I do not own Criminal Minds or any of the characters.
A few things to take up: 1. Morgan seemed jealous but he's not, he's dumbfounded Reid got the girl instead of him. (at least in the initial moment but gets over it quickly)
2. Nobles is kind of rigid but that's who she is. She'll soften up, kind of, over time.
3. This is a fluff chapter.
4. There is a hint at some sexy time and Reid seems super timid but I imagine him being like that in the beginning.
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It had been a very tiring case, Spencer thought to himself as he climbed the stairs to his apartment. He didn't have kids but he always wanted them. Maybe that's why cases involving kids bothered him so much. He was about to open his door when he noticed his living room light was on. It was faint but he could see the glow from under the door frame. He listened to shuffling inside his apartment; he withdrew his gun and opened the door quickly, clearing the room. Then he spotted her.
"Alex" He said, visibly relaxing "What are you doing here? I thought you had an assignment?"
"Some bad guys are easier to catch than others." She said, popping a bag into the microwave.
"Did you have plans? I could go, I didn't mean to intrude, I just thought, ya know, seize the moment." She said with a shrug.
It was unlike Alex to be unsure of herself. He remembered their first case together, she seemed rigid but over the last couple of months, she'd softened a little over time.
"What's wrong?" Reid asked.
"Nothing."
"I can tell."
"Don't profile me." She snapped back.
"I'm not." Reid said as he placed his bag on the floor, "I care about you; whether I was a profiler or not, I would notice when something was wrong."
She cut off the microwave as the popping slowed and crossed the room, wrapping her arms just above Reid's waist. She was slender like Reid but with a more muscular tone. She was currently barefoot, putting her at her typical 5'2 height. She felt tiny and protected in his arms.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Yes."
"But you can't?"
"No. It's classified, a little above your pay grade pretty boy." She smiled and pecked him on the cheek before going to grab the bag of popcorn.
He secretly loved it when she smiled, it changed her whole demeanor. It softened her otherwise hard features.
"Movie time."
And that was that. Reid noticed whenever things got too serious or emotional, Alex shut down. She would either change subjects or turn into the agent Nobles he met on the plane. He brushed off the thought.
"What'd you bring?" Reid asked as he took a seat on the sofa, watching Alex put the movie in.
"Fast and the Furious."
"Oh, that's nice." Reid said, trying to sound enthusiastic.
Alex laughed, "I'm just kidding. I know you hate those movies."
"I don't hate the movies I just can't suspend reality long enough to ignore the physics."
"I know. I brought a documentary on the tribes in New Guinea."
"I may have already seen that one"
"The one by Dr. Anderson?"
"Yes."
"I thought so, that's why I brought a different one. This one is by Dr. Yolkin. It looks at the tribe's rituals, societal structure, and beliefs through a Russian societal lens and it's in Russian with no subtitles."
"Oh, that's different then." He smiled.
"I know Russian is your favorite."
"Who's profiling who?" He asked.
"I just notice because I care." She mimicked back, tossing a pillow at him.
"I heard your phone go off." Reid said as he placed a plate of pancakes on the table for Alex.
"Yeah." Alex said, taking a bite of the pancakes. "I will never get over the shock of you being a good cook."
"It's chemistry, really."
Alex nodded, stuffing another bite of pancake into her mouth.
"Gotta go in?"
"Yeah. I'll be gone for a little while."
"Maybe I'll be here when you get back."
Alex rolled her eyes, "Life isn't that kind. We had two and a half days together. That's pretty much a miracle itself."
"We've only had two days."
"I don't have to go in until this evening."
"Oh. Well, we should do something."
Alex rose from the table, "We should."
She looked at him hungrily, pulling his lips to hers. When they broke the kiss, Reid cleared his throat, "Oh, we could. Basic anatomy." He murmured before Alex kissed him again.
They moved toward the bedroom, never breaking contact when a knock at the door broke them out of their trance.
"I'll get it." Reid said breathlessly.
"Hey Morgan. What are you doing here?"
"I was in the neighborhood and I figured you'd already be awake working on your second novel. When did you start sleeping in?" He asked, moving past Reid into the apartment.
"Oh." He said, spotting Nobles sitting at the table in her pajamas.
"Morgan, you remember Alex?" Reid said.
"How have you been?"
"I've been doing well." Alex said with a smile.
"We actually just had breakfast; I could make you some pancakes though. Alex says they're the best." Reid said.
"I'll pass, pretty Ricky. I'll see you guys later." Morgan said before exiting, a sheepish grin on his face.
"That was awkward." Reid said, closing the door after Morgan.
"A little. Morgan did hit on me before we went out to eat."
"When?"
"In the bull pen."
"Why'd you ask me out to eat?"
"I like you."
"Yeah but Morgan has really good abs."
"Dr. Reid, you can be absolutely ridiculous. I liked you on the plane and that never changed. It still hasn't." Alex moved to Reid, grabbing him by the drawstring of his pajama pants.
"Now, how about a lesson on anatomy?" Alex teased as she pulled him towards the bedroom with a devilish grin.
"Okay. I can do that." Reid said, fumbling over his words.