Spencer and Caroline walked down the streets in the direction of the train station; Spencer was dressed in a white t-shirt, some dark green corduroy trousers and black chucks, while Caroline wore some jeans with a grey t-shirt, a burgundy cardigan and some sandals.
For Vegas it was a cold day, Spencer was still used to the weather in Quantico so he didn't mind.
They entered the train station and suddenly Spencer could see Caroline slip next to him.
He was able to catch her just before she could hit the ground.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, thank you I just slipped and well you already know I'm clumsy regarding how we met."
"You're welcome – I already own you because you help me to get some furniture."
"You never really asked to accompany me and I still own you because I nearly killed you so I need to make up for that."
"You didn't nearly kill me." They both chuckled and soon after that their train arrived.
It was pretty nice to talk to Caroline, she was so happy and everything seemed so easy with her…so normal. He just went to buy furniture with a friend, a completely normal thing but it was special for him. He didn't have many friends before he joined the BAU and even at the BAU there was rarely anything normal going on…
He missed the team, he thought about what would they be doing right now and thought of Garcia and Morgan flirting with each other while Emily said something ironic to tease Morgan while JJ tried not to laugh and Rossi just stood there and watched them while Hotch would try to stop them… he didn't want to miss them it made things a lot more difficult.
He decided he would write them soon, but he needed some time and he was very happy to spend a lot of this time with Caroline and he was very excited to meet his new team.
He was scared that they wouldn't like him but right now he just tried to concentrate on buying furniture like anybody else would.
The furniture store was pretty big and Spencer was incredibly thankful that Caroline seemed to know this place and so she lead him through the store.
"This couch would look pretty nice in your living room and it would suit this table…" now it was Caroline's turn to ramble and Spencer enjoyed it, it was nice not to be the one who talked about boring stuff… it was really boring but he listened to her and smiled all the time.
He didn't need to help her picking out something, she would be a great profiler, they bought nice furniture that wasn't depressing, actually it looked pretty stylish but it suit Spencer as well and some way Caroline was able to find the perfect things for his apartment.
They bought a black leather couch that was unbelievable comfortable and a black table that suit the couch, a bed that was white and a closet in the same color, the closet was much bigger than his old one and he was sure that he would never be able to fill it but he didn't mind, they bought three big cupboards for his books, so one wall would consist only of books, they also bought a big mirror and a nightstand for his bedroom and a lamp, so Spencer could still read in the night.
They bought many more things and in the end Spencer was handed quite a bill by the cashier.
"Have a good day." the casheer was a young boy in his twenties, he probably still went to college.
"You, too." Spencer and Caroline answered in the same second and they both started to giggle, the cashier smirked at Spencer.
"Well you two are quite a couple, you even say things simultaneously." the young man chuckled.
"Oh we are no…-" , Spencer started to stutter.
"We are just…-" Caroline was interrupted by the cashier.
"Oh I get it." The cashier just proceeded to do his job, but they were still a bit awkward.
They went to rent a car at the furniture store, for their purchase and then they drove home.
They talked all the time until a song in the radio started and Caroline started to sing along.
I hear the drums echoing tonight
she hears only whispers
of some quiet conversation
"Come on Spencer, everybody knows this song - sing with me it will be fun."
"A study just released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found that multitasking drivers are three times as likely to be involved in a crash."
"Oh come on Spencer, please…" damn her eyes were so blue…
And when the chorus started and Caroline sang louder, Spencer just said the lyrics like a statistic or in a conversation. Caroline glared at him and he actually started to sing, Caroline turned the music louder and they just laughed and sang.
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
there's nothing that a hundred men
or more could ever do
I bless the rain's down in Africa
gonna take some time to do
the things we never had ooh ooh
"I told you it would be fun…"
"Maybe you were right, it was a bit funny but I still don't understand the sense of it."
"See that's your problem, there is no sense in singing you just do it to have fun."
"That's not very functional."
"Oh I guess you will be a lot of work Doctor Reid." She stressed the last part of the sentence.
"What kind of work?"
"I will teach you how to have fun and live your life, it seems like you are not very bright in that category."
Spencer didn't know what to answer, she was right he really could use some help.
"Well since you own me, regarding you "nearly killed" me – I think that's what I want you to do…"
"I'm in."
Caroline was surprised that Spencer accepted her help just like this but she was happy that she was able to help her new friend. He was really something special and even if he was shy she knew that they would have a lot of fun and that there was more than a shy and awkward Spencer Reid.
Spencer offered Caroline to drive her home and she told him she lived right next to the coffee shop. A few minutes later he parked in front of the apartment, it suited Caroline and he was surprised that he hadn't seen it the first time.
"Thank you for this day, it was really great…-" Spencer felt his throat turning dry and hoped that this effect would disappear soon.
"You're welcome and I really enjoyed it...just tell me when you have some time left and then we will start the lessons." She grinned and it warmed her heart to see Spencer smile as well, he had a wonderful smile.
"I will, I start working tomorrow , I'm free on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday but you can call me whenever you want."
Spencer waved a shy goodbye in her direction and she just laughed, Spencer was a great guy and she would definitely call him…
"Spencer wait…- I don't have your number." Spencer just glanced over his shoulder.
"It's behind your ear, see you." He gave her a last smile and drove home.
Caroline grabbed behind her ear and found a piece of paper with a number one it, she smirked, that was something she would ask Spencer about, the next time they would meet, there was a lot she did not know about Spencer Reid, but there was plenty of time to change that.
Chapter 11 and it's a lot of fluff, but I already warned you that there will be a lot of it.
I never thought about Spencer singing because it was something he would never do, and that's exactly the reason why he sang in this chapter, when I sing I feel free and happy and I wanted Spencer to feel the same song Caroline and Spencer sang was
Toto-Africa and I listened to it a lot lately, so I just added it to the story, but if you don't like the song, imagine it would be another one ;)
In the next chapter Spencer will meet his new team.
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