When Morgan and Reid reached the top of the flight of stairs they stopped for a couple minutes in order for Reid to catch his breath. He had broken a sweat, and his forehead was speckled with beats of fluid.
All Morgan wanted to do was pull the younger man into his arms, and hold him until the shaking stopped. Sadly, Derek knew this was not something he could do until the case was over. Once Reid had caught his breath, the two men continued following the attendant at the desks directions until they found themselves outside the respective the door was a paper sign that looked hand crafted that read Addison Baker.
The two men looked at each other before Reid reached out to knock smartly on the plywood door. When the sound of someone inside called out for them to come on in.
As they entered the room Morgan and Reid found themselves confronted by the image of a woman hooked up to countless machines monitoring her life signs. As their eyes travelled around the room, the eyes of the men rested on the frail face of the woman in the center of all the noise.
"How can I help you two?" Addison Baker's voice was frail and papery. It was a though her throat was lined with sand paper.
The two men looked at each other, their eyes sliding over each other's faces, waiting to see who would talk first, as it turns out Morgan was the first to regain his voice."We were wondering if we could ask you some questions about your former friend, Meredith Williams. Anything you could tell us about her would be appreciated." Both men watched the woman's face to see whether she had known anything about her former friend's fate before they talked to her about it.
Addison looked thoughtful for a second or two, before shaking her head as if to clear her thoughts."I haven't heard from her in years. We were friends a really long time ago." She paused for a second before continuing. "She was the first woman that I ever fell in love with. I think we were in high school when we both realized that we had feelings for each other. She was the first person I ever kissed. But I haven't seen her in years. I went to colleges across the country from her, and we never got in touch on breaks. I can't remember the last time I heard her name." The woman fell silent letting the end of her sentence trail off, it was clear that she was thinking about long distant memories.
"So, you haven't had any contact with her within the past six months?" Spencer's voice was shaky and unclear, the slight tremor of his hands was barely noticeable. However, to Derek, Spencer's shaking seemed to be wracking his body.
"Didn't I just say that I hadn't?" Addison Baker's voice was irritated and sharp, it was as though all the tubes sticking out of her body had drained all of the sweetness out of her, leaving a harsh and bitter shell.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but we have to be sure." Morgan attempted to keep the anger out of his voice, no one got away with talking to his pretty boy like that. Instead of speaking out loud, the woman in front of the two men nodded her affirmation. Then a quizzical look crossed her face, asking why they wanted to know this information. Noticing this, Derek told her why they were asking these questions.