Date? Date!
Summary: Reader asks Spencer if he wants a date (the food item). Miscommunication ensues.
Pairing: Spencer Reid x GN!Reader
Category: Fluff
Content Warnings: food mentions, miscommunication, awkwardness
Word count: 700
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Early into your career at the FBI you learned how important it was to take good care of yourself. Long and irregular work hours made it difficult to nourish your body, so you made it a habit to always pack some healthy snacks.
Recently you discovered your love for dates - a fruit packed with fiber and potassium while satiating your sweet tooth.
You grabbed a small container from your bag while your eyes landed on your favorite coworker. Months ago you noticed that his main source of energy was coffee and refined sugar, so without thinking too much about it, you decided to offer him an alternative.
“Date?” You asked once Spencer found your eyes.
“Wh…what?” He muttered. “You’re asking me… just like that?”
His reaction was a little confusing but it wasn't the first time that the brilliant Dr. Spencer Reid left you a bit puzzled.
"Yeah, of course! I think it’ll be good for you!” You chirped to encourage him.
“You think?” His mouth stayed agape after those words made it past his lips.
You raised your eyebrows at him and withdrew your offer, “You obviously don’t have to. You can just say no.”
“No, no, it’s not that! I just.. I have never been… I mean… I have never really… had a date?” He muttered.
“Really? That's hard to believe.” You couldn't hide the surprised tone in your voice. Dates were pretty popular, you had never met anyone who hadn’t tried one.
“It’s true…,” he mumbled.
“Maybe it’s time for you to try it!”
"I... have thought about it. A lot actually." Spencer whispered while his eyes dropped to the floor. "With you specifically"
At this point you definitely couldn't hide your confusion anymore. You took one date out of the plastic container to look at it before you said, "You have thought about eating dates with me?"
When your eyes met his again you noticed the color draining from his face. The already pale doctor suddenly looked like he had seen a ghost.
“You uhm… you… of course… you were talking about dates,” he stammered.
“Yes? What were you tal–” You stopped mid sentence when you realized.
Oh.
Oh.
Spencer must have thought you were asking him out.
Now his reaction made a lot more sense.
Before you could say anything, Spencer quickly got up to leave the room. You could only imagine how embarrassed he must have been right then. Your heart began aching at the thought of hurting the person you cared so deeply about.
The truth was that you were hoping for him to ask you out for months now. It was hard to tell if he actually liked you too, so you never had the courage to ask him yourself.
It seemed like the cat was out of the bag now and it was your chance to finally ask him out for real.
“Spencer!” You called out his name as you ran after him. “Wait, please!”
To your surprise he slowed down, coming to a halt right before he reached the elevators.
“I just want to go catch some air,” he explained with a fake smile on his face.
“Please don’t be embarrassed,” you said with a soft voice. “It was just a little misunderstanding.”
“Yeah, yeah, I know. It’s fine, really!” He lied while pressing the button of the elevators.
“It’s true that I was just offering you a date, but…” you paused for a moment, noticing his eyes getting bigger.
You almost got lost in the warm amber that were his irises. It was hard to actually speak the words you so clearly wanted to say. But you knew it was now or never.
“... But I would really like to go out with you. On an actual date,” you confessed.
The features of Spencer's face suddenly softened and it seemed like relief washed over him.
“You do?” He wanted to make sure.
“Yeah, I really do,” you confirmed.
A wide smile appeared on his face. “I would really like that, too. Maybe we could go out for dinner someday.”
“Dinner sounds a lot better than just eating dates together,” you laughed.
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