Sorry I took so long to update! I have exams in a couple weeks and I've been studying like crazy!

DISCLAIMER- I do not own, I have never owned, and most probably will never own criminal minds or it's characters. This makes me sad.

This story is set during and after season four, episode eight.


The door slammed shut. Jessica had just left the apartment, in a rather short skirt and high heels. Adryan was eating another pint of Baskin Robbins Mint Chocolate Chip and watching CSI.

"Why are you even watching that?" Jessica had asked her before leaving "Doesn't it remind you of that guy?"

And it did. Maybe that was why she was watching it, because if he didn't call, at least she could remember him. And he probably wouldn't call. No guy had been really interested in her since her ex, Caleb. She had gone on dates since then,of course, but none of them had led to anything.

Adryan wanted to smack herself for being so mushy. She had spoken to the guy for two minutes, why did she care so much?

And then her phone rang. Adryan simply stared at it for a moment as if it had sprouted horns, than shook herself and ran to answer it. I said unknown caller, and Adryan practically screamed with joy.

"Hello?"

"Hi, um Adryan? I'm, uh, Spencer Reid, we met at the, er, presentation today, and you gave me your phone number."

" Yes, I did." Adryan was practically laughing with joy. He sounded so nervous! Usually, she was the one who was awkward around guys, always spilling things at dates, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, coming out of the bathroom with her skirt tucked into her underwear, stuff like that.

There was an awkward silence, in which neither one of them knew what to say, and Adryan wondered if he had read her thoughts and now was regretting calling her.

"So, would you like to meet for coffee tomorrow morning? It's Saturday, so I'm off school." Adryan blurted on a sudden rush of confidence.

"Well um, I guess so."

"Is that a yes?"

"Yes" Spencer muttered quietly, hardly believing what had just happened.

Adryan arranged for them to meet at 10:00 at a local coffee shop called Lucky Lattes. Spencer just agreed with everything she said, too nervous to mention that he had no idea where that coffee shop was, or any idea if he would have to work, as he sometimes did on Saturdays. If he did, he would have to ask Hotch to give him the day off, which was easier said than done.

Adryan had no such worries, and called her sister to give her the news. Jessica had left only five minutes ago, and would still be on the bus on her way to work. As the phone rang, Adryan wondered what they would talk about. Existentialism ,while a fascinating topic, wasn't exactly what Adryan wanted to think about on a date.

Hey it's Jessica. I'm busy right now, so just drop me a message and I'll get back to you.

"Hey Jessica, it's me, Adryan. I just wanted to tell you that that guy called me! We're going to get coffee tomorrow. Well, call me back or talk to me when you get back. Love you."

Adryan smiled happily and went to take a shower, which, for some reason, she always did when something good happened to her.


"...And so we're going to meet for coffee tomorrow." Reid finished explaining to Morgan, who had come outside after Reid had hung up with Adryan. Derek laughed and stuck his hands in his jean pockets. It was starting to get colder outside, and he had not worn a jacket. He had, however, brought sunglasses, which Reid didn't understand.

"Why do you keep on laughing at me?" Reid asked

"Kid, I'm not laughing at you, just how you're acting. You'd think you'd never been asked out before."

"I haven't" Reid muttered quietly

"Well," Morgan said "There's a first time for everything. Let's get out of here, it's freezing."

Reid nodded and they opened the door to the bar, to a unanimous "Shit!" from everyone on the team, who had been listening eagerly at the door to see if Reid had truly gotten a date, resulting in a bump on the head when it had opened. They all were looking down and not making eye contact with Reid, Prentiss laughing quietly and Garcia doing her best to look ashamed of herself.

"Well, my man has a date tomorrow!" Morgan announced, and the team cheered as if they didn't know.

"I'm not sure if it's a date"

"It's definitely a date." Morgan said

The team cheered again and guided Reid back to the table, toasting him and laughing and giving him advice.

"Um, Rossi?" Reid asked after things had quieted down somewhat "Do we have to come in tomorrow?"

"We do." Rossi said "But you don't."


Adryan woke early the next morning. Her alarm had sounded at 9:00, much earlier than it usually did on a Saturday, and for a moment she couldn't figure out why. As she remembered, Adryan fumbled for her glasses on the bedside table and slid them on, and jumped out of bed. She looked at the outfit she had picked the night before; a flowy black skirt, a blue v-neck t-shirt, and purple Converse. She still wasn't sure about the Converse, but they were her lucky shoes and it didn't feel right not to wear them.

As she brushed her teeth, she wondered if the date would be as awkward as their phone call. She hoped that he was just one of those people who didn't like talking on the phone, because she wanted to really talk to him, like she had at the presentation. It had just come so naturally then.

She was already out the door and down three flights of stairs when she realized she had forgotten her contacts and still had on her large 'nerd glasses' on. Her watch said 9:45 and it was a ten minute walk, so Adryan realized she would have to keep them. She didn't particularly like this realization, but it was too late. She went down the last flight of stairs and out into the sunshine, the warmth of it feeling good against her skin. It had been cool for the last few days, but she had seen on the news that a warm front was coming in, and Adryan was using it to the best of her advantage.

She took a deep breath as she approached the entrance of Lucky Lattes. Spencer Reid was standing outside the door.


Reid woke up at 6:00 the next morning. He had been tossing and turning all night, extremely nervous. The last time he had gone on a date had been 1 year, six months, two weeks, and six days ago. Morgan had set him up with an old friend from college who had just moved to D.C., and it had been a disaster. They had had nothing in common, and Reid had ended up spilling hot food all over her and she had left the date two hours early. He replayed the date in his head over and over again and told himself he would not make the same mistake, this time with coffee. Morgan had graciously not reminded him of the date, but it wasn't as if he could forget.

As he sat down to a bowl of cereal, he studied the directions to Lucky Lattes carefully. It had turned out that Jordan Todd knew of the coffee shop, and she had copied out careful directions for him. After he finished his cereal, he looked at his watch. It was nearly 7:00. He still had a couple hours. Enough time to read about five books, if he went slowly.

But for the first time in a long time, he couldn't concentrate on his books. He was thinking of Adryan. The sparkle in her blue eyes, the dusting of freckles along her nose. Her light carefree voice. He had memorized every detail of her face and it was coming back to haunt him. He slammed his book down angrily and went to brush his teeth and put on some clothes. He settled on khaki pants, a blue button-down shirt and a dark gray sweater vest. He decided to leave now and get there early.

By the time he had reached the coffee shop, it was 9:00. He still had an hour. Not knowing what else to do, he ordered a latte and sipped it as he waited outside of the door. 9:05, 9:15, 9:30, 9:45. Just as the big hand on his watched reached the 12, he could see Adryan. Her ginger hair flowed down her back in shiny waves. She was wearing glasses, which she hadn't been wearing when they first met. Reid didn't mind. He has always liked girls with glasses and didn't see why all of them decided to wear contacts. They both helped your eyes, and glasses were so much simpler.

He gulped. She was getting closer. He wanted to call out her, but it was as if his tongue was glued to the roof of his mouth. He couldn't speak.


"Hey!" Adryan called out, waving

His eyes widened, and he nodded at her. Then he seemed to shake himself, and he called out his own hello as well.

"The lattes here are amazing. Have you ever had them?" she asked

"No, actually this is my first time being here" he said, secretly throwing away his coffee cup as they entered the door. It was rather good, he had to admit to himself.

"I'm not surprised. This is mostly a hang out for kids at my university. One of my professors, Professor Finnegan, owns the place. He teaches Psychology. He was one of my favorite professors in freshman year. He's an absolute genius." Adryan said as they waited in line for their lattes.

"You took Psychology?" Reid asked her.

"Yeah, I double majored in Philosophy and Psychology. I'm in studying Law now." she said "But thats nothing compared to you. You have what, two B.A's and two Ph.D's?"

"Three actually. In Mathematics, Chemistry, and Engineering." he said

"That's amazing! Your IQ must be off the charts."

"It's 187" he muttered

"Wow" she said. As they stepped to the front of the line and Adryan ordered them two lattes. They took seat on a small table in the back of the reasonably crowded coffee shop. Reid was surprised at how easily their conversation flowed. She didn't seem intimidated or weirded out by his many degrees and IQ, just impressed.

"So, how long have you been in the FBI?" she asked

"I joined when I was twenty-one, so that would be six years." He didn't mention that he knew how long it was down almost down to the minute.

"Well that's-" Her phone beeped, interrupting her. With an apology, she pulled her iPhone out of her bag. It said it was from Jessica. She smiled, her sister was probably sending her something to calm her nerves, like If you bring him home, warn me so I can leave before you start your loud monkey-screech sex. Adryan couldn't have been more wrong.

On her phone was a picture of her beautiful sister, her blonde hair straggly and messy, cuts on her face. She was tied to a chair and duct tape was over her mouth. Her eyes were closed, and Adryan couldn't tell if she was alive.

If you want your sister back, you're going to have to do something for me - H.F.

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