Totally kicking myself for not adding any AU-ish thing at the beginning or end of the last chapter! Grrr...Not that there's a real reason for an AU but I just kinda wanted to add one :)

Chapter Twenty-six: You need to wake up

9:40am-Garcia's office

Morgan walked out of his office, leaving the rest of the team standing in front of the computer. His whole body was tense and he unconsciously clenched and unclenched his fists. The rest of the team kept going through the files; documents that Emmett had, articles saved from online newspapers, everything. He seemed that he had been stalking Sophia for a little over four months and had quickly started learning everything he could about Reid.

Morgan made his way to Garcia's office. He opened the door slowly, unsure if Reid was still sleeping. He looked over at the chair in the corner of the room, a sad smile on his face as he took in Reid's sleeping form. He saw Watson and Sherlock pressed heavily into Reid's body, their chests rising in unison and Watson's tail still wrapped lazily around Reid's neck.

"Don't look like that Morgan." Garcia said as she stood up, placing a comforting hand on Morgan's arm. "We'll find Sophia and get our little genius back." She rubbed her hand up and down his arm, resting her head on his back.

"He doesn't deserve this." Morgan said as his shoulders sagged.

"No one does Morgan." Garcia pulled her face away from Morgan's shoulder-blades and spun him around, looking into his eyes.

"Yeah but…God, the kid survived Tobias, anthrax, his knee…and I've never seen him this…broken." Morgan sighed and felt the tears that he was trying to hold back begin to fall.

"Morgan. You need to stay strong for him. If you start falling apart he'll have nothing to hold on to."

"I know. I just…I promised him I'd protect him, that nothing bad would happen to him again. And then, when he finally finds someone that loves him and who he loves, she gets ripped out from under him." Morgan looked at Garcia's sad face and just as he suspected, he completely broke down. He felt the tears sliding down his face faster and he dropped himself into the seat that Garcia was sitting in before. "I...I just..." He mumbled out before giving up. Garcia rubbed his back gently and waited.

Eventually his tears stemmed and he wiped his face off quickly. Morgan glanced over his shoulder, taking note at the scrunched face that Reid was making. He kept his eyes on Reid, not bothering to look at Garcia as she spoke.

"Morgan. You never could have stopped that. You had no idea that anything like that would happen. We didn't even know about Sophia till this happened. You can't blame yourself…just like how Spencer can't blame himself."

Morgan took a step towards Reid, ignoring Garcia's attempt to comfort him. "He's having a nightmare." He reached out and gently touched Reid's shoulder. "Spencer. Wake up." He heard a noise escape Reid's mouth that made his heart break. It was a sob that carried such anguish that Morgan wanted nothing more than to pull Reid into a hug instantly. "Pretty boy, you need to wake up. Please." He shook his shoulders gently, muttering comforting words into his friend's ear.

So yeah, I wasn't sure how vulnerable to make Morgan but I'm rather happy with how this one came out. Crying is very cathartic. It's like going to a haunted house; we all need a good scream every once in awhile.

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~Emily