Spencer
"What the hell, Dr Reid!"
The young man was standing at her door, and she was hoping he had a good reason. "Why are you here? It's nearly three in the morning!"
"I'm sorry Miss Park...this is urgent. It's about the case."
She sighed, and let him enter her apartment.
He followed her in, and found himself gazing at her bare legs. Dr Park hadn't expected him at the door, otherwise she wouldn't have been dressed so lightly. Spencer was blushing a bit, embarrassed. He wasn't used to these situations. She turned around, and she too, seemed flustered.
"Wait a second."
The girl went into her room and came back, wearing a blue kimono. Spencer internally approved - Japanese culture had always fascinated him.
"So. Tell me the reason of your visit." She signalled him a chair, in front of her kitchen counter. He sat, as she took place on the other side and started boiling water.
"Well, it's complicated-"
"Coffee or Tea?" She asked, holding up two boxes.
"What?"
"Choose." She gave him a mysterious smile, as she placed them in front of him.
Spencer hesitantly picked up the coffee box.
"Wrong choice!" She smiled and shook her head. "It was a trick question. You always take tea."
Spencer seemed confused. "I'm sorry, I-"
The young girl laughed. "Seriously though, you can pick anything you like."
"Then I'll try tea." He was surprised at how much he was smiling around her.
"Good." She gave him an approving look, and got back to brewing the leaves. "Sorry if I interrupted you, please tell me."
"Well..." He paused and hesitated, but kept talking. "It might seem a bit far-fetched, but I need you to believe me and be on my side."
She slid a hot mug of the drink in front of him.
"Okay." She was intrigued. Maybe his ways had convinced her, even only after a day.
He left a pause, before asking,
"For how long do you have the corpses at your office?"
Although she was surprised by his question, the girl answered.
"Well, we have to give the bodies of the first two victims to the morgue tomorrow afternoon. So, technically, today. They haven't been claimed yet so they'll be branded as unknown."
"Okay, I need you to be on board with this." He said, anxiously.
She slowly nodded, curious.
"If it's nothing illegal or unethical, I'm in."
"You'll be glad to hear it's neither." He paused. "Do you have the keys to the coroner's office?"
"Yeah, all the medical examiners do. Why?"
"I need to check something on the victims."
Lilith considered what he'd said, before muttering to herself,
"Jordan won't like this..."
"Jordan? Who's Jordan?"
"My colleague. He's the one who worked the case for the three bodies, but he left on a honeymoon as soon as he was done with the last corpse. That's why I was the one who presented the file to you guys. I'm new in the office, so they give me the boring stuff."
She said, plainly.
"And why won't he like it?"
"Well, me, a novice, going over his case for errors isn't quite... flattering."
"For a novice, you're great at what you do." The doctor said, earnestly.
She smiled, happy that she was at least able to help someone.
Spencer
Reid sipped on his tea, thoughtfully, trying to find a solution to the Jordan problem. As he brought the cup to his lips, he was pleasantly surprised.
"Tea usually isn't really my thing, but wow, I'm impressed." He said. The look on his face was enough to tell he was blown away.
She was pleased by his expression, and grinned as she grabbed her keys and a coat.
"I know, but my tea isn't any tea. It's special." She paused, before adding, "We're leaving by the way, take your stuff."
Spencer followed her across the living room.
"Could you tell me what tea you used?"
She unlocked her door, and they stepped out of her apartment.
Turning herself to face him, she smiled ambiguously.
"It's a secret."