Packing was taking a lot longer than Reid had initially anticipated, whilst he had clothes and toiletries packed his main problem was what books was he going to take back with him to visit his mom for the holidays. Whilst he had read all his possible choices and had them memorized, Reid liked the feel of reading a book in hands. The problem was trying to narrow down twenty books down to four and he was running out of time since he had flight early tomorrow morning. Reid was in the middle of deciding what books to take with when he heard a knock of his door and dragging himself away from the couch over to the door, Reid glanced through the peephole and he was surprised to see Kit standing outside his door. He wasn't expecting her but none the less he was pleased to see her so he opened the door and there she was, standing there with rosy red cheeks and a grin plastered on her face. "Kit, what are you doing here?"

"I am here to take you out." Kit announced in her usual bright and cheerful manner.

"E-excuse me?" Reid spluttered.

"I know I should have called but I knew if I did, you may somehow managed to convince me not to come. So I was at home and then I had this epiphany of some sort when I remembered our conversation from last week. So I figured I'd come share it with you before commandeering you for the next few hours seeing as you leave for Vegas tomorrow and I won't see you until after the new year." Kit said with a bright smile on her face. Reid tried his best not to laugh but it was hard not to when Kit was standing in his doorway trying to explain herself and he knew by now he should have been used to her unpredictable behaviour. She did after all force him so sleep at her apartment against his will.

"Really? Well why don't you come on in and explain this epiphany of yours?"

"Thank you Reid." Kit said as she walked through the door because squaring up to Reid. "We are both twenty seven years old and we work insane hours quite possibly doing one of the most challenging and dangerous jobs ever which we don't get paid enough for and it's a Friday night and we're both staying in doors so I decided that we should go out plus and embrace our youth. Besides I owe you for abandoning that night when I took off to Japan."

"Kit, I've told you already that you don't owe me for that." Reid prattled; he had been having this conversation or rather argument with Kit for three weeks now ever since she had returned for Japan. Kit was adamant that she owed him for abandoning her which he completely understood as one of her best friends had died. Of course Kit was going to take off but then he had sent Kit the kimono and things had go one from there.

"I've told you Reid, I am settling this debt…" Kit began before looking at Reid with a suspicious glance that made him feel uncomfortable. "Unless you don't want to hang out with me? Because just say the word and I'll go."

"N-No it's not that Kit…"

"Then what? Are you worried that I'll corrupt you or lead you astray with my bad ways or something? Seriously Spencer would I ever steer you wrong?" Kit questioned and even though Reid knew that Kit would never intentionally do something like that a part of him wanted to yes but as Morgan had taught him; never mess with a woman with a gun. Even though he was certain Kit wasn't carrying at the moment, Reid was certain that she could still hurt him if she tried so it would be better for him if he just went along with things.

"No." Reid said swallowing a lump in his throat as he spoke and apparently his answer seemed to please Kit as she beamed.

"Then it's settled, we'll go somewhere local for a couple of drinks and I promise you that I will bring you home in one piece."

"Okay."

As reluctant as Reid was to go out he let Kit drag him to a bar less than ten minutes away from his apartment and she didn't argue with him when he ordered a ginger ale and she ordered a beer. They did argue on who was paying for the drinks until they worked out a compromise, once everything was settled they grabbed a table in the back and sat down and talked. Surprisingly the subject of work only came up once and mostly they talked about their plans for the holidays, the bureau's Christmas party which took place a couple of days ago and other menial things for a good hour or so until their conversation got interrupted by a man who Reid would describe as a typical frat boy came over and asked if he could by Kit a drink.

"No thank you." Kit politely said.

"Aww c'mon, one drink won't hurt…"

"Can you not see I'm here with someone?" Kit asked the man in polite manner motioning to herself and Reid.

Reid wasn't blind or as oblivious as everyone thought he was, he knew that Kit was very beautiful and he had noticed that the first time that they had met and if he could see that than surely any other man would and it was only a matter of time before she left him for someone better worthy of his time. Instead of waiting for that to happen Reid decided to leave and he started thinking of a sufficient excuse that Kit would be more inclined to believe other than just telling her he was tired. Reid was too busy formulating an idea in his head that he didn't notice the hand waving right in front of his face until he looked up. "Kit…"

"Hey handsome, glad to see you're returned to planet earth." Kit said trying hard not to laugh, Reid noticed that she tended to laugh off his behaviour a lot of the time. She said he found him funny, Reid often replied that he wasn't trying to be funny to which Kit would reply that was what was so funny.

"Sorry I was just thinking."

"No need to apologise, I for one understand the need to drift off and think. In fact I usually pick those seminars that the bureau force us to go to for whatever it is they feel the need to teach us to do my thinking." Kit began and when Reid didn't start to ramble on how the seminars were used as a teaching purpose Kit became concerned. "Spencer, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just that I thought that you might want to find better company especially with that guy." Reid found himself admitting.

Kit was genuinely surprised and her reaction confused Reid. "I'd never bail on you Reid, we came here together so we are leaving here together. The fact that you'd believe that I'd leave does sort of hurt given that we are friends. Although I can't blame you for thinking that because technically I have abandoned you but still I'd never intentionally leave you especially for another guy."

Her genuine sincerity struck Reid off guard, he didn't have many friends his own age with the whole graduating high school at age twelve thing but even as a kid the other kids his own age didn't understand him and either picked on him or ignored him. But Kit was entirely different, she'd never pass up a chance to play cards with him despite knowing full well that the probability of her winning were next to nothing. She also loved to eat which made her a good companion for whenever he wanted to try a new restaurant. "I'm sorry, it's just beautiful women like you don't really hang out with guys like me."

Kit looked down so that Reid wouldn't be able to see the blush on her face from the compliment he had indirectly given her. But she was surprised at the way Reid saw himself, okay so he wasn't Brad Pitt but he was Spencer Reid and Kit had never really understood what the big deal with Brad Pitt was. So he starred in movies, big deal? The guy she liked helped catch and put away murderers on a daily basis which Kit thought was more impressive. Although Reid would never realize this as he was pretty damn clueless when it came to women. "Guys like you? Who are kind, considerate, handsome and not to mention incredibly smart who also happen to be magicians?" Kit asked.

"With the social skills of a door mat." Reid states.

"That may be a little true Reid but truth be told I'd pick you over that stranger any day. So what if you're social skills aren't great? I'm not exactly perfect either, I'm 27 but with the maturity of a fifteen year old most of the time. You managed to win me and every other person that calls you a friend over. I like the fact that you're a little different from everyone else Spencer." Kit replied, poking Reid several times in the chest.

"You're just saying that to cheer me up Kit." Reid retorted, noting that Kit was switching between calling him Spencer and Reid. She generally called him Reid in most instances but whenever she was worried or concerned about him, she called him Spencer. Reid was pretty sure that Kit wasn't even aware that she was doing it.

"No I'm not, I am saying it because it's the truth and I believe it… Why else would I call you handsome if I didn't mean it Spencer? I've openly admitted that I think that you are devastatingly handsome ever since the day we met." Kit stated and Reid's confused face was more than enough to make her laugh. "You may be a genius Dr. Reid but your cluelessness is one of the most endearing things about you."

"Really?"

"It's one of the things I like most about you aside from you being the sweetest man I have met, only you would send me a kimono half way across the world because you knew I would need it." Kit began before looking at her watch. "Geez, look at the time we've been here for a good few hours… I need to get you home Reid, you've got an early flight which I don't want you miss."

"Kit, I can walk myself home."

"A promise is a promise Dr. Reid." Kit counter argued and Reid knew it was best not to argue with Kit so he allowed her to walk with him the short distance back to his apartment and once they reached his building did they say their goodbyes.

"I'll see you when I get back, right?" Reid questioned.

"Sure, give me a call and we'll go somewhere to eat and we can exchange holiday stories if we're not buried in cases when we head back to work." Kit quipped before looking down at the ground and Reid was about to ask her what was wrong when she took a few steps closer to him and looked him in the eye. "Something you said at the bar is bugging me so I'm just going to come out and say this when I should probably keep it to myself. But that glass of wine has seemingly given me some liquid courage so here I go. Spencer Reid, you have no idea the way people see you; the way I see you and if you did then you wouldn't think that girls like me would never be interested in boys like you."

Reid was at a loss at this, he didn't know how to reply. "I-I…"

"Merry Christmas Dr. Reid." Kit told him with a smile before closing the distance between the two of them and pressing a delicate but lingering kiss on the lips of one Dr. Spencer Reid and a after a minute or so she pulled away to see him blushing a furious shade of red and laughing she gave him a quick kiss before she made her way out of his apartment building.

"M-Merry Christmas Kit."