Sins of the Fathers

by Skater3

When Reid arrives home one evening to find a strange young woman waiting on his doorstep, his life is turned upside down as he is forced to re-examine his assumptions about his father and about his own future. Coming at a time when Reid is still dealing with the memory of Maeve, it is sure to lead to unexpected complications for the young doctor.

21. Chapter 21

Blake waited in the hallway with Emma while Reid and two Las Vegas police officers cleared the apartment designated as their 'Safe House'.

"Okay, you can come in now," Reid called out to them.

"Well, this is it," the first officer told the women as they walked into the apartment's living room. "We usually use it as temporary quarters for persons turning state's witness."

"It looks fine," Blake assured him. "You have vetted all the neighbors?"

"Oh yeah," the second officer assured her. "And, we also have a car sitting outside."

Blake looked around the room and noticed the bedroom doors. "Two bedrooms?" she exclaimed. "This will work out great! Emma?"

Emma yawned. "It's okay, I guess," she replied. "Right now, I am just so tired I could fall asleep standing up."

"It's all the stress catching up with you," Reid surmised. "Why don't you lay down for awhile and take a nap? I'll be right here."

Emma smiled at him. "My own personal guardian angel. Thanks, Spencer!"

As she and Blake headed towards the bedrooms, Reid heard Blake asking. "Which bedroom do you want to turn into the girls' room?"

After Blake and Emma had decided on a bedroom, Blake closed the door, sat down on one of the beds, and took a deep breath. "Emma," she began. "Sit down. There is something you need to know about Spencer."

After Blake had finished telling the story of Reid and Maeve, she looked over at Emma, who had been sitting on the other bed silently listening. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"You mean that the first time Spencer actually saw the woman he had fallen in love with, he had to watch as she was shot in the head and killed?" Emma asked shakily.

"We all did," Blake confirmed.

"His mother told me what he wrote her," Emma continued. "But I got the impression that that particular version of events had been sanitized."

"Yes," Blake reported sadly. "I suspect he didn't want to tell her the whole story because he didn't want to upset her."

"I don't know how Spencer deals with everything!" Emma was obviously upset. "I'll do my best to get this marriage situation resolved as soon as possible so he won't have to deal with my problems too!"