The Time of My Life (Spencer Reid)

I Hope She Understands

Spencer's P.O.V

Oh no. I didn't want her to find out about it this way. I wanted to tell her when the time was right. I looked as Brian walked away. I turned and looked at Carrie. I couldn't really tell what she was thinking or how she was feeling because I couldn't really read the expression on her face.

"Carrie I..." I started before she cut me off.

"We're you ever going to tell me that you were an FBI agent? Is that how you found me?" She said with hurt in her voice. I knew she was upset and I couldn't really blame her either.

"I was going to tell you. Honest. I just.... was afraid that you wouldn't wanted to be my friend anymore. I just wanted one person to know me for who I am outside my job." I said to her.

"Spence, I wouldn't have cared if you were an FBI agent or a janitor. I care about you and I like you for you. Not your job. I really like hanging out with you." She said. I just smiled at her.

"You don't know how happy I am to hear you say that. I was so scared and nervous to tell you. I thought you wouldn't have liked me anymore and stopped talking to me." I said to her.

She smiled and shook her head. "So do you want to get out of here and get some coffee? Then I can tell you about my awful day."

I nodded and walked with her to my car. I open the car door for her and she got in and put on her seatbelt. I close her door and get in on the driver's side. I start the car and drive to the nearest coffee shop.

I parked the car, got out and went to her side of the car. I opened her door and helped her out. I was really nervous around her. Was this what it's like to fall in love? To have someone to deeply care about. I didn't think she felt the same about me. She wouldn't love or even like someone like me. Especially now that she knew that I was an FBI agent. I walked in with her and walked to the counter to order us some coffee. She took out her money from her purse but I wasn't going to let her pay. I paid the lady over the counter as she was digging for the money. She looked up at me and I just gave her a smile. I grabbed our drinks and brought them to a table. I pulled out a chair for her as she sat down. I handed her the drink she ordered and sat down across from her. I looked up at her face and she had a bruise on her face.

"What happened to your cheek? It's starting to bruise." I asked her. She looked down and sighed.

"Brian wasn't too happy with your gift. He tried to get me to go out with him again and I flat out refused. I knew he was just going to ditch like last time. When I opened your gift, I had a momentary lapse in judgement and forgot that I had class with Brian. He grabbed the book and refused to give it back after I refused to go out with him again. Then he threw it at me and it hit me in the face." She said, looking down.

"Carrie, I am so sorry that happened. Maybe I should've waited until you were out of class for the day." I said to her.

"No Spence. Don't blame yourself for Brian being a douchebag. He lost his chance and now I have you to talk to. And you actually listen to me." She said. I nodded at her and smiled.

"I want to know more about you. I just really want to know more about you other than your love of books." I said.

She took a deep breath and nodded. "I have an IQ of 174. I found out about that in the second grade and they wanted me to move up to the eighth grade but I refused and my dad hated that I didn't want to jump all those grades. He eventually just let me do what I thought was best for me. I wanted to be with my friends. My friends still have no idea about my IQ and I refuse to show off my intelligence. Except around you. I was bullied for a long time because I was slightly overweight. I became depressed and I lost quite a bit of weight. I got myself out of a slump by reading and listening to music."

I noticed a tear rolling down her face and wiped it away. She sniffled and sighed. "Prom is coming up. I don't know if I am going to go."

"If I go with you, would you go? With me?" I asked. She looked at me.

"You want to go to prom with me?" She asked and I nodded. She smiled and gave me a hug. I hugged her back and smiled.