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"You don't love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults." - William Faulkner
~ "I need your help." ~ Narrators POV:
"Dr. Spencer Reid, it is 2 in the morning, " An aggravated Rossi says angrily at his doorstep.
"Rossi, imagine there's a girl you like, but can't have her, but you want to, but you can't, " Spencer confides in the sleepy Rossi at the doorway.
"Kid, is this hypothetical?" Rossi suspiciously asks opening up the door to let Reid inside.
"....sure."
"what's stopping you?"
"I- It's- This job, " spencer stutters.
"If she doesn't understand how hard this job is then-"
"No, it's not that she's afraid to lose me, its that I'm afraid to lose her, " Spencer interrupts.
"Are you talking about Ellis?"
"What?!- wh- I don- yeah, " Spencer confesses.
"kid, it's been just over a week since she arrived, " Rossi asserts.
"I know but it's just- she's- I feel like we've known each other for longer, " Reid illustrates, "The way I feel, I- I can't control, and I know this is fast, but- I can't help it. I can't help if I like her this much."
"Reid, what do you like about her?"
"what?" Reid asks.
"What do you like about her?" Rossi asks once more, enunciating every syllable.
"I- I like the way she cares about others, how much sympathy she showed for Jascenia's family, I like- she's kind and funny and intelligent- she-" Reid stumbles, "she makes me feel important like... I shouldn't be ashamed to be me."
Rossi pats Spencer on the back, "Kid, you're starting a crush-"
"What is this 4th grade?"
"Figlio di puttana- HUSH, " Rossi exclaims, "you like her, but to truly be with her, you're gonna have to get to know her."
"I know her pretty-"
"No you don't. You profiled her. Kid, I started this unit, but even I can tell you no matter how good you are at profiling, or how many doctorates you have, it doesn't beat the truth. And the truth is you've seen her outer shell since she's been here. No matter how open people say they are, they still hide, whether it's behind a thin veil or a bulletproof wall, you've met Eden, but you don't know her."
Spencer looks away from Rossi to the ground processing everything he just said.
"Reid, you can know what someone's favorite color is without knowing why they like it. You may believe it's something along the lines of love at first sight-"
