Raising
This is my first time posting a piece here! Soft criticism is welcome đ I hope you enjoy this Spencer Reid x OC series.
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It was a normal morning at the BAU office, the women listening to Reidâs ramblings of who knows what and Rossi in his office with the door closed. Then Morgan, with Hotch following soon after burst into the office âWeâve got fresh meat on the team!â. âOh Morgan spill come on, whereâs the new kid?â Emily said as she and JJ stood up looking around, curiosity filling their shoes. âHer nameâ Hotch said as Morgan drum rolled on Emilyâs desk âis Agent Wright. Please come inâ. Reidâs attention focused on the door as soon as Hotch had mentioned the name Wright. The light glared on the glass as it opened and it showed a familiar face âLyla?â Reid said as he stood up and walked slowly towards the new agent. The new agent turned to face him after she shook hands with Hotch and Morgan and her face contorted into that of surprise and happiness âOh my god, Reid? 10, 11 years?â she slipped herself into Reidâs arms while he was still in shock. âActually-â Reid began his ramble but was soon cut off âRossi? THE David Rossi? Itâs an honor to meet you sirâ Lyla practically leapt to Rossi as he gladly shook her hand and smiled in amusement. âSo how do you two know each other?â JJ said as she smirked and Emily wrapped an arm around JJ chuckling âDo we have a girl genius in our midst?â. âActually yesâ said Reid as he sat back down âwe met in high school and we were both twelve.â Everyone looked at one another clearly impressed, Lyla cleared her throat and readjusted her grip on her black handbag âIâm not as smart as Reid but I sure do like to get my hands more dirty than heâs comfortable with.â Everyone chuckled and introduced themselves as well as learn more about their new member, all the while Reid watched as an old friend become family again.
It was now 5:00 pm and everyone began to leave âHey new girl, we girls are having a girlâs night at Penelopeâs apartment. Wanna come with?â Emily said as all three women filed slowly out the doors. âNo thanks, I have plans. A date of you must knowâ Lyla said as she followed them into elevator filled with giggles. All three women left in separate cars, Lyla stood by waving them off âHey Lyla! I know you have plans but I figured since we havenât seen each other in 10 years 8 months and 3 weeks that you could give me a ride home and we can catch up a little on the way.â The woman hesitated a bit but nodded âyeah, come on thenâ Â Spencer eagerly entered the passenger side, âjust input your address and weâre on our wayâ, the man did as advised and they went on their way.
The ride to Spencerâs home was quiet âAre you going to tell me why you disappearedâ Spencer said breaking the ice. He saw Lylaâs hands grip on the steering wheel âSpence IâŠ...I want to tell you but after all these years between us, Iâm still not readyâŠâ Spencer left it at that and they were finally at the apartment building âno way, I live here tooâ. The man looked at her as they both exited her car âInteresting, what floor? Iâm on floor fourâ Lyla silently counted to herself âI live on the floor beneath you...floor threeâ. They both grinned at each other as they made their way upstairs stopping at Lylaâs floor âIâll see you tomorrow Spenceâ she rubbed his arm and she lingered there for a few seconds and left his side. âHave fun at your date Lyla! See you tomorrowâ Spencer climbed up the stairs and heard what sounded like a child âMom youâre home!â upon hearing this he silently went back down but was met with a mother whose two children ran towards her from an apartment, no doubt the babysittersâ place.
About an hour passed and Spencerâs phone chimed, he put down a book he received from a special person and picked up his phone. On the screen it read âSoence c l uld yoh pick us uo pleadtw mâ from Emily. Spencer sighed and made his way out the door grabbing a jacket and quickly shutting the door, he stepped down on each stair step as he struggled to put his jacket on. Then he heard Lyla talking âCome on Addi, now weâre going to be late to The Spaghetti Factoryâ âBut mom, you know how much I love my new bookâ that was it, that was the voice Spencer had heard an hour and 16 minutes ago âyou love your drawing book more than spaghetti is that what youâre saying Addi?â a trace of a chuckle could be heard. Spencer quietly went down the stairs until he saw the two people in full view âLyla?â the said woman turned quickly with a gasp, eyes wide as she wrapped protective arm around a little boy âMom whoâs that?â her son. Lyla looked down and sighed only to look back up at Spencer âI guess the cat's out of the bag huh?â
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