[Criminal Minds] The Waiting Behind

"Okay, I'm here, thank you for taking me back." Michelle stood at the door of her two-story loft, bending over to Hotch who was sitting in the driver's seat.She had a great time these few hours. Although the two of them just chatted from time to time, this was their first date after their relationship was confirmed.

Although in the second half, I fell asleep completely. Michelle shrugged, but overall it was fine.Straightening up, Michelle was about to invite Hotch in for a cup of coffee when she saw a group of people passing by across the street.They are obviously a group of people hanging out outside, wearing all kinds of punk T-shirts or hoodies, hip-hop pants, pushing and shoving while walking and playing.The most conspicuous among them is the man surrounded by them. The hair on the back of his head is not long, a little longer than the board inch, and it happens to be facing away from him. It has been carefully shaved into the shape of a skull. A tattoo that smelled crazy, and a row of shiny earrings on his ears, as he turned around, there was a flash of light in the sun.

Huh? Michelle saw the man's face clearly, her eyes widened suddenly.Thick and shaped eyebrows are rebellious, and gray eyes are deep, cold and reserved, like an unfathomable ancient pool, calm and without waves. Michelle looked at the expressionless handsome face of the man, both familiar and unfamiliar, "Steve...?"

Hotch, who just got out of the car door and walked over, didn't hear Michelle's murmur, "What?"

Michelle didn't answer immediately, but just looked at the familiar face over there again. The man seemed to be aware of the sight from this side, and immediately turned to this side.Different from Steve's always gentle eyes, this man's sharp eyes revealed a fierce light, sharp and sharp, like lightning strikes. Michelle was taken aback by such sharp gazes, but found that the man turned his head back as if he didn't notice any threat.

This person's eyes are really powerful, like a bottomless pit that can take in people's souls, anyone who encounters such eyes will feel like they will fall into it. Michelle patted her chest to calm down, probably admitting she was wrong.Whether it is the dress or the temperament and eyes, they are very different from Steve.Thinking of the man who kept smiling softly, Michelle thought it would be nice to meet him sometime.As for why she didn't take the initiative to find him, she was already with Hotch, no matter what the reason was, it was impossible to do things that would add to the misunderstanding between the two of them.

"Wrong person?" Hotch asked Michelle with concern. Those people were dressed like street punks, and they had nothing to do with Michelle.

"Hmm." Michelle, who had already decided that she had misunderstood the person, didn't pay much attention to it, and called Hotch to come in, and went in first to make coffee.

Hotch stepped up to keep up, but suddenly noticed an inquiring look from that direction just now, and there was no malicious intent.Randomly glanced across the street, they were already about to turn the corner.But...Hotch frowned at the passing face of one of the men, much like the man he saw from afar at the coffee shop where Michelle worked.Although he just took a casual look at that time and left, one of his strengths is that he has a deep memory of faces, and he will not admit mistakes.But since Michelle thinks she has made a mistake, there may really be people who look similar.

After another busy working day, Michelle finally took care of all the things and beat her waist. It seemed that she had to consider hiring a waiter.Now the restaurant's business is slowly getting on the right track, and I have a small surplus every month. Coupled with the busy work, Michelle really can't make it on her own.

Michelle was thinking about things, when she suddenly felt the buzzing sound of her cell phone in her pocket, she hurriedly opened the phone, and it turned out to be a text message from Hotch.

Since the last time he expressed his heart to her in Hotch, New York, the relationship between the two has been confirmed.It's just that because of Hotch's work, the two really get together less and leave more.Hotch is sorry and worried about this, after all, he has learned from the past.At that time, Michelle smiled and comforted him, and promised her a request in case she ran away.

Thinking of this, Michelle suddenly smiled sweetly, but she still remembered Hotch's expression at that time. She was waiting calmly for her to say something like asking for a promise, but she didn't want to wait for such a sentence.When she mischievously asked him to tell her where he went every time he went out to work, and to send her a message before he came back... Michelle swore that she had never seen Hotch's face like he was choking on something but couldn't vomit The expression came out, and she laughed for a long time, until she was caught and kissed so hard by a certain uncle who became so angry that she couldn't support her body again.

Thinking about it again made Michelle look down at the text message, making herself blush and heartbeat, Hotch won't be back until tomorrow... I have to stay in Las Vegas tonight because of Reid's request?

Is this a prelude to what's to come? Michelle found that she has been in this world for too long, and many plots have become blurred, and she can only remember a few larger events.Since she has no impression of this, it should be no big deal, right?But... Las Vegas... Michelle nodded fiercely, racked her brains for a while, and sent the edited text message.

Reid had gone to the nursing home to be with her mother, and Hotch was eating fine Japanese food with the rest of the BAU.Just solved a case and successfully rescued a 5-year-old child. For those who are used to seeing all kinds of blood, it can also be called a heart-warming feat.

Everyone was talking about the name of the child in JJ's stomach with great interest, and even thought about what school to go to in the future. Hotch shook his head funny. It really is a group of people who have never been parents. Look at how calm he and Rossi are.

"Didi—" the sound of a text message coming in. Hotch quickly put down the chopsticks in his left hand and took out his mobile phone to check. Rossi looked at this scene, and looked at each other in relief with Man sitting next to him, and Man also smiled knowingly.Since the last trip to New York, my boss has returned to the habit before the divorce. He will call and send text messages whenever he has free time in a day. Rossi nodded. It seems that his previous advice to Hotch was indeed adopted. Good progress with Michelle!

Here, Hotch looked at the text message on the phone, and was once again amused by the girl's ghost, this Michelle... looked down at the carefully edited text message again——

"Since Aaron is Reid's request, then you can have fun, after all, it is a famous casino. But when you are enjoying the bustling casino night, don't forget that there is a poor villain waiting for you in Virginia Come back! It’s not Jack, you know who I’m talking about~ Even if there are many beauties in Las Vegas, there are also many beautiful scenery! But you are already an uncle, you must pay attention to your body!”

Hotch gritted his teeth a bit. After returning home, he must teach this girl who started jumping around happily after some distance from him a lesson. Don't question the uncle's ability casually!

The little white rabbit Michelle, who had no idea that she had been targeted by the big bad wolf Mr. Hotch, was still happily preparing dishes for tomorrow when she heard the sound of the landline phone ringing.

Strange, Hotch should call his cell phone.Michelle, who was still puzzled, still picked up the phone, only to find that it was the listless Reid.

"What's the matter, Spencer?" Michelle's cheerful mood sank just now, did something happen?

"Michelle..." Reid seemed a little embarrassed to speak, and after unconsciously calling out Michelle's name, he ran out of words. Michelle seldom encounters the Doctor who has always been so eloquent and silent, so she is even more worried:

"Spencer, tell me."

Reid on the other end obviously felt the worry and comfort in Michelle's words, took a few deep breaths, and finally said awkwardly, "I suspect my father is a murderer."

"What!" Michelle couldn't help exclaiming, what's going on? "Didn't your father leave you and your mother since childhood?"

"Indeed." Reid is very calm when he mentions this matter now, "This time we rescued a five-year-old abducted child, but just now I had a dream in a nursing home..."

Reid paused, "It's not just now, it started before. In my dream, a little boy Riley Jenkins was killed. I saw my father appear next to his corpse..." After all, he couldn't continue , Reid asked helplessly, "What should I do, Michelle?"

Michelle listened to the restless struggle and hesitation revealed in Reid's words. The pain of finding out that her relatives are the murderers she needs to track down is beyond ordinary people's comprehension.

"Spencer, I want to know what you think about yourself?"

"I... I don't know, I know almost nothing about him. Even when I asked my mother, she said categorically that Riley Jenkins is just a figment of my imagination. But this has bothered me for a long time, even when I slept tonight I dreamed of that child again, sitting up from the coffin, staring at me with big innocent eyes, and asking me so wronged, why didn't I help him..."

Seeing that Reid was about to fall into self-blaming emotions, Michelle quickly called Reid's attention, "Hey, hey~ Kiddo, it's not your fault. Even if it's true, you were still a child at that time."

"But my father did it himself..."

"Spencer!" Michelle sternly interrupted Reid's assertion, "It's too early to tell. You can't just think of your father as a poor man just because he left you early and killed your childhood." The most vicious villain."

"Yes, I understand." Reid smiled self-deprecatingly, "Freud's extreme theory. But my brain is sending out signals, so I can't sit idly by."

"In this case, what are you worrying about..." Michelle sharply pointed out Reid's current problem.

"It's my mother." Reid finally compromised and revealed the truth to Michelle. This girl is really sharp and scary: "I asked her tentatively about my father before, and I feel that she still loves him. It's true, will she be sad..."

Michelle, who finally understood Reid's knot, thought about it carefully, "But you can't ignore your own heart, can you?"

"I..." Reid really couldn't refute.

"Actually, you already have the answer in your heart. You just called me to get someone's support. This way you won't deny the correctness of what you did."

Reid, who was speechless by Michelle, showed a wry smile. Looking at the empty activity room in front of him, his mother's panic when he heard the name of Riley Jenkins slowly appeared in front of his eyes. After all, he made up his mind——

"Yes, I will find the real culprit."

"The old scars don't need to be uncovered. Spencer, you really have to think about whether you want to find out the truth, or..." Michelle paused, and the next words were too real, and the truth was terrifying: "Or do you just want to ignore the truth?" Take him down with everything?"

The author has something to say: The conversation between Michelle and Reid in this article is quoted from the original text, S4E7

In addition, the opening of the article buried a foreshadowing of the future

But I think everyone should be able to see it with sharp eyes! ! !

Who is this person?What happens next?Stay tuned!

Put baby Reid up for a walk and ease the atmosphere!

What are you waiting for tomorrow? Wow!

Thank you hotch for throwing me the land mines!

Hotch pro also threw two!The local tyrant begs to hug his thigh!

I will try to update it! !la la la ~