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Hey everyone. There's not really anything much going on in this chapter, to be honest. I just wrote how everyone's feeling about meeting one an other.
Everyone was happy. Everyone but Spencer Reid. His whole life, whenever he opened up to someone, they always left. He wanted to believe Emily, he really did. There were still something's he would never tell them. No matter what. They knew he was scared of the dark, but they didn't know why. They didn't know that when his mother was having one of her episodes, he used to be locked in the basement. Sometimes for the day, sometimes for days. They only people who knew were Anna, and his dad. And they both left him. One voluntarily, one involuntarily.
"Spence," JJ called. "What are you thinking about?"
Spencer shrugged. "Nothing. Hey, it's getting pretty late. Do you guys want to go for dinner? I can call Chase and have them meet us there."
The team nodded.
"So, we finally get to meet them?" Garcia clarified.
Reid nodded.
"Be careful baby-girl. They gave us nicknames." Morgan teased.
"Y-You guys found out about those?" Reid asked.
Morgan and Emily nodded.
"I'm not sure how I feel about mine." Emily said truthfully.
"Nicole and Becca made them up. I had nothing to do with it. I swear."
Nicole was nervous. Chase just called her telling her to meet up with them down at Alum's at 6:30. She was finally going to meet Spencer's team. Ashley was the only one who knew she was crushing on Spencer, and she was planning to keep it that way. She had no idea what to wear, and no idea how to act. She heard a lot about Spencer's team. She knew that Derek Morgan was probably going to hit on her, Penelope Garcia was probably going to hug her, and if she was lucky, she might see Aaron Hotchner smile. Chase told her to dress casual, but she wanted to make a good first impression. After raiding her closet, she finally found a suitable outfit. A blank tank top with gold trim, and a pair of simple blue skinny jeans. Now, shoes were a whole different story. She had tons of them. After much controversy, she decided on a pair on black converse. Spencer got them for her for Christmas last year. They were one of her favorite pairs of shoes she owned.
Becca was excited. She had heard so much from Spencer about his team. She felt honoured she was finally going to meet them. From what she was told, Derek Morgan would make her feel beautiful. Penelope Garcia and Derek Morgan were in what she would call a 'flirtashionship' Spencer said they even kiss sometimes. From what she understood, his team addressed people by there last names. So they didn't call him 'Spencer' they called him 'Reid' She couldn't quite wrap her head around it. She wasn't too concerned about what she was going to wear. Unlike Ashley and Nicole, she didn't spend a lot of time fretting over her outfit. She didn't dress sloppy, but she wasn't exactly a fashion expert. She put on the first thing she saw in her closet. A white and blue stripped tank top, matched with black skinny jeans. She decided on a simple pair of white flats. She was ready to meet his team.
Ashley wasn't worried, nor excited. She was dreading meeting Spencer's team. He spoke highly of them. They weren't just co-workers, they were his best friends. Sure, she was a little jealous that Spencer has best friends, other than herself. She didn't want to embarrass him. She almost considered not showing up. But the only thing that would accomplish is being chewed out by Chase and Becca. She wasn't exactly the smartest girl around, or the prettiest. She never understood how she had such a great group of friends. She had no idea what she was going to wear for dinner. She had been told it wasn't formal, but she didn't want to dress 'Sunday casual'. Ashley finally decided on a purple and white polka dot sundress, paired with a simple pair of purple shoes. It never took her long to get dressed, so she always used the extra time to do her hair. Her hair wasn't great, in-fact, she hated her hair. It was just a plane brown. No volume, no layers, no style, nothing. She always considered getting blonde highlights, but she convinced herself it wouldn't look good on her. So here she was, stuck with plain jane brown hair. She briefly considered curling it, but she didn't want to seem like she was trying to hard. So, after a quick straightening, she was ready to go.
Unfortunately for him, Logan couldn't make the introduction dinner. Instead, he was stuck in a hospital room. Once his mom heard that he'd been shot in a hostage situation, she booked the next available flight to Washington. She even took a week off from her California resort manger job to come see him. Logan hadn't seen his mom since New Years. Sure, he was looking forward to seeing her again. But he was also dreading it. His mom had a tendency to go into 'super extreme mom mode' when ever he was hurt or sick. One time, he got stitches in his hand after he fell of his bike, and his mom wouldn't let him ride his bike for three months! Most people would be in total panic mode if they just got shot, but not him. Spencer told him so much about the time he was shot, about the anthrax, and most importantly, about Tobias. He didn't want to seem like a baby, especially after all his friend's been through. Now that he was alone though, he could cry, and feel sorry about himself in private.
Chase was ecstatic. He head heard so much from Spencer about his team, he couldn't believe he was finally meeting them. He was sad Logan couldn't make it, and as much as we wanted to be there in the hospital beside one of his best friends, he knew Logan needed his alone time. Spencer said to meet them at Alum's at 6:30. So that gave him an hour and a half to shower, get dressed, and check the sports highlights from today's football game. Thanks to that stupid asshole Robert, he missed it. He was pretty pissed about that, he was looking forward to it all week. Why couldn't they have gone to a different bank? In a way, it was all Ashley's fault. Of course he would never tell her that. If she hadn't insisted on cashing in a check at that very moment, they wouldn't have even gotten into that mess in the first place. Oh well, you can't change the past, only the future.
Derek Morgan was feeling a mixture of emotions. He was hurt that Reid didn't tell him, or the team about his other friends. He was a little bit jealous that he actually HAD other friends. He always thought the Reid just went home and read when he got off work. But mostly, he was excited. Sure, they seemed like a bad influence on the kid, but Reid was a pretty good judge of character. He didn't really know much about them, but because of his profiling skills, there body language would tell him more about them then what they were saying. He still had a bit of time before he even had to start getting ready, so he decided to watch some TV. He didn't really have any 'regular' TV shows, he just channel surfed mostly. Almost every single news station was broadcasting the whole hostage ordeal. "No more of that." He mumbled to himself. Derek Morgan finally decided on a cheesy comedy show, and felt the stress of the day slowly leave his body.
David Rossi wasn't too excited. To be honest, he suspected the kid had some friends that he wasn't telling he team. He just suspected one or two. Not five. David Rossi was never really a social person. He preferred to work alone, and spend his free time alone. Of course, when he re-joined the BAU after coming out of retirement, he changed his perspectives imminently. He was happy that Reid had some friends outside the bureau. After being alone so much in his life, he was glad that once Reid walked out those front doors, he had someone else to talk to.
After much thought, Aaron Hotchner decided he would go out for dinner tonight. He arranged a baby-sitter for Jack. He was originally going to take Jack with him, but he didn't want his son to be around people he didn't know. He wasn't judging Reid's taste in character, he just wanted to make sure they were decent people.
Penelope Garcia was beyond excited. Her Junior-G man has friends outside his work! After the whole hostage thing, she decided to do a little more digging into there lives. She deemed them all normal enough people. Once she was sure they weren't serial killers secretly plotting to kill them all, she began to get ready. Once she was sure she had put on the perfect ensemble, she began to do her hair and makeup. She decided on curling her hair, and using purple rose clips instead of bobby pins. Once she was ready, the excitement really began to kick in.
Jennifer Jareau and Emily Prentiss were both nervous. They didn't want to make a big deal of the introduction, so instead of going back home to get ready, they decided they would get a little shopping done. They drove to Camblelun mall, and began there mini shopping spree.
Much like Derek Morgan, Spencer Reid was feeling a mix of emotions. He knew his friends had to meet the team sooner or later, but he was perfectly fine with the 'later' option. He knew his team would be surprised. He seemed like just another geek. Spending his free time reading and writing papers. Sure, he enjoyed both those things immensely. But he would rather be out with his friends if it came down to it. As absurd as it sounded, he hoped no one got jealous. Especially Morgan. Morgan was like his big brother. And, if such a situation ever did present itself, he was choose his team over his other friends any day.
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In case you're wondering, here's a rough idea of what everyone looks like! :)
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Chase- d/mensfashion/1/0/J/5/1/102295654_
Logan- tumblr_
Oh, by the way. This isn't beta'd. I would love to have it beta'd, but as you noticed, I update a lot. I don't want to write a chapter, then wait a couple days before I can actually upload it. You know what I mean?
