Hotch grabbed Gideon's arm and started dragging him off. When Gideon opened his mouth to object Hotch put a hand over his mouth and quickly dragged him between two cars. Rossi and Morgan had gotten Reid back onto his crutches and they were leading him as quickly as Reid could go back into the hotel. Reid tried to ask questions, but didn't stop. Garcia followed after the three men, while Emily and JJ stayed behind. Once Reid was safely inside they went over to the spot where Hotch and Gideon had disappeared to. They found Gideon shoved against a car his arm behind his back and Hotch's hand still over his mouth.

"Hotch Reid is inside, you can let go of Gideon." Emily said very matter of fact

Hotch nodded and released Gideon who whirled around to face the three; for a second they though he was about to punch Hotch

"Aaron what the hell was that?" Gideon demanded

"If Spencer had seen you he would have attacked you." Hotch said

"Spencer is not violent; he would never hurt anyone unless it was in self defense."Gideon said

"You saw the video, you know Spencer. He blames you for what happened to him. I was not about to let you ruin his life."

"So you were willing to lose your job, your reputation, to protect him." Gideon said with slight disbelief

"Yes, Jason you used to be willing to do the same thing. If you care about Spencer at all in any way you will leave now." Hotch said challenging Gideon to do the right thing

Gideon stared at him then walked away, JJ and Emily both released their breath. Hotch waited until Gideon was out of earshot then told Emily to follow him. She stared at him but complied. JJ and Hotch walked back to the hotel in silence. They got their and found Rossi waiting

"Garcia and Morgan took Reid to his room. He's not happy but I don't think he realized Gideon was here."

"Could the two of you get some takeout I don't think anyone is up for going out tonight." Hotch said

They nodded and left, Hotch entered the elevator sighed and shook himself slightly. He got to Reid's floor and went to his room. He knocked and Morgan opened the door. He entered to find Garcia sitting on a chair; Reid was sitting on the bed brooding and rubbing his broken foot. No one said a word, Hotch leaned against a wall and Morgan sat on his bed. After a few minutes of tense silence Garcia spoke

"Reid you've been rubbing your foot for a long time, do you want some painkillers?"

"I'm used to pain, but thank you for offering."

Garcia shook her head slightly and got up; she filled a glass with water and handed Reid the water and two Alieve. Reid smiled and took them. Garcia returned his smile and resumed her seat. Reid stopped rubbing his foot, and then spoke

"Aaron who came over and spoke to you, I want the truth."

Hotch sighed but everyone knew he had to come clean "It was Jason Gideon; he arrived here two days ago. He received a two hour tape of highlights from your time in the cabin. Jason drove to Washington DC to see you, when he learned you weren't there he called me I told him where we were and he came here. I don't know if he is guilty or innocent." Hotch said

Reid was silent and sat in puzzled, pained silence. He suddenly started laughing the same mentally unstable laugh the team had heard in the cabin. Morgan, Hotch, and Garcia actually got spooked and wondered if Reid had had a mental breakdown. Reid stopped after a minute and stared at Hotch

"I knew I shouldn't have trusted you. You must have been overjoyed at the thought of getting rid of me. I bet you and Gideon are in it together."

"Spencer Reid I need you to stop this now." Hotch ordered

"Stop what?" Reid said

"This me vs the world bullshit attitude you've had since the mountain. Everyone on the team is on your side we've actually put our jobs on the line for you. The moment you attacked Rossi we had a duty to report as being mentally unsound. You should not be here in Philadelphia; you should be in Washington DC recovering. The reason you are here is because the team is going out of their way to care for you and protect you. I have enough evidence to put you in a mental asylum three times over but I haven't because I care about you."

What evidence?" Reid said trying to challenge but simply sounding scared and defensive

"We have your notebook full of threats and rants, the entire team minus Garcia witnessed your assault on Rossi and behavior at the cabin. I have you on tape threatening Gideon and acting crazy. While everything could be explained away you would still be held for at least a week for a mental evaluation. A few minutes ago I put my job, my reputation, and my freedom on the line by assaulting Jason Gideon. I grabbed him, put my hand over his mouth and dragged behind a car so you wouldn't see him and assault him. I am on our side, we are on your side and I need to wake up and start thinking again." Hotch said

"I, I I'm sorry" Reid said brokenly then grabbed a single crutch and dragging his injured foot went over to the bathroom and shut the door

"Hotch that was harsh. How could you be so cruel." Garcia protested

"I don't have a choice; Reid has run out time. Jason is going to meet with Reid soon and if things get really bad Reid could to jail or a mental hospital. I need Reid to start accepting reality and to think with his head otherwise someone besides us is going to see something and we'll be forced to act." Hotch said

Morgan and Garcia looked at each other but couldn't argue with anything Hotch had said. It was harsh, but they couldn't afford to coddle Reid anymore. After twenty minutes Morgan knocked on the bathroom door, Reid didn't answer. Morgan tried to open it, but found it locked.

"Hotch Reid isn't answering, I'm going to break down the door."

"Stop, I've got it." Garcia said coming over

She knelt down and picked the lock with a hair pin. The trio found Reid on the floor a bag of opium on one side, and a knife on the other. There was blood on the floor, and on Reid's arm and side. Hotch grabbed the opium and the knife and put them on the counter. Garcia helped Morgan lay Reid down as he examined him. Reid had cuts on his left arm some pretty deep. It seemed that Reid had actually cut a few arteries and veins open. Morgan quickly grabbed a towel and staunched the blood, while Hotch left to get a first aid kit. Garcia cradled Reid's head as Morgan held a towel to Reid's arm. Hotch came back in a minute almost running he stepped over Reid and knelt down beside Morgan. They quickly cleaned Reid's arm and bandaged it. Hotch felt Reid's pulse it was strong, he examined Reid's eyes and mouth he had ingested opium which was why he was unresponsive. After they finished bandaging Reid; Hotch picked up Reid and placed him on the bed. Morgan and Garcia cleaned up. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Hotch opened it to find Rossi and JJ with food and drinks. Hotch took the drinks and quickly ushered them inside

"Oh my God is he alive?" JJ asked upon seeing Spence laid out on the bed

"He is, he's just passed out from Opium and blood loss. He should recover though." Hotch said

"Why would he do that? When we got him inside he seemed fine." Rossi asked putting the food on the table

"I lectured him and told him to wake up. It's been little more than a week since we rescued him and I told him ignore his trauma and act with his brain and not his emotions. Reid recognized the truth of my words but he couldn't deal with actually dealing with the world." Hotch sighed and sat down heavily

"You had good cause, I would never charge him for my hand, but we don't know what Jason might do. Hopefully this and you're words will be the wakeup call he needs." Rossi said

Morgan and Garcia came out of the bathroom and both sat down heavily on Morgan's bed.

A/N I know I promised a meeting between Gideon and Reid but for the reasons stated in this chapter I realized I couldn't do it yet. Hopefully the scene of Papa Bear Hotch made up for it. Please Review, let me know what you think. If you don't' want to Review I also love Subscribers and Favoriter's (I think that's a word.)