A few days had passed since my milkshake/ smoothie date with Penny, and as of yet no-one else had mentioned anything. I had expected her to spill it to someone (I was thinking Morgan was most likely) but there had been nothing, to her credit. We were going to have the team round for dinner on Friday night; everything was sorted out - Rossi would come round a little early to help us cook (because I am a hopeless cook and Spencer couldn't do it all by himself), then the others would come round about 7. But then Ben came down with the flu, then so did Henry - so Hotch and JJ had to stay home. The flu was doing it's rounds with the kids. That meant it was Spence and I, along with Penny, Rossi, Morgan and Prentiss.
David was there in plenty of time, I opened the door to him with a smile, "Come in"
"Don't mind if I do" he smiled as he replied, "Here you go," as he walked inside he handed me a filled bottle carrier.
"What on Earth is this for?" I laughed, shutting the door and taking his coat.
"Well, one is for cooking, then a white, a red and a rosé - something for everyone." I rolled my eyes. "So, where's the man of the house, seeing as it is his house"
"He's in the kitchen"
"Good, because that means you're not"
"Hey!" I laughed, leading the way through to the kitchen.
"Sorry Stellina, but none of my Italian heritage rubbed off on you"
"Si l'ha fatto!" Yes it did!
"Well, none of the cooking side of things anyway"
We walked into the kitchen laughing. "Spencer, look, Uncle David brought us some presents"
"Thanks Rossi" he beamed, accepting the carrier from the older Italian.
"How you getting on?" I asked with a smile, stopping myself from adding in one of the 'cute' nicknames I'd adopted recently.
"Good, I reckon - Rossi what do you think?"
"Well, let me see" he grinned.
"Right, I'll leave you both to it then - I need to change"
"Okay" the two men chorused as I left.
XXX
"So," Rossi began, "how are things in Casa Reid? Jess hasn't been driving you mad, has she?" he joked as he stirred the pasta sauce.
"No - everything's fine, really."
"Any more word about her flat?"
"Last we heard they were planning to demolish the whole building"
"That's not good - you're still going to let her stay here?"
"Yeah, it's no bother, I-"
"Reid" Spencer looked over to the older agent, raising his eyebrows slightly. "It's obvious you know"
"W-what is?"
"You and Jess - it's clear as day. Are you two... a thing yet?"
"I, eh - w-what makes you think...?"
"Spencer Reid, take it from the guy who's done it before - it obvious, to everyone."
The young genius blushed furiously. "We, we..."
"Don't stress yourself, Reid. I'll get Jess to tell me later" he grinned.
XXX
I changed into a nice top and a new pair of black jeans, tying my hair up then fixing my make up. I put my dirty clothes into the wash basket in the corner of the room, then went to leave - as I did, I nearly walked into David. "Dave! Sorry, I didn't expect you to be there"
"That's okay" he smiled, putting his hands on my shoulders to steady me as I stepped backwards. He frowned, but still there was a smile on his face, "Did you just come out of Reid's room? I thought you were getting changed?"
My breath caught in my throat, "Um, yeah, I did, and I was... I was just... putting my other clothes in the wash basket"
"Uh hu" he replied sceptically.
"Yeah, we keep in it Spencer's room... Is dinner ready?"
He didn't reply for a second, giving a look that said 'I can tell you're bullshitting', but then said with a smile, "Not quite yet"
XXX
An hour later, the smell of dinner wafted through the house, everyone but Penny had arrived - Derek had arrived pretty much on time, then Emily a few minutes later. "Smells great Spence" I smiled.
"Hey, he can't all the credit!" Dave called through from the kitchen, where he was dishing up.
"We ready yet?" Morgan asked, "I'm starving!"
"Two minutes!"
I laughed. Spencer shook his head slightly, "Do you want to come and get a seat?" We all made our way through to the dining room and took a seat, chatting and laughing about Rossi cooking in Spencer's house. "He did offer!" I laughed.
"Yeah, that's because he was scared you were going to cook!" Morgan teased.
"Oh ha ha"
Then Rossi appeared, "And dinner, is served"
The meal was great, as it always was when Dave was cooking - Spencer was a good cook as well, but David Rossi always managed to make everything he was part of making, taste amazing. We were all about half way through our food, laughing away as per usual, when the doorbell went mid-conversation. I got up to get it; I'd been getting texts from Garcia saying she was 'on her way' for the last twenty minutes.
I got the door and let Garcia in, getting a hug from her in the process. We walked back through to the dining room, back into the middle of Morgan's story. "...said, "Oh-"
"Sorry for being late!" Garcia gushed, "I got sidetracked then I had to get ready then the traffic was horrific on the way here."
"It's okay, Penelope" Rossi smiled, "Have a seat. You were saying, Derek"
"I was saying - "they're such a cute couple aren't they" and th-"
"I know right!" Garcia interupted hyperly - not realising in her excitment over not having to keep a secret any longer, that Morgan hadn't been talking about Spencer and I. "It's so good to-"
"What?" Morgan looked at her, frowning in utter confusion. "Baby girl, what are you talking about?"
"Jess and Spe... oh"
