Soooo...I'll be away all weekend so I will leave you with this. Sadly it's not terribly long. Maybe I'll finish the next chapter tonight. :)

CHAPTER FOUR: You're stuck with me anyhow

12:20am...Tuesday

Eventually Morgan pulled away and grabbed Reid's face between his hands.

"You'll be fine. She'll be fine." He said as he finally took a step back. "The team is going to head home to grab some sleep. Do you want me to stay her with you?"

"No. Get some sleep" Reid said with a soft, genuine smile on his face.

"Okay, if you're sure. Just promise you'll get some sleep; you need some too. And promise that you'll call me if anything changes. Or if you need something. Or just need to talk. Regardless of the time. I mean it too R-"

"Okay Morgan." Reid said laughing, putting a hand up to stop Morgan. "I'm supposed to be the one rambling, right?"

"I'll bring your go-bag here tomorrow morning, okay?' Morgan chose to ignore Reid's comment, waving at Reid as he left.

Reid watched out of the corner of his eye as Morgan spoke to the team. He saw Garcia protesting, rather loudly, and found himself relaxing. The notion that his friends didn't want to leave him was comforting and as tempting as it was to ask at least Morgan to stay he knew Sophia wouldn't want to walk up strangers.

He focused on Sophia as his team walked away; Emily gave a small wave, being the only one to realize Reid was still paying attention to them. He gave a subtle nod of his head and leaned back in his chair.

After a few minutes he couldn't take it any longer; he scooted his chair his chair as closely as possibly to the bed and grabbed Sophia's hand. He ran his thumb across the soft skin of her hand, relishing the warmth that radiated from her. He didn't realize how much he missed simply touching Sophia, feeling her skin under his calloused finger tips.

He leaned over and kissed her forehead. He pulled back with a frown, realizing something wasn't right. It took his brain a second to realize what was lacking and couldn't help but smile at it. Now that he thought about it, it simply showed how domesticated his life became; or really, how much time he spent with Sophia at home, burying his face into the soft locks of hair, letting the smell of her overwhelm his senses.

She always smelled of cucumber-melon. But now she smelled of sterile, scent-free shampoo and hand soap. He made a mental note to get her into a bath the second they got home and he couldn't help but wonder if she'd let him wash her hair or run his lathered fingers up and down her body like he loved to do and had done so many times before.

He scolded himself for letting his mind wander to places it simply shouldn't be anywhere near right now. Not till Sophia got better.

He heard Sophia let out a soft whimper and turn onto her back. He shot out of his seat as Sophia's body started shaking and thrashing about her bed.

"Sophia. Sophia please wake up. Please." He gently grabbed her shoulders, pulling her to him. Her eyes shot opne and she yanked her body against Reid's tightening grip. She fought against his hands for a few seconds before recognition flashed into her eyes. She dove forward, wrapping her arms tightly around Reid's body.

"Shh. Shh. Everything's okay babydoll. It's just nightmare. Shh. You're safe. Shh." He continued to repeat himself as he hugged her body tight to his. He heard the sobs escape her mouth and her body trembled.

"Spencer." She sobbed, burying her face deeper into his collar.

"Hey. Everything's okay." Reid kissed the top of her head, running his fingers slowly through the waves of her hair. He scooted her body over and moved so he was lying next to her. He kept one arm under her shoulder and the other gripped her around the waist, pulling her body flush to his.

She pressed her cheek against his chest and let the tears slowly slide down her pale cheeks. She placed her hand flat against his chest. Reid could feel her hand shaking against his skin and he placed his hand over it.

"I'm not going anywhere. You're not going anywhere. You're stuck with me anyhow." Sophia nodded as she felt Reid's chest shake with a small laugh. She moved her body as close as possible; making sure every inch of her body was pressed against Reid's.

"I love you." Reid whispered into her hair, kissing her softly before resting his chin on the top of her head. He watched and waited for Sophia to slowly drift to sleep. He felt her body and let out a deep sigh. He closed his eyes and let the tears of relief and exhaustion slowly fall down his cheeks, the quiet room eventually putting him to sleep.