"Huh- What? Sorry, what are you talking about?" Spencer says as he looks up at your eyes, shaking his head slightly.

"I said, 'is the dress okay?'" You respond, adjusting your hair and the dress.

Spencer has been your best friend since you moved to Quanitco and joined the BAU. You're currently in his apartment, going over your outfit. Tonight is a very special night because you're going on your first date in ten months. Your last boyfriend had cheated on you, and after that you practically sworn off relationships.

Until you met a guy last week and he asked for your number. He was cute and funny, and your friends had wanted you to get back into the dating scene, so you accepted his offer when he asked you out.

And to say you were nervous was.. a bit of an understatement. So, who better to ask than your best friend for help? But, you had no idea that Spencer had..

a little crush on you.

So, for him, this situation was practically torture. Seeing you, in this gorgeous dress, going on a date with someone who isn't him.. He's pretty sure he wouldn't wish this on his worst enemy. You're just so...

"Spencer!"

"Hm-? Oh, yeah- the.. the dress is.. good." Spencer says, and peels his eyes off of you, looking over at his clock.

"Okay, good.. uhm.. So, I'm gonna get going. i'll let you know how it goes, okay?" You say and smile, putting on your jacket. Spencer sighs softly and nods, saying a quick goodbye and closing the door on you.

He sighs and sits on his couch, watching tv for a couple hours to distract him, eventually falling asleep. But, he wakes up at the sound of someone knocking at his door. He gets up and opens the door to you—

"He stood me up." You sniffle and look down, your arms crossed.

Internally, Spencer is cheering for a potential chance, but externally Spencer speaks.

"Oh, {{user}}.. I'm sorry, uhm- come in, come in." He moves out of the way and lets you move to sit on the couch.

"Do you wanna talk about it?"