This has Gideon in it! YAY! And if you haven't realized yet, I'm on FB now, and if you 'like' me on it, you can see an exclusive look at the story that I just published (see profile pg for details) Takes place riiight before Gideon leaves. ;)
A Good Man- He's a Profiler
It was the type of thing that happened suddenly and unplanned; it was a spontaneous urge to reach out to your fellow human-being and help them along. SSA Aaron Hotchner rarely felt that urge, but as he stared at Spencer Reid and Jason Gideon, he knew he'd have to help.
Hotch could sense the tension building between the two over of the last few months, and he was afraid that if they didn't deal with whatever they needed to they would both explode on each other. Gideon had been acting strange recently, and Reid had obviously caught onto that. He was afraid, though, that if Reid approached Gideon about it, the older man would give Reid the cold shoulder. But just as Hotch was about to stand up, Gideon did so as well. The senior profiler made his way over to Hotch and sat down opposite of him. Frowning, Gideon said, "Leave it be."
"What do you mean?" Hotch asked. He could honestly say that he had no idea what Gideon was talking about, but by the annoyed expression on Reid's face as he turned his head toward his superiors, he had a feeling it had to do with Reid. "What did you say to him?"
"I wish I knew," Gideon replied, shaking his head. "He won't talk to me anymore. I know that something's bothering him, but he won't let me in."
"You won't let him in, either," Hotch sighed. "You've been just as bad about letting people in as he has been. You're acting…different, Jason, and Reid's noticed it too." Hotch sat his case file down and turned his hole attention over to Gideon. "It's upset with you; he's just too polite to admit it."
"What do you expect me to do then?" Gideon asked, obviously irritated.
"Absolutely nothing," Hotch said. Then, Hotch scooted closer to Gideon, making sure Reid couldn't hear him. "You're like a father to him, Jason. And although you do a kid, Reid's not like Steven. He's more sensitive, and he's a profiler. He knows when you're hiding something from him, and right now, you're the last person he wants to talk to."
"Then you talk to him," Gideon muttered.
Shaking his head, Hotch reclined in his seat and let out a deep breath. "He's a profiler, too, Gideon. He's not just your 'mentee' anymore. Let him think things through; he needs to be alone."
Gideon knew he had the bad habit of thinking of Reid as a child, and he knew that he needed to let Reid think on his own now. Sighing, he too relaxed in his seat. "Yeah, he's a profiler…."
~* AGM *~
A bit of an odd one, but for some reason I had to write it! There will be a longer drabble with Gideon up hopefully soon. Thnx for reading!