Echos of a Genius | Spencer Reid

Frienemies?

Stephie

My name is Stepheni Foster, I've worked at the BAU for 2 years, I started the same day as my least favorite person here; Spencer Reid.

Reid is a genius, with an IQ of 187 and he can read 20,000 words per minute with his stupid eidetic memory. He'll be the first to tell you that he has three PhDs and BAs, which is only two more than me. We're the youngest members of the FBI, maybe some of the smartest. I quote, "there was no test we could put in front of either of them that they couldn't ace." Spencer and I joined the BAU when we were both 22, he turned 23 not long after though so technically i am the youngest one here.
With so much in common you'd think us to be friends, right? You couldn't be more wrong, we can't stand each other.

"Never gonna get it," I tease sitting on the edge of Spencer's desk sipping my coffee.

"What?" He pauses and then realizes what i'm doing. "Get off my desk," He swats at me and I lean away from him but his long spaghetti arms still reach me.

"Stop," I huff swatting back at him, he pauses and leans back in his chair.

"You're sitting on top of my desk Stephie!" He shouts and it must get Hotch's attention because he looks up at us and shakes his head.

"You two, enough bickering. You fight like an old married couple." Hotch walks by us swiftly and then looks back. I make a face of disgust.

"Stepheni, get off his desk," He demands and I groan. Buzzkill.

"I'll leave you to pine after the new girl," I'm referring to Elle Greenaway, she recently joined our team and it's so obvious that Spencer has the hots for her. He's just too awkward to make a move.

"Hey," Derek walks into the office and I lean my arm back on Spencer's desk to say hi back. It's not a secret i've had a crush on Derek since I started here, I mean can you blame me? He's hot.

"Hi," I hold my cup in one hand, trying to pose my body to look better.

"And i'm the one who's never gonna get it?" I hear Spencer scoff behind me.

"Okay, listen here you little rugrat." I turn around once Derek walks to his desk and set my cup down on Spencer's files.

"At least I stand a chance, when's the last time you even held hands with a girl? Oh right, never." I lean down and smile at him before taking my cup and going to my own desk.

Everyone always babies Spencer, like he's not a grown adult. He doesn't need babied, it drives me crazy. I'm only saying this now because I can see the glare Im getting from JJ whose sitting next to me.

"What?" I snap my head around at her.

"Really? Can't you just be nice to him for one day?" She sighs and I shake my head clicking my tounge.

"You guys don't get it, it's like a never ending competition with that guy. Imagine always being the smartest person in the room, and then this guy joins the academy, then you're going head to head all the time and suddenly you're not the smartest anymore. And then, he follows you to the place you work and continues to be a smartass. It's infuriating." JJ listens as I ramble on. I've seriously spent just about everyday around Spencer for the last few years. Right before she can say anything in response, Hotch is walking past us telling us we have a case.