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When they arrived in Castleton, Reid offered to help Garcia set up her computer for the facial reconstruction, not that he was particularly skilled in computer set up or that Garcia particularly needed his help, but he wanted to appear busy with something while trying to keep a low profile and avoid facing Colleen.

When he could avoid it no longer, he had to face the others. He assumed that Kyle and Colleen had informed Roy about the scene they had witnessed in his motel room that morning. He knew that Roy would probably tell John and if John knew Reid figured all bets were off.

Garcia's computer was set up and through the internet was connected with the computer system in Quantico. The others had gathered in the conference room and Garcia had the DNA reports from the samples they had sent to Quantico. Reid introduced Garcia to the group. He saw Roy lean over and whisper something to John who nodded and smirked. Reid's first instinct was to go over and wipe that smirk off his face. It bothered him that they were talking about him and Garcia, misconstruing what had happened between them. What irked him even more was that these people were seeing Garcia as something other than the brilliant computer technician and fine person that she was.

Gideon knew what was going on in his young agent's mind. He hoped Reid would hold it together and not give in to his desire to teach John Hamil a lesson. Gideon had to admit that he wouldn't mind giving John a piece of his own mind as well.

Reid ignored John and told the group that they had received the DNA results from Quantico that said their skeleton was that of a Caucasian female. Garcia had the CD from the CT scan and inserted it into the computer and started the program running, entering in the facts that they knew or strongly suspected. The computer started calculating data and an image of their skull came on the screen. Garcia's fingers continued to work their magic over the keyboard and the face of the dead woman started to take shape. When the program was complete, they had the face of a young woman staring at them. Garcia then went to work with various eye colors. She also provided the face with a variety of hair colors and styles which she printed out. The group was amazed when they looked at the various images that represented their dead woman.

Lois Fielding, the dispatcher for the Castleton Sheriff's Department came in at that moment with an invoice for Morris to sign and saw the pictures. She picked up one of them in which the woman had short, curly brown hair and said, "There's something familiar about this girl but I can't place her." Neither Morris nor John said they recognized any of the pictures as a woman they'd seen.

Reid decided that they should send copies of all the pictures to police and sheriff's departments in the state. He said they would start statewide and then if nothing came of that, they would broaden their scope.

Garcia, of course, accomplished this in a matter of minutes and they were now left to wait for any responses. Reid told the group that the testing of the soil had yielded no drugs or other substances that could have contributed to her death. "So that means she was hit by accident or intentionally but she wasn't drugged."

Morris informed them that after Reid had left yesterday, he, John and Dan had searched the area Reid had had cordoned off and had found nothing useful to the investigation. It was now midmorning and they decided to take a coffee break.

Garcia was checking some data on another case she was working on in Quantico when someone spoke behind her, "So are you the feeb's main squeeze or what?" Garcia turned and looked at John but decided not to dignify the question with an answer.

John, it appeared, did not take the hint. "Yeah we all heard you on the phone yesterday. You sounded like you had the hots for the dude but he told us no, that you were like that with everybody. Do you spend the night with everybody too, cuz I hear you spent the night with him. I mean if so maybe you and me could get together. I bet I got moves the G man never thought of."

"No I don't think so. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some work to do here." Garcia said as she turned back to her computer.

"Hey don't turn away from me. Do you think you can just tease a guy and then not have to follow through? John said, grabbing Garcia's arm and twisting it.

"Get your hand off me," Garcia said, beginning to tremble a little at this man's tone, which angered her. He'd better watch his step.

"Aw come on baby, let me show you what a real man is like?"

"I said no," Garcia said, attempting to wiggle out of his grasp.

This seemed to make John angrier, "Listen you slut, you don't tease men like that on the phone. You knew we were listening. You wanted to tease us and you did, so now it's time to pay up." He put his hands at both shoulders, pinning her arms to her side. He then put his lips on her neck.

Garcia was wiggling, trying to get out of his grasp but he had her arms tightly pinned to her side, when she felt his grip loosen and he seemed to be falling backwards. Then she was free and she turned to see Reid had John by the shoulders and was pulling him off of her.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? Get your filthy hands off her." John broke free and looked like he was going to hit Reid but Morris entered the room and yelled, "John, what the hell is going on here?" He looked between Reid and John who each looked like they wanted a piece of the other.

By then the others had heard the commotion and had come to the conference room. "I found this pervert" Reid said, "trying to make a pass at Garcia. He had her in a vice grip and wouldn't let her go. Are you okay Garcia?" He walked over to her.

Garcia nodded her head and he noticed tears in her eyes as she turned back to her computer. "Get that pig out of here," Reid said indicating John. "But don't go far; you could be facing charges of assault on a federal officer."

"What do you mean? I didn't assault you; you're the one who grabbed me."

"You assaulted Miss Garcia, a member of the FBI and a federal officer."

Morris grabbed John and hauled him out into the hallway, giving him a look that said if he said anything he was a dead man. He could be heard throwing the young man into his office by the collar and saying, "Give me one reason why I shouldn't fire your ass right now…", before the door closed on their conversation.

Reid looked at the others and said, "If you could give us a few moments please and could you close the door on your way out."

Everyone filed out leaving Reid alone with Garcia. "Are you really okay?" She nodded again. "Garcia, Penelope look at me." Garcia raised her eyes up and looked at him, they glistened with tears that she was fighting not to let roll down her cheeks.

"You really shouldn't do this you know, close us in here. Remember how upset you were this morning having them thinking there was something going on."

Gideon had decided to check and see how his young people were doing. It had been a rather traumatic day for them both and it was not yet noon. He went to the conference room and opened the door to see Reid and Garcia talking.

Reid looked at her and said, "Garcia, I couldn't care less what they think. You're my friend and you need a friend right now and here I am. Who held me in rehab and cried with me that evening when it was just what I needed and when I passed that point and needed something else, who brought me gag gifts and made me laugh so the time there seemed more like a holiday and less like a prison. I don't care what they say, even Colleen. Any woman who wants to be with me is going to have to accept that you are my friend and if she can't well then she can't want me because I come with my friends firmly attached."

Garcia looked up at him and smiled as she fiddled with his tie and said, "You know something, you are going to be really deadly one of these days."

A puzzled expression crossed Reid's face and he said, "What do you mean by that?"

"Not only are you super smart but you're getting wise."

"Yeah, well you hang out with Gideon long enough and he starts to rub off on you."

Gideon silently closed the door. Reid and Garcia would be just fine, he thought.