Fingertips | Spencer Reid

Chapter 62

Chapter 62

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QUESTION OF THE CHAPTER: What's your favourite flower?

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-Quantico, Virginia-

Morgan sat behind his desk, eyes scanning every movement- every slow movement, that the genius did. He hadn't been the only one to notice how blue the boy had looked for the past few weeks. And he also wasn't the only one that worried.

They attributed it all to Thaleia not being around. And they were half right. They just didn't know what he did, what Penelope knew as well.

"Do you think we should try to take him out tonight?" Prentiss asked the man, leaning on the side of his desk.

"I have tried multiple times already" the blonde joined the conversation before Derek could reply "He doesn't even accept coming to my place to see Henry"

"We can't leave him be... he's not the same- we're lucky we aren't getting big cases" the genius' best friend spoke shaking his head "There has to be something we can do"

The trio disbanded, trying to look less suspicious once Spencer made his way back to his desk with a coffee in his hands. They all kept stealing glances at him tho, each of them speculating what could be so wrong and how to help him, if he could be helped.

"Reid" the voice of their leader came from the stairs. Next to him stood Rossi, a look of worry also on his face "Can we talk?" the boy nodded, but when Hotchner saw that he wasn't making a move to get up and go over to the office, the two men made their way down "I know you're concerned, but there is nothing we can do"

"Yes there is-"

"No, kid" Rossi placed a hand on Reid's shoulder "She doesn't want to be found, and we're not going to, no matter how hard we try"

"She's not trying to keep us away!" he raised his voice "She's in trouble! Why can't you guys see it?"

"There is nothing to see" Hotch tried to keep the conversation down "Thaleia decided to leave and if she wants to come back, she will"

"Have you even looked at the evidence I-"

"That was not evidence- just a bunch of information you had Garcia look up and waste her time on instead of doing actual work" Aaron knew how desperate the genius was, but he couldn't let him get lost in a non-existent case "You are seeing things were there aren't any because you miss her. You're not being rational" he also knew how harsh he was being on the kid, but he had to.

"You can wait until her body shows up unidentified somewhere in the country, but I'm going to try to find her while she's still alive" he raised his tone, angry that his team wasn't backing him up on this one "Don't you think it's suspicious that the group that has been after Thaleia for years suddenly stopped acting up? After the attack on Morgan and me? Jordan hasn't got any activity from them and I don't think it's a coincidence"

"Spencer" the soft but apprehensive voice of sweet Penelope interrupted the argument "It is a coincidence"

"What do you mean?" the boy spoke after a few seconds of silence.

"You all know I'm not one to order around and take this kind of leadership, but everyone- conference room, now" right after she gave her order, Garcia walked faster than she should have when wearing such heels.

"This conversation is not over" Hotch said to Reid before the boy left to follow the technical analyst "If I have to force to take an undefined amount of time off, I will"