The Trust Of My Life - A Spencer Reid Fanfic

Chapter 22: Meeting Ms. Reid

Spencer's POV

I bite my lip nervously as I drive to Bennington Sanitarium where my mom is living. I pull into the parking lot and find a spot close to the entrance.

"We're here," I state and look over at Lina.

She furrows her brows. "Do you think she'll like me?"

"Why wouldn't she?" I place a hand on her cheek.

"I mean, considering what I did to her son." She reaches to my neck and pulls off my scarf, revealing the love bites underneath it.

I blush and quickly take back my scarf, wrapping it tightly around my neck. "Do me a favor and not mention it to her." I grin and peck Lina on the cheek.

We get out of the car and walk towards the building. The sun is already setting, casting a dim orangey glow on the pavement.

Before we walk in, Lina stops me. "Wait." She grabs my tie and pulls me in for a kiss.

At first it is gentle, but then it grows more urgent as I put my hand around her neck, pushing her face closer to mine. Not wanting to be too rough, I gently slip my tongue into her mouth and she smiles through our kiss. I feel a rush through me when my tongue touches hers. As I move my hand down her back, she gently bites my lower lip.

I gasp for breath. "Lina...."

She locks eyes with me, panting, "Wow." She smiles brightly at me.

I return the smile and wrap my arms around her frame, giving her a tight hug. "Let's go in." I pull back from our hug. After that, I take her hand in mine, interlocking our fingers as I open the door to the building.

Upon entering, I'm greeted by Marvin, the security guard that I've known for a while.

"Hey, son." He waves at me cheerfully.

I smile. "Hi, Marvin."

"You here to visit your mother?"

I nod. "It's been awhile," I say guiltily. I send her letters everyday, hoping that that would make up for not visiting her more often.

"This your girl?" he gestures towards Lina.

"Yeah." I grin. "This is Lina."

"Hi, Marvin," Lina greets, smiling politely.

"How'd you guys meet?" Marvin looks at our locked hands.

Lina looks up at me. "We work together."

"FBI, eh?" he remarks. "Well, I don't want to hold you here too long. Say hello to your mother for me." He nods courteously at Lina. "Nice meeting you, Lina."

"You, too," says Lina.

Before we go, Marvin clears his throat and leans to my ear. "Just want to let you know, we have security watching the cameras at the entrance." I turn bright red, remembering the little moment Lina and I had outside. He pats me on the back before walking away.

As I take her to the reading room, Lina asks, "What did he say to you?"

"N-nothing, really," I gulp. She looks up suspiciously at me. Before she can say anything else, I see my mom sitting by the window, reading a book. "There's my mom." I take Lina's hand and give it a small squeeze.

My mom looks up from her book as we approach her. "Spencer?"

"Hey, Mom," I greet, smiling brightly.

"It's been so long." She gives me a hug.

"I've missed you," I whisper in her ear, closing my eyes. As we pull back from our hug, I introduce her to Lina. "This is my girlfriend, Lina Yang."