Help! Not Just Anybody

Six

Spencer never got round to taking Y/N out for dinner. The next Saturday that Georgia had Ella, turned out to be 4th of July weekend, and Rossi was throwing one of his get togethers at his home. As Spencer was leaving work on the Friday evening, Dave joined him in the elevator.

"You coming tomorrow, Kid?" even at 37 years of age, he was still the kid to them.

"I am. Ella's with her sister and Gee so I'll be coming alone."

"Why not bring Y/N with you then, unless she has other plans."

The whole team had met Ella's Nanny at one point or another, and David Rossi had definitely taken a shine to her.

"You're alright there Dave. I don't really fancy having to find another nanny because you've charmed her into bed and she becomes Mrs Rossi number 17."

Rossi laughed lightly at Reid's joke. "Damn, you saw straight through my ruse. Okay, I promise I'll turn the old Rossi charm down a notch or two. It'll be hard, but I think I can manage it. Just, see if she wants to come. It'll be nice for her to get to know the rest of your family properly. Because that's what we all are, right?"

"Alright fine, I'll ask. But she's known she's got this weekend off for a while so she's probably made plans."

As it turns out, Y/N hadn't made any plans for the fourth of July. Her only plan was to catch up on sleep and her studying which she could do another time. So, she decided to accompany Spencer to his colleagues party.

It started mid afternoon, Spencer and Y/N catching a cab to Rossi's mansion so that they could both celebrate with some alcoholic beverages. Y/N wore a simple sun dress which Reid thought she looked sensational in although he just casually told her she looked nice. He was dressed casual in jeans and a t-shirt. The party went well, Y/N chatting to all of his colleagues and friends at one point or another, and happily playing with Henry and Michael.

Y/N ate plenty of the delicious barbecued food and drank her fill of wine which Rossi kept topping up. When darkness fell and the fireworks started, she moved closer to Spencer, as they watched together.

Once the fireworks finished, she suddenly felt a chill run through her body. She shivered and felt Spencer's warm hands rub briskly up and down her arms.

"You okay?" he whispered.

"I'm good. A little tipsy and just suddenly felt cold."

"I'll go grab you a coke, and maybe a throw from the living room" he started turn away but she placed her hand to his arm, stopping him.

"Spence I'm fine. Honestly. It was just a chill. And I'm only a little bit tipsy."

"I'm still gonna get you one. I'll be right back."

Spencer disappeared and Y/N was left standing alone. His group of colleagues had split off into couples talking amongst themselves and Rossi was busy playing host to everyone. Spencer returned a moment or two later, a fluffy throw over his arm and a glass of coke. He handed her the drink first and she gulped it all down quickly, suddenly very thirsty. Then he shook the throw out and wrapped it around her shoulders, pulling it together at the front and then rubbing up and down her arms again.

"Better?" he asked, looking down at her.

"Much."

Spencer's hands stilled their movements on her, settling on her shoulders and Y/N found herself staring at him, entranced by the way the moonlight framed his face. If he had been anyone else other than her employer, she'd have reached up on her tip toes and kissed him then and there. But she didn't.

JJ and her husband were watching the scene from across a the garden, Jen's brow furrowed at her friend.

"Cher', he's a grown man. He knows what he's doing." Will knew his wife's concerns. She wanted Reid to be happy but she didn't trust him to do it right.

"He was a grown man ten years ago and he didn't know what he was doing then.... " she countered.

"Touché. Seriously though Jen. Let him make his own mistakes, it's the only way he'll learn."

"So I'm not the only one seeing this then?"

"No. I see it too. Listen, it's getting late. Shall we head off?"

"We can, I kinda told Spencer that you'd give him and Y/N a ride home first though. Is that okay?"

"Sure thing babe. Let me go ask if they're ready. I can take them first and then I can come back for you and the boys."

Y/N and Spencer were ready to leave, grateful of the offer a ride home from Will, meaning that they didn't have to wait on a cab. They thanked Rossi from his hospitality, Y/N placing the throw back in the lounge feeling a lot warmer now. It had just been a moment of coolness, it was still extremely warm out. Following Will to his car, they both slid into the back seat and buckled up.

The short ride home was quiet, Will making idle chat with them both, casually watching the pair in his rear view mirror.

Y/N's hand was resting on the empty seat between her and Spencer's, she could feel the warmth of her employers hands resting next to hers. She glanced over at him in the dark, him staring out the car window. When she looked away, Spencer looked over at her and then down at the seat between them, noting the proximity of their hands. His fingers twitched a few times and he willed himself to be strong. She was his daughters Nanny.

But she was also so much more than that to him. So much more than just a crush as well. This woman had come into their homes and changed their lives. Yes, she was beautiful, but Reid also felt a connection with her, one he'd been telling himself over and over that he couldn't, shouldn't explore. Yet he wanted to so much.

His hand twitched again, his pinky finger moving slightly, sliding over the top of hers. She didn't flinch at all, simply looking down at their hands and then back up at Spencer. This time he wasn't looking away, instead staring directly at her.

Will pulled up in front of Reid's house, the tension in the car so much that even he could feel it.

"Thank you for the ride Will" Y/N said politely and sweetly as she climbed out of the vehicle and started heading towards the front door.

"No problem darlin" he called after her, watching her wave and then slip inside.

"Reid... " the other man had exited the car and was walking around the vehicle. He stopped at Will's opened window, waiting for him to speak.

"It's none of my business but Man, I hope you know what you're doing here."