Hey everyone, here is the next chapter. It's a bit shorter than I wanted but I have a mean cold that keeps fogging up my brain whenever I try to think of a word I want. I decided to post this chapter now and not keep you waiting any longer. Enjoy and I look forward to hearing from you all.

Warning - Talking about suicide and emotions dealing with suicide.

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Reid laid on his side in the hospital bed and stared at the grey wall as his mind taunted him with his failures. The team were outside his room speaking with the doctor and he knew his fate was being decided.

'It should have been decided back in that bathtub' his mind snapped at him causing him to let out an involuntary flinch.

He remembered being in the bathtub as the blood in veins had rushed out from the cuts he had inflicted. The feeling of his breathing slowing and his body becoming lighter replayed in his mind. For so long, he had been haunted with nightmares of Maeve and all the failures that had come before and after her death. He closed his eyes tightly as he remembered her beautiful brown eyes and the horror of seeing them close, never to open again. Opening his eyes again, a rush of anger came over him at the fact that team thought they could dictate his life. Rising weakly from bed, he pulled out an IV and pushed down the rail. As he brought his feet round to hang over the edge of the bed, the door opened and everyone rushed in.

"Reid, you need to lay back down," Rossi said gently as he gripped Reid's shoulders and tried to push him back to the bed. Reid attempted to push Rossi away but found his limbs weak against Rossi's strength.

"No, I want to get out of this place," Reid snapped. "You can't make me stay here."

"Honey, lay back down," Garcia pleaded with him. "You're in no condition to be on your feet."

"You all put me in this condition," Reid shook his head as his chest tightened and his eyes fixed on Rossi. "I never asked you to save me."

"You didn't ask but you needed me to save you, Reid. I will not let you die while there is still a breath inside me. No-one here will let you die as long as we are all still standing. You put yourself in this condition and I'm not going to let you stay like this. You're coming home with me. Your levels are stable and the doctors are willing to discharge you into my guardianship and care."

"I just want to go home, Rossi. I don't need you to look after me."

Rossi grabbed his face and forced the broken man to look into his eyes. "You are coming with me and we're going to go away to my house on the lake where you can take some time to heal. You have so much more to do in this life. Give me, no, give us all a chance to help you. You owe us that."

"What if I refuse to go with you?" Reid asked quietly although he already knew the answer.

"You'll be placed on suicide watch in the psychiatric ward and declared mentally unfit. You can come with your family or stay locked away."

"What's the point in giving this a chance, Rossi? Nothing ever works out in my life. I don't belong here. I belong somewhere where I can't get others killed."

"You belong here where you are loved and needed, you idiot," Rossi shook his head. "You may be a genius but you are an idiot. You don't get people killed. You save people and that's all you've ever done."

Hotch stepped forward and laid his hand on Reid's shoulder. "You helped us find the cure to the chad brown anthrax strain. Remember Michael, the little boy we rescued in Las Vegas all those years ago, he's alive and growing up because you helped us break the case. The LDSK case, you saved everyone in that hospital when you took the shot and you saved me."

Morgan gave him a sad smile and spoke next. "You saved those people in the Benjamin Cyrus compound. Without you on the inside, things could have gone down a much bloodier path and many more could have died."

"Samantha Morton didn't hurt those women she had because you managed to talk her down, give her back her treasured dolls and brought her in without even a raised voice," JJ said as she came to his side. "Remember Henry, your godson, he still needs you and he always will. He loves your magic tricks and you made a promise to get him into Yale or maybe Caltech."

Reid bowed his head in shame as he thought about Henry. JJ stroked some of his hair behind his ears. "We love you, Spence. Please give us a chance."

"I'm not worth it," Reid spoke quietly to JJ. "Henry won't be safe with me alive. No-one is ever safe."

Blake came and clutched his hand. "Henry will be more than safe with you by his side in his life. You are not a danger to anyone but yourself. You need to give us all a chance to help you. Reid, you have a full life that you need to live and a family that will be there with you through it. We can't lose you."

Garcia held his other hand and lifted his chin. "Give us a chance to show you how truly loved and important you are in this world."

Reid bit his lower lip and looked at the bandages around his wrists. "I'll go with you."

"Make us all a promise," Rossi said firmly but lovingly. "You won't try to hurt yourself again. You've given us a chance and you need to let us use that to help you. Promise on all of our souls that you won't try to kill yourself."

Reid looked around at his team and let out a shaky breath. "I promise."

The next day

Rossi glanced at Reid in the mirror as he slept in the back seat with his head resting against Garcia's chest. She had insisted that she come and help set up Reid's room at the lake house. He let out a small smile when Garcia leaned down and kissed the genius's forehead. He had never met someone with as much motherly love as Garcia. As they came to the house, a small gasp came from behind him and a quick look in the rear view mirror confirmed that it had come from Garcia. "Rossi, it's beautiful."

"It's peaceful," Rossi said as he pulled into the drive and turned off the engine. "I've owned it for about two years. I come here when I need some time to think or I've got a book deadline. I think he'll like it here. When the sun shines just right through the glass windows onto the couch, you feel like the world has wrapped you in a warm bubble and nothing can touch you."

"Sounds like the perfect place for him to heal," Garcia sighed.

Rossi turned his head as Morgan pulled up next to them and noticed the similar look of awe at the lake house on his face. He left the car and opened the backdoor to see Reid still in a deep sleep. Morgan came next to him. "I'll get him into the house," Morgan said as he helped Garcia out of the car. He carefully brought Reid into his arms and began to follow Rossi to the house. Rossi slid the key into the lock and opened it to reveal a homely and soothing setting.

"Bring him to the couch by the windows," Rossi said as he looked at the spot. The sun was shining on it perfectly and it was the perfect place for Reid to wake up. Morgan walked to the couch and waited for Garcia to place down a pillow before he set him down in a comfortable position. Garcia took a seat on the edge of the couch and let out a small content hum.

"Rossi, I see what you mean," she grinned. "It's the perfect spot."

"It's one of the main things that made me buy the house," Rossi smiled. "It's best for him to stay here while he recovers. There are no distractions, plenty of places to relax and hopefully, he'll learn how to enjoy life again after spending some time here."

"I'm going to miss him," Garcia shook her head. "I'm going to visit every second that I have free. Everyone will. You have to promise me that you'll call if you need anything at all and that you'll send me a message to tell me that he's okay."

Rossi placed his hand on her shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze to calm her anxiety. "I promise you that I will send you a daily update by email."

Garcia let her hand rest over Reid's heart. "I wish I could wave a magic wand and make everything better."

"I wish you could too," Morgan sighed.

A few hours later

Reid couldn't stop the content smile from spreading across his face as he absorbed the comfort and warmth that surrounded him. He opened his eyes to find himself staring out at a large rippling lake through glass that was christened with rays from the sun. Slowly rising from the couch, he sat on the edge, closed his eyes and took a moment to enjoy the peaceful warmth that cradled him.

"It's nice, isn't it?"

Reid opened his eyes to see Rossi standing next to the large glass windows. "Yeah, it kinda is," Reid agreed.

"Reid, this isn't going to be an easy journey but it's one you're not alone in taking. I'm going to be here day and night to care for you and to help you through this. Just remember your promise. You're in a dark place but you don't have to stay there."

"It's where I belong," Reid said despondently as he stroked his hands over the bandages wrapped around his skinny wrists.

"I don't want to hear that kind of talk," Rossi said firmly as he took a seat next to him.

"Rossi, I know that you're all my family and part of the reason I tried what I tried is that I would spare you all having to look after me anymore. I'm a grown man. I shouldn't be a burden and yet here I am. I'm stopping everyone from living their lives. I'm nothing in this world," Reid spoke shakily before burying his face in his hands.

Rossi put his arm around Reid and held him close. "You are everything to a lot of people in this world and you're not a burden. I'm here for you. I'm not going anywhere."

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