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Reid had been the first one on the jet the next day. They had agreed that they would leave bright and early the next morning. No one had mentioned to Reid that Hotch wanted to talk with him and no one had mentioned anything about Gary or the fact that Morgan had sat up with him just to make sure that everything was okay.
Reid wasn't stupid and he also wasn't surprised when Hotch was the next person to board. He was less surprised when Hotch sat next to him. He would have been more worried if he hadn't. If he hadn't sat next to him, then that would have meant that he was really angry and that they would probably have a long discussion in his office.
"I'll make this brief. If you ever do anything like that again I will be forced to reprimand you and make a report. Do you realize how stupid of you that was? Knowing that you're ex-boyfriend was the Unsub is one thing but then deciding to meet with him alone and without back up? What if he had been able to get away with you? I don't care what issues you're facing, if I've said it once then I've said it a hundred times; you are a part of a family now. If you have a problem there is no use trying to deal with it on your own. Trust me. Trust us. Do you understand me? We already almost lost you; I refuse to let that happen again."
Reid was shocked and had no idea what he was supposed to say. He knew that he had to say something. There was no way that Hotch was going to let this one go. He knew that he was going to have to truthful with Hotch, the way that he had been with Morgan. Reid licked his bottom lip and stared out the window while he gathered his thoughts.
"Okay. I know that what I did was stupid. I know that when Gary first starting becoming a problem after we broke up that I should have done something, or at the very least told someone what he was doing. And I know that meeting up with him alone, was one of the dumbest things that I could have done. I'm sorry and it will never happen again. It's just I thought that he was no big deal and that if he was the killer that I could talk to him. I thought that everyone thought that I was weak and I needed to prove that I wasn't. I know how stupid that sounds and I don't expect you to understand."
Aaron looked at the young doctor for a moment. What Spencer didn't seem to understand was that he did get it. He knew what it was like to doubt every decision that you made. He put his hand on Spencer's shoulder. "I'm not angry, just a little disappointed. I trust you to make the right decision but at the same time I don't want to see you hurt. Just, from now on, if you have a problem, whatever it is, just come and talk to me."
Spencer nodded. He had no intention of ever talking to Hotch about the skeletons in his closet but it was nice to know that someone cared. He watched as Hotch leaned back and closed his eyes. Hotch wasn't stupid, he had a feeling that his plea fell on deaf ears but he knew that he had to let Spencer know that no matter how thick things got, he still had the whole team on his side. He knew that he couldn't make Spencer make the decision; in the end it was all in the hands of the genius. Spencer leaned back in his seat and for the first time in a long time felt at ease with the way things were going.
The End.
Reid wasn't stupid and he also wasn't surprised when Hotch was the next person to board. He was less surprised when Hotch sat next to him. He would have been more worried if he hadn't. If he hadn't sat next to him, then that would have meant that he was really angry and that they would probably have a long discussion in his office.
"I'll make this brief. If you ever do anything like that again I will be forced to reprimand you and make a report. Do you realize how stupid of you that was? Knowing that you're ex-boyfriend was the Unsub is one thing but then deciding to meet with him alone and without back up? What if he had been able to get away with you? I don't care what issues you're facing, if I've said it once then I've said it a hundred times; you are a part of a family now. If you have a problem there is no use trying to deal with it on your own. Trust me. Trust us. Do you understand me? We already almost lost you; I refuse to let that happen again."
Reid was shocked and had no idea what he was supposed to say. He knew that he had to say something. There was no way that Hotch was going to let this one go. He knew that he was going to have to truthful with Hotch, the way that he had been with Morgan. Reid licked his bottom lip and stared out the window while he gathered his thoughts.
"Okay. I know that what I did was stupid. I know that when Gary first starting becoming a problem after we broke up that I should have done something, or at the very least told someone what he was doing. And I know that meeting up with him alone, was one of the dumbest things that I could have done. I'm sorry and it will never happen again. It's just I thought that he was no big deal and that if he was the killer that I could talk to him. I thought that everyone thought that I was weak and I needed to prove that I wasn't. I know how stupid that sounds and I don't expect you to understand."
Aaron looked at the young doctor for a moment. What Spencer didn't seem to understand was that he did get it. He knew what it was like to doubt every decision that you made. He put his hand on Spencer's shoulder. "I'm not angry, just a little disappointed. I trust you to make the right decision but at the same time I don't want to see you hurt. Just, from now on, if you have a problem, whatever it is, just come and talk to me."
Spencer nodded. He had no intention of ever talking to Hotch about the skeletons in his closet but it was nice to know that someone cared. He watched as Hotch leaned back and closed his eyes. Hotch wasn't stupid, he had a feeling that his plea fell on deaf ears but he knew that he had to let Spencer know that no matter how thick things got, he still had the whole team on his side. He knew that he couldn't make Spencer make the decision; in the end it was all in the hands of the genius. Spencer leaned back in his seat and for the first time in a long time felt at ease with the way things were going.
The End.
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