Here's another chapter for my lovely followers.

Sue1313 - Thanks you for the review and the suggestion. I'll probably start the other story here soon, since I'm too impatient to finish all of the four stories I'm writing now. LOL. It'll probably be up within the hour. :)

The day it happened, the team tried to calm Spencer down and cheer him up, but he wouldn't crack a smile. They didn't even stay for the fireworks that night, they just went back to the room. Spencer felt really bad that he ruined everyone's fun, but they just assured him that they cared more about him than the theme park. Spencer went into the bathroom as soon as they returned to the resort and locked the door.

"Rossi," JJ pulled her friend to the side as the others got ready for bed, "I know he's upset and everything right now, but… Can you talk to him whenever he comes out of the bathroom?"

Rossi thought it over for a minute. The kid was already upset, he didn't want to add more of a burden on his shoulders, but he also didn't want to wait for the kid to be normal and happy again and then dump more depressing things on him. He nodded and agreed, "Yeah sure, I'll take him down to the food court to get drinks and we'll talk about it."

"Thanks Rossi, you're a great friend," JJ smiled and hugged him quickly before going off to get ready for bed herself.

Rossi grabbed a couple of cups and waited for the boy to come out of the bathroom, but when he did, Spencer looked as if he'd been crying. His eyes were red and puffy, and his nose was running a little. Rossi decided not to pester him about it, and just go with it, "Hey bud, I'm going to go get some drinks, want to come with me?"

Spencer shrugged, "Sure," Maybe it would get his mind off of things.

The two finally made it to the food court after what seemed like hours of walking and got drinks before Rossi sat them down at a table in the corner, secluded from everyone else there. It was still kind of early, so everyone was getting dinner.

It was silent for a few minutes as they sat there. Rossi watched Spencer twiddle his thumbs together, the child was obviously depressed, and Rossi didn't know how to make him feel better.

He cleared his throat, making the boy look up, before he started, "Spencer, I need to talk to you about something."

"If it's about what happened today, I don't want to hear it," Spencer snapped firmly.

"No, that's not it. It's about JJ," Rossi concluded.

"What about her?" Spencer questioned, furrowing his dark eyebrows in curious annoyance.

"She wants you to start talking to her again," Rossi said.

"I do talk to her," Spencer snapped in an annoyed tone.

"You know what I mean, Spencer," Rossi snapped firmly, his tone making Spencer flinch.

"I-I know, but what she did to me wasn't fair," Spencer said, "I didn't deserve that kind of punishment."

"I know you didn't, I agree with you," Rossi said, leaning forward on his forearms towards the child, "If it were me, I would've just taken away your reading material and sent you to your room."

This made Spencer smirk a little, but only a little; Rossi continued, "She only wants what's best for you. She's never had a rebellious boy to deal with before, Henry's only two, and he's the sweetest kid I know," Spencer nodded, listening intently to Rossi, "What I want to know is why you act out like you do?"

"Because…" He trailed off for a moment, taking a deep breath before he really started, "Because, I didn't grow up like most kids do. My father left me to take care of my sick mother, I didn't have a lot of friends because of my age. I mean, I was a junior in high school at this age, Rossi! I'm sick and tired of being the goody-two-shoes that everyone expects me to be! I just wanted a little taste of freedom, what it was like growing up as a normal kid."

"But Spencer, normal kids don't steal and fight. They play with their friends, go to movies, go to the park," Rossi said, "That's what being a normal teenager is."

"That's what all the kids in my high school did," Spencer said, looking down at his hands.

"Spencer, when you were in high school, the only kids you knew were your chess club buddies and your bullies," Rossi said, "Of course your bullies stole and fought, but they're bad kids. Why don't you try and be a good one?"

Spencer thought over this for a minute, furrowing his dark eyebrows in contemplation before finally making eye contact with Rossi and nodding, smiling finally, "Okay."

"Good," Rossi said as he slid out of his seat, "Now come here."

Spencer smiled and slid out of his seat as well before walking into Rossi's arms, hugging him around the middle, "I'm sorry, Rossi."

"It's alright, kiddo," Rossi said, patting the kid's back, "Try something for me though. Try and forget what happened today. I know it'll be hard, but I promise nothing bad will happen to you again. If it makes you feel better, we'll stay closer tomorrow. I won't let you out of my sight."

Spencer nodded against Rossi's chest, "Okay."

And with that, the two friends pulled away from each other and went back to the room.