In "Truth or Dare", the Season 14 finale, JJ confesses to Reid that she has loved him ever since they first met. Despite insisting that she only said it to distract a killer holding them hostage, Reid knows what she said is true but chooses not to dwell on it for the sake of their friendship. Season 15 opens up "Under the Skin" with JJ being shot and clinging to life. At the hospital Reid admits to a sleeping JJ that it does not matter if her feelings are true or not, he cannot imagine life without her. JJ wakes up and eventually tells Reid that what she said was true and he'll always be her first true love and hold a part of her heart. Despite the shared loved between the two, JJ and Reid keep this a secret and remain best friends.