Criminal Minds|FanFic|Boy X Boy

Case One|My Beloved|Day 2

"The present changes the past. Looking back
You do not find what you left behind."
-Kiran Desai, The inheritance of Loss

It was the second day of the case, but Reid didn't sleep that night. He was up all night with Casey talking about what Jonathan said before they sent him to jail for the night, planning to interview him the next morning. Jonathan's words repeated themselves in Reid's head, and he didn't know if Hotch was gonna ask him about it or not, which is another reason why he couldn't sleep last night. So, when Reid walked into work today, it wasn't a surprise when he was downing a huge cup of his usual sweet coffee. "Morning" he greeted his team, once he entered the conference room. "Morning Spence." JJ replied. "God you look horrible." Morgan noted, when he saw the bags under his eyes. "Thanks." was Reid's simple reply as he sat down.  "Did you get any sleep last night, kid?" Rossi asked. "Or did, Casey help keep your mind off the case?" Prentiss teased.

Reid didn't answer, he just sipped his coffee then laid his head down on the table. Everyone shared in a quiet laugh fest, before Hotch walked into the room. "Okay so Quantico police are bringing Jonathan Banks over here as we speak, but we need a plan of attack." Hotch explained to his team. "We should definitely send in Reid. Jonathan might open up to him." Morgan suggested. "Maybe as a plan B. Speaking of which what did Jonathan Banks mean yesterday, Reid?" Hotch asked. The room went silent as everyone remembered what he said:

" Isn't that why you fell for Casey Wylds?"

"I don't know what he's talking about." Reid lied, after lifting his head up from the table. "Does that mean he hasn't told you something or are you protecting him?" Hotch asked. "What i'm saying is that it's none of your business, and to just drop it!" Reid exclaimed. Casey was not a bad guy, but Reid knew that if he told his team the full truth, they wouldn't believe he was a good guy. Hotch was milliseconds away from telling Garcia to do a background check on Casey, but stopped himself. Everyone has their demons, so it wouldn't be fair to invade Casey's privacy. "Fine, i'll drop it for now." Hotch said, shocking everyone including Reid. "Sir, Jonathan Banks arrived 3 minutes ago. He's in the interrogation room."Garcia said as she popped her head into the room. " I got it." Reid said, picking up the case files, then quickly scurrying out of the room.

"Spencer! I didn't think you'd be the one interrogating me!" Jonathan said excitedly when he saw Reid walk into the room. "Hi, Jonathan!" Reid greeted him in fake enthusiasm. He had a plan that was sure to work, but he really didn't like it. Reid sat down the files, then walked towards Jonathan and sat down on the table beside him. "Jonathan I want to help you get out of here, but that means you have to tell me the truth okay?" Reid whispered in Jonathan's ear.  "O-okay I'll t-tell you what you w-want to know!" Jonathan stuttered. Reid smiled, then leaned over the table to open the files. "Do you know who did this. " Reid asked, placing the pictures of the victims in front of him. "No i don't." Jonathan said. Reid sighed, then got up from where he sat to sit on the other side of the table in the other chair. He knew Jonathan would be upset that he wasn't close to  him.

"Wait! I seriously don't know the guy, but I do know the guy that hired him." Jonathan cried, not liking that Reid moved away from him. "Hired him." Reid recited. "Yeah, a guy...um Rodney Graham hired some guy to take them out." Jonathan explained. "So a hitman killed these people?" Reid asked, finding it hard to believe. "Is he serious?" Morgan asked, as him and the rest of the team watched from behind the one-way window. "Jonathan I find that hard to believe." Reid voiced. "It's the truth, I swear! This Rodney guy cornered me in the parking lot, the day we hung out at that coffee shop. He started asking me questions about our relationship, which I told him we were just old friends, but he didn't believe me and forced me to admit that I have a crush on you. Then, he told me to stay away from you!" Jonathan shared. Reid stared at Jonathan, looking for any hint of a lie, but came up empty.