Spencer Reid One Shots

Chapter 15: Please Don't Take My Sunshine Away...

Note: (Y/N) means your name, (Y/F/N) means your full name, (L/N) means last name
Credit to Awkard_Bookworm89 on Wattpad for the writing prompt
I'm taking requests because writer's block is a thing.

You are my sunshine...

It had been four years since you joined the BAU and Spencer had always been your best friend. He never missed anything; your birthday, anniversary of joining, your favourite movie, and even your body language. It was no surprise that he noticed your change in behaviour.

He came over to your desk and noticed that your hand was shaking a little as you wrote in your notebook. He saw a few words before you quickly shut it from his presence and saw that it was an emotion regulating journal. He decided not to bring that up and just asked how you were doing. You shrugged your shoulders, not looking at him.

"Alright as I can be," you responded. He sat down at the edge of your desk and gave you a concerned look.

"Are you sure you're okay? I noticed you've been looking tired and off lately."

You stopped what you were doing and sighed quietly, slowly looking up at him.

"Not, uh, particularly..." you trailed off, staring down at your desk, seeing your hands shake a little. He hated seeing you like this, you barely slept and you were clearly struggling but he didn't know how to approach it. Until finally, he sighed and got an idea.

"Can you walk with me for a second?" he asked gently. You nodded your head and stood up to follow him. He gently held your hand and lead you outside for some nice, fresh air, taking the elevator so you didn't have to use too much energy.

"What are we doing out here?" you asked, confused.

"I'm worried about you..." he said quietly. "You've been acting different the past month. You're always tired, never feel well and you look like you're...losing weight..."

You sighed and looked down. You couldn't lie to him; he's been your best friend from day one, that would be wrong. You looked back up and into his eyes so he knew you were being honest.

"Lately I've just been...down. That's the only way I know how to explain it. I don't feel energized like usual. I don't know how to get it back."

He sighed and pulled you into an embrace, letting go of your hand and wrapping his arms around you instead.

"Why didn't you say anything? I would've helped you. I'm always here for you."

My only sunshine...

You and the team headed to Atlantic Beach, Maryland where nineteen year old Kate Joyce had been missing for three days. She had been in Atlantic Beach on vacation for a week before her disappearance. She was last seen in a bar with two young men, longtime friends, the subservient James Barrett and the dominant Sydney Pearson, who admitted they both had consensual sex with her that evening, but who also stated they dropped her off at her hotel after the fact that evening. The team believed the two, who are in custody, had something to do with her disappearance in part as they have a long criminal past despite being only twenty.

You've already interrogated James by yourself but he stayed put together. Spencer then interrogated him an hour later by himself but there was a slight change in James' behaviour; he got a bit more defensive and snappy. You and Spencer thought you'd be able to crack him if you went in together. You paced back and forth listening to James speak while Spencer sat directly in front of him, watching him carefully.

"The storm came through and separated the land. That's what made the inlet," James said, sounding tired and annoyed of telling the same story over and over. He was hunched slightly, looking at the table, with his elbow on it, resting his fist against his forehead.