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When Spencer wakes to a cold bed, he groans grumpily and peels his eyes open. As he suspected, Devyn is nowhere in sight. He can't remember the last time one of them wasn't out of the bed way before the other. Pardon him if he wants to spend his morning cuddling with his girlfriend. Wait, no, fiancée. That brings the smile back to Spencer's face.

"What are you grinning about in here?" Devyn's voice reaches his ears from the doorway. Spencer stretches his head up to see her leaning against the frame, smiling at him.

"Was just thinking," Spencer mumbles while sitting up, wincing when it pulls on his stitches.

"You've been doing that a lot lately, huh?" Devyn pushes off the wall and moves to help fix his sling. "Only good things, I hope."

"Thinking about this," Spencer grabs Devyn's left hand and rubs his thumb over the engagement ring resting on her finger.

"Regrets?" Devyn jokes and Spencer shakes his head, lifting her hand to his lips.

"Never,"

"Good, because I made breakfast," Devyn stands from the bed and grabs tightly to Spencer's to pull him to his feet.

"Ah, that's where you went," Spencer mumbles and removes his hand from Devyn's and wraps it around her waist from behind before burying his face in her neck. "I wanted to lay in bed with you."

"Tomorrow morning we can stay in bed all day, I promise." Devyn turns her head towards Spencer when he rests his chin on her shoulder.

"I'll hold you to that," He says before kissing her and standing straight, leading the way into the kitchen.

"So we've got a comedy and a comedy," Devyn looks between the two movie options, her lips shoved to the side in a thoughtful expression. "You choose." The young woman sets the remote in Spencer's lap before jumping off the couch and heading into the kitchen.

"Oh, no," Spencer turns his head when he hears Devyn's exclamation.

"What?" He calls back to her, watching as she rejoins him with a pout on her lips.

"We're out of popcorn," She frowns and Spencer can't help but chuckle. "How is that funny?"

"You're just adorable," Spencer tells her with a wide grin. "Come on, we don't need popcorn."

"Yes, Spence, we do. I do," Devyn corrects. She's not normally so picky but...she really wants popcorn, okay? "I'll just run down to the corner store and pick some up real quick." She shrugs while grabbing a few dollars from her wallet. "I'll be twenty minutes, tops."

Spencer opens his mouth to argue but purses his lips and sighs instead. "I'll come with you."

"Nope," Devyn pops the 'p' at the end of the word and shakes her head. "You're injured and I'll be super quick. Promise."

"Fine," Spencer sighs with mock annoyance and settles deeper into the couch.

"Aw, I'll be back before you know it," Devyn leans over the back of the couch and kisses Spencer's cheek before turning towards the door and her shoes. "I'll get you airheads!" She shouts back before closing the door behind her and heading down the stairs.

The night is calm when she exits the building. There's a chill in the air but her long sleeves help protect her from the cold. Clearing her throat randomly, Devyn starts down the sidewalk towards the closest little store a few blocks down. It's a small place, cleaner than you'd think from the outside. And Mr. Joseph who owns and works there is always so nice.

The bell above the door chimes when Devyn enters the store, alerting the man behind the counter to her presence. She smiles and waves at the older man who returns the pleasantry.

Devyn goes straight for the popcorn, knowing exactly where it is. She grabs a big box so they won't run out again soon before moving to the candy aisle in search of candy for her fiancé. She smiles at the thought and glances down at her ring. Then she chuckles to herself because she's buying candy for her fiancé. A love for treats has no age limits, knowing Richard has proven that to her, but she for some reason finds it funny. Or maybe that's just the happy feeling enveloping her entire body making the small things funny.

With her items in hand, Devyn moves to the checkout and sets them onto the counter. "Movie night?" Joseph asks and Devyn nods.

"Yeah, I didn't realize I'd run out of popcorn until we'd already sat down," Devyn huffs and Joseph chuckles, the wrinkles around his eyes much more prominent at the action.

"Ah, can't have movie night without the snacks,"

"Thank you," Devyn says while handing overpayment. "Spencer doesn't agree."

"Feds," Joseph grumbles good-naturedly.

"Yeah, but what can I say? I love him," Devyn shrugs while taking the bag Joseph hands to her.

"Have a good night," Joseph says kindly and waves to her as she leaves the store.

"You too," Brushing hair from her face, Devyn pulls out her phone to check the time. At this rate, she'll make it back earlier than she'd thought. Slipping the device back into her pocket, Devyn lifts her head and shakes a strand of hair out of her face.

It happens so quickly, Devyn's mind doesn't even have time to realize that there's a pair of arms wrapping around her before her entire world goes dark.

Setting his and Devyn's freshly made drinks on the coffee table, Spencer rubs his eyes and squints up at the clock. It's been exactly twenty minutes since she'd left but Spencer knows Joseph sometimes likes to talk about his kids and Devyn is always more than happy to listen.

Pulling out his phone, Spencer shoots his fiancée a quick text before leaning back. He purses his lips and looks around, their movie sitting paused on the tv.

The second's tick by slowly. Spencer waits until five minutes have passed before he decides to call Devyn. She would never interrupt Joseph if he's in one of his happy rants so he'll give her an excuse.

The line rings once, twice, three times. Devyn always answers on the fourth ring. It's odd, Spencer thinks. She always answers on the fourth ring. Always the fourth or not at all. But she only doesn't answer if she's busy and there's no reason for her not to answer right now. She'd just gone down the street to grab a couple of things.

After the seventh ring, Spencer hangs up and details again, now sitting on the edge of his seat.

One...two...three...four...five...

Sighing, Spencer shakes his head and dials again. He's not worried, he's not. There's nothing to be worried about. She just went down the street.

Climbing to his feet, Spencer slips on his shoes and grabs his jacket before leaving the apartment. The corner store is pretty much a straight shot from their building. It's easy to find and not hard to get to. Spencer marches there with a purpose, telling himself over and over again that he's overreacting. His job has just made him paranoid.

The little bell above the door rings when Spencer pushes the door open, his eyes immediately scanning for the familiar head of brown hair.

"Ah, the good doctor," Joseph's greeting pulls Spencer's attention towards the older man. His smile is usually contagious but all Spencer can feel is a pit forming in his gut.

"Was Devyn just in here?" Reid asks without greeting the man back. He watches as his grey eyebrows furrow while he nods.

"Yes, she was just here. Left about...ten minutes ago." Joseph says with a thoughtful and confused expression.

"Was she alone? Did anyone leave with her?"

"Uh, no, no one was around," Joseph shakes his head and Spencer walks back out of the store without another word, his phone already by his ear. He would've met her on the way back to the apartment if she was on her way. But he didn't.

One...two...three...

Spencer runs his hand over his hair and down the back of his neck. With nothing else to do, he starts back towards the apartment, this time paying more attention to his surroundings.

"Come on, Dev," He mumbles to himself while redialing her number. This time, the ringing on his end isn't the only ringing he hears.

With his heart now in his stomach, Spencer slowly turns down the alley next to him. He feels like he's going to be sick. Moving into the shadows and away from the light provided by the street lamps, Spencer crouches down near a dumpster and picks up the ringing phone. Devyn's ringing phone. The screen is cracked, badly. More so than what would happen from just dropping it.

Setting the device back where he found it, Spencer stands, his heart beating wildly behind his ribs as he spins around on his feet. He wants to call out for Devyn but he knows it's no use. She's already gone.

1. WHHAAAAAT!? What? Another cliff hanger! What do you guys think has happened?
2. I'm proud of this chapter. I think it turned out great and just the way I wanted it to. Like, the ambiance and everything. Perfecto
3. So, there was nice fluff at the beginning but then things took a turn for the worse. Devyn has one missing. Spencer is freaking out. Will she be found in time? Or is this new beginning going to end before it should?

Thanks for reading! I'd love to know your thoughts, theories, and reactions!

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