Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds
A/N: Shout out to Hippichic81, tannerose5, and Guest for reviewing chapter 1.
Here's a longer chapter since I decided to continue this story, and this chapter starts two days after chapter one.
On Friday evening Spencer was packing up his desk for the weekend when Hotch was coming down the stairs.
"You heading home Reid?" asked Hotch as he noticed that Emily, JJ, and Morgan already left for the weekend.
Spencer pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose before he pulled on his chunky cardigan.
"Yeah." said Spencer.
Hotch looked at the clock and noticed that it was 7:30 PM before looking at the 26 year old genius.
"Let me give you a ride home, and since I haven't had dinner we yet we can get something to eat." said Hotch.
"I don't need to get dinner." said Spencer.
"I know that you haven't eaten dinner yet Reid, so we're going to get dinner before I take you home." said Hotch.
Spencer inwardly shook his head as he thought about how well Hotch knows him sometimes better than Gideon and the rest of the team did.
"Okay." sighed Spencer.
10 minutes later Spencer was sitting in the front passenger seat of Hotch's car when his cellphone vibrated causing him to see a text from Maeve who has been texting with him the past two days.
I'M WONDERING IF WE STILL ON FOR TOMORROW? ~ MD
Spencer typed his reply.
STILL ON FOR TOMORROW. ~ SR
A minute later Maeve sent a reply.
SHOULD WE MEET UP FOR BREAKFAST TOMORROW AT PADDY'S LIKE WE DID THIS MORNING AT 7?~ MD
THAT TIME WILL DO. ~ SR
Hotch looked at Spencer.
"Who are you texting?" asked Hotch.
Spencer looked at Hotch and decide to trust him since he had no problem trusting Hotch to figure out his clues when he was held hostage by Hankel.
"Remember how I ended up late two days ago since I missed my train?" asked Spencer.
"Yes." said Hotch.
"I was at my favorite coffee shop, and due to every table being full a young woman asked me if she could sit with me, and apparently she's a fan of my published work while enjoying the same types of books like me." said Spencer.
"So what's her name and what does she do?" asked Hotch.
"Her name is Dr. Maeve Donovan and she's a geneticist like her mom, and despite the phone calls we had the past two nights and meeting each other for breakfast this morning we're having our first date tomorrow." said Spencer.
Hotch thought about th reports he received from the private psychologist that he's sending Spencer to.
"At least your making progress when it comes to gaining a social life outside the FBI, and how about you call me tomorrow and let me know how it goes." said Hotch.
"I promise since I promised you that I won't keep any more secrets from you after I got clean." said Spencer before taking a deep breath, "Dr. Moss wants me to track down my father and tell him how I feel, but I'm definitely not ready for that." said Spencer.
"Its OK if your not ready yet, and I really hate your father since leaving you alone with a paranoid schizophrenic is considered child abuse." said Hotch.
"Both aunt Ethel and uncle Gordon hate him too, and if it wasn't for them I'm not sure if my mom or I would have survived." said Spencer.
30 minutes later Spencer and Hotch were at Paddy's causing Spencer to give a rare laugh causing Hotch to inwardly smile.
"Maeve and I ate breakfast here this morning, and we're meeting here tomorrow at 7 AM." said Spencer.
"I just wanted one of their milkshakes." said Hotch.
"I'm going to have one too because I can put the antacids that Morgan gave me for my birthday on Tuesday as a birthday gift." said Spencer as he thought about how he can't stay away from dairy despite being lactose intolerant.
A few minutes later Spencer and Hotch both ordered chocolate milkshakes, cheeseburgers, and French fries and when they were waiting for their food Hotch looked at Spencer.
"So how are you doing since Gideon left us?" asked Hotch as he thought about the distraught phone call he received earlier in the week.
Spencer took a couple of sips of his milkshake before an elderly waitress came over with their food.
"Eat up boys, and would you like to get anything else for you or your son?" asked the waitress as she looked at Hotch.
Spencer choked on his milkshake while Hotch looked at the waitress.
"We don't need anything." said Hotch as he noticed that Spencer was hiding his laughter.
"I'll be back in 10 minutes to check on you two." said the waitress before walking away.
"So are you going to answer my question?" asked Hotch.
"I'm upset that he left me like my dad did, and when you didn't show up last week I was worried that you were going to leave me too." said Spencer as he poured some ketchup onto his plate before passing the ketchup to Hotch.
"I'm not planning on leaving you anytime soon because I consider you my second son." said Hotch.
"Despite the nearly 10 year age difference?" asked Spencer.
"I don't care about the age difference." said Hotch.
"It was funny when Eric Miller asked you if you were my daddy, and you probably know that I almost choked on my milkshake when the waitress thought that I was your son." said Spencer with an amused smile on his face.
"Well if things work out between you and Maeve and you two get married, I'll be glad to step in as father of the groom." said Hotch.
"OK." said Spencer before both men decided to focus on their meals while Spencer ended up telling him about how his mom was doing.
The next morning Spencer was leaning against his car outside Paddy's when Maeve got out of a taxi.
"Is this your car?" asked Maeve.
"It is." said Spencer.
"So where are you taking me after we eat breakfast?" asked Maeve as they entered the diner.
"I hope that going to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum would be OK, and after lunch we can go to the Washington Monument while walking around the National Mall." said Spencer as he thought about how he and Maeve agreed that they would spend the entire Saturday together for their first date.
"Perfect for a first date." said Maeve.
"Well let's go inside and order our breakfast since we're suppose to be there when they open." said Spencer.
A few minutes later Spencer and Maeve were sitting at a booth ordering their breakfast and some coffee.
Seven hours later Spencer and Maeve were sitting under a tree not far from the Washington Monument taking in the beautiful fall weather.
"Despite talking about our education and our jobs these past two days, are you ready for us to talk about our families since you told me that your parents are divorced?" asked Maeve as she thought about how she was really enjoying her first date with Spencer.
"I'm nervous that you would walk away if I tell you about my mom." said Spencer.
"What's wrong with her?" asked Maeve.
"She institutionalized for paranoid schizophrenia, and I'm afraid that I will end up like her someday since its genetic." said Spencer.
Maeve grabbed Spencer's hand and squeezed it.
"I doubt that you would end up like her since most males end up schizophrenic between the ages of 18 and 25 and you told me that you just turned 26 on Tuesday, so your chances of becoming schizophrenic is much smaller now." said Maeve.
"Is this the geneticist in you talking?" asked Spencer.
"That's my professional opinion, and my personal opinion that I have faith that you won't end up like your mom." said Maeve.
Spencer's phone rang and he smiled when he saw that it was his cousin Justin calling him.
"Its my cousin Justin." said Spencer.
"Well answer it." said Maeve.
Spencer answered his phone.
"What's up?" asked Spencer.
"I'm getting married the Saturday after Thanksgiving and I'm hoping that you would be my best man." said Justin.
"I'll talk to my boss about taking time off so I can be in Las Vegas for Thanksgiving." said Spencer.
"You can bring a date if your seeing anyone." said Justin.
Spencer blushed.
"OK, but I have to get going." said Spencer.
"Stay safe during your next case." said Justin.
"I will." said Spencer before hanging up.
"What did Justin say to make you blush?" asked Maeve.
"My cousin Justin who's five years older than me is getting married on the Saturday after Thanksgiving this year, and he told me that I can bring a date so if things are working out between us would you be my date to my cousin's wedding?" asked Spencer.
"I would love to." said Maeve.
"Really?" asked Spencer.
"Despite you telling me that your on call 24/7 while having to travel all over the country I'm willing to try and make this relationship work." said Maeve.
Spencer looked at the line by the Washington Monument before looking at Maeve.
"The line has gotten smaller so should we go buy our tickets so we can go up there?" asked Spencer.
"Sure, and then maybe we can go to your apartment so I can see your book collection." said Maeve.
Spencer smiled as he thought about how they had similar tastes in books as he got up and held up his hand to help pull Maeve up.
"Maybe I will also cook dinner for us." said Spencer.
"I would love to join you for dinner at your apartment." said Maeve.
"We'll have to stop at the store and pick up ingredients since I was planning on making homemade pizza tonight." said Spencer.
Two hours later Spencer was letting himself and Maeve into his apartment and Maeve gasped when she saw the leather furniture, green walls, built in book shelves that were filled with books, and stained glass on one of the walls.
"I love this apartment." said Maeve.
"Its a two bedroom and two bathroom apartment, and I've been living here since I graduated from the academy." said Spencer as he locked his door.
"With how you decorated this apartment, it reminds me of Sherlock Holmes." said Maeve as she started to look through Spencer's books.
"That's why I decorated my apartment like this." said Spencer as his stomach growled, "We should probably start preparing our homemade pizza." said Spencer as he thought about how they picked out the vegetables they wanted on their pizza.
Five minutes later Spencer and Maeve were preparing their homemade pizza, and an hour later Spencer was standing outside of Maeve's apartment building.
"So do you think we are going on a second date?" asked Spencer.
"I would love a second date with you, Spencer." said Maeve.
"Do you think tomorrow is too soon?" asked Spencer.
"Not at all because I want to spend as much time as possible with you just in case you have to go away on Monday." said Maeve before looking into Spencer's brown eyes, "Would you mind if I kiss you goodnight?" asked Maeve.
"Not at all." said Spencer.
Maeve stood onto her tiptoes a bit, and a few seconds later Spencer and Maeve were giving each other a gentle kiss on the lips before Maeve broke out of their kiss.
"Goodnight Spencer." said Maeve.
"Goodnight Maeve." said Spencer.
Spencer watched Maeve go into her apartment building, and as soon as Spencer got into his car he sent Hotch a text message.
DESPITE IT BEING 8 PM RIGHT NOW, MAEVE AND I DECIDED THAT WE WOULD HAVE A SECOND DATE TOMORROW AFTER SPENDING 13 HOURS TOGETHER. ~ SR
10 minutes later Spencer was back in his apartment when his phone vibrated causing him to see a text message from Hotch.
THAT'S GREAT, AND IF THERE'S NO CASE ON MONDAY YOU AND I CAN GO OUT FOR DINNER SO YOU CAN TELL ME ABOUT YOUR WEEKEND WITH MAEVE. ~ AH
Over three hours later Spencer went to bed while not knowing that he would be having his first full night of sleep without any nightmares in a long time.
A/N: I don't know when I will update this story next because I'm planning on focusing on Love Takes Away the Pain: Book Four this week.