Step Up (Part 1 of 3)
Title: Step Up
Part: 1 of 3
Pairing: Reid/Hotch
Characters: (in this part): Reid, Rossi, and Hotch; (in the whole story): Reid, Hotch, Rossi, Jessica, and a cameo by Jack
Rating: (this part): T; (entire story): M
Warnings: Slash, angst, some fluff (not really in this part)
Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds - there'd be some boy-kissing in every episode if I did!
Note: This story is done. I just need to post it in three parts because it's pretty long and I'm still editing parts 2 and 3
Summary for the entire story: Reid's mother dies. As Reid struggles to deal with it, Hotch has to decide whether or not he should act on his feelings.
Summary for this part: Reid loses his mother and fears losing himself; Rossi makes a discovery and a decision; and Hotch finds out just how quickly things can change
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