Valentía (Spencer Reid Slow Burn)

Broken Mirror

Summary: The BAU is called in on a case that is very familiar to Zoe. One twin is kidnapped while the other isn't. Zoe is determined to save this twin if she can if she can't find her own twin... and her past is revealed to the team and who she really is.

Warning: Mentioned terrorists; Zoe talking about pregnancy medical terms; Alexander talks about Zoe's birth heart defect; Mentions of Zarah Noble-Valdez; Zoe is hit by a car... again; Cursing; UnSub hates Zoe; Erotomania; Zoe pushes the UnSub's buttons; Zoe's sarcasm; Mentions of possible nepotism; UnSub tries to insult Zoe; UnSub tries to profile the team; Mention of Spencer's Autism; Mention of a brief stillborn child; Brief description of Zelena Valdez's death; Mention of depression; Mention od PTSD; Mention of non-suicidal self-injury disorder; References and mentions to self harm; Mentions of an illegal prison; Implication of possible rape; Mentions of suicide; Mentions of torture for an extended amount of time; Reference to stalker; Zoe outright refusing to cooperate; Mentions of an adult FBI agent bringing a toddler to interview serial killers

"She has a quiet confidence that screams loud. She is humble, but strong. She is stable, but rebellious. She is giving, but not naive. She chooses her battles wisely. She'll stay silent until it's time to fight and when that time comes, she will fight and she will win."

"So what happened with you and JJ at the Redskins game?" Morgan asked Spencer.

"Top secret!" Spencer said, defensively, carrying just the most files.

"Derek." A fellow employee called, walking up to them, a pretty woman.

"Hey." Morgan greeted.

"I put the transcript from the last prison interview on your desk."

She walked beside Morgan as Spencer awkwardly held back to walk behind them. "Okay, it wasn't a classified rush. You could have sent it inter office."

"I could have." She said and walked off.

Spencer, then noticed some passing women checking out Morgan much to his bewilderment as he was twenty-four and still very much a virgin in practically every meaning of the word, never having a girlfriend, never really going on a date, if you didn't count the one with JJ which he didn't really, before as he had graduated high school when he was twelve, never even having kissed a girl.

"Must be tough, man." He said, sarcastically, making Morgan chuckle.

"Not really."

"What-what do you mean? You don't even do anything, and these women are throwing themselves at you." Spencer stammered, frustrated.

"Strictly off-limits, Reid." Morgan said as they entered the main room.

"There's no code of conduct that says agents can't socialize."

"Well, see my code of survival says never mess with a woman who carries a gun."

"That's a good instinct." Zoe said as they passed her, "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." She gave them a malevolent grin.

"And definitely never date someone who enjoys violence as much as Zoe does." Morgan added.

"Also a good instinct but less fun." She quipped with a sarcastic smile.

"Are you saying you wouldn't date me?" Morgan asked, a bit offended.

She blew air out of her nostrils like a scoff and she had a slightly disgusted look on her face at the idea.

"Not if you paid me." She said, shaking her head. "Not if it would save me from a serial killer."

"That hurts, darling."