"Would you quit hitting my seat?" I grumble at Reid who sits on the seat behind me. I keep my eyes closed until a presence is felt besides me. Without opening an eye I speak.
"Yes Reid?" I ask before crossing my legs on Morgan's lap, who sits in front of me.
"Um...can I sit here?" He asks. I furrow my brows and open my eyes. The small jet is dark with dim soft lights illuminating the pathway. Morgan sleeps with his rather old headphones in his ears, with his hands rest on my calf and ankle on his lap. Hotch flips through paperwork. Rossi sits in his chair looking out the window into the dark sky. JJ has her eyes closed and head perched on Garcia's shoulders. Leo and Prentiss sits in front of each other playing some cards. And well Reid, he still awaits his answer.
"Yeah...what's wrong?" I ask him. He looks around, more specifically at Morgan before slowly sitting down.
"I've been having a bad day today." He whispers lowly as he rubs his left arm, signaling his recovery from drugs
"We all have bad days Reid. It's normal after what we went through." I explain to him.
"You don't have bad days." He counters tiling his head slightly. I frown and grab his hands.
"Trust me, I do." I chuckle lowly.
"How do you get through it?" He asks as he plays with my fingers in his hands out of anxiety. I sigh in thought before leaning the side of my head on the headrest.
"I be with the people I love. I know it sounds silly, but it gets me through it." I explain in a whisper as my eyes drift towards Morgan's sleeping figure.
"Sometimes you just have to let yourself be vulnerable. Let someone take care of you." I state.
"I'm not used to that." He murmurs.
"I wasn't either. But I guess I changed." I say with a smile.
"I thought you said people don't change?" Reid questions.
"Maybe I was wrong. I don't know anymore." I sigh looking up at Reid. "Today just proved and yet didn't prove my point. My parents did change, they had better lives. A job, house, cars. And yet they didn't, they still abused their son. I just don't know what's true in life and what isn't anymore." I state sadly.
"Well you know one thing in life is true." Reid says with a small smile.
"Hm? What's that?" I ask with a smirk.
"That we love you." He vocalizes, causing a tired smile to stretch onto my lips.
"And I'll never forget it." I say happily. I tug his hand with a small smile.
"C'mon, it's late." I whisper, motioning for him to join me into taking a nap.
"You sure...I don't want to make you-" He starts but I cut him off by rolling my eyes.
"Shut up Spency." I utter as I pull him to lean his head onto my shoulder. He laughs lowly before getting himself comfortable. He stretches his legs in front of him on the seat next to Morgan and closes his eyes.
"Good night Isla." He says.
"Good night Spency." I say back before closing my eyes for the rest of the flight.
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"God I have the biggest leg cramp because of you woman." Morgan moans as he stretches his legs in his work chair.
"Oh shut up. It was your turn to be the pillow for my feet." I tease as I rub my socked foot on his calf.
"You two go home, and get some rest. We have a case tomorrow morning." Hotch announces as he walks past our desks. I nod and grab my boots, putting them on and zipping them up.
"Don't have to tell me twice." Morgan exclaims as he gets up from his chair and stretches his arms out causing his shirt to rise slightly. I laugh and get up as well, placing my rather cold fingertips on his exposed skin. His body retracts inward causing me to laugh.
"Oh, you wanna play that game mama?" He asks playfully. I bite my lip as I smile before I lunge for my bag. I run away from him as I look back to see him grab his bag and race towards me.
"I'll get you sooner or later." He warns me as he slows his pace next to me. I hum and peck his lips as we reach the elevator.
"That so Agent Morgan." I say sarcastically.
"It's factual mama." He counters as the doors open. We walk in and click the main floor button. Once we arrive we say goodbye to the security gaurd before making our way to my car and driving to our apartment.
We get out of the car, a small conversation budding between us.
"I think they'd be cute together." I say shrugging my shoulders as we enter the apartment building.
"I don't see it." He says scrunching up his face.
"Thats because you were sleeping. You should've seen them on the jet." I say laughing.
"I don't think putting two extremely good gamblers in a relationship is a good idea." He counters as we enter the elevator.
"I don't know, they'd be iconic to me. Prentiss and Leo look good together." I state.
"They do have some similarities." Morgan agrees.
"Ah so you agree with me now." I say with a smile.
"Just this once." He jokes as we exit the elevator.
I laugh and roll my eyes slightly as I dig for the keys in my bag. Once we reach the door we see a piece of paper is taped to the door. Morgan rips it off before motioning for me to open the door.
"Again with the maintenance letters. How much work are they doing in this damn apartment building." He complains. I look at the other doors before biting my lips.
"No one else has one, I don't think it's a maintenance letter." I say lowly as we enter the apartment and lock the door.
We kick off our shoes and turn on the lights.
"Let me see." I say before taking the letter and reading it.
'Hope you enjoyed your little trip down memory lane. I hear visiting parents is quite an emotional toll, especially brining a new boyfriend home. Tell me...did they approve of good ole Derek Morgan? How bout my dearest brother Leo?
Enough with the small talk, this letter is becoming to feel a bit one sided don't you think?
I wanted to inform you that your little trip with your mates would be your last 'win' as Derek likes to call it. From here on out I will be your main priority, I will be your worry.
There is no more winning for you. I will get what I was deprived of, what you and my pillock of a brother remind me of. I will make you and him suffer for the pain it has inflicted upon me, and if you dare try to deprive me of my right, I will not hesitate to take away your so called family.
I have eyes on them constantly. I must say that little boy of your boss, what's his name...Jack?Jacks growing up quite fast, wouldn't want him to grow up without a father now would we.
Give my best to Derek now would you luv? I have a feeling we'll be seeing each other soon.
Ta-Ta,
Joshua'
I run my hands through my hair as I let go of the letter.
"He's just trying to get under your skin. Don't let him." Morgan tries to calm down the situation.
"How could he not! He threatened Hotch and Jack." I specify.
"I know that babygirl. But he's probably bluffing. He fits the classic profile, he's narcissistic, overly dominant, and can't work well with others. He's going to fuck up eventually because he can't get over his own ego, and we'll catch him." Morgan explains.
"I don't know what I even did to him. I never even met the guy, how could I deprive him of something?" I ask.
"Maybe we should have this talk with Leo." Morgan sighs. I nod before bitting my lip and calling Leo. He answers on the second ring.
"Hey luv, not to be a bore. But didn't we just bid goodbye an hour ago?" He asks with a laugh.
"Leo you need to come over and explain to me exactly why your brother is out to get me." I say in a dangerously low voice.
"He's after you because of me. You never even met the twat." He says.
"Not according to this letter." I state. I hear him quiet on the other line before I hear the jingle of keys.
"I'll be there in 10." He says before hanging up.
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Some Reid and Isla content. The letter was so hard to write, I won't lie. I tried to capture Joshua's personality into the letter, but I'm not so confident about it. Tell me what you thought!
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