"Elijah?" Reid walked into the kitchen.
"Yeah, Reid?" Elijah turned as he sat Horatio's food down.
"I.. I have a meeting to go to." Reid clapped his hands together.
"Oh, is it work?" Elijah raised a brow.
"Kind of.. You can't tell the others though." Reid sighed.
"Oh.. Oh, it's that kind of work." Elijah nodded slowly,"I won't tell them."
"It's a NA meeting, with other law enforcement officials." Reid explained.
"I'm proud of you, you know that?" Elijah told him.
Reid smiled softly,"And I'm proud of you."
Elijah took Reid's hand and gently squeezed it,"It's nearly been a year."
"Ten months to be exact." Reid nodded.
"Ten months clean, just over ten months of being.. Us."
"I love us." Reid chuckled.
"I love us too." Elijah kissed Reid's forehead,"Now you go to that meeting."
"Call me if we're called in." Reid smiled.
"I will." Elijah assured him.
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The team had gotten a case, everyone was there but Reid so they had to begin.
"Officer Letts shot this just before he was killed." JJ played the recording.
That's when Reid hurried in, clutching his bag,"Sorry I'm late."
"I hope your mom's okay." Morgan looked at Reid.
"My m-" Reid turned,"Oh, yeah, she's fine."
"Good." Rossi nodded.
"I know it's late, I know we're tired, but we've got two dead cops." Hotch crossed his arms.
"Alright. The resident, Rod Norris was DOA. They're still trying to ID the remains of the second victim, whom they believe is his sixteen year old daughter, Jordan. From the condition of the remains, she would have had to been inside the house, close to the source of the blast." JJ held up pictures of the victims.
"Clearly they used the bombing to set the officers up for an ambush." Emily nodded.
"That's a well-established terrorist tactic. First wave takes out civilians, the second wave takes out first responders." Reid nodded.
"The locals are thinking terrorism? In West Bune Texas?" Elijah raised a brow.
"Not exactly a tier one target, but DHS did issue a terror alert for the border states yesterday. Just due to the timing and the nature of the attack." JJ sighed.
"I've never heard of this place. I mean, the militia, okay, that I could see." Morgan shook his head.
"Yeah well, it's close to the border. It could be traffickers sending a message." Fleur shrugged.
"Whoever it is, they gunned down two cops and blew up a teenage girl. Until they're stopped, no one in that town is safe." Rossi pointed.
"We need to be cautious with the locals. They've lost two of their own, they're anxious, they're scared, and they're going to want revenge." Hotch explained.
"Can you blame them?" Rossi sighed.
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The SUVs finally pulled up at what was left of the crime scene, smoke still remaining.
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