Here's an Easter gift for all of you. This chapter is the continuation of chapter eight in Spencer's POV. It will also bring the timeline up to speed to make chapter eleven a normal chapter. Additional note at the end.

Happy Reading and Enjoy!

Chapter 10

"You have to remember no one has a perfect poker face." Spencer lectured his team on that for what seems to be the thousandth time.

He will never ever take Hotch for granted again. Spencer doesn't know how his section chief is able to work and run a team at the same time. He has been with this team for a week now and they are still not capable of grasping the main part of being a profiler, how to read people. He has tried everything from having them play poker to people watching at the mall. Nothing seems to work. And the funny thing is they were all really good agents.

He pushed his frustration aside and moved on to a new topic, teamwork. "Now who can tell me what teamwork means in five words or less?"

Cassie the only female on the team raised her hand and spoke, "Work together."

"Yes. Now can someone please tell me why it is so hard for all of you to work together?" Damn he was starting to sound like a grade school teacher. One week down and three more to go.

"Well personally I think its because none of us want to be here." Adam replied. He was a rookie who has been in the FBI for two years now.

"Then why did you apply for this position?" Spencer asked forcefully.

"I dunno. It sounded like a good idea at the time."

"Don't lie to me Adam. I've been a profiler since I was twenty-two and was trained by one of the BAU's founding members. What is the real reason?"

Adam sat in his seat glaring at Spencer, who gave him a hard look in return that would make Hotch proud. After a few long minutes Adam finally spoke. "Fine I signed up because I overheard an Academy rival say that he was going to apply. I didn't want him to get this job."

"You applied to a job you didn't want because someone you hated was going to. This is the FBI not elementary school. You need to grow up and act your age. And furthermore you are no longer a member of this team and I'm handing a written report to the director about your behavior and attitude toward your fellow agents."

"You can't do that." He protested.

"I can and I did. Gather your stuff and go." Adam left and Spencer looked at the others. "Now who else doesn't want to be here."

No one raised their hand. He waited a few more minutes to give them a chance to change their minds. When they all stayed silent he moved on to refresh them on team basics. He thought to himself that if they didn't change he was going to call it quits and go home.

They all spent the next several hours doing little team building exercises. To him it seemed fruitless. So he made a mental note to put them through SWAT training. If anything could teach them to be a team that can.

Just before leaving for the day Spencer went to the AD told him about Adam. The man wasn't happy about that and told him that he'll find the other agent and he'll be waiting for training in the morning. Spencer nodded and left. When he walked into Lila's he was greeted by two dogs and a four year old. Even after a week it still surprises him. He thought back to the day his neighbor showed up with Clooney and two notes.

Flashback

There was a knock at the door. They had just up cleaned up lunch and neither was expecting anyone. Although it didn't stop Spencer from thinking that maybe Derek was coming to apologize. Lila went to get the door, then he heard her call for him.

He put the towel down and went into the other room. He stopped when he saw Clooney and his neighbor. The dog was so excited that he pulled out of her hold and rushed towards Spencer. He dropped to the floor and put his arms around the dog. Spencer had missed Clooney so much.

After several moments he looked at his neighbor. "Why are you two here? Did something happen to Derek?"

"No its nothing like that. Derek just told me that Clooney should be with you. He gave me two notes and plane ticket." She answered handing over the envelopes.

Lila took them, "Would you like to stay for a bit?"

"Oh no thank you. I have a friend waiting and then a flight back in a few hours."

"Thank you for bringing him."

"No problem. And if you don't mind my saying, please fix this with Derek. He looked really terrible like he hasn't been sleeping or eating."

Spencer didn't like the sound of that. "I'll try, we both said some things to each other."

"My favorite quote is 'True love is hard. It requires work, compromise, tears & sweat. It brings periods of fear, anger, sadness, questions, sickness & space. But it also brings periods of hope, laughter, happiness, dependability, answers, healing & closeness. That's what makes it worth it.' No one knows who said it but whoever it was is a genius. Well not a genius like you but you know what I mean.

"Yeah I do. Thanks. I'll think about what you said and thanks again for bringing Clooney."

She just nodded and left. Lila closed the door and move to stand by him. She handed him the envelope with his name on it. He almost didn't want to open it. With a heavy sigh of defeat his opened it and read it slowly.

Dear Spencer, I thought that it was best that Clooney stayed with you. I was speaking the truth when I told you that he missed you. Hopefully he will start eating properly and sleeping again.

I don't know what to do baby boy, everything feels numb and time feels like its slowing down. I do know two things, one is that I'm sorry for what I said during our last phone call. I wanted to call back but I couldn't bring myself to pick the phone up. And two I...that can wait until after we've talked and fix this.

What I should have said on the phone was good luck and be safe. So I'm going to say on this again, PLEASE be safe and good luck.

Derek

Spencer didn't try to hold back the tears. Lila wrapped her arms around him and held him while he cried. He knew how Derek felt because he felt the same. He wiped the tears away and composed himself when he heard Livvy running into the room.

Flashback ends

"Spencer." Lila spoke standing next to him with a frown.

"Hey what's with the look?" He smiled at her.

"Where'd you go Spence? You didn't say hi to Livvy and caused her to worry."

"I'm sorry. I was thinking about the day Clooney showed up."

Lila sighed, "Oh Spencer, you and Clooney are sharing the same brain. You are both waiting for the other man to show up. Just tell the FBI to find someone else and go home to Derek."

"I can't Lila."

"Spencer you spent years secretly loving Derek Morgan and now you are given the chance to love him openly and you're running scared. What is the problem?"

"I'm scared that he doesn't really want to be with me."

"Elle told me that, so I'm going to tell you the same thing she did. Derek Morgan is not the kind a man to play with someone's emotions. Do you know what I saw when you and Derek were in the same room with me?"

"No. What?"

"I saw two stubborn men in love with one another and yet so oblivious of each other's feelings. You both were wearing your hearts on your sleeves and lovelorn expressions in your eyes. How none of you seen it is beyond me?"

"You would make an excellent profiler. But what if you're wrong?"

"If I'm wrong I will quit my job and move to Virginia."

Spencer laughed. "No you wouldn't. You love acting too much to quit and you hate cold weather."

"You know me so well. So what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to stay here and finish the job, then when I get home I'm going to kiss Derek and tell him I love him so many times that he'll get tired of hearing it."

"Good plan. Now I know a little girl who is waiting for you to play tea party, she says you get to wear the tiara this time."

"Great. Are you going to join us?"

"I wish I could but I got a table reading. I'll be back in time for dinner."

"Alright. Have fun?"

She nodded. Spencer headed towards Livvy's room where he found the dogs sitting next to her at the table that had her tea set laid out the right way. Every time its the same thought, if he didn't work at the BAU he would be sitting at that table everyday playing tea party with his little girls. Yes it would be girls because Elle told him a secret when he was in New York. Her gym is expanding to a LA location and they want her to relocate and teach there. She was excited about it and told him that Lexi will be too because she and Livvy love spending time together. Spencer was happy that all his girls were going to be together and relieved that he'll no longer have to divide his time between the two states.

So he sat at the table drinking invisible tea and told Livvy the same stories his mother would tell him before she got worse. It was a really great afternoon after a hard work day. If and when Derek expresses his feelings his life will be perfect, or close to it.

The team responded well to the SWAT training and got along with Oliver, Adam's replacement. They were also doing really well with the exercises. Cassie and Oliver exceeded in profiling and negotiations. Jace could be Morgan equal with fixations and obsessive behaviors. Nathan had what it took to be a team leader.

As promise he called Strauss every other day with updates. She was impress with the progress that was being made and how quickly Spencer was able to do it.

In their third week, he had told them they were ready for the field. He picked the case, an ongoing serial killing investigation. It was suppose to be an easy case. How things went wrong? He has no clue. He just hopes no one will be too upset him.

A/N: I promise the next chapter will have what happens to Spencer. Also to avoid any confusion or answer questions you might have. Lila's note just had Derek asking her to let Spencer keep Clooney. I wasn't planning on it but if you want a chapter in her POV from the time Spencer shows back up to the end of this chapter, let me know, I'll be happy to make my readers happy.