"The BAU! I can't believe it. That probably means he doesn't know we are half-brothers/brothers or else he would of said something in the time we have worked together," Reid said almost shocked that he has worked with him for a long time. It was surreal. This is something no-one could make up.
Garcia nodded "I can't believe it either. I can't seem to find a name yet though. It seems his records are sealed. But I suppose that is expected when you work for the FBI!" She said. It was awesome but scary that two people were related in the BAU. She couldn't believe she didn't know about this sooner.
"Go back to the adoption records. Find out who adopted him." Reid said peering over the screen where she had the adoption records.
Garcia glanced over at Reid then saw him move away "Sorry, "Reid muttered. It had been the second time this morning he had been told off by Garcia. He didn't want to make it a third time. She might slap him and he didn't want to explain a handprint bruise on the side of his face to the rest of the team.
"You were breathing on me," Garcia laughed. Then she went back to the screen.
"Oh my god, Reid. I've got his adoption papers. He was adopted by Sarah and Philip ho..." Garcia started then read the name. In her mind this was surreal. She couldn't believe what her screen was saying. It was totally surreal. She just hoped nothing happened to make it awkward between everyone.
"What is it Garcia?" Reid asked smiling slightly. He knew she had found out who it was. He hoped it was Morgan because they already had such a good brotherly relationship. But deep down he knew it wasn't Morgan and he knew it wasn't Rossi. He was about the same age as his mum so it wasn't him. There was only one man it could be. He didn't like thinking like that though.
"You're not going to like this, Reid. It's Hotch!" Garcia said spinning the chair to face him. Garcia was shocked that her big, scary boss was related to the young, clever Reid. This couldn't be happening. This would definitely make things very awkward.
"What do you mean it's Hotch?" Reid asked realising his brain had been right. He felt betrayed, shocked, stunned, excited, pleased and most of all embarrassed. He was embarrassed that his boss, his friend had been his brother/ his half-brother. It wasn't that Hotch was embarrassing; it was that he would be treated more like a baby if Hotch found out. That of course would be inevitabl.
"Sara and Philip Hotchner are his adoptive parents." Garcia said looking back at the screen. She was still getting over the shock of her boss and her mini genius being related.
Reid's eyes widened reading the screen himself and he also saw the name they gave him 'Aaron Hotchner' it said. He couldn't believe his mum would give up a child without even naming him. Maybe Hotch was the lucky one. His mum was a paranoid schizophrenic who he had to look after until he was 17. He had paid for her to live in a nice home whereas Hotch never had to worry. He never had to know. Reid couldn't help but feel jealous. But overall he wondered how his mum could give up one child but keep the other. Something was just not right!
Garcia was about to say something when Reid walked out of her office and started to head up to where Hotch was. Before he got up to his office, Morgan stepped in front of him and said "what you in such a hurry pretty boy?"
He turned around and shouted "Morgan, Fuck off. I need to talk to Hotch. This is none of you business. Do you know what, I am sick of this. I am sick of being asked what I am doing all the time. This isn't the time to talk to me. What Foster said was true and he is part of the BAU. Now if I can I will find out if he knew anything! By the way I need to talk to Hotch ,get some time off, and you need to get out of my way before anything happens." Reid shouted. Everyone in the bull pen took an eager interest in what Reid was saying. None of them had seen him like this. They were worried but excited. Reid was never like this!
"Whoa slow down there. Who is it?" Morgan asked as he ran to keep up with Reid's increasing pace. He put an arm around his shoulder.
Reid suddenly stopped and looked up to Hotch's office. Morgan would find out eventually. He thought.
"You're kidding! Pretty boy, you're not saying what I think you are saying! Are you?" Morgan asked and Reid shook his head. He decided he had already said too much. He needed to talk to Hotch, to get answers. The unknown was always his greatest enemy. Morgan moved out the way wondering what Reid was actually saying. For all Morgan knew, he might be Reid's half-brother. That would be cool! He thought to himself.
"Thank you," Reid said. This left Morgan asking more questions than Reid was answering. He just looked up as Reid was walking up the stairs towards Hotch's office and knocked on the door. "Come in," He heard Hotch say.
Reid walked in and looked at a concerned Hotch. Obviously Hotch had heard him shouting at Morgan. "Reid, what do you want?" Hotch asked as he saw Reid take a seat. Reid would have been in so much trouble if everybody wasn't worried about him.
"I need to talk to the unsub from yesterday," Reid said shyly. He needed answers to questions he didn't ask until yesterday. Yeah, sure Garcia's computers could tell him stuff he wanted to know but he needed to know how Foster knew. Why he knew? Garcia's computers couldn't answer that. Then saw Hotch's face change from anxious smile to a curious frown.
"You're not serious about what that sick killer said yesterday. Are you?" He asked. He couldn't let one of his best agents be bogged down with a lie. It would ruin Reid's life and potentially the team's future. Also he couldn't let Reid do a deal so that the sick, twisted could get a nice prison life. Hotch wanted Foster to rot in prison.
"I am and Garcia checked through adoptions records. He wasn't lying. Somehow he knew my mother had a child with someone else. Garcia and I also worked out he is part of the BAU. I need to how he knew that I had a brother! It's not normal. Let's face it, I didn't know and he did. I think this might be bad news for the team. If he knew stuff I didn't know about my family, what could he know about the team?" Reid explained. Reid didn't like talking to Hotch unless it was about work especially in his office. It just was weird.
"I'll take you there later if you must. But while you speak to him you need to find out if he knows anything else about any other member of the team. If he does, well we are all in danger!" Hotch said slightly curious now he knew that Reid may had been working with his brother for a few years. He was also worried that this crazed killer knew stuff about the team. If he did, he might tell someone in the prison. Then they would definitely all be in danger.
"You won't. Someone else has to take me." Reid said knowing he would have to tell him. If Hotch came and he didn't tell him before they left, he would be in trouble. He was already in trouble with Morgan. He didn't want to be in trouble with his boss too.
"Why not, me?" Hotch asked now wondering if Reid was hiding something. He didn't want to find out something bad about Reid from another member off the team. If Reid was self-harming or doing drugs again. That thought disturbed him. He really didn't want to think Reid was doing anything like that. He wanted to believe Reid was innocent in a world of guilty.
"Because my brother…" Reid paused and gulped. He really didn't want to tell Hotch yet. Well he didn't want to tell Hotch without official papers. To be honest he didn't want to tell Hotch at all. He wanted this just to be a huge nightmare which he could awake from. This was real life though, so everything would come out eventually. It would be better if it came straight from the horse's mouth. "I mean Garcia worked out my brother to be …well you" Reid said slightly quietly. It was super embarrassing. He looked down and wished he had never said anything.
Hotch's eyes widened when Reid said it was him he couldn't believe it. Reid and him were brothers?!
