"Are you sure they'll let us stay this late?" Elijah asked.
"Doctor Norman said we could. Besides, it's only for one night." Reid assured him as they walked to Diana.
"I'm very proud of you boys." Diana told them.
"For what?" Reid blinked.
"Saving that little boy."
"How'd you know?"
"She told us, remember? A mother knows." Elijah hummed.
Reid chuckled,"Dr Norman gave us permission to sleep in the family room tonight.. If that's okay with you."
"If anyone tries to keep them in here any longer, I'll scratch your eyes out." Diana glared up at Doctor Norman.
".. One night only." Norman pointed and walked off.
"It helps if they think you're crazy. They don't argue." Diana hummed.
Reid smiled, sitting down with Elijah,"A game of chess?"
"You know full well I can't play chess." Elijah chuckled, ruffling his hair.
"You can try anything." Diana pointed.
"I suppose I can." Elijah nodded slowly.
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The next day the team were waiting for everyone in the lobby. Morgan was playing the slot machine,"Come on baby. Give it to me!"
"Morgan, can you.. Please can you.. My head." Emily held her head as she sat down.
"My bad, sorry." Morgan chuckled as he got up from the machine.
"You know these things are rigged, right?" Fleur pointed.
"Late night?" Rossi looked at Emily.
"I hate Vegas." Emily sighed.
"Come on, Prentiss. How can you hate Vegas?" Morgan asked,"It's a grown-folks playground."
"Anyone seen Reid or Elijah?" Fleur asked.
"I know they stayed with Reid's mom last night." Morgan nodded.
"They should be here by now. They know the departure time." JJ sighed before turning to the slot machine Morgan had been using,"Hey, this thing still has credit-"
"JJ, I swear to god." Emily pointed.
"What?"
Fleur made some hand movements, gesturing to Emily drinking and feeling hungover.
Morgan chuckled before noticing Reid and Elijah enter,"Hey, here they are right now. What did you do, sleep through your alarm?"
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting." Reid sighed.
"Hotch is already at the airstrip. How fast can you pack?" JJ asked.
"Actually, we're gonna stay for a couple of days." Reid nodded slowly.
"Is everything alright?" Rossi raised a brow.
"Yeah, I just.. Wanna see my mom. It's been a long time since I've seen her and it's only for a few more days." Reid explained.
"Are you sure?"
"We're sure." Elijah rested his head on Reid's shoulder.
"Okay, take a few days. Do what you need to do." Rossi nodded.
"Hey, take care of yourselves." JJ pointed to them as the other started to leave.
"You two. Both of you." Reid nodded to JJ's bump.
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FanfictionFleur Howards was taken on her walk from from school at age 7. Originally from France, she was trafficked across Europe. She was forced into intercourse with older men but also trained to kill. Before she was saved by the FBI at age 17, she had been...
