Chapter 29
High school graduation, that was one phrase Dave was finding hard to believe. No matter how many times he went over it in his head he couldn't believe the day was here. Spencer was graduating today, something that was hard to grasp. His twelve year-old was finishing high school and soon off to University.
He had found a house down the street from Cal-Tech's main campus for him and Spencer to live in. It was a quaint little house with three bedrooms and a big family den. After much debate he had decided to keep the house in Virginia. He would probably end up back at the Bureau, even if just for consulting work and with book sales he could afford to keep both houses.
Mama Rossi was positively giddy that her grand-baby was graduating form high school. Though in the back of her mind she knew this would forever change things. Soon her son, and grandson, would be moving and after much debate she had chosen not to go with them. Dave and Spencer had both pleaded with her but she had stood her ground. Her grand-baby needed some room to grow and her entire life, well almost her entire life, was in Virginia. She would visit of course, but some space was necessary.
The ceremony passed by in a blur for Spencer. He was brimming with excitement and trying to make sure he didn't trip. It was one event in his life that he couldn't remember perfectly as he had been thoroughly distracted throughout. All he could really remember was excitedly crossing the stage and smiling as his dad and grandma took pictures of him receiving his diploma and shaking the headmaster's hand. The luncheon afterwards passed in much the same way for him, through his excitement of graduating and sadness for leaving his friends.
Author's Note:
Big apologies for not updating in so long. I am very busy in University with needing to stay on the honour roll and keep up my marks for post-graduate studies and scholarships. I fear that I am losing interest in this story, as my interest in Criminal Minds wanes. The show is just not as interesting without AJ Cook, as JJ, in it. She really made the show for me and I find it hard to watch now that she is gone. I will finish this story but I am warning that updates will be slow coming.