Spencer walked up to the receptionist desk.

"Is Ms. Williams ready?"

The woman looked up and smiled. "Wow, you clean up nicely."

Spencer flushed, looking at his suit. "It's... I had help."

The receptionist smiled. "Yellow tie, to match the dress."

He nodded, tugging at the tie. "Does... does it match?"

"It does. You look very handsome. I'll go get her for you. They should be finishing up."

Spencer smiled looking at the box in his hands. He didn't know why, but he was feeling very nervous. Maybe it was because of the fact that he had never been to prom or anything like that. They were just going out to dinner at some event with Chief Krandall, but still... he felt like he was.. he didn't know. He licked his bottom lip, opening and closing the jewelry box in his hands. When he looked up, he almost dropped it.

In front of him stood Ryan in a V-neck dress that hugged her and played nicely against her skin tone. Her make up was done, bringing all the attention to hazel eyes and very kissable lips. Her hair was up, mostly, a few curls still around her face.

"I..uh... Wow.. you.. you look... wow."

Ryan smiled and blushed. "You're speechless. Is that good or bad?"

"It's good! It's very good, you look amazing! You look better than amazing, you look... utterly.. I... wow."

Ryan blushed more. "You look pretty handsome yourself."

He looked down before realizing he had a box in his hand. "Oh! oh. this... is.. this is for you. I got it for you before so if it clashes with.. I... you.. here."

The receptionist and make up artist both giggled as Spencer basically shoved the box into the woman's hands. Ryan looked back at them before blushing. She felt like it was prom all over again, but this time she was completely excited to be going, rather than being forced by her god parents. She opened the box and looked up at him. It was a sapphire pendant.

"It's sapphire. I mean, I'm sure you know it's a sapphire. It's... September's birthstone and you were born in September and... Although, I know that you lost your family in September too, I want you to be proud of the fact you were.."

He paused and closed his eyes for a second. He didn't know what he was saying. Ryan caressed his cheek. "It's beautiful, Spencer. Thank you."

"What I'm trying to say is that even if you don't like the month, due to everything that happened, that I'm glad that you were born and September is.."

Ryan kissed him. "I love you. Will you help me put it on?"

Spencer nodded and took out the jewelry. He placed it around her neck before clasping it. She turned and smiled. "Does it look nice?"

"Breath-taking."

He kissed her and she smiled. "This is... Where are we going now?"

"Chief Krandall invited me to an charity event when I was still Chief."

"A charity event? I didn't know you two were close."

"We aren't. It's for mental illness. I think it was a test, seeing how I deal with my history."

Ryan frowned. "That's not nice."

He shrugged before looking over her. "God, you look amazing. You're going to blow Krandall away when he sees you."

"Did I blow you away?"

Spencer smiled and leaned down and kissed her again. "I'm surprised that I'm still standing."

Ryan giggled before leaning into him. "So do we have a chariot to take us to the ball."

"We do. A FBI standard issue car."

Ryan rolled her eyes and linked arms with him. "I guess it will do, although a coach pulled by horses that will turn respectfully into pumpkin and mice at midnight would have been better."

Spencer looked at her confused, "What?"

Criminal Minds || Viva Las Vegas

"Wow!"

Ryan blushed as her boss's boss gawked at her with his wife on his arm. "Thank you, Chief Krandall."

"You look... This is not the same woman I met when I visited you the first time, Dr. Reid."

"It is, Sir." Spencer nodded and pulled the woman closer to him.

"Wow, Ms. Williams, you look.. well, don't get me wrong, you were stunning in you work attire too, but this.. you look amazing."

"Thank you, Chief."

"Oh please, call me Vincent."

"You do look beautiful, Ms. Williams." His wife smiled, looking between the two. "You both look very nice. Vince told me that Dr. Reid was dating a co-worker. It made me smile. I met him in the Bureau as well, you know. It's amazing what beauty we can find among all the death."

"Yes, ma'am. I must admit, I think I found the most beautiful one." Spencer nodded and kissed Ryan's temple, who blushed. She didn't figure Spencer would be so open about his admiration for her. She enjoyed it though, even if she figured it was due to the fact he had had a few glasses of wine.

Mrs. Krandall smiled and looked at Ryan. "He seems like a keeper."

Ryan smiled. "We'll see."

Chief Krandall looked between the two of them before focusing on Spencer. "I heard you got the job at the Academy. The director pushed it through over Erin Strauss's head?"

"Yes sir. She didn't want to approve it, but because of your recommendation and Aaron Hotchner, I was able to get it."

"I'm glad you'll be closer to your son, although, you know if you ever want to come back, You're always welcome in California or in Vegas, if they decide to keep the team or teams."

Ryan looked at Spencer who nodded. "We'll see. My son comes first right now."

Mrs. Krandall nodded. "I'll drink to that. Our son has autism, it's why we donate so much time and money to this charity. It's why we're being honored tonight."

Spencer looked between the Chief and Ryan. "It's very honorable that you'd be willing to help those who need it. I.. my father thought I had Asperger's at a child. He wanted to take me to a doctor to test me, but my mother wouldn't allow it. I don't match all of the criteria that would diagnose me with the disorder, but psychologically speaking, I do have autistic qualities."

Ryan looked at Spencer. "I didn't know that."

Spencer shrugged. He hadn't meant to say that. "Yeah... my mother didn't want..." he grabbed another glass of champagne before looking away, not really wanting to talk about this. Ryan took the glass and handed into her boss.

"We're going to go dance." She said, sensing the man's discomfort. She grabbed his hands and pulled him out to the floor, before wrapping her arms around his neck.

Spencer looked down at her before moving his hands to her waist. "Thank you."

She smiled. "I'm almost as tall as you with these heels on."

Spencer chuckled. "You're about 5'5 now. You're no where near as tall as me."

Ryan pouted. "Always have to ruin my fun."

"I'm sorry."

Ryan kissed him, tasting the champagne on his lips. "This is really getting to you isn't it?"

"I... I have to admit that my own mental health is a.. concern for me, but I'm having a good time with you. I'm glad I came. I'm glad that I got to spend this night with you."

"It's amazing, Spence. You can see the whole city from up here. and... I have to admit, I feel like a princess in this dress."

"You look like a princess." Spencer said and kissed her shoulder, pulling her closer.

"Today was amazing. I can't believe I met your mom and you did all this. The jewelry and the dress and the spa, it's... I didn't need any of this, Spence."

"I know. I wanted you to. I want you to feel special and... know that I know that you're special."

"I know that you think I'm special... well... I mean, you picked me, didn't you?"

Spencer looked at her as her hand teased his scalp. "Yes, I pick you."

Ryan leaned up and kissed his lips. "We should call Henry before it gets too late there." She murmured against his lips. Spencer pulled her closer and kissed her again before grabbing her hands and pulling her out of the room so that that they could go call his son.

Ryan smiled when he handed her the phone. She looked through the phone before calling JJ's home number. She put the phone up to her ear and kissed him again. "Have I told you that you make me feel amazing yet tonight?"

"Mmh, I don't think so."

"Well you make me feel like I'm the - Hey JJ, is Henry up? Spencer and I wanted to make sure we called before it was too late. We're... yeah, okay."

Spencer watched as her face lit up and kissed her again. Ryan leaned into him. "Hey Mini!"

He smiled and nuzzled into her neck as she spoke with the little boy. "Guess where me and Daddy are? You don't know? Well, Daddy took me to the top of Las Vegas and we're dancing and helping people like your grandma."

Spencer pulled away and looked at her as she nodded. She looked up at him and kissed her lips.

"Yep. Remember how daddy said his mommy was sick?"

Spencer kissed her shoulder. "I told her about him." He murmured and Ryan looked up, raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, there's a lot of people that are sick like your...Nana Reid."

"Nana Reid?" Spencer asked, raising an eyebrow.

Ryan shrugged. "He calls JJ's mom Grandma, so... I called my Dad's mom Nana. and Don't give me that look. He liked it." She said before grinning a little. "Sorry, Mini, Daddy was being mean."

Spencer rolled his eyes and took the phone away from her. "Are you ready for bed, buddy?"

"Daddy, you being mean to Ms. Ryan?"

"No, sir. She's just playing. Did you take your bath?"

"Uh huh and I dress myself. I wearing superman pajamas, Daddy."

"Cool, buddy. You be good for your mommy, okay?"

"I always good, Daddy."

"Uh huh." Spencer said with a grin.

"I am, Daddy! But Mommy say I gotta get in bed now. You call me tomorrow and read me a story?"

"How about you get into bed and I'll tell you the sea story and tomorrow, Ms. Ryan can start reading to you about God." Spencer looked at Ryan, who smiled, wrapping her arms around inside his jacket.

"Yeah! I get into bed right now, Daddy!"

"Good job, Henry." Spencer shrugged off his jacket and wrapped it around the woman who leaned up and kissed his cheek before putting her arms in the sleeves. She listened as the older genius recited Tennyson before saying his good nights and goodbyes. She kissed him once he was off the phone.

"How did you know I was cold?"

"Just a guess. You look ridiculous in that jacket."

Ryan pouted before grinning. "I guess that means you don't want to see me in just your tie and coat tonight then." She winked before turning to walk back into the event space. Spencer raised an eyebrow before following her.

"I do think you look amazing in yellow."

She laughed, looking over her shoulder at him with a grin before making her way back over to the Krandalls.

"Too late."

.Author's Note:

It is...3:51 am as I post this, so I promise you there are mistakes. I just couldn't stop writing. Might read and rewrite this tomorrow. Who knows. I need a Beta Reader, I think. If thats what I think it is. I don't know. I need someone to fix my mistakes because I'm lazy and my grammar sucks. uh... Did I mention its 3:52 am? Okay!

so.. no one has asked this, but! Ryan. What does she look like? I don't really know. I want to know what y'all think. so tell me what you think which celebrity looks most like her. In the beginning, I was picturing a Katie Melua-esque girl. (Hence the Georgian stuff.), but I kind of get a Sarah Shahi vibe from her too. Idk. Maybe a mixture of those two. Sarah Shahi = Gorgeous.

Uh... I like Author's Notes lately. *shrugs* OH! another thing, the event space... I was picturing Alize at the top of the palms is where they are at. You should look of pictures of that restaurant. It's nice! and the view, whoa. Alright. I'm going to bed now. Good night.. or Morning, Afternoon.