36 – Precious Treasure
For Reid's 24th Birthday, Hotch had given him a ring, it was a silver ring with the word 'Safely' engraved on it in with an elegant cursive font. It had been given to him with a tight hug and a soft kiss on the forehead. At first he had had laughed at Hotch, calling him a cliché bastard. For the first few days he left the ring on his bedside table, afraid to wear it to work and afraid to hurt Hotch's feelings by not wearing. The argument that he kept in his head was that they both worked with the best profilers, it wouldn't take them all that long to figure out how he came to receive such a gift.
The next week, Hotch approached him with a short silver chain. Reid was rather curious what the chain was for, it was much too short to be one of Hotch's bad idea of 'toys'. Next morning he found out was it was really for. The silver chain hung from the front right hand side of his work pants. And attached to the chain was the ring that Hotch had given him.
Now whenever he got into any sticky situation – including bashing down doors, getting himself kidnapped, set on fire or whatever the hell his job came with. He would reach down ever so slightly and rub his thumb over the word engraved on the ring…
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A/N: OMG, I haven't updated for so long! I'd totally forgotten all about this challenge! EVER so sorry. And for those who were looking forward to this chapter [which is NO ONE] SORRY. And for those who reviewed the previous Chapters. THANKS SO MUCHH