My Partner Against Crime

Chapter 53

|Spencer's POV|

It's my second day in rehab. Marina and Hotch, dropped me off, just the thought pisses me off.

I've already used twice since I've been here. Of course they already raided my things but I was smart enough to hide my fix in a pair of socks.

I'm angry. I don't want to participate in the "social events" as if I need to be surrounded by people who crave just as much as I do.

So far I've isolated myself, day two out of the court ordered ninety. I sit on my navy blue couch, why the hell is everything navy? There's a soft knock at my door, and I'm crossing my fingers it's Marina, just Marina. I might be pissed but I miss her.

I open my navy blue door to see a short blonde lady. Definitely not Marina, quite the opposite actually. This woman's blonde hair and blue eyes don't stand a chance against Marina's dark brown hair and brown eyes

"Can I help you?" I don't sound nice, but I don't really care.

"I just wanted to say hi, I'm your neighbor." She smiles widely.

"Hi." I awkwardly smile back.

"Oh sorry, I'm Lily." She extends her hand to me.

"Spencer." I shake her small hand.

"It's nice to meet you, Spencer. I'm just about to go down to the canteen, do you want to get dinner with me?" I frown.

"I'm really not hungry." Oh and also my fiancé wouldn't be so happy to find out I've had dinner with you.

"That's okay, breakfast tomorrow? I'll be over at eight." She winks and walks back to her room without giving me a chance to disagree to her forced plans.

I go to bed hungry. I have a small fridge but I've only put water in there so far.
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The doorbell rings. I reach for Marina and open my eyes when I don't feel her. I sit up and look around the room. I'm still not used to being here, every morning I feel like I forget.

I get out of bed and quickly put on some clothes before answering the door.

Lily, dressed way too nice for breakfast, stands smiling up at me.

"Ready?" I look down at my shoeless feet.

"One second." I leave the doorway and sit on the couch. I pull my shoes out from under the coffee table.

"Your place pretty much looks like mine. I've changed mine a bit though. You can too, you can request different furniture and stuff, it's pretty cool actually." Lily lets herself in. I tie my shoes faster than I ever have and stand up.

"I didn't know that."

I listen to her ramble on as we go to a small restaurant in the court yard. She orders pancakes, I order a fancy coffee I know Marina would make fun of me for. I wish she was here to giggle at me, but eventually take a sip.

"You don't talk much, do you?" I want to say, actually I usually don't shut up, kind of like you don't seem to.

"I'm tired, I haven't been sleeping well." We sit at a table near the restaurant.

"The first couple of weeks are the worst. What're you hooked on?" Is she for real?

"That's a little personal, don't you think?" She taps my leg with her foot.

"Then I'll go first, coke, and you?" Why does that make sense.

"Dilaudid, and Heroin." I scratch at a sore vein on my thigh.