Chapter 13

Morgan took Stephen Brody to the waiting patrol car and locked him in the back.

Reid sat at the top of the steps his hands shook. He closed his eyes and he sucked in air trying to calm the rush of adrenaline that was coursing through his body.

Julie stood at the bottom of the steps and looked up at him. He clamped his right wrist in his left hand and she could see he was shaking.

He put his head back and an image of Tobias Hinkle flashed in his mind.

Julie knew something was really wrong with Spencer and she sprinted up the stairs. As soon as she got to him she knelt on the steps in front of him. "Spencer! What is wrong?"

He opened his eyes and he looked at Julie. His mouth was open and he was breathing hard. He licked his lips and he said "I'm sorry, I don't want it! I don't want it!" Julie didn't understand what was going on with him. She grabbed a hold of Spencer's shoulders.

"Spencer!" She shook him. She saw the small amount of blood on Spencer's finger. Julie screamed, "Morgan!"

Morgan ran back inside the house when he heard Julie's panicked screams for him. He saw her on the steps with Spencer and he ran up them two at a time.

"What happened?"

Julie wasn't sure but she guessed he got stuck by a needle when he was searching Stephen Brody. What Morgan did next made Julie scream. He hauled off and slapped Spencer across the face. Spencer's head snapped back and he blinked. His hand went to his face. And he glared at Morgan. "What the hell?"

Julie couldn't fight the tears that threatened to spill over and she sobbed. Reid looked at her and he said, "What's wrong?"

Julie wrapped her arms around Spencer's waist and she buried her face in his chest. He held her and she cried deep sobs against him.

He looked up at Morgan.

"Hinkle?" Morgan questioned.

Reid nodded unable to answer. The stick of that needle brought him right back to that cemetery and he could see Tobias injecting the Dalaudin into his vein. A bead of sweat formed at Spencer's lip as he remembered.

And Morgan said to him, "You're not there Reid. Spencer it's over man. You don't need it."

Spencer looked at Morgan and tears formed in his eyes. He looked frightened and Morgan worried about him.