Lover Boy

Spencer

"Alright pretty boy, spill." Derek sits on my desk staring down at me. I look up at him in confusion. False confusion, i know what he wants.

"No don't play dumb with me kid, I know there's someone in your life. You're too giddy to get out of work all the time, and you love work." Derek points out the obvious, i willing use to stay longer but now I rush out of here everyday excited to see Clara.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I turn my attention back towards the files sitting on my desk, attempting to hide my small grin.

"Come one, who is she?" He picks and picks until Hotch walks by and tells him to leave me alone and get back to work. That doesn't last long once we're all being called into the round table room for a case.

Penelope is eyeing me down when she walks in after Derek. Of course he would tell her, I'm not going to be able to keep my mouth shut around Garcia. It's not that I don't want to show Clara off, because believe me I do. I just don't want to put her at risk.

"We have 2 victims, both with the same MO. Drowned and left tied to a tree." Hotch flips through pics on the screen and we all intently listen.

"Unsub wants to show them off, he's proud of his work." Emily looks around to see if any of us agree and most of us shake our heads in agreement.

"Wheels up in 30, we're going to Michigan." I pull out my phone almost instantly to text Clara that I in fact won't be able to make dinner to tonight.

"Is she pretty?" Penelope is standing in front of me when I go to stand up, just the two of us in here. Garcia gasps, "You do think she's pretty! You're blushing!"

"What?" She's not a profiler, I can hide this from her. Maybe not.

"The girl, Derek mentioned that there was a girl in your life. But you won't tell who." It's not the end of the world if they know she's exists right? If they just know that, yes, there is a girl.

I look sepsis the room and sigh, "Garcia you can't tell anyone yet. I'm telling you this in confidence. There is a girl." Her face lights up with pure excitement. That's when I notice Emily standing in the doorway staring at us before I can say anything more.

shit.

"There's a girl? Reid are you hiding a secret from us?" A mischievous grin forms of her before she laughs. I quickly walk past both women and to my desk to gather my things and my go-bag.

This is going to be a long plane ride.

"Did you all know Reid is hiding a secret." I glare at Emily who just finds this as a game, a playful smile planted on her face.

"Drop it." I mumble to her but it's too late because the rest of the team is already intrigued.

"Do we know her?" I look around the room, they were all in the hospital that night. So technically they've all seen her. I shrug.

"What's her name Reid?" Emily poked my cheek and I try my best to hold back a smile.

"Is she pretty?" Derek leans closer my face trying to get on my nerves. I should just tell them really, at this point I already know I'm going tell them about Clara, it's just amusing to watch them all poke and prod at my brain for answers.

"She's the prettiest girl in the world." I look around at the team and JJ gives a soft smile.

"That's really sweet Spence," There's only two people who call me that now, and neither of them even know that the other one does it.

"The hot doctor from when you got shot." Derek jumps up and cheers for himself. My mouth flies open, a smile taking over my face without warning.

"Oh, he's right." Rossi pipes in after seeing my face. I take a deep breath.

"Her name is Clara Hastings, she's a surgical resident at the hospital I went to after I got shot. We've been together for 3 months now." Technically, in my head, Clara and I have been together for 5 months. I guess in reality we've known each for 5 months and have been dating for 3.

"She's the most caring, funny, loving person you'll ever meet. And she's way out of my league."I chuckle and Rossi shakes his head. Hotch hasn't said anything this whole time, classic.

"Spencer that's great, when can we meet her?" Emily nudges my arm and Derek repeats her question.

"When can we meet her, lover boy?" He teases me and roll my eyes at his remark.

"I was planning on a pasta night when we all got back from this case, bring her along Spencer. We're all dying to meet her now after everything you've said about her." Rossi looks around at the team waiting for them to say it's a great idea and they do.

"I'll talk to her about it." I give a sly smile.

We solved the case in three days now that we're back home Rossi's dinner just keeps lurking in my thoughts.

"You'll be there tonight right?" Derek's voice echos from behind me as I walk to my car.

"Yeah," I nod and he messes up my hair. He's like an annoying older brother. I texted Clara about the dinner and she said that she'd love to go with me. But now that i'll be able to see her in person I'll be able to tell to if she really means that or if she's just saying that. Because if she's not ready for this we definitely do not have to go.

We're all meeting at Rossi mansion, don't ever call it his house, he gets very offended, around 7:30 tonight. Right now it's 4 in the afternoon and I'm driving to my apartment where Clara claims she will be waiting, naked. But she texted that to me last night so the chances of her actually waiting for me naked are slim. I'll bet she's sitting on my couch with a bag of chips watching Gilmore Girls.

When I open the door to my apartment i couldn't have been more right. She smiles at me when i walk and set my bag down on the chair.

"Hi." She looks up at from the arm on the couch where her head is laying.

"Hi." I lean down and place a kiss on her lips, when i pull back she grabs my face and pulls me back in.

"You know, we don't have to go tonight if you'd rather stay in." She looks at me in complete disbelief when I sit down next to her.

"No way, you said it yourself your team is your family. I want to meet your family Spencer." She takes my hand and I know it's the right time to tell her now.

"They are my family. The only blood family I have is my mother, she has paranoid schizophrenia. She's at a care center in Las Vegas." I've been meaning to tell her that but i didn't want her to think any less of me. Her face looks stunned but she still gives me a soft smile.

"My dad is a drunk, he beat my mother until she left him. She never came back for us. For a long time i resented her for it, how could she leave us with him? But as i've gotten older I realize she had to get out of there, she had to save herself." I didn't expect that background from her. I don't know what i expected really, she seemed like she was raised in a good household how did she turn out so perfect growing up like that? I guess I didn't turn out awful given my standards but still.

"I'm sorry." I cup her cheek.

"I love trauma sharing." She jokes as she stands up and walks towards my bedroom.

"Where are you going?" I call out for her and she turns around with her hands in her hips.

"This doesn't happen over night Spence. I've got to start getting ready." She rushes to my room and about 15 minutes later comes waltzing out in the same outfit she left in.

"What's the dress code?" She rocks back and forth on her heel and throw her a puzzled look. Dress code?

"Uh, casual? Everyone usually just shows up in their normal clothes."

"So, jeans and that red top you love?" Clara smirks at me and I shoot the same glance back.

"Only if I get to take it off you later." I lean back into the couch and she stares at me from bryson the chair.

"I would easily fuck you right now but I'm not meeting your friends smelling like sex." She walks back into my bedroom and I give her that point. Speaking of smelling, i should probably take a quick shower.

"Okay, wait i'm nervous." Clara breathes out as soon as I shut the car off. "What if they hate me?"

"Clara, nobody could ever hate you. Especially them." I turn toward her and squeeze her hand, "Ready?"

Rossi greets us with a huge smile and a glass of wine in his hand. The rest of the team falls silent when we walk in, turning their attention towards Clara.

"Um," I clear my throat. "Everyone this is Clara, Clara this is, Derek, Jennifer, Emily, Penelope, Aaron, and David." I point at each individual, i'm not sure what persuaded me to use their full first names but i did it.

Garcia is the first to walk and wrap Clara in a hug. "We've been dying to meet you, I know barefoot we did at the hospital but now we really get to meet you."

"How did you, end up with that?" Derek out his arm around me and then mumbles "my man." before shaking Clara's hand. Once introductions have been made we gather around the table at Rossi's call.

"You're all so nice." Clara speaks up at the dinner table we're all crowded around eating Rossi's famous pasta.

"Curious question, Spencer mention you were a surgical resident. What specialty are you in?" Emily turns to Clara

"Peds, feels like it took forever to get there though. The general surgeon didn't want to let me off his service." Clara laughs slightly and so does Emily.

The rest of the night is filled with the team asking her millions of questions. I'd say dinner went well because by the end of the night Clara got warped into a girls night with Emily, JJ, and Penelope. 

"You're gonna have to share this one Spencer, our little Clara Bear." Emily wraps her arms around a tipsy Clara.

"How much did they make you drink?" I look her, trying to keep the smile off my face. It's just so hard not to smile at her.

"Um," She looks at Emily, who is equally has tipsy. "I think like.." She looks at Emily again "Like 6 gla-" Clara cuts herself off when Emily speaks."5 glasses." "5 glasses." Clara smiles at me and even though I want to scold her, how could I? She's adorable.

———————AN: The blossoming of my FAV FRIENDSHIP!!!! AHHH!!!

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