JJ checked her purse to make sure she had the essentials, her purse containing cash and credit cards, a bottle of water because shopping thirsty work, cookies because shopping also made you hungry, mints, her Bureau ID and cell phone just in case anything came up. Her gun was locked away.

She opened the door.

"Hey Spence. Do you want to come in for a minute?" JJ asked.

"Sure." He stepped over the threshold. "The papers." He handed her the envelope.

"Thanks. I'll take them to my friend later." She put them in a drawer for safe keeping. "I'm just going to pop to the bathroom before we leave so make yourself at home."

JJ was only gone a few minute when she came back Reid was looking a picture from her mantel piece.

"My parents." She said.

"You look like your Mom." Reid commented.

"We have totally different personalities. My Dad says other than the fact that I look like her and that he was there when I was born he could have sworn my mother and I weren't related."

"You know personality isn't..."

"Reid let's leave the profiling for one." JJ suggested. "Let's shop."

Reid was trailing around after JJ who had already made a few purchases.

"You're not having fun are you?" She eyed him.

"I'm not big on shopping." He shrugged.

"Okay there is one store I think you'll like." She grabbed his hand and dragged him up to the top floor where the more speciality shops were. "Close your eyes." JJ put her hand over his eyes and walked him into the store. "Okay."

"An antique book shop."

"You like obscure books."

"It's great JJ."

"Want to take a look around?" She suggested.

They looked at the books for a while.

"Grimms Fairytales. I remember this from when I was a kid although I'm more of a Disney girl." JJ commented.

"You know they made a mistake when they translate Cinderella from the original version, she didn't have a glass slipper she one made of fur."

"I wouldn't mention that too loudly you'll disillusion a lot of children when grew up with the glass slipper. I also wouldn't mention if you every go to Disneyland they are big on Cinderella having a glass slipper there."

"I don't plan on going there so I should be fine. Have you ever been?"

"No but I always wanted to. I'm a sucker for roller coasters." JJ put the book back and looked at the pile he was amassing. "Are you going to buy those?"

Reid paid for his books.

"How about some lunch?" JJ suggested.

They found a seat in the food court; JJ left Reid with their bags whilst she went and picked up their lunch.

By the she got back he had almost finished one of the books he'd bought.

"Did you ever try reading a book slowly?" JJ inquired.

"This is slowly." Reid replied.

"I meant more normal person speed."

"I've always read this speed since I was learnt to read at two."

"Two?" JJ questioned.

"My mother always read books to me for as long as I could remember. I remember reading the encyclopaedia I got for Christmas when I was four in a couple hours."

"I could barely read at four. But I could write Jenny. My mum has a picture I drew her of our house with my name on it."

"Do you mind that people don't call you Jennifer?" Reid asked.

"I've been JJ to my friends since grade school. My family are the only ones who call me Jennifer. If someone else called me Jennifer I probably wouldn't answer to it. But you know what it's like everyone calls you Reid."

"My mother and you are generally the only people who call me Spencer and you are the only one who shortens it."

"Really?" JJ looked at him.

"So are we shopping some more after lunch?" He changed the subject.

"We have another mall tradition."

"I'm terrible at video games." Reid pointed out.

"I meant movies. There's an eighteen screen movie theatre two floors up. Save some room for popcorn."

"I had a good time today." JJ said when Reid dropped her home.

"It was fun." Reid agreed. "I guess I'll see you on Tuesday."

"Have a good weekend." JJ told him.

"You too."

TBC