𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 || 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐝

The popular kids

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"Easy there, tough guy. Have some coffee with your sugar." Derek teased him as Reid poured sugar in his cup.

"I need something to wake me up." Spencer informed him.

"Late nigh?" A wolfish smile plastered his face.

"Very."

"My man." Spencer chuckled.

"Not that kind of late night."

"You sure about that. I saw you leaving with Kayla the other day." He got closer to the young doctor and placed his arm around his shoulders. "What happened, huh?"

"I gave her a ride home."

"That's it? Nah. I don't buy it." The other agent grinned and paused for a second. Spencer scoffed. "You wish you did more."

"What. No. What are you... I just offered to take her home. She had a bad day. That's it."

"Whatever you say, pretty boy." He glanced over at what the boy was mixing. "But I don't see you making Gideon cocoa." He pointed at the mug. "If you need it, I'm always here to give you advice." He winked.

"So then, tell me, what does keep young Dr. Reid awake at night?"

"Do you ever have dreams?"

"I'm sorry?"

"I guess nightmares would be a more accurate description."

"Is that what's keeping you up?"

"I used to get them occasionally, but lately, it's like I have them every night."

"What are they about?"

"This. What we do. Do you have nightmares?

"Reid, I'm not sure if I'm the right person for you to talk about this."

"Why not?"

"It's just, uhh... Did you ask Gideon about it?"

"No."

"You should."

Before Spencer could say anything else, Kayla came into view.

"Hey. Hotch wants everyone in the Round Table room." She paused and looked at their faces. "Something up with you two?"

"No." Reid answered and handed her one of the mugs in his hands.

"Cocoa!" She exclaimed. "Thank you."

Nodding, he went around her and climbed the stairs before any of the other two agents could say anything else.

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"Two bodies discovered in the woods, both with apparent blunt trauma to the head." JJ told everyone as they made their way into the room.

"Skeletons?" Reid questioned.

"One of them. The second victim was just killed this morning."

"How do we know there's a connection?" Elle asked.

"Found about 75 feet apart with nearly identical head wounds." Hotch answered.

"Where's the rest of the case file?" Kayla asked as she reached over and picked it up.

"There isn't one. The sheriffs are on the scene waiting for us."

"The location's only a half-hour by plane." JJ jumped in.

"What's the rush?" Morgan wondered.

"Well, there was evidence on the scene that could cause a bit of public uproar." The unit chief responded.