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JJ leaned over Spence's right shoulder. Garcia stood directly behind him looking down from above. Elle stood on the left side of Garcia also watching with anticipation. They and Spence were all focused on the film canister that was upside down on the desk.
JJ's eyes moved back and force between the film canister and Spence's face. "Nothing's happening" She said
"Just watch" Spence said in a high pitched excited voice as his fingers wiggled anxiously in the air.
The edge of the lid of the film canister they were all watching so eagerly began to foam. All three girls shrieked and jumped back as suddenly the container of the canister shot off across the room nailing FBI Agent Emily Prentiss in the head as she walked in the door.
"Oooh what?" Emily winced as the film container bounced off her forehead.
"I am sooo sorry Emily." Reid said as the three girls snickered and laughed behind him.
"What was that?" Emily asked as she looked up at the ceiling.
"Don't you recognize a rocket when you see one?" Garcia asked gleefully, while JJ and Elle attempted to hide their laughter by covering their mouths with their hands.
"I was merely demonstrating a physics law. I … I didn't mean to" Reid said apologetically.
"Oh show me." Emily said.
"Alright.. Uh …turn around please" Reid said as he glanced over his shoulder at the four girls behind him.
"Turn around?" Emily asked.
"Yeah" Garcia said through tight lips.
"Mmmhmm" Elle murmured.
"He's not going to show you how it's done" JJ said rolling her eyes.
"A magician doesn't reveal his secrets" Spence said
"I thought you said it was physics." Emily said as she stood looking down on him.
"Physics magic" Spence said.
"Trust me, it will not do you any good to argue with him" Garcia said as she and Elle turned her to face away from Reid with them.
Spence glanced back over his shoulder to make sure no one was peeking, and then began assembling his physics magic 'rocket'.
"Alright, alright turn back and observe" Reid said as he flipped the canister over and pulled his hands away.
The girls watched with anticipation and all four shrieked and laughed as the 'rocket' shot up off the desk and landed across the room …. at Unit Chief SSA Agent Aaron Hotchner's feet. Then everyone's eyes got big and they frantically scattered.
Hotch bent over picking up the film canister from the floor and leveling a stern glare at Reid. "Physics magic?" he asked.
"Yes sir" Reid said looking and sounding like a six year old who had been sent to the Principal's office for the first time.
"Reid, we talked about this" Hotch said walking over to Reid desk to deliver the film canister.
"I'm sorry, sir" Reid said meekly as Hotch set the canister on his desk.
JJ and Garcia stood behind Spence pretending to be looking at files.
"You're really starting to get some distance on those" Hotch said. He grinned as turned and walked towards his office.
"So, he does have a sense of humor?" Emily asked as she walked back over from her desk.
"Sometimes" Reid said
"Hey where's Morgan?" Emily asked.
"Chicago" Elle said as she sat down in the chair at her desk facing everyone else.
"Yeah, he goes there every year for his Mother's birthday." Reid added.
"There has to be a mistake" Hotch said into the phone "Yes, of course. We're on our way" He hung up the phone keeping the receiver in his hand and quickly dialed a number he had memorized long ago, but never liked using. "This is SSA Hotchner. I need an emergency recall on Agents Reid, Greenaway, Prentiss, Jareau, and Penelope Garcia as well. … uh, yes, I'll call him myself. Thank you" Hotch once again hung up the phone, keeping the receiver in his hand as he pressed speed dial number one on his desk phone. "Jason, it's Hotch. We've got to go to Chicago. Morgan's been arrested." He closed his eyes not believing the next word that would leave his mouth " … Homicide. … Right" He finally settled the receiver in the cradle and grab his go bag from under his desk to go meet the team at the jet.
Spence sighed as he hung up there phone and turned to face JJ.
JJ glanced up from the magazine she was looking through "Who was it?" she asked as Spence came to stand next to her.
"Emergency recall. Looks like you aren't getting you wish about something happening to prevent Morgan from being arrested." He said.
Spence reflected on the conversation he and JJ had when they had gotten home that night as they rushed about gathering their things and getting ready to leave for the jet.
"Spence, what are we going to do about Morgan?" JJ asked as they were doing the dishes and cleaning up the kitchen.
"What do you mean?" Spence asked as he stopped what he was doing to lean back against the counter.
"I can't figure out how we can help him, how we can make this be over sooner for him." JJ said.
"Maybe it can't JJ. Maybe this is one of those times where we try and we do what we can, and we have to be okay with it, if it turns out the way it did last time." Spence said as he moved next to JJ and wrapped his arms around her.
JJ nodded as she settled her head against his chest. Morgan shouldn't have to have the team find out his secret, not like this. On his own terms was one thing, but to have it pulled out of the shadows of your past because you were being framed for a crime, that was an unspeakably horrible way for your coworkers to find out your deepest, darkest secret that you hadn't told anyone, not even your own family. She took comfort in knowing that the team would stand behind him one hundred and ten percent, and they wouldn't end up treating him any differently from what they found out.
JJ had been right. It turned out that they, unfortunately, hadn't been able to speed up solving the case at all, but considering it only taken a day to solve it in the first place, she and Spence had decided they could live with that.
JJ chuckled internally at the color Elle had brought to the ending of the case, and personally she had to agree with Elle, as she snuggled into Spence's arms on the plane ride home from Chicago.
Detective Dennison and Detective Gordinski had dragged Carl Buford into the station house. You could tell by the looks on their faces, that they could not wait to interrogate and break the man. As they walked past where Elle, Emily and JJ stood, Elle reached out and placed a hand on Dennison's arm stopping the Detectives and Buford in their tracks.
Elle leaned into Buford's personal space across the front of Detective Dennison. "I think I speak for everyone on Derek's team and his family, when I say that I take great pleasure in telling you how very much people like you are reviled and disliked where you're going."
