Trapped

Alone once more.

The high pitched ring of Dr. Reid's cell phone jerked me out of my terrible dreams. He answered the call with a groggy, "Dr Reid."

I sat up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. I listened carefully to his 'uh-huh''s and 'okay''s

He finally ended the call, and gave me a sad look.

"What? what's wrong?" I stood up, making my way towards him on thin, weak legs. I tripped, and fell towards him.

Luckily, he reached out and caught me before I hit the ground. I blushed furiously. "I'm so sorry," I murmured, standing back. his face was red as he licked his lips. "n-no, it's f-fine."

He gathered his things, and stood up. "there is a case. I'm going to walk you down to Garcia, and you can stay with her, okay?"

I took an unstable step back and shook my head. "No, Spencer. I want to come with you."

He shook his head, licking his lips again. "Caroline, you're not well enough. You can come for the next case."

I watched him, angry. "I don't want to be away from you! I don't trust anybody else, Spencer!" I felt hot tears run down my cheeks. he put his briefcase and jacket down and held his arms out.

I was too angry to hug him, but too pathetic not to. I wrapped my arms around him, pressing my sick body to his. I cried into his chest, not ever wanting to let go. he was my family now... and family never leaves each other.