I will get back to Gideon scenes next, but I rewatched Elephant's memory and was inspired!
A Good Man- It's a Coin
Aaron Hotchner sat down opposite of Spencer Reid, and although he felt it was necessary to address the fact that it looked like he had been crying, he conveniently 'forgot' to, just like he would 'forget' to write up the incident in his official case report.
"I should fire you." He knew it was a mean way to start the conversation, but he had to see his agent's reaction. It had obviously been an option for Spencer's mind, but by the glistening in his eyes, he knew he wasn't too thrilled about it. Spencer still wanted to be in the BAU, and although that was great- no, fantastic- that meant that something else was wrong. "But I'm not going to. You're the smartest kid in the room, but you're not the only kid in that room." He warned Spencer that his actions were intolerable and that there would be consequences next time it happened. He followed protocol to the 't'- until the end, that was. It had taken him a moment to realize what his agent was holding, and he was almost positive that he wasn't supposed to see it. Apparently he had been staring at it too long, though, because Spencer protectively wrapped his fingers around it and looked up at Hotch with pain-filled eyes.
"It's not mine," he softly explained. "Not yet anyway."
"It's none of my business, nor is it the BAU's business." Hotch stood up and cleared his throat; Spencer's eyes kept steady on him despite it, though. "Maybe you should…you should catch the rest of that movie after we land."
"I was planning on it," Spencer nodded, his voice cracking.
Despite his better judgment, Hotch left Spencer alone. He sat back in his seat opposite of Rossi, who immediately jumped to questions. "What happened?"
Hotch hesitated before answering. Rossi didn't know about Tobias- well, he knew, but he didn't know everything. Hotch shook his head, and with a frown, he said, "You wouldn't understand."
~* AGM *~
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