Crossing Boundaries

by Aelia O'Hession

As a recent immigrant to the United States, a young woman finds herself the victim of a violent crime. When the BAU team begins the investigation, they discover that there is more to this crime than what is on the surface.

10. Geeks

Crossing Boundaries

Chapter 10: Geeks

While things were starting to look up for Anika, things were rapidly falling apart at the Behavioral Analysis Unit. Everywhere they looked, nothing came of it. Every potential lead led them nowhere.

"Garcia," Reid begged, "give me something."

"Sorry loverboy. I've got more dead ends than suburbia."

Reid groaned into his cell phone. "Garcia, we need something!"

"Patience, O Restless One! My children are doing all they can." She gave her computer screen a loving stroke. "Don't worry," she said in a more serious tone. "We'll catch the creep who made Anika's life miserable. You really like that Croatian girl, don't you?"

"Garcia….shush," Reid ground out.

She threw up her hands in defeat. "Alright! Mums the word."

"Call me when you get something, anything."

"Aye, aye sir!" She threw a mock salute before hanging up with her favorite geek. "Geeks are so cute when they're in love," she mused aloud. She turned back to her computers, fingers flying over the keys. There had to be something that she could find. She hated having ghost like unsubs roaming around, taunting her. Besides, she had grown to like the little Croatian woman. Anyone who could make Dr. Spencer Reid emotional was tops in her book.