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"Agent Hotchner?This was left on the front desk for you," The secretary handed Hotch a slip of paper who thanked her and went to find the rest of the team.
"Guys? We have a number," Hotch said as he looked at his partial team hard at work.
"What do you mean?" Gideon asked.
"A slip of paper was dropped off with a phone number,I think this is our way to contact him. He knows we are closing in."
"Well,let's call it," Gideon said standing up and heading towards the phone.
""No,not yet. We need to wait for Rossi and Elle. They may bring us more information that we can use."
"So,we sit and wait?" JJ asked.
"And keep trying to figure out what else they could be hiding. Gideon,take over Reid's file. You also knew him better then anyone else,you may spot something I didn't see. Head over to his house and go through everything looking for clues. I'm going to Morgan's to see if I can find anything and JJ I want you,if you feel up to it, to go to Emily's place and look for clues. Garcia,keep trying to track him down and call us if you find anything at all."
The agents all nodded and headed off to their destinations.
"You worthless piece of crap," Matthew kicked Reid again as he screamed at him, "I warned you but you didn't listen. I TOLD you not to give her your food but you didn't listen and now you are going to pay."
Reid whimpered as another blow to his side had him curled up in a ball,as small as he could go.
Morgan was shouting at the unsub to stop because Reid didn't look like he could hang on much longer but he just kept kicking and kicking.
"I've had it with you . You think you are so much smarter then everyone else. You didn't think I would see you sneak her that piece of your crust BUT I DID," the unsub roared and he gave a final kick to Reid's head, "Let that be a lesson to all of you,try something like that again and I'll kill him. I'll make him tell you what he has been hiding for the past couple weeks and then I'll kill him with my bare hands," the unsub then turned his focus to Emily, "Once he wakes up I'll be back and you can tell everyone about how you are a little whore."
Emily paled and Morgan had a feeling there was something that Emily wasn't telling him or anyone else and he also had a feeling Reid knew based on the look Emily gave him.
The unsub saw the paling of Emily's face and smiled, "You know what I'm talking about. Think it over about how you are going to tell everyone and I'll be back once wakes up. Actually, I'll be back in about twenty minutes to wake him up myself. I'll see you soon," and then he stormed out,slamming the door behind him.
"What is he talking about,Princess?" Morgan asked gently as he crawled over to help Reid.
"I do-don't know," Emily said,not meeting Morgan's gaze.
Morgan checked Reid over for any major damage before figuring he just had a bunch of broken and cracked ribs and a serious concussion, "Reid,come on kid I need you to open your eyes for me."
"He knocked him out,Morgan. He isn't going to open his eyes," Emily snapped.
"So? It doesn't matter,I'm still going to do everything I can to wake him up," Morgan said shooting her a look.
Morgan brushed Reid's hair back from his head and ran a hand gently down his face,he looked so pale and bruised and broken, "Please open your eyes up pretty boy, I can't help you when you're out cold like this."
"He's better off like that,the unsub will leave him alone at least."
"Why is he after Reid so much? Reid is the most innocent person here and yet he treats him like he is the most vile."
"Well he did say Reid had a secret that could change everything,I just don't know what he is referring to," Emily said as she leaned back against the wall.
"What are you hiding,kid?" Morgan asked as he pulled Reid's head onto his legs to give him some comfort.
"Why must you always get yourself into these situations,Reid?" Gideon asked out loud as he entered the apartment of the young man he considered his son.
Gideon took a sharp breath,nothing had changed since he had last been to Reid's place. The chess board where they had played their final game was still set up in the corner,the pieces exactly as they had left them. It was dusted but nothing had been moved.
The books were still everywhere and the patchwork quilt was still strewn over the back of the couch.
Gideon felt tears come to his eyes as he looked around. Reid was just so simple and so innocent. He didn't need fancy things,he didn't WANT fancy things.
Gideon knew he had more money to buy stuff since Reid's mom had died a few weeks ago but it wasn't like Reid to just change his lifestyle. He liked to keep things the same and that was one thing that made him so endearing to everyone on the team.
He walked around the place looking for anything obvious that was out of place or too organized and nice but didn't see anything. That meant he was going to have to go through Reid's personal things and that was something he wasn't looking forward too.
Gideon started in the kitchen,looking through drawers and piles of paper that may hold a clue about something but didn't find anything. He saw Reid had two messages on his answering machine and debated listening.
He hesitated a moment before hitting play,the messages may hold a clue as to what Reid was hiding or maybe the unsub left him a message.
"Hey Spencer,it's dad. I wanted to say I'm sorry about your mom and was wondering if there was anything I could do. I know she left you a letter and you probably have questions so please call me back."
That one was dated four days after Diana Reid's death. The second one started and Gideon found himself suddenly anxious:
"Spencer it's William. I know you read that letter and I know you're angry but you need to let me explain. Your mom wanted to tell you the truth but we just didn't know when was the right time. I'm so sorry Spencer. I didn't realize who he was until recently and we talked and I'm just-I'm sorry. Call me."
Gideon knew that letter contained the secret that Reid was hiding and he had to find it. But,his biggest question was why did William say "it's dad" the first time and "It's William" the second time?
"I'll find that letter,kid. I'll find it and I'll use it to bring you home. I'm going to bring you home,Spencer."
Morgan and Emily jumped when the unsub came back into the room carrying a bucket of what appeared to be water.
"Derek,move over by Emily," he ordered.
Morgan didn't move and the unsub growled, "Now or your 'pretty boy' pays the price."
Morgan gently laid Reid's head back on the ground and moved closer to Emily.
"Both of you on that wall over there," the unsub pointed.
Not wanting to cause any more hard to Reid,the two moved as quickly as they could. The chains that bound their ankles barely reached but they stretched them as far as possible.
Once the two were where he wanted them,Matthew dragged the bucket of water towards Reid, "Wake up ,I wouldn't want you to miss the party," he said as he dumped the ice cold water on Reid.
The shock of the coldness was enough to wake Reid who started shivering instantly, "That's better,now I hope you are ready because you have some confessing to do."
JJ had been searching Emily's apartment looking for anything that would be of use. She was just about to give up when she saw something between the nightstand and the bed.
JJ leaned down and found a man's shirt bunched up. She shook it out and saw it looked oddly familiar but she couldn't figure out where she had seen it before.
Shoving it into an evidence bag she called Hotch and told him she was on her way back to the BAU.
Hotch finished talking to JJ and continued his search of Morgan's place. He found nothing that he deemed suspicious and so he headed down to the laundry room and see if there was anything there.
Hotch saw Morgan's clothes lying in a heap,not unlike his own, and he chuckled. He shoved the pile with his foot and saw something that certainly did not belong to Morgan.
He leaned down and pulled up a ladies blouse. It didn't look like something JJ would wear but he also never saw JJ cheating on Will or Will cheating on JJ. He put it into an evidence bag and headed back to the BAU,calling Rossi on the way.
Gideon had moved from the kitchen and was now in Reid's bedroom. He started with the dressers and found only clothes like suspected. He laughed to himself when he saw everything was folded to perfection.
After finishing the search of the dressers he moved onto the nightstand by Reid's bed and pulled open the drawer where he found a letter addressed to Spencer Reid. It was written by a woman,he could tell from the envelope and that was when Gideon realized that it was from Spencer's mom and his gut told him this was the letter, the one William Reid was referring to when he had left a message for Spencer.
Gideon took a deep breath and pulled the letter out of the envelope. He slowly opened it and began reading:
Spencer, I'm not asking you to forgive me for what I'm about to tell you but I ask that you just try and understand. It was a one time thing and it gave me the greatest thing every-you. I was a young teacher,just starting out at college and I met him. He was young,handsome,ambitious,and a clever student. He knew what he wanted in life and was going to do anything he could to achieve it. I don't know when it started or how it happened but we got to talking and it turned out he had a lot to say and tons of opinions. He was going to be a lawyer-this class was just an elective for him. Anyways,his thoughts interested me and we decided to meet for dinner later on to discuss more in depth. One thing led to another and I'll let you fill in the rest. We knew it was wrong and knew it couldn't continue so we ended it that same night. A few weeks later,I found out I was pregnant with you. I should have told him but I didn't want him to change his life for something that he didn't need to. It was that same day that I ran into William and we hit it off. We fell in love and got married. He knew about my student and knew that you were not his but he loved you anyways and wanted to raise you as his own.
My brilliant child,how much I love you. You are the greatest thing a mother could have asked for and I'm so grateful for all the years we got to spend together. You are truly special and have done so much with your life at such a young age but,I must confess somethings to you.
Gideon knew the only logical answer was to read on and see what else she had to say:
William and I decided it was best not to tell you,there was no reason to anyway. But then the sickness set in and I wanted to tell you but I knew you wouldn't believe me if I did. William left and I kept the true identity of your father a secret. Then I was put into Bennington and that was it. I never thought I would have to tell you until I found out I was dying,and I had never made the connection before. William came to visit me and brought an article with him that showed a picture of you and your team. I looked at it and realized it was him. I had to tell you and William understood. We didn't think about the name because it was common but he saw it and remembered and thought maybe. Your father,Spencer,is Aaron Hotchner. Your boss. I know you don't want to believe it but it's true. He was only 20 when I met him and I thought it was too young to shoulder the responsibility of a kid. I didn't know he was your boss or else I would have told you sooner. Please,Spencer,forgive me for keeping this from you. I never told him but I think he needs to know.I will leave that up to you though to decide what you do with this information. I love you so much and trust and hope that one day you will forgive me and understand why I did what I did.
Love,
Mom.
It made sense. He remembered Hotch mentioning a one time fling with a professor but it was just in passing. Sometimes Reid would get a look in his eyes that was similar to Hotch but Gideon always thought it was because they worked together to often.
It was the little things that he thought about it that made it hard to ignore. Hotch was Reid's dad and only Reid knew.
"So young and so much to bear. We'll get through this together,kid. We will sort this out and figure it out once you get back."
Gideon knew he should tell Hotch but this was something Reid needed to explain,not him.
"I'll keep your secret for now,but when it comes out-know that I'll be there for you," Gideon said out loud as he stood up and tucked the letter into his pocket for safe keeping.