Pain- Chapter 3
Confrontation
"...You're all very lucky I'm still sick. Hehehe...Oooh, raise ur hand if ur a male CM writer! Im taking a poll...(not officially, of course:) Er, maybe I shouldnt have picked my slash story to ask that...hehehe...Pleaz R&R! OH! And there wont be much-if any-focus on the case. "
Spencer moaned as the alarm clock went off; neither Reid or Morgan had gotten much sleep the previous night, especially after Reid's shower scare. Morgan couldn't find it in him to allow himself to sleep after what had happened to his friend; he was too worried. All through the night he held Reid in a gentle hug, afraid that something bad might happen again. He knew that Reid wouldn't mind, either, which worked as encouragement.
"Come on Pretty Boy; Hotch is expecting us on the case." Morgan sighed, reluctantly getting up.
"I want to stay here forever." Reid whispered, head still buried in Morgan's chest.
"Me too." Morgan replied. Reid gave Morgan a small smile as he spoke the words.
Morgan pulled Reid out of bed and into the sitting room, where they had laid the luggage. Reid grabbed a change of clothes and headed to the bathroom, while Morgan stayed in the room to change. A few minutes passed before they were out the door...
On the way to the police station, Morgan asked Reid if he was going to tell Hotch about his leg.
"I'm not saying you have to tell him about what happened last night, but I do think you should at least tell him that it's bothering you a bit more than usual." Morgan explained.
"I know, Morgan. We've already talked about this; I said I would if it still hurt in the morning, and I am pretty sure it's safe to say that it still hurts- especially after the...uh...incident." Reid said.
"I'm glad that you're going to tell him." Morgan said.
"How are we going to explain the cuts on your face?" Morgan asked.
"Uh...I opened a cupboard and it swung out and hit me?"
"No; that's not very believable. How about something like...Man, I have no clue." Morgan deflated, shaking her head.
"Maybe they won't notice." Reid said hopefully. Morgan smirked at that.
"I highly doubt they won't notice."
"Oh! How about we run over to the gas station and buy something to cover it up?" Reid suggested.
"You know, that just might work." Morgan smiled. "Come on, let's go..."
Morgan carefully applied the blush to his friend's face. They had asked the woman behind the register if they had any make-up that would his face still pale but cover the scars. She directed them to the beauty department, where she gave them a liquid blush that was made for just that purpose. They bought the make-up and thanked the woman. Now, they were in the parking lot applying the make-up.
"Did it work?" Reid asked. Morgan nodded his head yes as he applied some finishing touches to the make-up. Once he was satisfied, he thew the small bottle in Reid's messenger bag and started driving again...
Once Morgan and Reid got to the police station, Hotch and Prentiss were waiting at their SUV.
"What took you guys so long?" Prentiss smirked.
"Sorry guys; our alarm clock broke." Morgan lied smoothly. Hotch nodded his head before motioning for the duo to get closer to them. "Morgan, I'm sending you and Rossi to the crime scene. I want Prentiss to stay with JJ to help control the press and interview the victim's parents. Reid, you're coming with me to the autopsy. Okay?" The team nodded in understandment. Before walking away, Morgan gave Reid a supportive glance. Reid smiled back...
Hotch and Reid had discovered that the UnSub had poisoned his victims. They assumed that he had poisoned them to make kidnapping them easier. They had discovered that the UnSub stabbed his victims four times before he actually shot them.
On their way out of the autopsy building, they headed to the black SUV. As Reid entered the car, he lost his balance. Fortunately, Hotch grabbed hold of Reid's waist, stopping him from falling on the cement.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Actually, there was something I had to talk to you about..."
When they were both in the car, Hotch motioned for Reid to continue.
"My leg' been hurting more than usual lately. It's not really a big deal, and I can handle it. If it gets worse, I promise I will pull myself off the case. I just wanted you to know in case it does get too unbearable." Reid explained.
"Is that why you tripped just now?" Morgan asked.
"Partly; I am pretty clumsy." Reid blushed, convincing Hotch that it was genuine.
Hotch glanced over at Reid for a second, taking his eyes of the road. Reid still looked a bit worried, though, like something was still bothering.
"What else is it, Reid?" Hotch asked.
"Uh yeah, actually." Reid nodded. "I...I found some scratch marks over my leg."
"Like surgery scars?' Hotch asked.
"At first I thought they looked like surgery scars, but then I looked closer..." Reid hinted.
"Do you think...?" Hotch asked, looking at Reid with concern.
"I think it's possible." Reid answered.
"There's a very good chance that it is happening again, but there's also a good chance that it isn't." Hotch weighed.
"Should I talk to my doctor about it?" Reid asked.
"I think you should, Reid. You remember what almost happened the last time..."
"But it's different now; I'm not doing this consciously." Reid interjected.
"I don't know if that's worse or better, Reid." Hotch sighed.
"I know." Reid said.
"Did you talk to Morgan about it?" Hotch asked.
"What do you mean?" Reid asked, his eyebrows raised.
"I mean that you two seem like you guys are getting pretty close." Hotch explained.
"We are pretty close; everyone on the team is." Reid said, still confused.
"I mean, more than the rest of the team. What do you guys talk about?" Reid looked back at Hotch, almost looking offended. "I'm sorry; I was out of line. I was merely curious, and I didn't mean to apply anything about you two."
"That's okay, Hotch. We are pretty close." Reid admitted. "We talk about the job- like how we felt after a case. Like Morgan helps me get through some things. He helps talks some things out with me."
Hotch noticed the relaxed expression on Reid's face and the way he talked with affection. He wondered exactly how close Reid and Morgan had actually gotten...
"That's nice." Hotch said, although he wasn't so sure of how nice it was.
The rest of he ride was silent. It stayed that way for the short trip back...
When they got to the police station, Hotch asked Morgan if he could talk to him.
"So, does Reid know that you two are in a relationship together?" he asked.
"What?" Morgan asked, shocked.
"He told me that you talk him through things and help him through things. But it wasn't just that that made me feel that you two are together, though. What really set me off was the way he talked about you. I'm almost positive that if you two aren't in a relationship, Reid has a crush on you." he paused. " And I'm pretty sure you have a crush on him."
Morgan sighed, knowing that Hotch was right. He did like Reid- a lot.
"What if I do like Reid?" Morgan asked. "Would that be such a bad thing? I mean, we're both single and our jobs take up a lot of our time, and being that we work together, we actually understand how hard it is to work in our line of work."
"That was always something Haley never understood." Hotch admitted. "And I never said it was a bad thing. I'm just saying that you need to confront him on your feelings, because if you toy with him only to find out he doesn't feel the same way, and if you accidentally hurt him, I can guarantee that I won't be the only one you'll have to hear from." Hotch warned.
"You really don't have any idea how much I appreciate hearing that." Morgan laughed. "It's nice to know that I'm not the only one looking out for the kid. It's also good to know that if I hurt him, I'll have someone to put me back in line."
"You really like him, don't you?" Hotch asked, serious.
"Yeah, I suppose I do."
"...Im going to tell you right now that the minute I decided to make this a slash, the focus changed from the pain to the relationship. Im willing to meet you guys ½ way: The focus is on the relationship that develops because of Spenceys pain .Ta-da! Heheh...Pleaz R&R!"