The quiet that descended in the conference room was
palpable.

“I should have said something.” Reid said.

“What’s that sugar plum?” Distracted by the goings on Garcia
almost didn’t hear him.

“We talked in the car, about Detective Rizzoli, I could tell
there was something bothering him but I didn’t say anything.” Dejected Reid was
angry with himself.  He was always
missing little emotional nuances that others caught.

“Don’t beat your self up boy wonder I don’t think even you
could’ve gotten through that misguided chocolate armor of his.  I just haven’t seen him react like that in a
long time.”

“She’s right Reid, we all knew he had a problem with her we
just didn’t know the extent of how it bothered him until just now.  I’m sorry you had to see that detective.”
Rossi apologized to Korsak as the only other member of the BPD team left in the
room.

“Look, its Jane you all need to apologize to.  Jane is one of the best cops I’ve ever known,
certainly the best detective.
Unfortunately she has always had to prove herself here, this was a boys
club after all.  As the first female
homicide detective she’s taken a lot of ***** from everyone, more than most, and
is still here.  She’s as selfless as they
come and to have your man come in here and talk to her like that without
knowing her…” waving a hand, disgusted he started to leave.

“Detective wait!
Agent Morgan did not speak for the team.  You have to now we all joined the BAU for
different reasons, we’re all human and sometimes, we make stupid mistakes.  One thing we do all have in common though is
what we’re here for.  I think Morgan
realizes the damage he may have done, it’s going to be up to him to fix
it.  As for the rest of us, right now we
have an unsub to catch before he decides on a new victim.”

Looking up at the pictures of the victims, Korsak could feel
the knot in his stomach as he noticed their similarities to Jane.  He cared for her like a daughter and he
needed her focused not dealing with this FBI agent’s bullshit.

Angrily he looked back at Rossi, who seemed to have followed
his thoughts and gently said, “Detective we won’t let anything happen to
her.  It may have absolutely nothing to
do with her.”