A/N: First of all, let me apologize. I AM SO SORRY that I haven't updated in a long time. I've been super busy and my beta's computer was out of commission. You know, life happens. I hope that this chapter makes up for the wait and I promise that future updates will be quicker! :)

Disclaimer: Same as always.

Chapter 2 – Surprises

Reid walked…well, practically strutted, into the BAU bullpen. "What happened to you last night?" Morgan asked immediately. He and Hotch had just returned from their custodial interview in Chicago.

"Elle and I got back together," he smiled widely. He couldn't remember ever being in a better mood. He was so happy. Overjoyed even. "She loves me," he stated dreamily. He dropped down into his chair, threw his head back, and propped his feet up on his desk.

"Whoa, you are in the good mood," Morgan chuckled.

"The best," Reid answered. The young man was still in a bit of a daze.

"Okay, what's that about?" JJ asked as she entered the bullpen and pointed to Reid.

"He and Elle are back together," Morgan answered.

"Aww, congratulations," JJ said sincerely as she passed by Reid's desk and playfully ruffled his hair.

"Thank you, JJ," he replied sincerely. He took a deep breath. "I feel great," he declared as he practically hopped to his feet.

"Is Reid on drugs?" Garcia asked as she entered the bullpen and caught Reid's energetic display.

"Yeah, the love drug," Morgan teased.

Garcia laughed, "Yeah, if he was a cartoon he'd be doing back flips."

Reid laughed too. He was in too good a mood to resent their teasing. "I would do back flips if I were coordinated enough."

"So what are you so happy about, anyway?" Garcia inquired.

"Oh, the love birds are back together," Morgan answered for him.

"Yay!" Garcia squealed. She rushed over to Elle's empty desk and sat down. "You have to tell me everything, well…everything that's PG-13," she added quickly.

Reid smiled as he began to tell the story. Reid edited minor details, here and there, like Elle's pregnancy, but he told Garcia the core elements of the story.

"Aww, that is so cute," she gushed once he was finished. "I didn't know that you had it in ya, Dr. Reid!"

He smiled timidly. "I just can't wait to leave here so that I can see her again."

"Well then, get started on your paperwork, Romeo," Morgan suggested.

Reid smiled as he took Morgan's idea and grabbed a pen and the top case file off of his mound of paperwork.

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Reid raced to Elle's house and stopped on her front step so that he could take a deep breath in order to compose himself. When he couldn't take the anticipation anymore, he pushed her door open without knocking. "Elle!" He yelled excitedly as he stepped inside her home. "Elle!" He called her name out for a second time since he had gotten no response the first time. He passed the living room and the kitchen and she was nowhere to be seen. He walked slowly down the hallway and looked into the bathroom, which was also empty. He opened her bedroom door and all that he saw was an unmade bed. He was confused. He noticed that her front door had been unlocked and he knew that Elle wouldn't leave her house without locking her door. He stood in the middle of her bedroom and looked around as he heard a low, animal like whining. "Sebastian?" He got down on his knees and looked under her bed where he found her large, orange cat curled up in a ball. The feline walked out from under the bed slowly and brushed into Reid. The small animal seemed terrified. He was getting a very bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.

He took his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed Elle's number. He turned around quickly as he heard the ringing of her phone coming from her living room. He walked out and saw that her cell phone was on her coffee table, which he also found strange. She would never go anywhere without her cell phone. The feeling in his stomach intensified. It was now bordering on nausea.

He then picked up her home phone and scanned through her past calls. She had made only phone call today, to her mother. He pressed 'Talk' and waited as he listened to the rings go through.

"Hello," he heard Elle's mother answer.

"Umm hi, Mrs. Greenaway, this is Spencer Reid…"

"Oh, hi Spencer," she replied excitedly.

"I was just wondering if you were talking to Elle today."

"Yes, she called me this morning."

"Around what time?" He asked calmly, trying to keep the investigatory tone out of his voice.

"Hmm…it was around ten thirty…I think…"

"What was she doing?"

"She had just gotten out of the shower."

"Did she say if she was going anywhere today?" He asked, half hoping that her mother would say yes.

"No, actually, she said that she was going to stay home all day in case you got off work early…she told me that you two got back together last night. Congratulations."

"I have to go now. Thanks Mrs. Greenaway." He ended the call and quickly dialed Morgan's cell number.

"Yeah this is Morgan," he answered casually.

"Morgan! Can you come over here now? I'm at Elle's."

Morgan could hear the panic in Reid's voice. "Reid, what's wrong?"

"I think that something happened to her."

"Reid, man, calm down…"

"Morgan, she's not home!"

He tried his best to calm him down but it failed. "She probably just ran out to the store or something."

"When I got here the door was unlocked. She never leaves the door unlocked! And her cell phone is on the coffee table, she wouldn't leave her house without her phone! And her cat was hiding under her bed frightened to death! And then I called her mother who was talking to her this morning and she said that Elle said that she was staying home all day!" By the time that he had finished explaining the situation to Morgan he was out of breath.

Morgan sighed heavily, "Okay. I'll be over." He snapped his cell phone shut and grabbed his coat and car keys. He prayed to God that Elle had gone out somewhere, had a momentary brain lapse, and had forgotten to lock her door and take her cell phone. He knew he couldn't bare it if something happened to her. Not only was she his best friend, but he didn't think that he could handle what it would do to Reid who, judging from the recent phone conversation, was obviously madly in love with her.

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Reid paced back and forth Elle's living room as he waited for Morgan. He glanced down at his watch for what must have been the hundredth time. Only twelve minutes had passed but it felt like hours. Then finally his friend walked through the door. "Morgan! Thank God! I…"

Morgan placed both of his hands on Reid's shoulders. "It's all gonna be fine, man." Reid ran down the hallway towards Elle's bedroom and Morgan followed him. Her room was perfectly in order except for the fact that her bed was unmade. "Well, no sign of a struggle," Morgan said quietly to himself. He opened the drawer of her beside table where he found her gun and badge. He turned around to face Reid. "Does she have a backdoor?"

Reid nodded and led Morgan to the backdoor. Morgan carefully examined the lock of the door; it had been jimmied open. He sighed heavily before he walked back into the living room. He took his cell phone out of his jeans pocket and dialed a number. "Yeah, this is Special Agent Derek Morgan; I need a crime scene unit at Agent Greenaway's house immediately, 26 River Park," he added the address quickly.

After he finished talking to Behavioral Analysis Unit Headquarters, he called Hotch. "Yeah its Morgan, I'm at Elle's with Reid, and it doesn't look good. I think someone's taken her."

Hearing Morgan's words, Reid instantly fell back onto the couch and buried his head in his hands.

"I just called for a CSU," he paused as Hotch spoke, "Yeah…Yeah…We'll meet you guys at Quantico as fast as I can drive there." He snapped his phone shut and turned towards Reid. He placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Come on man, we'll find her."

A/N: How's that for a twist? Review!!!!! :)