Small Reid or Hotch Moments

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So after all the Reid and Hotch hate in criminalxminds  yesterday, I'm looking for some of your small favorite moments of Reid or Hotch love.  I don't mean the big ones (like Reid solving the code that is usually run by computers or the whole "L.D.S.K" scene),  but the small touches that make you go "awwww".   To start us off, here are a couple from me:

REID
1.  The scene where he rescues the little boy and takes him out of the house in "The Instincts".  It totally destroys the "Reid Effect" as the boy is totally comfortable with Reid, but canon aside, it always makes me smile.

2.  Reid's comment to the team about "Can one of you pretend you're going to see me again", right before he goes to the train in "Derailed".

3.  Reid's kindness to the unsub as he gives her the dolls back in "The Uncanny Valley".  He's so gentle with her.

HOTCH
1.  He reactions to the abused wife in "The Crossing".  I also love that he doesn't flinch when the DA goes off about men believing women are "victims".

2.  Hotch's reactions and talking to the prostitute at the end of "Pleasure is My Business".

3.  How gentle Hotch is with the FBI lead after the SUV explodes at the beginning of "Mayhem".

So, what about yours?


PS -- mods, can we have a "discussion" tag added?