Hey everyone, here is the next chapter for you all. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. This is a nice chapter where things get revealed between Reid and Morgan. It's a simple but great chapter I think. Like I said in the last chapter, nothing major will happen in this chapter as Reid is still recovering but he becomes more comfortable with who he is. Enjoy and I hope to hear from you all.

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Reid looked at Morgan as they sat together in the car, they had both tried to offer to get the food but Garcia had insisted on going in and getting it herself. He felt a growing feeling inside of him, a feeling he kept trying to push down but couldn't help wanting to accept it. He turned away from Morgan and hoped that he would stop feeling like this. Morgan liked women and he knew nothing could ever happen between them, he wouldn't be ready for anything serious for a while. Martin had left lasting marks on his body and on his soul.

"Reid, can I talk to you about something?" Morgan said, breaking the silence in the car.

"Yeah, sure," he nodded as he pulled his sleeves over his hands. "What do you want to talk about?"

"I've tried to put it away in my head but I need to know something. After you got attacked in the men's room, you went home and fell asleep against Garcia, I came in and while Garcia and myself talked, you said something in your sleep. You said Morgan, love you."

Reid felt embarrassment rush through him, he bit his lip and turned away from Morgan. "It was just something I said in my sleep."

"Reid, you're showing all the signs of lying. Explain to me why you said that in your dreams. I'll listen to you."

"I'm not going to make a fool of myself," Reid shook his head. "I know I'm not the man you thought I was and I'm so happy that you've stayed friends with me. I had a friend before I started at the BAU, he found out I was gay and he called me a bunch of names, he didn't speak to me after he found out the truth."

"You thought I would turn away from you because of your sexuality," Morgan said. "I would never do that."

"I was afraid you would," Reid shrugged. "I know I lied to you all but I never wanted to, Morgan. Like I've told you all before, I was ready to tell you the truth and introduce you all to Martin but he talked me out of it. I wish I hadn't listened to him. When I wanted to tell you, I couldn't. I said what I said in my sleep because I do have feelings for you, I won't deny that. You're my best friend, you protect me and I'm happy when I'm around you. I know that nothing can ever come from what I feel and I would rather stay friends with you than lose you over this. Most the time, Martin thought I was cheating on him with you, he didn't like you."

Morgan stared out the window for a moment as he processed everything that Reid had just told him. Before he told Reid what he felt, he wanted an answer to a question. "Reid, what did he do to you when he thought you cheated on him with me?"

"He beat me, forced me to do things I didn't want to do and shut me inside the closet all night. After a while, I hid glow sticks in there so I didn't have to sit in the dark. Looking back, he did so much over eight months and I don't know how I survived it all. He controlled my life, broke my heart and almost murdered me. I panicked and felt nothing but fear when he stabbed me. I felt it go in and when I screamed, he pinned me against the wall and stabbed me two more times."

Morgan watched as Reid began to get upset, he reached over and put his arm around Reid. "Don't get upset, it's okay. You survived that night and you survived Martin, you're strong and I want you to always remember that."

"I just can't get over the fact that I thought I was going to die laying on my bedroom floor by Martin's hand. I came home that night, late from Henry's party and he made me pay for being late. He raped me and it hurt so much. I just want to spend the rest of my life with hope, I don't want to spend the rest of my life making stupid decisions like I did with Martin."

"Would I be a stupid decision?" Morgan asked.

"I don't understand," Reid said.

"Listen to me and don't say anything till I'm finished. I'm not what I seem either. Garcia knows this but no-one else knows, not even my mother and sisters know what I'm about to tell you. I'm bisexual, Reid, and I've been with men before. I was even in a relationship with one but that didn't work out. I like both men and women. You're not ready now but when you are and only if you want to, I'd be more than happy to take you to dinner, on a date. I won't deny that I've had those thoughts about you before because I've had those thoughts. When I found out about Martin and what he had done to you, I couldn't control the anger I felt, I care about you because I do love you in so many ways. It hurt to see you upset and scared because of that bastard."

"Why didn't you ever tell me how you felt?"

"I didn't know you were gay," Morgan smiled gently. "You're scared to tell me about your feelings for me because you thought I was only interested in women and I didn't tell you about my feelings because I thought you were into women too."

Reid couldn't help the small laugh that came from him, he put his hand over his mouth and continued to laugh gently. He brought his hand away. "I'm sorry, I just feel happy."

"Well, being happy is something you should embrace. So would you like to go to dinner on a date? Only when you're ready though."

"Why don't you think I'm ready?"

"Reid, you're getting over a lot of traumatic abuse and Martin has left an impact on your life. I want to give you time to recover and be ready for life again. You know I'm right. You've got to rebuild your life again, I'll be there every step of the way and I'll be there when you're ready for that night out. I need a yes or a no about that night."

"Yes," Reid smiled softly. "I'd like to go out with you on date."

The back door opened and Garcia climbed in. "That line was ridiculous. I got some extra food too. What have you two been talking about?"

"Just planning the future," Morgan told her.

Morgan slept on the couch, he woke up when he heard a noise from next to him. He let out a small moan and pushed off the blanket over him, he looked to the front door and found it open. He grabbed his gun from his bag and rushed to Reid's room, he looked in and found Reid wasn't in his bed. He checked the bathroom for any sign of him before rushing and checking on Garcia.

"Garcia!" he called.

"What?" she said as she jolted up from her bed. "What'ssss going on?"

"Reid isn't in his bed, the front door is open, I need to go after him. Just stay here," he said.

"I'm coming with you," Garcia shook her head as she quickly pulled on her pink slippers. They both walked out of the apartment and down the stairs, they heard the main entrance door open and rushed down the steps and out of the door.

"Reid!" Garcia called as she watched him walking down the sidewalk. They both rushed after him, Garcia reached him first and took his arm. "Reid, what are you doing?"

"Bridge, I have to get to the bridge," Reid mumbled as he continued to walk.

"Sweetie, what are you talking about?"

Morgan waved his hand in front of Spencer's face. "Garcia, I think he's sleep walking."

"Are you serious?"

Morgan stepped forward and gently turned Reid around so he was now walking back to Garcia's apartment. "Have to get to bridge."

"We're going to the bridge," Morgan spoke gently to Reid. "This is the way, kid."

"Why is he talking about going to a bridge?" Garcia asked.

"I don't know but we can ask him that when he wakes up, baby girl."

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