Fic: Notes / Shared Secrets (Criminal Minds, Reid / Morgan, Hotch / Chad, Sean / Cain)
Title: Notes
Pair: Spencer Reid / Derek Morgan,
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine, etc.
Feedback: Always Welcome
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Morgan listened carefully. He was almost sure Prentiss had just sniffed his neck.
“Prentiss?”
“Yeah?”
“Something going on?”
“No. What were you doping when you got called in?”
“Nothing interesting. Why do you ask?”
“Just curious…. Where’s Reid?”
“Bathroom, he’ll be right back.”
“Okay…. Did you start some evening course about geography?”
“No.”
“Hmmm…..”
“What did that Hmmmm mean?”
“Nothing.”
J.J. came in carrying a large stack of case files. She took one look at Morgan and started giggling. Prentiss got up and whispered something into her ear. Both women laughed uncontrollably.
“That’s it! Someone tell me what’s going on?”
“One question.” J.J. grinned. “How’s that paper coming along that Spencer’s been working on?”
“Almost ready for peer reviews, why?”
“I would suggest you take a quick shower before we leave.”
“Why?”
“I’ll show you.” She pulled a small mirror from her back and held it behind his back. His neck and the back of his arms were covered with Reid’s distinctive scribbling, written in dried up, vanilla flavoured body paint.
“Why the hell didn’t you tell me?”
“I just told you.”
“I met half the people in the building on my way here!”
“Well, now they all know a little bit more about the wonders of geographical profiling."
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Title: Shared Secrets
Pair: Spencer Reid / Derek Morgan,
Aaron Hotchner / Chad Christensen,
Sean Hotchner / Cain Christensen
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine, etc.
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“Hey, bro, got a minute?” Sean marched in before Hotch had time to react.
“Apparently. I think I liked it better when you crawled out of bed after midday. At least you didn’t do any surprise visits in the morning.”
“You don’t like me chirpy and well rested?”
“As much as I appreciate the fact that Cain disciplines you, I don’t have late mornings very often and I would like to enjoy them.”
“Late mornings? It’s nine AM.”
“And that’s late. Why are you here?”
“I wanted to have a heart-to-heart with my darling big brother, and by the way, was that Rudd’s car in the driveway?”
“Reid’s.”
“You let him come here in the morning, but your own bro`s not welcome?”
“I didn’t say you’re not welcome, but tolerating your demands for my full attention takes iron-strong patience, and mine is not at its best in the morning. He came here to help with our entertainment system.”
“You just got it. Don’t tell me it broke down already…..”
“It didn’t, but the instruction book was written in Serbo-Croatian.”
“And Rudd can read that?”
“No, but he knows enough about that stuff to get it going.” Hotch walked into the kitchen and poured himself another cup of coffee. “What did you want to talk about?”
“I had a revelation last night.”
“I`m really not the right person to talk about religious experiences-”
“Not that kind of revelation. I finally managed to talk Cain to come to that Karaoke bar with my buddies.”
“You experienced a revelation in a Karaoke bar?”
“Yeah. I kinda challenged him to serenade me.”
“Is this story going anywhere?”
“I was hoping it would be horrible and embarrassing.”
“Sean.”
“The guy can actually sing.”
“So what?”
“I started thinking what else I don’t know about him. I don’t even know his favourite colour.”
“Dark green.”
“See what I mean?”
“Sean, observing your surroundings has never really been your strong point.”
“Anyway, I was thinking I could wheedle some juicy parts out of your guy.”
“You’ve already seen my juicy parts.” Chad commented and walked into the kitchen. He snatched the coffee cup from Hotch and took a long sip.
“Do you have to do that every morning?”
“Yeah, that’s the secret of a good relationship. Shared routines.”
“That’s really mushy, guys.” Sean commented. “I want the dirt about your bro.”
“What kinda dirt do you need?”
“Anything goes. Something I don`t know about him.”
“That’s pretty broad. Well…. He’s allergic to citrus.”
“I didn’t know that.”
“He played the lead in high school production of the King and I.”
“Or that.”
“He makes a really freaky howling sound when he has an orgasm.”
“I knew that." Sean paused to think about it. "Wait a minute.....”
Both Hotchner brothers turned to look at Chad.
“How do you know that?”
“Long version or short version?”
“Medium.”
“When we lived together in college we had a place with one bedroom and a living room-slash-kitchen. We had two beds in the bedroom, but when one had company the other one slept on the couch. The walls were so thin, I know his entire repertoire. And vice versa.”
“Anything else?”
“Too much for one morning. Wait here, I’ll give you some homework.” Chad gave the empty mug back to Hotch and headed upstairs.
“Homework?”
“I see very little use in that." Hotch commented. "You never did your homework when you were in school.”
“That’s because you were always hovering over my shoulder, making sure I got them right. It was a counter-reaction.”
“I’m done now.” Reid appeared from the study, carrying a large stack of cables. “Morning, Sean.”
“Morning.” Sean eyed him for a minute. “Can I ask you a question?”
“Sure.”
“Do you know if Morgan can sing?”
“He can’t if he wants to sleep the nigh in bed instead of the couch.”
“Favourite colour?”
“Depends on the purpose. If we’re talking about the colour he favours in his clothing-”
“I think that proves my point.”
“Okay, here’s your homework.” Chad came down the stairs and bounced to the kitchen. “Read this and you’ll get some answers.”
“A high scool yearbook?”
“He has a page all to himself.”
“Let’s see….” Sean scanned the content list and found the right page. “What the hell is he, a boy scout?”
“No, he didn’t have time for that.”
“What do they write about him?” Reid tried to read over Sean’s shoulder. “Class president, leader of the swim team, basketball team, played in the football team-”
“I got the picture, but this wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when I said I wanted the dirt.”
“Check the school paper.” Chad grinned. “That cover made him squirm for months.”
Sean pulled out the paper that was between the pages and unfolded it.
“Wow….”
“What is it?” Hotch asked. Sean simply laughed and shoved the paper to him. On the front page was a story about the swim team winning the state championship. Next to the story was a large photo of Cain in his swimwear. The photo was taken from behind, and photographer`s interest seemed to be mainly on Cain’s rear end.
“The reporter was this squeaky girl, who had a big crush on him.” Chad explained. “All the girls had that picture in their lockers. And some guys.”
“And that is his deepest, darkest, most embarrassing secret?”
“Pretty much.”
“I think I’m gonna frame this…..”
“Just make sure I get to see his reaction.” Chad smirked. “He thinks I got rid of that.”
“Maybe I could do a little collage…. His ass now and then.”
“Do you value your health?”
“Yeah….”
“Then don’t do it.”