Chapter 30

For Spencer, university was absolutely amazing. He soaked up the information and reading material readily. Though as always he wanted to know more and nothing stopped his desire for knowledge. He stood out in his classes but not as much as he had expected and he wasn't treated overly different by his professors or his fellow students. His professors were duly impressed by his capabilities and though they were surprised at his age they didn't treat him differently because of it. His fellow students also tended to act the same way. His dad went with him to all his classes and meetings but didn't overwhelm him or get in the way. Dave tended to hang in the back, keeping an eye on his son and the rest of the class with an investigator's eye.

Time seemed to pass by in a blur for Spencer. Life was full of discovery and learning new things. Soon he was working on and then defending his first thesis. The second and third followed soon after. Nothing seemed to be able to go wrong.

Once Spencer had turned eighteen Dave had stopped his constant supervision of his son, trusting Spencer's capabilities to look after himself. His books became his full-time business which was an opportune time because they were increasing in popularity and him with them. He had also come to acceptance of Spencer's desire to join the Behavioural Analysis Unit of the FBI and didn't want his presence at the Bureau to prevent that. As much as he still desired for Spencer to remain in academia he realized this truly was what Spencer wanted. His son wanted the chance to save people as had been done for him.

Spencer's twenty-first birthday brought not drunken celebrations as was common for that milestone but a trip to the Bureau office to sign all the paperwork and to receive his training schedule. Spencer's life was absolutely bright and Dave once again thanked the Gods for bringing Spencer into his life. Whatever happened would happen but Dave would continue to be a proud father.

The End

Author's Note: Thank you everyone who stuck with me through the end. I'm sorry about all the delays in updating, especially this last one. Real life, primarily academics, got in the way. I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. It was a great chance to explore Spencer as he might have been. If the ending seems brief I apologize but I needed to move on and bring this story to a close. Thank you for all your kind reviews throughout, they kept me writing and kept me thinking of this story. Ashley aka foreverpadfoot