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Criminal Minds isn't mine.

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Spencer stood in front of his mirror and took a final glimpse of his blue shirt he rarely uses. Lila and he decided to have their breakfast in the café he usually goes to. He wanted to spend as much time to be with her, to somehow divert his attention from Emily's death. Just as he was about to turn around to leave the room, he felt arms embraced him from behind. He faced Lila and hugged her back.

"It's gonna be okay, Spence." She whispered to him as she backed up a little to allot a space between the two of them.

He smiled at her. "If you weren't here, I would not know what to do." He said softly and quickly planted a kiss on her lips. Her hand lingered on top his chest as Spencer held her by her waist. "Thank you, Lila."

"You're welcome." She replied with a smile.

"So, are you ready to go?" He asked as he released her from his arms and started to collect his things.

"Yes." Lila replied as she gathered her stuffs as well. Her phone suddenly lit up but she quickly rejected the incoming call. "Let's go."

Spencer led her out of his apartment and Lila felt a little relieved he didn't notice what she just did.

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"Hi, it's Lila! Please try to call back later or leave a message." Dina placed her phone down and rubbed her temples. She tried calling Lila hundred times already but she was just being transferred to her answering machine. They were supposed to shoot a couple of scenes for her movie an hour ago but she was still a no-show. It was a good thing that there were still other scenes for co-star, Alex Craig, to finish and the staff were not yet aware that their lead actress was missing in action.

Dina dialed another number and waited patiently for the person to answer her call. Finally, it connected. "Hey Olivia! It's me Dina."

"Oh hey Dina, what's up?" Olivia already knew what was coming next. Her friend apparently didn't make a call to her publicist. Dina sounded so worried and Olivia felt a little guilty for not telling her where Lila is. She made a note to herself to scold her friend about it next time she talks to her.

"Were you able to talk to Lila?"

"Yeah. And I told her to give you a call." Olivia frowned. If she wasn't sane she would think that Lila is actually sabotaging her own career and from what she was seeing she was doing a fine job. Her friend must be really head over heels in love with the 'Dr. Reid'. "Let me guess, you want me to give her a call."

"Can you call her again? Please? I'm already at the location and she's not answering any of my calls." Olivia knew without even seeing Dina that she was already looking pale and disoriented. She sighed, disheartened with her friend's actions lately. "Tell her Amy will both kill us if she doesn't come here immediately."

"Well, okay."

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Spencer almost jumped from his seat when Lila's phone suddenly rang from her purse. He just let it ring for a few times and glanced at Lila who was still in the line, waiting for her turn to order a coffee for the two of them. Spencer wanted to make the order but Lila insisted that she do it. He didn't have any other choice and finally gave in.

The ringing phone halted for a few minutes and Spencer thought the caller gave up but then it started ringing again. He half-heartedly took the phone from the purse and saw Lila's friend, Olivia, calling her. He knows a little about Olivia but he never got to talk to her, not until now. He cautiously pressed the answer button.

"It's about time you answer your damn phone!" She yelled from the other line and she didn't waste any moment telling Lila, but in this case Spencer, how Dina was looking everywhere for her. Spencer just listened the whole time, putting the pieces altogether. "Hey, why are you not answering me?"

Spencer cleared his throat and nervously answered, for the fear that the woman in the phone would somehow be able to eat him alive, "Uh, Lila isn't available right now. Would you like to relay that message to her?"

The line went silent and Spencer was sure that Olivia was shocked not to hear Lila's voice respond. He looked back at the phone, making sure that it didn't disconnect.

"I-is this Dr. Spencer Reid?" Olivia asked, embarrassed and surprised at the same time. She didn't expect to hear from him. She wanted to slap herself for going on and on doing all the yakking without getting suspicious that Lila wasn't talking back. If it was Lila, they would be both yelling at each other right away. She heard him chuckle on the other line.

"Yes. This is Dr. Spencer Reid."

"Sorry about that. I thought you were Lila." There was silence and she forgot to introduce herself. "I'm Olivia, by the way. I'm really sorry for that."

"It's okay. Well, you already know who I am. Lila couldn't get on the phone right then." He paused and Olivia knew what was coming next. "She didn't tell anyone back there?"

Olivia desperately wanted to hang up just to avoid the topic but she felt bad for Spencer. In a hushed tone, she replied, "Kinda. You know I'm supposed to keep that a secret." She sighed, "But since you already figured it out, there's no point in hiding it from you."

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Lila carefully made her way back to their table with coffee cups in her hands. She saw Spencer looking out in the busy street, his back on her.

"Coffee with lots of sugar for Dr. Spencer Reid." She cheerfully said as she placed them on top of the table.

"You should have called me or maybe asked someone to help you." Spencer stood up and offered her his seat, which she gratefully took.

"It's fine. I can handle it." She said with a smile. "What's up with you? You look like something's bothering you."

"Your friend, Olivia, just called." Spencer said solemnly, his hands on the coffee cup. Lila looked back at him, surprise written all over her face. "I'm sorry. I didn't want to answer it but then I thought it might be something important."

"What did she say?" Lila asked after clearing her throat and trying to look unaffected at all.

"That Dina was looking allover for you. Lila, why did you left LA without telling anybody about it?" The worry in his tone was evident.

"Look Spencer, I am an adult. I can go wherever I want whenever I want to." She said with determination making Spencer scowl. "And I wanted to be with you. They can't stop me."

"You could've left a note or called her when you got here." He said in a tone with the same determination as Lila.

The thought of Dina letting her go to Quantico on the day before a shoot made Lila scoff. "It's not that easy, Spence." She took a sip of coffee and for moment she and Spencer held each other's gaze but she eventually gave up. "Okay, I was wrong. I admit it." she raised her palms in surrender.

Spencer sat back and eyed his coffee as hot steam emanated from his cup. Lila felt uncomfortable whenever he stays silent and seeing him deep in his thoughts didn't even help her feel well.

"Hey, what's eating you?" she reached out to hold his hand. He sighed and looked up to her, looking like a beaten man.

"I think…" he rubbed the back of his neck. "You should go."

"What?" she asked a little disappointed in him, tears lingering in the corner of her eyes. It was Spencer's turn to hold both of her hands and gently caressed them.

"Don't get me wrong Lila, I want to be with you right here and I couldn't tell you how happy I am with what you've done for me. But…" he cupped her face and looked straight into her eyes. "Things are really complicated right now. Your job needs you back and my job, well…"

"It's totally fine," she said as she gulped down the lump forming in her throat. "Things aren't going smoothly for us." Lila smiled at him widely but Spencer could tell she was hurt. Even without his knowledge in profiling, he can easily determine how Lila feels.

"I'm sorry Lila."

"There's nothing to say sorry about. Though…" She paused for dramatic effect. "There's something you still owe me."

Spencer frowned at her, confused.

"You're supposed to take me to a tour! I can't believe you forgot about it!" She said laughing and Spencer suddenly remembered. It was something they have talked about during one of their conversations. Lila apparently never been to Washington D.C., and he promised to take her around if she ever happened to be in town, just like what she did for him when he was in LA.

"No I didn't." She smirked and raised an eyebrow at him. "Okay I may have." He grinned at her.

"For a guy like you, that's a first." She pulled him up on his feet. "Where will you take me?" she said with enthusiasm as they continued to walk down the streets, hand in hand.

"You'll just know it when we get there."

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