The Day After Reid's Meeting With Cole.
"Hey Prentiss." Reid says after Emily answers the phone.
"Hey Reid, What's up?" She asks, noticing the hurt in his voice.
"Could, I maybe... come and talk to you?" He works out.
"Yea, Sergio and I were just sitting down with a cup of tea. Come on over."
"Okay, I will be there in a few minutes." After saying their goodbyes Prentiss hangs up and looks at her phone. Her friend was acting weirder than normal. He also sounded very hurt and confused. Maybe he has a new girl and does not know what to do. She thinks.
Not long after Reid knocks on the door. Prentiss walks over and answers it. "Hey, are you okay? You sounded distressed on the phone." She welcomes in as he rushes in and passes around the living room. "Reid, come sit down." She pats the sofa seat next to her. He takes off his bag and sits down. "Now, explain what has you so worked up."
"You remember the headaches I told you about a while ago? Well I saw this doctor that finally figured out what is was. I have nerves pulling away from my brain tissue on the frontal lobe. The frontal lobe controls memory. If I go through this, I could loss part of my memory."
Prentiss stays quiet for a little taking it all in. "Are you asking me what I think you should do?" Reid nods. "These headaches, they bother you, they make you unable to work. If this can relieve them. I think you should do it. What is the percentage of this going wrong."
"34.25. But I know the doctor and I think the percentage could drop."
"Really? Do you trust this doctor."
A small smile sneaks onto Reid face, which does not go unnoticed by Emily. "I think she would do well. She is smart and... beautiful."
"Is she, does that make her a better doctor?" She jokes.
Reid is knocked out of his mystical state when he noticed what he said. "No... I,um... she is... um..."
"Beautiful, you like her."
"We...um... have a lot in common."
"Like what?" Her curiosity getting the best of her.
"She has an eidetic memory. An IQ of 180 and can read seventeen thousand words per minute."
"She has an eidetic memory. So she knows better than anyone what losing it would mean. Does she say you should go through with it?" He nods. "Then I think you should. Go and talk to her."
"I don't need to make a decision for another few weeks."
"I think you should go talk to her, not about the surgery, about you thinking she is beautiful." They smile at each other before Reid jumps up and grabs his bag.
"Thank you, for both." He states half turned towards her before rushing out the door.
Emily sits there with a smile before grabbing her phone off the coffee table. She hits a button on speed dial and sits back as it starts to ring. "Hello?" J.J answers.
"Our little boy might finally get a girlfriend."
"What? My little boy is three."
"Not that one. Reid. His doctor is apparently beautiful."
"Please tell me his doctor is a women." J.J jokes.
"Yes she is."
"Good, then fill me in."
One Month After
"So, when is your surgery?" Prentiss asks Reid as they stand in the conference room cleaning up files after a case in Indiana.
"I um... have not spoken to Cole yet?"
"Cole, she is your doctor?"
"Yes. We have been on cases so much I have not been able to go speak with her." Reid rushes.
"Now we have a week off. You have seven days to go speak with her. Well, maybe six, but you have time."
"I will go speak with her tomorrow."
Emily smiles as she takes a box and head for the door. Before she leaves she turns back and adds, "Oh and Reid," He looks up at her. "Ask her out."
"Katie, could you get Mr. Gardener's newest test results for me?" Cole asks stepping out of her office to find a resident to speak with.
"Of course." Katie says with a nod as she walks off toward the results station. As she turns back to walk into her office she notices a familiar face walking towards her.
"Spencer?" She asks as he reaches her. "I was not expecting to see you. It's been a month-"
"I want to have it."
"The surgery?"
"Yes, I want to have the surgery."
"Okay, lets go into my office and talk." She pushes the door open wider and he followers her in. Once they are sitting down opposite of each other Cole begins to speak again. "Your sure. You seemed to rush, like you were not sure."
"No, no I am sure about the surgery. I talked it over with my friend a while ago. She gave me advice and I am sure about the surgery now. The other bit of advice is what I am nervous about." He keeps his face down not wanting to look at her.
"Do you want to talk about it? I don't want you to be nervous about anything going into this."
"It actually was about you." Cole is quiet, not knowing what he meant. "She ah... when we were talking we ended up talking about you. She um... she said I should ask you to dinner."
Cole was still silent but a smile grew on her face. "I would love to go to dinner with you Spencer. But it would have to be after the surgery."
"Conflict of interest."
"Yea"
They sit not speaking or even looking at each other for a while. Both thinking about the future. "So, how do we schedule the surgery?"
"Well, first I would like to speak to you about how you have been for the last month." She starts as she moves her laptop in front of her. "Have you had any headaches since you were here last?"
"Two. The first lasted for two days and the second lasted for three."
An hour later they walk out of the office together. Cole holding a folder for another patient she had to visit. "So, do I make an appointment or can I just stop in?"
"I will tell the security your name. They will let you up. Sixteenth floor."
"Okay," They stop outside a patient room. "I will see you then." They smile to each other before Cole enters the room and they are apart for a day.
The Next Day
Cole walks into a bright hallway that enters into a room with glass doors. "Looks like a federal funded building." She mutters as she pushes open the door into a busy, large room with an upper level.
"Anyone know the hottie?" Morgan asks motioning, with his head, over to Cole who was looking around the room. Prentiss and Reid look up, once Reid looks up, Cole sees him and walks over with a smile. "Oh, so pretty boy knows her."
"Hey Spencer," She greets and he stands with a smile to greet her back.
"Um, Cole this is Derek Morgan, and this is Emily Prentiss. Guys, this is Dr. Nicole Capaldi."
"It's nice to meet you two."
"And you Doctor. So, do you have Ph.D's like smarty pants here."
"No, I am a neuro and general surgeon. Like 'smarty pants' as you said I have a high IQ. Otherwise that would not be possible."
"Well, what do we owe the pleasure?" Derek asks, the two Doctors look at each other before Cole answers.
"You will have to wait to hear the answer to that."
"Yea, we um... have to go speak with Hotch." Reid leads the way up to Hotch's office as Prentiss and Morgan look after them.
"What is up with that?"
"They said they will tell us. I am sure she will let me know."
"You know!" Morgan accuses.
"No, I have no idea." She shakes her head and looks back down at her paper work.
"Not fair, I have to wait and you already know."
I am having trouble deciding what the results should be of the surgery. I mean I want him to keep his memory but it would be interesting to see how he would overcome that. Hmm, I guess you all will have to just wait and see.
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