wasted times- s.r

TWENTY-FOUR

"Shit!"

You shoot up in bed, reading the time on the clock on the dresser, 7:50. The jet leaves at eight, leaving both you and Spencer ten minutes to get ready. "Spencer, get up! We're gonna be late!" He groggily opens his eyes, and you chuck a pillow at his head to get him to sit upright in the bed. 

"What's the rush? The jet leaves at eight?" He does a double-take at the alarm, eyes widening. "Shit! I thought you set an alarm!"

"I thought you did!" You exclaim, lazily throwing everything into a bag and grabbing your spare change of clothes from your go-bag. You slide on the pair of pants and nearly trip over your own feet while doing so, zipping up the pants while simultaneously slipping on your heels, grabbing a white turtleneck from the bag and slipping it on over your head. You throw your hair back into a ponytail, both you and Spencer brushing your teeth in the tiny bathroom sink and rushing out to grab your bags with a minute left to head down.

You push open the door, holding it open for Spencer to come out, seeing a familiar blonde set of hair coming out of the room directly beside yours. You freeze in place, Spencer running right into your back from your sudden stop. "Keep walking or we'll be late-" He stops mid-sentence, going wide-eyed as JJ makes eye contact with you both, her own eyes going wide in realization.

"Oh my god- it was you two. Gah! Gross!" She covers her ears with a grimace, brushing past you both to get to the elevators. You glance over at Spencer, still slightly terrified and stunned at the encounter, both of you following JJ down the hallway and getting into the same elevator as her.

At this point, you would have much rather take the stairs than being stuck in an elevator with both Spencer and JJ, all three of you looking rather uncomfortable. JJ keeps her gaze down on the tile floor, a small flush of embarrassment on her cheeks as she avoids eye contact with you both. Spencer glances over at you with an embarrassed blush on his cheeks and you keep your gaze forward, trying to bite back laughing at the awkward situation you've somehow managed to get yourself into. 

When you get to the jet, Spencer beelines for the couch and face plants on it, his long legs hanging over the edge. You go to the window seat, JJ sitting herself down in the seat directly beside you. "Hey," she whispers quietly. "I'm sorry if I was being weird before, I think I was just a little shocked. I didn't mean to make things weird." You're quick to shake your head in objection, "Oh, you didn't, I promise. I guess I'm just a little embarrassed that you heard us-"

"How about we just forget that happened?" She pinches her eyes shut, shaking her head at the mention of it. "Consider it forgotten," you drop the subject entirely. 

"Good. Now that that's settled... How long has this been going on?" She rests her elbow on the table. "Because I'm not going to lie, I definitely wasn't expecting this one. I knew you two were friendly now, but I didn't think you were friendly." Without going into much detail, you give JJ a brief synopsis of your "relationship" with Spencer, or whatever it was you could call it. "So he hasn't asked you to be his girlfriend yet?" She glances over at Spencer, who's skimming through a book on the jet couch.

"Not yet, I think we're just taking it slow." You try and fail to hide the disappointment in your tone, but she seems to pick up on it.

"Do you want me to yell at him? Talk some sense into him?" She offers, very temptingly, but you refuse with a small chuckle and a shake of your head. JJ silences herself as Emily sits up from her chair, walking over and sitting in the empty one across from both of you, resting her elbows on the table and leaning forward. "How does a girl's night for tonight sound? Garcia already told me she'll come."

"Sorry ladies, I've gotta head home to Will and Henry. Next time, though." She gives Emily an apologetic look and turns to face you now in hopes of convincing you to go with them. "What happened to your date?" You question in amusement. She rolls her eyes, "She dumped me. So, are you gonna join us?"