A/N~ So now you know why Cas was mad at Spencer - although it was more like she was mad at herself. Either way, their story will be ending soon…..

Disclaimer: Per the usual, I do not own Doctor Who or Criminal Minds.

Spencer's P.O.V.

It had been two days now since Cas and I had our fight, and she still had yet to come back. I was miserable, constantly replaying our argument over and over in my head. I kept blaming myself for it, no matter how many times I told myself that it takes two to have a fight.

Cas had taken her Vortex Manipulator with her when she left, so I couldn't even try to find her and apologize - I had to wait for her to come back to me.

"Life with a time traveler," I had found myself muttering on more than one occasion. "Who knew it could be such hard work?"

When she finally did, I couldn't say anything. I just wrapped her in a hug and held her for the longest time. She let me hold her for a few minutes, but then she started to get restless. "Oi!" she protested. "Let go, come on now!"

I pulled away, laughing softly. "Sorry." I said as I settled down on the couch, taking Cas with me. "So where were you?"

She snuggled down on the couch with me. "Aunt Sarah's house, for about a week." she said nonchalantly. "She says hi, by the way."

"That's nice." I said sleepily. It was three in the morning, and I hadn't been sleeping well the past few days because I was so worried about her.

"What're you still doing up, anyways?" Cas asked me as she ran a hand through my hair.

"Was waiting for you." I told her, nearly asleep - the combination of my current exhaustion and the soothing feeling of her fingers on my scalp was better than a sleeping pill.

"Oh." was the response. Cas might have said more, but I didn't hear it if she did - I was already asleep.

Catherine's P.O.V.

I played with Spencer's hair absentmindedly as I sat on the sofa, lost in thought. My mind kept going over what Aunt Sarah had told me:

"Which will be worse - leaving him behind, or holding onto him until its too late?"

I already knew the answer, of course - had seen my Dad go through the exact same thing too many times to count, especially with Mum. But that didn't mean that the choice was any easier to make.

Or that it would be any easier to end.

A/N~ Only a chapter or two left, everyone! However, I will probably be going through and adding in some more chapters here and there - particularly ones with Angela Lake in them. So the fun's not over yet!

Allons-y!