Title: Sweet Goodness
Pairing: gen
Rating: PG
Word Count: 250
Disclaimer: The characters within do not belong to me.
Prompt: dec 21 mulled cider
Reid drank coffee. Or rather, Reid drank sugar with coffee and cream added to it. It was one of those things that just was. Hotch was completely certain that when people within the FBI spoke of his team, the spoke of Reid as that genius kid who always has the coffee.
Except for the last few weeks, Spencer's mug didn't smell like coffee when he came in in the mornings.
No, the boy was drinking mulled cider and he wasn't bringing in enough to share!
The scent would float up, from Spencer desk to Hotch's office. It over powered the scent of Hotch's coffee. It overpowered everything!
Finally, at the end of the second week, Hotch had had enough. He stomped down to Reid.
"Mulled Cider?!" Hotch hissed.
"Um, it doesn't have any alcohol in it! I kept the rum out!" Reid sputtered and then watched as Hotch drew in a deep breath and lost his grumpy look for one of near ecstasy.
"Where's your coffee?" Hotch asked.
"It's not like I don't drink coffee during the rest of the day." Reid said.
"I thought you needed the coffee to be prepared to think well?" Hotch pushed.
"I have a cup of coffee at home while I get ready for work." Reid answered. Hotch was still sniffing the air.
Hotch huffed. "Fine!" and pretty much stomped back to his office.
Monday found a crockpot in the conference room, filled with mulled cider to share and a much more cheerful boss.