Fic: Copycats, Chapter 10 (Criminal Minds, Reid / Morgan, Hotch / Chad)
Title: Copycats, Chapter 10
Pair: Spencer Reid / Derek Morgan,
Aaron Hotchner / Chad Christensen
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine, etc.
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Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Tuesday 20:39
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Hotch`s motel room, Billings
“That was nothing. He just remembered something new about the vics who came to the club.”
“Really?” Morgan kept his face blank. “What did he remember?”
“Nothing we didn’t already know.”
“Hotch, you got a great poker face, but you’re a lousy liar. You knew that kid.”
Hotch didn’t say anything.
“I saw you two and it was pretty obvious that something`s going on.”
“Morgan, we have a long day tomorrow, just go and get some sleep.”
“Fine, and I’ll call Chad and give him a status report about you motel session with a stripper.”
“You’re not calling him.”
“Explanation. Now.”
Morgan waited. Finally Hotch gestured him to follow him to the motel room and closed the door.
“I knew him professionally.”
“Was he a witness?”
“No.”
“A suspect?”
“No.”
“Then what?”
“Not my profession, his profession.”
“You mean…..?”
“I hired him. Once.”
“When?”
“None of your business.”
“Before or after you and Chad got together?”
“Before! What the hell do you think I am?”
“Well I thought you were a guy who didn’t need to hire hookers to get some, but obviously I was wrong!”
“Not hookers, that happened just once.”
“Once?”
“Yeah.” Hotch took a deep breath. “Just once. And Chad knows about it.”
“Why?”
“What do you mean why?”
“Why a hooker? Stuff like that can ruin a career.”
“I…. I needed an outlet. And I didn’t know what else to do.”
“You haven’t seen him since?”
“No, I haven’t seen him since. I don’t cheat, you know that. Chad knows about that one time, but you can’t tell him about this.”
“What did you give him?”
“Morgan-”
“I saw you giving him something. What was it?”
“Money.”
“Is he blackmailing you?”
“No. Not really. I gave him some money so he could leave. So that he would stay away.”
“I see.” Morgan dumped the bag on the nightstand. “We brought you some food.”
“Did Reid see him too?”
“No, he went straight to our room.”
“Good.”
“I could ask why you think it’s so good, but that would be a pretty useless question. It would take a blind man to miss the similarities.” He paused. “Is that why you hired him?”
“Yeah.”
“I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Pretty Boy brings out some really strong reactions.”
“That’s true.” Hotch chuckled. “But that’s in the past. You can’t tell him or Chad.”
“I’m not gonna tell them.” Morgan opened the bag and snatched few French fries. “I kinda understand why you did it.”
“Do you?”
“I live with the real thing twenty-four seven. I get it.”
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“What took you so long?” Reid was sitting cross-legged on the bed and wolfing down his food. “I was about to steal yours.”
“We kinda started talking.” Morgan stepped in and tried to rescue his own food from the nightstand, but Reid got there first. “He`s got some personal stuff going on.”
“Something wrong?”
“No. It’s…. it’s all settled now.”
“Was it something about him and Chad?”
“No.”
“Morgan.”
“Pretty Boy?”
“I’m not at my best in social interaction, but I do know your facial manifestations of guilt. You’re hiding something.”
“Yeah.” Morgan admitted. “But it’s not my secret.”
“It’s Hotch`s.” Reid deduced. He waved the food bag in front of Morgan. “So why are you hiding it?”
“Coincidence?”
“Try again.”
“Accidental eavesdropping?”
“Morgan.”
“Fine, I saw something and I confronted him.”
“And?”
“And he gave me a satisfactory explanation, okay?”
“Okay.” Reid took a long swig from his coffee. “If it was something important you would tell me, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Okay.” Reid sighed. “I’ll take your word for it.”
“Thanks. And Pretty Boy?”
“Yeah?”
“Are you gonna give me my food back?”
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“Hey, babe. I tried to call you.”
“We’ve had a long day, I just got back to the motel.” Hotch explained. “What have you been up to?”
“We watched Willow.”
“Willow?”
“The movie? Forget it…. Anyway, I just put Jack to bed.”
“Jack’s there?”
“Yeah, Hailey called you here and I told her you were on the road, so I picked him up from school.”
“Why?”
“Hailey had some last minute emergency with her fiancé and she couldn’t get anyone else. I’ll drop him off in the morning.”
“What kind of emergency?”
“No idea, she was in a hurry. I’ve met that guy once, and based on that, I`d say his entire existence is an emergency.”
“So Jack’s asleep already?”
“Yep.”
“Right…. Well, we got some leads to follow so maybe I’ll be home pretty soon.”
“You have any idea when?”
“No.”
“Then don’t say stuff like that.” Chad commented with a husky chuckle. “I’ll let you get some sleep.”
“I’ll call you tomorrow.”
“Okay, babe. Miss you.”
“Miss you too. Bye.”
“Bye.”
Chapter 11