Doesn't it Help?

Summary: All it took was one final straw that triggered Reid's downfall. Because of an accident, he falls back into his old drug habit and old nightmares plague the youngest agent. Can he recover with the help of the people he cares about most? (Rated T for drug abuse.)

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Criminal Minds. (I wish I owned Reid.)

JJ couldn't stand the silence anymore as she drove towards the restaurant. The radio only helped so much.

"Spence, I can tell that you're hurting."

"Stop. Just stop, JJ. I can't do this."

"Stop pushing me away," JJ begged.

"You'll just leave like all of the others. Can't you see? Don't get too close. You'll just get hurt. Everything I touch gets ruined."

She wondered if he was protecting her or himself. JJ wanted to cry seeing Spencer like that. She thought back, had he ever really been given a chance to mourn his mother, or even Maeve?

"Spence?" She whispered, unable to say anything else. She tried to hug him as she put the car in park, but he was stiff as a board so she let go of him sadly.

"How long until it goes away? How long until I can sleep without seeing his face?"

And for once in her life, JJ was absolutely speechless.

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Reid merely picked at his food. He just wanted to get out of there. He needed the drugs. His hand shook for it. But he couldn't get away from the team, they were hovering and it was beginning to annoy Reid.

A text appeared on JJ's phone, causing her to frown.

"They got another missing women. This times there's a witness," JJ said. "Twenty-seven year old mother Alicia Hazelett is missing and we have seventy-two hours to find her alive."

"How reliable is the witness?"

"I don't know," JJ responded. Before Spencer could she laid down the money for the food and walked out. Reid followed her silently. When they arrived Morgan was already questioning the girl. She looked to be about ten with dirty blonde hair and clean clothes, no blood on her which was a good sign.

"She's mute," Hotch told them. "Morgan's working on her with nods, but she won't say anything or even look at him."

Rossi went in the room to try and help while Reid and Hotch watched from the one-way window.

"Let's try something," Rossi suggested. "Just shake your head yes or no, okay, Amber?"

"Was the man who took your parents blond?"

Head shake. No.

"Did he have dark hair?" Derek asked. She looked at the ground.

"Amber, did he have dark hair?" Rossi asked softly.

No.

"Did he say anything to you?"

She nodded furiously and begun wildly making hand symbols.

"He said it'll be okay, I promise," Reid said.

"You know sign language?" Hotch asked.

"Some," Reid admitted. "Wait, look at the way Amber sits. Her body language."

Hotch looked at the girl. She kept her eyes away from Morgan and was sitting angled towards Rossi.

"Hotch, do you think our UnSub is a black male? She's not afraid of Rossi, maybe Morgan's appearance triggers something."

Hotch told Rossi the development and Rossi redirected his questioning.

"Amber, was the man black?"

She nodded.

"Was he bald?"

Again, she nodded.

"We profiled a man in his mid to late thirties. No wonder she hates Morgan. Our UnSub looks just like him," Hotch observed. "I'm going to call Garcia. This might lead us to our man."

"Office of all things genius, how make I kick butt for you today?"

"Hey, Garcia. Narrow your list down to black men in their thirties. This guy didn't hurt Amber, so cross check that with men who have had or currently have kids. He might have some sealed Juvie records or some violent crime charges. He looks like Morgan."

"Alright. I have 4 guys who fit your description. Kenneth Moore was arrested at fifteen for some drug charges, Adam Geeve got in a drunken fight with his friend when he was twenty-nine and ooh! Creep alert. Ew, details. Timothy Evans beat his dog to death when he was thirteen and he was suspected in the stabbing death of a local man named Samuel Smith, but there wasn't enough evidence. And him and Morgan could be twins. Except Morgan is much hotter with his sexy abs and-"

"That has to be him. Send me his address."

"Already on it, Sir. It's on your guys' phones as we speak."

A/n: Extra long chapter since I kept y'all waiting a while.

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