As he arrived at the bullpen, Spencer overheard Tara and Luke talking about their previous relationships.
"Yeah, my first boyfriend was in High School. We were both seniors-" Spencer cut him off.
"Boyfriend?" He blurted without thinking.
Luke tensed at his reaction. "Yeah, is that a problem?"
"No, no, no, I- I'm actually bisexual." Reid quickly said, trying to keep his cool, and Luke seemed to relax a little.
"Hmm. Welcome to the club." He smiled, and god, Spencer felt like he was going to melt right then and there. His brain was short-circuiting, and he wanted to explode and scream, but all those feelings shut down as Luke walked towards the elevator, where a woman was standing.
"Hey, babe," Luke went towards her and kissed her on the lips. "Guys, this is my girlfriend, Lisa. Lisa, these are my friends."
Who knew that in just one minute, joy could instantly turn into pure sadness?
"Hi! Luke has told me so much about you guys," she hugged everyone, and as she got to Spencer, everything about her seemed to change from the way she talked to her body language. "Especially about you, Dr. Reid." She said, and Spencer could tell that she wasn't happy about him, which no one noticed, and when she didn't hug him, she said, "I heard you don't like touch."
Spencer cleared his throat and forced a smile. "Yeah, not the biggest fan. It's a germ thing."
She stared at him for a second too long, and when she stopped, Tara went in to save him. "Spence, you wanna go to a Thai restaurant? I'm a regular there, and it's a family business, so I can get you some discounts."
"Yes." He quickly said. Anything to get out of there.
They said their good-byes, and Tara and Spencer quickly left. Spencer noticed Luke's frown as they walked out but decided that it was his mind playing games with him.
There was silence in the car for a few minutes until Tara broke it. "So, Lisa?"
Spencer cleared his throat. "What about her?"
"That was pretty intense back there."
Spencer looked down at his lap, not saying anything.
"And Luke?" When he still didn't say anything, she said, "You're nervous and sad."
"Wh- no, I'm not."
"Your voice is slightly higher, you're tapping your hands against your lap, you blushed and bit your lip at the mention of Luke, and I saw you go from happy to sad in a single minute back there. Do you want me to go on?" She asked, and the genius stayed silent. "I can see that he likes you. It's all in his eyes and his body language. His pupils dilate where he looks at you-"
"Pupils dilate for several reasons, including the alterations of light, fear, eye injuries. Even when you're drunk-"
"I know you're a genius, Spence, but right now, you're being dumb. You keep on making excuses, and that has got to stop!"
"Why is he dating Lisa if he likes me then?"
"Because he's dumb. Just like how you're being dumb by making excuses when you know deep down he likes you," She said. "but you don't want to admit it, do you?"
"Can we stop talking about this? Please?' He asked, not looking up.
"Ok." She said, "how's your mom?"
Spencer frowned even more if possible. "Not that either."
"Ok, tell me some fun facts then."
He thought for a bit and then started rambling without the usual excitement plastered on his face. "People with kidney stones have a chance on them passing if they go on a rollercoaster ride. Studies show that 69% of people with kidney stones that sit at the back of rollercoasters either don't have them anymore or they have fewer. It was the same for 16% of the people who rode in the front."
