When lunch time finally came rolling in Garcia immediately bolted from her lair down to the bullpen. She rushed and stopped right in front of Spencer's desk. He looked up momentarily waiting for her to speak. He waited until her breathing caught up.

"Let's go for lunch," she beamed.

"Sure," he smiled warmly oblivious to her intentions.

"What do you want to eat?" she asks in the car.

"Anything is fine," he replies.

"Well what is the baby craving?"

"…Indian," he blushed.

"Alright I know the best restaurant in town," she started the engine.

A nice young lady took their orders cheerfully.

"What's going on between you and Adonis?" she asks after a while.

"…What do you mean?"

"You seemed bothered by something," she explains.

"…in the meeting with Strauss…never mind," he looks at the table.

"Sweetie, you can talk to Penny," she smiles.

"…he said we weren't in an official relationship. I was just thinking what that makes us. And then I came up with the only thing possible. We're fuck buddies and he's only with me because of the baby," he says sadly.

"Oh no baby boy, he certainly loves you," she places a hand on his.

"Then why didn't he say anything? Why did he practically implied he was only with me because he was responsible for what happened," he said.

"He's just…afraid," she says.

"Of what? He's not the one who's getting bigger by the days," he replies with a twinge of anger in his voice.

"Boy wonder, he really didn't mean to make you uncomfortable that's why he didn't say anything," she says.

"Are you vouching for him?" Spencer asks.

"No…he had no right to say you two weren't anything. At least talk to him and tell him how you feel," she offers.

"Penelope, I told him I loved him! I still do and when he does it's just doesn't seem real and after the Strauss thing," he says tears pricking in his eyes.

"You know he loves you Spencer," she soothes.

"But how much? Or what does he think love really means? He has no idea what he does to me when he's close. When we kiss or when we even touch. And yet he goes and says we're nothing!" Spencer is crying now.

"I'm calling that little ass right now," Garcia takes out her phone.

"God no Penelope that's the last thing I want right now," he begs.

"…he's worried you know?" she says softly.

"Oh I bet," Spencer says sarcastically.

"He knows he screwed big time but doesn't know why," she continues.

Spencer looks thoughtfully at her.

"He came to me this morning and asked…no begged for my help," she explains.

"I knew it was too good to be a friendly gesture," Spencer stood up.

"Boy wonder-"

"I'm sorry Penelope I have to go. I'll call JJ," he walks outside and leaves her alone.

Derek Morgan you are so dead! She thinks to herself.


"Spence what happened?" JJ asks concerned.

"…Do you…umm…mind if I stay with you and Will? He asks shyly.

"Of course you can stay with us," she smiles.

"Thank you," Spencer lowers his gaze.

After a moment of silence he finally speaks, "Aren't you going to asks?"

"I was hoping you'd tell me when you're ready but I could already guess," she replies.

"Derek…" he whispers.

"I figured," she says parking in the lot of the BAU.

"Is it alright…what I'm doing?" he asks fearful.

"You need time. But just to warn you, he's afraid as much as you are," she smiles.

Afraid of what? he asks again to himself.