Chapter 3: Eidetic Memory

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Penelope's POV

Here in my oh, so colorful apartment, I come to a realization that I should have had years ago! Reid didn't have to do this.

Ever since we found out that we are both lovers of the same shows, we have been organizing watch-overs like this one. We would head to one's apartment (usually mine) and we would watch either reruns of old episodes or we would catch up on the newer episodes that we haven't watched yet. Come to think of it Boy Wonder thought of it first. He was the one who snuck in records of our favorite shows in my office where we watched them in between our paperwork. After all these years, I can't believe I am only now realizing that Junior G-man doesn't even need to watch all of these episodes with me because of his eidetic memory. He has probably seen most, if not all, of these and have long imprinted it in that beautiful brain of his.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Garcia?"

Well…besides the fact that he looked so cute sitting on my couch wrapped in a blanket that we have both assumed is his already since he's been using it since we started with this little tradition of ours?

"I was just thinking of how sweet it was for you to bring all of the ingredients for our baked goods."

"Well…umm…thanks for letting me watch with you."

When this tradition of watching, he used to bring all sorts of things: flowers, cupcakes, Chinese food…After a while, my neighbors started assuming he was my boyfriend which I teased him about mercilessly when I told him. He immediately blushed and hurriedly explained how his mom taught him not to visit without bringing anything for the person he was visiting. From there we came to an agreement for him to bring ingredients for me to use in baking instead of the ones already baked. I also established how we were like long lost siblings to my neighbors- a thought he readily agreed to.

I guess I'd have to thank Cate for helping me realize Reid's sweetness and thoughtfulness, though it's not like I didn't know it before. She's just been asking if Reid's memory is really that good and the rest of my fine furry friends have been citing examples on how Reid has demonstrated the power of that brain of his to them.

That's what led me to my brain's musings now instead of getting so engrossed in the story like Reid is at the moment. He doesn't need to watch these with me but he does every time I ask and even when I don't ask.

When I was shot, everyone was fussing over me but he just played one of the episodes we loved and sat with me. He made me concentrate on things other than my fear and he helped me through it. It must be torture for him to watch things again after he's watched everything in his head. On the other hand, h has never complained though. He has always been such a kind and gentle guest. Even when I get a little bored and start to throw popcorn to him, he just smiles.

At the end of the episode, I know it's time for him to go but I don't really want him to. Morgan and I may be best friends but Reid and I have something special. Chocolate thunder loves me no matter who I am while with Reid, I don't need to wonder or worry if I'm being too weird. He just gets me.

We clean up together while we talk about what we were watching and I mostly just smile and nod. It's almost like he knew that I wasn't paying attention and that he had to explain. We hug say our goodbye and I watch him hail a cab. I walk back to my couch and re-watch the episode with a large smile on my face.

He doesn't watch with me because he has to, he watches with me because he doesn't want me to be lonely. He watches with me even though he has memorized the episodes. He watched with me because his eidetic memory reminded him that I may have looke a little off that day. He watches with me one because he cares.

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