A/N- Thank you to ahowell1993 and tannerose5 for reviewing! I am taking a poll right now and would really love the input. Who would you like to see Ashleigh buddy up to on the team? You can pick one male and one female member for this poll. Each man and each woman with the most votes win. So please choose Morgan/Rossi/Hotch and Prentiss/Garcia/JJ and vote! Thank you,

Leigh

Chapter Ten

"You want a deal?" Morgan is actually laughing in Will Reid's face. Like nose to nose laughing. Spence went with Hotch to follow another lead and JJ snuck me into observation. Morgan looks through the window.

"This jackass really wants me to make a deal with him!" He turns back and stifles another laugh. "I see Reid didn't get his brain from you, man, you're dumb as a box of rocks if you think you're getting a deal."

"Look, I know the FBI makes deals."

"When we want to. I ain't making no kind of deal with you man. You're going to ESP." His eyes widen and I look over to JJ.

"What's ESP?"

"Scariest prison in Nevada."

"So, they're having him sent there?"

"If Spence has his way about it."

Oh. She coaxes me out of the station and we walk down the street to a coffee shop

"We're heading out first thing in the morning. We've pretty much made a case. Just wrapping things up."

"Good. I'll book myself a flight."

"Don't be silly. You and Spence are flying back with us."

"Oh…Okay."

"Don't worry, everyone usually sleeps on the way back. Especially from Vegas. The three musketeers usually go out partying on the last night.

"Is it safe to assume that you, Spence, and Hotch don't?"

"Uhm yeah, you'd be very safe assuming that."

"Hey JJ"

"Yeah?"

"Can you tell me why Spencer never wants me to leave the apartment?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well he hasn't said anything. I can just tell. He gives off this weird vibe when he's away and I get out."

"We just know what's out there. Does it make you uncomfortable?"

"No! Not at all. Just curious."

"Spence is very protective. And very perceptive."

"He doesn't profile me, if that's what you're getting at."

"So, what do you do?"

"I work part time from home. And I take online classes. I'm kind of an introvert, worse than Spencer." I laugh.

"Oh, what are you studying?"

"Graphic Design. I know, not as exciting as what you guys do but I think it's cool. Although at the moment I'm stuck in Gen Ed. hell."

"Late start?"

"Yeah, I took a few years off and worked until I decided what I wanted to do."

"So, are you happy?"

"You mean, is Spence happy?"

"No, I know he's happy," she laughs. "I'm asking about you. As good a profiler as he is, he doesn't really know his way around relationships."

"Well neither do I, so I guess we're a good match."

…

When we get back to the station, Spence is officially booking his father, with Morgan going on record. Hotch tells everyone that we're leaving at ten am. When we get back to the hotel I go to the shower and Spence settles down with a book. I'm washing my hair when I feel him slide in behind me.

"Let me…" He cranes his head down and kisses the tip of my shoulder before massaging my head. Once he's satisfied he reaches over and turns off the shower.

"You'll do. Now, let's go to bed, I want to hear about your lunch date with JJ." I quickly dress and scramble into bed with him.

"It's nothing bad. We just talked."

"Oh, I know. I'm just glad you get along."

We share a kiss and 'I love you's' before I curl into his side.

…

I'm halfway asleep as I follow Spence onto the jet and he settles us into a set of double seats. Wow, this is pretty nice. After a few minutes, everyone else is with us. Prentiss, Morgan, and Rossi are all hungover. Hotch tells Spence he will have to do a psyche evaluation. He agrees but he's not thrilled about the idea. I go to lean against the wall but he tugs gently on my hand and I rest my head on his shoulder. After a while I drift but am still aware of what's going on around me. Morgan and JJ are sitting across from us.

"Spence, I'm not telling you what to do, but you might want to encourage Ashleigh to get out more."

"Why's that?"

"I get the vibe that she feels like you don't want her to leave home by herself."

"Did she tell you that?"

"In a roundabout way."

"It's not that I want to keep her cooped up or anything. She's just told me about some weird stuff that's been happening."

"Weird stuff?"

"Yeah, she's felt like she's been followed a few times, noticed unfamiliar cars. Just strange stuff."

"How long has this been going on?"

"A little over a month. It's gotten worse since she moved in. I just want her to be cautious is all."

"Okay, just be careful how you go about it."

…

The car ride home is silent, but the closer we get, the hotter it gets in this car. Spence is rubbing my leg and I get an idea. As soon as the door clicks behind us, I take his hand and lead him to the couch.

"Okay I'll bite. What are you doing?"

"You'll see." I straddle him and run my hands through his hair, down his face, and across his shoulders before slowly unbuttoning his shirt, placing feather light kisses down his torso. I kiss right above his belt before undoing it and moving back up onto his lap, kissing his neck and running my teeth softly along his adams apple.

"I love you." I whisper against his skin and he shivers.

"I love you too." He pulls me down onto him and kisses me roughly, burying his face in my neck.

I am taking a poll right now and would really love the input. Who would you like to see Ashleigh buddy up to on the team? You can pick one male and one female member for this poll. Each man and each woman with the most votes win. So please choose Morgan/Rossi/Hotch and Prentiss/Garcia/JJ and vote! Thank you,

Leigh