Chapter two, who's excited? Definitely me!

The next day consisted of moving boxes, sorting through them, and eating pizza on the living room floor. Spencer texted JJ sporadically during the day when she was available and busied himself with furnishing his room between their conversations.

He'd had to help her understand some chemistry terms and taught her through some maths work during her study block. He missed her. A lot.

He sighed as he pushed a book into his bookshelf. Shakespeare. He'd been assigned the book over the summer before term and had fallen in love with the book and decided to keep it. JJ had different thoughts on the book, having thrown hers out as soon as she was done with it.

Around six the doorbell rang. Not expecting anyone Spencer and his mother exchanged looks before she got up and went to answer.

A plump, beautiful, ecstatic girl stood on their doorstep, eagerly holding a bread pan. "Hello!" She chirped happily.

Spencer came down the small set of stairs to the landing and peered around his mother curiously. The girl spotted him and brightened even more, if that was even possible.

"Ooh! New friends! I would hug you but I have housewarming gifts in my hands," she blabbered.

Diana and Spencer shared another look before Spencer hesitantly stepped around his mother to accept the gift.

"Banana pecan bread!" The blonde beamed. "An old Garcia recipe. Oh, unless of course you have nut allergies-"

Spencer blinked, did this girl ever stop talking? Then again he could be just as bad.

"Actually, um, nuts have naturally occurring magnesium, and magnesium influences the production of serotonin, which is the chemical in your brain that makes you feel happy." He blabbers in return, cheeks pinkening.

"He means thank you," Diana says, smiling at the girl. "And neither of us have nut allergies, it's okay."

"Oh goodie!" The girl says happily, handing the bread pan to Spencer who accepted it gently. She then pulled him into a bone crushing hug just as happily. "My name is Penelope Garcia," she says cheerfully when she releases him.

"S-Spencer Reid," Spencer returns shyly, ducking behind his mother.

"Huh," Penelope says before smiling again. "It's nice to meet you, Spencer."

"I'm Diana, his mother," Diana offers as Spencer ducks back inside and heads to the kitchen.

"It's nice to meet you miss Reid," Penelope chirps.

Spencer stared at his mother expectantly, waiting on her move. Biting her lip she moves her pawn, opening herself for his attack. "Yes!" He says gleefully as he makes his move, finishing the game. Diana smiles and his smile falters. "You cheated! You played so I would win!"

"You would have won either way," Diana says. "You know I suck at chess."

"Mom," he says pleadingly.

"I just wanted to see you happy," she deflates. "After that Garcia girl came by earlier you've been acting different."

He blushed, unsurprised his mother had noticed. "She touched my chest," he mumbles.

"And that doesn't mean anything. She just hugged you, that's all Spencer."

"But what if she finds out?"

"Spencer you're being unreasonable. Even if she does find out that doesn't change anything. Those who care won't matter and those who matter won't care."

Spencer relaxed slightly. "If you say so…"

"I do." She patted his shoulder. "Come on, bedtime big boy. You start school tomorrow."

"Why can't you just homeschool me," he asks pleadingly as he helps put up the chess set.

"You know why, my new job I wouldn't have time."

"I could teach myself," he tries to reason. "My IQ is higher than most and I do read 20,000 words a minute."

"You'd be better off going to school," Diana sighs. They'd had this argument before, Spencer was afraid of new tormentors. "Now come on, bedtime."

Spencer sighs but nods.

I think I'm gonna try to update this nightly but I'm not sure. I tend to get too depressed and forget when I try. Maybe this story will be different though.