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Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that whch is omnipresent. In this divine glass they see face to face; and their converse is free, as well as pure. This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal. ~William Penn

The jet flew out of the rainy city of St. Paul that evening, the seven members of the BAU pursuing their usual post- case activities. Except for one member.

Reid sat quietly in his usual seat, eyes fixated on the locket in his hands. He had opened it to reveal the picture of Aislinn's father, a picture that appeared to have been taken before the cancer had taken too badly a toll on him. He was smiling slightly, a yellow baseball cap perched atop his head. Reid could easily see where Aislinn had inherited her brown eyes and childlike features.

Reid heard the chair in front of him squeak, and looked up to see Morgan sitting across from him. "So…" the dark –skinned man began, his tone light and slightly teasing. "You find yourself another pretty girl, Pretty Boy?"

Reid ignored him, instead taking extreme care in closing the locket, and placing it inside his jacket pocket, making sure it was secure before moving his hand away.

Morgan's smile faded slightly when he saw this behavior and was instantly concerned. "Talk to me, Kid."

Reid said nothing for a moment, instead just contenting himself with the view of the sky outside. "It was what she said, right when we came up, Morgan."

Morgan watched his young friend's face for a moment. "You mean… in the chapel… With Griggs."

Reid nodded. "I- I said the exact same thing to… to Tobias, and he…"

Morgan nodded; Reid didn't have to say anything more. "You saw yourself in her, didn't you?"

"Yeah, and I didn't want her to have to go through that, Morgan," he whispered. "I-I never wanted what became of that, and seeing Griggs with the syringe and the belt… She didn't deserve that, and I had to stop him. I didn't want what happened to me… to happen to her, either."

"So you went for it." Morgan finished. "Kid, you have no idea how lucky you are… That syringe held at least twice the usual dosage of morphine for someone her weight. I'd even go as far as to say there was enough to overdose you. Going to grab that syringe… a crazy idea overall on your part, not to mention you're lucky Hotch isn't going after you for that, or… or dead."

"I could've died, I know," Reid whispered, "but… the idea of dying was outweighed by the idea that she could die. And I've never felt like that before."

"Like what?" Morgan was interested.

"Like… like losing her would mean the end of the natural world. I've never felt that before. Not with Lila, not with Austin… I wanted to protect her, but it was more… primal. That, and I wanted to stay there with her." He glanced out the window again for a moment before turning to Morgan. "You know…" he started. "I-I think she likes me. And… honestly, I like her, too."

For what seemed the first time, Reid didn't know what to think. "Do you think I'll see her again?"

Morgan looked surprised. "What? You don't have a statistic for that?" Reid shook his head.

Prentiss was walking by as Morgan said this. "Never thought I'd see the day that Dr. Reid didn't have a statistic to quote." She muttered, walking back to refill her coffee cup.

"Reid, if neither one of us knows the statistics on that, then who knows." Morgan said. "I mean, look at JJ and Will. We saw him for that one case on New Orleans, and then didn't see min again until Miami and New York a year later, and by then we'd figured out that JJ was visiting with him, and she told us she was pregnant." He paused, standing up. "But who honestly knows. The odds are pretty good. Maybe you'll see her again before you know it."

And with that, Morgan went back to his seat, leaving Reid in a thoughtful silence throughout the rest of the flight.

A/N: …And, it's gone! **cried hysterically**

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