Boy Meets Girl / Criminal Minds Fanfiction.

Meet The Parents

Shot chapter today and even though I've got more written, it will be a little but longer for an update. I've been rethinking a few plot decisions and in order to see how everything's going to work out I need to write it all out first. Luckily it's not the whole story I gotta finish lol, just the next few bits.

Thanks for reading and thank you guys so much for your patience!

I just want to apologize for any words that don't go in a certain sentence. My brain doesn't work right and I sometimes switch words for completely different ones. Also some sentences that just don't make sense. When I write them, I say the words in my head but it comes out different and most of the time I don't notice. So apologies if you come across something like this.

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Almost dying puts the important things in life into perspective. Or at least that's what Spencer Reid thought. He's been in many situations that almost resulted in his death before but this time things felt a little different.

Once the young doctor was released from the hospital, Ryder took him straight home. It took time but Spencer convinced her he was fine and the couple decided to use this time to finish the move.

Steve got home the day before and after Ryder gushed over missing her best friend, they go to work. Tommy and Steve both helped them, despite Ryder saying they really didn't have to. It ended up being a fun day that ended with the group of four eating pizza on the floor. Why the floor? It just happened.

It was later that night, after everyone had gone home and the young couple was getting ready for bed that Spencer spoke up. "What do you think about going to Nevada this weekend?" It had been on his mind for a while now, and he knew it was time.

"Nevada?" Ryder asked. She knew what he was getting at but wanted to be sure before she said anything. "Like...?"

"To meet my mom." Spencer nodded. "It's long overdue."

"I'm sorry, just everything with Roy, I've been distracted." Ryder apologized, feeling responsible.

"No, no, it's not your fault." Spencer assured her. "It's no ones. We've both been busy. What do you say?"

"Of course I want to go." Ryder smiled, her excitement soon being replaced with nerves. "She'll like me, right?"

"What? Of course she will." Spencer chuckled, rubbing the sides of Ryder's arms. "Please don't be nervous, she already loves you from what I've told her."

"Okay, okay." Ryder nodded, feeling a little better. "It just means a lot, that she approves."

"It means a lot to me too." Reid nodded. "But trust me, she loves you. You'll see."

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The entire flight out to Vegas was filled with nervers fidgiting from Ryder and reasurances from Spencer. She kept apologizing for it but he waved her off. He understood, this meant a lot to both of them. But he loved Ryder and so would Diana.

They checked into a hotel before grabbing a quick lunch. Ryder made Spencer promise to show her around his home town later, she was excited and curious to see where he came from. And she'd already seen some interesting sights, the photographer inside her was fighting to get its hands on a camera.

Arriving at the building, as Ryder took to calling it. Sanitarium just didn't feel right to her. The young woman thought her nerves were gone, though she had worked through them, but as they stepped inside the doors, they came back. Her stomach felt funny and she started wringing her hands until Spencer grabbed one, giving a comforting squeeze.