Implicated…A cinny-ster fic

Clearing the air.

As always I do not own any part of CBS, ABC, Criminal Minds or the characters of the show. All original characters are of my own imagination and any resemblance to living or deceased persons is purely coincidental. For entertainment purposes only.

And a huge thank you to a special person who fed this monster and inspired this story. Thank you for letting me have the initial idea and run with in my own cinny-ster way!

And big time thanks to all of you, (you know who you are) who help me daily with reading and suggesting helpful ways to improve the stories I attempt to write. With out the reader and the reviews I would never do this, so Thank You from the bottom of my heart!

Cinny

Clearing the Air

Chapter 7

Neither of them slept. Reid was feeling so guilty for making Morgan think he did it. But he had to know how Morgan truly felt. After going over it in his mind and running the gamete of emotions feeling betrayed, angry, sad, he finally came to terms with it and admitted if the shoe was on the other foot he would have had doubts of his own. He decided to tell Morgan that and apologize.

Before the sun was up, Morgan was in the shower and he came out of his room dressed for work. When he saw Reid he said, "I am so sorry."

"Morgan, please sit down." Morgan did and Reid stood up. "I'm sorry I made you think I was guilty, I shouldn't have done that. I should have asked you how you felt. I went about this the wrong way. Please forgive me."

"Reid wait, yes you could have asked but I wouldn't have told you the truth. I would have said I didn't have any questions when I did. I owe you an apology. I should have know it and I do know it, you couldn't hurt a fly."

"But why Derek, did you think I…" Reid couldn't finish. His words were choking him and his emotions getting the better of him.

"I guess I don't understand it. You don't date, you don't follow up with the women who ask you out, and you spend most of your time alone. Don't tell me you date, I already know you don't. I was thinking as a profiler and treating you as an unsub and I was wrong."

"Derek, please know I couldn't do this. Trust me when I tell you it wasn't me, I never did anything with any woman. I spend my time alone because that is how I always was."

Morgan didn't have to profile Reid to know that he had issues with woman because of his mom. He felt abandoned by her even though he knew it was her illness and not because she wanted to leave.

"Reid I won't ever doubt you again. I swear to you that it won't happen again."

"Never say never, just promise you will ask me if you do."

Morgan nodded. He knew Reid was right.

Reid smiled to lighten the mood a bit and soften the tension, but it didn't quite make it to his eyes and was gone as quickly as it came. Morgan knew he was hurting and the biggest wound was caused by him.

"What's this Derek stuff? Since when do you call me that?" He laughed when Reid looked at him wide eyed. They would be ok and he knew in time this would make them stronger.

After coffee Reid asked, "Are you going in?"

"Yes and Hotch wants you to stay here." Reid opened his mouth to protest but Morgan stopped him. "Only until this afternoon and then I will be back for you."

"This is ridiculous I should be there trying to find this guy. I can still do my job."

"Reid you are to close to this case, hell you ARE this case, do what Hotch says."

He knew Morgan was right, but it didn't make him feel better.

Morgan called his house later in the morning; the phone went to voice mail. He was furious that Reid didn't answer he punched in Reid's cell number. Reid answered, out of breath he said, "I can't talk right now." and hung up. Morgan kept calling Reid all the rest of the day but his phone kept going to voice mail. Damn it what was he up to. Morgan went to Garcia's cubby, "Find him." Was all he said.

She shook her head, "His phone is off."