Spencer tossed his keys down next to the door with the movies he had rented. He pulled out his phone and looked at it, wondering if he should call Lila. Her comment was still ringing in his head. If he was being honest with himself, it had never left. He almost had talked to Morgan about it again, but kept his thoughts to himself, knowing the man still occasionally liked to tease him. He jumped out of his thoughts when his phone buzzed. JJ. He held his breath, hoping they didn't have another case.
"Reid." He answered.
"Have you called her?"
"What?"
"You know what I'm talking about."
"I… I just got in, I haven't had-"
"Oh don't give me that. I know you're sitting there, debating if you should. Call her." She urged.
"So we don't have a case?"
"Oh no, you aren't getting out of it that way. I'll contact the other teams first before I call you in."
He rubbed the back of his neck. "JJ, It-"
"Call her. Now."
He looked at his phone to see she had hung up on him and frowned. He knew JJ would be asking him about it tomorrow. He was stuck. He had to call. He took a deep breathe and dialed the other blonde woman's number, waiting.
After two rings, someone answered.
"Lie's phone." It was a woman.
"Ah, is… Is Lila available?"
"She's in the shower. This is her sister, Rachel. If this is business related, Lila's not available for the night. She's got a phone date!"
"A phone…" He trailed off before clearing his throat. "This… this is Spencer. Reid. I…The-"
"The hero, oh yeah. I know all about you. You're the person that put Mags in the crazy house. Shoulda shot her, maybe knock some sense into her. Killing all those people for Lie. I mean, come on. My sister is talented, she doesn't need the help. Okay, she needs help but I'm talking too much."
Spencer didn't know what to say. "Uh.. She's… I'm sure she… She's done fine on her own as of lately."
"Exactly! I like you, Doc. You're not crazy or anything. My big sis doesn't need anymore crazy in her life, and I know that some of you feds go kind of-"
He hears someone in the background and theres rustling before a new voice, one he recognizes, comes on the phone.
"Oh god, Spence. I'm sorry about that. My brother and sister are in town. She shouldn't be answering my phone."
"It's okay. Do you need to… Are you busy, I could call when they're… when you're free."
"Oh no, they just dropped by. Marc needed some papers. He's an accountant and helps me with my financial stuff. He's taking Rachel home soon. How are you, fight any bad guys today?"
"Just paperwork."
"How dull."
He nods, sitting down. "I got some of your movies."
She laughs and he smiles a little. "Oh, Spence. You're really not going to watch them are you?"
"Yes, I said I was. Do you not want me to?"
"No, if you want to, you should… I just… I don't know, I'm nervous. What if you think they suck?"
He laughs a little. "I could never think you… suck."
She laughs at the awkward way he says the words before he hears Rachel 'awwing' in the background. He blushes a little at the realization the other Archer girl is listening.
"What movies did you get?"
He lists them and she helps him decide which one he should watch first before they settle into their conversation.
Criminal Minds || Still Watching
He walks into the bullpen, immediately surrounded by JJ and Garcia.
"So?"
"How'd it go?"
He looks between the two before heading to the break room.
"Ah, ah, ah!" Garcia says, moving in front of the coffee machine. "No details, no coffee, mister."
He looks at JJ, who just raises her eyebrows. She's on Garcia's side. He glares, slightly, before shrugging.
"It was nice."
"Oh, loverboy, I said details. Nice is not details."
"I talked to her sister. We watched movies. We talked. Can I have my coffee now?"
"What time did you get off the phone?" JJ asks.
He blushes. "Midnight."
"And what time did you get on the phone?" Garcia asks, looking amused.
"I called him around six thirty, so I'd say seven. Five hours, nice."
"Five hours, wow, Reid. Did you guys make plans for your next date?"
"It wasn't a date. It was a phone call."
"A five hour phone call!" JJ emphasizes. "That's how Will and I kept close too, you know."
"and Kev and I, with our schedules, have internet dates all the time. It's easier and he's out of town a lot."
"It was a phone call." Spencer says, reaching for the coffee cup, eyes on Garcia.
"Well, when's the next phone call?" Garcia said, sliding to the side so he can get his fix.
"She's busy today, but she said she'd try to call me tonight."
"Aww, she doesn't want to go a day without talking to you."
Spencer looked at Garcia as he filled his cup. "She said she'd try, not she would."
"And she's texting you though, too, right?"
His phone beeped and he blushed as JJ laughed. "Guess that answers that, huh?"
Garcia clapped. "Our little genius is finally growing up!"