Crossing Boundaries
Chapter 6: Comfortable
Reid hurried as fast as he could to the BAU headquarters. He impatiently endured waiting in the security line, hoping he would not have too much groveling to do when he faced Gideon. Too annoyed to take the elevator, he rushed up the stairs as fast as his lanky legs could carry him.
He rushed in, breathless. "Gideon, I'm so sorry. I only went to see how she was doing…"
"And she made you stay for supper."
Reid was taken aback. "How'd you know?"
"It's part of her culture to offer people hospitality." Gideon looked up from his paperwork. "I expected it to happen."
Reid blinked at his superior for a few moments. "Oh." He placed his things at his desk and looked around, expecting to see signs of life from his fellow agents. "Where's everyone else?"
"Not coming….because I didn't ask them to. You and I seem to be the only ones who truly know the intense nature of this crime."
"This is affecting Anika more than they understand," Reid said in response. "There is a tremendous toll being taken on her. You'd think Elle would understand, given what happened."
Gideon sighed. He could see the division that was starting amongst the other agents. "Elle is the most vicious one about trying to catch our unsub. She doesn't understand that we don't have enough information on him to make any significant headway." He threw a stack of papers across the room to Reid. "You and I are going to be here all night, so get comfy."
Reid settled into his desk chair, wondering just how many cups of coffee it was going to take to get through the night.