Reid x Derek (Criminal Minds)

Chapter 3

Derek POV
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I wake up with my arm around Reid, my face buried in his neck. I look over at the clock to see the blindingly bright red numbers 5:28 AM. I suddenly remember what Garcia heard, and thought I should clear it up for her. I dialed her number and waited for her to pick up. "Hey handsome, whatcha need?" She said yawning. "So you were on the phone with Reid yesterday?" I asked as I heard her gasp. "Yes. Please tell me that wasn't... What I though it was." She retorted, voice dropping. "It wasn't exactly what you though. It was different." I say, trying not to give everything away. "Wait, you say that like you were there. Were you there? Where you the one who caused it? Oh my God Derek Morgan, oh my God. That's amazing! Does the rest of the team know? Am I the only one that knows? When did it start? Has it been going on this whole time? Did he approve of all the flirting? Did you guys have-" She rambled until I cut her off. "Its new, Hotch knows, it started a few days ago, no we have not." I calmly answered. "Derek Morgan, I never would have thought with you. Reid, obviously, you on dear." I chuckled as Reid's eyes slowly fluttered open. "Hey Garcia, I gotta go." I say, smiling at Reid as wipes his eyes. "Morning, pretty boy." "Good morning, Derek." He said groggily sitting up. I look at his neck and gasp. "You have makeup, don't you?" Seeing all the dark red marks on his pale white skin. "Yeah, why? Do you- oh. OH. Is it that noticiable?" He said freaking out, covering his neck with his hands.
I go to the bathroom and rummage through his make up until I find the pale powder he told me to look for. I grab it and give it to him, and applies it to his neck, concealing the makeup. We both are laughing when his phone rings. "Hello?" There was a pause and his mouth drops. "Is she ok? What happened? Do I need to go there?" There was another pause before he gave a defeated look. "Ok." I look at him as he hangs up, tears flooding his eyes. I wrap my arms around his tiny figure as he sobs in my shoulder. "My mom ran and jumped in front of a car. Shes really badly injured and they said she may not make it." He said, voice breaking. I tightened my grip around him and asked if he needed to go. "No. She's in a coma and theres nothing I can do." I said, voice breaking and muffled by my shoulder.  I tell Reid that I have to tell Hotch that we're staying at the room and groans, not wanting to let go. "You can come with me if you want, but you know what you should do?" I say trying to sound cheerful for him. I push him on the bed and put the blankets over him. "You should try and rest." I take one more look at him and walk out the door. I go and knock on Hotch's door and wait for him to open it. "Good morning, is something wrong agent Morgan?" I look down. "Reid's mom was in an accident and I don't trust him by himself and he can't work the case when he is like this. Can Reid and I stay here for today?" I ask, my voice heavy. "We have almost completed the case, I will call if we need to. Stay here with Reid and make sure he doesn't do something stupid." Hotch said in a calm tone.
I walked back to the room to see Reid on the bed, shaking and crying. I sit down and put his head in my lap, petting his hair and rocking him to a calming speed. He wraps his arms around me and put his face on my lap. "She's going to be ok. She is strong. She will fight through this. There is nothing you could have done. Don't blame yourself." I tell him wrapping my arms tight around him. I hear a bang and look up to see it.