The Lady and the Genius.

What this?

(Spencer p.o.v)

I headed to the station with Morgan and Prentiss while Jj, Hotch, and Rossi were at the station already. River said she needed a few more minutes to get ready and that we can go ahead. We walked in heading to the conference room and once I saw the officer who was rude to River yesterday made me a bit annoyed again.
'She said she was fine. Yes I know he was rude to her but it didn't effect her. If it did she would have changed out of her outfit yesterday which she didn't. It's ok.'
A few minutes had past and the doors to the station opened and someone quickly rushed to us in the room.
"Sorry I'm late my hair would not work with me this morning." River told as I looked at what she was wearing.
'It did get to her.'
"River....you look nice." Jj told unsure on what to say.
"Well I'm an agent so I should dress the part."
"Your clothes were fine before though. Also when did you get these?" Prentiss asked.
"Yesterday after we got to the hotel. There was a clothing store near us still open so I brought some stuff."
'I'm going to punch him.'
"Are people still going to question what I'm wearing or can we get back onto the case?"
'She said it was fine yet it wasn't. Why would you change the way you dress cause of what he said?'
We went back to working on the case and I couldn't help get the thought of how he made River self confidence so bad with one sentence. I was pulled out of thought by River flicking my arm and I looked at the team who had a confused look.
"You good dude? You were seriously somewhere else." River asked.
"I'm sorry I was thinking. What did you say?"
"We need you to go and check the room of Nicky with River and Morgan." Hotch told.
"Yes sir."
"Before you go, Reid I want to talk to you." He told.
I gave a nod and we moved out of the room and away from people eyes and ears.
"What's wrong?"
"I can't get what was said to River yesterday out of my head." I told as I quickly wet my lips and bit it to help me think.
"Would it have to do with her sudden change in wardrobe?"
"Yes."
"What did he say to her?"
"That she should wear clothes that make her look like she is apart of the FBI. The officer said it to her yesterday before she entered the house it's why she didn't come in with us."
"An officer said that to her?"
"Yes."
"Do you know his name?"
"No sir."
"Well unless River makes a complaint to us or it starts to get to her more then she is leading on then we can't do anything right now."
"You know about her past?"
"Some. She already knows if this case starts to get to her that she needs to clear her head. Now go catch up to Morgan and River."
I gave a nod before rushing out and to the car Morgan and River were waiting in.
'Just breath and relax. She says it's not getting to her so you need to go with that. Pretend like you don't know.'
"You know the pants look nice."
"Why thank you Morgan. I feel like everyone don't like them though."
'Wonder why.'
"You good pretty boy?"
"Just thinking about something."
"Wanna share?" River asked.
"Just worried about someone who had their appearance criticised by someone." I told as we got to the house.
"Have they told you if they are fine?"
"They have but I can tell they have let it get to them."
"Maybe if they have told you it's fine then you should drop it." She told before leaving the car.
'Great.'
"Ok what's happening? You both know somethings that's made her change her outfit."
"One of the officers yesterday didn't believe she was an agent and said she should dress like it."
"Someone said that to our baby girl?"
"She says it's fine but me and Hotch know she isn't."
"I'm going to punch him." He told before we left the car.
"Already thought of doing that. But Hotch says we can't do anything unless she tells us or it gets worse."
"No wonder she won't tell us about it." He told before we met up with River.
The door opened to reveal the mother and after a few words we were brought to her daughters room.
"I know this is a lot to ask but, did you know your daughter was depressed?" River asked
"She told me a week before she was killed. She said she was getting clean and felt it was time to tell."
I leaned over to whisper in her ear.
"All the other girls didn't tell their families."
"She obviously thought it was time but probably hadn't brought it up at the meeting." She whispered back.
"Oh let me get you all drinks." She told before leaving.
"If her kid told her about it then she may know where she was going for the meetings." Morgan told
"This room is very clean. Almost like she never actually stayed here. Kinda like a stage to a play." She told
"Did you do theatre?"
"I did. It was a needed to help me be more 'open'." She told as she did quotation marks around the word open.
"How so baby?"
"My therapist thought it would help me after the death of my family. Nice lady." She told as we began to look around at her stuff.
Morgan lifted her bed while River was looking at her laptop and I was looking at her music.
"If you were depressed where would you hide secrets?" Morgan asked.
"In the closet under belonging that don't need second thoughts." River told as she entered another password.
"You good baby?"
"Perfectly fine."
He looked over and me and I gave a shrug to help tell him I have no clue right now. He moved over to the closest and moved some things before finding a box. He pulled it out and placed it on the bed.
"Found something." He told.
"If you were a 18 year old teenage girl who would your celebrity crush be?"
"Baby only you can answer that."
"Morgan I am a child prodigy. My celebrity crush at 18 was Bruce Campbell."
"Right I forget your like Pretty boy here."
"I didn't have a celebrity crush on Bruce Campbell." I told which made them laugh.
She looked around the room before quickly going to the computer and typing a few words in.
"Ok I got into the laptop."
"Who was it?"
"Zac Efron."
"How?"
"High school musical sticker on her lamp."
"I didn't even see it." He told.
"Well that's cause I am...."
"Smort." We both said at the same time.
"You two gotta stop doing that." Morgan told as he went through her things.
"But then you wouldn't be creeped out."
"I think I found a pamphlet."
"Does it say Saint Vincent?" River asked.
"It does. How do you know?"
"Because there's a meeting in 30 minutes." She told as she pointed to the laptop.
"Let's go and Reid you call Hotch. River you stay looking beautiful."
We put everything back to the way it was and began to leave when the mum came back.
"I was grabbing treats for you kids. Oh your leaving."
"Sadly so but I will definitely take some cupcakes for the trip if you don't mind." Morgan told as he grabbed four.
"None taken. Take care now." She told as we all left.
"Dude should you really have grabbed four?" River asked as we got into the car.
"Of course. Two for me and one for the both of you." He told as he gave us both one.
"Free food is free food."
"River you should not be condoning this."
"I didn't get to have breakfast."
"Let our beautiful girl eat the cupcake Reid."
"I'm no longer pretty girl?"
"You are but you are also beautiful." He told as we began to make our way to the church.
"Thanks I guess."