So, I realised that the old chapter 2 for this story kinda contradicted some of the stuff I already said in the first chapter, so here's the revised/redone edition.
Chapter 2
A few minutes later Lila leads Spencer into her penthouse suite, which is of course beautiful, it has a stylish kitchen/dining/ living area with a marble floor throughout, there's also a balcony that looks out over L.A. and doors that lead to two bedrooms and a bathroom.
"This is a nice apartment"
"Thanks"
"Can I ask why you're living here and not in your house?" asked Spencer.
"I sold it, bought a new one, it's being renovated, so I'm renting this place for a little while, plus it's closer to where I film my new show"
"That's right, Garcia said you were doing a new supernatural drama or something"
"I am, I play a woman named Tabitha Swain, she's a witch trying to escape the Salem trials and it's basically about her doing whatever it takes to protect her kids".
"So you no longer have to play beach volleyball infront of a camera?"
"No, and I don't have to wear a bikini either, thank god. Would you like a drink?"
"Yes, please"
A few minutes later, they were sat drinking on the couch, talking and catching up on recent events.
"I'm sorry for not calling you" he said.
"I've wondered why you didn't for a long time"
"I was young and perhaps a little scared of what being friends with you would entail, I didn't want to be famous, please don't think any less of me"
"I don't, I'm not in this business to be famous, I'm in it because I like acting"
After a couple of moments of silence Lila looks at Spencer and says "So, erm, how are you, what have you been up to?"
"I'm ok, work's normal, it can be heavy but it's the moments when you reunite families that make it worthwhile".
"What about when you're not at work?"
"I try to go to Vegas whenever I can to see my mom, and I look after Henry too"
"Who's Henry?!" asked Lila.
"JJ's son, he's gonna be 6 in October, I'm his godfather, I look after him whenever I can, he's a good kid, he likes it when I do magic tricks".
"You do magic tricks"
"Yeah, it's just for a bit of fun"
"Have you err ... got anyone in your life?"
"No, there was someone, Maeve, she was wonderful"
"Was?!"
"She was killed right infront of me"
"Oh god, Spencer I am so sorry"
"Thank you, but she had a fanatical stalker, there was nothing I could do in the end"
"If I'd have known, I would have come to see how you were"
"Really!" said a surprised Spencer.
"Yes, I care about you, how long has it been?"
"A year, I spent quite a while holed up in my apartment, it took my friends to intervene to get me up and out of there"
"They're good people"
"They are, they're like family, but enough about me, have you got anyone?"
"No, I did have Ryan, but he cheated on me with my now ex best friend"
"Are you ok?"
"Oh yeah, I'm way over it, really I am, now however, I just feel a bit lonely, I mean I've got my manager and a couple of friends, but it's not the same as having family or someone there, waiting for you is it?"
"I suppose not no"
After a few moments of silence and a couple of sips of wine, Lila turned to Spencer and asked him "Was that David Rossi downstairs with your team?"
"You know him!"
"I know of him, I love his books, they're great"
"You like his books"
"Yeah, I find them fascinating, learning about how their minds work, I have such admiration for what you do"
"It's hard, it means spending a lot of time away from family"
"I know how that feels, the only times I go home are for the holiday's, which is fine, but it would be nice to go home a little more often"
"Yeah"
"You know, Morgan has been hounding me about you, ever since we found out the case was in L.A."
"Really?"
"Yeah, he keeps joking about how close we were during the case, and then he went and told our newest team member Alex about the pool"
"He didn't!"
"Oh he did, I swear he likes to tease people, not just me though, he does it with everyone"
"Is he the prankster among you all then?"
"Yes, he's got me a couple of times, but I always get him back"
"Like how?"
"Well there was this one, during a case that him and me got engaged in a prank war. He gave journalists my phone number and so in revenge, when we were on the plane on the way back I set it so that all he could do on his iPod and his phone was listen to me scream"
"Nice"
"Thank you"
"So erm, I finish shooting fairly early tomorrow, so depending on if anything crucial happens in the case or not, would you like to join me for dinner?"
"I'd love to, do you still have the same number?"
"No, but do you?"
"Yeah"
"Then I'll text you my new number and you can ring me if you're free, but if not, we definitely have to get together once more before you go back"
"Agreed, now if you excuse me, I should go get some sleep"
"Oh of course, bye Spencer"
"Bye Lila"
Spencer then leaves the apartment and Lila closes the door behind him. A few minutes later Spencer is about to open the door of his hotel room when Morgan's door opens on the other side of the hall.
"How'd it go?"
"Shut up"
Morgan then laughs and goes back into his room, Spencer then goes into his and the two go to sleep.
End of Chapter