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Chapter ~2

Reid trudged into the bullpen, if there were such things as zombies he would have been mistaken for one now. He looked like pure death, just about making it over to his cubicle. He plonked down into his seat and put his head on his desk.

"Hey man, didn't get much sleep I see" Morgan chuckled

Reid just groaned to himself and said something too, but it came out muffled in his sleeve.

"Anyways Hotch wants you in his office first thing so I'd better get going if I were you!"

Reid sighed and gradually made it up the stairs and knocked timidly on Hotch's door."Come in " said Hotch from inside his surprisingly frightening office. Reid casually walked in and sat down across from Hotch while he flicked through files and waited, when Hotch said nothing Reid thought right so I better begin then.

"You wanted to see me Hotch, everything all right?"

"Look Reid.." that was when Hotch properly got a look of Reid's face and nearly thought he was Death just strolling into his office and his anger somewhat disappeared and was replaced by concern and slight confusion as to what was the poor young man doing to himself. He looked so feeble, fragile and even more gaunt than he usually is sometimes.

"Reid what's going on, no offence but you seriously look a mess! How much sleep did you get last night? Seriously?"

"Well there's nothing going on what do you mean? And I feel great just you know couldn't sleep last night that's all."

"Look Reid I know well there is more to it then that so come on, Have you been having nightmares you know we talked about this and.."

"Oh no, no, no, nightmares isn't the problem at all actually haven't been having any at all in the last few months."

"Well then what is it there has to be something."

"Actually there isn't and I wish people would stop worrying about me anymore, I'm not a kid you know like all you guys think I am, the baby of the BAU. Well I'm not I am twenty eight years old for god's sake I wish you would all stop treating me like I'm five!" Reid snapped.

"Reid, you know well we are all just worried because you are not acting normal.."

"Not acting normal wow Hotch that's a new one Dr. Spencer Reid not normal, you know that's even one for the papers." Reid said with such a level of sarcasim.

"Let me tell you something Hotch I was born different, oh wait no some people can be a good different. I was born weird and I was born not to fit in and to stand out but then I came to the wonderful, job of a lifetime Behaviour Analysis Unit where for once I thought I fit in and I had a proper family, but don't think I ever had that, it was all a lie you know I can see that nice and clear now you know!" Reid shouted getting louder and louder as he went on but before Reid could say anymore Hotch butted in with one of his deadly famous glares.

"REID, that is enough alright and you know well we are a family now don't have me to speak to you again about this get back to work and tonight have a proper night's sleep for once."

Reid left in a huff with nothing else to say to that and muttered something under his breath on his way out too quiet for Hotch to hear though.

As he stormed down the steps and over to the breakroom he cautiously poured himself a nice hot cup of coffee as he spooned in his sugar and took deep breaths 'come on Spencer easy calm down, oh God my head is pounding and it's only ten o'clock'.

"Morgan, Reid looks deathly pale today and I can see him basically pouring in the whole bowl of sugar into his cup. I'm worried about him Morgan there's something wrong."

"I know Prentiss, I know and he is definitely getting a talking from me today if he's up to it or not"

"Alright Morgan, just take it easy you know how Reid is with these kind of conversations and with JJ gone and everything he might just be having a hard time"

"Yeah, I get that Prentiss but he can still meet up and chat to JJ it's not like she's gone and even if he is a little hurt from it that doesn't mean he shouldn't be taking care of himself properly, he has to learn how to ask for help every once and a while you know if he is struggling"

"Oh but Reid would never really do that and you know it, he just thinks it's too much of a burden to us.."

"But he's not a burden"

"Well Reid doesn't think that you know well enough by now, knowing him for the last what six years Reid's just that kind of person"

"I know and it's..." just as Morgan was about to keep talking to Prentiss, Reid came over and sat his overly large cup of coffee on his desk.

"Hey Reid, how are you today everything alright with Hotch?"

"Hi Prentiss, yeah nothing really just thinks I should try getting more sleep, weird huh!"

"Well Reid I think Hotch is right you look a little run down, is everything ok? Do you wanna talk 'bout it?"Morgan implied.

"HaHa now Derek that's a good one, you and Hotch are getting good at asking and saying things lately! Are you sure you heard what you just said, you yes you just asked me do I want to talk? Wow I never thought I would hear that from you from any of you! You don't get it do you, you don't think I see it but I do. Every time I open my mouth it's just 'oh this kid is talking again nobody cares about him he doesn't even get it we don't want to hear him speak it's just a pure nuisance'. I see it you know I am a profiler too, the roll of the eyes, the continuous sighs and the disgusted looks! I see it you know every little bit of it and it hurts but you guys don't think that or do you..."

"REID.. what is going on? Explain yourself for this inappropriate manner?"Hotch shouted as he swiftly made his way down and into the bullpen. By now most of the floor was watching and listening to what the normally quiet boy was saying and what he was shouting at the tall coloured muscular man that could knock him out with a flick and now the man with a very stoic and stern expression that certainly didn't look pleased.

"I just you guys don't think I see or notice it but I do I'm in the room you know all the time you do it and.."

"REID, stop that's enough alright and you know this is wrong so take the rest of the day off clear your head, get a good night's sleep and be in tomorrow ready to work"

"Uhh... you guys you never understand oh my God"

"Should I go after him and talk to him?" Morgan asked

"No just give him time he'll come through he's Reid"

"He's right though you know we all do it and to be honest I'm surprised he hasn't blown up like this earlier than he has, guys he has a right to be hurt you know you can deny all you want that you haven't done any of what he has said you do but you have we all have, I don't think we should give him time I think we should apologise and tell him that everything he says deserves to be heard!"Prentiss explained.

"Oh man Hotch she's right you know! We gotta talk to the kid"

"Yeah you're all right tomorrow morning first thing everyone in the conference room."

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