Family Over Everything - A Criminal Minds/Blue Bloods Crossover

Chapter 5

Reid looked up at the board. He had all the murders mapped out. He looked at the three victims. Garcia was tapping away at her laptop, trying to piece them together. Charlie was studying the murders. Alex just left to go to work. The rest of the team were out, questioning the families.

"They were all cops. That's the only thing we have right now." Charlie spoke up.

"They have to be connected somehow." Reid told her, looking down at them.

"Well babies, I'm trying." Garcia told them. Her computer started dinging. "Huh." She told them.

"What?" Charlie asked. They both walked up to Garcia.

"It's a locked case. This will take awhile my loves."

"I wonder if this is the key we need." Charlie told her. "Good luck my god, I doubt you need it tho." She told Garcia. "I need coffee, you want some?" She asked Garcia and Reid.

"Yes please. Lots of it." Garcia told her.

"Me too." Reid asked, handing her a 20.

"I got it." Charlie told him and walked out. Reid groaned and placed the money back in his wallet.

"You can't pay for all her stuff Reid." Garcia told him, typing away.

"Huh?" Reid asked, confused.

"I saw you pay her bill last night."

"I just did it to be nice, that's all." Reid said as he turned back to the board.

'Ha, keep telling yourself that boy genius." Garcia shook her head.

Alex groaned as she walked into St. Victor's to check on a few patients. She had felt tired and queasy all morning, and the last thing she wanted to do was go to work.

"Hey Linda." she said as she walked over to the nurse's station.

"Hey Sweetie, you look tired, is everything okay?" Linda asked.

"Yeah, just tired. There was another murder last night." she replied softly.

"I know, Danny told me. Cop killers are the worst kind, it puts everyone in the NYPD on edge. Especially everyone in our family."

"I know, Jamie's worried too." Alex agreed.

"Hopefully your friends will catch whoever is doing this." Linda said as she looked at her chart.

"Yeah, and soon." Alex said as she watched another nurse walk in with a box of doughnuts.

All of a sudden she felt sick and raced to the nearest trash can. Linda followed and held her hair as she emptied the contents of her stomach into the trash can.

"Alex," Linda said once she was done. "Are you okay?"

"No. I've been feeling nauseous all morning. I feel better now though. Just tired." She said wiping her mouth with a napkin Linda gave her.

"Well go home okay? Rest up." Linda told her. Alex nodded and headed home.

Charlie walked back into the room carrying three coffees. Garcia wasn't there and Reid was facing the board. He didn't realize she had walked in.

"No Lauren. I really wish I could see you too. I will let you know when I'm back in town. I miss you too. Ok have a good day." He turned around and noticed the hurt look on her face. "Char-"

"Here's your coffee." She grabbed her coffee and walked out.

"That's gotta hurt." Garcia said from the other door.