Criminal Minds Imagines

Reid x Reader 3

"Okay. Uh. Hey. You got this. I'm here," Reid gulped as he wrapped his arms around your shoulders. You were stressing out over the latest case; it seemed like it would never be solved and it would be all on you.

"But it's not okay! If I hadn't choked -" you sputtered out, raising your hands to your head. You wanted to pull your hair out. The urge to cry was overwhelming and it made you even more freaked out. Why do brains do that?

Reid inhaled and then began again, more relaxed. "It's not your fault. Mistakes happen. Most people think that mistakes are good, because then you learn from them."

"Can you just.." You closed your eyes tightly and tried to focus on the words. "Keep saying facts like that?"

Reid didn't stop to question you. "Did you know the smallest bone in the human body is in the ear?"

Why was that random fact the first one that popped into his head? You almost smiled but then the tight feeling in your chest hit you again.

He shifted closer to you. "Human saliva has a boiling point three times higher than regular water."

Your breathing slowed as you focused on his words. Reid was so sweet even when he was talking nonsense.

"The myth that dogs have clean mouths is just that, a myth. It's actually cleaner to kiss someone." Reid pushed his glasses up with a finger, his face adorably furrowed as he struggled to come up with another fact.

"Is it really cleaner to kiss someone?" You asked.

Reid relaxed, happy to see that you were calming down. He nodded enthusiastically. "And did you know-"

"Oh, shut up," you sighed and leaned into him, placing a sweet chaste kiss on his lips. It was something you always wanted to do but seeing just how much he cared was enough to face your fears and kiss him.

When you pulled away, Reid's face was painfully red. You wondered for a moment if you were wrong to kiss him, when he started to sputter out, "Now I'm the one with a crazy heartbeat."

You grinned. "Sorry, I don't know what took over me." You looked down in an attempt to look somewhat serious but you couldn't just wipe the smile off your face.

"No, it's... It's fine." Reid said. "I sort of wanted to kiss you. Um, been wanting to ever since I met you."

Now it was your turn to blush. "Really?"

"Yeah, and I sort of think I want to do it again," Reid said, leaning closer with an eager look, his eyebrows raised and a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"Yo, guys, got a tip-" Derek busted in the room, looking down at his papers then glancing at the two of you. "Whoa, what is going on in here?"

You and Reid glanced at each other then started scrambling for words.

"Nothing!" You said, a bit too loudly.

Reid spoke at the same time, "We were just ..."

Derek didn't let you two finish your phony excuses. "Y'all are really cute, you know that? I wonder what Garcia will have to say about this."

"You can't tell her, she'll tell everyone else!" You cried out. Reid's mouth fell open as he realized just how much torture everyone else would put you through.

"Sorry!" Derek laughed and turned around, heading back through the door.

Reid hopp d up and you followed suit. "No! You can't do that!"

You both ran after Derek, hoping to stop him from telling everyone. Who knew what sort of torture would the rest of the team put you through?