Ch.6 Fate plays a dirty hand
Over the next month, Megen divided her time being in the field & working in the lab at Quantico. Spencer barely saw her more than five minutes anymore. When they did get together, he tells her that she should slow down because of the baby, which leads to her telling him that this was her job & he knew she wouldn't listen. Which, in turn lead to them arguing & he hated arguing with her. Her hormones were a roller coaster & she hated it that he tried to tell her what to do. She snapped at him a lot during their arguments & he felt hurt by this.
They got a chance to meet up during a case in Tacoma, Washington that involved a pedophile & the finding of several dead children along with a missing young boy. Megen was called in to help Spencer who, tried to multitask & got frustrated. So, when she got there, Megen took over trying to identifying the bodies (sex, age, height) while Spencer did his geographic profiling & certain statistics (about pedophiles)
He was seething when he found out Megen had been in the interrogation room w/ a pedophile that had been brought in for questioning & the man came at her when she asked him some questions. Luckily, Morgan stepped in before anything happened. She laughed as the pedophile asked her why she wasn't afraid of him. "Because, I survived a sicko just like you & you don't scare me" she hisses pointing a finger at him as Morgan restrains him as he tries to go at Megen again.
Reid went up to her as she was walking out of the police station & he was coming in with Prentiss. "What the hell were you doing? I can't believe you would put yourself in that position like that!" he says angrily to her. She gives him a searing look as he tells her he heard it from Rossi about the interrogation room. "You may have married me Spencer Reid, but that don't give you the right to tell me what I can or cannot do! Morgan was right there, so shut the hell up" she hisses at him. Prentiss steps in. "Guys, do this on your own time. Not here!" she says pointedly. Megen glares at her husband then storms of. He tries to go after her but Prentiss grabs him by the arm. "Reid, let her go. We have a child to find!" she tells him. Spencer let a huffy breath & nods as he looks at over at Megen who was getting into her Avalanche.
Later that night, Spencer went to Megen's hotel room where they ended up having a huge argument & she literally slapped him across the face telling him to get out of her room. He looks at her stunned as he puts a hand on his cheek where she slapped him. She literally then pushes him out of her room & slams the door in his face.
Throughout the rest of the time the team & Megen worked the case, Megen ignored Spencer if she was in the same room as him.
The team knew something was going on between the couple, and Spencer was hurt by the way things were but no one wanted to ask what it was.
After the case was closed, Megen moved on to her next call as did Spencer. He tried to not to let their fight get to him, but failed miserably. He was barely sleeping, living off coffee & dreading going home anymore. Prentiss & JJ both pulled him aside to talk to him. He broke down to them about everything & they saw how torn up he was. (It was more than pregnancy hormones with Megen they thought. Something was definitely going on) It broke their hearts to see their young friend hurting so bad like he was. Even after Megen's abduction, her rape, the aftermath, and learning more about her past didn't do this much pain to him, they knew he was head over heels in love with Megen & this was killing him.
This went on for a week. Spencer threw himself into his work so not to think about how bad things were with Megen.
Then, on Friday morning, he was getting ready to head into work when his phone rang. It was the hospital. He nearly collapsed when he heard that Megen had been admitted. They wouldn't tell him what for so, after hanging up, he raced to the hospital.
When he gets there, his heart & soul are literally shattered when he's told that Megen had lost the baby due to a medical condition the baby had. (It was still born & had been removed) He asks to see her & is told that he could in a few minutes. (The doctor was taking her to a room)
Fighting back tears, Spencer calls Rossi to tell him that he wouldn't be in. "Everything okay?" Rossi asks. "It's Megen, she's in the hospital" he tells the older man, his voice breaking. "My God, Reid what happened?" Rossi exclaims. Spencer tells him that he doesn't want to tell him over the phone, but Megen was alive. Rossi wanted to know but it must be bad if Reid wouldn't tell him over the phone. He lets it slide & tells Reid to just be with Megen, he'd tell Hotch for him.
Later, Rossi stops by the hospital & goes to where Megen was. He walks into her room to find the couple lying on the bed together & Reid has his arm around Megen, who had her face close to his (and was asleep). Reid glances up as Rossi walks in. Rossi could see pain in the young man's eyes as Reid slowly sat up after softly kissing Megen's forehead. She makes a soft noise & slightly stirs but doesn't waken.
Reid gets up from the bed & escorts Rossi out in the hall where he tells Rossi what happened. "They sedated her to keep her calm. She was so devastated when they told her the baby had died" Reid tells him, his voice wavering. Rossi shook his head. "Reid, I'm so sorry" he says. (He knew the baby had meant everything to them. Especially to Megen who never thought she'd ever find happiness then found Reid who she married only a few months ago. He cursed silently to the Fates who interfered with this couple) "Even though, she's angry with me right now, I can't leave her Dave. I just can't" Reid says, fighting back tears. "I know you two love each other despite this. Take all the time you need" Rossi tells him. Reid looks at him sadly as tears run down his face. (He normally hates showing his emotions to people but right now he didn't care, he lost a part of himself along with Megen; a part he helped make) "Don't let the others come here, please. I know they're family but-"he breaks off, it hurt too much. "I'll tell them, Reid. Just be with Megen" Rossi says calmly & places a hand on the young man's shoulder. Reid lost it & Rossi pulls him into hug. (Though he knew Reid hated being touched by people) Reid hugs him back & cries on his father-in-law (of sorts) shoulder.
A half hour later,
Rossi returns back to the BAU. Reid's friends were wondering where the young man was. "Reid is taking some personal time right now." Rossi tells him. "Is he okay?" Garcia asks. They all saw the sadness in Rossi's eyes. "He just needs some time with Megen" he said simply & walks up to Hotchs office. There, he tells the Unit Chief that Reid was going to be gone for a while. Hotch didn't ask any questions, but he figured it had something to do with Megen.
The others wanted to check on Reid, but Rossi told them what Reid asked him to. "Right now, Megen & Reid need to be alone. Reid asked me to tell you guys to give him that" he says. This made the group worry amongst themselves if their young friend & his wife were okay. Rossi wouldn't tell them what happened. (If Reid wanted them to know, he could tell them, he was respecting both of their privacy in this matter)
Megen was released 2 days later. She wouldn't talk to Spencer, just had him hold her when they got home. He held her close as she cried against his chest, crying himself along with her.
When she was home for 2 days, she pushed him away literally. She slept in her parent's room, crying against the duck her gave her. He cried himself as he heard her crying.
This went on for nearly a week.
Then, one morning,
Reid found Megen gone when he came out of their bedroom. Worried, he called Rossi who told him that Megen was okay & visiting somebody she needed to talk to. Rossi refused to tell him where she was. (Rossi made a promise to Megen not to tell Reid or anyone where she was. She needed to this alone. She knew Reid would want to be there with her but this was something he wouldn't understand why she didn't tell him after they made a promise to each other not to keep anything from each other)
At her parent's graves, Megen laid a bouquet of flowers at each one as she cried. "I miss you guys so much" she says looking down at their headstones. "I really wish you were here right now. I could use your advice on how to deal with this. You always told me I could come to you for anything. So, here I am." *sad scoff* "You guys were right. The right guy came along & literally swept me off my feet. He's amazing. I love him so much, but I hurt him by pushing him away when we needed each other. Hell, I slapped him during a fight. I was never an angry person, I just held it in. Spencer changed all that. He changed me. I never thought I'd fall in love like I did with him. *sniff* we've been through so much together already. I don't know if I'm strong enough to get through this or if Spence will forgive me." She says, rambling. She falls to the ground, crying hard for a few moments.
The breeze ruffles her hair & she swore she heard her mother's voice say "Spencer loves you & he's been there for the long run, Meggie" (It was the nickname only her parents called her) "Don't doubt that he'll forgive you. You need to forgive yourself & forgive him too, baby girl" her father's voice said. Megen stops crying as she s listened. "You found yourself a man who stood by you after learning your past. Don't you think he's hurting too, baby girl? He lost the baby too, not just you" her father's voice said. Megen let out a shaky breath. She swore she felt him ruffle her hair like he used to do. "Go to him baby girl" she swore he tells her. Megen wipes the tears from her eyes & she swore she saw them standing over her as she stood up slowly. "I love you guys" she whispers then turns to go.
Reid went to work & he looked like hell. (He had severe dark circles under his eyes & looked like he hadn't slept) Rossi made him turn right around & go home but he protested. "Reid, there's no way you can think straight on case right now. Go home!" Rossi tells him adamantly.
Back at their home,
Reid walks in going to their bedroom & as he removes his tie, he spots the chain (with Megen's wedding ring & the ring he gave her in Greece on it) lying on top of her dresser. He felt sick as his heart drops to his stomach as he walks over & picks it up, clenching it in his hand. (She never took off that chain. If she didn't wear her rings on her fingers, she put them on the chain.)
He frantically looks around the room, noticing her go bag by the closet door. He glances in the closet; none of her clothes were missing. He walks out of the bedroom to her office, the door was open & she wasn't there working. (He felt even sicker) He walks out to the garage & spots her Avalanche there. (His mind races with thoughts; if she wasn't out or working, where was she? Did she go to Dave's? That didn't make sense since her truck was here. Why did she take off the chain? Did she leave him? (He wanted to throw up at that thought) He turns to go back to the bedroom & notices the French doors in the kitchen were open. (Had she been abducted? He thought)
He freezes as a wet, bikini clad Megen walks up to the French door. She gasps & jumps in surprise seeing him standing there. "Hi" she says. He blinks in surprise. "Hi" he numbly says, standing there holding her chain. (His eyes roamed over her body, his body reacted to the sight. Much to his chagrin) "You didn't leave me" he says softly. Megen frowns as she looks at him. "What? No!" she tells him. "Then why was this on you dresser? He asks holding out his hand that had her chain with the rings. "You never take this off" he says in a small voice. "Spence, I take it off when I go into the pool because I don't want them to get lost in the filtering system" she tells him. He looks at her, several emotions crossing his face. His eyes drop back down over her body then back her face. Megen blushes a bit then grabs the beach towel that was on the island stool, wrapping it around her body. He watches her then she gasps in surprise, (again) he goes to her & hugs her tightly. "Spence, you're going to get soaked" she tells him. "I' don't care" he tells her as he nuzzles her neck. She wraps arms around him, hugging him back. "I really though you left me." He says against her wet neck. "Spence, I know things have been difficult lately, & I'm very, very, sorry about, but after Knoxville, I would never do that. I promised it also when we got married." She says, relishing the feel of his breath against her neck. Spencer pulls back slightly, looking down at her. "You pushed me away" he accuses. "Spence, I'm so sorry for that. I truly am." She tells him honestly. "Can you forgive me?" she asks. He swallows. "As long as you don't push me away" he tells her, his voice sad. She reaches up to put a hand on his face & he flinches. "I'm sorry for slapping you too. You didn't deserve that" she tells him, dropping her hand. He looks at her. She saw how much she hurt him in his eyes. She looks at him apologetically & he hugs her tightly.
They stay like that for a long time.
Spencer kisses her neck. "I love you" he whispers. "I love you, too" she tells him, shivering a bit as his breath & lips send jolts through her body. He straightens & kisses her lips. She kisses her back & he makes a soft noise when their tongues touch as the kiss deepens. She feels him tugging to open the towel & breaks the kiss when his hand caresses her stomach. "What? What is it?" he asks huskily. She places a hand over his, removing his hand. "Spence, I-I can't" she says softly. He looks at her, frowning. "I can't, not for another three weeks" she tells him. "Doctor's orders" she says, sheepishly. Spencer nods, chagrined. "I'm sorry. I should've known your body needs to heal" he says quietly. "Not just that, Spence," she says then goes off on a spiel about how her body was getting used to not being pregnant anymore. He winces when she tells him that. She tells him it happens, which he looks at her sadly. "How about we talk things out okay?" she suggests. He nods. "But first, I need to put on drier clothes." She says wryly. Reluctantly, he releases her & she pads to the bedroom. He follows her to change clothes himself.
They talked for a while then Spencer fell asleep against her shoulder (on their bed) Megen lovingly smiles as she glances at him as he sleeps.
The next morning, Megen suggests they have a 'coffee date' before work when they wake up to the alarm. Spencer was all for it. "Well, then get your skinny butt moving Spence!" she tells him as she flings her duck at him then gets out of bed. Spencer catches it & watches her intently walk to the bathroom in her black camisole & boy shorts.