Hey guys Apple here! I added some things to this story that I really like and I can't wait to write the rest of this story! Sorry for grammar errors and I hope you enjoy!
"So where are we off to Dr. Reid?" Charlie asked as she began to put on her seat belt.
"Where ever you want. How about the store? Or would you rather want to see your new house?" Reid asked as he began to turn on the car.
"Can we go shopping? I kind of want some clothing." She decided as she looked out the window.
"Sure." Reid replied as he headed for the closest mall. "You can call me Spencer if you would like."
"Okay. Thanks Spencer." Charlie said shyly. The car ride was pretty quiet. They had a little bit of small talk every now and then, but mostly quiet.
"Where would you like to start?" Reid asked as he got off the car.
"I don't know. Where ever you want to start." Charlie replied as she also got off.
"How about we start at Macy's? It's a basic clothing store." Reid suggested.
"Okay." She replied as they walked to the entrance.
"So where do we start?" He asked as they entered the store.
"You've never had kids huh?" She asked Reid.
"Nope." Reid replied as he walked with her to the girls section.
They were almost finished shopping when something came into Reid's mind.
"Hey umm, Charlie?" Reid asked as they began walking to the counter.
"Yeah?" She answered back as she set the clothes on the counter.
"Is that all you want?" Reid asked as the lady started to scan the items.
"I think so...yeah this is enough." Charlie replied as she smiled.
"Are you sure?" Reid asked, trying to make sure that it was all she needed.
"Yeah. Thanks Spencer, I really appreciate this." She said as she looked up to Reid.
Reid smiled back, and replied, "You're welcome."
As the lady finished putting the clothes into bags, Reid paid for the clothes and grabbed the shopping bags. "Thank you for shopping!" She said as they left the store.
"Hey Charlie, I want to get some books. Would you mind going to the bookstore?" Reid asked.
"No, not at all, let's go get some." She replied as she got some of the bags, to help Reid. As they were walking to the book store across Macy's, a familiar face saw him.
"Spence?" JJ questioned loudly as she walked towards Reid.
"Who's she?" Charlie asked as she looked at Reid.
"She's a coworker. Well actually, she's a good friend." Reid replied as he waved at her shyly.
"I knew it was you." JJ stated as she hugged Reid.
"Hey JJ." Reid replied as the hug broke.
"Hey Spence, so what are you doing at the mall? You never leave your apartment." She asked as she saw Reid with a bunch of shopping bags.
"Well umm, I'd-I'd like you you to meet Charlie, my daughter." Reid stated as he gestured at Charlie.
"Hello Ma'am, pleasure to meet you." Charlie said shyly as she held her hand out to JJ.
JJ looked stunned, but replied with, "Hello Charlie." As she shook Charlie's hand.
"So you now have a kid? That's awesome Spencer! Who's the lucky lady I never met?" JJ asked as she looked back at Reid.
"Oh umm, nobody is helping me out with this. Can you umm, not tell anyone about this? I really don't want to say anything right now, until I'm done with the whole insurance thing and the forms and stuff." Reid asked as he looked at JJ.
"Uh-yeah sure. Just do it quickly became if you don't tell Garcia she'll have your head." JJ stated as she looked back at Charlie.
"So how old are you?" She asked.
"I'm 10." Charlie replied quietly.
"She's a little shy." Reid said as he checked his watch.
"That's sweet. Oh, do you need to be somewhere?" JJ asked as she saw Reid check his watch.
"No, not really." Reid replied as he looked back at JJ.
"Okay. Well I should get going. You guys should come over, I bet Henry would love to meet her! If you need anything call me okay?" JJ asked.
"Okay and I will, see ya JJ." Reid said as he waved goodbye as she left.
"JJ?" Charlie asked as they continued to walk to the book store.
"Yup. JJ has a husband named Will, and has a kid named Henry, who is my godson. JJ is our media liaison." Reid explained as they were nearing the shop.
"Good to know. Who's Garcia? You guys were talking about a person named Garcia." Charlie asked, clearly interested.
"Well her name is Penelope, but we call her Garcia. She's our technical analysis. She is like a tech god." Reid replied as they entered the shop.
"Oh. Is that everyone you work with?" Charlie asked as Reid approached a aisle.
"No. I also work with a guy named Morgan. Well he's not actually named Morgan, his name is Derek but we call each other by our last names. He's also a profiler. He's a good friend. And there's also a guy named Hotch. Well, Aaron Hotchner, but we call him Hotch. He's our boss. He has a kid named Jack. His wife died. Then there's Emily, Emily Prentiss, also a profiler. She's one of my best friends. And last, there's a veteran profiler. His name is David Rossi. He has-" Reid replied before he got cut off by Charlie. "He's written five books on some of his cases."
"Yeah. He has. Have you read the books?" Reid asked, surprised that Charlie knew about those books.
"Of course! Criminology interests me. David Rossi's books are only some of the books that I have read that are related to criminology." She replied enthusiastically.
"That's awesome! So you're a reader?" Reid asked her as he picked out some books.
"Yeah. I love books." She replied as she looked at the books Reid was picking out. "That's a good book. I've read it before."
"Really? This is a college book. And I think that you'll like your new house." Reid asked as he looked at her.
"I like difficult books." She replied simply.
"Would you like to pick out a book?" Reid asked as he picked out one last book.
"Yes!" She stated as she immediately went to a different aisle, got a book, and went back to Reid.
"Great. Come on, let's go pay." Reid stated as he saw the title of the book, "Your's truly, Jack the Ripper."
"Alright, are you ready to see your new house?" Reid asked as he looked for the key of the house.
"Yeah. I wonder what it looks like." She replied as she waited patiently.
"Welcome home." Reid stated as he opened the door for Charlie.
"Wow. It's filled with books. I can drown in books. This is awesome! You must have a good taste in books!" She stated as she dropped her bags and walked over to the many book shelfs. Books literally covered almost all the walls in the apartment.
Reid smiled and replied, "I'm glad you like it. Now come on, you can see the books later, let's go to your room."
"Alright." She replied as she picked up her bags and followed Reid.
"So this is your room. It's very simple I know, but I didn't know what you'd like so, I let it be." Reid stated as he dropped the bags he was carrying on the bed and left. The room was very simple. It had olive walls, a gray bed sheet, gray curtains, a bookshelf, a nightstand, and a lamp.
"Alright, let me get started." Charlie whispered to herself as she opened the closet and began to organize.
"Hey umm, sorry to bother you, but dinner is ready if you want some. It's in the kitchen." Reid said as he entered her bedroom.
"Thanks Spencer, but I'm not hungry. Hey where's the bathroom? I just wanna brush my teeth and go to bed." She replied as she walked over to Reid.
"Third door to the left. If you need anything, I'm going to be in my room. My room is the first door to the left." Reid stated as he left.
"Thanks." She replied as left to the bathroom.
Apple here! What did you think? That was Charlie's first day with Reid! I felt like someone had to know about Charlie, so I made JJ meet her. I'm on a roll today, I uploaded two stories! Question: should there be a JJ and Charlie bonding later? Should Charlie meet Henry? Should she hang out with the team? With that said, thank you very much for reading, and have a great day and hopefully I made yours and peace out! -Apple
