A/N: So this is just a series of one-shots which follow through the Criminal Minds Series, as specific points of development in the relationship between Spencer Reid and an OC Chris Whyte. They follow the series and are canon with the episodes, with few events in place later that may alter them. Hope you enjoy :) Please read and review.
Set after Episode 9, Season 3 Penelope
Dates To Remember
21 November 2007
"Spencer, there is nothing I can do! I can't help treat her, because I know her. I am not impartial. There is emotions involved. You know all this so stop it," Chris snapped, her temper fraying. She wore purple and pink scrubs, her hair pulled into a messy bun. She scrubbed her hand over her face. Reid looked hurt, and she sighed. "I'm sorry... you'll just have to wait."
"Nurse Whyte, we need you in here," a doctor called and Chris looked over her shoulder, putting up a hand and nodding. She faced Reid again, people rushing around them, the Nurse at the reception eyeing Reid and Chris as she went about her duties. Chris took Reid's hand in hers and squeezed it, smiling uneasily.
"I'll do what I can, when she is out of surgery. I'm sorry, Spencer. I have to get back to work," Chris breathed, and then she pressed a kiss to his cheek. After that, she turned and rushed to the room, hair bouncing in her bun. Reid frowned, and then reached for his phone. He should try to get Morgan again.
That was the last conversation Chris and Reid had for two days, until he came and asked her to convince the Doctor to let Garcia out. She was just signing out for her shift, working for four days on coffee and 12 hours of sleep, when he found her. At first, she smiled to see him, when she saw the look of determination on his face. It fell and Chris sighed. "You want me to talk to the doctor and get her out, right?"
"You have more sway in this situation than I do. It is 78% more likely he will listen to you, than me," Reid stated. Chris pursed her lips, closing her eyes for a moment before she looked at him with widened pupils and darkened eyes.
"Fine. But you have to come with me. There is only so much I can do," Chris responded and he nodded. Chris licked her lips, before pressing then number of Garcia's doctor into her pager. Mere moments later, he appeared in a fluster of blue scrubs and white coats, obviously exhausted and hard worked. He pushed past visitors and nurses and other doctors, the ward still busy as always.
"What is it, Nurse Whyte? I was getting ready to take my break," he asked, frustrated. In his hand he held a large steaming coffee with a lid on it and his scrubs were slightly stained.
"Miss Garcia is ready to be discharged," Chris stated, her expression level. The Doctor groaned and rolled his eyes.
"Miss Garcia was shot, Nurse Whyte. She must be kept in to be monitored. If she goes home, the chances of her injury re-opening and her wounds becoming more severe are raised. She should not be discharged," the Doctor told them. He looked at Reid, a hint of annoyance and slight disgust on his features. Reid scowled and his eyebrows knit in response.
"Doctor, I know Garcia. If she thinks she is ready to leave, she is. She wouldn't put herself in a position that would put her at risk unnecessarily," Reid interrupted, and Chris grit her teeth, glaring at him, as the Doctor shook his head, darkly.
"Be that or not, we can-"
"Doctor, my shift ends in less than half an hour. I can go with them and make sure that Miss Garcia is appropriately cared for. She will be more comfortable in her own surroundings, than in a hospital bed. More likely to comply to the restrictions of her injury. If there is any strain or risk, it will be possible for me to bring her right back in. Doctor, this is better for her," Chris insisted. The Doctor looked from her to Reid, before he grumbled and threw his hand up in the air.
"Fine. Discharge her," he snarled and Chris closed her eyes in relief, while Reid smiled. The Doctor glowered at them and then stalked away. After a minute, Chris turned back to Reid, her expression cold.
"Never ask me to do that again. Do you understand? If something happens to her now, it is on my head. Thank you so very much, Reid," Chris ground out angrily, as she grabbed Garcia's forms to write out her discharge papers. Reid stood confused, before he turned and went back to Garcia's room to tell her she was being discharged.
