Mr. Smarty Pants

Clara

I'm freaking out. I am not even going to lie when I say that I was jumping with joy in my apartment after Spencer sent me that text about dinner. I just got done with a twelve hour shift and i was jumping. I should have been crashed out in bed but yet there i was freaking out like some teenage girl who just got asked out by her crush.

I stand in the mirror now going back and forth between a black and red dress, holding each up to my body again and again. I give into the black dress and slip it on over my body. However i can't help but wonder if the red dress will look better. So now i'm throwing the black dress on my bed and slipping on the red one.

"Ugh." I sigh still standing in the mirror staring at my body. I pick my phone up off the dress and call Annie.

"Black or red?" Is the first thing that leaves my mouth when she answers.

"Is that for that date with the one hottie from the other day?" I tell her yes and she makes a thinking noise.

"You still got the dark purple one?" I pull the phone from my ear and dig through my closet pulling out a purple dress that I haven't worn in months, well i haven't worn any of these dresses in months.

"Yeah, but for a date?" I ask holding the dress back to get a better look before sitting down on my bed in just my underwear and bra.

"Trust me Clara. That dress does wonders for you. It's your color." I tell her i'll try it on and she gives a snide remark and hangs up. Classic Annie move.

I put in the dress and stand in the mirror once more. I'm about to start sweating if i keep this up. I hate to admit that Annie was right, this dress does look the best in my opinion. I hope Spencer can agree. I haven't felt this nervous in a long time. I sit by the window like kid waiting for him to pull into the driveway, the sound of the ticking clock makes my nerves go crazy. The longer I wait the more anxious I get. As soon at the clock strikes 7:30 there he is, pulling up in his car.

I wait to see what type of guy he is, as much as I would love to race out the door. I refrain. When the lights of his car turn off I smile ear to ear knowing he's coming up to my door. He walks fast. He carry something in his hands too. He's coming up to my door with flowers. Awe.He got me flowers!

There's a knock on the door and I eagerly jump up to open it, greeting him with a huge smile.

"Hi." I say analyzing his outfit. He's wearing a charcoal gray button up with black pants. I look back up to his face and that's when i notice it. A purple tie.

"We match." I continue to smile and point to my dress. He smiles too.

"We do. Except I have to say I think you look better." He hands me the flowers. "These are for you." The bouquet is beautiful, it has little white flowers and red roses. It's gorgeous. I invite him inside while i find a vase for the flowers very quickly.

"Sorry for the mess." I apologize for my cluttered living room. I have blankets and pillows everywhere from babysitting my niece last week, I just never had time to clean up I guess.

He shakes his head telling me it's no problem. He pics up a frame sitting on my end table.

"You have kids?" I turn to him and can't help but laugh. He looks absolutely gagged.

"Niece." I correct him and it's like a weight was lifted off his shoulder.

"Not into girls with kids?" I joke with him and he's quick to say it's not that. Just didn't see me like the type to have kids yet i suppose. He's not wrong, my life is all over the place.

"Ready to go?" He asks when I step back from the flower vase. I nod and we both walk together. He opened my car door for me. That's a first.

"Where are we going?" I ask looking out the window as we drive down the road.

"Uh, a friend recommended it actually. I've never been, It's a little restaurant called Mika's, have you been before?" He sounds nervous but I'm also very nervous.

"Ive heard of it but i haven't been there yet." Spencer and I continue to talk until we get the restaurant, both laughing as we exit the car.

"So Dr. Spencer Reid, tell me about yourself since I already talked your ear off about my job the other day." I recall the embarrassing events that will haunt me for the rest of my life. I'm one of those people who will stay awake at night thinking about things that happened years ago that make me feel stupid.

Spencer tells me about his job, he's a profiler at the BAU. He gets to find murders and help people. Another think we both have in common, helping people.

"No way. 187?" I about spit my drink out when he tells me that. "So you're like a genius?" I can't help but keep a smile on a face the whole time. He looks down like he's a little embarrassed but then nods.

"Something like that I suppose." He's cute when he's nervous. Very cute.

"I also have an eidetic memory." I raise my eyebrow unsure of what that even means.

"What does that mean?" He's already answering me before i finish the question. Telling me how he can memorize just about anything. I tell him that's why he's so smart and he laughs. He also informs me that he was 12 when he was in highschool. Which i find just insane. Spencer has multiple PhDs too. Okay Mr. Smarty Pants, what don't you have? Earlier when i said he looks like he has his life together, he does.

"How old are you now?" I chuckle relaxing this should have the first question I asked.

"30." He presses his lips together in a thin line smile and then asks me my own age.

"26." He furrows his brow. The age difference is only 4 years so it can't possibly be that.

"You said you're in your second year of residency?" I smile at him and explain my timeline a bit more.

"I graduated high school when I was 17, not because I was a genius like you. Just had a late birthday. I've always been the younger one in a room full of peers." He nods as I explain and even smiles when i get to the part about not being a genius.

"When's your birthday?" He takes a small sip of his drink.

"August 3rd." He looks as though he just made a mental note of that.

By the time we're on the drive home every nerve i had was gone. I felt like I'd know Spencer my whole life, I've known him for about three days. He's sweet, he's caring, he can, despite the rumors, take a joke too. Did i mention how smart he was also? He's almost too good to be true. When we get to my apartment he even walks to my door.

"I had a good time tonight. Thank you Spencer." I feel those butterflies in my stomach again. He smiles at me.

"Thank you for agreeing to dinner. We should do this again sometime." He looks nervous again too, almost he thought I would tell him no. I don't think I could ever tell this man no. Whatever you want beautiful.

I open my door but continue to stand in the doorway. Just do it Clara. Don't be a loser. I want to kiss him but I can't build up the courage. Just do it. It just a kiss. Just a silly little kiss with a guy who is definitely interested in yo-.

My thoughts are cut off short by his lips hitting mine. I'm quick to return the kiss. It's gentle, slow. Perfect first date kiss.

"I'll see you soon?" I whisper when he pulls away with a smile on his face, like he just won a gold medal.

"Definitely." I watch as he walks back to his car and when he drives off I shut my door. Dancing around my kitchen practically on cloud nine.

The whole time i was getting ready for bed I couldn't stop thinking about that kiss. I had butterflies every time i did, and not just in my stomach you know. I get on my phone as I lay in bed and search him on social media. He doesn't have it from what I can tell. No facebook, no instagram. He's not online. As if he couldn't get any better.

I tell Annie all about the date the next morning at the hospital. She awes and oos at everything I say.

"See aren't you glad I gave your phone number to some random guy?" She's talking about when she first told me she did that and I was livid. I don't know why i was so mad in the first place because it's not like he was ugly, I want his number too. I think I was just mad I didn't get to give it to him myself.

"So when you guys get married one day you'll have me to thank." She smiled at me and I shake my head.

"Little early to be talking about marriage." I push her chart into her hands and start my rounds for the day, hoping she does the same. As i finish up checking on my last patient i feel my phone buzz in my pocket. It's a text from spencer.

S: When's your lunch break? Do you like tacos?

I smile down at the tiny screen and reply to him almost instantly.

C: In about 38 minutes, love tacos.

His bubble starts moving, indicating he's typing.

S: See you then.

How can you not just always smile when this is the guy in your life. I know we're not like together or anything. Just one date and a little kiss wait, does this taco break count as a second date?

"Someone's very smiley this morning." Dr Kahn's appears in front of me and I shove my phone back into my pocket.

"Did you see where I placed you today?" He pears over his chart and down at me. I give him a look and then glance up at the board on where each doctor is located.

Oh my God. Could my day get any better?

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" I wrap him in a hug and he pats my head.

"Enjoy while you can i get you back next week." I rush to grab my things and practically run upstairs to the pediatric unit, I finally get work in peds!

When get there I'm greeted by Dr Golds. "Finally my turn with you, I've been fighting Kahan for ages to get you up here Hastings." She smiles at me and I just beam with joy.

"Well get you started after your lunch?" I nod and grab my phone to meet Spencer in the main lobby. When I get down there i'm greeted by his smiling face and a bag of tacos.

We to the cafeteria and sit down in the corner.

"You look happy today. All that over some tacos?" He laughs a bit and I shake my head.

"I'm on peds today." I smile at him and he cocks his head to the side. "Babies! Yay!" I sort of whisper yell the last part and he smiles.

"Are you trying to go into that unit?" Spencer asks before taking a bit of his taco. I shake my head since my still chewing mine with a hand covering my mouth in case my brain decides to blurt out "Yes i've been trying to get up there for ages!" Thankfully it doesn't.

Spencer and I talk after we finish eating until my break is up.

"What time do you get off?" He asks as we walk back tot he main lobby.

"5 o'clock." He smiles.

"Can I see you at 5 o'clock then?" Oh he's obsessed. Me too. I grin ear to ear again, which makes him smile bigger.

"You have a beautiful smile. I don't know if I told you that yet or not." I used to get made fun of for my gummy smile, i've learned there's nothing I can do about besides accept it. My mom use to tell me the right guy will love my smile, Spencer must be the right guy. My last boyfriend made me smile without showing my teeth in photos because he didn't like my smile. What a doushebag. Should have ended it way before it got to the smile thing, he was all kinds of walking red flags.

"Why don't you swing by after work? There's a movie I've been meaning to watch but I don't have anyone to watch it with." I hope he agrees because I really do want to watch this movie and yes i really do need someone to be there with me. Scary movies get to me way too easily. Spencer smiles at me and then looks up a clock.

"I'll be there." He kisses my cheek, leaving me stunned looking as walks out the doors. I know we kissed last night but he just kissed my cheek in front of the lobby desk ladies.

He bought me tacos too.