"Mr. Reid, answer the question." The judge stated in his monotonous voice that snapped Spencer out of his self questioning.
"Can you please repeat your question ma'am?" Spencer asked in his polite tone of voice.
The woman kindly blinked at him and nodded her head at him. Her eye softened as she walked forward to about 2 feet in front of his chair. Somehow he felt trust with this woman, the woman who was prosecuting him. He felt like she empathized and understood. His worries started to fade just a bit, not enought to allow him to breathe normally or stop his heart from pounding through his rib cage, but a little bit nonetheless.
"Mr. Reid, how long have you and Mr. Morgan been having your... loving relationship, not to demean you in anyway, while working together?" She ended her question with a smile. Not one of victory but one that said I have a plan.
Immediately, he responded, "2 years. At which point, our case rate has increased, as has our solving rate and our agent wound rate has decreased as well, I believe from the statistic that shows that a closer relationship will mean that you are focused when needed, not only for approval from your peers which has shown in a higher confidence level but also..."
"Ok, A simple answer to the time would have sufficed but thank you for answering some of my other questions, Mr. umh hum, DR. Reid. Sorry about that."
"No problem ma'am." Said the sweet young man.
"Now Dr. Reid, in your opinion, should you be able to continue working with him, since this has not effected you or your environment in anyway, shape or form, in a negative way?"
"I believe the answer is obvious there Councilor, and which side are you on?" The Judge asked with a small smirk.
The woman nodded her head with a smile and stated, " I know Your Honor. I believe you feel the same way I do on this subject and you see the facts. I withdraw my question and have no further questions." As she spoke, she walked back to her desk and sat down, locking eyes with Spencer and smiling a caring smile that made Spencer tear.
'Thank You.' He silently mouthed to her. She just nodded her head and kept smiling.
"Alright, I had made my decision." The Judge boomed, snapping everyone to attention as they turned to him. "The matter before us today is a tough one. On one hand, who would I be to separate someone from a team that has obvious put their lives on the line, saved this country and its people countless times from serial murderers, rapist and solved cases that made my head spin? Yes, the No Fraternization rule was in place to keep things like Sexual Harrassment out of the work place but after 2 years, I don't know why something like this even crossed my desk. The matter here is about 2 people, working together but having a certain... separation of "Church and State" so to speak when it comes to affection in the work place. They're doing just fine and I would be DAMNED to stop that. No charges, no changes to Dr. Reid or Mr. Morgan's place of employment are to be made and I find this case dismissed."
The Judge finally ended with a smile on his face as the bright and bubbly Tech Wizard named Penelope jumped up and clapped and squeeked. The Judge stated a full throated laugh and then stated, "I am with you ma'am. Oh and Councelor, I will recommend you for immediate recommendation. With you helping this young man in what is right, that kind of difference between right and wrong that you would show to cross the borders and fight for the other team is something I greatly value." The Prosecutor gaped and said, "Thank you sir. It is an honor you find so highly of me".
The entire court room suddenly fell silent as they realized that directly in the middle of it all, Derek and Spencer kissed and laughed as the entire room, including the judge erupted in applause.
Derek whispered, "See, told you it would be just fine".
Spencer teared at his desk as he remembered the events of the past day. Finally back at work, even to humor the cute couple, Hotch decided to switch desks so that Derek and Spencer were directly across from each other. He even went so far as to remove the dividing wall so that "Footsie Happenings" can go on. At which point he turned bright red and went back to his office as the entire bull pen erupted in full throated laughter.
"Easy Pretty Boy, don't want people thinking you are a 'Girly Gay' with those tears." Derek joked as he stood up and quickly walked over to wipe the tear from his face. He knew they had to still be reserved at work but tears never got past Mr. Morgan without a comforting hand. Boyfriend or not!
He bent and whispered in Spencer's ear, "Let's get you home so you can use that lovely mouth of yours for something else then crying."
Spencer immediately shivered and jumped and practically ran to the elevator, only taking a moment to scream, "LOVE YOU AND GOODNIGHT PENELOPE!" to which an even louder scream "LOVE YOU TOO WHITE CHOCOLATE, MY DEAREST! HAVE FUN WITH MY DERE TONIGHT AND I WANT DETAILS TOMORROW!"
Derek just shook his head and chuckled as he got to the elevator in time to jump in with his man. Tonight would be interesting to say the least.