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Spencer walked into the lobby of the hotel, he had no way of knowing if Gary was already in his hotel room or not. If he knew Gary as well as he thought he did, he would already be in his room; probably disconnecting the phone. He knew that this was probably one of the stupidest decisions that he could have made, but he was doing what he thought was right.
In a few minutes he was standing outside his own hotel room door. He couldn't breathe, his hands were cold and he was pretty sure that if he didn't get this over with quickly he was going to faint. That would be brilliant. Reid shook his head, nope; this was not going to go well. He attempted to take a deep breath and put his hand on the door knob.
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Morgan was irritable and thought this was complete and utter bullshit. Why didn't Reid tell him before that something was wrong? Why hadn't he trusted him enough to tell him the truth and then to decide that he was going to go 'visiting with his ex-boyfriend/stalker alone….well that was just ludicrous. He had enough, taking the note off the table he walked over to Hotch. He knew that it had only been a few minutes since Spencer had left he still had time to try and meet Reid before he walked into a potentially dangerous situation.
"Hotch, I'm going to go after him." He handed Aaron the piece of paper that Reid had scribbled his note on.
"Take one of the police officers with you. The last thing I need is for this particular police force saying how we stepped on their toes and didn't tell them enough about what we were doing."
Morgan nodded. "Officer Roberts, why don't you come with me? We may have a lead and I want to check it out."
Officer Roberts shrugged, "Sure."
As they headed out, Hotch shook his head. Reid should have known better. He should have known that it was never a good idea to go after an Unsub by yourself and that if you were planning to do that, and then if you were Reid, the last person that you would tell would be Morgan. Everyone knew that Morgan treated Reid like he was the younger brother and always wanted to make sure that the doctor stayed out of harms way. He pitied this Gary Lifton, if he was their suspect. He also figured that with Morgan hot on their heels it would be in that man's best interest not to hurt Reid in any way, shape or form. He knew that Reid could talk Morgan out of beating the man unconscious. He also knew that once this case was over, he and Reid were going to have to sit down and have a very long discussion about personal responsibilities and trusting the people that you work with.
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Reid put his hand on the door handle, took a deep breath, turned the handle and opened the door. He half expected to see Gary sitting in the little living room type area. But there wasn't anyone there. Seeing as he hadn't needed to use his key to get into his room, and he knew that he had locked the door behind him, he knew that Gary had to be in there, somewhere. He closed the door behind him. "Gary?"
Suddenly, all the lights that he had turned on were shut off. He tried to keep his breathing steady as he realized that he was completely in the dark. He hated the fact that once upon a time, he had Gary had been close. They had been close enough that they had discussed spending the rest of their lives together and he had told Gary things; things that he hadn't dared tell anyone. This included telling him about his childish and irrational fear of the dark; now he regretted being so personal with him. Gary had been his first serious relationship, what was he talking about, that guy had been his first relationship period and he had jumped in with both feet.
The start of their relationship had been innocent enough. They had met at a coffee shop, and Gary like everyone else had been wowed by the fact that at that point Reid had just turned 19 and he already knew more than Gary. They made plans to meet a couple of days later and it wasn't long before they had started going steady. From the beginning Spencer did notice that Gary's behaviour was a bit off. He always wanted to know where Spencer was going, how long he would be there and when he was coming back.
In the back of his mind Spencer knew that that type of behaviour would only lead to more trouble but in his youthful arrogance, he decided that he should stick with Gary. After all, perhaps the older man was just trying to be protective. It didn't take a rocket scientist to know that as far as personal relationships went Spencer was more than just a little clueless so he let the relationship continue.
Spencer snapped back into his present situation when he felt something brush against his arm. He went to jump back and that's when he felt a hand clamp around his mouth. He was shaking and he couldn't breathe. His heart was pounding in his chest and he was pretty sure that the room was spinning. He tried to fight with the dizziness that was making his head spin and he was beginning to get slightly nauseous. He tried to will those feelings away, knowing that right now was not the best time to puke and pass out. With the luck that he was having he would probably land in it. Without his permission his entire world became blank as he passed out.
In a few minutes he was standing outside his own hotel room door. He couldn't breathe, his hands were cold and he was pretty sure that if he didn't get this over with quickly he was going to faint. That would be brilliant. Reid shook his head, nope; this was not going to go well. He attempted to take a deep breath and put his hand on the door knob.
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Morgan was irritable and thought this was complete and utter bullshit. Why didn't Reid tell him before that something was wrong? Why hadn't he trusted him enough to tell him the truth and then to decide that he was going to go 'visiting with his ex-boyfriend/stalker alone….well that was just ludicrous. He had enough, taking the note off the table he walked over to Hotch. He knew that it had only been a few minutes since Spencer had left he still had time to try and meet Reid before he walked into a potentially dangerous situation.
"Hotch, I'm going to go after him." He handed Aaron the piece of paper that Reid had scribbled his note on.
"Take one of the police officers with you. The last thing I need is for this particular police force saying how we stepped on their toes and didn't tell them enough about what we were doing."
Morgan nodded. "Officer Roberts, why don't you come with me? We may have a lead and I want to check it out."
Officer Roberts shrugged, "Sure."
As they headed out, Hotch shook his head. Reid should have known better. He should have known that it was never a good idea to go after an Unsub by yourself and that if you were planning to do that, and then if you were Reid, the last person that you would tell would be Morgan. Everyone knew that Morgan treated Reid like he was the younger brother and always wanted to make sure that the doctor stayed out of harms way. He pitied this Gary Lifton, if he was their suspect. He also figured that with Morgan hot on their heels it would be in that man's best interest not to hurt Reid in any way, shape or form. He knew that Reid could talk Morgan out of beating the man unconscious. He also knew that once this case was over, he and Reid were going to have to sit down and have a very long discussion about personal responsibilities and trusting the people that you work with.
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Reid put his hand on the door handle, took a deep breath, turned the handle and opened the door. He half expected to see Gary sitting in the little living room type area. But there wasn't anyone there. Seeing as he hadn't needed to use his key to get into his room, and he knew that he had locked the door behind him, he knew that Gary had to be in there, somewhere. He closed the door behind him. "Gary?"
Suddenly, all the lights that he had turned on were shut off. He tried to keep his breathing steady as he realized that he was completely in the dark. He hated the fact that once upon a time, he had Gary had been close. They had been close enough that they had discussed spending the rest of their lives together and he had told Gary things; things that he hadn't dared tell anyone. This included telling him about his childish and irrational fear of the dark; now he regretted being so personal with him. Gary had been his first serious relationship, what was he talking about, that guy had been his first relationship period and he had jumped in with both feet.
The start of their relationship had been innocent enough. They had met at a coffee shop, and Gary like everyone else had been wowed by the fact that at that point Reid had just turned 19 and he already knew more than Gary. They made plans to meet a couple of days later and it wasn't long before they had started going steady. From the beginning Spencer did notice that Gary's behaviour was a bit off. He always wanted to know where Spencer was going, how long he would be there and when he was coming back.
In the back of his mind Spencer knew that that type of behaviour would only lead to more trouble but in his youthful arrogance, he decided that he should stick with Gary. After all, perhaps the older man was just trying to be protective. It didn't take a rocket scientist to know that as far as personal relationships went Spencer was more than just a little clueless so he let the relationship continue.
Spencer snapped back into his present situation when he felt something brush against his arm. He went to jump back and that's when he felt a hand clamp around his mouth. He was shaking and he couldn't breathe. His heart was pounding in his chest and he was pretty sure that the room was spinning. He tried to fight with the dizziness that was making his head spin and he was beginning to get slightly nauseous. He tried to will those feelings away, knowing that right now was not the best time to puke and pass out. With the luck that he was having he would probably land in it. Without his permission his entire world became blank as he passed out.
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