Fade.

Redemption

She stops square in front of Reid with the most infuriated expressions on her face.

"How dare you both keep this a secret from me! You should've told me dammit!"

She glared at us both and then took a deep breath.

"We all helped you through it the first time and this time you go to just her? Are you kidding me Spencer? I thought we were family? I thought you trusted all of us but I guess not huh!"

She had him backed against the wall like a scared little puppy so I stepped between them.

"First of all-"

"No. You don't get to talk. You don't belong here."

That's when I snapped.

"You're kidding me right? I don't belong here? Last time I checked family doesn't yell at each other for an accident."

"That's what you're calling this and acci-"

"Shut up Jennifer. Do you even know why he relapsed because I don't think you do. I don't think you cared enough to even half notice it. You were there when it happened for Christ sake. You were there when he watched her die and you couldn't figure out that he was still hurting two god damn years later? Don't even get in my face and try to tell me where I do and do not belong. I'm the one that sat there with his head in my lap while he sobbed gripping a book for dear life. I'm the one that made him feel safe. I'm the one that for two days this past week worried about him and tried to find out what was wrong while you sat on your ass and carried on with your life. I made him let me look at his arm. I made him give me his "supplies" and I made him watch me smash them to show him it was gone. You never once came to check on him. Stop acting like this is his fault when you didn't even make an effort. He isn't your child. Stop treating him like one."

She backed up and started to shake.

"I didn't realize that it had been-"

"No. You didn't."

"I'm so sorry Reid. I didn't know."

She was crying now and Reid walked over to comfort her. I don't know what happened after seeing as I walked outside and sat on the edge of the sidewalk.

"As far as I'm concerned you did the right thing."

Rossi sits down next to me and puts a hand on my shoulder.

"Did I cause I think I just made the team hate me."

"You saved his life. None of them hate you."

"Rossi he wasn't dying. I didn't save his life."

"You don't know that. His next fix could've sent him into an overdose."

He was right. He always was. I laid my head on his shoulder and started to cry and I have no clue why I even started to in the first place.

"It's alright kiddo. JJ just need time to cool down and she'll forgive you."

"Do I belong here Rossi? I mean really. Cause I don't feel like I do."

He lifted my head up and looked me in the eyes.

"If you didn't you wouldn't be here. Now get up and march back in there just as bravely as you walked out."

I nodded and wiped my face before standing up with him. I don't know what possessed me to but I hugged him as tight as I could.

"Thank you."

He just smiled and patted my back. I walked back into that office and straight up to JJ.

"I'm sorry for snapping at you. I just get really protective."

She smiled and shook her head.

"I'm the one that should apologize. You had a point and I should've never said you don't belong."

She hugged me before sitting down. The rest of the night was spent going through files and tossing paper wads at Morgan giggling like children. Ever Hotch threw one. I guess that went better then I thought.