Chapter 11
I swam a few laps in the pool to try to relax a bit then got out and walked inside to gasp in surprise as I saw Spence standing there looking lost, anguished. He blinks in surprise to see me there and when I say "Hi" "Hi" he says, his voice sounding sad. Though his eyes were sad, they looked over my body. He fidgets a bit as he swallows. "You didn't leave me" he says softly. I frown. "What? No!" I tell him. He holds out his hand showing me my chain with my rings on it. "Then why were these on your dresser?" he asks, his voice waivering. "You knew take these off." he says. I tell him I took them off to go swimming in the pool and was afraid to lose them in the filtering system. I grab my towel and wrap it around me as he looks at me for a few seconds then he hugs me tight against him, surprising me. "Spence you're going to get soaked." I tell him, slowly putting my hands on his waist. He tells me that he doesn't care and I put my arms around him.
He really thought I left him. I apologize for everything and told him that even things have been difficult lately, I wasn't like that. ( to run away from a problem. My parents told me that.) He was hurt that I pushed him away and I again apologize and ask if he could forgive me. "As long as you don't push me away anymore." he says still sounding hurt as he pulls away to hand me my chain. I take it and put it on. When I reach up to touch his face, he flinches away. God, it hurt to see what I had done to hurt him so much. I apologize for slapping telling him that he didn't deserve it and the way I treated him lately. He hugs me again and softly kisses my forehead.
I pull away a bit and he looks at me quizzically. ( I could see in his eyes that he didn't things to stop, but we had things to work out and I wasn't able to because of doctor's orders) I suggest we talk, which we really needed to do. He nods. I needed to put warm clothes on first and he follows me to the bedroom.
After both of us changed clothes, talked for a very long time. Spence fell asleep on my shoulder on the bed. ( I think it was the first time he slept in a awhile)
Next morning, when we woke up, I suggested we have a 'coffee date' before he went to work. Spence's whole face lit up. I smile at him and he gives me a soft kiss before getting out of bed and I smile seeing him in his boxers and mismatched socks. "Very cute" I say and we had a playful moment with my duck. (It was good to see him laugh)
Spence protested when I paid for our coffee at 'our coffee shop' I told him I wanted to as I look up at him. When we sit down at a table, Spence says " Babe, you I forgive you." I looked at him ( I do know he doesn't forgive easily) "Do you?" I ask quietly. He nods as he says " Yes, I wouldn't say it if I didn't" as he touches my fingers with his on the table. ( I knew we still had a lot to work out but I knew that we were on the way to being okay.)
At our trucks 20 minutes later, Spence and talk in low tones to each other and he plays with my rings on the chain. His phone ringing, spoils the moment. He pulls it out of jacket pocket and by the look on his face (when he looked who the caller was) I knew he was being called in for a case and possibly out of town. After hanging up, I knew I was right by the look he gave me. We kiss quickly and he tells he loves me ( i told him as well) as he got in his truck. "See you when I see you" he says then drives off.
Three days later, I return to work and unfortunately, Spence came down to the lab as I was leaving and he was disappointed that I told I had been called out myself for a case. ( He came down to ask me to have dinner with him and I told him raincheck) He asks where I was going as we got into the elevator. "Miami" I tell him.
As he said 'bye' to me at my truck, he wouldn't let go of me until had to tell him I really needed to go. I felt bad, but this is what he gets for being with a forensic anthropologist!)
Two and a half long hot weeks later, I return home. I go to the FBI building and head up to the sixth floor. When I get off there, I run into Garcia who said she loved my boots and outfit. I thanked her as I follow her into the bullpen of the BAU. " Hey, look who I ran into!" Garcia chirps to her friends that were around Spence's desk. They turn around and Spence's face lights up when he saw me. "Ooh, Megen I love those boots!" Emily says, almost cooing. I laugh. "I told her the same thing!" Garcia says, smiling. J.J. compliments on my outfit as does Emily. "Well, thanks to you two, I got the boots on sale in Miami ." I say to Emily and J.J. "God, you are so tan! I'm so jealous!" J.J. says. "I'm outside a lot with my job. But I also wear tons of sun screen." I tell her and saw Spence getting antsy while I was talking to the 'girls'. He then clears his throat and asks what I was doing there. I smile at him. "That raincheck?" I say and he got up so quickly he nearly knocked J.J. over. He quickly apologizes as he grabs his bag. I bite my lips to keep from laughing. His friends chuckled at how excited he was to see me.
We went to lunch and caught up with each other.
Afterwards, I stop along the way back to a secluded area and we made out. I stopped things before it got real heavy and we went back to the FBI building.
Though, that night, dinner he brought home was forgotten as we finished what we started earlier.
The next morning, I haven't the goofy look on his face since he came to see in Greece. I knew he was going to get razzed by his friends at work. (But I don't he really cared. We were back together)