"Okay but how did you know that he wouldn't shoot before you?" They sat in a library both reading in two comfy chairs, noses buried in books, pages flipping quickly. They had been hanging out periodically. It was nice to have someone to talk to, especially when they weren't constantly questioning you about your age, knowledge, or what she smells or sees. For him, Elizabeth suspected the reason he called her was less about talking and more companionship, wanting to just escape academia and work for a bit. For her, it was nice to have a constant in her life, it made her think that she could stay at a job for longer than a month, but then she thought how boring that would be.

"I didn't, but if the SWAT came in there would be more casualties." He replied flipping the page quickly.

"So, you let your boss beat you, so you could get the gun?" Her eyes glanced up and quickly went back to the words and colors.

"Well I wouldn't say let, I just followed his plan, and he kicked like a nine-year-old girl."

"Ouch, that's gotta hurt, I accidentally broke my oldest brother's rib when I was nine." She said with a smile as she flipped a page.

"What?" Reid looked up from the book to stare at his companion.

"Yeah, when we were playing soccer, my brother fell down from slipping over the ball, I was already going in to kick it so bam." She turned to the next page. "Hospital trip and weeks of having to explain to your friends and classmates that your nine-year-old sister broke your rib." She smiled as she closed her copy of Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone. Looking over at her complain she meet his stare. "And finished." Dr. Reid's eyes widen as he realized what she just did.

"That's no fair! You know I'm faster than you, so you distracted me!"

"Shh!" The elderly librarian glared at them from afar, in response they just giggled.

"You know I don't think I have ever been sushed in a library before." Reid said as he smiled as he relished in his small act of rebellion. That is until he realized what happen again.

"You still cheated!"

"The goal was to finish the book, there was no rules on how you got there" She smirked devilishly. "So, you owe me some tea, Dr. Reid."

"You know I would've beat you."

"Deals a deal so pay up Gambling man." She gave him that nickname as soon as she learned he was from Las Vegas, it fitted his competitive nature.

"Yeah yeah, let's get going, I want some coffee."

"You mean you want some sugar and coffee on the side." Reid stretched his legs, even in the comfy chairs of the library, he was taller than average. Elizabeth looked down at her own legs, she was barely taller than 5 feet. When she stood up with him, she barely hit his chest. We wouldn't look good together she thought. And as soon as she thought that she threw it out of mind. They've only known each other for 4 months, 3 of which with them interacting. They were friends, one of her first outside her family and she wasn't going to ruin that for flights of fancy. "Don't you want to finish it?"

"Sure, give me a sec." Reid flipped through the last pages and finished within a few minutes.

"I think you're getting rusty, you took a lot longer than a second." She looked at him with a smile tugging at her lips.

"I'm not, you just counted wrong."

"Oh, so now the person with the astronomy degree can't count"

"I think I have advantage here, I have the mathematics doctorate."

"Come on, let's go get drinks."

"You mean I go get drinks and you just follow me, leeching off me."

"That's a strong word there, leeching, huh." Her eye glazed for a second as she imagined the letter and then the colors, red and blue lines, more wine colored and ocean grey blue.

"What's the color?" Reid looked down at her.

"Wine and ocean lines bleeding into each other."

"what was the book?"

"Oh, it was so beautiful, it was so bright, the colors and words flowed right off the page, I love books about magic, and J.K Rowling knows how to use words." Elizabeth vocalized with her hands as her eyes sparkled. Reid looked down entranced, he started to say;

"Hey, would it be okay if we used- "

RING RING RING, they both looked down at his phone and then at each other. Reid answered.

"Hello? Hotch? Yeah I'll be there in an hour." He hung up and looked at her, apologies written on his face.

"Go on, Gambling man, go save some lives, just remember your debts you owe."

"Thanks, I'll call you when we're done!" and he took off out the library, earning another glare from the librarian. She shook her head with a smile, he loved that job more than himself. It was nice to find someone she could relate to, and she hoped that he felt the same.

Two weeks later

"Hey, its Spen- Dr. Reid... um I just, I'm sorry I haven't been able to call you recently we've been swamped with cases. we're flying back soon, and I just really need a… friend, so I hope you get this, bye"

Hello readers! Now for the next couple day there is going to be regular updates throughout the day. Eventually the chapters will become weekly. I plan on covering season 1 and 2 in this story, though it may continue longer than that depending how it turns out. Thank you!