Pretty Boy Chapter 7- perseverance
As they sit in the living room, JJ gets a call and walks into one of the back rooms for privacy.
"So Reid, what does a genius like you do for a living?" Emily asks.
Reid freezes, but recovers quickly and answers. "Um... I don't really have a job right now."
"So how do you know Morgan?" Rossi asks.
"Well...My mom is a paranoid schizophrenic, and she was having one of her episodes. so he saw me walking down the street with tears in my eyes, i told him my story, and he let me stay with him for a bit." Reid quickly lied through his teeth, but they didn't seem to notice. Little did they know, that it wasn't entirely a lie.
"Oh. I'm so sorry." Emily says, hugging him; earning a surprised squeak from Reid and a furious blush.
Morgan just shot a worried glance to Reid, he was aware that Reid couldn't have just made something like a schizophrenic mother up. But the glance only lasted a few seconds before JJ came back.
"Guys, they just found another body." She informs them solemnly.
Reid felt sick all of a sudden. "Where?" Hotch asks.
"In an alley way near the Grand Hotel" JJ says.
"Ok, Let's go. Reid, you're in charge with giving directions." Hotch says, getting up, and grabbing the Keys to one of the black SUV's.
As they got to the alley way, they saw the dead body of a young male prostitute. Reid almost retched when he realized that he knew who the young man was. He was broken out of it by Hotch's voice. "Reid, are you ok?"
Reid held back tears long enough to speak. "Y-Yeah."
"What do you notice?" Hotch asks Reid.
"I-It looks like it was a clean slice through the corroded artery all the way through the jugular." Reid says, holding back his gag reflex. "I-I'm sorry, i can't be here right now." He says, walking away, one hand over his mouth, and the other around his stomach.
He got a few feet away before he bent over and emptied his stomach onto the ground inside of the alley way. Morgan was instantly by his side to hold his hair back.
When Reid was finished, Morgan pulled him into his arms. "Shh. It's ok Pretty Boy." Reid automatically began to sob uncontrollably at the touch.
"Morgan, take Reid back to the hotel. We'll take care of things here." Hotch ordered.
Morgan took Reid to the hotel, and allowed Reid to take a shower and brush his teeth. While Reid cleaned himself up, Morgan decided to get some dinner from room service.
An hour later, Reid was sitting on the bed with a distant stare. "Pretty Boy, I ordered dinner. Don't you want to eat?" Morgan sits beside him, and pushes a damp lock of hair behind Reid's ear.
Reid just shakes his head no, and continues to stare at the carpeted floor.
"Please Reid, you need to eat." He says, gently turning the boy's head to make him look at him. "Please tell me what's wrong."
"I-I... The boy prostitute, i knew him. He was one of my best friends. It was Ethan." Reid says, tears welling up in his eyes again.
"Reid, I don't even know what to say." Morgan pulls Reid into another hug.
Reid instantly curled into the hug, desperately needing the closeness. "I need to call Kitty. I lost one of my friends, I can't lose another." He says, grabbing the phone on the end table.
After a few rings, kitty picks up. "Hello." Kitty answers.
"Kitty, It's Spencer, please listen. Ethan was killed today, you can't go out tonight. please, i couldn't handle it if you were next." Reid begged through his tears.
"What?" She asked, distraught by the news. "Ok, ok sweetie. I promise. It'll be ok hon. Listen, i know it's terrible, but look on the bright side, he's in a better place now, and he wouldn't want us to be sad over this. he always wanted us to be happy. let's swear that this won't get us down. ok?" Kitty says, swallowing her tears.
Reid had to smile, Kitty always knew the right thing to say when he needed it. "Ok, thanks Kitty. Lock the door ok?" He says solemnly.
"Ok. I will. Love ya." Kitty says.
"Love you too." He says before hanging up.
"You ok?" Morgan asks, rubbing Reid's back.
"Y-Yeah, I think I will be now." He says, laying his head back on Morgan's shoulder.
"So, Spencer huh?" Morgan says, liking the sound of his name on his lips.
Reid smiled, and looked up at him. " Yeah, you like it?" He said playfully.
"It's totally you." Morgan says, kissing Reid softly, knowing he needed the comfort.
Reid leaned into the kiss, and pulled away a few seconds later. "Thank you."
"For what?" Morgan asks, smiling softly at the boy in his arms.
"For always being there for me. I've never had that before." Reid says, looking up at the man he'd started to develop feelings for.
"Why? What about your parents?" Morgan asks, noticing the change in expression on Reid's face.
Reid looked down and rested his head on Morgan's shoulder. "My mom is a paranoid schizophrenic in Bennington Sanitarium. My father... left us when i was ten, and i haven't seen or heard from him since." He said, noticing that the strokes on his back started up again.
"I'm sorry, i had no idea." Morgan says.
"It's ok. I've learned to deal with it. The only thing I'm scared of, is if i develop schizophrenia as well. It is genetic. I wouldn't be hurt if you wanted me to leave now. it's a scary thing to be involved with a person with mental health issues." He says, puppy eyes staring up at Morgan.
"Spencer, let's get one thing clear. I will never get rid of you for something like that. You are too important to me for me to do that." He says, stroking his thumb gently a crossed Reid's cheek.
"Why?" Reid asks, highly confused.
"You are too damn cute." Morgan says, moving to nuzzle his nose against Reid's. "Because I like you Spence, A lot."
Reid was speechless, but quickly moved to kiss Morgan again, this time, more passionately. "I like you a lot too."
Morgan hugged the boy tightly. "Come on Pretty Boy, let's go to bed. We have a case to solve tomorrow."
"C-Can I sleep with you tonight?" Reid asks, face turning Red again.
"How could I say no to that face?" Morgan asks playfully, lifting up the blanket to let Reid in.
"After they were settled, Morgan turned off the light, and pulled Reid to him. Letting the boy rest his head against his chest. "Night Spence."
"Night... um... what is your first name?" Reid asks.
"Derek." Morgan says, smiling.
"Goodnight Derek." Reid says, before snuggling into Morgan's chest, and falling into a peaceful sleep. Leaving Morgan to feel like the luckiest man alive, and completely forgetting their dinner.
TBC. That's chapter 7. chapter 8 coming soon. As always, thanks for reading, and suggestions are always welcomed with open arms.