*Woohoo another chapter! Sorry I missed another week but with exams and school ending it's been busy! But here it is!*

It took Reid 1.2 minutes to read 1 file, 11 files after the office conflict the team was called to the conference room. Everyone took their regular seats and faced the all too grossed out looking Garcia standing beside the screen.

"Ok so we have another crazy psychopath on our hands from Smallwood State who shot and killed Emily Herrick in front of her fiancée Adam McAlistar in their own home. The shooting happened around 7:32pm, neighbor Joseph called 911 around 7:35 and police found the husband unconscious in the room next to her."

"How did the unsub get into the house?" Morgan asked

"The couples home had a security camera installed at the front door, it caught an innocent looking salesman who obviously knew the camera angles and never had his face shown. The husband opened the door when he was attacked and that's when the man walked off camera and was seen walking out 10 minutes later with a gun, still not showing his face."

"This unsub had obviously been watching this couple for a while and had time to study the house if he had known where the camera was." Prentiss added.

"Was there suspicious behavior around the house earlier on?" Hotch questioned deep in thought.

"The security camera was installed because of a break in 3 weeks earlier..."

"Get ready to go, meet by the vans in 30... Reid, that includes you." Nobody noticed until then that Reid hadn't said anything through the entire presentation. Without reacting he stood up and exited followed by the others.

30 minutes passed and Reid dragged himself towards the van sitting down in the back passengers seat. Hotch was driving, Rossi sat in the passenger seat. The other van held Morgan and Prentiss who took the lean in bringing them to the crime scene.

A long hours drive of absolute silence passed slowly until finally the vans arrived at the Smallwood State police department. Stepping out of the car the team was greeted by a older gentleman dressed in a beige police uniform draped with medals and badges of different sizes and importance.

"Glad you could make it, heard you were the strongest and most successful FBI agents in a two hours travel radius, I'm Mr. Dallas, head of the department."

"Sorry to meet you on such a tragic note" Hotch stated

"I'm special agent Hotchner, these are special agents Derek Morgan, David Rossi, Emily Prentiss, and Dr. Spencer Reid." He said while pointing in their general direction. Mr. Dallas quickly bobbed his head in welcome and began walking them into the department, leading them into what looked to be a conference room consisting of a large rectangular table and a small but function able whiteboard with a map stuck to it.

"I hope you find this space to your liking, If there's any other information you need don't hesitate to come to me." He said before turning around and heading towards his office.

"Ok there's no time to lose, Morgan and Prentiss you head over to the coroners office to get the autopsy reports, Rossi Reid and I will head over to the victims home. Call if there's any leads" Hotch stated as everyone snapped into action. Quickly jumping into the car, Reid tried to prepare himself to another mess.

"Reid, I want you to interview Rossi and I will search the crime scene." Hotch stated as they pulled into the driveway of a beautiful two story Victorian styled house. It almost seemed normal besides the cop cars and caution tape dispersed around its premises. Stepping out Reid could clearly tell who Mr. McAlistar was.

Sat over in the back of the ambulance sobbing. Reid took a deep breath and approached the man,

"Hi, I'm Dr. Spencer Reid with the BAU, you're Mr. McAlistar right?" He asked cautiously. The man slowly looked up at the agents face, his bloody shot and tired eyes meeting his.

"Yes" he replied quietly standing up to shake his hand.

"I am here to ask you a few questions regarding the...accident that happened this morning." Just at the mention of the accident he winced. Tears filled his eyes once again as he nodded quickly in agreement.

"So..umm" Reid started becoming uncomfortable under the presence of a grown man crying. "Describe what you did when the doorbell rang?"

"Well," begin, his voice cracking and wavering "The doorbell rang, my fiancee and I were sitting in the living room, and the doorbell rang so I got up and opened it, and there was a man who looked like any regular business man so I said Hello and he jumped forward and hit me with the butt of his gun. I fell and.. and... and" his voice began to quaver, dangerously close to crying again.

"Please continue Mr. McAlistar, any information could help us with the case..."

"I...I fell and he walked pasted me, and I heard Emily scream and I blacked out. I couldn't help her, I loved her with all my heart and now she's gone!" The tears had began falling again and his sobbed wrenched through his body. That's when it hit Reid. Everything was taken from his grasp in seconds, just like JJ. His heart dropped to his feet and everything became unbearable all Reid could hear was the continuous heart wrenching whimpers and sobs of Mr. Mcalistar everything seemed to lay and weigh down on his shoulders. He could NOT be there any longer. Running from the ambulance he turned around to quickly glance at the figure of Mr. Mcalistar before facing forward and bumping into Morgan.

"Woah! Reid are you ok?" Hotch asked. Quickly fixing his vest he nodded "Yes"

"Well we just finished pretty boy ready to go?"

"Yes" he answered quickly and they all walked to the car.

It seemed to take way too long to reach the BAU.

"Everyone head home and get some rest." Hotch announced before turning to leave to his office. Reid grabbed his stuff and ran towards his car and sped home. How could things as terrible as losing a first love happen to MULTIPLE people? He parked the car and quickly rushed to the elevator and punched the 4 button. His leg twitched nervously as the elevator inched its way to his floor. Finally the doors opened and he ran down the hall and unlocked his door. Tossing his satchel on the sofa and shutting the front door quick he quickly ran into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. His adrenalin was pumping at an all time high, his hands shaking furiously as he grabbed the bottle and filled the syringe. Sitting down quickly he stabbed the needle into his forearm and enjoyed as the black filled his vision.

*Another plot twist next chapter! What did you think? Thanks for reading!*

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