[Criminal Minds] The Waiting Behind

In sunny Virginia, it is still an unremarkable small coffee house next to the Quantico Building.

It was the time of lunch break, and the office workers in twos and threes nearby chose to spend a leisurely time here at noon.

Michelle stood next to the cash register with a smile on her face, seeing off a frequent visitor, and wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve indifferently.What a beautiful day! Michelle's eyes became far away. It has been a few days since the last heart-to-heart talk with Emily. These days, she has not seen anyone from Quantico, and she has no way of knowing the current situation of BAU.

From what I remember, this is the first big crisis facing BAU.Old G started to quit, Hotch was about to be transferred, Emily was about to resign, and when internal disputes continued, Strauss was staring at him outside.There are tigers in the front and wolves in the back.This can be described as a true portrayal of the present.

Michelle let out a silent sigh with her chin propped, looking gloomily at the people sitting outside soaking up the sun.Just looking at these, you will feel how warm and happy this world is, but no one knows what pain is hidden under the other party's bright smile.Man, Reid, Emily flashed in front of my eyes... Finally, it was the man who used his strong shoulders to withstand all the wind and rain of the outside world.

Hotch is really a very distressed person who is habitually ignored.

Things tend to be what you think.No, isn't the one who just entered the door the mascot Doctor Reid in BAU?But this complexion doesn't seem very good, although usually he often has dark circles under his eyes, but this time his complexion seems to be even more terrifying.The gray-white shirt made the person extremely listless, while the dark brown sweater coat was loosely draped over the doctor's particularly thin body, and the watch was worn on the cuff of the sweater coat.Looking up, his face was gloomy and decadent, showing the image of a battered and decadent young man.

It seems that the departure of old G, an elder who is also a teacher and a friend, is a huge blow to Reid, who is still too young.

"Hey, Michelle, a cup of black coffee, nothing." Reid walked over, pulled out a chair casually and sat down, buried his head between his hands, and asked suddenly.

Michelle saw that there were no other guests, so she quickly walked to Reid, and sat down worriedly, "You haven't slept for a few days, and you look so bad? Are you still drinking black coffee?"

Reid was silent and didn't answer.After waiting for a long time, Reid still refused with an unapproachable attitude. Michelle hesitated for a long time whether to leave to give him a space, and finally stepped forward to pull Reid's hands away, and forcibly met Reid's eyes.

"Hey kid, look at me. Tell me what happened."

Reid stared at the worried black eyes of the girl in front of him, saying that black is the purest color and can contain everything.These eyes, like the deepest universe, attract all the light in the world, pure and holy.

As if bewitched, Reid said slowly, "Gideon left, leaving nothing behind. Except for the photos on his desk, he took nothing away." The emotions that had been churning in his heart were brewing for a long time, Trying to calm myself: "I don't know why he chose to leave like this. At that time, he comforted me and enlightened me, making me determined not to miss any plane. [Note] But now he just leaves without any interest , don’t give any of us a chance to persuade him. Is it true that in his heart, we are so dispensable and untrustworthy?”

The more Reid spoke, the more excited he was, his hands were clenched into groups, and he could clearly see the faint beating of the taut blood vessels above.Looking at Reid, whose eyes were slightly red and screaming hoarsely, Michelle could understand the deep powerlessness of what she wanted to do but found that the other party didn't give you a chance at all. She remained silent and waited until Reid calmed down before opening her mouth——

"It's not that he doesn't trust you. It's because he trusts you that Gideon may choose to leave like this."

Before Reid glared at him, Michelle continued to explain, "He trusts you. Even if he leaves, you can continue the responsibility of this team and continue to track down all kinds of horrible and insane murderers. The reason why you don't say anything may be because He is a person who treats friends very seriously. Since he didn't know how to say goodbye, he simply left in a cool manner. Maybe one day, you will meet again."

Reid thought about it for a long time, and smiled wryly: "I didn't expect that I don't understand Gideon as much as a stranger."

silence.A relieved smile finally slowly climbed onto Reid's gradually resolute face.

"Maybe you know Gideon better than us. You know what? I went to his cabin to find him and found the letter Gideon left me, and he really guessed my every move. He said he needed time to rediscover the university The belief of the times, the belief that would make him believe in happy endings again."

Michelle looked at the look of hope for reality that seemed to rise again on Reid's face, and felt a little relieved. Then she adjusted the atmosphere and joked, "There is an old Chinese saying, it's called those who are in power are obsessed, and those who are bystanders are clear. That's why I seem to know Gideon better than you, Because I am more objective!"

Reid was instantly amused by Michelle's self-satisfied appearance, "I found out from the beginning that you seem to have a soft spot for Chinese culture, why?"

Michelle's heart skipped a beat, it's broken, she's overwhelmed!Keeping your mind steady, you continued to squint at the big boy who was careful and thoughtful, "What? You are only allowed to get a doctorate, and I, an ordinary person, is not allowed to learn something that I am interested in?"

Sure enough, Reid's attention was diverted in an instant, and he hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, I didn't mean that..."

Reid, who was at a loss and didn't know how to explain it, became more and more flustered, but in Michelle's eyes, it was amused.Sure enough, this simple Doctor can change the subject, if others may find something, it seems that she herself should be more careful in the future.

Michelle, who secretly made up her mind to be more vigilant, pretended not to be angry anymore and generously forgave Reid who was not good at words. As expected, the other party let out a long sigh of relief.

Only then did I realize that I haven’t given Reid any drink yet. Michelle hurriedly brought a cup of coffee, “Sorry, I’ve kept you talking for so long and didn’t drink anything. This time it’s mine. It’s just a normal version of coffee, not your specialty. Black coffee!"

Reid's eyes widened cutely, innocently.

Two cups of coffee.The hot air rose slowly and then disappeared. Reid and Michelle sat together, chatting on twitter from time to time, there was no special topic, but they were extremely relaxed.

Keeping in mind what Emily said two days ago, Michelle took a moment to ask Reid——

"Emily came here a few days ago, and she seemed very troubled. I heard that you have a new boss who has a lot of opinions on Hotch? She also has the intention of resigning herself."

"Yeah," Reid didn't realize anything, and chatted casually, "Hotch was still debating whether to transfer or not, but it seems that after going back and discussing with Haley, he decided to continue the job. As for Emily, Hotch persuaded her suddenly They showed up at the scene of the crime together, which shocked us. The matter ended satisfactorily, but Emily suffered a small injury."

What?Decided to continue after discussing with Haley?This... is completely different from what she remembered?Is it because the relationship between the two has not yet broken, or is it because the arrival of her butterfly instigated a change in the plot?

Michelle panicked and fidgeted.I don't know if I should be happy for Hotch or feel sorry for myself.Only then was he surprised to find out that in his subconscious, he still had a delusion that he hoped to try to develop with Hotch.

When did I have such vicious thoughts and still expect others to divorce?What is the difference between this kind of thinking and those mistresses who directly destroy the family?It's just hypocritical and direct. . .

Michelle, whose face faded from being frightened by the hidden thoughts deep in her heart, just sat there in a daze, feeling that the world was icy cold.

"...Michelle...Michelle?" Reid's anxious voice came from far away.

When he came back to his senses, there was a magnified face in front of him, which slowly overlapped - Reid.

He glanced up and down Michelle full of worry, "Why did his face turn pale all of a sudden, and his eyes became slack, is there something wrong with his body?"

He pulled a pale smile towards Reid stiffly, "Well, I feel a little uncomfortable all of a sudden. It's okay, it's okay."

Just pulling up a reason to fool Reid, Michelle knew that she was full of loopholes, but she didn't have the strength and energy to face Reid's questioning.

Reid frowned and helped Michelle into the staff room to rest, but he always felt that something was out of harmony, but he couldn't find it for a while, so he could only let it go.