Chapter 25

When Reid got up the next morning, he was excited for work, leaving early and grabbing breakfast on the way to the BAU. He never realized how hungry he actually got until food was put in front of him , and the smell would cause his stomach to make the noises of a dyeing whale.

When he got to work, he was the usual third to arrive, first being Hotch and second being JJ. David would probably arrive next, then Morgan and finally Ryan and Penelope. Reid wondered for a moment if anyone noticed the arrival pattern. Spencer doubted that, he was the only one who noticed all of the little things that went on around here.

Reid made himself another cup of coffee from the break room and sat down in one of the hard plastic chairs at the break room table. Penelope paraded into the room, and sat down next to spencer. The order in which Penelope and Ryan showed up was fairly interchangeable. "So" She said, her lips glossy and bright pink

"A little birdy told me that you and a certain hunk of gorgeous red-headed burning love got back together last night…and that everyone except Hotch and Strauss is informed about the two of you being so cozy together and occasionally doing the nasty." She said winking, resting a cheek in the palm of her hand, which was adorned with a gigantic cocktail ring. Spencer was too happy to be embarrassed. "Yeah, I suppose you're right." Reid replied

"I think the one who's going to be most upset about it is Hotch." Garcia suggested.

"Why do you say that?" Reid asked, raising an eyebrow

"Well…after a brief dig through Strauss's computer history…Well lets just say she's got a bit of a soft spot for the gay boys." Garcia was trying to hold back her giggles

"What do you mean?" Reid felt a little disturbed.

"I'll leave that one to your brilliant imagination, boy genius" She chuckled, getting up from the plastic chair and heading back towards her office.

Spencer inwardly cringed at what Strauss could be looking at in her spare time. He sipped his coffee , thoughts of what kind of things Strauss looked at in her free time. He had originally figured that she would be one for funny cat pictures or something tame like that, but now all he could picture was her turning on gay porn as soon as they left for the jet before a case.

"You look grossed out. Did Garcia tell you about Strauss's gay literotica thing?" Ryan said, pulling up a chair.

"Oh gross that's what it is?" Reid responded thinking she was watching videos or looking at pictures, but no she was reading poorly written pornographic literature. If it could be called literature.

"Yeah, did you really think she'd be streaming "Hot slutty firemen getting it up the ass" at work?" Ryan laughed.

Spencer made a disgusted face.

"Stop talking about Strauss's gay porn thing and get in the meeting room" Hotch sighed, walking by.

"Geez does everyone know?" Reid asked, wondering why he was always the last to find out about everything.

"Yeah, everyone knows, even the janitors. She just doesn't know that we know so we cant let her know that we know at the risk of getting our asses fried when she finally shoots lasers out of her eyes."

The image of Strauss shooting lasers out of her eyes got a chuckle out of Spencer who grabbed his coffee cup and got up to go to the meeting room. Ryan got up and followed him, his eyes trained on Spencer's skinny back side. He wanted that, but it would have to wait because they where most difinitely going on a case today.

Garcia turned on the projector, handed Reid his thick manila envelope and went away from the meeting room quickly, her sky-high heels muffled by the carpet as she sped away, fleeing from whatever nasty pictures today's case had in store. Spencer opened his envelope to pictures of bloody gunshot wound victims. He raised an eyebrow as Ryan sat down next to him , sneaking a gentle stroke of Spencer's thigh before anyone else came in and sat down

Emily and Hotch entered and sat down, JJ coming in shortly after. "We've got a long string of abductions ending in gunshots, the ages genders and races of the victims vary and they where all shot execution style after being reported missing for several days. Our latest victim is a black man, about twenty years old. He was found by a runner in the park this morning. We're heading out to Portland in an hour, so grab your go bags." JJ sighed, turning off the projector with a little remote control she kept on her because she thought seeing Garcia climb up onto the ergonomic desk chairs in her high heels to push the button on the projector that was mounted to the ceiling was quite humorous. She would leave it in a conspicuous place if Garcia ever did fall, just out of sheer guilt.

"Reid, I'm clearing you for this case, so feel free to go grab your go bag. " Hotch said, as they left the meeting room.

Spencer felt excited and quickly thanked Hotch , even though he would rather stay home that night with Ryan. Spencer went out to his car and grabbed the duffle bag that he kept in the trunk and went back inside to his desk. Ryan came back, duffle bag over his shoulder. "hey " he smirked, leaning against Reid's desk

"I hear Hotch is letting you come with us this time" Ryan smiled. "yeah" Reid smiled

"Good. I've missed having you around on cases." Ryan chuckled. "maybe we'll get to room together"

"That would be nice. I'm always so cold at night" Reid sighed.

"Yeah, You're probably so cold because you don't eat enough" Ryan said.

"I was putting on some weight for a while" Reid pleaded.

On the plane, the team was briefed again and assignments where given out. Reid and Hotch set up the Field office, Ryan and Emily went to crime scenes with Rossi and JJ began making press appointments.

That night JJ handed out room keys, making sure to room Reid and Ryan together. Hotch was with Rossi and she was with Emily. It was a comfortable arrangement to say the least.

Ryan laid on the bed closest to the wall, his arms behind his head, legs stretched out. Reid smirked Ryan was absolutely sexy like that, his shirt hiked up a little, partially revealing the barrels of his pistol tattoos. He smirked and laid down in the bed his head resting on Ryan's shoulder, one leg draped over Ryan's waist and a finger gently traced shapes over his chest. Ryan took an arm from behind his head and wrapped it around Spencer's shoulder. Reid closed his eyes and Ryan pulled up the covers over them.

"Can I tell you a secret?" Ryan whispered.

"of course." Spencer replied.

"I love you." Ryan whispered

"I love you too." Reid murmured.