WOW! I've been missing forever! I went on vacation with my family without my computer so I didn't write or update. I hope this chapter makes up for that, but it has parts that aren't for the squeamish. I tried to be as vague as possible, but I apologize if it fucks with anyone's head.

I woke up the next morning with Reid breathing against the back of my neck. His arm was slung lazily over my waist and one of his legs was between mine. He and I fell asleep sometime after midnight last night when we couldn't keep our eyes open any longer.

As much as I hated to, I turned around and woke him up. He blinked sleepily at me a few times before smirking at my face. I thought he was going to say something sly, but he just leaned forward and kissed my forehead. Then he pulled me closer to his chest and buried his face in my hair.

"You know we can't lay here all day," I told him, kissing his shoulder. I looked at his bicep and felt my eyes widen in surprise. "You might not have left any marks on me, but I bit the hell out of your arm."

He pulled enough away from me to glance at the bite mark on his arm. His smile was almost blinding when he looked back up at me. Damn, he really was attractive when he let his walls down.

"You bit me!" he exclaimed, rubbing his thumb over the mark on his arm. "I knew you were a fighter but damn, Grimmy. I'm pretty sure you tore up my back, too."

I flopped over onto my back and threw my arm over my face. "Shut up, it's not my fault."

He and I laid together for a couple more hours before I finally got up, redressed, and headed back to my room. I needed to shower off all the sweat and the smell of sex. Gabby and El were both still asleep with Tyler on the floor and El in my bed.

I just smiled adoringly at the three of them before getting my stuff and going to the shower. Reid bruised my hip a little bit, but other than that there weren't any seeable marks. I kind of felt bad for biting him, I knew how hard it was to hide marks like that. Then I smiled because any girl that saw him knew he was mine.

When I made it back to my room, it was just Gabby and Eleanor. They were both staring at me as I pulled my clothes on, not even bothering to look away when I was naked. I heard Gabby giggle and knew she saw the bruise, she was so juvenile.

"Did you get bit by a shark or something?" she forced out as I pulled on my panties.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked, shaking out my hair after I clasped my bra. "You sound like a crazy person."

She hopped off the bed and came over to me, pointing to a spot on my stomach I didn't even notice in the shower. It was pretty red and actually kind of hurt now that I thought about it. I didn't remember Reid going anywhere near that spot and it was actually starting to throb now.

I yanked on my leggings and a random t-shirt. The spot was actually freaking me out and I wanted to see if it was magic related. I tried to look pissed off, like I was going to go scream at Reid. I hated lying to the girls, but it wasn't my secret to tell right now.

"I'm going to go kick his ass!" I shrieked, pulling half of my hair up and twisting it on top of my head. "I'll be right back; I told him not to leave any marks."

El waggled her eyebrows at me saucily and Gabby whistled. I knew they would only get worse so I flipped them the bird before shutting the door behind me. I jogged to his room and knocked because the last thing I wanted was to see Tyler naked…that wouldn't be fair to El.

Reid pulled it open with just a towel around his waist. Is aw the others scattered around the room and their shoulders relaxed when they saw it was me. I guess they were talking about magic or something, they seemed pretty nervous before they realized who I was.

"Miss me already, Grimmy?" he asked, smirking as he looked me up and down.

I rolled my eyes and shoved past him. I figured it was better to get all their opinions on the mark instead of just Reid's. I could still be crazy and just imagine it, but the girls saw it too and gave me reassurance. I heard the guys groan and figure Reid dropped his towel, but I didn't turn around to see.

"Okay, I found this weird mark on me and want your opinion," I announced, drawing their attention back to me. "Actually, Gabby found it this morning and it hurts."

Pogue laughed and elbowed Reid, figuring it was a mark he left. Male pride was a very complicated thing that I didn't want to understand. This was something serious that had nothing to do with how well Reid fucked me or anything like that.

I pulled up the side of my shirt and showed them the mark. I looked down and saw that it had grown to be about the size of a softball and was pushed up in the center. It was a constant ache now instead of an occasional throb and it felt hot under my fingers.

"Did you get bit by something last night?" Reid asked, rushing over and crouching down to be eye level with it. "Oh gross, it looks like something's moving underneath it."

Caleb crouched down beside him and felt the wound, pushing it a little bit. I had to bite my tongue to keep in my shriek of pain. It felt like someone was poking me with a white hot iron. I got bit by a snake on a camping trip at age fourteen and it felt something like this but not as intense.

"How bad's the pain?" Caleb asked, pushing against the surrounding skin.

"About a nine on a scale of one to ten," I replied breathlessly. "If you keep pushing on it, I can't be held responsible for my actions."

He took the hint and moved backwards, but his eyes didn't leave the spot. "I don't understand it, but it looks disgusting. You should probably got to the emergency room."

"Yeah, that actually makes sense. I think it's the first thing that has in a long time," I replied, dropping my shirt back down. "I'm going to go tell Gabby and El where I'm going."

"I'm coming," Reid announced, pulling a hoodie on and following me out the door. "What? Like I was going to let you go to the freakin' emergency room by yourself."

I just rolled my eyes and grabbed his hand, pulling him to my room. "Hey, guys, we're going to the emergency room to check out this spot on my side."

"I'm coming too," Gabby announced, jumping up and coming over to us. "El went to chess practice or whatever team she plays on, but you're my best friend and I'm definitely coming with you to the emergency room."

The three of us got into my car, but Reid insisted that he had to be the one to drive. I just agreed and lifted my shirt to look at the spot. There was red around the outside of it and it was seemed to be getting bigger. I've been bitten by bugs before, but I've never reacted like this to one before.

"I think it's getting worse," I said quietly, touching the red skin and hissing. "I also think I might be getting a fever… Everything's a little blurry."

Gabby reached up from the backseat and pressed her hand to my forehead. "You're definitely hot, I'd say it's a spider bite or something. You could be allergic to it."

I felt the car surge forward as Reid goosed the engine. "Sorry, I just don't like the idea of you dying in the passenger seat."

If I'd have been stronger, I would've reached over and kissed his cheek. I settled for resting my hand on top of his where it lay on my thigh. He seemed to understand what I meant and smiled over at me, making my heart skip a couple beats.

"You two are gross; she could be dying and you're eye-sexing each other," Gabby exclaimed, making me laugh wheezily.

Thankfully we pulled into the hospital parking lot and Reid pretty much packed me inside. Like I expected, the room was deserted and we went back quickly.

"What seems to be the problem today, Miss Daniels?" the doctor asked, walking into the room with clipboard in hand.

"There's this bite on my side and it's hot to the touch," I explained as the doctor got even more blurry. "I also think I have a fever and my vision's really blurry."

"Can you show me the spot?" the doctor asked, pulling on gloves and sitting the clipboard down.

I pulled my shirt up and laid on my side. The doctor clucked her tongue as she prodded the bite, making me want to cry. No bug bite I've ever hand hurt like this one.

"Is the bite tender?" she asked, biting her bottom lip and pushing on the direct center of the bite.

"Fuck, yes," I hissed. "Sorry, that was rude."

She laughed and I felt Reid's grip on my hand tighten. I looked up at his face and saw he was trying to make it his usual mask, but I've learned how to see through it. He was worried about me and it was the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

"I don't think this is a bug bite," the doctor said. "I think it's a boil, I can feel a core. I'm going to numb you and then we're going to cut into it."

I felt my nose scrunch up in disgust. "That's gross!"

She just laughed before grabbing a needle off the cart by Gabby. She used an alcohol wipe to clean my skin before sliding the needle in. I was used to the prick of needles; I used to have really bad allergies as a child and have to have the tests. It involved many, many needles going into my back.

"I'll be back in five minutes after the anesthesia kicks in to make the incision," she smiled before leaving the three of us alone.

"Well, that's the weirdest boil I've ever seen," Gabby announced, looking at my side. "I think it's pulsating or something."

Eventually the anesthesia set in and the doctor came back. Reid jumped to his feet and held my hand in his as the doctor made the incision. I didn't want to watch her cut it open or Reid's disgusted expression at what was going to come out. Even if we'd had sex, I didn't know if we were close enough for this just yet.

The weird stretching, pressure feeling of her pushing the scalpel against my skin was odd, but the feeling that followed was odder. It felt like a million little legs scurrying across my skin. I figured it was a side effect of the anesthesia so I didn't look, but Reid and Gabby both gasped so I had to.

"I don't think that was a boil, doc," Reid said breathlessly. "What the hell?"

I finally looked at the wound and saw spiders crawling out of it. The same spiders that were in my bed after my nightmare, the same spiders I thought I imagined. This time I wasn't the only one that saw it and that made me think it had something to do with magic.

"Believe it or not, this isn't the first time I've seen this," the doctor announced. "All the arachnids are out, so I'm going to clean the wound and patch you up."

She cleaned the wound deftly and patched it up within ten minutes. I heard her make an announcement as we checked out for the janitorial staff to come clean up the spiders. Wow, I really wouldn't want to be the janitors here right now.

"That was the creepiest thing I've ever seen in my life," Gabby announced when we were driving back to Spencer. "No offense, G."

I needed to talk to Reid very soon about the spiders and they're connection to magic, but I couldn't with Gabby in the car. "Trust me, there's no way you can be more weirded out than I am. They were using me as an incubator."

Reid put his hand on my leg again, rubbing my knee comfortingly before resting it on my inner thigh. I placed mine over it and tried to figure out how the spiders got under my skin. The definitely weren't there last night or Reid would've found them.

"I have a study group to go to, but tonight we're going out to get dinner with El," Gabby announced, hugging me to her chest. "I feel like we haven't seen each other in years or something."

I agreed and hugged her back before following Reid up to his room. We were sitting on his bed cross legged, just staring at each other. It was like we didn't know what to say to each other.

"That wasn't there last night, I would've noticed it," Reid finally said, breaking the awkward silence. "Don't spider eggs take longer than a night to grow?"

"I don't know! I'm not a spider expert!" I shouted, throwing my hands in the air in exasperation.

He reached forward and grasped my shoulders, pulling me close. "Hey, I'm not trying to fight with you. I'm just trying to piece together what happened, baby."

I pressed my face against his neck and let out my embarrassed tears. "I feel so disgusting; why am I the only one these things are happening to me?"

He slipped his hands up the back of my shirt and rubbed my back. I kicked off my shoes and maneuvered myself onto his lap to get closer. He kissed the side of my head and rubbed the skin of my sides, avoiding the bandage, and eventually sat them on my stomach.

I pulled my face out of his neck and pressed my lips to his. He kept his hands on my waist and let me take the lead, and I knew it was a struggle for him. He knew I needed to prove to myself I was still attractive. I also wanted to feel loved and he was really good at that.

He pulled his mouth back from mine and pressed his forehead against mine. "I love you, Grimm."

I felt a smile pulling at my lips –he was so cute. "I love you, Reid."

That was what he wanted because he dipped back in and reconnected our lips. He was pushing up my t-shirt when his door flung open. I glanced over, expecting it to be Tyler, but it was actually Chase. His eyes were blazing black and I felt déjà vu take me over.

Reid lifted me off his lap, his eyes blazing black, and he confronted Chase with his own black eyes. The fight that followed was exactly like my dream and it chilled my insides. Even with that being said, I still rushed over to Reid when he didn't get up.

I felt Chase's arms wrap around me from behind before everything went dark.

I know it's been a wildly overdue, but could I still get some reviews for it?