So here's the next chapter, there will be swearing and it may get violent

Disclaimer: Same as always, I don't own Criminal Minds and I probably never will, but I guess I can dream...


Spencer had been much more relaxed since his coming out to Derek, but still a little bit tense because of Emily, but he trusted her word.
One day, however, a few weeks later, Spencer and Emily got into an argument about, amongst other things, Spencer's mind and weirdness.

"I just don't get you, Spencer! Why can't you just fucking be normal for more than two seconds!" Emily yelled at Spencer, whilst a crowd gathered to watch their argument escalate,

" I don't understand what I've done to upset you Emily! Is everything I say and do to fucked up for you to handle!?" Spencer found himself yelling back, but he really should have held his tongue, because that's when Emily really lost it,

" Well I don't know about everything," she began, seeming to have calmed down a bit, " but I think kissing and banging other boys sounds pretty messed up to me, but maybe not to you, since you're a fucking faggot!" she screamed at him, and Spencer suddenly looked like he was about to cry, before he ran out of the room, humiliated and terrified of what the rest of the team's reactions would be.

" Look what you've done now!" Yelled Derek at Emily, " The poor kid doesn't feel comfortable in his own skin and you just go and decide to bring him down a little bit further! He trusted you to not tell anyone and you go and yell it to the rest of the fucking world! You know, I think That sounds a bit messed up to me" He wanted to punch her in the face and watch as she crumpled to the ground, but he knew he would get him suspended, so he went out after Spencer to see if he would talk to him.

By this time Emily had realized how much her words must have hurt Spencer, but by now it was too late.


" Hey, kid" Derek said when he eventually found Spencer, drinking coffee on a park bench, " Come back with me now, please?"

"I can't," said Spencer quickly, a tea slipping down his cheek " Everyone is going to hate me now" he sniffed

" Of course they won't, they really looked concerned when you ran out, and angry at Emily of course- I mean, that was out of line!" Derek reassured him.
He saw Spencer was crying still though.

" Come here, kid" said Derek, hugging Spencer tight, "remember, I've got your back always, and this isn't college Spence, remember?"

" OK, but I don't think I want to talk to Emily after what she said to me."

" It's OK, I understand."


When Spencer and Derek returned, a few whispers were whispered and a few looks exchanged and Spencer almost left again, but Derek coaxed him back into the building and ultimately most people were very supportive towards him, apart from Rossi, who was pestering him a bit, but eventually he got the message that Spencer wasn't quite ready to talk to everyone yet, but Garcia and JJ managed to get him to have a heart to heart with them and they found out things they never considered he might have been through.

" I'm so sorry" Said JJ, " I had no idea; I guess I understand now why you've been more... withdrawn than the others, especially lately" and she hugged him. "It's OK Spence," Garcia followed, "but college is over now, and so are the taunts and the abuse, there's nothing to worry or get depressed about anymore Hun, we love for just who you are." Spencer did a dopey smile, but on the inside he was still hurting badly from the college scars and the open wounds of Emily's harsh words towards him.

*ah well* he thought, *with the help of Derek, Garcia and JJ, I'm sure it will get much, much better*


I thought about making it longer, but I've decided it ends well here, so I will stop now. Please review! :P