𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 | 𝖼𝗆，𝗌.𝗋

𝟢𝟢𝟥

VALENTINA SLOWLY WALKED INTO THE APARTMENT behind Spencer. As they stood in front of the owners brother — David — the golden retriever barked at Spencer, making him jump slightly.

"Sandy, no, no, no, no. I'm so sorry." David apologised, leading Sandy away from the agents.

"Oh, no, it's okay." Hotch smiled, "It's what we call the 'Reid Effect.' Uh... happens with children too. I'm Agent Hotchner. This is Special Agent Hernandez and Special Agent Doctor Reid."

"Oh, you look too young to have gone to medical school." David said to Spencer.

"They're PhD's. Three of them." Spencer nodded.

"What are you a genius or something?" David asked as Hotch patted the dog as Natalia lowered to its level, giving it fussing.

"I-I don't believe that intelligence can be accurately quantified, but I do have an IQ of 187, an eidetic memory and can read 20,000 words per minute." Spencer said, making Valentina smile up at him while David stared in disbelief.

"In other words, yes, he's a genius." Valentina smiled at David who returned it as she fussed the dog.

"Sandy, you get a lot of attention, don't you?" Valentina asked the dog as it licked her at her jaw slightly, making Valentina giggle.

"Yeah, Heather loves this dog." David said, still holding onto Sandy's collar, "I feed her when Heathers away, and usually she's fine. But, I don't know... lately she won't eat. It's almost like she can sense something's wrong."

"Not sense. Smell." Valentina spoke from her spot with the dog, "Our apocrine sweat gland releases secretions in response to emotional stress."

"Uh, before you ask, she's a genius too and Sandys just worried because she knows you are." Hotch reassured David.

"David, does your sister drive a Datsun Z?" Spencer asked, looking at magazines and pictures.

"No, but she's in the market for one." David responded, "How'd you know?"

Spencer held up the magazine to show the others standing behind him as Sandy started barking again, making Valentina stand up.

"Come on, Sandy." David said, leading the golden retriever away and out of the room.

"There's an immediate relationship ship between a buyer and a seller." Spencer started as Valentina and Hotch walked over to him, "A level of trust. If I wanna coax a young woman into my car..."

"Offer her a test drive." Hotch nodded, a small smile on his face at Spencer's words.