Spencer hated clubs. They were noisy and disruptive, he couldn't even read the book he had brought with him. He couldn't believe he had actually allowed the girls to manipulate him into coming tonight. He had a bunch of paperwork on his desk that needed to be done, but instead of working on it, he was at a nightclub with his coworkers.

"Come on, Reid! Come dance!" Emily screamed over the crowd.

"Yeah, Spencer! What are you afraid of?!" JJ said, piling on the peer-pressure. But Reid wasn't giving in so easily. He continued to shake his head no.

"Reid..." Garcia said in her most innocent sounding voice as she walked closer, so that she could whisper something he wish he hadn't heard in his ear. He deliberately got up and followed her to the dance floor.

"There he is!" Morgan said, patting his shoulder. "I can't believe they got you to come!"

"Me either."

JJ took his hands and started showing him how to dance. They danced in place for a minute before she had Reid spin her around.

Just then, a woman came up, tapping him on the shoulder.

"May I cut in?"

JJ looked at Reid impressively before releasing his hand and saying, "It's my pleasure." She gave Reid a wink before walking over to a giggling Morgan and Garcia.

"Hi, I'm Amber!" the woman said, introducing herself over the roar of the stereos.

"Spencer!"

"Nice to meet you! So, can you dance?"

Reid looked at the women as if he suspected there was a rouse involved somewhere. Did Morgan put her up to this? Her almost lime green eyes glistened off the lights of the club, bringing out the natural blonde highlights in her light brown hair. Reid couldn't help but admit she was gorgeous. Even if Morgan had set her up with him, he may as well make the best of it.

"Sure do."

"Why are you afraid of the dark?!"

"Because of the inherent absence of light!" both already laughing at his response.

They had been sitting at the bar, talking for what felt like hours. He felt so normal with her. He could let his guard down and just be himself. He liked that.

"Hey, I'm gonna go to the bathroom to freshen up. I'll be right back," she said getting up from the stool.

As she walked around the corner, Reid could see Garcia, JJ, and Emily following after her. But before he could have time to feel embarrassed about his friends, Rossi's voice snuck up from behind him.

"She's cute."

"Oh, he knows," he heard Morgan say as he came to his side.

"Hahaha! So Reid, what do you really think of this girl?" his superior, or boss, Hotch said as he walked up beside Morgan.

"I like her, I mean, she's really nice and I enjoy talking to her, but I still just hardly met her."

"Haha, okay. Sure," said a cocky looking Morgan.

The girls walking in, and immediately joined the woman who happened to be curiously mesmerized by Reid. She was leaning over one of the bathroom sinks, biting her lip while she giggled, as they walked over. Taking her by surprise, she quickly went back to reapplying her lipstick as if they hadn't seen her blushing before they came in.

"Hi, your Amber, right? I'm JJ."

"Hi nice to meet you."

"You, too. And these are my friends, Penelope and Emily. We are all friends of Reid's."

"Oh, that's cool. Do you guys work at the BAU too?"

"Yep. We all work together. We are just like one big family, and would do anything to protect each other," Garcia said with emphasis on that last statement.

"That's really cool that you are all so close..." she said trying to get herself out of the awkward situation.

"Yeah, well, I'm sure we will have nothing to worry about. You seem like a really sweet girl. Just keep in mind that Spencer is a really good guy, and part of that comes with a fragile heart. He rarely puts himself out there, but when he does, he means it. Just be careful with him, okay?" Emily said in her most genuine caring way.

"Hello, again. And how was the bathroom? I noticed you had some company," Reid said as she walked back over and returned to her stool beside him.

"Why it was lovely," she said sarcastically. "You have some really wonderful friends."

"Oh, no. What did they say?" Reid was officially worried that his 'wonderful friends' might have scared her off.

"No, no. They were nice, really," she said, reassuring him slightly.

"Well... then I'm glad," Reid said looking over to his female colleagues, slightly impressed.

Placing her head in her hand as she lent over the bar, she said "So, please finish explaining you 'absent light' theory," with a sly smile stretched across her face.