"So, who's was the eleventh doctor, hmm?" Garcia chimed, taking small quick steps in her newest wedges. Quickly, she found, it was bad timing to break in new heels while tempting to keep up with a fast pacing Reid. He knew better than hope her shoes wouldn't give, he would be at his desk and she'd eventually get there all the same. Instead, he was better off diminishing any out-landed thoughts.
"I already told you. Her name is Austin Wheeler, a mathematician who has a specific study of Game Theory," He paused. Only for a second. But in that second, he eyed Morgan and JJ entering within ear shot at their slowed strolled steps. But by the twitching smile aching to spread on Derek's face, it was safely assumed they knew. Of course they knew, Garcia couldn't possibly contain herself after walking in on one conversation with a female. If she'd been there for the conversation, she wouldn't be so quick to lay in on questions. In another thread of thought, he wondered if it'd been a male would she have even given it a second thought? The girl's name was Austin, easily conceived as a male name... Matter of fact, for assurance of limited questions, he'll probably just refer to her as "them/they" or Austin and allow people to draw their own conclusions. "We just met, Garcia." His voice dropping in volume as the pair grew closer, his head too as to fix his mail carrier bag unto the back of his chair.
"Ah, yes but you did invite her to see you again." The technician cooed.
"At a psychology seminar? Where a large collective of people will be to listen? And technically we can barely be classified as acquaintances much less anything else." Spencer went on to add.
"It always starts as just acquaintances." JJ teased with a peeking grin, chuckling behind the tilted lid of the coffee in hand.
"Hey now, speak for yourself." Morgan commented, strolling to his own desk to the left and across from Reid's.
"What are we on about?" Rossi inquired, flipping throw typed pages in the infamous manila files.
"Reid's new girlfriend." Morgan claimed the joy of saying it before anyone else could.
Penelope would make sure to punch him in the arm later for it.
Spencer might have managed something of a defense but he fell far too silent. New girlfriend? Never. His chance at any love beyond platonic was gone, at kids and the house with the nice green yard and fence, gone. The most beautiful girl in the world, his most beautiful girl in the world was... He shut the thought out entirely, looking to the screen of his computer. Only to find it was blank and therefore had no real excuse to his absence now. Though, absence wasn't the most uncommon thing for him and didn't think anyone would consider it as anything more than for what it seemed.
Morgan did. Neither said anything on it, knowing too well his reaction if they had. If and when he was ready, he'd say something to someone.
The conversation lulled into separate small ones between them with that.
Chapter dos. And to clarify something within this chapter. I based this between season nine and season ten. While the BAU would be quick to replace Blake, they would do basic checks and trials to assign a new agent to the job as well as go through a new set of training before entering the field.
Alright, hope you enjoyed. - B.D.