Hi CM fans! It's been a while since my last story here, so I decided to come up with a new one :) I hope you like it, and I really appreciate your reviews and opinions, since it's only my second CM fanfic and I always want to know how to improve myself and the stories.

Disclaimer: Sadly, they're not mine :(

Other Information: My mother language is not English, so please just read over spelling and grammar mistakes I'll certainly make... I'll try to give my best not to make too many, of course :)

Have fun with reading :)

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Reid woke up in his dark bedroom and looked at his alarm clock. 5 a.m in the morning. He sighed, rubbed his eyes and yawned. It's been a while since he slept properly; He didn't even know why. Of course, cases had been tough in the last few months, but this was just his job. Maybe he was just getting... old.

He sighed again, pulled himself out of the bed and decided to take a shower before dressing up and going to work. He knew it wasn't neccessary to went in that early, however, he couldn't sleep anymore and had nothing else to do. It would be the perfect time to start with some paper work anyway because the others would come later to work. And he likes it if he had the office for himself. Especially today.

Luckily, his appartement was only a few minutes away from the office, so he went in at about 5:45. Of course, it was nearly empty. Even Hothner wasn't there. He was sure that his boss worked until very late as usuall, and headed home late past midnight. He greeted the cleaning woman as he stepped out of the elevator and went to his desk, with a coffee to go in his hands

He loved this time; he always was more relaxed when he had time to think about everything before he had to talk with his other team members. He knew they always want to know what was going on in his life; they are always so... overprotective. Not that he appreciate it; of course, he was the youngest member, so it was just natural for his friends to care for him, and he was glad that they were here for him when he had problems. However, there are some things that he had to do alone. For example, when he was addicted to Diaulid; this wasn't something he want to share with Morgan, or JJ. It was a burden that he had to carry, because it was just his own fault.

He sighed again, and went continuely through the paperwork, as the others began to show up. It was 8 a.m and, of course, Hotch was the first one who went in; he saw Reid sitting behind his desk and wondered since when he'd been there.

"Hey Reid" he greeted the young genius. Reid looked up, not surprised seeing Hotchner standing there; he knew that his boss must be the first one coming to work. He always was. "Hey boss" he answered back and smiled. "Do we have a case already?"

Hotch shook his head. "No, not yet... Well, we've some paperwork to do anyway. For how long have you been here already? 6 a.m?"

"5:45 actually" Reid answered, looking guilty. He didn't know why, but he felt like his boss wasn't that pleased.

"Reid, you should really sleep more... I mean, you are always in before me, and I think it's not that good for your health if you..."

"Hotch, it's okay, I like my work, you know" Reid interrupted him, feeling a bit annoyed. Did he really looked that bad?

Hotch just nodded. "It's okay... but, you know, you can talk to me if you have any problems. I don't want my team members to feel... well, I just hope you are okay."

"I am, really" Reid answered. He saw Morgan stepping out of the elevator, who grinned already in the sight of Reid and Hotch. Oh, this is going to be good, he thought.

Hotch nodded again, knowing that Reid wouldn't say more with Morgan standing beside. Morgan himself obviously wanted to talk with him anyway.

"Hotch, I've got to ask you something" Morgan said, ignoring Reid. Reid himself looked surprised. He wasn't used that his friend ignored him like that. Maybe stood up with the wrong foot he thought.

"Good morning, Morgan" he said, trying to sound extra friendly. However, Morgan just nodded at him, and lead Hotch away from his desk to talk with his boss. Now Reid was really confused. What was that all about?

Aaaaand cut :) So, did you like the chapter? What do you think will happen next? Please don't forget to leave a review... pleeeeease ;) (ok, I should stop trying to sound that desperate^^)

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