At ten, I realize how exhausted I am after a day of brief grocery shopping and sh-t. I fall into bed, pull up the covers, and muddle through all my thoughts. The one topic that keeps coming up is Spencer. My stomach lurches every time I think of him, and i struggle to relax. I remember our time at the hospital. I remember what he had said before he gently placed his lips on mine.
I have to call him. Have to, have to. I can't break a promise like that!
I scramble out of bed, practically pouncing on my nightstand to get my iPhone. I punch his number into my contacts and call him quickly. He picks up on the second ring.
"Lucy?" I hear mumbled through the phone. I exhale a giant breath I didn't know I was holding.
"Reid," I smile, giving a small chuckle of relief.
"I thought you wouldn't call."
"I keep my promises." I shut my eyes and slide back into bed. "I'll be sure to call you at least once a day."
There's silence for a moment, and I get a bit worried. Soon enough, he speaks again. I bite the inside of my cheek to keep from giggling a storm as he speaks. Something about his awkward cockiness makes me go insane. I wonder if anything I do makes him insane?
"How're you feeling?" He asks me kindly.
"Better than you are. Friday they'll release you, right?"
"That's the day. I..." He pauses and mumbles something like 'nevermind' under his breath.
"You what?" I bite down on my lower lip anxiously, nervous that he's going to say something I don't want to hear. It makes me worry when he doesn't say anything for an even longer period of time, like he's contemplating what to say.
"Ah, just forget it. How about we grab a bite to eat that night?" He offers, a bit of embarrassment deep in his voice. I perk up at the sound of dinner, a wide grin crossing my face.
"Dinner would be lovely." I can't help but giggle this time.
"Alright, seven tomorrow. We can cook something up." It's almost like I can hear his smile. "I'll text you my address and we can chat more then."
"Sounds good. Thank you, I really do appreciate it."
"It's no problem. Bye, Hayes. I -" he stops himself again. "Good bye."
"B-Bye, Spencer."
And with that, the line goes dead and I toss my phone away. I don't even look at it when it buzzes, because I know it's just his address. And I need sleep if I'm going to make it to his house without being drowsier than hell. At least it doesn't take long for me to drift off to sleep.
The clock just doesn't seem to be working at all! It feels like each minute is another hour. I must be anticipating the little meetup a bit too much. I mean, all we're going to do is cook something and chat. Hopefully about something other than the kidnapping.
I eat lunch as slow as I can to waste as much time as possible. There's nothing to do in this cramped apartment, and I don't even have fish or anything. Just my handy dandy laptop to do some general web surfing with.
It's not long after lunch that my boss calls, and when I pick up, I expect a lecture on why I'm not over there in the office taking his calls about what to fix, but instead, he asks if I'm okay.
"Yes, I'm fine. I made it out pretty much unscathed, but I am terrified. I just... need to get away for a while."
"I understand, Hayes, you can have the week or two off. Just come whenever you're ready." He tells me. After a brief thank you and good bye, we hang up and I continue my day of boringness.
The minute my phone reads 6:50, I storm out of my house with nothing but my phone and keys to my little bitty car. I have put on some makeup, but not too much. My long blonde hair is straightened, and my dull blue eyes pop with the eyeliner.
Carefully, after a maybe seven minute drive, I arrive at his decent-sized house, pull into the driveway, and shut the door lightly. I quickly lock the black car before trudging up to his door. I has no doorbell, which isn't that big of an issue, so I knock quickly before waiting nervously.
It's short after that the door swings open, and a less swollen, refreshed-looking version of Spencer Reid stands in front of me. And he's smiling at me, so I have to smile back.
"Hey," He greets, sounding like he's a mixture of surprised and breathlessness.
"Hi." I say the same breathless way.
Agh, another super short chapter! Don't worry, they'll be getting thicker soon. (: Next chapter is done and should be posted tomorrow, if I have the time.
