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Chapter Eight: I'll Take Care Of It

Reid felt his stomach churn a little as he sat across from Gideon's cluttered desk.

He swallowed the lump in his throat as he glanced up at Gideon seeing that he was still staring down at one of the many letters Reid had taken from Eliza.

He had decided that Gideon would be the best one to look over them. He would be the one that could tell him if these letters were really something that Eliza and he should worry about or not.

He stared down at his watch before clearing his throat again and speaking. "So what do you think"?

"Well they are worrisome. I can see why you brought them in. They defiantly show the signs of someone whose beginning to get obsessive. How long has she been receiving these"? Gideon stated not looking up from the letter.

"She says she's been getting them for about a month now. She thinks that they're just a prank, but I thought that someone should take a look at them". He answered shifting in the seat below him attempting to get a little bit more comfortable.

Gideon nodded his head staying silent for a moment before finally speaking up. "Has she said anything about having problems with someone in the past"?

He frowned shaking his head. "No she hasn't said anything about it".

"And when will you be seeing her again"? Gideon questioned not helping but to notice the way Reid's cheeks darkened at this question.

Reid felt his heart begin to beat a little bit faster as he stared down at his lap trying hard to avoid making eye contact with Gideon. "I'm seeing her tonight......we have a date. I don't know where I'm taking her".

He could admit he was a little nervous about this date. Well actually to say that he was feeling a little nervous would be an understatement.

He would have thought that after that kiss that most of the anxiety he felt when they were together would have disappeared. He was wrong though.

If anything he was even more apprehensive about her than he'd been before. It wasn't a bad kind of apprehension.

It was more of an excited nervous type of feeling if anything.

He was sure that he would do something tonight to embarrass himself to the point that he could never face her again.

He wasn't even sure where he should take her for a first date. He had thought about just taking her to dinner and a movie, but he was worried that dinner and a movie would be too cliché.

Not to mention there was always the chance that he would pick a horrible movie that she wouldn't like and he wasn't really sure what kind of food she liked.

Then there was the fact that even if he had kissed her already the thought of sitting in a dark movie theater with her made his palms sweat and his heart feel like it would pop out of his chest.

He looked up as he heard Gideon speak giving him a comforting smile as though he knew just how nervous he was. "I've always thought that dinner and coffee made a best first date. Just be sure to keep an eye on the letters she gets. If things get worst don't hesitate to call me".

Reid let a nervous smile spread across his face as he nodded his head. "Okay I'll be sure to do that".

He silently prayed that things wouldn't get worst for her.


Eliza frowned as she tossed another dress behind her making it land on her bed with the others.

She heard Ana snicker slightly behind her. "You know you might want to plan on cleaning off your bed if your going to take this guy home with you tonight. You don't want to make it to the bedroom with him and have him think your a slob".

Eliza felt her cheeks flush as she heard this. She silently wondered why she'd agreed to let Ana help her get ready for this date.

Oh yeah it was because she was a nervous wreck about tonight. It was her first date in god knows how long and Ana went out on dates all the time.

Ana was actually kind of a serial dater. If men were womanizers for dating a different women almost every night, then she had no idea what Ana would be called for dating a different man every week.

Even after the kiss she still felt like an awkward teenage girl and not a mature twenty five year old women. She really had no idea how she was supposed to act like a normal person tonight and not some bumbling idiot.

She pulled another dress out of her closet as she spoke finally responding to Ana's comment. "For your information the only person coming back to this room tonight Is going to be me".

Ana giggled as she spoke up. "Your no fun".

"Oh yeah it's so horrible that I don't want to sleep with a guy that I really like on the first date. I prefer to wait until I get to really know him before he gets anywhere near this bed thank you very much". Eliza stated as she held the dress up to her deciding that it would have to do.

She was running out of dress options, and she had to find something that would work no matter where he took her.

Ana rolled her eyes as she spoke up. "Okay whatever Prudence..........I think you should go with that dress. It'll work no matter where your going".

Eliza nodded her head ignoring Ana's nickname for her. She really wasn't a prude. She just preferred to take a more traditional approach to dating.

She never slept with a guy on the first date and she never had one night stands. To tell the truth she'd only had one boyfriend and that hadn't ended well at all.

He hadn't been the nicest guy since he seemed to enjoy putting her down all the time and he never listened to her. He still had a habit of calling her and trying to rekindle things. She wasn't going for it though.

She couldn't help but to wonder how she'd gone from being with a jerk like her ex to being with someone as sweet as Reid.

Eliza finally managed to make Ana leave her apartment in fear that she would freak Reid out once he got here, since Ana really said whatever was on her mind.

Ana really didn't seem to have a filter in her brain to stop her from saying things to people that offended them.

Sure Ana probably wasn't really an ideal friend, but she was really all Eliza had at the moment. She didn't get out enough to really make real friends outside of work.

She managed to slip the dress over her head and snap some shoes on before she heard the doorbell ring. She somehow made it to the door hoping that her dress or her hair wasn't noticeably out of place.

She managed to speak up somehow without stumbling over her words. "Hi uh come in I'll be ready to go in a bit. I just have to grab my coat and my purse".

Reid managed to enter her apartment praying that he didn't trip over his own feet. He swallowed the lump as he stared up at her. "You look nice".

She nodded feeling her cheeks darken a little. She wasn't really wearing anything too fancy. She had settled on a very casual bright red knee length dress and some black heels.

She hadn't done very much to her hair except for pulling it up into a messy bun, and she hadn't worn as much makeup as she usually wore at work. If anything she looked plain compared to the more classy look she had to go for at work.

She spoke up trying to give her best relaxed smile. "Thanks you look nice too. I like your tie".

He raised his eyebrows a bit surprised to hear this considering he had worn this tie in front of her before and she'd never said anything abuot it.

He was just wearing one of his typical work outfits. Pants, a sweater, a button up shirt and a tie. He had decided not to wear a sweater vest and jacket today since the weather wasn't too bad.

She manged to find her black zip up jacket and her plain brown purse before they finally left her apartment.

They made it to his car and pulled out of the parking lot before she spoke up trying to hide how anxious she felt. "So where are you taking me"?

He felt his throat tighten a little as he spoke up trying to sound relaxed. "I thought we could go get something for dinner. I wasn't sure what you like so I just thought I'd take us somewhere that had a little bit of everything. I thought that maybe we could go get some coffee after dinner.. I mean if that sounds okay with you".

"Yeah that sounds nice. I like your car". She stated as she glanced out the window watching the scenery pass them by.

He nodded his head a little surprised to hear this since pretty much everyone that had actually seen his car thought that it was a piece of junk that he should have traded in a long time ago.

"Thanks it was my mothers. I had to have it shipped from Vegas after I took most of our old stuff out of storage. It was too expensive to pay a storage fee along with the hospital bills I already have to pay. I guess it's worth it though I mean she's somewhere where she's taken care of". He stated biting his biting his bottom lip hoping that he hadn't said way too much.

"So your from Vegas? Do you get to go visit your mother there often"? She questioned staring down at her lap.

He nodded his head glancing over at her surprised that she seemed just as nervous as him. "Yeah I'm from Vegas. No I really don't get to visit her as often as I'd like. I write her everyday though. Where are you from originally I mean were you born here or what"?

"Well it's kind of confusing I was born here, but a few months after I was adopted my parents decided that we should move to Louisiana so we could be closer to my mom's family. When I graduated from high school I decided to move back here though. I've never been outside of Washington or Louisiana though. I've always kind of wanted to see Vegas you know just so I could say I've gambled at least once. I mean I don't even know the first thing about gambling". She stated beginning to feel a little more at ease.

"You've never gambled? I mean you don't even know how to play any card games or anything"? He asked feeling his cheeks flush as he realized how surprised he actually sounded.

She let out a small smile as she shook her head. "Nope not even once. I mean the town that we lived in when we were in Louisiana was really tiny and pretty uh.........well it was kind of a bible belt kind of town. I mean even the idea of gambling was considered scandalous. There wasn't really much that wasn't considered risky there. That's kind of why I was so desperate to leave".

"I don't really gamble all that much when I'm in Vegas. I've won every time I've done it though. It's not that difficult if you understand patterns or at least that's the way the slot machines work". He stated feeling his cheeks flush as he realized that he'd almost gone into a lecture about slot machines.

He spoke up clearing his throat. "Maybe I could teach you if you want. I mean how to play cards at least. Maybe poker or something like that. We don't have to bet with money or anything like that".

She nodded her head speaking up truthfully. "I'd like that it sounds fun. I guess since your good at gambling then if I ever do go to Vegas I'll make sure you come along.........have you heard anything about those letters"?

He sighed knowing that this was going to come up eventually. It wasn't something he was looking forward to discussing though. "Yeah I showed them to a colleague of mine. He agrees that we need to keep an eye on them and were supposed to get a hold of him if anything more serious happens. If it gets too bad you can come to us".

She widened her eyes feeling a little uneasy about hearing that. What more could happen to her? Just how bad could things get?

Apparently Reid noticed her worried look. "Don't stress over it okay. I'm going to take care of it if anything more happens".

She nodded her head grateful to hear that. She had nothing to worry about. He would take care of everything. He would take care of her.