"True happiness is…to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future."
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
~Epilogue~
Catherine was settled on the couch on the private jet snuggled up under the arm of Spencer as her gaze traveled out the far window. The other members of the team had long since fallen asleep.
"How are you feeling?" Reid asked.
Catherine looked up to him and softly smiled. "Better now."
"Good…you had me worried for a while there."
"I'm sorry I worried you, Spence."
"Just promise you won't do anything like that again."
She chuckled. "I can't promise that Spencer. I honestly don't see this happening again but if it does…you know what will be expected of me. In my every day life, I can promise not to do this ever again."
He sighed and smiled. "I suppose I'll have to deal with that."
Catherine smiled. "Besides, I don't want you to use up your I.O.U. on something like that."
Reid smiled gently down to her.
"You know what my schedule is like. I'm barely around."
"But we've still managed to hang out together even with our odd schedules."
"What are you saying?"
She grinned. "I'm saying I'll give it a try if you will. I'd love to make one of our dates a real one."
"Are you…asking me out?" Reid asked with a smirk.
"Well, I figured Penelope was right. If I wait for you to ask me, I'll still be waiting."
"So…that's what was behind that phone call I got earlier."
Catherine grinned. "That was all her. I'm only the latest one to learn that when Garcia has her mind set on something that she'll do anything to make it happen."
Reid chuckled softly. "I think I'd like to repay that I.O.U. now."
She grinned and replied, "Better make it count. Because I wanna keep going forward with you."