AN Please do not read if you have not seen the finale of season 3!

Disclaimer None are mine. They all belong to CBS I just like to play with them.

Okay well this story seems to have confused a few of you so I will explain a couple little things.

- First of all it was Morgan who got hurt; the previous chapters were his thoughts at hearing what had happened while in a coma. He heard bits and pieces when people were talking in his room, to him and each other. He was confused and thought it was different people as his mind struggled to understand that it was he who had been wounded.

-Second for those of you who want a chapter for Will in this story he "died" in the JJ chapter.

It was me.

My mind is a blur. I have been asleep for God knows how long and for some reason as much as I want to be with my family I'm so tired that is all I can think of. My eyes start to flutter and I can tell that they have seen it. One by one they begin to get up to leave.

"Reid, will you stay?" I don't know why but I feel as if I must talk to him first.

"Um yeah s-sure Morgan." He almost seems scared and that is the last thing that I want but I need to talk to him.



"Reid, I'm just gonna rest my eyes then we can talk." I close my eyes and hear the rest of the team leaving the crowded room.

When I woke up the first thing I noticed was a soundly sleeping Reid bent over uncomfortably in a straight backed chair, and the open blinds that signaled the arrival of night.

"Reid" I tried not to startle him but he bolted upright as if a gun had been fired in the small room.

"Hey." He smiled shyly at me once he realized where he was.

"How long have I been out?"

"Since the last time you woke up about nine hours, since you have been here eight days."

"Oh well no wonder you all sounded so worried. Why didn't you wake me up today?" There is a look of fear on his face that I don't understand.

"You heard us talking?" Reid asked as he shifted to a more comfortable position.

"Yeah... Reid why didn't you tell me?"



"Tell you what Morgan?" He won't look me in the eyes and I can tell that he really does not want to have this conversation.

"Why didn't you tell me about the drugs?" It seems to make the most sense to just say it.

"I didn't tell anyone. Hotch knows but only because he figured it out on his own. I'm sorry Morgan I should have told you. I should have trusted you." He is looking at his shoes and I can see tears streaming down his thin face which looks thinner than it did when I saw him last, last week.

"Reid. It's okay. I heard you tell Hotch that you needed a meeting and I heard you tell me about the Morphine and well I guess I just wanted to tell you that it's okay. I understand why you didn't tell me. I just wanted you to know that I know now and if you need to talk I may not understand being addicted but I understand being in pain and I understand trying not to show it." I tried to just get it out and prayed that it made some sort of sense but I figured that if anyone could connect the dots of what I was saying it would be Reid.

"Thank you." His eyes met mine and I knew that it meant more than anything either of us was saying ever could.

"Now go back to the hotel and get some sleep, you look like I feel. No wait get a cheeseburger then some sleep." I smile at him as he finally got up and smiles back.

"Hey kid you waited nine hours for me to wake back up?"



"You asked me to stay Morgan."

AN This may be my favorite chapter so please REVIEW it I want to know what you all think. I am glad that so many of you are reading this story. ! He will talk to each one individually so who should be next?