Out Of Nothing At All

Part Nine

The building Spencer led you into didn't look at all like a care facility or hospital, more like a huge old mansion that had been converted. He was obviously paying out a lot of money to make sure his mother was being properly cared for, something you knew he felt guilty that he couldn't do himself.

One of the nurses came rushing over, instantly recognising him from his previous visits.

"Dr Reid! How lovely to see you again. Oooh your Mama's gonna be so happy. Two visits in two months, she'll wonder what's happening." The woman fussed over him, signing him into the visitors book.

"Yes, I erm.... Have some important news for her that couldn't be given via letter or phone. Is she okay today?"

"Today is a good day sugar. Important news eh? I'm sure she'll be telling us about it after you've left. She always does. I'll take you through."

You trailed behind Spencer, taking in the brightly but tastefully decorated walls until you reached a half open door. The nurse tapped on it, before pushing it open.

"Diana? We have a visitor for you, look who it is!" The nurse gushed.

Inside the room you spotted an older woman seated by a window, a huge volume of text sat upon her lap. She looked nothing like her son physically, yet as she looked over at you both and smiled as she took in Spencer, you could detect a similarity between the two. Something in the mannerisms.

"I'll leave you to it. Dr Lawrence will be around later Spencer if you want to go over anything with him." The nurse left the room.

"My my.... To what do I owe this pleasure dear son? And you've bought a friend too I see."

"Hi Mom.... Erm this is....."

"Agent Y/F/N right? I recognise her from the description in your letters. Welcome, Y/N. Now tell me; is the FBI in need of my assistance again? It's not very often two federal agents turn up in my room together"

The woman was a talker, just like her son. Reid tugged you into the room leading you over to the seat opposite his mother and motioning for you to sit down. You could feel her eyes on you, observing your interactions with her only child. Reid bent to her, kissing her cheek and giving an awkward hug before perching himself on the arm of the chair you lowered yourself into.

"Hi Mrs Reid. Yes I'm Y/N. It's nice to meet you." You waved at her and saw her piercing eyes travel down your body and settle around your middle, her eyebrows then raising. Your t shirt today had been slightly tighter than the ones you'd become accustomed to wearing recently, and although you were barely showing, you could see a flicker in her eyes.

She knew. Well at least you could tell where Reid got his profiling skills from.

She looked to her son and then back to you before her lips turned up into a smile. "Will I be needing to go hat shopping?" She asked.

Ahhh shit.

"What?" Spencer gave a small laugh, confused by his mother's question. You hit him on the leg, muttering "she knows" under your breath.

"Wait, how?"

"A mothers instinct my darling boy. So it's true? I'm going to be a grandmother."

Spencer nodded and a grin broke across his mother's face.

"When? How far along are you Y/N?"

You went to answer her but Spencer got there first, you grasping his leg and digging your fingers in to convey your annoyance.

"She's twenty weeks so still a while to... Ouch! What was that for? "

You smiled sweetly and shrugged, his mother laughing and clapping her hands together.