"Dale, what the hell is going on? Why did Jeff storm out in tears?" Daisy snapped grabbing her brother's t-shirt front in both fists and shoving him up against the wall behind him.

"It's none of your business." Dale snapped as he slapped her hands away.

"The hell it's not! Jeff has been my friend for 29 years so that makes it my business. So what the hell did you do to make him cry?" Daisy hissed as her hands clenched into fists.

"Just leave it alone." Dale snapped as he tried to walk away.

"No! I want to know why my friend is upset." Daisy said grabbing his wrist, her nails digging into his skin hard enough to cause pain.

"Jeff wanted to tell you we're dating and I didn't." Dale spat as he pushed her away.

"Dale I have known about you and Jeff since you two got together and the only reason I didn't say anything is I was hoping you would tell me on your own. You better go out there and fix this because Jeff deserves to be treated like a lover and not a dirty secret." Daisy said. Her voice held no room for argument.

"I am not ashamed of dating Jeff." Dale sad barely loud enough for her to hear, tears spilling from his eyes.

"Then why didn't you tell me about your relationship." Daisy said. Her features softening when she saw her brother crying.

"I was afraid that it would cause tension between us." Dale said sheepishly.

"I am okay with you dating Jeff as long as you treat him with respect. Now march out there and make up because I will not have my brother and one of my best friends fighting on my watch." Daisy said as she pushed Dale towards the door.

Daisy followed her brother out of the precinct and into the parking lot out front. The siblings spotted Jeff right away sitting on a curb right outside the front door with his knees pulled to his chest and his head resting on them. It broke both their hearts to see Jeff so upset.

"Jeff you know that I would never get in the way of you and Dale being happy. In fact, I have known since I was 16 that you two would end up together because I saw the way you two looked at each other and how happy you are with Dale. I know he is an idiot sometimes but we both know that he means well and after all we've been through together neither one of us wants to lose you." Daisy said as she crouched down in front of him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"You're not going to lose me." Jeff said quietly as pulled Daisy into his arms.

"Jeff look at me and let me see those gorgeous hazel eyes." Dale prodded as he crouched down in front of his boyfriend.

"You're not mad at me anymore?" Jeff said his teary hazel eyes locking on Dale's baby blue.

"I was mad at myself and took it out on you. I love you and I know I don't deserve it but can you forgive me for being a complete ass?" Dale said as he brushed away the stray tears from Jeff's face.

"Well since Daisy would probably gauge my eyes out if I didn't I guess I have no choice." Jeff said as he pulled Dale into the embrace.

"Hey be nice." Daisy said as she smacked him on the back of the head.

"Since when is being nice in my job description." Jeff said a playful smirk appearing on his face as he ruffled Daisy's hair.

"Since I grew up and learned how to kick your ass." Daisy bit back as she poked him in the ribs.

"Oh you just got owned." Dale said bursting into laughter.

"You, I'll punish you later." Jeff said a sinister smirk appearing on his face.

"I don't want to know." Daisy said throwing her hands up in the air.

"Oh you don't want to hear about my plans to pin your brother to the bed and make him scream and beg me for it." Jeff said his eyes trained on Dale in a pointed glare.

"Jeff!" Dale yelled.

"And people wonder why I'm crazy." Daisy said as she let out a sigh and pulled herself to her feet.

"Jeff my sister doesn't need to hear about our sex life." Dale said shaking his head.

"She's actually walked in on us so me saying that is not that bad when she's actually witnessed me doing it quite literally." Jeff said between snorts of laughter.

"Jeff enough." Dale said his voice laced with obvious attraction.

"Behave yourself this isn't your apartment." Daisy said in a voice that a mother would use to scold a disobedient child.

"Yes mame." Jeff said mockingly as he saluted her.

All three of them turned around when they heard the door open and smiled when they saw Reid poke his head out.

"Daisy, Hotch wants you to come inside we're starting the briefing now." Reid said a look of confusion on his face when he spotted Jeff and Dale.

"Go ahead we'll catch up." Jeff said a hint of mischievous childishness in his voice.

Daisy shook her head knowing from the mischievous glint in their eyes that they were up to something. She let out a sigh as she followed Reid knowing that trying to decipher what they were up to would most likely give her a migraine.

"These boys are going to kill me." Daisy said as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"They aren't that bad." Reid said as he studied her behavior.

"They are horrible sometimes but I love them anyway. When I am not fighting with Dale, which seems rare these days he is actually a fun person to spend time with. Jeff he just feels like it is his responsibility to take care of everyone even though we are all adults. Hell Dale is the same age as him but he still treats him like a child sometimes." Daisy said letting her obvious frustration seep through.

"Daisy has Jeff ever been abandoned?" Reid said his eyes darting to Jeff.

"Yes his father walked out on the family when Jeff and Nick were six leaving their mother to raise them alone. Jeff quickly learned that he had to become the man of the house and help his mother take care of the house and Nick because no one else was going to." Daisy said sadly her own eyes landing on Jeff.

"That's why he's so over protective. He is afraid if he stops; being the caregiver, the people he loves will abandon him as his father did. Think about it this way Jeff grew up shouldering a responsibility that no kid should have to carry and now he has trouble letting go because it is all he has ever known. He's always had to care for someone at some point in his life whether it's you, Dale, Adam or Nick and he's not used to having a reciprocal relationship so he doesn't know how to cope." Reid said matter of factly, his eyes reflecting the sun as watched Jeff and Dale sitting on the curb talking to each other.

"I never thought about it like that." Daisy said. Her gazed focused intensely on the slight tensing of Jeff's shoulder and the slight tremor in Dale's hand as it made its way from Jeff's arm to his shoulder.

"It's actually quite common in people with abandonment issues." Reid said squeezing her shoulder in a gesture of comfort. He knew there were unspoken meanings to her statement but for now, he did not want to push.

"I never realized how much Jeff had to sacrifice after his father left." Daisy said as tears started spilling from her eyes.

"He'll be okay because he's made it this far." Reid said wiping at her tears with his finger.

"Yeah but how long will it be before he and Dale have a fight they can't fix?" Daisy said bitterly.

"Maybe after the case is over the three of you should sit down again and work this out. Get them to voice their insecurities and talk to each other about it and to you. I can tell Daisy that both those boys love you to pieces and I'm sure if you start the conversation they'll join." Reid said pulling her into his arms.

"Yeah I just hope I can do it before it's too late." Daisy said as she let Reid pull her towards the building.