My First Love [Spencer Reid Fanfic - 1]

Chapter 13 - Poison

"What is food to one, is to others bitter poison." - Lucretius

Josh and I walked into the FBI Headquarters after he picked me up for coffee. He decided to walk me to the BAU and I didn't argue. "Do you have plans for the weekend?" He asked with a cocked eyebrow.

"I usually hang out with Spencer." I replied quickly.

His expression hardened at my answer. "I was hoping we could do something, but since you're busy I can catch on the paperwork I need to do."

I caressed his cheek gently. "Josh, I'm sorry. Spencer and I always hang out on the weekends and I miss my best friend."

He pulled me closer to him by grabbing my waist. "And I miss my girlfriend." He kissed my lips softly and smiled. "Can I at least take you home tonight?"

"If there's no case, I'm all yours." I answered and he kissed my forehead. "I'll call you, Josh."

"I'll be waiting." Josh waved before returning to the elevator and going upstairs to his unit.

Elle and JJ sneaked up on me and I jumped a little. "So Cramer is stopping by a lot lately." JJ noticed with a devious smile.

"Yeah, he's probably checking his competition." Elle grinned.

JJ looked at Reid who was siting at his desk. "What have I been missing?" She quirked her eyebrows.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance. "Elle and Morgan seem to think there's something going on between Spencer and I."

"Well, is there?" JJ asked, definitely hoping there would be some secret to unfold.

Elle put an arm around me and chuckled. "He did spend hours listening to celebrity gossip and cliché  rom coms." She announced.

JJ gasped in shock. "Spencer Reid, the BAU genius, spent an entire night doing girl activities with no intellectual stimulation and didn't complain?"

"Not once." Elle informed our blonde friend.

"I am in shock." JJ placed her right hand on her chest with widened eyes.

Hotch showed up at the top of the stairs. "We have a case."

"That's our cue." I said and well followed our boss. Must be one hell of a case for Hotch to be in such a hurry and bad mood. Although, I don't think I've ever seen that man smile.

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We gathered at the round table, Elle taking a seat next to me. "The CDC contacted me due to recent poisonings in New Jersey." Hotch showed a few pictures on the screen. "Jack Fisher nearly beat his son to death after a hallucination caused by LSD and Rohypnol."

"Did Mr. Fisher have a history of drug abuse?" I asked while looking at the files.

"No." Hotch replied. "The hospital called CDC after several other patients came in with the exact same drugs in their system."

"That's why they suspect poisoning." Morgan realized.

Gideon stared at the screen. "Do they believe this is a terrorism act?"

"If they do, they didn't tell me." Hotch responded. "We need to figure out what the link is between all the victims and assume this was just a test run."

We boarded the jet and read the files, trying to find something we missed during the initial brief. Garcia was video chatting with us in order to provide assistance with the victims. "There are four types of offenders who commit murder using poison." Spencer explained. "True Believers, Extortionist, Pranksters and Avengers." He used his fingers to count them.