Chapter 62

Spring gradually took over February.

Somehow Laura managed to organize all her different responsibilities and still plan a wedding. It probably helped that it was a destination affair, and so she was just picking out packages. He knew from listening in that there would be western wildflowers involved somehow, and that she had staved off complaints that her dress was too simple by showing the intricate lace veil/shawl that Martha had left her and saying that she didn't want to compete, and that Tonya was wearing plum satin, and that he and Morgan just had to show up in good suits. He knew that Garcia was helping with the planning and Rossi was helping with the dinner after and that if Karen did show up Hotch and Blake were going to keep her from causing too much trouble.

His only responsibility was getting his Mom there and he and Dr. Norman already had a plan. She wanted to be off her meds for the day because they had a mild amnesiac effect and she wanted to remember, so they were sending two aids with her just in case. She would have a corsage, of course, and a seat of honor at the front of the chapel, and something special to wear. Of course she balked at him buying her a formal dress for the occasion, spending all that money, so instead he was buying her a new skirt and top in styles she liked, so she could wear them for the first time that day and then later to good use. While he finished placing the order on line Oliver draped himself over his shoulder, meowed his approval of the color, and started purring noisily in his ear.

"Chocolate cake is your favorite, yes?" Laura asked from her computer.

"Yes."

"I'm trying to decide on a filling. The list is long,"

Spencer considered wedding cakes he had known as he removed Archie from the keyboard. "What's the red fruity stuff?"

"Usually raspberry or strawberry. Could do strawberry puree with whipped cream."

"Ooo." That sounded tasty. He sighed as Archie climbed up and over his other shoulder.

"I'll take that as a yes. It's not going to be overly fancy, you know. I never liked the taste of too much butter cream."

"That's fine."

"Oh, but they can do fresh flowers…."

"That would be nice too. Do we have one of those statue things for the top?"

"Yes, Penelope is having one made for us, so, you know, looks like us, more or less. Starting our lives together."

"Oh?"

"Heading in to the TARDIS."

"Outstanding." It was kind of hard to hear over the purring. "Can they do one of those big, rectangle cakes to kinda match?"

"A sheet cake? Probably. Why?"

"I doubt Mom will make the reception, I was going to send it to Bennington so she can have wedding cake with her friends."

"Oh, we can do that."

The whole thing went like that.

Everything was going swimmingly until they were out on a case in Topeka and he got a panicked phone call. "Spencer," Laura said, sounding more than a little hysterical. "Someone broke into our house!"

That distracted him from the case at hand. "What? What happened?"

"Martin was coming in to finish the work and he spotted some strange man coming down the stairs." Martin was their plumber. "He chased after him but he jumped into the back of a truck and they drove off. He went to look and the apartment door was open, so he called the police and he called me."

"Is Will there?" Robbery would go to DC Metro.

"He's on his way. I don't know what to do."

"Do what Will tells you. It's his job and he's very good at it."

"But why would someone break into our house?"

"Robbery, probably. Just follow Will's lead and if I need to come home I will."

"All right."

Spencer didn't need to rush home. Even though nothing was missing the bedroom had been rifled through like someone was looking for valuables. The obvious answer was that someone had thought that a house under construction was an easy mark, and that Martin had interrupted a robbery. "Now I feel silly." Laura said on the phone that night.

"No, you're not being silly. It's a violation and it's scary. I'm just glad no harm was done. Are the doors locked?"

"Yes."

"Is the security system set?"

"Yes."

"Are you in bed?"

"Yes"

"Archie and Oliver with you?"

Spencer could hear her starting to laugh over the phone. "Yes, bed hogs that they are."

"Good. If this last lead pans out I should be home by bedtime tomorrow. I love you, you know."

"I love you too."

The next night Laura came before he did, as he always made certain she did, but as he thrust hard and let himself go her eyes opened wide and dilated and her nails dug into her back and she came again, harder than she had in a long time. "Ohhhh!" She shrieked as she finally fell back to the mattress, gasping to catch her breath before erupting in a wild fit of the giggles.

He grinned and nuzzled gently at her temple. "Liked that then?" She nodded since she couldn't stop laughing. "I guess you're finally getting used to the condoms." While he had only noticed a minimal difference between covered and not she insisted that it just wasn't as good and she couldn't wait for unprotected sex again.

"I guess so." She gasped out, letting go so he could roll and dispose of it before pulling her back into his arms. "That was amazing."

"Good to know." Take that Morgan, he thought, as he reached over and turned out the light.