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Strangers in the Night
Author: BlueHarlequin
Disclaimer: Nothing of Criminal Minds belongs to me; this is not for profit. No copyright infringement intended.
Warnings: Most likely some OOCness,
A/N: unbeta'd. Please be kind. Updates are always posted in my profile. Feel free to PM me with comments, I love hearing from ya'll!
Aaron Hotchner x Spencer Reid, established relationship
Summary: A night out clubbing becomes a disaster when it outs Spencer to the team. Rossi and Morgan get a surprise and Spencer’s boyfriend gets treated like an UnSub.

They were each lost in their own thoughts as the older agent drove through town looking for an appropriate place to talk and grab a bite to eat. Dave was still feeling rather pleased. He had known there was something going on between his friend and the kid but couldn’t pinpoint it. At first he had thought that the man was helping Spencer through a difficult time in his life but the level of tenderness in their interactions indicated something else. Now he only wanted to see for how long the relationship had been in place. If he was right, it had been about six months since they had gotten together. He also looked forward to teasing Aaron on the rules about fraternization. Turnabout was fair play and he knew that the senior agent wouldn’t break the rules unless it was serious.
Derek was thinking about how he could have missed the signs. They had been very good about keeping it a secret. He was also a little hurt that Reid hadn’t confided in him about his relationship. But then again he was beginning to doubt how well he really knew Reid. The kid liked to go clubbing, that was news to him. At least now he understood why the kid didn’t like going with him; the venues he attended weren’t his scene. That brought up the other thing. Reid was gay. It didn’t bother him in the slightest, but it did make him see his friend in a whole new light. The fact that he was in a relationship with their boss was the part that did him in. Hotch. Of all people, Hotch. The man was the straightest person he could think of. A million bad scenarios were running through his head. Deep down he knew that Hotch wouldn’t take advantage of his subordinate, but the thought was there and as much as he wanted to ignore it he couldn’t. Adding to that, he was angry that the older man would put Reid in jeopardy. Fraternization could cost both of them their jobs. He shook his head; at least he would get answers here pretty soon.
In between all the possible questions that he was going to be bombarded with once they stopped, the one thing that kept running through Spencer’s head was, “Morgan’s going to kill Hotch! Morgan’s going to kill Hotch!” The other agent would undoubtedly want to know how the relationship started. He wasn’t about to tell his friend that a kiss while he was high started it off, or that it wasn’t until a few years later that he had had acted on the unresolved sexual tension and consummated their relationship. No, all he was concerned about was that Derek was going to think Hotch was taking advantage of him and do something stupid.
Hotch’s thoughts were a lot less on the ramifications of being outed to the team but more on the way that it would affect Spencer. His young lover had been adamant that they keep it a secret. Spencer had maintained that he wanted Aaron to keep his position and telling the team would only endanger that. Not that any of them would betray their trust, but that the team’s easy familiarity with each other would give them way. The young man had also told him that he wanted to be selfish; that this was just for them and he didn’t want to share it. And then there was Morgan. The one thing Hotch had never been able to convince Spencer of was that Morgan would be okay with his sexual orientation. All in all, he had a feeling that tonight was going to be particularly stressful for his mate.
The car stopped. “IHOP? Really?”
“Hey! It was the first place I saw that was open. ”
Due to the time of night the restaurant was mostly empty. The waitress took one look at their mismatched attire and seated them as far away from the other two patrons as possible. She took their orders and left, promising to be back in a moment with their drinks. A moment of uncomfortable silence blanketed the table as everyone tried to figure out what to say.
Dave cut to the chase. “So how long have you two been together? Cause I’m dying to know.”
Hotch groaned, “Don’t tell me you have a bet on it with someone.”
“No, I’m just curious to see if I was right.”
“A few months after Hotch came back from his leave of absence.” Spencer rattled off staring out the window.
Damn, I was off by three months.”
The conversation came to a halt as the waitress returned with two carafes of coffee and ice water. Silence descended again as everyone waited for Spencer to finish drowning his coffee with sugar. Rossi was about to speak again when Morgan cut him off.
“No, no, wait. Reid how did this,” the gestured at Hotch, “happen?”
Immediately the young man got defensive, wrapping his arms around his stomach he muttered, “What do you mean by ‘this’ Morgan? I think it’s a little obvious, I’m gay and I’m dating Hotch. There is no ‘this.’” The young man speech gained momentum as he started to lose his self control, “I hoped you would understand. I mean there have been enough times that I told you I wasn’t interested in dating girls that I thought you would get it. I really care for Aaron and this is not how I wanted you to find out about our relationship but I thought you’d be a bit more understanding.”
Seeing Reid’s panicked expression, Rossi growled at the other man, “I don’t think you could have been any more insensitive there.” Hotch was also glaring at Morgan with a ferocious degree of disapproval.
Realising the danger he was in, Derek backpedalled quickly, “Whoa Reid! That’s not what I meant. Let me clarify that.” Waiting until he had Reid’s full attention and studiously ignoring the two older men at the table, he tried again. “Kid, I am totally okay with you being gay, it actually explains a lot. I’m just a little hurt that you didn’t think you could tell me. Your sexual orientation doesn’t change the fact that we’re best friends, nothing can change that. Understand?” he paused, waiting for the kid to really digest what he said, “So we’re okay there, right?” Reid managed a tentative smile and nodded. However, what Morgan said next filled him with dread. “The only thing I’m confused about is Hotch. You’re like my little brother so I’m not so sure how I should feel about that.” He didn’t bother to add that he was also thinking, “It’s wholly inappropriate because he’s your boss and almost 15 years older than you.” Then again, he was sitting at a table with three more of the FBI’s best profilers; the unspoken words were written across his face.
Aaron’s eyes narrowed but he refrained from speaking up for himself. He and Reid had discussed all the points that Morgan was unsubtly hinting at. More importantly, Reid was the only person Morgan would listen to so Hotch let his lover do the talking. He was not surprised when Spencer refused to be cowed by his best friend’s disapproval over this subject. It had been a frequent sore point for the young man whenever Aaron had doubts in their relationship over his age and their positions at work. “Morgan, you can feel how ever you want about it but it doesn’t change the fact that I am in a relationship with Aaron and there is nothing you can say or do to change that.” Rossi chuckled at the young profiler’s glare; apparently his best friend did not have a trademark on looking intimidating. Spencer had taken the Hotch ‘death glare’ and made it his own. “And I hope you don’t think that we haven’t thought this through. Aaron and I have discussed our age difference and the fact that he is my boss ad nauseam. I really don’t want to bring it up again.”
Morgan really couldn’t say anything to that. If he really thought about it, Reid had made his point clear and Morgan had to respect his decision. Clearing his throat, he had one more question he needed the answer to before he could let it go. “Okay,” he took a deep breath, “Just one more thing and I promise you I will that will be the end of it.” Reid gave him a tacit nod to continue. “Does he make you happy?”
“Yes.” There was no hesitation, and the smile that crossed Reid’s face at that moment almost made Morgan envious. What surprised him even more was the blinding smile he received in return from Hotch. Derek had never seen even half of the emotion Hotch had for Reid directed at Haley when they had been happily married. Even Rossi was a bit stunned.
The heartfelt moment was broken as their waitress returned with their meal. She promptly filled up Reid’s cup then eyeing the sugar dispenser reached over and replaced it with a full one from the empty table beside them. Morgan watched as Reid smothered his pancakes in syrup. “Kid, that is some sweet tooth. How are you going to work all that sugar off?”
“Oh, I know how he does it,” Rossi smirked and wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
Reid turned pink and Hotch glared at the older agent. Derek's mouth gaped open, then shut with an audible clack, he exclaimed “Dammit Rossi! I so do not want to think about my little brother doing the bump and grind with my boss!”
Rossi sniggered and quickly changed the subject. “So speaking of bumping and grinding, Reid what were you doing at that club with no ID?”
“I had ID. We just left it in the car. We really weren’t going to stay there long and I didn’t need mine since I don’t like drinking. We just wanted to check it out since the club was new.” Reid was not going to add that he and Aaron were acting out a sexual fantasy while they were there. With any luck they could take up from where the left of when they got home.
“How did you get in with no ID? Any bouncer worth his weight would have stopped you at the door looking like that, pretty boy.”
“I have my ways,” Reid grinned mischievously, “It’s not my first party.”
“Well if you like clubbing so much why don’t you ever come with me? The one I suggested last week caters to all sorts of clientele.”
“Morgan, it’s not like we go clubbing every weekend. Though I do admit I like going to the club across from that one.”
“Is that the one ...?”
“Yeah, where they occasionally drop glitter on the crowd.”
“I draw the line at seeing Hotch covered in glitter.”
The infectious laughter that graced the table at that statement was cut short as Rossi’s phone rang. The older agent looked at the number for a moment and then flipped it open. “Hello?” They watched as he frowned then replied, “We’ll be over as soon as we can assemble our team.” He looked up after snapping the phone closed. “Virginia PD wants our help, shortly after we left they had another assault, this time he killed the victim.” Hotch nodded and they moved to leave. Not having time to wait for the bill, Morgan tossed the amount for meal plus a goodly tip on the table.
“Reid,” Rossi addressed the young doctor as they walked to the car, “I picked up your go bag on the way to the station if you want to change now.”
Spencer shrugged, “Thanks, I’ll change when we get to the office.” He looked at Aaron briefly and the unit chief nodded. If they were going to be outed to the team through this case then they were going to do it on their terms. The young agent wanted to break it to the girls himself instead of being verbally attacked in front of them by an aging homophobic detective at the station they were going to.

tbc
So in the next chapter we see what kind of reaction the girls have and if the team can catch the UnSub before he strikes again.
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