A/N Here is the next chapter loyal readers. Warinings are the same as always. I own nothing or CM but my own chracters.
Chapter 2
7:30 am the next morning.
Spencer hated mornings. And after last night's broken sleep he felt as wiped out as he did back in the days of his own nightmares. He still did not know what was really bothering Lily, but he had some ideas. He got up and padded into the kitchen while he waited for coffee to brew he thought about how much his life had changed in the last year. He was married with a kid on the way and four months ago they had moved into this house in a suburb close to Quantico.
Lily came into the room, her hair wet. Spencer hated to say she waddled but that is exactly what she did. She walked up behind him and put her arms around his waist holding him tight.
He sighed and said "Lily are you okay?"
"No Spencer I still feel like something bad is going to happen to you." She moved around to face him, her eyes were shadowed and she looked exhausted. She grimaced in pain, took a deep breath and let it out. He took her hand and led her over to a chair by the kitchen table. She sat with difficulty.
"How far apart are they?" he asked.
"About an hour now, she answered, and don't change the subject."
"What subject?"
"The one you don't want to acknowledge is real."
"Lily, vivid dreams are a side effect of pregnancy, 73 of women suffer from the at some time during pregnancy."
"Just stop it Spencer I am not a statistic you can just compartmentalize in your brain." Lily snapped.
Spencer was shocked she never spoke to him like this even with some of her more severe mood swings.
"I am sorry honey I didn't mean to imply-"
"Don't patronize me Dr Reid. You think this is all pregnancy induced hysteria, her voice was rising steadily. You think I am one of your unsubs you can profile. I'm not, I'm your wife and I will not be treated like a child."
"Lily I don't know why you are so upset. I only -'
"Save it Spencer you think I am whacked on hormones and incapable of rational thought."
"Lily stop it he shouted. Listen to me and think will you, I only want to help you and I think you are worried about the birth and are projecting that fear onto me."
"Like I said you can't stop profiling to save your life, can you?" Do you know what it is like to live with someone who constantly scrutinizes your body language and everything you do and say for "hidden meaning" She was shouting now.
"Lily I can't do this now I have got to get to work." He pushed away and turned to leave his own temper snapping.
"Spencer wait, please!" Lily said struggling to her feet. "Please don't leave. Stay here with me just today. You're between cases." she said reaching out to touch his cheek.
He flinched away and said coldly "I can't Lily I have a ton of paperwork and I have to get caught up. I'll see you tonight." He turned on his heel grabbed his holster and his bag and slammed out of the door.
Lily collapsed on the couch and began to cry.
Later at the BAU Spencer stepped of the elevator and headed straight for coffee with lots of sugar.
"Ah oh, trouble in paradise already." Morgan grinned at Spencer.
"Don't you have paperwork to catch up on like the rest of us" Spencer said in a very no nonsense tone.
He brushed past a surprised Morgan and passed Elle without answering her hello. He dropped into his chair, picked up the first file on the stack on his desk and turned to his computer.
Elle said, "what did you say to him Derek he looks royally pissed and Reid never looks royally pissed."
"Why does it have to be something I said?"
"Because you are the only one of us that teases him mercilessly. That has to get to him no matter how good he is at hiding it most of the time."
"No, I don't think that's it. I think the lovebirds finally realized the honeymoon is over and had their first big fight."
"Do you think so? Elle asked.
"Sure I do when was the last time you saw him guzzle coffee this early in the morning."
"Not since he met Lily."
"Exactly, Elle something is up and I am going to find out what it is."
No Derek, give it a rest for a little while. If you go charging over there now he's liable to take your head off." she said putting a hand on his arm.
"Ok, princess, you are right as usual." Looking around carefully he leaned in and kissed her. Morgan had taken Reid's advice, finally, and asked her out. They had been together about 4 months and like Spencer thought they had everyone fooled as to the nature of their relationship. In reality they fooled no one.
Lily got up off the couch with some difficulty and went to answer the doorbell when it rang.
"Anne, she cried I'm so glad you're here!" She tugged her into the entry way and shut the door tears still rolling down her cheeks.
"What is it Lily." Are you alright? "
"I am beginning to question my sanity Anne."
"What's going on Lily, is Spencer here?" She asks leading Lily into the kitchen.
"No, he went to work."
Anne went to the cupboard and grabbed the tea to make Lily a cup. "Do you want to tell me what happened?"
I might as well maybe you can help me figure out why I flipped out and picked a huge fight with my husband."
"You and Spencer had a fight! What in the world happened, you two usually can't keep you hands off each other. Frankly it made the rest of us sick to watch."
Lily told Anne what had happened starting with her dream the night before. "I can't figure it out Anne.
I just have this feeling that something bad is going to happen to Spencer and I don't know why."
"Lily you should always trust your instincts, if you think something will happen then maybe you are right."
"But what if Spencer is right and I am having a hormonal meltdown?"
"Honey, it doesn't matter who is right the important thing is that you are upset and you need to calm down or your going to make your self sick." She held out her arms and hugged Lily while she cried.
After a few minutes she moved away from Anne and said, "I need to get dressed and finish drying my hair. Thanks for listening and letting me cry."
"Think nothing of it; I have the whole day free to spend with you. That is the great thing about being the boss and having great employee's you can take the day off if you want."
Anne owned two of the most successful art galleries in the DC area. In fact she and Lily had met in summer camp because they had similar artistic interests. Lily was a fair artist, but she had discovered a better head for business and had opened her first gallery in DC. When Lily had moved to DC, Anne had tried to get her to exhibit her photography but Lily refused, she was a journalist not an artist and she loved to travel. After her kidnapping and learning she was pregnant she decided to give up travel and the journalism part of her photography. She had begun to exhibit at Anne's galleries and was even more successful than she had been in journalism.
When Lily emerged from the bathroom 40 minutes later she told Anne about her doctor's visit the day before.
"So you are in labor, shouldn't you be in the hospital enjoying really good drugs?" Anne laughed.
"No the doctor doesn't want me to call him or go to the hospital until the contractions are less then 10 minutes apart. Apparently first babies take their sweet time getting here."
"Ok I guess the doctor knows best. Now on to the other reason I am here."
She opened her purse and pulled out a check and handed it to Lily.
"We sold a one of your photographs last night for quite a nice little sum." she grinned.
"Wow, this is great, thanks Anne. "
Lily grabbed her purse and headed for the door.
"Wait Lily where are you going. Anne hurried to catch up with her.
"I want you to take me to the bank so I can deposit this check I don't want it in the house."
"Are you sure you're in labor for God's sake."
"Yeah and I told you it's going to be awhile and I don't want to sit around here wondering if Spencer is okay."
"Al right but if you get to 20 minutes between contractions I am taking you to the hospital, doctor or no doctor."
Lily awkwardly climbed into Anne's SUV shut the door and put on her seatbelt. Anne followed suit and they drove out of the driveway.
When they reached the strip mall where the bank branch was located, Anne told Lily she wanted to go into the craft store. They decided to multitask Anne would go to the craft store and Lily went inside the branch instead of the drive through.
When Anne came out of the craft store 20 minutes later she was surprised that Lily hadn't joined her in the store.
"Maybe something is wrong and she is waiting in the car." She thought.
She hurried to the car and looked inside Lily wasn't there. Anne took one step towards the bank when she heard the gunshots from within.
"What the hell-"
She saw a man with a ski mask on his face move in front of the big bank windows when she saw the gun she dropped her bag and dug frantically in her purse for her cell phone. Flipping it open she dialed 911.
After 2 hours of watching Spencer, chew his pencil to bits, and hearing him sigh. Morgan got up and went over to his desk.
"Al right Reid what's going on you have been looking at the same file for an hour now.
'Morgan, please leave me alone."
No, Spencer I am concerned about you. Your usually Mr. Concentration and now you're a million miles away. Did you have a fight with Lily?
Spencer sighed again and tossed the file aside. "How did you know?"
"Hello Reid, profiler, besides we're friends, right?"
"Yes we are" Reid proceeded to tell Derek everything starting with Lily's nightmare.
"So, she is convinced that something bad is going to happen to you?"
"That is what she said but when I suggested that it could be her pregnancy and fear of giving birth she was projecting on me, she lost it and started yelling at me."
Elle had overheard their conversation and came over to Reid desk.
She said "Let me guess, you tried to figure out the dream and probably even spouted off some statistics about expectant mothers. Am I right?"
"Yes she said I was patronizing her and that I can't turn off the profiler in me when I am at home."
"Well, Elle said, were you patronizing her?"
"I guess I was but what does that have to do with anything." Spencer looked genuinely confused.
"Reid you have a lot to learn about women."
"What's that supposed to mean," Morgan said.
Elle ignored Morgan and said to Reid. "You tried to solve her problem for her that isn't what she wanted you to do."
"What did she want me to do?" Reid asked still looking perplexed.
"She wanted you to sympathize with her and understand how she felt not try to fix the problem."
"Oh, well I guess I really messed things up, huh?"
"Not if you pick up the phone right now and apologize."
"Wait, she yells at him for no reason and you want him to apologize?"
"It's alright Derek I do want to talk to her."
"Okay Spencer, do what you have to do buddy."
Spencer reached for his cell phone when it rang. He looked at the display and said "it's Anne I wonder why she is calling me?"
"Maybe answering the phone would be the best way to find out" Morgan laughed.
"Oh, right," he said and opened the phone.
"Hello."
A/N I know evil cliffy what can I say I enjoy leaving you hanging. Hehehehehe. Please tell me what you think.
