In D.C. to build a life of her own, an art curator finds herself temporarily living with her brother—until his birthday introduces her to Spencer Reid. Confident, observant, and unexpectedly sure of her, Spencer doesn’t try to figure her out—he chooses her, steadily and without hesitation. As she builds her independence in the city, she never planned on him becoming part of it… but some connections don’t need to be understood to be inevitable.