Thnx for reading! Up for round 2? WARNING: Spoilers for Demonology.
A Good Man-Chapter 2
God Only Knows
The conversation had started randomly, but if Spencer Reid had thought quicker, he would have made the connection.
"You're not religious, are you?" Prentiss had suddenly asked one day. At first, Spencer merely frowned, debating whether or not it was appropriate to stop reading or carry on. One glace at Prentiss' face though, and Spencer knew immediately to put the book down.
"If you had asked me that question two years ago, I might have said no," he answered cautiously.
"And now?" Prentiss questioned. "Have your views changed?"
Spencer sighed, neither confirming or denying anything at first. Finally, he leaned closer to Emily and turned over the palm of his hand. Curious, Emily peered forward to see what it was. A frown formed on her face when she saw it.
"Where did you get that? I don't recognize it."
"You probably haven't seen it before; no one has, because I normally have cosmetic cream over it" Spencer admitted. His eyes followed Emily's back to his own scar. He turned it over with a slight smile on his face, something that made Emily nervous. "You remember the case we worked a few years ago with Father Paul Silvano and your old, uh, friend I suppose, John Cooley," Spencer quickly reminded- stating, not questioning. . He paused before continuing, noting the concerned look on Emily's face. "He found me before he left for the airport, and he placed some sort of cross on my hand. He told me not to let it get to me, to stay pure and innocent. When he removed the cross, the imprint was still on my hand. He dropped it in my bag and told me to keep it with me wherever I go, that it might come in handy. Then he asked me to watch over you," he summarized.
"Did he say anything else?" she asked, still confused.
Spencer hesitated for a moment, but he eventually shook his head no. "With this job, it's hard not to think that there's some greater force controlling the good and evil. Like Rossi once said, 'how can you do this job without believing in evil?' Well, I say how can you do this job and stay sane without believing in good? Either way, you believe in one, you have to believe in the other."
"Have you gone to church before?"
"Gideon took me once, but for the life of me, I can't remember anything from that day. Well, I can't remember much from Gideon outside of work period, I suppose." Spencer sighed.
"Why do you think that is?" Prentiss frowned, readjusting herself to a more comfortable position.
Spencer picked up his book again and smiled sadly. "God only knows."
~* AGM *~
I'm going to write more on two things at the moment- the scene described here and more on Spencer when he first joins. For those who read Drabbles About Reid, I am writing a larger version of Defaced, and it should be up fairly soon!