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Y/N has liked Spencer since she joined the BAU a few months ago. He likes her too and is surprised when she asks him out on a date.

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It had been a couple of months since Y/N had joined the BAU. In those two months she had become close friends with every member, however she had become quite close friends with one Dr. Spencer Reid in particular. Due to their closeness in age, the two were obviously drawn to one another. Of course due to them being close friends and close in age, it came with a lot of teasing from the other team members - especially Derek Morgan.

"Hey, Spence!" Y/N greeted as she walked into work that day.

He looked up from the files on his desk and gave her a smile. Y/N stepped behind his chair before leaning down to hug him, her head resting on his shoulder. Y/N would do this everyday and Spencer wouldn't mind. The first time she had ever done it, everyone expected the genius to awkwardly tell her that he doesn't hug or really touch anyone for that matter. To their surprise, Spencer accepted the hug, even reaching up his own hand to wrap gently around her wrist.

Y/N unwound her arms from around Spencer and perched on the end of his desk, folding her arms across his chest, "So, the new episode of Doctor Who comes out tonight, you wanna come round and watch it with me?"

Spencer, who wasn't normally invited to things, especially when it was a one on one thing, raised his eyebrows in surprise. Before he had the chance to answer however, Y/N spoke up again.

"If you already have plans, I completely understand."

"No, no," Spencer said before clearing her throat, "I mean I don't have plans. I'd love to come."

A wide smile stretched across Y/N's face, "Great, you want to head back to my place after work? Unless you need to go back to yours first."

"Um, no I don't. Going straight to yours if perfectly fine." Spencer replied.

Y/N stood up straight, "Good, now I'd love to stay and chat, but I've gotta help Penelope with something." Y/N placed her hand on Spencer's shoulder and didn't remove it until she was too far away.

Spencer watched her walk away until he couldn't see her anymore before turning back to his desk to find Derek Morgan looking at him.

"What?" Spencer asked, oblivious.

"Come on kid." Derek replied and Spencer didn't reply, signaling to Derek that he had no idea what he was hinting. Derek sighed before continuing, "She likes you."

"What? No she doesn't." Spencer replied, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"Reid, you're a profiler, how can you not tell?" Derek said, "She always goes out of her way to talk to you. She always greets you with a hug and the looks she gives you when she thinks nobody is watching? They're clear signs she likes you. You should ask her out."

"I'm not going to ask her out." Spencer replied, flicking through his paperwork.

"And why's that?"

"Because she doesn't like me okay? Can we just drop the subject?" Spencer responded before focusing on his paperwork.

Derek, who knew that Spencer wasn't going to talk anymore about the topic, sighed before going back to his paperwork.

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Later that day, Y/N welcomed Spencer into her apartment. Spencer had never been to her apartment before so he couldn't help himself but look around it. Her apartment was homely, and felt lived in. It was bright and cosy. What caught his eye however, was the many different books she had stacked around her apartment.

"Sorry about the mess. I didn't really have time to clean last night," Y/N apologised, "Make yourself at home. I'm just going to change into something a little more comfortable." Spencer took a seat on her couch which was covered in many different colour blankets and waited for her to return.

A couple of minutes passed by and Y/N walked out of her bedroom in what looked like her pajamas. She slumped on the couch next to Spencer. She brought her legs up and tucked them under herself, getting comfortable. She leant forward and grabbed the remote, switching on her television. Her knee brushed his leg slightly every time she moved, causing Spencer's focus to change from the screen to her.

Y/N noticed this and turned her head to face Spencer, "What?"

Spencer, realising that he had gotten caught, cleared his throat, "Oh, nothing. I just thought I saw something." He lied and Y/N could see right through it. Instead of questioning it, she let the episode play.

Over the course of the episode, Y/N had found that she had gradually moved closer to Spencer due to her constant shuffling. Her shoulder brushed his and her knee was now fully pressed against his.

Spencer could barely concentrate on the episode. He had been close to Y/N before but never when the two were alone together. The feeling of her knee pressed against his and the gentle brush of her shoulder was almost enough for him to get up and leave and run away from his feelings.

The credits rolled signaling the end of the episode. Spencer was glad, he wasn't sure how much longer he could take being in close proximity to Y/N. She swung her legs and stood up, stretching her body. Spencer looked away when her t-shirt rode up to reveal a bit of her stomach.

Y/N checked the clock on the wall, "Oh my god!" She exclaimed, "It's midnight."

Spencer, who hadn't realised the time, looked at the clock on the wall and sure enough it was midnight. He stood up from the couch, "I should be getting home, it's late and we have to be at work early in the morning."

"You can stay here for the night. It's late and by the time you get back to your apartment it'll be even later." Y/N rambled.

Spencer thought about it for a moment. By the time it would take him to get home it would be about one in the morning. He was feeling tired now and he knew that by the time he would get home,he would be wide awake.

"We can leave earlier in the morning so you can pick up some clothes from your apartment." Y/N added.

Spencer took one more moment before nodding, causing Y/N to smile, "I think I have some clothes that'll fit you so you can sleep in something comfortable. I'll just go and get them."

Spencer nodded before taking a seat on her couch, he guessed that it would be his bed for the night. Not that he was complaining, the couch was comfortable. Y/N returned with a pile of folded clothes in his hand and handed them to Spencer. He went to get changed in the bathroom before returning and began walking over to the couch.

"Where are you going?" Y/N questioned.

"To the couch?" Spencer asked confused.

"No, you can share my bed. That couch may look comfortable but after a few hours of laying on it, it gives you an awful pain in the neck." Y/N said, taking Spencer's hand, leading him to her bedroom.

Spencer, felt his face begin to heat up at the thought of sharing a bed with Y/N. He knew that she would see it as totally platonic but he would see it a completely different way.

She laid down in the bed first and patted the space next to her. Reluctantly, Spencer climbed in the space next to her. They faced each other as they laid there. Y/N began to reach forward and Spencer recoiled slightly.

"Relax." She muttered before pulling his glasses off his face and placing them on the nightstand. Spencer had completely forgotten he was wearing them until Y/N had taken them off.

"You have really nice eyes," Y/N said to Spencer, "They're kind."

"Um, thanks." Spencer muttered quietly, a blush forming on his face.

"Spencer, can I ask you a question?" Y/N asked.

"Of course." Spencer replied.

"Will you go out on a date with me?"

Spencer fell into a state of shock. Y/N had asked him to go out on a date. He was confused by why Y/N would want to go out with him in the first place.

"What?" Spencer asked slowly, wondering if he misheard her.

"I asked if you wanted to go out on a date with me? It's totally fine if you don't want to, I understand." Y/N rambled.

"No, of course I want to," Spencer replied, still quite shocked, "But why?"

"Why what?" Now it was Y/N's turn to be confused.

"Why would you want to go out on a date with me?"

Y/N's eyes softened, "Because Spencer Reid. You are the most incredible person I've ever met," Y/N started and continued to list off things that she admired about him.

Spencer was listening intently, trying to process what Y/N was saying to him. He would've never thought that the person he liked would be saying all this to him.

"And not to mention, he is incredibly handsome." Y/N finished.

"W-what?" Spencer questioned.

"I said that you are incredibly handsome Dr. Reid." Y/N replied, her hand gently coming up to caress his cheek.

Spencer couldn't help the smile that fell onto his face as Y/N's thumb gently ran across his cheek. Y/N had a smile on her face as well, she had felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders after she had asked him on a date.

"So, are you free tomorrow night?" Y/N muttered. It was only now that she had realised that she had gotten closer to him. Their bodies were nearly completely touching. Spencer had one of his arms draped over her body while the other had begun to play with the ends of her hair.

"For you Y/N, I'm free anytime." Spencer said smiling.