Daisy carefully untangled herself from Reid knowing that trying to get to sleep was useless, as she had tried for the last hour. She pulled the covers back and pulled herself to her feet smirking when she saw Reid curled up on the bed with his arm curled around his pillow and his head resting on the mattress. She quickly pulled the blanket over his bare shoulders and kissed him on the cheek before making her way over to her go bag. She quickly glanced over her shoulder to see what time the alarm clock said and groaned when it read 4:00 A.M.
She decided it was no use sticking around the hotel room and grabbed her FBI Academy hoodie out of her go bag and pulled it on over her spaghetti strap. She also grabbed her keycard, badge, gun and cell phone and secured them to her belt as she planned to go for a run after grabbing some breakfast at the hotel bar/restaurant. She gave Reid one last kiss on the cheek before making her way through the hotel room and out into the hall, locking the door behind her.
She purposely walked to the elevator but as she approached it, she could not help but feel like someone was following her. She knew that it was probably nothing just some random guest who like her could not get to sleep and needed to do something to occupy their mind. However, she could still feel the cold steel of her gun as her hand subconsciously slid down to her thigh resting on top of her holster as she walked in such a way that is was not it obvious which was a feat achieved with practice.
She stopped in front of the elevator and pushed the down button. She hated waiting for elevators but the thought of walking down several flights of stairs in a dark stair well did not appeal to her. Sure, she was highly trained in both firearm usage and hand-to-hand combat but that did not mean she was going to seek trouble, contrary to popular belief. Daisy smirked and decided to leave that task to Nick after all it was his specialty. The jams she had helped Jeff get Nick out of made her sometimes wonder why she was friends with the curly-haired boy.
When the elevator arrived with a subtle ding, Daisy stepped on and pressed L for the lobby. As the doors closed, she leaned against one of the railings. She laughed to herself when she thought about her date with Reid and that Adam used an elaborate set up despite the fact she would have been fine with simple take out. The funny part was that he had pulled Sauli, Morgan, Jeff and Nick into it and gotten past an entire team of profilers thanks to only communicating via cell phone. She grimaced wishing that everyone would stay out of her love life but found herself grateful to them because it had forced her to let go of her inhibitions and make her move. The last time she felt this well rested was when she was 16 and slept with her back pressed against Adam's warm chest and his arm draped over her waist.
The elevator dinged again and the doors opened. Daisy walked off, made her way towards the bar/restaurant, and felt relieved when she saw other than a bar tender there was no one in there. She entered giving a polite nod to the bartender who was cleaning up after a long night. Daisy felt bad for him when she saw the look of disappointment in his eyes at having another customer to serve. She quickly shook her head no when he went to reach for a glass and instead pointed to the piano wordlessly asking him if it was okay if she played it. He nodded and she went over to the grand piano and sat down admiring it. This was the first time in years that she has been close to such a beautiful musical instrument.
The feel of her fingers against the keys sent a wave of calming familiarity through her. Though she had not played a piano since her high school graduation she still had a deep appreciation for the connection to the human soul it seemed to have. She knew which song she wanted to play and began playing the intro in a slow gentle way humming under her breath. She let the familiarity of the song that she was playing wash over her and bring all her insecurities to the surface.
When the cue for the opening verse to the song came, Daisy let everything go because it needed expression and if she was honest, she was better at expressing herself through singing. It was one more thing she had in common with Adam. At times like this when she was alone it made her wonder why she never pursued a singing career. None the less, she glared at the keys with an intense concentration as if they would jump up and bite her if she took her eyes off them.
I walk to the edge again
Searching for the truth
Taken by the memories
Of all that I've been through
If I could hear your voice
I know that I would be okay
I know that I've been wrong
But I'm begging you to stay
Won't you stay
Will you be here?
Or will I be alone
Will I be scared?
You'll teach me how to be strong
And if I fall down
Will you help me carry on?
I cannot do this alone
I wish that I could turn back time
Just to have one more chance
To be the man I need to be
I pray you'll understand
If I could hear your voice
I know that I would be okay
I know that I've been wrong
But I'm begging you to stay
Won't you stay
Will you be here?
Or will I be alone
Will I be scared?
You'll teach me how to be strong
And if I fall down
Will you help me carry on?
I cannot do this alone
I need your hand
To help me make it through, again
Nothing compares to how I feel
When I look at you
You never know
you never know tomorrow
You never know
you never know tomorrow
Don't walk away
Will you be here?
Or will I be alone
Will I be scared?
You'll teach me how to be strong
And if I fall down
Will you help me carry on?
I cannot do this alone
Will you be here?
Or will I be alone
Will I be scared?
You'll teach me how to be strong
And if I fall down
Will you help me carry on?
I cannot do this alone
I am not alone
I know you're there
I am not alone
I know you're there
I am not alone
I know you're there
I am not alone
Daisy could feel tears spilling from her eyes as she sang the last verse, her voice turning into a high-pitched scream. She know that Stay was an emotional song but she never thought that it would hit her so hard. However, she realised how hard she was falling for Reid by the dull throbbing that had been present when she was singing. She knew that telling Reid how she felt was the right thing to do but she was still scared, this was her first real relationship since Jake.
Daisy's head snapped up when she heard someone crying and glanced around the bar/restaurant trying to find the source. She felt her eyes widen in shock and the protective nature she carried towards Adam kick in when she saw him walking towards her, tears pouring from his eyes.
"Adam, how long have you been here." Daisy said shifting over on the bench so he could sit down.
"Since you sat down at the piano, I followed you down. Daisy, that was amazing you really let it all out there." Adam said wiping the tears from his eyes before he sat down beside Daisy on the bench.
"It just seemed like the right thing to do, even though I'm a FBI agent I'm still a singer at heart. I do not like to perform in front of an audience but singing is still my form of release. Oh by the way thanks for arranging the dinner for me and Reid last night it was fantastic." Daisy said as she pulled him into a hug, ruffling his hair in a teasing way.
"Anything for you, I thought you needed a light kick in the right direction. Daisy, you can be so stubborn sometimes, but for once you just followed your heart and told Reid how you feel." Adam said as he broke the hug and kissed her on the cheek.
"How do you know I told Reid what I feel? Let me guess you and Sauli were eavesdropping on us through the joined door." Daisy said leveling a pointed glare at Adam.
"A bit, come on you can't blame us for being curious." Adam said leveling his award-winning smile at her knowing it would disarm her.
"Adam, hvad skal jeg dog stille op med dig? Øøøh måske skulle jeg give dig stuearrest. Jeg kunne tage din mobil fra dig og lukke dig inde på dit værelse, det vil måske lærer dig ikke at smuglytte." Daisy said between snorts of laughter.
"Daisy, what the hell did you just say?" Adam said scratching his head.
"She said and I quote, Adam, what should I do with you? Hmmm maybe I should ground you. I could take away your cell phone and lock you in your room, maybe then you would know that eavesdropping is wrong." A giggling voice chirped in from behind them.
"Oh hell no, no one gets to hold my cell phone but me." Adam said leveling his best bitch please stare at Daisy.
"You're Danish?" Daisy asked the bar tender sounding a little more shocked than she intended.
"Yeah, I was born here but my family is originally from Denmark so my parents taught me Danish so I would be connected to my home country. My name is Scott and I must admit I really enjoyed your performance." Scott said his oceanic eyes sparkling with fondness.
"Thank you but I'm not really a singer, I usually leave that to Mr. Trouble Maker here." Daisy said playfully punching Adam's upper arm.
"Well you could've fooled me." Scott replied with a smirk as he reached for three glasses. "A toast to an excellent performance on me."
"So Scott, is bartending your full-time career?" Daisy asked watching as he made them each a Whiskey on The Rocks.
"No, I just do this as a favor for a friend because he owns the bar/restaurant but rarely has time to come in. When I am not working here, I actually split my time between teaching dance and Kung Fu at the gym a few blocks away from here. I'm actually a two-time international dance champion but I have yet to medal for Kung Fu." Scott said showing off his dancing skills as he pressed play on his IPod touch hidden under the counter.
"You're good, really good but can you sing?" Adam said as he watched Scott dance to By The Rules.
"Not unless you want your ears to bleed and fall off." Scott said grabbing Adam's wrist and pulling him away from the bar and out onto the floor.
"Scott I can't, I have a boyfriend." Adam said trying to break Scott's hold on his wrist.
"So do I, it's just harmless dancing so come on and lose yourself in the music. Daisy if you want you can join us." Scott said rolling his body in perfect synchrony to the music.
"No I'm good; I'll just sit here and enjoy the show." Daisy said smirking as she watched Adam relax and let the dancer within him taking over.
"You're gay! Usually I can pick up on that but the way you've flirted with Daisy had me fooled." Adam said his eyes widening as he shot a glance at Daisy.
"I wasn't flirting with Daisy; this is just me being friendly. I am as gay as they come, no pun intended. However, when I work here I have to act straight it is all part of the job. My brother is a cop and taught me how to read body language and how to be mindful of my own." Scott said as he stopped dancing and downed the rest of his drink in one go, leaning against the bar and watching Adam as he continued dancing.
"It must be hard having to suppress your sexuality." Daisy said giving Scott a sympathetic look.
"I'm used to it, you know for having no formal dance training he's a pretty good dancer." Scott whispered with a hint of arousal in his voice as he watched Adam completely let go and turn up the heart with sexy rolls of his hips as he danced in time with his own music.
"A lot of things just come easy to Adam. He fits the gay stereotype to a tee which pisses him off sometimes especially when people think it's because he's gay." Daisy said. Her eyes transfixed on Adam but her senses acutely aware of the tall, handsome Danish man beside her.
"Daisy, something is bothering Adam. I have seen him dance during live performances and he looks like he is not even trying. Although his dancing here is fluid it seems forced like he actually has to concentrate on what he's doing instead of just letting the music guide him." Scott said his features suddenly twisting into a deep frown.
"Are you sure you're not a profiler?" Daisy said half-joking half-serious but she also noticed something was off with Adam's dancing.
"I guess I am in some regards but perhaps you should talk to him because you to seem close and it's obvious he needs to talk about it." Scott said sounding a little disappointed as he walked back behind the bar and put the three empty glasses in the sink.
"Adam, are you okay? You seem upset." Daisy said watching as he faltered on a dance step, caught off guard by her sudden question.
"I'm fine." Adam said a little too quickly, adverting his eyes.
"Adam seriously, you're actually trying to lie to me? I'm not only a profiler I'm your best friend and have been for 29 years so I can read you like an open book, what's wrong?" Daisy said closing the distance between them, snaking a finger under his chin and forcing him to look into her eyes.
"I-I want to propose to Sauli but I'm scared. I am new to the idea of a major life commitment because all my other relationships were flings. Sauli is different; I'm in love with him and it scares me because if I screw it up it'll break me." Adam said, tears spilling from his eyes.
"Adam, I think you and Sauli have a solid relationship, I mean the two of you got arrested for fighting and managed to work that out." Daisy said pulling her crying friend into a hug.
"She's right Adam because if there's one thing I know about its love. Love, cannot be destroyed easily, I should know I am 36 and I have been with my boyfriend since I was 14. We've had fights where we put each other in the hospital and spent weeks not talking but we always made up because we realized it hurts more to be apart than to admit a mistake and move on." Scott said offering Adam a smile, his eyes soft and comforting.
"I-I want to propose to Sauli and give him that commitment but I don't know if I'm ready." Adam said between sobs.
"Adam you'll know when the right time is, this is not a decision you can make when you're not a 100% sure you're ready. I have no doubt though that you're meant to be with Sauli in fact I would bet my life on it." Daisy said rubbing his back.
"Scott, how do you know that your boyfriend is the one you're meant to be with?" Adam said locking eyes with Scott.
"That's a complicated question but I guess I know because I can't picture my life without him. When we are fighting or not talking to each other, it hurts me not to be with him. It honestly feels like my heart has been ripped out of my chest and an over whelming feeling of emptiness takes over me. However, when we make up usually through being intimate with each other we can just look at each other and know what the other needs without having to say anything. It's like we're two halves of the same whole." Scott said blinking back tears as he walked back around the bar and handed Adam a glass of water.
"Just take it easy Adam and realize that this isn't a decision you have to make right away." Daisy said watching as Adam drank the water in one go.
"Trust me you'll know when the right time is because love is something you feel not something you try to control. With that said perhaps you to should head back up stairs and get some rest." Scott said rubbing his hand on Adam's arm in a soothing way.
"That's a good idea, well it was nice to meet you Scott and maybe once the case is over we can hang out. This is my number if you want to get in touch." Daisy said handing him a scrap of paper before walking away with her arm around Adam's shoulders.