So I definitely did not update this as soon as I said I would, and it is indeed the wee hours of the morning. But there's a lot that happens in this chapter, and it's mostly just plot development and fluff, but I hope you enjoy it! Trust me, I want Spencer to lose his virginity as much as everyone else, but he keeps nagging me and saying it's not the right time yet :( But it'll happen soon!
Chapter 4: Thank God for Boy Genius
'Baby Girl, it's so early. You really want me to talk about this now?'
Reid woke up in the hard hotel bed to sounds of Morgan talking on the phone. He was sitting on the edge of the other bed that hadn't been slept in, staring out the window as he talked to Garcia. Spencer just stared at his lover's naked back and, even though he knew that he shouldn't, listened to the conversation.
Morgan hadn't expected Garcia to call at seven in the morning, but the technical analyst had insisted. So Morgan slipped as carefully as he could off the bed so he didn't wake Spencer and talked to her.
"I'm afraid that I won't get to talk to you alone once we all get back on the case! And I just couldn't sleep last night knowing something is wrong with my dark Adonis and I'm not there to be his magical Aphrodite and save the day. I've been up since five waiting for an appropriate time to call you!"
Morgan sighed and ran his hand across his face.
"Penelope, I just don't think over the phone is a good time to talk about this…" he began.
"Chocolate honey bear, please tell me. I can't help but worry about you and who knows how long this case will last?" she pleaded with him. "Please, tell me what's going on." Morgan just sighed and ran his head over his scalp.
"Well before I say anything, I just want you to know that I'm fine now, what happened will never happen again, I promise. And I need you to promise to keep your cool for a moment, little lady, and hear me out." Garcia promised. "Penelope, I tried to kill myself."
Spencer strained to hear anything coming from the speaker, but all was silent. Penelope Garcia was speechless, for once in her life. Morgan continued to talk.
"I was really messed up after that last case I was on, and I felt like a failure and didn't see the point in going on." He didn't think it was necessary to say he'd been rip roaring drunk at the time. "But Spencer got there in time, and I'm fine, and it's not going to happen again."
Reid couldn't really understand the tirade that came from the phone's earpiece, but he could tell that Garcia was angry, and crying, and Morgan had to hold the phone away from his ear to keep from bursting an ear drum. Spencer was pretty sure he heard the words, "Thank god for Boy Genius."
"Baby Girl! Please calm down. Spencer is still asleep and I'm pretty sure your angelic voice just caused an avalanche somewhere in Switzerland," Morgan said before he turned to look at Spencer. Reid hadn't moved fast enough to pretend to be asleep and instead got up to make coffee. "Never mind, you woke him up," Derek finished.
They finished their conversation with the promise of talking more once the case was over. Derek sighed and moved to stand behind Reid, wrapping his arms around his bony frame as Reid poured coffee for both of them. Spencer felt a shiver go up his spine as their naked forms pressed together, and Derek leaned his head against the back of Spencer's neck.
"Pretty Boy, that was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do," he said and sighed. Spencer set the coffee down and turned around to wrap his arms around Derek's neck. They held each other for a few moments.
The alarm clock went off on the bedside table and Derek moved to turn it off.
"I'm going to take a shower," Spencer said, following him to place a kiss on his shoulder. "You're welcome to join me." And with that he walked into the bathroom.
The room was steamy by the time Derek had registered what Spencer had said and had joined him. He cheered up as he stepped into the warm water. Spencer was washing his body with a bar of soap and Derek couldn't help but just stand and admire his beautiful, lithe body. He stepped up behind the genius and massaged his shoulders, both of them getting hit by the warm water. Reid turned around and started to kiss Derek softly and slowly, while simultaneously running the soap across his back. Derek ran his hands through Spencer's thick hair and massaged his scalp. Their hips ground against each other, and even though they knew that they would soon have to get ready for work, they both had growing erections.
Suddenly, the soap slipped out of Spencer's hand and landed on the shower floor between them. They both looked down at it and smiled.
"Well, if that isn't the biggest cliché I've ever seen…" Derek said. Spencer laughed and turned off the shower.
"We need to get moving. Did you know that a ten minute shower with a regular showerhead can use up to 42 gallons of water? We actually just conserved a lot of water by showering together," he said, a flush growing on his cheeks.
Morgan groaned. He had really been hoping for a little more time with his young genius. He liked the sound of his Reid. Morgan grabbed a towel and flicked it at Reid, who jumped away to avoid it, but his landing was interrupted by Morgan pressing him up against the bathroom door to kiss him a little bit longer. Finally, they parted, and they rested up against the door together, dripping onto the bathroom floor.
"Hey, I-uh…" Spencer started suddenly with a stiff voice that caused Derek to look up with concern.
"What is it Spencer?" he asked.
"I just… uhm I wanted to thank you for uh…" Spencer couldn't think of a good way to say it without rambling, "…for not pressuring me last night to have sex. I know it must be hard because of the lifestyle you used to live before our relationship and it's probably awkward with me since it would be my first time and-" Derek cut off his words with a kiss.
"Spencer Reid, I don't want to have sex with you until you're ready. And I want our first time to be special, not in a hotel room, and not while we're on a case," Derek said, kissing him again and stepping away show him his back.
"Do you see these scars on my back, Spencer? That's because you pulled me outta that tub and gave me CPR so I could live to go do my job and see my sisters get married and finish living my life. I don't care about my previous lifestyle, I love you. If it weren't for you I would still be feeling like a victim and wanting to put myself out of my misery." Suddenly he stopped and stared at a space behind Spencer's head.
Spencer was speechless. Derek had used the L-word… and he hadn't been asleep. He moved closer to tell Derek that he loved him as well when the agent suddenly left the bathroom. He dialed a number on his phone while simultaneously grabbing a pair of briefs and pulling them on while searching for a clean pair of pants.
"Garcia, I need you to run the victims names again for me, but with different parameters. Spencer, call Hotch, tell him we've got the profile completely wrong. We need to meet in the lobby as soon as possible," he said, and all love was forgotten, and it was replaced by the case.
So... how 'bout that new episode of Criminal Minds tonight? ;)
