Dating someone who worked in the BAU was nice. Spencer always came home with stories to tell, whether creepy or fun. It was good, too, because when he went on cases, you got some time alone in the house you loved without seeming rude for needing space. Not that you’d ever need to tiptoe around the subject, if you ever asked for a day to yourself, Spencer would be more than happy to give it to you. But you loved him and you never wanted him to think you were pushing him away.

Currently, Spencer was off on a case- one that was apparently lasting longer than you thought. The only issue was that you hadn’t gotten a call from him in a few days, and that was… off. He always called. Even if it was just a quick, sleepy two-minute “goodnight,” he never missed it. The silence? It was deafening.

Unfortunately for you, Spencer had been kidnapped by Tobias Hankel and was being tortured while his colleagues tried desperately to find him. You kept calling, trying to force him to answer- even knowing deep down he couldn’t. The lack of response only fed the spiral of worry in your chest.

So, you did the one thing you’d promised Spencer you’d never do…

You called Hotch.

Aaron Hotchner, the only one on the team to actually know you were Spencer’s partner- or that Spencer had a partner at all. And, as expected, you went a bit ballistic when Hotch told you about the situation. You couldn’t help it- your voice trembled with rage and fear as you demanded to know how anyone could let an agent go off on his own like that, how they could let this happen.