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"You have a little girl!" Garcia said in shock. "How?"
"After I left you all, I drifted. I started drinking and I began to depend on the alcohol to keep the nightmares away. I got drunk on a few occasions and had a few one night stands. I slept with four women. The last woman I slept with was Luna. She is a beautiful woman. Blue eyes, black hair and a wonderful body. We both got drunk and we had sex. She wasn't just a one night stand though. I stayed with her for a few days before moving on. We both expected it to just be a few days of keeping each other from the world. Eight months later, I went to check on her. I just wanted to see how she was doing and I was in town for a small job. I knocked on her door and she was shocked to see me. She was almost at the end of the pregnancy and she told me that I was the father. I didn't know what to do. I explained to her what I got involved with and that I had worries about her and the baby being harmed. She was happy that I was back but she understood that if certain people found out that I was with her and that I was the father, they might try to hurt me through her. I didn't want to go but I had no choice. She gave me this locket and I always get a picture of her. I support her financially and I make sure that they have all that they want. I've visited a few times and covered my tracks. I love my daughter and I hate not being there to raise her," Reid explained.
"Oh sweetie," Garcia sighed gently before he looked at the photo. "Reid, she's beautiful."
"I know," he nodded. "Luna let me pick her name. I named her after you."
"Why did you do that?" she asked.
"Before all of this, you were the one person I didn't feel angry at. I also remembered that no matter when the team was down or going through a rough case, you would be there with cakes, drinks and a smile that lit up the room. I wanted to give my daughter a happy name."
"Thank you," she smiled. "How often do you visit?"
"I video call when it's safe and I've seen her about four times," he said before taking a deep breath. "Every time that I see her, hold her and play with her, I never want to let her go. I was depending on this last job. When I had the money, I wanted to take Luna and Penelope out of the USA, to somewhere peaceful. A place where we could finally be a family. I can't do that now. Tom is the only one that knows about Luna and my daughter. Dante knew nothing, thank god. I haven't told Jake yet. They all thought I was checking up on Henry on those occasions. Tom only found out because he walked in on a video call."
"I didn't mean to," Tom shrugged. "I've never told anyone and you know that."
"We'll find a way to get you back," Garcia smiled. "I can work some sort of computer magic."
"I don't think it will be that easy," he sighed.
"After Dr Manute gives you the all clear to leave here, we are going to see her. You've been through too much evil. You need to see her to remember the good."
"What about the guy that attacked Jake and Dante? He's still out there," Reid said. "I can't see them till I know I'm not going to get followed."
"I'll deal with the guy after us with Jake. We'll get him and we won't let him near you."
"I'll help, any way that I can," Garcia offered. Morgan nodded too.
"What about a video call?" Morgan suggested.
"I know want either of them to see me like this," Reid said adamantly. "I'll think about it. What about my Starbucks?"
They all knew that he was trying to change the subject and they went along with it. Tom walked to the table and picked up the to-go cup of Starbucks. They all smiled as Reid took the coffee and drank a deep gulp from it. They couldn't ignore how his hand shook as he held the cup on his lap. Morgan stilled it with his hands before taking it and putting it on the bedside table.
"You've been busy for the last two years," Morgan said as he sat down in nearby chair. "A daughter, new skills and a new team. Anything else we need to know about?"
"I started smoking. Only the occasional one," Reid shrugged.
"What did I just hear?" Garcia admonished. "You started smoking!"
"Only when I get stressed," he defended.
Garcia turned to Tom. "Have you got any on you? Any that he might sneak off and have."
Tom reached into his pocket and pulled out a packet. "Only these."
Garcia grabbed them from Tom's hand, walked to the window, opened it and chucked them out. She returned to the bedside. "Spencer Reid, I see one cigarette in your hands for the rest of your life and I will unleash all my wrath upon you. You know how strong my wrath is."
"I would listen to her," Tom agreed quickly.
"Okay," Reid said holding his hands up. "I officially quit."
Hotch walked up the stairs of the building. He felt exhausted but he needed to tell Reid that everything was over when it came to William Johnson. He walked into the room and saw Reid asleep while Garcia knitted in the corner. She stopped knitting and looked at him.
"Hotch, is everything okay?"
"It's over," Hotch said. "William Johnson can't hurt him anymore."
"I don't want to know what you did but thank you," she smiled gently. "He's been getting some stuff out. It's a long way till he is recovers and he has changed but Tom wants us to connect with Reid again and so do I."
"I didn't break the promise this time," Hotch smiled. He saw the locket open, with the picture showing. The chain was around Reid's hand. "What is that? Who are they?"
"Penelope and Luna," Garcia said gently. "The little girl is Penelope, Reid's daughter, and Luna is the mother."
"He has a daughter," Hotch said, surprise in his mind. "She is definitely his. She looks just like him."
"It isn't fair to him," she said quietly. "He didn't find out till he went back and visited Luna. She was only a few weeks from giving birth. He can't be with them because of everything he has done. He doesn't want to risk their lives. He told us that he supports them financially and he has only seen Penelope a few times since she was born."
"Penelope," Hotch smiled. "I don't need to be a profiler to know who he named her after."
"I want to give him his life back," Garcia whispered. "I want him to live with Luna and his daughter. He deserves happiness after everything that he has gone through. I know he can't ever come back to the BAU but maybe, he could back to Virgina. I mean, who actually know about the jobs he has done. If I couldn't find him in the last two years, no-one can."
"We'll deal with that after he has recovered."
"Do you want some alone time, Hotch? To talk to him."
"If you wouldn't mind, Garcia."
"Hold him down," Jason laughed at him. The man who had raped him recently held his arms down while Jason forced his legs apart.
"You're dead," Reid screamed. "Both of you."
"You wish," Jason grinned. "When I start, I'm never going to stop. My little whore forever."
Reid jolted awake and tried to sit up. He cried out as pain ripped through him. "Ah, god!"
Hotch put his hands to Reid's shoulders and pushed him back to the bed. "Stay laid down," he ordered. "It's okay. It was only a nightmare."
"I know," Reid breathed. "I know. Wait, what are you doing here?"
"William Johnson is dead. He can't hurt you anymore. No-one will find him. It's over, he won't ever come after you again."
"It's over," Reid said before tears came to his eyes. He let out a small laughed followed by a sob. "It's over."
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