Chapter 6

The kitchen inside the old victorian house was plain, it seemed to be stuck in the previous century, spencer noted as he let his eyes wander around the older kitchen. the woman sat across the table from hi, they were separated by a small circular table that is made from worn wood. Morgan watched the woman across from spencer watch the younger man. he couldn't help but let his protective side show when around this man.

"my name is alice roberts. i assume that you are here about my daughter meredith." when the woman spoke it was more a statement than a question. derek nodded before uttering a "yes m'am" before turning back to watch spencer. as though feeling the set of eyes watching him; spencer looked up before turning to look at Alice Roberts.

"we want to know everything there is to know about your daughter. it will help when we put together the profile of the unsub." reid was the first to speak, addressing the oldest person in the room. the woman grimaced, looking away from the two men and glancing towards the door that led into the kitchen. sighing she turned back to look at Spencer and Derek.

"do the people you work with know that you're together? do your parents know that you are with another man?" the question was abrupt and unexpected. Reid sat there in his chair, shocked that this woman that they had barely known for more than fifteen minutes could see the emotions that the two men shared for each other.

"what are you... i don't..." reid stuttered, barely managing to get the words out. Alice rolled her eyes, looking as though the genius had asked the stupidest question he could.

"i'm not blind. the way you look at each other," turning to morgan she continued, "you look like you would do anything to protect him. he means everything to you." she then turned to reid saying; "and the way that you move around him, he's the center of your universe. you'd have to be blind not to notice the conection between you too." finished speaking, Alice looked up at the looks of shock that were residing on the two FBI's agents face. Morgan cleared his throat, trying to break the silence that had followed the woman's words.

"if we could get back to your daughter. it's important you tell us everything you know." Alice nodded before continuing to speak.

"my husband kicked Merry out of the house when she was eighteen. he had just found out that she was a lesbian." Alice's voice faltered. "i knew... i knew long before. mother's instinct. she was still a child when i started to realize that she wasn't attracted to boys. her best friend Addy..." she paused again, letting her voice trail off, taking a deep breath she continued. "that was how i need about you two. the way you moved around each other was the same way that Merry moved around Addy. it was clear that they loved each other."

"m'am could you tell us what 'addy's' full name is?" reid'ss voice was soft, cutting through the empty noise that followed the woman's words. Alice looked up, letting her eyes meet the younger man's.

"her name was Addison Baker. she moved to town when Merry was seven." spencer nodded, commiting the name to his edetic memory.