Nameless, Faceless. I'm Sorry
Summary: Takes place during the episode Nameless, Faceless when Foyet put Hotch in the Hospital and Reid got shot in the knee protecting Dr. Barton. Reid is left alone in the hospital while the rest of the team surrounds Hotch's bed, Reid knew he asked them to go to Hotch but that doesn't mean he feels any less abandoned.
Character(s):Hotch, Haley, Jack, Morgan, UnSub, Foyet, Emily, JJ, Garcia, Rossi, Reid, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Bobby Singer, Castiel, Dr. Barton, Jeffrey Barton, others to be mentioned or added.
Warning(s): SPOILERS. This will follow the plot line to a certain point but is considered to be AU. blood, cursing, angst, character death, almost dying, crying, etc.
I DO NOT OWN SUPERNATURAL OR CRIMINAL MINDS.
Criminal Minds Episode, "Nameless, Faceless".
Texting
"Voicemail or Talking in another language"
"Talking"
Actions
"Calling on phone" -person's name
Chapter Eight
"What are you doing back here?" A sharp voice demanded, startling both Hotch and Rossi.
Both their heads snapped around to see someone only Hotch could recognize; Reid's doctor, Dr. Shane, staring at them from where she froze in the doorway.
"Doctor." Rossi smiled easily, "Hello, I'm David Rossi and this is my friend Aaron Hotchner. We came here to visit a friend of ours. Do you know where he is? He's the patient of this room."
"I've already been acquainted with Mr. Hotchner, Mr. Rossi."
Rossi nodded, "Great! Now about our friend?"
"Of course!" Dr. Shane chuckled, "He went with Nurse Tanner to go visit his boss. Who I'm assuming he didn't know was planning on visiting him." Dr. Shane looked over at Hotch, "Mr. Hotchner does Dr. Roland know you are up here?"
"We've gotten permission to be here." Rossi said and would've said more but was cut off but Hotch,
"Reid left to visit me? Should he even be up and moving around yet?"
Dr. Shane eyed Hotch critically, "You don't really have room to talk Mr. Hotchner but I would've preferred he stay in his room but he was adamant about seeing you. Plus it is allowing him to get use to his crutches. Though he may be bed-ridden for a while yet."
"Crutches?" Rossi repeated mildly surprised, "The kid needs crutches? I thought it was just a graze."
"What do you mean bed-ridden?" Hotch asked sounding just as surprised as Rossi.
"No." Dr. Shane said her voice colder, "Dr. Reid did not receive 'Just a graze'! I'm having him stay strictly in bed once he returns to his room to rest."
Rossi held up his hands in a placating manor, "I didn't know that. I'm sorry, but now you can tell me what's really the matter with him."
"How badly hurt is he?" Hotch demanded.
"I am not allowed to share Dr. Reid's medical history whether it is current or not with anyone outside of his family." Dr. Shane frowned at the both of them.
Hotch gazed steadily back at her and in the most no nonsense tone he could muster he said exactly what he knew needed to be said in order to get what he needed to know, "Dr. Reid is my agent, and as his boss I am required to know the full extent of his injuries in order to decide whether or not he can continue on in the field."
"Very well..." Dr. Shane took a deep breath in and sighed loudly, "He was shot directly in his knee, more accurately the tibiofemoral joint which took the some of the impact. The tibiofemoral joint is one of the two joints in the knee which joins the tibia to the femur to one another. Dr. Reid has torn ligaments by his Anterior and Lateral regions of his knee. The brunt of the bullet's impact affected Dr. Reid's cartilage entirely. As shown by his recent test results."
Hotch sat bad down in the wheelchair wearily and Rossi found that he had to take a seat as well.
After a couple moments silence Rossi could see his friend was still thinking over everything he just heard but one thing stuck out to him. So he looked back over at Dr. Shane and asked, "What did you mean when you said it affected his cartilage entirely?"
Dr. Shane looked a bit hesitant which did not sit well with either Hotch or Rossi, "The cartilage in his knee...the articular cartilage it's been completely torn in multiple sections. The tear's go all the way through the cartilage, us surgeons we call it a full-thickness lesion. It's very rare to have multiples of this lesion at once and Dr. Reid will definitely be needing surgery...but even then with this extensive amount of damage..." Dr. Shane trailed off.
Hotch clenched his hands into fists,pressing them down hard into his own knees, "Is it permanent?"
"Excuse me?"
"Is. It. Permanent."
Rossi wanted to know but at the same time he found himself wishing he had gone home instead of deciding to stay and visit Reid.
"I...We don't know. It's to early to tell." Dr. Shane looked just as distraught by this news as Hotch and Rossi felt.
Rossi gulped,"Does he know? Did you already tell Reid about this?"
Dr. Shane nodded. Once again the room descended into silence that was only broken by someone standing behind Dr. Shane in the doorway asking to be let in.
Dr. Shane quickly moved to the side.
The three of them watch as Reid clumsily tried to work the crutches and guide himself into his hospital room, "You know..." Reid paused to look over at Hotch and grin, "If I knew you were going to be here I would've have gone to your room."
When Hotch just continued staring at him with some sort of pained look on his face Reid's grin faded away, "What?" Reid's eyes shot to Rossi then to his doctor before his own eyes widened in realization, "You told them?"
Dr. Shane stared at Reid guiltily before admitting, "Yes I told them...most of it."
"Most of it." Rossi's brows shot up to his hairline, "What else is there?"
"Well..." Dr. Shane gestured towards Reid.
Reid sighed and leaned more onto his non-injured leg, "I can't have the surgery done right away."
"And why not?" If Reid was confused by the tint of anger in Rossi's voice he didn't acknowledge it.
"Because surgery is recommended but since the lesion itself is not what's causing Dr. Reid pain or any other symptoms as of yet myself and two other surgeons are discussing the best course of action. We fear the surgery may make everything worse and even if this one were a success, it is more than likely he will be needing one or two more afterwards." Dr. Shane explained and took Reid by the arm and gently lead him over to sit on his bed, "We have taken into condition Dr. Reid's age and his lifestyle as well as how bad the damage is. After discussing everything with Dr. Reid hours earlier we came to an decision."
Reid spoke up, "I'm going to wait with surgery. Lesions don't heal on their own but it's best if we waited to give everything else some time to heal."
"Now," Dr. Shane stood back and gave each one of them a stern glare, "He will be in a lot of pain, we've prescribed him non-narcotic pain killers, they will help dull it but not get rid of the pain entirely."
Hotch and Rossi both listened with rapt attention while Reid just seemed exasperated by the conversation.
"He'll need to apply ice regularly to keep down the swelling and take his medication on time. I'm having a knee brace brought up to the room later on and perhaps the use of a shoe orthotic whenever he is not using the crutches and simply walks on his own. Which I'd advise against. No matter what it'd be best for him to wear the knee brace 24/7 besides while resting if it is to uncomfortable for him."
"I know what to do Dr. Shane you already explained this all to me." Reid said not unkindly.
"I'm telling your co-workers because you'll be needing somewhere to stay Dr. Reid." Dr. Shane said calmly.
"What?!" Reid sat up straight, "You didn't tell me that, I can just go to my apartment!"
"Your apartment doesn't have a elevator!"
"B-"
"He'll be staying with me." Reid snapped his head around so quickly one would've feared he'd broken it.
"What?" Reid's voice seemed to have gone up a notch or two in his mounting horror.
Rossi seemingly offended said, "What? You are staying with me kid, no arguments. If it makes you feel better Hotch will be staying with me as well."
This time it was Hotch who hissed, "What!"
Rossi turned and grinned at his friend, "My mansion's big enough for the three of us." Rossi paused and then chuckled, "Hell we could all be there and still probably not see each other often."
Reid was full on pouting by the time Rossi looked over towards him, "I don't need to stay with anyone though, I'm fine!"
Dr. Shane was the one to give Reid a look at that comment, "You're hardly fine Dr. Reid. Don't forget you're bedridden remember? You can't go around doing what you usually do."
Scowling Reid stubbornly looked away causing Dr. Shane to sigh, "You should rest for now, Mr. Rossi may I speak with you outside?"
Shooting one last look at Hotch and then nodding his head towards Reid, Rossi followed Dr. Shane out the room and shut the door behind him hoping his friend had gotten his hint.
Hotch had gotten the hint and already planned on talking to Reid before Rossi not so subtly gestured for him too.
"Reid."
"Reid could you look at me?" Hotch waited until finally Reid did just that, "I know you don't want-"
"He didn't even ask me!" Reid cut in, "Hotch I already had someone wanting me to stay with them!"
Hotch's eyes widened, visible surprised, "You do? Who? You know what, that's not important right now." Hotch frowned slightly, "Reid I'd prefer you stay with Rossi and...and myself until you can be on your own."
"But why?" Reid huffed irritably, "Hotch you guys don't have to do this. I said I wasn't mad."
"I know that Reid." Hotch glared, "Though I still wish you would be even a little, that is not why I want you to stay with us."
"Then what is?"
"Reid I thought I was about to lose Haley and Jack. When I woke up here and realized he knew where they lived I thought I lost them. Then I found out I could've lost you too without even realizing it." Hotch ran his hand down his face, "I want to keep you nearby so I can see for myself that you are safe. This is for my own selfish reasoning okay? I want you to stay with us so I know that you're okay."
"Hotch," Reid shifted obviously uncomfortable with the conversation, "I am okay...I'm not dead and neither is Haley or Jack. We'll find Foyet and put him away before he gets the chance to do anything. If...if it makes you feel better then...I-I guess I could stay at Rossi's?"
Looking down Hotch let a small smile grace his face, "Thank you."
tannerose5: Sorry! I meant to type "Make" not "amke" I like your idea and I'll give it some thought on whether or not to have Reid stay with Rossi at least until he's off the crutches...am I sensing you don't like Will? I dunno about Emily though, her apartment has stairs. BTW So sorry for taking so long to update! I kinda got hooked on NCIS and couldn't stop thinking about writing for that fandom...sorry.