me, you are one of my closest friends and yet, you cannot look at me or speak to me without it being about a case, so I will ask you again. What have I done to upset you" Emily asked more firmly.

"You haven't done anything" he said in a sharp tone as Emily raised her voice slightly "So I haven't done anything at all, then why are you fine with everyone else aside from me Reid, since you found out I was pregnant you haven't so much of looked at me" "It's not that, it's nothing just leave it" "Fine Reid just answer me one question, DO I Disgust you?"

JJ and Morgan stepped onto the walkway as they head Emily raise her voice. They looked on as Emily shouted the last words, JJ's heart fell slightly as Morgan glare at them both before resting his hand on JJ "Just let them shout it out JJ" he said softly

Reid glared at her "Disgust me? No you don't but them, that everything" for the first time Reid couldn't form the words he wanted to say as Emily looked at him in slight shock "So these unborn children disgust you!" she growled out "They aren't even born yet and you, That also means I disgust you since I am carrying them Reid" she shouted into a now very quiet bullpen.

"It's not that" he said lowering his voice slightly "Then what Reid come on you have more or less said these disgust you, so out with the god damn rest of it" she said in anger, he looked at her, his eyes sad, he couldn't understand why she kept the babies, and he couldn't understand why no one would talk about what happened, watching her get beaten and violated had ripped his heart apart and he just didn't know, who or how to ask or talk about it.

By now the rest of the team were gathered on the walkway, Morgan telling them not to step in and let it play out, he knew they both needed this, even though Morgan knew how bad her temper could be but as Reid spoke, it pulled at them all, they never spoke about it, and Emily had tried to block it away, Garcia had been watching them on the camera seeing the team standing there watching as her two best friends went at it, she slowly made her way up to the bullpen sneaking into the kitchen so she could listen to what was going on.

"I am waiting Reid, we sort this right now! Because I am sick of it, I am sick of my friend avoiding me unless it is work related" he looked her straight in her eyes as he spoke "We don't talk about it, no of us" her eyes softened as she looked at him "Spence" she said in a slight breath "I just, don't know how you can be strong and you act as though nothing happened but it did, I saw it, I heard it and no one speaks about it" Emily walked over to him resting her hand on his shoulder and speaking loudly so everyone heard.

"You listen to me okay" she said as she looked at him "I does get to me every day, every time I close my eyes it is there, ask JJ she has held me enough when I have broken, I am not as strong as you seem to think I am, but these" she placed her hand over her bump "It is not their fault how they came to be, yes sometimes I look at myself and the shame gets to me" she rested her hand on his cheek rubbing it as a mother would do with her child.

"I am just not ready to deal with it Reid, but I am getting there and it is becoming easier, but having someone I care about look at me with hurt and sadness like you, it breaks my heart, I love you Spence, but your asking something I am just not ready to cope or deal with and when I am I will talk to you about it" she gave him a small smile "Sometimes I forget, that you struggle with these things, that you find it hard, and maybe you don't understand everything though you are a genius" he nodded as he spoke "I'm sorry" she smiled at him

"Reid just because I can't talk about it, I know five other people who will talk to you about it with you, but you need to stop blaming me and punishing yourself" she said as she wrapped her arms around him.

"We will get through all this Reid I promise, it just doesn't happen all at once" she kissed his cheek "Now can I please have my friend back" He smiled at her for the first time in months as he nodded "let's get some work done kiddo" she winked as they both turned around to see the team all lined up on the walkway, Emily just nodded with a small smile, before sitting back at her desk.


Morgan looked at JJ "You okay?" she nodded "How did I not see this coming" she whispered "we are all too busy watching out for her we didn't notice" he smiled "but they sorted it for now" as he winked "You knew?" she asked "I knew, I saw, but that's because I am down there with them and not in an office" he smirked "she will be fine JJ" he promised before heading back down, he rested his hand on her shoulder as she nodded.

"Hey kid, you want to go out after work, unless we have a case" he asked as he sat back down "Will the others be coming?" Emily laughed "check with the boss" as she looked towards JJ's office "never thought I would see the day when someone had you whipped princess" he joked as she shook her head slightly "I'm sure Garcia will go though, and if JJ wants to then we will come as well, depending on where your thinking of going" she smirked as she pulled the case file out.

JJ finally came out of her office into the bullpen "you guys coming for something to eat?" she smiled as she rubbed Emily shoulders "Only if you're buying" Morgan said grinning "Maybe I will" she winked, as she looked at them "So you ready?" she asked as Emily closed the consult she was working on "I am, Reid?" Emily asked softly "Sure just give me a second" he said as Morgan and Emily started towards the elevator.


JJ walked over to Reid as she smiled at him "You could have come and spoken to me Spence" she said softly as he shook his head "I didn't want to add to your stress" he looked at her "I know, but watching you two tear shreds off each other added to it" she joked "Come on your brain needs to be fed" she said as they both made their way over to the others.

"So JJ, are you going to come out with me and pretty boy tonight" he smiled as they all sat around the table, she groaned slightly "I could use a night out" she admitted before looking at Emily "That would be a yes then" Morgan laughed "Princess, you're going to come too aren't you?" "Only if you promise not to drag me onto the dance floor" she smirked "Em" JJ said softly as she looked at her wife "Unless these two have other ideas, but if they do make sure, you get her home safe" Emily smiled, she knew JJ needed to get out and let her hair down and Emily was not going to allow her to get out of it.