"Hey beautiful." I walked into the cold hospital room carrying two cups of coffee. It was just Luna and I today. Her father had gone home after she insisted he get some rest and the rest of the team had flown back to the BAU an hour ago after a set of long get well speeches.
"Hey Spence," Luna smiled as she tried to sit up. I set the coffee down next to her quickly and pushed her back into the bed.
"No don't get up," I said alarmed. "You have to rest." She rolled her eyes at my concern and took the cup of coffee. She hated when people felt she couldn't take care of herself. Instead she directed her attention to the coffee and cringed when the liquid hit her lips.
"This is gross," she whined as she put the drink down in distaste. I had to agree with her on this one.
"Yeah, hospital coffee isn't the greatest. I promise I'll get you some decent coffee when you get out."
She smiled at the mention of good coffee. Luna was addicted to her caffeine fix and couldn't start her day without it, something we had in common.
"Pumpkin?" She asked happily. She couldn't get enough of her pumpkin spice lattes when the fall rolled around. I recalled how upset she was last year when the coffee shops stopped serving it and she went back to her caramel cappuccinos.
"Of course," I assured. She grinned and shifted in her bed as she attempted to get comfortable and I watched as she closed her eyes and tried to relax.
I stared at her and felt guilt flood over me as I realized how badly she'd been beaten. Her ribs were bandaged and she had stitches along her arms and torso where the unsub had cut her open. She took a deep breath and I could see her wince slightly from the contraction against her broken ribs. Worry set in as I observed her physical state.
"I can feel you staring. I'm not going to die so you can stop looking at me like that," she said pointedly as she opened her eyes. I sighed and rested my head against my hands knowing how she hated pity.
"I know that. I just want you to heal faster so you can come home," I confessed. "Hotch only gave me 2 weeks and then I have to go back." Hotch understood how much I cared about her so he'd allowed me to stay for a while. Even Erin couldn't pull enough strings to allow me to stay the entire 4 months with Luna. They said I was of too much value to cases to allow such a long absence when I was perfectly okay. Sometimes being a genius had its drawbacks.
"Hey, it's okay. I'll be back before you know it." I tried to look happy as she held my hand and traced circles against my skin in a comforting way.
"I'm putting your apartment up for rent as soon as I get back." Luna raised an eyebrow at my statement. Her bruises had begun to fade away and her face was starting to look like herself again. She was being discharged tomorrow night and I knew how badly she wanted to go home and be free of the hospital environment.
"And where will I live ?" She asked, amusement present in her voice. I smiled brightly at her.
"With me of course," I said happily. "You practically live there already." She laughed at how true the statement was and motioned for me to sit beside her. I sat in the small hospital bed and wrapped an arm around her as I pulled her slightly closer.
"I love when you take control of things," she teased. "It's super sexy," she winked and I chuckled as I felt myself blush at her comment. She always found ways to make me feel special.
"You should sleep." She nodded her head as it was evident that she was exhausted. I felt her adjust herself against me and fall asleep.
Luna was released from the hospital the next night. She fell asleep during the car ride home and I tried my best not to wake her as I carried her into her father's home. Rob motioned me into what was Luna's old room. It was painted a grey color with artwork on every wall. She had collages made up of pictures of places she's been and people she'd seen all during her teenage years. When she joined the FBI she left behind most of her things as she looked for a fresh start. Her current apartment was filled with huge crystals such as amethysts and rose quartz and chakra balancing items. She was one who believed in the universe and energies. It was something that she loved to talk about.
I set her down in her old bed and tucked her in like I've done a million times before back home.
"There's the guest room right across the hall so you don't have to stay at that hotel anymore. But you can stay here in her room if you'd like. David has told me that you two practically live together so that's fine with me." Rob's voice had no judgement, just exhaustion. We'd both been unable to sleep because the most important girl in both of our lives was in this situation.
"I think I'll stay here. Thanks Rob." I spoke softly, partly because I was tired and partly because I didn't want to wake Luna.
"I'll be down the hall if you need me." He left to his room no doubt to get some much needed sleep. I went out to the car and grabbed my bag, knowing quite well that I only had one pair of clean clothes left. I'd have to do laundry sometime tomorrow. I made sure to lock the door on my way back inside and changed into my pajamas in the small bathroom connected to Luna's room.
Luckily her bed was a Queen size so there was enough room for us both. I closed my eyes as soon as my head hit the pillow and imagined us back home in the comfort of my apartment. I only had a little over a week left before I had to leave.
"Hello?" I answered the phone as I finished paying the cashier. He handed me a bag full of food and I quickly said thanks.
"Luna?! Where are you?!" Spencer's frantic voice came from the other side. I could tell he was panicking and I really wished he wouldn't yell into the phone.
"Relax Spence. I'm just picking up some breakfast for us. I'll be home in a few." I walked towards the parked car dressed in sweatpants and a t-shirt. I didn't exactly feel like dressing up today.
"Yeah relax Spence," I heard my father mock in the background. I had to stifle a laugh as I knew Spencer would be rolling his eyes right about now.
"You should've woken me up. I would've gone for the food." I could hear the disapproval in his voice and rolled my eyes at his protectiveness.
"I'm not disabled, Spence. I can do this. Anyways, I'm about to drive so I'll see you soon. Bye you dork," I laughed as I hung up the phone on a very exasperated Spencer.
All week Spencer hadn't let me do anything. I swear it was a miracle he even allowed me to shower by myself. My father simply laughed as we bickered about how I was okay while he insisted that I wasn't. It had been a hell of a week, that's for sure.
The smell of freshly made food wafted up to my nose and caused my stomach to growl in anticipation. I had bought some breakfast burritos from a nearby Mexican restaurant that my father and I used to frequently go to when I was younger.
My father was Mexican while my mother had been Italian so it was not a surprise that she was friends with Rossi. They had been friends in college and since then had kept contact. My mother had been a slightly tanner skin tone than me, as I inherited my father's paler skin, something that was a bit rarer among the Mexican culture.
I looked like my mother though, something that I felt incredibly proud to have inherited. I had her face shape and her hair. My father always told me how much I looked like her.
I missed her. A lot. But it's been a long time since she passed so I'd learned to deal with it.
"I'm here," I announced as I walked in with the bag of food. My father's eyes immediately lit up as he recognized the logo.
"Breakfast burrito?" He asked excitedly as he reached into the bag.
"Of course," I laughed. I turned to Spencer and saw that he was sitting on the sofa with his arms crossed. "Oh come on Spence, you can't be that upset," I sighed. He simply looked at me and then looked away at my father's dog who sat at his feet.
"Please be happy with me," I pleaded as I kneeled over to meet him at eye level. We stared intently at each other before he finally broke into a grin.
"Fine, what did you bring? I'm starving." I laughed before tossing him his burrito which he happily took.
Besides my physical state I felt really happy at this moment.
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