Derek wasn't kidding when he said hotch was in a bad mood. Normally if he was mad he would just stay in his office and do god knows what. Spencer heard the yelling before he even stepped out of the elevator and all the way down the hall.
"Who's hotch fighting with" Spencer asked nobody in particular. They three agents went straight to their desks and started to act busy so they didn't have to face hotch's wrath.
"Strauss I think" Derek answered leaned over , hiding his face with a manila folder. "They've been at it since morning".
" Speaking of morning " Emily said sending a discrete look to Derek. "What made you late today. Usually your never late or only by a few minutes".
Spencer struggled to come up with a good lie on the spot so he settled for " I was up reading till late. Did you know theses 42 different types of-".
"It's okay pretty boy. Let's just keep the mystery alive" Derek interrupted his rambling, sending a look the Emily that said 'I told you so'.
Emily still refused to give up on the matter." So just a normal night then?".
Spencer stiffened slightly at her prodding. What does she know. Why was everyone so suddenly interested in his personal life. "Yep" Spencer answered looking up from his file at to ease her suspicions. "I'm gonna go get coffee do you guys want any". He got up from his chair and walked off after the said no.
When he was out of hearing distance Emily leaned of her desk beside Derek. " you can't tell me you didn't notice that he was lying to us ".
" alright fine. He lied so what , the kids entitled to a little privacy" Derek said putting his hand up in the air as if to surrender. "If it was important he'd tell us".
" fine, but still"Emily groaned at him. She looked over at Spencer to see that he wasn't making coffee like he said. Instead he was smiling at his phone screen. "Just look at him" she pointed out to her friend. "Tell me that you don't find it strange that he spends more time on his phone".
Derek looked over at Spencer and sighed. It was weird since Spencer was widely known as a technophobe to the team. He shook his head before answering." Fine I'll keep an eye out but I'm just saying it might not be what you think. Maybe he made a new friend ".
" or dealer"
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Spencer smiled at his phone. Since he started seeing June he had learned many things such a a fear of hospitals , conspiracy theories but his absolute favourite was how much of a bitch she was in the morning.
She texted him from the subway on the was to her loft about the inhabitants of the train. More importantly the crying baby next to her and its mother that did nothing to comfort the child. Now she was asking the statistics of going deaf due to babies.
He asked about her feet but all she told him was that Sweeney Todd and jack the ripper had a baby and it did gruesome things to her feet. They she started comparing a man in a suit to someone called judge Turpin.
For once he had no idea what she was talking about.
"Morning Spence" JJ greeted as she filled her mug with coffee." So what made you so late".
"I was reading" he answered not even looking up from the phone , too busy talking June out of committing a murder on the subway.
JJ shrugged her shoulders at him before walking away.
Spencer finally put his phone down and went back to his desk.
"Hey man , want happened to getting coffee" Derek joked but slightly serious.
"Oh" Spencer said forgetting he told them he was getting coffee."I changed my mind". His phone beeped so he looked straight down to she what June sent next.
Doctor Who marathon tonight?
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Spencer spent the day as usual. He finished his paperwork , drank coffee like others drank water and bickered with Morgan. It was almost time to go home and the last thing he had to do was give the papers to Garcia to be digitalized. He never noticed the worried glances from JJ , Derek and Emily's suspicions or even hotch's brief glances when he saw Spencer of all people smiling at a phone.
"Hey Garcia I'm just dropping these off" Spencer said motioning to the manila folders in his hand.
"Oh so your not here to see the goddess of all knowledge. Nice to know" Garcia teased , spinning around to take the files from him.
"See ya tomorrow boy genius".
" Garcia?"
"Yes sweetie buns"
"What's Sweeney Todd"
The tec goddess let out a gasp , putting a hand over her heart dramatically. "Oh you poor baby. Have you not seen it?"
Reid hesitated to answer before scratching his neck "a friend recommended it to me today".
" what friend" Garcia asked suspiciously.
"A new one"
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This time after rehearsal June couldn't even walk if she wanted to. Still refusing to go to a doctor and not one to complain she decided to pretend that she was a viking woman that couldn't let the men know that she had been stabbed. Until the stairs. That's where it all when to hell in a hand basket.
Everyone else had gone home hours ago but June stayed to practice a little more. Out of options and desperate for pain killers she called the one person that would help.
"Hey Spencer Reid you gorgeous member of the human species , any chance you could help a damsel in distress"
Spencer had to try really hard not to laugh in the elevator with the team. They were all looking at him the second he answered it." Hey mom how are you today". He visible saw the team relax at the mention of his mother. Nosy people/friends.
June mock gasped at his reply."Spencer Walter Reid I am NOT your mother. I think I would remember that traumatizing experience known as child birth "
'So how are you today"
"Ohhh are you around people. Sound I make really loud noises to make things awkward cause I will".
'NO......mom. I'm fine what did you do today"
"Mutilated my feet even more and lost the ability to walk. Can you come get me at the theatre house please" June relented.
"Yeah sounds great. I'll see you soon"
"So how's your mom Spence" JJ asked innocently. It was no secret that Spencer was the baby of the team and mothered by JJ since he joined.
"Fine" Spencer answered before rushing out of the elevator and leaving to the subway after shouting a goodbye to the team.
