I love these two, just a few chapters left


Susie wouldn't talk to anyone yet. She was still too shaken up by what happened to her. JJ stayed with her over night, Barry and Spencer continued on with the search groups. They expanded their search perimeter. They searched through the night and all the way into lunch the next morning. Everyone was exhausted and no one had found anything. The team managed to keep Susie's return from the news. They did notify Mrs. Eldora and she agreed to keep it quiet.

Spencer and Barry were afraid if this reached the news then Mr. Eldora would act irrationally and kill both Alice and Millie. The two were worn out from walking for hours. They didn't want to give up, but a sleepless group wouldn't do anyone any good. They caught a ride to Spencer's house with a fellow cop. Barry didn't make it to his room and passed out on the couch. Spencer went to get a blanket for Barry and covered him. He stood there for a moment and looked at the sleeping man. It was nice having him around. Spencer yawned and tore his eyes away. He managed to stumble to his own bed to rest.

Joe and Eddie were busy back in Barry's hometown. Barry had given them the tip to look in nearby cow pastures that had been abandoned. Joe had gathered several groups and had them search every cow pasture in a 70 mile radius. They didn't find the girls, but what they did find was Mr. Eldora dead. He had committed suicide. There was no note, but there were signs of the girls being held here. He must have moved them before he killed himself. Hopefully they were still alive. Joe called Barry and left a voicemail. He explained what they found and asked for Barry to call when he could.

When Barry woke up he felt groggy and out of place. It was dark out which threw his body off. He glanced at the clock. It was a little past midnight. He gave the blanket around him a weird look, before standing. He was starving so he headed to the kitchen and prowled around for something to eat. He must have been too loud because Spencer woke up and flicked the light in the kitchen on. Barry blinked and looked at the disheveled Spencer. His hair was all messed up and he looked adorable. "Hey" Spencer mumbles "I thought I heard you in here." Barry laughs softly "I was hungry… I didn't mean to wake you."

Spencer walks deeper into the kitchen and waves his hand "It's fine, I'm hungry too." He heads to the fridge and catches a glimpse out the window "What time is it?" He asks and looks back at Barry. Barry grins "12:08 p.m." Spencer yawns and looks back in the fridge. It was pretty much empty. "I need to do some shopping." He says with a laugh. Barry nods "Yeah I couldn't find anything either. I was thinking about ordering some pizza." Spencer nods "Yeah…" he rubs his stomach absently "Pizza sounds good."

Spencer follows Barry back to the living room where Barry picks his phone up to make the call. He dials in for two large pizzas before checking his voicemail. He listens to Joe's message twice before telling Spencer the news. "We may never find those girls." Barry says. His stomach drops. After they had found Susie still alive he had gained so much hope that the other two would still be alive. Spencer rests a hand on his shoulder "It's not over yet. We will find them." Barry nods and takes a deep breath "We can pour over the files again while we eat. We may find something new…" Spencer gives Barry a slight smile.

Barry goes to get the files and Spencer grabs some drinks for the two of them. Barry was sitting on the couch. He was working on spreading the files out. To his shock Spencer hands him a beer. "I didn't know you drink." Barry took the bottle from Spencer and looks at the label "Only the good kind." Spencer says. Barry grins and takes a sip. The good kind was expensive and delicious. Spencer sits beside Barry and lifts his own beer to his lips. Barry watches with the feeling that maybe consuming alcohol isn't the best thing to do around his recent crush. Spencer notices Barry staring and it isn't for the first time either. He takes another sip of his drink and picks up a file. He wasn't going to say anything to Barry right now. Not in the middle of a case.

The doorbell goes off and Barry gets up to get the pizza. He pays and comes back in with the pizza. Spencer had cleared off a spot for the boxes. Barry places the boxes down and goes to the kitchen to get some napkins and plates. Spencer was already working on his first slice. Barry grins and hands him a plate and several napkins "Careful not to get any on the papers." Spencer nods and wipes his fingers off before grabbing a piece of paper and looking over it.

An entire box of pizza and three beers each somehow led to a game of chess. Neither had found anything, though they doubted they would. Not after how many times they both had read the files. Barry used to play with Joe, but eventually gave it up when he got older. He didn't have many friends and the ones he did have actually didn't play chess. Cisco was more of a video gamer and while Caitlin loved her board games, she didn't like chess. Spencer was pretty good at it and he won several times. Barry claimed it was because he had gotten rusty, not because Spencer was a pro at it.

Barry was about to make his move and claim checkmate when Spencer jumps up "We missed something!" Barry raises his eyes and looks at Spencer "Missed something? In the case?" Spencer nods "Remember when we went to the most recent victim's house? The only windows that could open without all the fuss was the ones in the parents' room." He slurred a bit which Barry found cute. Lately everything about Spencer was cute. "Right… but what did we miss?" Spencer stumbles over to the files and finds the recent report from Alice's kidnapping.

"We never checked the windows of the other houses and both houses lacked any signs of being broken into. We know the first kidnapping was done by Mr. Eldora. The reason he got in was because it was his own house. The…" He hiccupped softly and Barry grinned. Spencer must not drink much. "The others had to be in on it. No way he got in without showing signs of entry." Barry nodded "Okay, we can check on that in the morning. You need to sleep."

He nods and yawns. His arms go up as he does and his shirt follows. A thin strip of pale skin was exposed and it immediately attracted Barry's gaze. It only lasted for a moment though. "Can you help me?" Spencer asks. He plopped down on the couch and curled up "I'm just gonna nap here. Get me a blanket?" Barry laughed and went to Spencer's room to grab a blanket and pillow. Alcohol didn't affect him, so he was fine. He stepped into Spencer's room and flicked on the light. It was neat and simple just like the rest of the house. One thing that made him pause was the guitar leaning on the wall.

Barry grabbed a blanket and a pillow and headed back. He'd ask about the guitar later. Spencer was still curled up on the couch, but he looked like he was already asleep. Barry wrapped the blanket around him and set the pillow beside him in case he woke up and moved to a more comfortable position. Barry went back to his room and climbed into bed. His thoughts before he went to bed were once again filled with Spencer.