A/N: Twilight is the sole property of SM. Criminal Minds belongs to CBS. The rest of the plot belongs to me.

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Chapter 4

Bella stood outside the BAU main offices after coming out of the bathroom. She had needed a quick moment to check her appearance and ground her-self before she saw Spencer for the first time in over a year. Her departure from Washington and her whirlwind shopping and spa trip were a blur so she wanted to make damn sure that everything was in place and ready for her to make her entrance.

If there was one thing that she had taken from her time with the Cullens it was that sometimes you just had to look the part whether or not it was real or not. With that thought in mind she made a change to her hair that was shocking to her. Her once long tresses were now only shoulder length with blunt ends cut into layers, she even had bangs now which her stylist said made her eyes pop. With the combination of her new makeup which had a slightly smoky eye and a sheer nude lip her face looked practically flawless. Her outfit for today had been well thought out as well. The last time Spencer saw her she was wearing ratty jeans and a huge t shirt. That wasn't the image she meant to leave him with but she was pretty sure that was the one that stayed with him. So instead Bella made the choice of black super skinny jeans with a over sized T shirt knotted tightly at the back. While the shirt didn't do much for her figure it should have been a blatant reminder to Spencer of times gone by for them. The shirt read"Stay Calm and Kill Zombies" and it used to be his shirt. She had "mistakenly" taken it on her last visit to him as a reminder since it still smelled like him at the time. Along with the shirt she had topped the outfit off with a white leather jacket that stopped just at her hips. The most important part of the outfit in Bella's mind however was her shoes. Bella did something she rarely did without prodding. She put on a pair of four inch high heeled knee boots. The entire outfit gave Bella a sense of confidence that she never had when Alice used to dress her. The outfit was edgy but not overly done. It still seemed like something she would wear but also hinted at a level of maturity that had been lacking in her wardrobe the last time Spencer saw her. Pulling her silver Gucci aviator sunglasses back up into her hair she turned to face the doors and take the first steps into her new life.

Spencer had been waiting for Bella all day. He wasn't even sure when she was coming really. After talking to her the previous day all he knew was that she hadn't used the ticket he had purchased and she wasn't answering the phone. He had been calling her off and on since last night but had gotten no answer. All he had received was one text message early that morning saying she was on her way. Now he just had to wait, which was something he had never been good at. He currently sat in his office filing and refilling the same paperwork. He wasn't even sure why he was so nervous. It wasn't like having Bella visit was a new thing or anything. Maybe it was the fact that for the first time in a long while when they talked she didn't sound happy and she hadn't mentioned Edward at all. Spencer had never had the pleasure of meeting Edward but whenever Bella called or emailed he was all she talked about. At first he thought that they were just a fling but it seemed that they got really serious practically overnight and Spencer had been worried about some of the signs of controlling behavior Bella had unknowingly mentioned during their talks. Listening to Bella fall for Edward had hurt a lot but he knew it was for the best. So he had dated a little too. Nothing too serious but he would be the first to admit to being a man with needs. However nothing beyond casual dates and a random hook up ever happened for him. Even while trying to have a life it always came back to the women not measuring up to Bella in his mind.

So Spencer had made himself a promise. He would be whatever Bella needed him to be. If she needed her buddy he would be that for her even if it meant burying all of the other feelings he had for her. He was aware that Bella only thought of him as a friend but he was willing to take what he could get. It was better to have her as a friend than as nothing at all.

Spencer was pulled from his thoughts about Bella by Morgan knocking on his open door frame.

"Hey Reid we are all heading out for a bite you wanna come with?" Morgan asked.

Spencer sighed heavily not having noticed that while he sat there thinking of Bella dinner time had come."Sure I could eat. Let's go." Spencer grabbed his brown leather jacket which had been a gift from Bella last year and followed Derek out the door practically running into his group of co workers and friends who were standing around waiting on him. As they made their way toward the door talking and laughing Garcia who was leading the group came to an abrupt halt causing everyone else to pull up short to avoid a collision.

"What the… you ok Baby Girl?" Morgan asked as everyone tried to figure out what had happened.

Garcia laughed and turned to Reid pointing "Hey Doctor I think you're visitor has arrived." Almost in unison all eyes followed the direction Garcia was pointing to the end of the hall.

Standing at the end of the hall at the front reception desk talking to an assistant stood Bella who having heard the commotion had turned to see what was coming down the hall.

Spencer stared taking in the first sight of his friend that he had seen in more than a year. "Holy Shit…" He whispered to himself quietly. Not quietly enough however because Derek hear him and immediately began to chuckle under his breath. "Is that Bella?" He asked Spencer.

"Yeah that's her." He breathed out almost as a whisper as he started down the hallway not caring that his reunion was about to be witnessed by all of the team who were unabashedly watching to see what happened next.

Reid stopped walking when he was within touching distance of her and waited. She had watched him come to her without saying a word with a look in her eyes that he didn't quite understand. The whole time he waited for her to speak he took in her beauty and tried to check her out without her noticing. His little Bella was all grown up it seemed. Gone was the awkwardness of her teen self and in its place stood a stunning young woman.

Spencer was almost caught off guard when Bella dropped her purse and launched herself into his arms. She never said a word just held onto him in the way he had always dreamed she would. She had pressed her entire body into his and he could feel every curve he had ever longed to. Slowly so his pulling away wouldn't feel like rejection but so he could see her face he drew back and looked into his favorite brown eyes." Hey Swan." He said softly while bushing a strand of hair off her face and brushing a thumb across her cheek.

Bella's eyes sparkled and filled with tears "Hey there Doc." She said smiling. They stood there just looking at each other smiling and laughing without saying a word.

At the other end of the hall Reid's team watched the reunion in shock and awe. Never had they seen the doctor be so full of life while being so tender to anyone. Not even his friendship with JJ which everyone had assumed was a crush filled one on his part had ever seen him so gentle and almost loving.

"They're just friends…?" Aaron Hotchner asked leadingly.

""According to Reid they are." Morgan answered laughing.

"No way, he is totally into her." Said Emily

"Ok enough is enough I want to meet and talk to the woman who can make Reid act like that." Penelope said to everyone once again leading the group down the hall. They all followed eagerly wanting to meet this mystery woman.

Bella and Spencer where still talking quietly catching up with each other. Reid had totally forgotten that his team was even there and Bella was in no hurry to remind him.

"Hey Spencer, you want to introduce us to this young lady for not?" Dave said with a smile at the pair.

Reid looked up for the first time since leaving his friends. His blush could be seen easily as it appeared on his neck face and ears.

Bella smiled at the sight of Spencer blushing. It was nice

That it wasn't her for a change she thought. Turning slightly while moving even closer to Reid in a subtle move that only the women even noticed she stuck out her hand and smiled." It's a pleasure to meet you Agent Rossi sir. I'm Isabella Swan." Turning even more she then proceeded to introduce herself to each member of the team by name smiling even more at the shocked looks on their faces. When she got to Derek she stopped. Reid had frequently told her about Derek Morgan and how although they were great friends Derek often teased Reid about his youth and lack of prowess with the ladies. Bella thought it was a fine time to get a little payback on her friend's behalf. She slowly checked Derek out. Starting at his feet and working her way up in what could have been the most suggestive and blatant eye fuck ever given to Derek. "And you have got to be Derek Morgan, Spencer speaks of you often." She said lowly. Spencer watched Bella in shock. He had never really seen her flirt before and to watch her do it with Morgan was in equal parts curious and gut wrenching. The only thing stopping him from grabbing her and running her out of there before she could fall into the 'Derek Morgan Trap' was the subtle look of mischief that only he would notice in her eyes. He waited to see exactly what his Swan had up her sleeve.

"Hmmmm…the group picture of you that Spencer has doesn't do you justice at all. You are all kinds of hotness aren't you?" Bella said laughing. She then turned to Spencer completely ignoring what would have been Derek's response. "Babe you really need a new picture of these guys. The one in your bedroom is at least two years old." She said smiling at Spencer while he realized that she had not only stopped Derek in his tracks by flirting then not bothering to let him respond she had also made it clear to Derek and his team that she had been in his bedroom. Now he knew that he could finish this one of two ways. He could let it go and have the team wondering if they wre just friends or he could push a little and see how Bella responded to the idea that the team would think that they were more. After a brief pause he decided to go for it. Wrapping a smooth arm around her waist he said just loud enough for everyone to hear "There's a newer one on your side of the bed Swan. Remember you knocked it over last time you stayed." He said then finally noticed the shirt she was wearing." I have been looking everywhere for my shirt Angel. When did you…" He broke off looking at his team who all wore faces with varying degrees of shock. It was clear that they all thought that there was something more to the relationship they Were watching. Bella smiled at Spencer having realized what he was doing. She decided to finish it off so they could move on with the evening. She was hungry and more than ready to eat then head back to Spencer's place.

"Well if you hadn't torn mine I would have left yours alone Spence. I told you to be gentle but no… you gotta go all caveman on my ass so here we are." She said laughing up at him. He smirked at her thinking that his team probably thought the conversation was about a sexual encounter when in reality it was about a botched looking lesson and exploding spaghetti sauce.

Derek was the first to regain the ability to speak after having learned all of these things about a side of the Doctor he didn't know even existed. He really wanted to know more about Reid and he also wanted a chance to get Bella back for teasing him.

"So Isabella were just headed out for some dinner would you care to join us? Maybe you could fill us in on our favorite Doctor while we dine. It seems that we don't know him as well as we thought we did." Derek said with a smile.

"Sure I would love to, But only if you guys don't mind on more?" She responded with looks to the other team members.

After everyone welcomed her along and they agreed to hit a bar and grill not too far away they ladies somehow managed to snag Bella on the way out the door leaving Spencer standing with the guys just watching.

"So Bella…tell us all about you and Spencer? " JJ said as they all entered the elevator leaving the guys behind.

Spencer turned to his male friends with a small whimper "This is going to suck isn't it?" He asked and they all nodded once then made their way to the elevator to follow the ladies. Reid was smiling as the doors closed because although the gossip the team would get was going to make him seem like and even bigger geek to them, it didn't matter because Bella was finally there with him.