Checkmate {Spencer Reid}

18

After two days the hospital let me go, promising Spencer that I'd be fine. He drove me home and brought me to my apartment,

"Are you sure you don't need me to stay?" He asks, holding my hand as I unlock my front door, "Spencer, I'm fine okay? You need to stop worrying about me."

"You were kidnapped and tortured, you almost died Fiona." He says with a small voice and I hold the handle of my door, "Yes, that's true. But look, I'm alive and the bastards in jail, when I took this job I knew the risks and dangers that could happen." I open the door and grab my bag, see you on Monday Spence. I'll be expecting a ride."

I head into my apartment smile at him as I close the door, he's sweet for caring but I'm fine. It happens to the best of us. Yeah I just tried to pore my heart out to him but I needed that, kind of got closure from talking about it. It's fine. I'm fine.

Sighing, I lock my door and drop my bad on the couch as I sit, putting my head in my hands. I'm so tired.

I pull myself up and head to my bedroom, grabbing a bottle of vodka on my way.

Pulling my self under my covers I hear a small noise in my bathroom, I immediately grab my gun, heading towards the sound. "Hello?"

Another rustle comes from within the bathroom, "Stay where you are!"

I feel my heart drop out of my ass when I see my cat Aria come out of the bathroom, "Fuck Ari, you scared me." She only meows in response as I grab her and bring her to bed with me.

She heads towards my lap and makes herself comfortable as I run my hands through her gray fur, "You'll never guess what happened to me, I lived a whole horror movie at work, that's where I've been the last couple days. Hope you managed by yourself."

She purrs and I smile to myself, happy to not be so lonely right now. I got Aria a couple years ago at a rescue shelter when I got over a dark time in my life, deciding to have someone with me as I started a new chapter.

She's been nothing but perfect every since I got her, she loves to cuddle and seems to know exactly when I'm feeling sad, always trying to make me smile. She may not be a person but she's the only one who wouldn't purposely hurt me.

I take on last sip of my vodka and place it on night stand next to me, laying down with Aria, feeling my eyes grow tired. My hands stop playing her fur as I drift off to sleep.

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Spencer's POV
I wake up to a loud high pitched noise next to me, checking the time I see it's 4 in the morning. I grab my phone and think it's a new case, surprised when I see Fionas name instead of Hotch.

"Hello?" I say in a raspy voice, clearing my throat, and I hear sniffling on the other side. "Spencer..I need you. Please."

"Is everything alright?" I manage to get out as I climb off my bed, heading to my closet to grab an extra hoodie as I put on my socks not bothering to grab shoes.

"I just..please come here. The doors unlocked."

"Okay. On my way." I hang up and make my way out of my apartment down to hers, I knock on the door before opening it, quickly taking in her apartment.

Its nice. Lots of plants.

I head to a door that I assume is a bedroom, knocking on it. It takes no more than a couple seconds before I see Fiona opening the door in sweatpants and a sports bra, her hair in disarray.

"Fiona what's-"

She cuts me off and brings her head to my chest, wrapping her arms around me. I stay quiet and bring her to the bed, sitting her down, yelling as I almost sit on something furry.

"Fuck!" She laughs and picks up what I see is now a cat, I bring my palm to my forehead, taking a breath, "Spencer, this is Aria, Aria this is Spencer."

I laugh as I bring my hand out slowly and pet the small cat and she starts purring, "She likes you."

The cat rubs her head against my hand, purring loudly. "Are you okay Fiona? What happened?"

She looks up at me and sighs, "Nothing I just- I had a bad dream."

"About him?"

She didn't answer, instead she lays down under her blanket and motions for me to do the same. "I'd rather not talk about it, is that okay?"

"Of course." I tuck some hair behind her ear and pull her close, and her cat comes to lay down between our lungs and I chuckle, petting the cat.

Fionas breathing becomes even letting me know she fell asleep, I wonder what she was dreaming about. What did he do to her? How could he hurt someone so pure?

My thoughts went quiet as I fell asleep myself, Fiona in my arms.

Authors note:

I'm sorry that this chapter is a little short, I am working on putting out a couple of chapters tomorrow so look out for that:)