"How is he doing?" Hotch asks Morgan as he enters the room. Morgan has not left the room since when he was able to come up two days ago.
"He is staying awake for much longer at a time. He seems to be doing ok. It hurts him like crazy, but as usual, he takes it all in stride. I know everyone has come up to see him and everything, but how were they really after I came up?"
"To be honest at first after the shock wore off there was some anger. We consider ourselves a family and yet you two did not share this with them. Not only did you not share a relationship, but marriage. How did you think they were going to feel?"
Morgan looks over at Reid in the bed. "He still hasn't even mentioned it. I kissed him in front of Prentiss and she kind of giggled at us with Garcia, but really didn't say much more. Other than that, no one has said a word to him about it. I keep waiting for him to bring it up or say something, instead he acts like them seeing him and me being here is just normal."
"Well it is normal. Even when you weren't together, it was you that was there for him Morgan."
"Part of me was excited that I didn't have to hide it anymore. Now I think that he is just never going to act like it was said. It will just be the same."
"Give it time Morgan. There is no way that J.J. isn't going to kick his ass when he is up and about. You know that is coming Morgan. I hope I am around too."
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Reid is sitting up and reading when Garcia walks through the door.
"Hey there Boy Wonder, feeling a bit better today?" She smiles. She hands a bag to Morgan. "Here you go love, I stopped and got you a change of clothes. Go shower. I'll keep him company."
Morgan grabs the bag and heads for the bathroom, "Thanks Baby Girl."
Garcia can sense a bit of tension in the room. "Trouble in lovers paradise?"
Reid snaps his book shut, "Penelope, he is really mad at me. You would think the whole getting shot thing would help me out here but it isn't giving me an inch with him."
"Reid, I can't see him being mad about you getting shot." "Oh not about that. He is mad that I haven't addressed the fact that everyone knows we are married. He is pissed that I am just fine with not addressing it. It is out there now, so ok, let it be."
"Oh Baby Boy, you don't get it. You know Derek loves you and is proud of you being his. He tells you constantly. You are Dr. and Mr. Reid for Christ sakes. Spencer, you don't acknowledge him as yours in public. How the hell do you think he is feeling?"
"I do to acknowledge him. We go places all the time together. I never act like we are not together. He is my husband, Garcia." Reid barks.
" Oh don't get snappy with me 187. It won't do you any good. I am not going to take it easy because of a bullet wound either. I am sure it makes him feel better that he can be your husband out to dinner, but not in front of the team. Your team is your family. I understand you kept it hidden in the beginning. You have lost so much baby, I get it, but you married him. You still didn't want him saying a word. We are your family! He is so proud to be with you. I know you keeping it quiet isn't because you are not proud, but trust us Spencer, we aren't going to take him away from you."
The bathroom door opens and Morgan steps out. He looks over the scene in front of him. His Baby Girl looked like she was letting Spencer know what was up. If Dr. Reid wanted to ignore it, then Mr. Reid would go right a head and ignore it too.
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Garcia stays for a couple hours and both Reid and Morgan act fine toward one another. As Garcia leaves J.J. and Rossi enter the room. This is the first time since right after Reid was shot that J.J. has been to see Reid.
"Morgan, let me buy you a coffee." Rossi asks as he looks to Morgan, lifting his eyebrows toward J.J..
Morgan is torn with wanting to protect Spencer from the tongue lashing he is about to get, and wanting to watch the whole thing. Maybe it was time for His Doctor to deal with the choices he has made.
Morgan looks over at Reid. Reid is looking at him, his eyes begging for Morgan to stay there with him.
"Sounds good Rossi" He smiles at J.J. and Reid, "I'll be back in a bit Spencer, have fun." He doesn't wait to see Reid cringe.
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"I have to say that I am surprised you left Reid to deal with J.J. on his own. Usually you are the first to protect him from danger." Rossi jokes with Morgan.
"Maybe it is time for him to deal with somethings himself." Morgan sighs as he sips his coffee.
"I sense some anger Morgan."
"You have always been very good at profiling." Morgan says sarcastically.
"Haha. Rub it in. It isn't like you to be mad at Reid, especially when he has a gun shot wound."
"Oh he tried to play that card already. It didn't fly."
"Wow, must have really pissed you off."
"I don't know, I am just tired of certain things. He wants to act like there wasn't a major secret kept from his family. He just says it's out there so leave it. I was so happy I could tell you guys. Now it is like he wants to act like it wasn't said. Like it didn't change anything."
"He has a point, it didn't change anything..." Morgan goes to interrupt, "Now let me finish Morgan. It didn't change how we feel about you guys. It won't change how we work as a team. It does change things though. How many times has Prentiss tried to get you to go out to the clubs in the last year? How many times did we tease Reid about a cute girl or whether he was going off on a hot date. We teased each of you over and over again about your personal lives. That would never have happened. We would have invited both of you to things. We would have teased you both about who was the chick."
"Hey!" Morgan laughs.
"Morgan we would have done what normal families do. You both would have been teased and played with, but you both would have been celebrated. You are like a brother to me, Reid is practically a son to me in some ways. He didn't let us have any of that. He didn't let us see you two fall in love."
"He was scared."
"There is the protection. He will come around. He is going to have to. Prentiss and J.J. were asking Garcia if Reid was that pale all over. I can't believe she walked in on you two."
Morgan starts laughing, "Oh it was funny as hell. Spencer was a little freaked out. Thank God we were just laying there. Can you imagine if she would have come in a bit earlier?"
"I don't want to imagine. Those girls think the two of you are the cats meow. Don't forget to check the house for hidden cameras when you get home. Don't trust those three."
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"Hello Spence, How you feeling?" J.J. sits down near the bed.
"I am doing better than a couple days ago." Reid tucks his hair behind his ear.
"I'm glad. I am gonna cut right to the chase Dr. Reid."
"Before you do, I just want to say that you hid your relationship with Will for a year. You didn't say anything to anyone, for a year."
"Oh please. Everyone knew. You all knew the whole time. I was long distance dating, Spence. I was not in a serious relationship with my best friend that led to marriage. I did not hide that from everyone. I hid a boyfriend, poorly, that lived far away. You hid Morgan."
"I hid Morgan. I hid us. I did. I get it."
"You get it? You get it? Please dear brilliant Dr. Reid, with your 187 IQ and your PHDs and all that, you tell me what you get."
"You are mad that I lied. You are mad that you didn't know. That you couldn't see it."
"You are very lucky that you are wounded. I would smack you right now if you weren't." J.J. spits out at Reid. "For all your brains you can be very stupid."
Reid looks taken back by her comment.
"Don't give me that look, I don't want your puppy eyes. I don't care that I didn't see your lie. I am pissed that you kept this from us. We are your family Spence. You are Henry's Godfather. You are like my brother. You hid this from us."
"I can't exactly unhide it can I?" I can't change it J.J."
"No Shit Spence. How the hell did you get Morgan to agree to keeping this quiet?"
"I feel sick."
J.J. stands up and checks over Reid.
"No J.J., I am ok, I am sick because I am freaking out. Your mad, Derek is hardly talking to me, Garcia has put me in my place. I am freaking out J.J.. I can't fix this." Reid tries to sit up more.
"Spence, stop. Let me help you." J.J. Helps Reid sit up, "I need you to calm down. And yes I realize how stupid that sounds after yelling at you. Just because we are mad, it doesn't mean we aren't here for you or that we don't love the hell out of you. Morgan loves you. You know he does."
"He thinks I am not proud to be with him J.J., How do I fix it?"
"You can fix it Spence. Use that big brain and figure it out."
"Could you call Rossi for me, I want to ask him something." Reid asks.
"Rossi is down with Morgan now. We can just wait for them to come up."
"No I want to do it before Derek gets back."
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"Rossi here." Rossi answers the phone.
"Hey Rossi, this is Reid, can I have your ear for a minute, alone?"
"Sure, hold on a sec." Rossi stands up "Hey Morgan, give me a sec, I gotta take this."
"Yeah sure, I am going to go get Spencer a coffee to take up, I am sure he is going to need it." Morgan turns to go to the counter.
"Ok Reid, what you need?
"I was wondering if you could do me a favor..."
