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A/N: I am going to have it that the chapters that deals with Spencer's sabbatical will be longer than 10 parts, because the trip to Vegas will be three parts long.
This takes place right after the ending of chapter 6. Next chapter will include Olivia meeting Diana Reid.
Spencer, his father, and Olivia were guided to their table. They ordered their beverages, and while they were waiting for their drinks, William looked at Spencer.
"How long is your stay in Vegas?" asked William
"We are in Vegas for two nights. We both have classes to teach on Monday." said Spencer
"Are you going to spend the entire day with your mom tomorrow?" asked William
"First I am going to talk to her doctor and make sure that she isn't having an episode." said Spencer
"Good idea." said William and he thought about the last time he talked to Diana "Would you mind if I join you two to visit with Diana?" asked William
"Sure." said Spencer
The waiter came with their drinks, and Spencer, Olivia, and William ordered their meals. They were told that it would be about 30 minutes before their food came. Spencer eyed the dance floor and saw couples slow dancing. He looked at Olivia.
"Olivia, would you like to dance?" asked Spencer
"Sure." said Olivia
Spencer led Olivia to the dance floor. William watched the young couple slow dance in awe, and remembered himself dancing with Diana.
On the dance floor, Spencer was leading Olivia in a slow dance. He looked at her while he slowly spun her around.
"Olivia, you look beautiful tonight." said Spencer
"Spencer, you look handsome." said Olivia
"I think my teammates back in Virginia will be shocked at how I am spending my sabbatical." said Spencer
"They were thinking that you would mainly teach your students, have your yourself buried in textbooks, and planning your lessons, but not finding a girlfriend." smirked Olivia
"Hotch told me that I needed to enjoy myself during my sabbatical too. And he is glad that I am enjoying myself because he told me that you are good for me." said Spencer who spun his girlfriend around again.
"Ready to go join your dad at the table again?" asked Olivia
"Yeah, our food will be here in about five minutes." said Spencer while leading Olivia back to their table
William saw that his son was back with Olivia.
"You two make a sweet couple. I am glad that you decided to introduce Olivia to me Spencer." said William
"Spencer and I have been talking about if we are going to plan to have kids in the future. And with my parents being dead, you and Diana will be the only surviving grandparents." said Olivia
"I hope that you two get married first before you give me grandchildren." said William
"My parents were like that too, about marriage first then children." said Olivia
"So you were raised a Catholic?" asked William
"Yes I was, but I stopped going to Mass after my parents died." said Olivia
"I took Spencer to Mass every Sunday before I walked out on him and Diana. I don't know if my son continued going or not." said William while he looked at his son
"I stopped going after you left. But when I joined the FBI, I did go to Mass a few times. And I still occasionally go. But with all the stress I have been dealing with because of my job, I haven't had time to go." said Spencer
Olivia looked at Spencer.
"You know that there is a Catholic church not far from Caltech." said Olivia
"I know that. But maybe next weekend we can go." said Spencer and he looked at his father "Do you still occasionally go?" asked Spencer
"I started going again in 2008. If you two have time on Sunday morning, you can join me before you hit the road." said William
"The same parish we went to?" asked Spencer who remembered that the priest would quiz him on the Bible since he memorized it when he was three years old.
"Yes, and some of the staff members ask me if I heard from you. Because you always impressed them with having the Bible memorized." said William
"I consider myself a man of science, but sometimes I believe in faith because of my job." said Spencer who was thinking about the Hankel case and he had faith in Hotch figuring out his cemetery clue.
At that moment the waiter came with their food and they started eating right away. William looked at his son.
"What is it like living in Washington DC?" asked William
"I actually enjoy living in the national capitol even though I have to take about two subways and the Virginia Railway Express to get to Quantico which takes over 50 minutes." said Spencer
"You actually take the train to work?" asked William
"I do have mom's car, but I don't want to leave it at Quantico for a few days when I am on a case. And I do have coworkers who offer to give me a ride, which happened while I was on crutches." said Spencer
"But what do you like about Washington DC?" asked William
"I never get bored there because of the National Archives and the Smithsonium museums that I take my godson and my unit chief's son to." said Spencer
Olivia looked at William.
"William, would you tell me about some activities you did with Spencer when he was a child?" asked Olivia
"I tried to get my son to play t-ball." said William
"My coworker Morgan has been trying to get me to join the bureau softball team." said Spencer
"The FBI has sport teams?" asked William who was impressed
"The FBI wants to encourage their field agents to stay fit, and sometimes the games will be fundraisers for organizations." said Spencer
"What about other sports teams does the FBI has?" asked William
"They have a basketball team, but I prefer basketball over baseball." said Spencer with a shrug
"Why basketball?" asked William
"High school became easier when I helped coach my high school basketball team, and Morgan doesn't know that. Even though I participated in the FBI's basketball pool and he doesn't know that I understand basketball more than baseball." smirked Spencer
"What else did you do with Spencer?" asked Olivia
"Trips to the desert at night to go stargazing." said William
"I grew up near the desert too William, and I love stargazing." said Olivia
"How about tomorrow night we go to the desert and I bring my telescope along?" asked William
"You still have your telescope?" asked Spencer
"Yes I do." said William
Spencer looked at Olivia.
"The next time we come here, we should go to Lake Mead since we are coming to Vegas twice a month until it's time for me to go back to the BAU." said Spencer
William was surprised that his son will be coming to Vegas twice a month during his sabbatical. So he knew that he could use the next few months to reconnect with his son and possibly go see his son in Pasadena.
"You remember the trips I took you on to Lake Mead?" asked William
"Yeah. That was where you taught me how to swim." said Spencer
"And for the 4th of July, Spencer is going to take me to Washington DC since he needs to stop at home to get more clothes and books." said Olivia
A waiter came with their bill, and William pulled out his credit card and handed it to the waiter. A short while later they walked out of the restaurant. It was getting dark out, and William looked at his son and Olivia.
"Should we take a walk?" asked William
"That would be nice." said Spencer who was holding Olivia's hand
Spencer, Olivia, and William were walking along the strip and Spencer was holding Olivia's hand. They were walking and talking for about 15 minutes when William saw his son yawn.
"You two had a long drive, so let's head back to my house." said William
"That would be great dad." said Spencer
Spencer, Olivia, and William headed back to Willaim's house and headed right to bed. Spencer and Olivia were laying side by side and Olivia looked at Spencer.
"Glad that I convinced you that you should talk to your dad?" asked Olivia
"Yeah. Dad and I have been talking about my first 10 years. And I found out that we have a bunch of things in common." said Spencer
"I noticed that you have your dad's eye color and hair color." said Olivia
"That is what my mom said. And I have her facial features." said Spencer
"I can't wait to meet your mom in the morning." said Olivia
"My mom will love you." said Spencer
Spencer and Olivia fell asleep.
