Spencer doesn't call her. He figures Morgan has experience in this field and he should take the man's advice. He thinks about the woman though. They had shared intimate details with each other the night he had spent with her and he wanted to know more about her. She had been in multiple papers and magazines lately and he had bought them all, reading about her and how she was dealing with the case. Surprisingly, his own name had been mentioned in a few too. He had read in one that she thought he made her feel safe and that she had joked about a love story between the two, but in others, it was mentioned that she had a boyfriend or was getting back with her boyfriend. He had googled the man. He was a musician, completely different from him. It had only strengthened his decision not to call her.

A week passes before he finds himself pulling out the magazine from his desk. He flips through it, looking at the pictures of the two of them from in front of the police station. She's beautiful, even more than he had remembered.

"Whatcha doin', Pretty boy?"

He hides the magazine quickly but Morgan laughs.

"Thinking about Lila again?" He grins as Spencer puts the magazine back into the drawer.

"No." He mutters, looking back at his files.

"Maybe you should call her. If you like her."

Spencer looks back up at him. "But you said-"

He shrugs, grabbing the ball on his desk. "Maybe I was wrong."

Spencer watches him, noticing how Derek sits up as Elle enters the bullpen.

Deal Breaker || One Small Step

Spencer stares at the card. He had written the woman's number on the back of one of his cards after he had gotten back to his hotel room before the case had started. He bites at his nail as he picks up the phone. He could call her. It wasn't that big of a deal. 10 numbers. He sets down the phone again. What was he supposed to say? It had been two weeks since they left Los Angeles. If he was going to call, he should have done it weeks ago. And since he hadn't called, and she had his number too - she would have called if she wanted to talk to him. She hadn't called either, so maybe it wasn't anything special. They had one night together and then he had saved her and that was the end of it. He needed to just let it go. He needed to just move on.

He jumps when the phone rings. Was she calling now? He shakes the thought away. Consequences like that did not happen. It was ridiculous. He looks at the phone, seeing Elle's name. See? Things like that did not happen.

Deal Breaker || One Small Step

A phone ringing wakes him up. He reaches out blindly, grabbing it and answering without checking the ID.

"Reid." He grunts.

A laugh gets him to open his eyes. "Is that how you always answer the phone, Spence?"

"Lila?"

"The one and only. What are you doing?"

"Sleeping." He says, turning onto his back. He looks at the clock. It's midnight.

"Oh shit, I forgot about the time difference. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. How are you?"

"I'm fine. I've been busy. The press has been going crazy over…everything, you know?"

"Yeah. I've…. I've seen the magazines."

"Oh yeah? You reading up on me?"

"No! No, I was just…curious on how you were."

"Then why didn't you call me?"

He doesn't know what to say so he doesn't say anything. She chuckles.

"Well, I was curious on how you were too, but then again, I've been hearing your name for the last two weeks too. MTV wanted me to call you on air."

"MTV?"

"…You don't know what MTV is? You poor man."

"I don't watch much TV." He mutters.

"I know. If you did, you'd know 'Musical Television'." She laughs.

"Why were you on MTV?"

"I'm in a music video that's releasing this week. You should check it out. I look really good in it." She jokes.

"You always look good." He says and shuts his eyes. He shouldn't have said that.

"Thank you." She says.

He clears his throat. "What music video is it?"

"The song is called Walk Away. The Band's Oh-Oh-Seven."

"Your ex's band."

She laughs. "Someone has been reading up on me!"

He blushes. "It was mentioned in a…."

"No, it's cute…I'm not getting back with him, FYI. He's not really my type."

"Oh? What's your…type?"

"I don't know. Tall, skinny… kinda nerdy, but super cute. Smart."

"He is tall and skinny."

She laughs. "Spence, you don't get subtle hints do you?"

"….What?"

"Nothing."

He frowns. "Okay."

Deal Breaker || One Small Step

"Halloween is coming up." Derek says. "I was thinking about having a party."

"Costume party?" Spencer asks, excitedly, stirring his coffee.

"A costume party? What are we, twelve?"

Spencer shrugs. "I think it would be interesting. I wonder what JJ would dress up as."

Derek turns his attention back to him. "Genius, you might just have a good idea there. Beautiful ladies in skimpy outfits. Count me in."

"I don't think JJ's the type that would do that."

"do what, sweet cheeks?" Garcia asks, making her way into the coffee room

"Dress up in something skimpy for Halloween." He tells her and Garcia's eyes flash.

"Are we having a costume party. Oh, Spencer! You have to dress up with me, something flashy. Ooh! Ooh! Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Bulter! Dashing and Elegant."

"What, baby girl? You don't want to dress up with me?"

"Oh no, my chocolate thunder. I want you dressed down." She winks and Reid shakes his head.

"I don't know. I was thinking about going as The Flash."

Both Garcia and stare at him before he frowns. "Okay, I'll be Rhett Butler instead."

Garcia squeals. "Good! Good! I have to go buy my costume!" She kisses his cheek before rushing back to her office.

Derek chuckles before he sips his drink. "You should get Elle to come too."

Spencer looks at him confused. "You're not going to ask her?"

He shrugs. "Of course, I'm going to tell everyone to come, but… she doesn't seem to be the kind that would dress up, you know?"

Spencer watches him. "Uh huh."

Deal Breaker || One Small Step

"You're going out for Halloween?" Lila asks during their nightly phone call. It's almost become tradition now. She had called him every night for the last couple of weeks.

"Morgan invited me to his party and then Garcia -"

"She's the one I didn't meet right?"

"Yeah, you'd like her. She wanted me to be the Rhett to her Scarlett."

"Gone with the Wind?"

"You know it?"

"Of course. Vivien Leigh is amazing."

"Audrey Hepburn was better."

"Lies! Vivien was in Gone with the Wind, one of the classics."

He laughs. "Hepburn was in My Fair Lady." He challenges.

"You like musicals?"

"I like George Cukor."

"And Hitchcock?"

"And Welles." He says.

"So you don't know about MTV, but you know all about George Cukor, Hitchcock and Welles?" She laughs.

"It's what I grew up with." He shrugs. "They're great directors."

"They are! They're all amazing. I'm just…shocked that you know them."

"I have every Hitchcock movie."

"You do? Spencer Reid, I love you."

"…What? I think that's moving a little-"

She laughs. "I'm just teasing you, Spence. Are you tired or…you want to watch a movie together?"

"Only if I get to choose." He says.

"Oh? And what do you choose?" She says and he can hear the teasing in her voice.

"To Catch a Thief. Hitchcock."

"Grace Kelly." She laughs, "Are you being cute?"

"Well… I did read an article which mentioned your resemblance to her. I don't see it, though. You're much more beautiful." He smiles to himself.

"You can be quiet the charmer, Dr. Reid. But you got yourself a deal."

Deal Breaker || One Small Step

His phone rings as he straightens his tie.

"Hello?"

"Oh my god, You have facial hair!" Lila laughs. He had sent her a picture after she had done the same. "You look good! Better than Clark Gable."

He blushes. "Well thank you. You look good too." He didn't know what she was supposed to be, but the outfit had been really revealing.

"Eh, I wish coming with you instead of going to the party I have to. I'm jealous! Do you have a date?"

"No. Well… I was going to go to my friend, Elle's house, first to see if she wanted to go. Morgan wants her to come, but he's too…"

"alpha male to beg?"

"That works."

She laughs. "So you're going to go beg for him?"

"He likes her and he won't say anything." He explains.

"Sounds like someone I know." She says.

"What?" He doesn't get it.

She laughs. "Just this guy that I've been talking to for the last month. I've been trying to get him to realize that I like him, but he doesn't seem to be getting the idea."

He frowns. "Oh. That's…. I should get going then."

"Spence! I'm talking about you, you dork!" She says, rushed.

"Me?" He smiles. "You…you like me?"

"Duh. For someone so smart, you can be pretty dumb sometimes, Spence."