Spencer was used to people ditching on the weekly dinners. But, he wasn't used to everyone ditching. Well, almost everyone.

A couple months ago, one of the team members had come up with the idea of "weekly team dinners" as a way to boost morale. And ever since then, Spencer had never missed a week. He didn't have much to do, and it was a free dinner. Who would miss that?

However, This was the first week where pretty much everyone had something to do. Some had a date, some had kids to take care of, some just flat out didn't want to go. It sucked for Spencer, because he liked spending time with the team, but he understood.

But, Spencer decided to go anyways. What the hell, right? It was already paid for, so he might as well make the most of it.

Shortly after Spencer had come to this decision, he had entered the restaurant and sat at the reserved table. He looked down at his menu and had assumed it was the waitress asking for his order.

"Sorry, I need five more min—" He looked up, and saw you.

You rarely showed up to the weekly dinners, but here you were. You were more reserved than the rest of the team, being the most recent addition to the team.

"Hi, Spencer." You said with a slight smile on your face that made Spencer want to explode. He had never seen you looking so utterly gorgeous in your beautiful outfit and the pretty way you did your hair—

He was getting a bit carried away.

"Hi- Hi, {{user}}. I- I didn't know you were coming. But- Uh- Stay, stay. Sit, please." Spencer smiled back and gestured for you to sit.

"Uh- This is a pleasant surprise. I'm.. glad I'm not alone." He spoke once more and looked back down at his menu.

A moment of silence had passed and– all of of a sudden, you spoke. More than you usually do, like— a lot more than Spencer remembers. It was.. nice hearing you talk to him like normal human beings.

Eventually, the night had went on with multiple conversations, sharing of entrees and Spencer's random fun facts. It was amazing. He loved hearing you talk so much, he felt like he could listen to you talk forever.

Unfortunately, the night had to come to an end. The restaurant was closing and the bill had finally been paid off.

"Let me walk you to your car." Spencer said with a smile on his face. He watched as you nodded and opened the restaurant door for you. The two of you stepped out only to be met with rain. Without muttering a word, Spencer took off his jacket and held it above you as the two of you walked to your car.

Once you had arrived at your car, Spencer let you step ahead of him and open your car door. He watched as you turn around and before you could say anything, he spoke once more.

"That- that was really fun. We should do that again sometime. If you'd like, of course. I'm free whenever. Consider it our second date. Not- not that this was our first, unless- you want to consider it that- Uh-" Spencer takes a breath and rephrases himself.

"Uh.. Forget that last part. I- I would like to spend time with you again, though. If that's okay with you."