Title: Friend in Need.
Summary: One Shot with a bonus chapter :) Reid needed some advice from Gideon and he doesn't know how to go around it but as soon as he got what he needed, what is Reid going to do?
Author's Notes: I am back :) and I want to give many thanks to PisceanPal123 for being brilliant enough to beta this chapter :)
Also, thanks to Sue1313, missiemeghan and Paineverlasting for reviewing chapter one. With special thanks to Paineverlasting as she is the one gave me the idea of chapter two :)
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Sadly, the characters in this story are borrowed from the TV show 'Criminal Minds'.


With shaking hands, he light the candles on the table. Cursing lightly as he nearly knocked one down. Reid breathed in slowly again. With the nerves under control for a moment, he quickly lit all of the candles. Standing back, he smiled at the scene. The table was beautiful, just like JJ. The thought of her was enough to send him back into a panicked state, his heart sped up and he was sweating. He have never sweat so much, he normally avoided sports that requires running, jumping, throwing or any sort of physical actions. He certainly haven't felt as nervous as this.

Maybe he should postponed his question, when he was calmer. With less sweat covering his body. His heart pounded again, it was as if it was trying to escape from his chest. Reid gulped, he needed his heart. It was very important. It maintains the circulation of the blood around his body and keeping him alive. He quite like life. Remembering that the heart need a good supply of oxygen, Reid breathed in slowly once again but his heart nearly jumped out of his chest when he heard the knock on the door.

"Just a minute!" called out Reid as he stumbled over his own feet. He fought back the bile that was climbing up his throat. Why did he let her know that he was in here? He could have not called out, then maybe she would have left. Reid shook his head, banishing the thought. He loved her. He cannot avoid the love of his life, he just have to build up the courage to turn the door knob.

"Reid?" A voice echoing through the room and sent shivers down Reid's spine. How it is that her voice still have so much power over his body? "Are you okay?" JJ asked through the door, Reid mentally hit himself, he had been standing frozen for three minutes, not realising how much time has gone passed.

"Y..Yeah. I will be there right now." Reid nervously checked himself in the mirror, slightly impressed with his appearance, he pressed down a stray lock of hair. He have rented a suit and he actually forgotten just how uncomfortable they were, so stiff. His old friend, well, a bully, have once joked that a suit is perfect for him, after all, they are just as stiff as each other. Reid laughed but for a year after the statement, he avoided suits and did outrageous things. He drank a whole big bottle of cola coke in one sitting and he even did not shower for two days straight.

With rasping breathes, he tried to gather control of his beating, beating heart but failing miserably. He unlocked the door and with a nervous smile pasted on his face, he opened the door. For once, his heart stopped and returned to normal.

Maybe he should have told her that it wasn't a movie night in but rather a romantic dinner for two.

There is no doubt about it, she was still as beautiful as ever but he felt so strange, all dressed up while she was standing in front of him in a pair of jean and a simple t-shirt.

"Oh." was the only response that JJ could give at the moment of time. "Are we seeing the movie at the White House?"

The statement brought a small smile to Reid's face. He loved the way that she could easily change an awkward moment into an amusing moment. He decided to give the humour a go.

"No, I just thought that it would be fun to have dinner instead and I mentally sent you a message. I guess you didn't get it "

The moment changed back to awkward. Reid guessed that he would leave all the clever phrases to JJ from now on. He would just stick to facts.

"You want me to get changed?" asked JJ, "i could just pop back home and be back here as soon as I can."

"No!" Reid yelled but then smiled gently, "Sorry. I meant no. It's okay, I will just take off my jacket and my tie."

JJ raised her eyebrow, she haven't failed to notice that he was very nervous. She doesn't think that she ever seen him like this before. That means he must have big news. She knew that he has talked to Gideon earlier on today but she haven't had a chance to catch up, she was simply too busy sorting out the next case. She inwardly gasped, maybe he was dumping her. It would make perfect sense. He was a gentleman enough to dress up and to let her down gently over dinner. He was sweating and avoiding eye contact, signs of guilt. Gideon must have disapproved of the relationship. Fighting back the tears in her eyes, she softly sighed and gave Reid a small smile.

She looked around the apartment, knowing that she might never come again. She took in every details and smiling at the fact that Reid painted the walls, purple just because it was her favourite colour. She love this place, she spent near enough all of her free moments in there with Reid. Just lazing around and no matter how many times she been there, she learn something new about the place. Reid is a collector, he have so many different, amazing figures and painting around the place, each one armed with so much information. She doesn't know how he manages to remember so many facts and figures but still manage to forget something important like birthdays. She always reminded him, in return he would thanks her with a bunch of facts. She doesn't mind, in fact, she liked it. She impressed her friends with her knowledge on certain subjects and she liked to be armed with a whole new world of words that she never knew about. She would try and use at least one a day, just finding it way into a conversation. She loved the confused expressions on people's faces.

"You can sit down. I will bring the food through."

With a nod, JJ sat down in one of the chairs. She doesn't think it would be right to have candles alit while he was dumping her so she blew them all out. Better safe than sorry. She loved him. So much that it scares her. She hated every moments that he goes in the field, whenever there would be danger present. She loved his tender touches, allowing her to know that he respects her and most of all, she loved the fact that he trusted her enough to go out to dinners with her male friends. After all, they were just friends and Reid was the love of her life.

Reid came through with two plate of streaming food. An improvement, she have spent near enough all of their time in the kitchen, teaching him how to cook properly rather than having ready meals popped into the microwave. She would not be surprised if his microwave was awarded 'the most used'. His oven was neglected, never used until the day she made a pasta bake. He was surprised that it actually still work.

They sat in silence, each one fighting with their thoughts and emotions. Not able to wait any longer, Reid started to stammer, "JJ? You know that I love you so much. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You are amazing and ..."

"I know, Reid." whispered JJ as she stood up from her seat, "But you cannot be with me anymore. I understand but remember this, I love you. Always and forever. I will just go now."

Reid's mind went blank for a moment, not processing what was happening but as soon as he realised what was happening, JJ was at the door.

"Wait!" called out Reid as he rushed to be between his girl and the door. "You don't understand."

Pushing her back, creating some more space, he pulled out a box of his pocket and kneeled down.

"Jennifer Jareau, you silly woman. I would never let you get away. I love you and would you marry me?" With all of his nerves forgotten and his heart beating at a normal rate, he opened to box to revealed a beautiful ring that Emily had picked out.

JJ grinned. She couldn't believed what she was thinking. She should have known that Gideon would be okay with the whole thing, she just recalled that he winked at her after having a chat with Reid. JJ cannot believe how quickly she was to judge the whole situation, she should know better by now.

"Yes."

That was all Reid need to hear, he leaped to his feet and gently put the ring onto her finger. Caught up in the moment, he picked up his now fiance and spun her around the room. JJ screamed and laughed.

Slightly out of breath, Reid put her down, grinning. He doesn't think he would stop smiling now. "I love you, J."

"I love you too, R."

Reid's smile grew bigger, now this was certainly the perfect end to a perfect day.


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