A/n hey all... here's the next entry in the diary. Please remember that this is one authors perception or interpretation of the events of the episode.

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Plain Sight

The last couple of days have been really weird to say the least. We had a case with a rapist murderer who just wanted to be famous like Bundy or Jack the Ripper. I'm going to say it once again. What is the matter with people? What about the victims? Don't they get to have a voice too?

Okay… I'll stop obsessing and get on with what's really bugging me. I did something that I thought would never do. I never thought that Dr. Spencer Reid would ask me out. I never thought that I would say yes. How could I have said yes? How could I have said it without even thinking? It was like I looked in those eyes and couldn't say no. It's just weird!

Alright, I need to start at the beginning so that you understand. If you do understand, let me know how so that I can understand.

It was Reid's birthday party. Morgan roped me into getting a cake and putting on a little party for him. I didn't know what kind of cake he liked, so I went with chocolate. Everything was going really well until Morgan decided to switch out the candles with trick candles as soon as I turned my back. I realized what happened when Reid tried to blow them out and they came back on. I tried to tell him, but he just kept trying to blow them out. Morgan made some remark about me being Reid's mother. Elle thought it was funny and I wanted to smack both of them. I'm not his mother. Why do people think that? I don't act like his mother, do I?

Then Reid got up from his desk and went over to Gideon before I could cut him a piece of cake. He looked kind of freaked out, and I don't know why. Anyway I said something like "First piece for the birthday boy Spence…"

He said something to Gideon that I didn't hear and he looked a bit pink cheeked. He embarrasses so easily, it's kind of cute.

Anyway… a case interrupted as it always does, and we ended up in San Diego. I find it really interesting to hear what the team has to say about the un-sub. They have so much knowledge. I know my job is very important, but sometimes I wish I had more knowledge to sway my decision when I have to pick a case for them.

The plane ride was very interesting, and I have to admit that I might have to take back what I said about enjoying Reid's endless fountain of knowledge. This unsub was leaving messages on the mirrors of his victims and Reid had the "ballad with death," memorized. He said you should see what comes in when you type death into a search engine. Now that is just creepy. Okay… so I came home and typed it in just to see what would happen and he's right. Still, I told him that it was creepy and he went off on some tangent about how death was a popular literary and artistic theme in the Renaissance. Who cares? It's still creepy. He agreed with me after I just stared at him. Sometimes I wonder why he thinks the way he does. Not that the way he thinks is bad, it just, different and strange.

I got to do what I like to call a "teaser press conference." That means I get to lie, or stretch the truth about a un-sub, or an arrest to make the killer or suspect mad so that they call in.

Garcia was her usual confident self when I called her for a trace. But after the guy called in and yelled at us, she couldn't trace the call. She was really put out by that. It was kind of funny. It was all okay though. He turned out to be a phone repair guy if you can believe that. Gideon saved the last victim's life and talked the killer out of hurting her and giving up. Then I had to give him his five minutes of fame. I tell you it isn't right. Who remembers the victims?

One thing I know for sure is that I'm not going to look at the cable guy, or the phone repair guys the same way again.

So here we are at the date. Reid and Gideon play chess every time we come back form a case if it isn't very late. I was sitting in the back near Hotch and Morgan looking at a file when Reid came back to sit next to me. He looked very cute and nervous about something. He said that he'd heard that I was a football fan and showed me the tickets that Gideon had given him for his birthday. They were for the Redskins game in the VIP box. He asked me if I wanted to go to the game with him. I think I just stared at him for a long time because honestly I never expected those words to come out of his mouth. I could see Morgan smirking out of the corner of my eyes and I thought I better say something. It was hard to get the words out especially because I wanted to say no at first.

It's not that I don't like him… I just never thought he would ask me out. Then I thought, why not, he's becoming a good friend and I wouldn't have to worry about him trying to get me into his bed the whole date. So I said yes and I think Morgan was floored, but he didn't say anything, even though I'm sure he wanted to.

Hotch said later on that Reid had actually beat Gideon at chess. I'm sure that's the first and only time he'll do it. Gideon may not be a genius, but he knows how to play chess better than anyone I've seen.

Okay… so I agreed to go out with Reid. Wow… I think maybe I shouldn't have said yes. What if he chickens out? What if we have a really good time and get along really well? What if we don't get along and it ruins our friendship. I don't want that! What have I done!