Th way Reid handled the gratitude was completely expected; as much as he teased the younger agent - a variation of affection - he also made sure he got due credit and praise. Reid just never seemed to accept it well; of course, Rossi's policy was 'I don't give a damn; you need to hear it, so you're gonna hear it.'
"I get that, and I would've done the same thing. But this is you, and if something had happened--" The words were there, it was just difficult to give them power, to give any of these feelings power. "I get it. I just don't like it." He would've felt that way about anyone else on the team, but there was more to it with Reid. And he hadn't made that very clear.
"It's you, Reid. If it needs to be said, I like having you around, dammit."
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Th way Reid handled the gratitude was completely expected; as much as he teased the younger agent - a variation of affection - he also made sure he got due credit and praise. Reid just never seemed to accept it well; of course, Rossi's policy was 'I don't give a damn; you need to hear it, so you're gonna hear it.'
"I get that, and I would've done the same thing. But this is you, and if something had happened--" The words were there, it was just difficult to give them power, to give any of these feelings power. "I get it. I just don't like it." He would've felt that way about anyone else on the team, but there was more to it with Reid. And he hadn't made that very clear.
"It's you, Reid. If it needs to be said, I like having you around, dammit."