Has nothing to do with the previous fic. This was written for kiananic for their prompt: Eliot Spencer/Spencer Reid, When the teams cross paths the boys have some explaining to do. Enjoy!
Spencer had thought about it a thousand...hundred thousand, maybe, times. It didn't have to be Boston, any where the team went his mind would drift to What if I see him here? So he had drilled himself. Do Not React. No matter what, no matter where. Even if they were... His traitorous mind wouldn't not let him think about what would happen if he had to put cuffs on him. He could have convinced himself with enough data gathered from all the traveling the team did; he was not going to accidentally run into Eliot in Little Dot Here, Wyoming. But traveling to the man's city? Spencer knew it was possible. He had just hoped that it was a big enough for the both of them. He snorted at his rambling thoughts.
"Have something to add, Reid?" He looked up to both Morgan and Prentiss staring at him.
Spencer glanced up brushing a loose piece of hair away from his face. "No, sorry. I was thinking of something else." Two brows, respectively, went up; they wanted more, but he wasn't giving.
Prentiss shrugged and gave him a look, "Anyways, if you're ready to join us; we were discussing the Unsub's MO."
He sighed on the inside, this he could talk about in length. He started and they fell into the easy back and forth brainstorming they were comfortable with. Their lunch came and went and they were getting ready to leave when It finally happen. Derek had went to pay the bill, Prentiss and himself were slipping into their jackets and the bell over the door rang.
"I don't know why we've got to ch-" Whatever Hardison had been complaining about was cut off by Parker's happy, "Spencer!" If she surprised Morgan and Prentiss with her out burst; her family was ten times surprised. She ran up and gave him a quick hug and Spencer heard Nate whispering to Sophie, "Is she on the happy drugs again?" as they walked closer. She shook her head eying Spencer sharply. He hadn't met Nathan Ford or Sophie Devereaux yet, but he knew them. Eliot talked endlessly about them, Parker and Hardison too. Spencer wasn't going to soon forget his first meeting with the latter though. He'd be hard press to forget this one too.
Eliot was staring at him with a mixture of confusion and tension. He kept eye contact with Spencer but it kept drifting just an inch over his shoulder and Spencer knew Morgan was back there standing next to Prentiss. They were probably both standing with their own apprehension. Sixteen different scenarios flickered across his mind before he through caution and a few other things (his sanity) to the wind. He stepped up to Eliot, who was only a short two feet away from him by now; Parker kept in step with him smiling insanely.
"This is not me surprising you." Spencer grinned, Eliot rolled his eyes.
He gave a pointed look over Spencer's shoulder. "Sure hope not darlin'." Nate made a sharp nose and hissed, "They're feds, Eliot." Eliot shrugged his shoulders and Nate groaned. He took Sophie's elbow and headed for a booth.
"I'll grab us a table. It was nice seeing you again Spencer." How Nate could actually make it sound like they had met, several times, so easily was lost on him.
A throat cleared behind him. He turned to his team mates and smiled. "Guys these are some friends of mine."
"You didn't mention you had friends in Boston, Reid." Prentiss stepped closer and Spencer moved to the side to open up the circle Eliot, Parker and Hardison had made.
Spencer opened his mouth but Eliot beat him to it, "We travel a lot. Actually just got in this mornin'." He nodded his agreement.
"And it's good to see you." Spencer brushed his fingers against Eliot's wrist. He didn't care that his team saw, it had been seventy-five days and some spare hours since he had seen his hitter. He could take a hounding for a few close minutes. "Uh, guys," Spencer realized belatedly he had been staring at Eliot too long, Morgan and Prentiss were waiting to be introduced. "This is Eliot, my, um..."
"Your boyfriend, silly." Parker nudged his arm, rolling her eyes like he was the crazy one. Morgan choked on a cough, Prentiss had to stifle a giggle.
"Boyfriend?" Morgan got himself under control. "Like, boyfriend."
Spencer glared, "yes, boyfriend." Feeling extremely bold and Eliot was going to tease him relentlessly about it later. He leaned over, bent his head down and planted a kiss on Eliot's surprised lips. He righted himself and fiddled with a piece of hair before finishing. "This is Parker and- Alec. They're Eliot's..."
"Family. My sister," Eliot gave Parker a grin. "My brother-"
"From a different mother." Hardison quipped; he was the only one that was pinging on Spencer's default behavioral analysis mode. He was nervous being near the 'feds' and it was showing.
Eliot growled, "obviously, H-Alec." He gave the younger man a glare and Hardison shot off to the table Nate and Sophie were occupying. "How long are you in town?"
Spencer shrugged, "how ever long this case takes." Eliot frowned but didn't comment, his eyes still flicking back toward Spencer's team mates. "If I get some time I'll call you?" His frown quickly melted away and Eliot was smiling again.
"Sounds like a plan." He hesitated a minute before pulling Spencer in for one more kiss.
Spencer was saved by from too much embarrassment when Morgan's phone went off. "That's Hotch, we gotta go Reid." Eliot gave his hand a squeeze before pulling away. "It was...nice meeting you," Derek offered, though Spencer suspected 'strange' was the word he had wanted to go with.
Spencer flushed, "Could you give us a moment, please?" He shooed his friends away. "Here," he pulled a pen from his pocket and turned Eliot's hand over. He scribbled his hotel name and room number on Eliot's palm. "I was lucky enough to get my own room. If we can't get together this evening come over tonight."
"You mean sneak in," Eliot was smirking. "You want me to sneak into your hotel room, surrounded by your overprotective friends. Overprotective, F.B.I. friends."
Spencer smiled and kissed him again. "You wouldn't be the best at what you do if you couldn't."
"Get out of here, they're starting to look antsy." Eliot let go of his hand and took a step back. He glared, "You were going to call me?"
Spencer shook his head in disbelief, "The second I could get away from them. Trust me." Eliot gave him the smile that said, "I do." "I will see you tonight?"
It's was Eliot's turn and he mirrored Spencer's head shake. "Of course I will. Now, really git. Morgan's heading over here." Spencer flashed a smile before spinning on his toes and headed Morgan.
"You've got some explaining to do, Reid. Boyfriend?" Morgan and Prentiss jumped him as soon as they were on the sidewalk. He didn't mind so much though. He'd be seeing Eliot tonight; it was well worth it.
