Title: The Things You Can't Unlearn
Word Count: 114
Challenge: Missing Scene
Rating: PG
Spoilers: 'Ashes and Dust'
Pairing/Characters: Prentiss, Reid
Still a couple more to go for this prompt.
Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds or any of its characters.
The Things You Can't Unlearn
It was an accident.
She'd crashed into him en route to the briefing room - rumours swirling of an arsonist in California - knocking his messenger bag to the ground. She'd hesitated, remembering his smarting words to her as of late, but her good side won out as she stooped to help him retrieve the items that had wound up strewn across the floor.
The pamphlets made her pause, the words 'Support Group' and 'Overcoming Addiction' leaping off the small pages. He froze, their eyes locking for a tense moment as she picked them up.
"...Here."
The surprise in his face almost broke her heart. She walked away, the last puzzle piece falling into place.
Fin.