"And that's why profilers and relationships don't really work well." Or at all. Derek had given up looking for a steady relationship long ago. "I've accepted that too."
Derek laughed. "Not hard to do after the years we've worked together."
He shook his head. "It's not about the looks, or the addiction. I talk just as much. Okay so maybe you're arrogant and throw tantrums," he said, chuckling, "but it's not any of that. I've never looked at anyone I work with that way, and despite my questions, I really wasn't expecting that answer." He took a deep breath and nodded. "I know this isn't a whim on your part, Reid, and I wish I could give you what you want, but I'll need that time, because right now, I honestly don't know if it can be more than this type of love. I just don't know, and I'm not going to lie to you about it... not that you wouldn't figure it out, but I wouldn't do that to you. You're going to have to be patient with me."