[Criminal Minds] years before love

When Rossi returned to BAU and found that Gideon was not there, he couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.While he was indeed prepared for the inevitable "chat" by Gideon, it was always better to be late.

However, his desk work dragged on for a long time, and he took time to confirm that the anti-pornography team's case was going well. By the time he found Gideon knocking on his door, it was obviously too late to get off work.

Gideon pushed the door in quite naturally, Rossi didn't feel the pressure for a while, and somewhat relaxed, "The case went well?"

Gideon took his own wine and poured it for the two of them, and sat down opposite him, "The victim was rescued before the murderer did it again. Only at this time can I realize how important our efforts are. .”

Rossi took it and toasted him without touching the liquid, "I never doubted it, Jason."

Gideon echoed his movement, pouring wine from his mouth with a sigh, "But every time I save someone, I have to remind myself that more people have been killed. The longer I do this, the more I occasionally Ask yourself why we didn't catch them earlier."

"It's not your fault, Jason." Rossi frowned slightly. "You've known for years that there's nothing we can do to stop them from becoming serial killers. All we can do is find them."

"I know." Gideon finished his drink quickly, filling himself with another half glass. "Without our efforts, there would have been more victims."

Rossi didn't stop him, there was always some case after which they all wanted to indulge, and it wasn't against the rules to drink a little once in a while, and it was supposed to be off-duty.

"But it looks like you're giving Hotch another day off." Gideon turned to look outside at the already empty office.

"You also gave your people time off. And Aaron did a good job on the mission and finished his part of the report on the plane. I can't think of a reason for me to keep him here." Rossi leaned slowly On the back of the chair, put down the wine glass, squinted and waited for him to continue.

"I give my people time off because I don't want them to see me like this. As for you, David, looking for such an excuse in front of me?" Gideon drank half of the glass of wine he just poured in one gulp, chuckled and continued to pick it up The wine bottle was poured into the glass, "Based on your habits, I wouldn't be surprised even if I hand him over to write his evaluation report."

Rossi sighed, "I do have a lack of enthusiasm for desk work, and Aaron doesn't mind doing it for me, but you should believe that occasionally I want to let him relax away from work. Besides, you don't think if I really want to do something, I should put him on it." Stay here until I get off work?"

"Relax? Don't try to convince me you didn't do anything."

"Okay." Rossi watched him down his throat again and sighed, "Jason, trust me, you won't be happier knowing what we did."

Gideon's hands paused for a few seconds, "I still remember that before you asked me for the case, you told me that you were going to investigate his student days, obviously you wouldn't write the results in the report."

"He is very good, with excellent grades, and a model student." Rossi curled his fingers, tapped the table, and opened his mouth slowly, "I don't think there is anything to report. Since I am his mentor, I will give him Responsible."

"David, you know very well that I never doubted his grades, you know what I'm worried about." Gideon smiled and lay down on the table, "I don't want any of you to leave one day."

"We won't." Rossi watched him pour the wine again, a little worried, obviously Gideon's condition was not very good, but he didn't stop him after all, "Jason, you make me feel like...you care about me very much Are you in love with him?"

"Shouldn't I care?" Gideon raised his head, with some difficulty focusing his already blurred eyes on his face, and smiled wryly, "David, I know you can handle most of the time, but the worst consequences...maybe Worse than we are now, and I don't know if I should stop you from continuing."

"Jason!" Rossi's eyes widened suddenly, stood up and interrupted him, and took the little wine glass from his hand, "You drank too much."

"Probably." Gideon buried his face in his arms and murmured, "So you're in love with him, David?"

Rossi moved his lips, but didn't answer.He pushed aside the impossible reports and scooped up Gideon, "I'll take you home."