Derek's POV
On the plane back to Quantico, Reid laid his head on my lap, as he tried to get some sleep. The doctor told me, that he had to stay out of the field for at least 2 months, and that he couldn't do anything that would put stress on his wounds, or any heavy lifting. I told him that I would take good care of him, and I planned on keeping that promise. So now, as he sleeps in my lap, I close my eyes, and drift off myself.
Rossi's POV
Looking at them, I know that there couldn't have been anyone better picked for each other. They cared for each other in a way that I haven't seen since my 1st wife. They were made for each other.
"Hey Rossi?" I hear Hotch call for the side of me. "Yeah?"
"What's going on between Morgan and Reid?" I raised an eyebrow at him. "What do you mean?" He looked back at them. "I mean, aren't they acting strange to you?" I shook my head. "Nope." "Mm." He said, looking at them some more.
"I just think that they have spending a lot of time together since we started this case. You don't think so?" He said, turning his attention towards. "Well this case has taken a toll on Morgan. Reid's just being a good friend." He nodded his head in response. "You think there's more?" I said, raising an eyebrow. "No. I was just curious to know what you thought." He turned back to the side of the plane facing the window. "I'm going to take a nap now." He said, closing his eyes. I wasn't going to be long before the rest of the group started to ask questions. Are better yet, before Strauss came back into the picture.
Derek's POV
Landing back in Quantico, we walked back into the BAU ready to load our bags with paperwork, and call it a night. As we came through the double glass doors, we all froze in place. The one person in this whole world that we wouldn't want to see at a time like this, was standing right in front of us. Strauss. We stood there for a moment. Each of us waiting for the other to say something.
"Chief Strauss?" Hotch said, breaking the awkward silence between us. "To what do we owe this visit?" She looked straight at Reid and I. "You should know very well what brings me here." He shook his head. "No. I don't." He said, in truth. At least as far as I knew. "But I do." I said, as Reid leaned against me some more. She nodded her head in agreement. "You two in my office. Now." She then walked passed the rest of the group without another word. I looked at Reid, who looked as if he was about to be sick.
I knew from the very beginning that this wasn't going to end well, but I wanted to fight the odds. Make this different. Change it for the better. Out of selfishness for my own happiness with Reid. I didn't think that anything else would matter as long as we had each other, but as we limped our way to her office, I found myself coming face to face with the reality at hand. That one of us would have to leave the BAU. She closed the door behind us, and I helped Reid to sit down, but I stood. "How could have I made it any clearer to you Agent Morgan?" I shook my head. "You couldn't have. And neither could the rest of my team. I heard everything you guys had to say loud and clear. I just choose to ignore it. I ignored it for the fact that I didn't want to stop having a life for the sake of this team. I love Spencer Ma'am, and I didn't want to just stop loving him just because my job hung in the balance. I could find another job, just as quick as I found this one, but there was only going to be one Spencer. One person that I felt this way about, and I wasn't about to give that up." The room fell silent.
Spencer looked at me, and then back at Strauss. "Ma'am? If your going to fire anybody from this team, then it should be me." I was shocked to hear those words come out of his mouth. "What? Spencer no!" "No Derek. It's okay." He started to stand up, and held onto my arm for support. "Chief Strauss, I know that this may seem like it's all Derek's fault, but it's just as much mine as it is his, and when I found out what was going on, I should have stopped it right then and there, but I didn't. And you know why? For the same reason that Derek didn't. The truth of the matter is that we both love each very much, and if your going to fire one of us, then you have to fire both of us, because we are both equally responsible for what went on. I love my job ma'am, but I love Derek more."
She thought this over for a moment. Then she cleared her throat. "Unfortunately, I can't fire the both of you without people asking questions, so I'm re-assigning you, Agent Morgan. To an undercover operation in New York. Be on the plane by 8 in the morning, or I'll make sure that you never find another job in the FBI." Then she handed me a piece of paper, and walked to the door. "Now, get our of my office." We were both shocked to say the least. I didn't know if I was suppose to be happy that Reid kept his job, or sad at the fact that I wasn't going to be seeing him for a while. "Um, Ma'am? How long is the operation?" She sighed. "6 to 10 months." "What?" Reid and I said, at the same time. "Take it or leave it. You have until 8 o'clock in the morning to figure it out." What were we suppose to do without each other for that long of a time? This was going to be hell. I already knew it. Damn you Strauss!
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