When Morgan and Reid arrived at their shared hotel room, Reid immediately pulled out his cell phone.
"Checking in with the Missus?" Morgan teased.
"Just checking," Reid replied absentmindedly as he pushed several buttons. "Emma is staying in my apartment and I want to make sure she isn't having any problems."
"That's okay, Kid," Morgan smiled at him knowingly. "I'll head down to the hotel bar for a while to give you some privacy. I'm sure this single man will have no problem finding some agreeable company down there."
As he walked out of the room, he heard Reid saying, "Hello, Emma? It's me!"
When Morgan walked into the hotel bar, he found that Hotch and Rossi were already there and had staked out a corner table.
"Guys," Morgan walked over and took a seat.
"Where's Reid?" Rossi asked looking around. "Did he decide to stay in your room with a book?"
"No," Morgan smirked. "He's checking in with 'The Wife'."
"So, how is that going?" Rossi asked as he held up a glass of amber liquid to examine it.
"I really don't know," Morgan confessed. "If it was me, I would be using my laptop to call so I could admire my lovely lady while we talked. But, he's calling on his cell phone."
"Old habit, maybe?" Hotch suggested. "After all, he used to call Maeve from pay phones."
"True," Morgan agreed. "And, from what I have seen, I get the impression that he is having trouble letting go of Maeve. I'll swear that he accidently called Emma 'Maeve' when he spoke with her on the phone this morning."
"They are two completely different personalities," Rossi observed.
"They definitely are," Hotch agreed. "Maeve hid from her stalker, changing residences, changing phones, and hiding behind heavy curtains. When Emma had a stalker, she brazened it out. And, then, when she finally had her fill of being stalked, she showed up in Quantico and demanded our help. I still remember her following Reid through the door of my office."
Hotch smiled as remembered the incident. "To tell you the truth," he continued. "My first thought was that maybe Reid had knocked her up."
"From what I have seen, Emma definitely seems to be more outspoken," Morgan observed. "She certainly doesn't hesitate to argue with Reid. From what he told us about Maeve, she was more likely to genteelly debate an issue rather than confront him with it."
"Well, it still seems strange to think that Reid is married," Rossi commented. "I only hope he appreciates Emma. She's a survivor."
"That's for sure!" Morgan motioned for the waitress to come over so he could give her his order. "And, if he doesn't treat her right, I can easily see her packing it up and leaving him."
"Well," Hotch observed. "Maybe we'll just have to give him some guidance on how to treat her right."