Chapter 12

Everyone was waiting quietly outside Reid's room.

The doctors had just finished running a series of x-rays, MRI's and other tests on Reid and they now had a psychologist in, sitting in the chair beside the bed and asking questions, occasionally nodding and writing down notes.

"This is killin' me!" Morgan blurted as he reached the team again as he continued pacing down the hall. "We should be in there with him..."

"We have to wait until they're done doing tests Derek, just be patient." Hotch ran a hand down his face and looked over at the younger agent from the bumpy padded chair he was seated in, "we'll be let in soon."

Morgan didn't reply, but muttered something that sounded something like 'we better', before he finally sat down in a free chair next to JJ and put his head in his hands, JJ reaching over to give his shoulder a squeeze.

The sound of the hospital room door sliding open made everyone look up, watching as the young doctor walked out scratching the back of his head, quietly sliding the door closed behind him. The man paused in the hall, hazel eyes scanning them when he noticed that all six pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

"He's resting now, the events of yesterday and today have tired him out," he spoke with a distinct British accent, holding out his hand to Hotch who had moved forward to stand in front of everyone else, "I'm Dr. Harper, I'm going to be Spencer's doctor for the duration of his time here."

"I'm SSA Aaron Hotchner," replied Hotch shaking his hand, "These are agents Jennifer..."

"Sorry to cut you off mate, but I know who all of you are," Dr. Harper cut in, putting his hands in the pockets on his doctors coat, "the nurses filled me in already."

The team exchanged somewhat nervous glances, not sure how Hotch would take the young mans attitude. When Hotch simply nodded, Morgan stepped forward, "can we go in?"

"Ah... I dunno," Dr. Harper glanced back towards Reids room, "Maybe just one or two of you, don't need the lot of you in there making a bunch of racket. Up to you to pick who gets to go in though."

He waited patiently while the team quietly discussed who would get to go in, the end result being Morgan and Garcia.

"So it's you two then?" Dr. Harper motioned to the two agents who had stepped forward, waiting until Garcia was done nodding before opening the room door quietly, "in you go then, fifteen minutes, trying not to stress him out or I'm throwing you out."

Morgan gave the doctor a challenging look, but Dr. Harper just smiled back cheekily and stood aside to let them pass.

Allowing Garcia to go in first, Morgan followed closely behind her into the dimly lit room, almost too quiet room. On the opposite wall was two windows and a couch, to their right was a tall dresser, a small table with two chairs. Finally, to their left, between two nightstands and hospital machinery, was a bed and in it, looking almost as pale as the sheets apart from dark bruises, was Reid.

Garcia quickly sat the massive gift bag she had brought with her next to the plastic guest chair before she sat down, slowly and somewhat hesitantly he took hold of Reids hand, cradling it in both of hers. Blinking back tears, she took a deep breath and looked at Morgan who stood at the foot of the bed, keeping her voice in a low whisper as she spoke, "how could we let this happen Derek?"

"Hey now baby girl," Morgan whispered, moving around to crouch next to the chair, "don't go beating yourself up over this, it ain't your fault."

"I was supposed to go over there that night Morgan, I could've stopped it from happening!" Garcia's voice was rising slightly as her emotions took over.

"Shhh... keep your voice down or you'll get us kicked out. Besides, you don't have to worry about it anymore, we got him back, he's safe, you're holding his hand right now." Morgan tried his best to lighten the mood by reassuring her.

"Who'z gettin' kicked out?"

Both Garcia and Morgan turned to look at Reid who was slowly half blinking drug hazed eyes, doing his best to groggily turn his head towards them.

"Hey sweetie, how're you feeling?" Garcia's voice dropped to a soothing, motherly tone, hands almost desperately grasping the younger agents hand as if she expected him to vanish.

"Tired," Reid seemed to already be falling back asleep, seeing as it took him forever before he spoke again, "where am I?"

Morgan wet his lips, exchanging a quick glance with Garcia, "you're in the hospital kid."

"Oh..." Reid said nothing further, simply tightening his grip on one of Garcia's hands and staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Spence..." Garcia started, clearly getting upset that Reid was seeming detached and wasn't talking to them like he normally would, "talk to us, please, it's just me and Derek... But if you want someone else I can get them. JJ? Or maybe Gideon?"

"I'm tired," the young agent spoke quietly, slowly relaxing his grip on Garcia's hand and refusing to make eye contact with them, "I think I'm just gonna go back to sleep, if that's okay..."

"That's fine kid, you get some rest, we'll come back later," Morgan put his hand on Garcia's shoulder, stepping back as she stood up with a sniff.

"I got you some get well presents, they're by the bed," Garcia whispered before walking out in front of Morgan, not overly surprised when Reid didn't answer.

Once they were outside the room Garcia walked away quickly down the hall, JJ getting up and going after her leaving the rest of the team to look at Morgan who stared back at them silently.

"Should've told you not to expect anything," Dr. Harper's sharp remark cut through Morgan's thoughts, "the guys been through a major trauma, it's gonna take awhile."

He vanished back into Reid's room scratching the top of his head before Morgan had a chance to lash out, at the moment wanting to punch anything or anyone.

But if anyone was going to get Reid talking, it was definitely going to be him. After all, he'd made the promise to look after the kid, so he owed it to himself and the others to help make Reid better.

"Why don't you go home and get some rest Derek, I'll call you if anything happens," Gideon's hand on his shoulder made him jump slightly and realize just how tired he was, his muscles not wanting to react at all.

Morgan nodded and headed down the hall, he'd come back first thing tomorrow...

And hopefully Dr. Harper wouldn't be around to worsen his mood.

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BAM! Chapter 12 :) hope ya'll enjoy... Afraid the next chapter or so won't be as suspenseful and OMFG! as the others xD kinda winding it down now.

Ummmmm... I have like, a new obsession with Dr. Owen Harper, played by Burn Gorman from the show Torchwood! :D so he and all his wonderful cocky, smug, sarcasticness have been thrown in as Reid's doctor :)

As always REVEIWS ARE MUCH MUUUUUUUUCH LOVED :D