THE NEXT MORNING, BRIAR AND SPENCER WALKED into the casino where they said they would meet up with the rest of the team. Briar already knew not to mention Spencer's new findings and he was grateful for a friend who could read his mind.
"There they are," Derek said in his usual teasing tone. "Did you two have a long night?"
Briar shook her head at his sexual insinuation while Spencer looked at him in oblivious confusion.
"Derek Morgan, I have grown to adore you these past few weeks of working with you, but I will not hesitate to kick your ass," Briar mumbled tiredly. The agents stifled their laughs and a mixture of Emily's groans from her hungover state.
"Rose and I are actually going to stay here for a couple of days."
It took a second for the team to figure out who 'Rose' was, but they nodded their heads when Spencer looked in the direction of Briar.
"Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, it's just that Spence and I haven't seen his mom in a really long time and we thought we should stay for a bit," Briar told her teammates, earning wary stares from them.
Everyone seemed to be hesitant, noticing the nervous fidgeting Spencer was doing. It was hard to read Briar, but they knew something was up, although they decided to go along with it anyway.
"Okay, take a few days. Do what you need to do," Rossi assured the pair.
Spencer and Briar smiled and were on their way out of the casino when they heard Derek's voice speak up once again.
"Make sure to use protection, kids!" Derek yelled, earning weird stares from people passing by. Briar didn't turn around when she flipped him off and Spencer whipped his head toward Derek, his eyes wide and cheeks flushed.
