Spencer drummed his fingers absentmindedly on his desk. He had a problem, and didn't know how to handle it. Truthfully, it shouldn't be a problem, they'd tried it before and it hadn't worked. True, that was five years ago and they were different people now.
"Alright kid, what's going on in the big ol' head of yours?" Derek asked.
"Have you ever had feelings for a friend, but been pretty sure they don't feel the same?"
Derek slid his chair over to Spencer.
"Are we talking about JJ?" he asked.
"What! Who said anything about JJ?" he panicked, his tongue practically tripping over the words.
Derek laughed. "Spencer, I'm not going to tell anyone."
"Even Garcia?" he asked pointedly.
"Even Garcia, I swear."
"Yes, it's JJ, but I know now's now the time to even have these feelings, Will's only been dead three months."
"You two have always been close, this isn't necessarily a bad thing."
"Derek, I'm pretty sure she sees me like a brother."
"You want my suggestion, kid?" he asked.
"Sure, why not," Spencer sighed.
"Just let things go for now, when the time to tell her is right, you'll know."
"Is that what you're waiting on with Garcia, the time to be right? Because I'm pretty sure at the rate you're going to apocalypse is going to come first," he joked.
"When did this become about me and Baby Girl?"
"Derek, it's obvious you care about her. Besides, I'm not going to tell anyone."
"Not even JJ?" Derek joked, countering with the same thing Spencer had.
"Not even JJ," Spencer answered.
"I appreciate it, but there's nothing to tell, kid. Garcia and I are friends, and she's dating Lynch."
"And you hate that."
Derek went back to filling out paperwork, pretending not to have heard Spencer's last statement.
"I can't fight this feeling any longer, and yet I'm still afraid to let it flow. What started out as friendship has grown stronger, I only wish I had the strength to let it show." ~REO Speedwagon