Winnie

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Spencer and Winnie road with Emily and Morgan back to the office. Spencer dreaded going back, especially since Aaron saw his wrists earlier. Spencer hoped Hotch wouldn't make a big deal about it. It wasn't self harm. He needed to do it, to save Winnie.

The drive was quiet. Spencer could almost hear each heartbeat. Winnie on the other hand decided to pass the time by counting every traffic light they passed. It was difficult at first but she soon got used to the green and red glowing blobs in the sky. Counting was one of her favorite games. She had grown up without siblings and never had any friends in school so she passed the time by counting. The most common thing she counted were minutes. Sometimes when reading she would count how many words were in a chapter, or how many of one letter there were in the book. She found that the most common letter in books was not a but e.

Lost in her world of numbers, she was soon pulled back to earth by the unbuckling of seatbelts. She got out of the car and started walking toward the building like everyone else. Everything was still blurry so it didn't surprise her when Winnie tripped up a step. Spencer caught her by the arm and asked if she was okay. She simply nodded.

"No you're not." Spencer said as they all entered the building.

"I'm fine." Winnie said. She had lived without glasses for over two years she did not need them.

"You're blind." Spencer said, matter of fact. Spencer had noticed that Winnie never looked directly at him. He had just thought it was because she was shy, but now he knew.

"Not legally." She said back, following them into the elevator.

Spencer smiled, "What are you 20/199?"

"Maybe..." She gave a small shy smile. They laughed.

"Don't worry. I'll order you some glasses later." Spencer whispered in Winnie's ear.

She replied with a barely audible, "Thanks."

With a ding the elevator doors opened to a large room with a few desks. Toward the back were some stairs to another office and a meeting room. There also was a break room on the other side. Emily lead Winnie to the meeting room while Reid and Morgan went to Hotch's office.

"This is all you buddy." Morgan said as he clapped Reid on the back. Then he left.

Reid gulped. He didn't want to face Hotch. He knew that he'd be forced to go to therapy or something, but he didn't want to. He knocked on the door anyway.

"Hotch?" His voice cracked. Damnit Spence, he thought, Pull yourself together.

"Hotch." He said with more clarity in his voice. He opened the door, and was immediately met with a hug.

"I'm sorry." Hotch said. "I should have-"

"Hotch. I'm fine. Really." Spencer said but Aaron didn't believe him. Reid looked like a mess. He hadn't slept in fifty-three hours and it showed. "I found her."

"What?" Even if Hotch had believed Reid when he said he was fine, those three words shattered that.

"I found her! Her name is Winnie, well Winnipeg actually-"

"Reid, you have to get some rest." Hotch said blankly.

"I'm serious." Spencer was clearly getting upset.

"Spencer-"

"No. Hotch, why are you ready to dismiss me as crazy? I'm not. She's real! Prentiss and Morgan met her!" Hotch looked at him in disbelief. "She's in the briefing room." Reid has just about had it.