can't help falling in love- spencer reid

four

Evelyn, jj, Emily, and Penelope all made their way to the women's bathroom, talking as if they'd known each other for years. "so you and Spencer?" Penelope said, nudging evelyn's side. "what about u-ohhhhh. no. we're just friends." Evelyn said, laughing softly. "there's no way you and the good doctor aren't a couple!" Garcia exclaimed. "the way he was all touchy feely with you! he's never like that with anyone." she continued, making the three other women laugh and roll their eyes. "that's just how he is with me, he always has been." Evelyn stated calmly, walking into the bathroom, her stuff already laid out since it was a private bathroom. "oh oh I call dibs on helping with makeup" Penelope exclaimed, rushing over to the makeup case as fast as she could without falling in her ridiculously high heels. Evelyn laughed, nodding as she took the makeup out. "okay but like, given the chance, would you date him?" penelope asked, making emily hit her side softly, muttering a "penelope", dragging out the 'e'. "what?!" she exclaimed defensively. "i'm just curious" garcia defended. evelyn laughed softly. "no it's okay." she said, pretending to think about her answer even though she immediately knew it. "yea, i would date him. but that'd never happen." she shook her head, softly laughing to herself. "definitely not his type." evelyn continued. "how do you know what his type is?" jj asked, making penelope immediately gasp "does spencer have a secret girlfriend we don't know about?!" she exclaimed, the three other girls bursting out laughing. "no, he definitely doesn't, well at least as far as i know. i just have this feeling." evelyn explained once she stopped laughing. with that, the room fell silent, a comfortable silence, as penelope helped with evelyn's eye makeup. "how long have you liked him?" jj spoke up after a few minutes. evelyn glanced at her through the mirror, pausing what she was doing. "is it that obvious?" she asked, cringing slightly. jj shook her head. "no not really, just the way you were talking about him kinda, y'know...." she says, drifting off. "18 years more or less?" evelyn said, the sentence coming out more like a question. "i've known him since i was 5, liked him since i was 10." she admitted, making penelope perk up as she got back to evelyn's makeup. "ohhhhh what was growing up with boy wonder like?" she asked enthusiastically. "it was really fun, hard at times since he was out of high school by the time he was 12 plus me being two years younger, i wasn't always at the same maturity level and we didn't always enjoy the same things, but at the end of the day we were two peas in a pod. but compared to now, we had it easy. now, one of us is either always busy or something comes up so we can't get together, but we always try to call each other at least once a day, even if it's just for five minutes. it actually really ni- i'm rambling aren't i?" she laughs, slightly embarrassed. the three others laughed quietly. just as emily was about to speak up, there was a knock at the door. "come in!" the girls called. hotch's head then peaked in. "it's time." he said simply, going back out. Evelyn deeply breathes in, mentally preparing herself for the task at hand. she then walks out of the bathroom, immediately locking eyes with Spencer. as they made their way to the black suv's Spencer clears his throat, beginning to talk. "y'know you don't have to do this. we can get someone else to-" he began , Evelyn cutting him off with a soft laugh, placing a hand on his shoulder as she spoke. "I'll be okay, I know this case, this criminal, more than anyone else. I wouldn't do this if I thought I was going to be in danger." she explains, Spencer shooting her a 'yea right' look. "you 100% would" he stated matter-of-factly. Evelyn rolls her eyes as she got into the suv. "okay yea, you're right but still!" She protests. spencer suddenly hugs her tightly, still unsure about the whole situation. once he pulled away he rested a hand on her thigh just like he had in the bau bullpen, sighing and sitting back in the leather seat, the ride to the restaurant a comfortable silence. once they arrived to the restaurant, a fancy-ish place called 'il leone affamato'. Italian for the hungry lion. the suv's pull behind the restaurant, hotch, Emily and Dave coming out of the first one as Evelyn, Derek, and Spencer coming out of the second one, jj staying at the bau to help Penelope there. spencer takes a deep breath, obviously worried for his best friend, wanting to protect her at all costs. Evelyn senses Spencer's uneasiness, reaching over and grabbing his hand, squeezing it slightly as she gave him an 'i'll be okay' look before running to catch up with the rest of the team, Spencer sighing before walking to them as well. the entire time they briefed, Spencer was right next to evelyn, who seemed to not have a care in the world. the plan was to have a full date, walk back to evelyn's "apartment", which was actually a vacant apartment right down the street that would have fbi agents inside to make the arrest as soon as she opened the door. a foolproof plan right? 7:50. 10 minutes. as Evelyn got ready to make her way to the front of the restaurant there was a tug on her wrist, turning around to see it was spencer. "Spence, ill be fine. stop worrying about me." Evelyn slightly snaps at him, beginning to get annoyed at how protective he was being. he sighs softly, looking away from her. "I know but-" he stops, his gears turning. Evelyn sighs, slightly feeling bad for her worried earthworm. she pulls him in for a tight hug, hugging him as if that was the last hug she'd ever have with him. after a few moments hotch clears his throat, making the pair split. he shoots her a look, letting her know she had to go. "that's my cue. let's go get this son of a bitch." she says, hyping herself up, making Spencer laugh. she laughs softly, giving him one final hug to reassure him before heading to the front of the restaurant and going in, making sure her earpiece and Mic were working, which they were. as she walked up to the hostess, she took a deep breath, telling her the name the reservation should be under. the hostess nods saying the unsub had just gotten there. she nods softly as she takes her to the table, a quite handsome man a little older than Evelyn smiling at them. the hostess then leaves as Evelyn sits down, leaving them alone at a secluded table in the back corner of the restaurant. "Michael? hi." Evelyn said, shaking his outstretched hand. "Amber right?." the man asks, a soft smile on his lips and a thick country accent that if Evelyn didn't know this man, would think it was real. Evelyn nods, glad as far as she knew, he didn't know her real name. but in all honesty, she probably didn't know his real name either. "that's a beautiful name for a beautiful woman." he says, his country charm working its best to woo the undercover agent he was on a "date" with. yuck Evelyn thought, mentally barfing. she laughs softly, pretending to blush. "thank you" she smiles, deciding to look at the menu. "have you been here before? I have no idea what to get." Evelyn asked the man, laughing softly. "a couple times. the sangria is the best drink wise, food wise, the grilled salmon with steamed veggies is arguably the best thing on earth." he expertly told her, Evelyn perking up at the sound of a sangria. "don't order any alcohol." hotch sternly states in her earpiece. "what about non alcoholic beverages? Not really in an alcohol mood tonight." she laughs nervously, hoping he wouldn't get suspicious. he nods softly. "the coconut refresher is pretty good if you like coconut." he says. Evelyn nods, deciding to the the coconut refresher and salmon, Michael getting the same drink and a salad, saying he wasn't that hungry due to being nervous about their date. if he wasn't a psycho murder, he'd be a pretty great guy Evelyn thought. they made small talk as they waited for their food, learning all about each other's fake lives. they ate in a comfortable silence, deciding to share a cheesecake for dessert. "I'll be right back." she said right after they ordered it, desperately needing to use the restroom and wanting to be back before the cheesecake got there so he couldn't do anything to it while she was gone. she quickly did her business, making sure the team couldn't hear before making her way back, letting out a frustrated sigh as she noticed the cheesecake was at the table. his victims weren't found with any drugs in their systems, you'll be fine she mentally tried to reassure herself as she sat back down, commenting on how fast it came out. Michael laughs and agrees, taking a bite. okay he's eating it too so that means it's fine, right? She continues to reason with herself as she took a bite as well, noting how good it was. they finished and he paid, ignoring Evelyn's offers to pay at least the tip. she fake huffed as he handed the check to the waiter, noting that he paid with cash. once the check came back they got up, walking out, Spencer subtly leaning against the wall dressed in a suit, pretending to wait for someone. she glanced at him as he shot her an 'are you okay' look, Evelyn nodding subtly so the unsub wouldn't notice. a cab pulls up, a dressed up Emily getting out, eyeing her to make sure everything was okay as she made her way to Spencer. "sorry I'm late, traffic was a bitch." Emily huffs, selling the late date act as her and Spencer walk arm in arm into the restaurant, coming back out once Evelyn and the unsub were in the apartment building. "hotch, they just walked in the building, get ready to go." Emily says. "I hope everything goes according to plan." spencer said, obviously still worried. "she's a tough girl Reid, I haven't known her nearly as long as you have, but it shows she's a badass." Emily stated as her and Reid made their way back to the tent where Derek and some other fbi people were, waiting to get the all clear. "well, this is my apartment" Evelyn States, motioning to the brown wooden door the stood in front of. "I had fun tonight, we should do this again sometime." Evelyn said, trying not to gag as she said the disgusting words. "I had fun as well. we should definitely do this again, Evelyn." Michael said devilishly, a harshness on his voice as he said her real name, Evelyn's heart sinking to her stomach. "we have to get her out of there, he knows who she is!" Reid exclaimed, beginning to run towards the apartment building as Morgan grabbed. "Reid." Emily said in a warning tone. "you have to trust her man." Derek says. "I do trust her, but I'm not letting her get killed!" Spencer exclaims. "Reid, there's a whole apartment full of swat. she is fine. if you go in there, she's dead." Emily reasons. "I-I'm sorry, who? I'm Amber, remember?" Evelyn nervously laughs, trying to play it off. "don't play dumb, I know exactly who you are." he says, pulling out a gun, giving her a 'dont scream or run and you'll be okay' look. Evelyn stays quiet as he nudges her with the gun, leading her out to the building and to the opposite back side of the building, making sure no one would see. "have fun catching me, and finding her, agent hotchner." the unsub taunts, hitting Evelyn hard enough to make her collapse on the ground unconscious, her ear piece falling out as she was hit. he picks up her limp body and places her in the trunk of his getaway car, making his escape with Evelyn. "go go go." hotch demands, the agents busting the door down, only to find Evelyn wasn't there. "she's gone." Rossi states. "damn it!" hotch exclaimed angrily. "she's gone? what the hell do you mean she's gone." spencer exclaims. hotch and Rossi come back, carrying their vests, looking frustrated and defeated. "it means he got away again, and this time he has an fbi agent." Evelyn, an fbi agent, a hostage. gone without a trace.