Morgan made his way into the kitchen, his mind running over Reid's appearance, trying to reassure himself that it was just a cold. But he couldn't shake the feeling that is was something more than that. The kid was always pale, but now there was a greyish undertone. He was always skinny but never usually seemed to weak. And he hadn't spouted any statistics, which Morgan had seen him do in the past with things as bad as pneumonia. Something was seriously wrong, he was sure of it. He just hoped he could get Reid to let him know what was happening.

He found a box of teabags sitting on the kitchen bench and a clean cup by the kettle. While he waited for the water to boil, he decided to check what else the Boy Wonder had. He might enjoy some chicken soup if he had some. What Morgan found had him gritting his teeth. No fresh food whatsoever, and not even any of the pre-packaged stuff the kid usually seemed to survive on.

The fact that he hadn't thought to reach out to one of the team and ask them to pick things up for him had Morgan cursing every person in Reid's past. That he didn't even think to ask for help made his stomach clench. The water finished boiling and he took the cup of tea back out to Reid, the happy smile on the kid's face making Morgan feel like a saviour when all he had done so far was make tea.

"Reid, you wanna tell me why there's no food in your kitchen?" Morgan asked, deliberately keeping his voice soft. If Reid felt someone thought he had been stupid, Morgan knew he had a habit of refusing to respond at all.

He took a sip of his tea before answering, sighing happily as he leant back in the couch. "I was due to go shopping when I got sick, given my history I thought a doctor appointment more pertinent than groceries. I've been ordering take-away though, so don't worry."

Morgan smiled at Reid, only the kid could think that take-away would reassure someone when they were worrying about his health. "I'll head out in a while and buy some food, proper food. Did the doc tell you what's up?" he asked curiously. Some medical things he knew Reid wouldn't discuss, but oftentimes he was quite open about his health.

Reid nodded slowly, taking another slow sip of tea before looking back at Morgan. He could tell he was unwilling to answer, but not because he thought it a private matter. "It started as a cold, but by the time I got to the doctor it had morphed into a chest infection. Given that my lungs are…not the best anymore, I wasn't able to fight it off myself. He put me on some antibiotics with instructions to phone in every other day."

Morgan bit back a curse. "Because of the plague? You never told any of us that you had any aftereffects from it…" his eyebrows lifted, wondering why Reid hadn't told them. They would have kept a closer eye on him, tried to keep him from getting sick or working himself to the bone when he was.

Reid shrugged, staring at his hands. "I didn't want you all to worry, because you would have. Hotch would have insisted that I take even more time off while I finished my breathing therapy. Everyone would have tried to keep me out of the field, even though I'm cleared to work."

Morgan scowled at his friend for a moment, hating that he'd kept this from him. "Are you even really meant to be home alone while you have this chest infection?" he asked slowly, hoping Reid would let him in. Let him help.

"The doctor arranged the phone check-ins. If I miss one, he'll call me and if I still don't answer he'll send an ambulance. It's fine Morgan, lots of people cope with illness this way."

"Those people don't have anyone who can help Reid. All you had to do was call me and I'd have been here in a heartbeat man." He didn't understand how Reid could be so open to their friendship, but never call on his help when he needed it.

He watched as confusion filled the Boy Wonder's eyes. "But you had plans the weekend I got sick, and then you had work…I didn't want to bother you."

Morgan shook his head, smiling sadly at Reid. "You are not a bother! And as for asking for my help when I have plans…do you really think there is any plan in the world that I wouldn't cancel if you needed help?"