Author's Note: Dream cast for Henry Reid is pictured above. Shane Harper.
The Reid Method: The Next Generation
Chapter Two- I Had To Find You Tell You I Need You
"Okay, you're going to have to tell me the story again" Lucy insisted. She and Henry were laying in bed facing each other at their apartment in New York. They had both returned the day before after visiting in Virginia.
A week after Henry and Jonah had walked in on Holly and another man in Henry's apartment, Henry returned to Virginia to be with Lucy.
Jonah insisted on going back to work as soon as possible. He didn't want to miss out on any training and was looking for anything to distract from the humiliation of Holly cheating on him—and Henry catching her in the act.
Henry insisted that he couldn't get back on a plane without him so he decided to take some time off of work to go home and visit his girlfriend and his parents.
Lucy was in her second year of Law at New York University and had taken two weeks off to visit her father in Virginia. Her father, Richard Grant, is a paediatric surgeon.
"Apparently, Holly thought that I was in Virginia with you and she had a key to the apartment so she thought it was a good idea to bring the guy back here."
"That's why we have a new couch and a new mattress, headboard, and sheets" Lucy scoffed looking away. "What about Jo? How was he?"
"Not good. They were together for three years" Henry sighed. "What about Holly?"
"She feels stupid. She's in disbelief that she would ever cheat on him. She thought he was going to cheat on her because he was working all the time."
"Jo would never do that" Henry insisted.
"I know" Lucy looked directly into Henry's eyes. "Do you think they can fix their relationship?"
"I don't know" Henry laced his fingers through Lucy's. "Jo is very stubborn. If you violate his trust, he doesn't come back to you very easily."
Jonah was inside a local bar in Virginia when his cell phone rang. He looked at the Caller ID before answering it; he didn't want to talk to Holly right now. It was Maya.
"Hey" he said putting the phone to his ear.
"Hi. What are you doing right now?" Maya asked.
"Sitting in a bar trying to drink away my relationship" Jonah answered as he put his hand around the glass sitting in front of him.
"I'll join you. Should you be drinking already?"
"It's been three weeks" Jonah stated. "I'm good."
"I mean, in the morning. It's 11 a.m."
"It's 5'o'clock somewhere, right?"
Maya chuckled on the other line. "I'll be there in a bit. Don't start any bar fights, okay?"
"Never. It's too early in the morning for that" Jonah smiled as he hung up the phone.
Henry's phone vibrated on the kitchen table as he set mugs down on the counter. He picked up his phone and opened the screen. His boss had texted him that he needed to be in the office today.
"Hey, Luce" he called out, his eyes still fixated on the screen.
Henry heard footsteps coming down the hall as Lucy made her way to the kitchen.
"Yes?" She said, appearing in the doorway.
Henry looked up from his screen. "I have to head into the office today."
"That's okay. I have a late class so maybe we can have a late lunch?" Lucy said suggestively as she walked over to Henry and placed a kiss on his lips.
"That sounds like a great idea" Henry agreed.
"Alright, I'm on my way out. I'll see you around 3?"
"Sounds good" Henry said as he placed another kiss on her lips.
Lucy went to the door and placed her hand on the knob, turning it. She turned back to Henry before she opened the door. "I love you."
"I love you too" Henry said. He watched as she opened the door and slipped outside closing the door behind her.
Henry put the coffee mugs back up in the cupboard and grabbed his car keys before heading out the door himself and locking it behind him.
Henry was about ten minutes into his twenty minute commute when he was on a secluded road. His parents had helped him pay for the S.U.V. after he had gotten the job in New York. He glanced at the clock as he continued and when he looked back up at the road a dog had run out right in front of him.
Panicked, Henry swerved to avoid the dog and didn't have time to hit the brake before crashing into a utility pole on the side of the road. The dog barking was the only sound that could be heard on the secluded road as Henry's head rested on the airbag against the steering wheel. He was unconscious.
September, 12 years ago, it was lunch time at school.
A couple of Henry's friends told him about the two girls who had just moved here. Apparently, they moved into the house across the street from the Reid Family.
Their names are Lucy and Holly Grant. They started here at school today.
Henry was walking into the cafeteria at school and noticed a bunch of his friends sitting at a table in the back. They were calling him. Waving at him, telling him to come over.
As he was walking over to the table, he bumped into a girl with long brown hair and soft brown eyes. She was carrying a book and had dropped it on the floor.
Oh great! I probably looked like a dork to her, Henry had thought.
They both said sorry to each other at the same time. Henry smiled at her and Lucy smiled back. They both kneeled down to get her book at the same time.
Henry picked up her book and handed it to her.
As they stood Henry realized he had never seen her before. She must be the new girl, he thought. Well, one of them.
One of his friends told him that Lucy was ten and in the same grade as him. The girl looked about his age. She must be Lucy, he thought.
Lucy tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"You must be Lucy" Henry finally spoke. "I'm Henry Reid."
Jonah was on his second drink when Maya arrived at the bar. She pulled a stool out from the bar and sat down next to Jonah as he took another sip.
"Are you having a drink with me?" Jonah asked.
"I think you're going to have enough to drink for both of us" Maya said.
Jonah chuckled. "You're right."
"So you're just here to drink, you don't want to talk about it?" Maya picked up Jonah's glass and took a sip from it and placed it back on the bar. "Alright, I'll ask the questions then. I know you were together for three years. Was she your first kiss?"
"No, it was Jillian Rawlings. We were thirteen and it was on the bus ride home from a field trip." He looked over at Maya. "What about you? Do you remember yours?"
Maya chuckled. "Charlie Peterson. We were also thirteen. It was on the football field during lunch."
"Football field meaning soccer field?" Jonah clarified.
"Yes, at home in Essex" Maya explained.
Jonah took another sip of his drink. "You know there's only one person I know that's currently in a relationship with the person they had their first kiss with?"
Maya looked back over at Jonah. "Who would that be?"
"My brother. Henry and Lucy had their first kiss with each other when they were fifteen. They were in our backyard of the house."
"Were they together after that?" Maya asked.
"No. They reconnected in college and they've been together ever since. I've never seen him this happy. I'm glad he found her again." Jonah smiled.
Jonah's cell phone rang in his pocket and he pulled it out. "Unknown number?" He said aloud as he answered the call.
"Hello?" He answered the phone putting it to his ear.
"Hi, is this Jonah Reid?" The voice on the other end was a male.
"Yes, this is he" Jonah said.
"I'm calling from New York Presbyterian hospital. It's about Henry Reid."
"He's my brother" Jonah said quickly.
"He was in a car accident. He's in surgery."
"I'm on my way" Jonah said breathlessly.
"What was that?" Maya asked, concerned.
"Henry was in a car accident. He's in surgery" Jonah said as he leapt to his feet. "I've got to get to New York."
Maya put a hand on his chest. "Let me drive you. You've been drinking all morning."
Jonah's mind was racing. "I've got to call my parents. And Lucy."
"From the car" Maya assured him as she put money on the counter for the drinks and they left the bar.
Nineteen year old Henry read the titles of the books on the shelves in front of him quickly. He inherited his father's reading speed and intelligence. He was searching for a book relating to his courses at the FBI Academy—he was a special agent trainee there. He spotted the book he was looking for and pulled it out, standing up as he read the back cover quickly.
When he turned to walk to the cashier to pay for it, he caught a familiar face five feet away from him.
She was looking at the back cover of the book she was holding. Her long brown hair was cut to just below her shoulders, she looked exactly the same as the last time Henry had seen her—their high school graduation. Henry picked up the courage he needed and started to walk towards her, eventually finding himself right in front of her.
"Lucy?" Henry said quietly. She was looking down, reading the back of her book.
Lucille Grant grew up across the street from the Reids. They moved to Quantico when Lucy was ten. She lived there with her parents and her sister, Holly, until her mother passed away when Lucy was twelve.
Lucy looked up from her book and recognized him immediately. "Henry" she smiled and put the book down on the shelf to hug him. He hugged her back gently. "How's Quantico going?"
"Great" Henry answered honestly. He was enjoying the course so far but he wasn't sure what to think about the physical training yet. He had played football in his final year of high school as the quarterback but this training was a lot different than football practice. "I think I'm going to be good at this."
She smiled in response. Henry had missed her smile. The last time he had seen it was at their graduation.
"What about you? How's Yale?" Henry asked.
"Going well" she responded. "Hopefully in four years, I'll be a lawyer."
Henry smiled back at her and glanced at the book on the shelf. "You know what goes well with a book?"
She looked at him waiting for the answer.
"Coffee" Henry answered. "I was going to get some at the café down the street. Would you like to join me?"
"Sure" Lucy agreed, picking up her book off the shelf.
They paid for their books and went to the coffee shop down the street.
Jonah hung up the phone with his father as Maya put the car in park when they reached the airport. He had already booked his flight before he made the call. "Dad is in Detroit on a case and Mom got a flight to New York to surprise Henry this morning. She should be there by now. The twins are with my Grandma Jareau back in D.C. I've called her and let her know what's going on."
"You're not supposed to be back at work for another two weeks but I'll let our boss know just in case you need more time" Maya said.
"Thanks" Jonah said breathlessly as he put his phone back in his pocket and opened the car door stepping out.
"You'll call and let me know how he is?" Maya asked.
"I will" Jonah said as he shut the car door and made his way through the airport parking lot.
Spencer was waiting to board his flight when J.J. returned his phone call. He picked up after the first ring. "Hi" was all he said. He knew that J.J. would have questions about the message he left on her voicemail.
"Spence, I got your message. Henry was in a car accident? Did they say what his injuries were or what condition he was in?" J.J. asked urgently.
"No. Jonah got the call. He was taken to New York Pres, they didn't mention anything about his condition or injuries--"
"Flight 141 from Detroit to New York City is now boarding at Gate 7" the announcement came over the P.A. system above Spencer.
"J.J., I've got to go. They're boarding my flight. Call Lucy, Jonah said she was on the way to the hospital" Spencer said quickly as he grabbed his bag.
"I'll call her. Love you."
"I love you, too" Spencer said as he hung up the phone.
J.J. had just landed at JFK International Airport. After she hung up the phone from Spencer, she immediately went to the baggage claim to pick up her luggage. While she waited impatiently, she called Lucy, hoping for answers about Henry but instead she got Lucy's voicemail. J.J. hung up the phone instead of leaving a message as she spotted her luggage on the baggage claim ramp. She scooped up her bag and headed towards the main entrance of the airport.
The ride forty minute cab ride from the airport to the hospital was one of the longest J.J. had ever experienced. Usually when she arrived, Henry would be there to pick her up and the drive would be shorter and they would spend the drive catching up with each other.
Now J.J. sat alone in the back of the cab, worried about Henry. She didn't know anything about his condition and she tried to call Lucy again and couldn't reach her. She knew that Spencer was on a flight on the way from a case in Detroit, Jonah was also on his way to New York on a flight.
She pulled out her phone and called Courtney. She didn't know who else had been notified about Henry's accident. The line rang about four times before it went to Courtney's voicemail. J.J. waited for the beep and then left her a message.
"Hey, Courtney. It's J.J. I'm not sure if you got a call from Spencer but Henry was in a car accident. They took him to New York Presbyterian and I'm on my way there now. Meet me when you get this message. Bye." J.J. hung up the phone and stayed silent for the rest of the ride, looking out the window as the city passed by.
Late May, 7 years ago, Henry had invited Lucy over to their house to help him study for their exams that were coming up. Henry had inherited his father's intelligence and didn't actually need her help as he already knew the material. Lucy knew this as well but agreed to come over anyway.
Lucy, now 15 years old, like Henry, wanted nothing more than to have her first kiss with Henry. They had grown up next door to each other for five years now, spending almost every day after school together and they were best friends. Lucy wanted them to be more and she wanted her first kiss to be with someone meaningful. Henry meant a lot to her. Henry felt the same way as Lucy did but they hadn't ever told each other.
When Lucy came over, she and Henry had gathered their books and sat down at the table outside next to their swimming pool.
He's so handsome, Lucy had thought as Henry sat down at the table beside her. Henry smiled at her nervously as he turned to his book and opened it.
Lucy sighed and turned to her book and opened it. "I thought we could start with--"
Lucy was cut off as Henry took her face in his hands and brought her face to his as he kissed her softly. Her lips met his and parted as she put her hands on his face and pulled back.
"--that" Lucy finished her sentence as Henry looked at her with worry.
"Sorry, I should have asked" Henry apoligized as his gaze dropped to the ground.
Lucy shushed him and shook her head. "I thought you'd never ask." She pulled his face to hers as she returned the kiss.
Inside the living room, Jonah was looking outside the window at them. He smirked and gave Henry a high five in his head. His brother had finally got to kiss the girl that he was in love with for the first time.
J.J. arrived at New York Presbysterian and walked through the front door anxiously. She made her way to the front desk when a familiar voice called her name.
"J.J." the voice belonged to Owen Hayes, Spencer and J.J.'s youngest nephew.
"Owen" J.J. breathed a sigh of relief as she wrapped Owen into a hug. She was relieved to see a familiar face.
"Uncle Spence called me before he got on the plane" Owen explained as he released J.J. from the hug. "I came down as quick as I could. I didn't have any classes this afternoon."
Owen, who was now 19 years old, graduated from high school the year before. He was now teaching self defence classes at the local recreation centre in New York until he figured out what he wanted to do with the rest of his life.
"Have you heard anything?" J.J. asked anxiously.
"He's in Recovery now" Owen nodded. "Surgery went well and he's expected to be out and into a room within an hour or so. They had to repair his ankle and he has a concussion but other than that they said he was fine."
"Okay" J.J. nodded as they walked to the waiting room.
Owen explained that it was just the three of them there so far. Victoria and her boyfriend Zane were on vacation in Italy. Natalie was working in one of the operating rooms and Aunt Courtney was in Las Vegas visiting their grandmother. Lucy was already in the waiting room when they arrived.
"The nurse will let us know when he's in his room. She said we can stay here while we wait" Lucy spoke as they walked into the room.
Two weeks ago, Henry and Jonah boarded the plane to Washington, D.C. Henry had decided that he was ready to take the next step in his relationship with Lucy. He wanted to ask her to be his wife. Henry believed in tradition and wanted to ask her father's permission to marry her first, that was part of the reason why he was flying back to D.C. with Jonah. He also wanted to make sure that Jonah was safe and healthy after his surgery.
Henry took a deep breath. "Okay, so I've been doing a lot of thinking especially with everything that's been going on with you lately" He looked at his brother sitting beside him.
"Okay, so now you've made it about me" Jonah sighed as he looked back at his brother. Jonah grunted lightly and shifted in his seat.
"You okay?" Henry questioned, looking at him with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine" Jonah brushed it off.
"Do you want a new pillow or something? Do you need anything?" Henry asked, still concerned.
"I'm fine" Jonah repeated. "Just tell me what you were telling me."
"Right" Henry said, getting back on track. "I want to ask Lucy to marry me. I'm going to ask her father for permission."
"You're going to ask Surgeon Dr. Richard Grant for permission to marry his daughter? Good luck with that" Jonah said with a hint of sarcasm. Dr. Richard Grant was not only a pediatric surgeon he was also a father to Lucy and Holly Grant. His wife, Christina, had died two years after Grants had moved next door to the Reids. Dr. Grant had always believed that the Reid's (in particular Spencer and the four of his children) were strange and abnormal because of their particularly high IQs.
"Yeah, I know. I'm kind of nervous" Henry said timidly.
"He's not exactly the approachable type, is he?" Jonah said as a flight attendant passed him in the aisle.
"No, he is not. We were screwed when we started dating his daughters, weren't we?" Henry agreed.
Jonah chuckled lightly. "Yeah, we were. As much as it sucked that Mom lost Grandpa so early, at least Dad didn't have to deal with him for that long."
"True" Henry pointed out.
A flight attendant came over the P.A. to announce to the passengers to fasten their seatbelts and prepare for take off.
Henry looked over at his brother again and smiled. "You'll be my best man, right?"
"You're not even engaged yet and you've already picked the best man?" Jonah questioned.
"You were always going to be my best man no matter what. You're always the first one there when I need you. Always."
"I'm always the first person there because I'm always the first person that you call" Jonah clarified. "So yes, I'm your best man."
He could feel a warm hand inside his when he woke up in his room after the surgery. He looked up into the eyes of his girlfriend, Lucy. A smile spread across her face as he looked up into her eyes. Her brown eyes glistened and her long hair draped over his face as she kissed him on the forehead.
Henry looked over as another hand wrapped around his arm and gave him a little squeeze. It was Jonah. "Hey, Big Brother."
"How are you feeling, honey?" J.J. asked as she placed her hand in his.
"I'm okay" Henry said. He felt a slight throbbing in his head but other than that he didn't feel any pain. His leg was in a cast from below his knee right down to his toes, it was propped up on a pillow at the end of the bed. He remembered how he had swerved to avoid hitting the dog before the crash. "Do they know what happened to the dog?"
Henry looked around the room as he took in the familiar faces of his family. His dad, his mom, Owen, Jo, Natalie, and finally Lucy.
The family explained to Henry that he had gotten out of the crash with a broken ankle but other than that, he had been fine. No one else had been injured when Henry swerved and he crashed into a utility pole. The dog was fine too, Henry had turned the wheel just in time to miss him.
"I'm going to call Victoria and Zane and let them know you're awake" Owen announced as he rose from his chair and walked over to Henry's side. "I'm glad you're okay."
"Me too" Henry agreed and the two of them fist bumped before Owen left the room.
Natalie's pager went off from the corner of the room where she was sitting. "I've got to go" she said as rose from her chair and read the page. She made her way over to the side of the bed and gave Henry a kiss on the forehead. "I'll be back to check on you, okay?"
"Okay" Henry nodded. "I'll be here."
She gave him a quick smile before she turned and made her way outside the door.
"We should probably call the twins and your mom and let them know what's going on" Spencer said to J.J.
"It's fine, Dad. We'll call them in a few minutes" Jonah insisted, placing a comforting hand on their mother's back.
"Well, I am going to go grab you some of your favourite coffee" Lucy said as she squeezed Henry's hand. "I'll stop by the apartment and grab you some of your favourite books too."
"Thank you" Henry whispered softly, kissing her hand.
"I'll be back" she promised, leaning over Henry again and gently kissing him on the lips. "I love you."
"I love you, too" Henry spoke and he watched as she made her way over to the door and left the room.
J.J. made her way over to the side of the bed and sat down on the edge. "I'm sorry I know you're 22 but--" J.J. wrapped her arms around her oldest son and held him gently.
"I'm okay, Mom" he tried to reassure her.
"I want one of those too" Spencer said as he moved to the other side of the bed and sat down.
Henry chuckled and let his mother go and gave his father a hug.
"We love you, honey" J.J. whispered.
"I love you, too" Henry said as he hugged them both.
"Now would be a good time to call Grandma Jareau and the twins" Jonah pointed out.
"Good idea" Spencer agreed.
After they called the twins and Grandma Jareau, Jonah stepped outside of the room to call Maya and let her know how Henry was doing.
Spencer sat beside J.J. next to Henry's bed as she held his hand. "I feel stupid, Mom" Henry admitted.
"Why?" J.J. asked with concern.
"I caused an accident" Henry said remorsefully.
"No one else got hurt, son. Not even the dog" Spencer reassured him.
Henry grimaced. "And the car." Henry thought about how much it would cost to repair the car or possibly replace it. His parents had helped him purchase it.
"Don't worry about the car, honey" J.J. said.
"Just rest and get better" Spencer reassured him again.
Henry laid his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes. Within a minute, he was asleep.
J.J. sighed and leaned back against Spencer, her head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead gently.
Spencer's phone vibrated in his pocket and he pulled it out, looking at the Caller I.D. "It's Courtney. I'm going to step out and call her back okay?"
"Sure" J.J. said as Spencer kissed her forehead and left the room.
"Hey, Court" Spencer said as he put the phone up to his ear and walked to the waiting room down the hall.
"Hi. How is Henry?" she asked.
"He's going to be okay" Spencer nodded. "His ankle needed to be repaired and he has a concussion but other than that he's okay."
"That's good" Courtney sighed. "I was hoping I could be there."
Spencer cleared his throat and lowered his voice. "How is mom doing?"
Courtney sighed. "Spencer, I think you should really come down here. She's not doing well. She's been getting irritated and agitated more often and they had to change her medication."
Spencer was worried about his mother. He hadn't told anyone else about what had been going on with her, other than Courtney. Spencer had asked Courtney to go down to visit her in Vegas after he had gotten a phone call from the sanitarium. He was worried that something was wrong with their mother and now he knew he might be right.
"I'll make sure everything is okay with Henry and then come down and check on Mom" Spencer decided.
"Okay, I'll call you later" Courtney agreed.
"Sounds good. Love you" Spencer said.
Jonah was sitting on the stool next to Henry's bed when he woke up. "Hey" he whispered, clearing his throat.
"Hey" Jonah repeated with a smile.
Henry sat up and looked around wondering how long he had been asleep. "Where's Lucy?"
"I don't know" Jonah said. "You've been asleep for about an hour and she called and said she was going to run an errand before she came back to the hospital."
"Oh, okay" Henry sighed. "She should be here soon."
There was a knock on the door of Henry's room and a few seconds later a nurse slid inside. "I'm sorry to interrupt. Mr. Reid, there are some officers here that need to talk to you."
"About the accident?" Henry questioned as two police officers entered the room behind the nurse.
"Henry Reid?" one of the officers questioned.
The nurse excused herself and left the room closing the door behind her.
"We're very sorry, sir, but we have some news about your girlfriend, Lucy Grant" the other officer said.
"She was here she just went out to run an errand" Henry rambled. He feared what they would say next.
The first officer sighed. "She was robbed, sir, and stabbed."
"Stabbed?" Henry questioned.
Jonah took a deep breath and put his hand on his brother's shoulder. He knew why the officers were there.
"We're very sorry, Mr. Reid. She died. She was pronounced dead at the scene" the second officer finally said.
"The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained" -Unknown
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