The Goodbye Scene (Criminal Minds Fan Fic)

Chapter Three

A/N: Apologizing for the amount of POV switching in this chapter

Garcia walked over to me after noticing I was leaning on my desk.

''You were married?'' She asked, taking a seat beside me

I glanced up, nodding.

''It was a drunken wedding in Vegas when I was nineteen...I regretted it the morning after'' I replied

''Annulment?''

I shook my head.

''Tried and failed, the guy was a control freak and I just got a quickie divorce and haven't seen him since'' 

''He was a marine, he shipped out not longer after anyway'' I quickly added

Garcia looked kind of shocked, but it turned into a smile. She leaned over and hugged me, which caught me by surprise. I patted her back a few times and she let go.

 ''A marine huh? Nice'' She joked

I smiled as she disappeared back to her office to track my father's recent transactions. Hotch emerged from his office and Reid was sitting at his.

''Reid, Eve...your father's awake'' He announced

I swallowed hard and managed to respond as Reid ushered me towards the car. I was driving again, and we made it to the hospital within twenty minutes. I noticed my hands were shaking, I tried my best to cover it up.

 Reid knew how nervous I was, but he didn't know what to say to calm me down. We walked inside and relived Prentiss and Morgan from their babysitting duty. They soon left and phoned Hotch to ask what to do next.

My father's eyes were flickering, but he soon woke up again. He was happy to see me, surprised too. He tried to sit himself up, Reid aided him and propped up the pillows behind him.

''Evie'' He croaked

''What happened?'' I asked

Reid glanced over at me, concerned at the tone of voice I was using.

''I owed money'' He simply said

I sighed, realising I should have known this.

''To who?''

''Evie''

''To who?'' I shouted

Reid stepped in between us, offering to finishing conducting the interview. He told me to go and take a walk as I did.

Reid's POV:

I watched and made sure that Eve had left the room before turning to her father and finishing up the interview.

''Mr. Dean, could you tell me..in detail, what happened?'' I asked him

He nodded, coughing after he did. I helped him grab a glass of water that was on the table beside him. He took a few sips and began to talk to me.

 ''I owed money and that was it'' He replied

''Can I get a name?'' I asked

He nodded and I noted it down, leaving the room for a few seconds so I could call Garcia and get her to find out everything there is to know about the guy. She answered the phone with one of her witty lines.

''I'll get back to you when I have something'' She said, hanging up

I tucked my phone back into my pocket and glanced around the ward for Eve, I wasn't sure where she went. She soon returned, but was reluctant to go into the room. I lightly tapped her back and tried to not make it obvious to her father that I was forcing her to talk to him.