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Chapter Four:

Macy, Shawna, and Faye assembled in their war room.

"So where is Spencer?" Shawna asked.

"Doing as told and maintaining a low-profile," Faye said. "He is currently in Las Vegas visiting his mother."

"The parent visit should be fun," Macy said. "Has he thought about reaching out to his father?"

"They're on reasonably good terms so getting him to appear shouldn't be a problem. Having his mother appear is a deal-breaker and in his contract."

"I haven't read the contract yet," Shawna said. "What about his mother?"

Faye and Macy exchanged look.

"Read the contract Shawna," Macy said. "Moving on. Now we've got dates to plan and girls to pick. Who is Spencer's perfect woman?"

"Intelligent," Faye wrote on the board.

"Who could possibly be as intelligent as him?" Shawna asked.

"They don't have to be as intelligent, just willing to keep up," Faye said.

"I don't trust our current pool of contestants," Macy said. "Let's do a casting call."

"He trended on Twitter for two hours after the pacific broadcast," Shawna said. "There is definitely buzz about him."

"I want a small net," Macy said. "Five cities at the most."

"Has Lila Archer Dorance said anything about him on social media?" Faye asked.

Shawna scrolled through her phone. "Nope."

She grinned. "Reid shared a kiss with her. She initiated the kiss and dragged him into the pool."

They laughed. Macy wrote "blond" on the board.

"That doesn't mean he's into blonds necessarily," Faye said.

"I want him in a room with Lila Archer," Macy said. "He agreed to do one event for us. Let it be the press junket where Lila will be there to present her new show."

"What about his last meaningful relationship?" Shawna asked.

"He wouldn't go into specifics but they shared a love of Sherlock Holmes," Faye said.

"How did it end?" she asked.

"All he would say is that she died suddenly and I think if I pushed any further on the subject I might have lost him."

"Is there a part of his life that isn't tragic?" Shawn asked.

"This is taking too much time," Macy said writing things on the board. "Here is what I want: A model, a fitness instructor, a musician, firewoman, police officer, lawyer, teacher, ad agent, any doctor you can get, no journalists and nobody smarter than him."

"Okay," Shawna said. "Dates."

"Do the usual balloon rides, dinners on the beach and dancing to romantic song while fireworks go off," Macy said.

"You know he's going to try to talk to the women on these dates, right?" Faye said. "If you put him in a balloon he's going to identify landmarks. He's going to ask what these women what they like to read. He's going to try to date them compared to some of our other hearts."

"That's what editing is for," Macy said. "We know he's smarter and we can show that I promise."

She finished writing the board. "So how about his physical fitness routine?"

"Muscle-building will be the most important thing. I spoke with his trainer he wants to do some cardio with him also," Faye said. "He's also going to see a psychologist as regularly scheduled. He did go to prison and saw some ugly stuff."

"That shouldn't be a problem," Macy said. "You know you're in charge of his overall well-being."

"I know," Faye said.

"You seem to have a real soft spot for this guy," Shawna said.

"I did just pick him off a park bench," she said.

"I trust you, Faye," Macy said. "I know you won't let him down."

"If I do, I deserve to get fired," she said.

"That too," Macy said.

…

With his blessing, Reid relocated to Rossi's home until the show. He put the last box of books in his room, and went down stairs. Rossi was cooking pasta.

"Can I help?" he asked.

He nodded. "You can start cutting vegetables."

Reid pulled out a knife, "I can't thank you enough for letting me stay here."

"Anything to protect you, sport," he said.

"Do you think what I am doing is crazy?" he asked.

"I think it's out of character," he said. "Which can be a good or a bad thing."

"I just don't know what I want right now," he said with a sigh. "J.J., Morgan, and Emily think it's going to attract all sorts of psychopaths to hurt me."

"Spencer you've been through Hell," Rossi said. "You deserve a chance to dictate your future on your own terms. I'm not going to judge. If you think this is what will make you happy, I will one hundred percent support you. Stop second-guessing yourself and start enjoying the process."

"Thanks Rossi," he said. "I really needed to hear that."

"The others will come around. Just be patient with them."

"I will. You're sure you're okay with the other spare room being used as an exercise room?"

"It's not a problem."

The continued to cook in companionable silence. Reid knew his team wouldn't be thrilled with his decision, but he trusted them to support him.