Echos of a Genius | Spencer Reid

We're Us

Spencer

I don't understand why we spend the day laying in bed watching TV, that we aren't even actually watching, both of noses buried in a book.
I hear Stephie sigh and then the sound of her closing the book follows, I place my small piece of paper back into my book to keep my place and turn to stare at her. This is the third weekend we've spent together since coming back from case in LA three weeks ago.

"I'm bored Spence," She turns over in her bed and screams into her pillow. I'm taken back at the sudden urge she had, I wasn't really expecting that at all. It makes me chuckle.

"You think my boredom is funny?" She glares at me and I quickly shake my head no,

"Why don't we go for a walk? It's nice outside," I refer to the rather chilly early autumn air.

"Are you trying to kill me Dr. Reid?" She sits up in bed, drowning in my old Caltech jumper. She has to be 5'2, which would make me almost a whole foot taller than her.

"You know what?" She climbs out of the bed and walks towards her closet. "I think you forget that I am also a doctor, I have a PhD in psychology." She stares into her closet and then grins pulling out a t-shirt of where she went to the college, Stanford University.

"Which is two less than me," I remind her she rolls her eyes, I don't mention the fact I have two BAs also, and currently working on my third.

Stephie puts the shirt back and pulls out a white sweater, she just changes right in front of me. I try not to look out of respect but I feel like if she was worried about me staring she'd just change somewhere else or ask me to leave.

"You're gonna freeze in that," I tell her when I notice her entire shoulder not covered up. I watch as slides her sweatpants off and pulls a pair of black leggings on, I'm still staring.

"Perv," Stephie snickers differing for a pair of socks.

"I..uh, i'm not a pervert!" I defend and she laughs, taking a seat next to me on her bed to slide on her fluffy red socks.

"Are you going to get dressed or are you walking in your pajamas?" She stands back up and walks out of the room, I didn't know we agreed to go in one.

I reach for my bag full of clothes since I had planned to stay the whole weekend at Stephies apartment, she stayed at mine the weekend before.

"Spence," She walks into the room, tooth brush hanging out of her mouth and her hair now in a braid. It startles me because she came out of nowhere and I was half naked but, she doesn't seem to mind at all.

"I need my necklace, where did you put it?" She mumbles through her mouth full of toothpaste and I point to the nightstand.

"Ahh," She cheers and picks up just to hand to me and turn around in front of me. I put it over her neck and then clasp the back. Stephie turns around and smiles.

"Thanks Spence," She walks back to the door I put my shirt on and turn around when i hear her plan smack the wall.

"Cute butt, B-T-Dubs," She giggles and I shut the door behind her. I don't know what's more annoying Stephie when she hated me or Stephie when she likes me?

"I vote we pick coffee on this walk," Stephie is standing by the door holding my coat when i walk out of her bedroom.

"You just had coffee," I remind her but she groans and starts complaining it's not the same.

"Okay, we'll get coffee." I put a scarf around her neck and she stops me.

"You're going to complain that you're cold two seconds into this walk, plus you're wearing a sweater that's barely even a sweater." I continue wrapping her up.