This idea has been bugging me for a while now, so I decided to roll with it. This first chapter is basically an intro to who Aria is and her relation to Spencer. Enjoy!

It was a Tuesday morning, two weeks after William left her, that Diana Reid suddenly became violently ill. 10 year old Spencer Reid could do nothing but hold her hair back as she emptied the contents of her stomach into the toilet. After she was finished, he helped her get back to bed. She quickly fell back asleep in time for Spencer to hurry off to school. His mind wouldn't focus on the lectures that day, not that he needed to listen to the teachers drag on about things that he memorized from books already. He kept thinking about his mom and why she would suddenly get sick. He decided to call her doctor once he got home. When he finally got out of school, he wasted no time in taking out his cell phone and dialing the number of Diana's doctor.

"Hello, Doctor Raymond's office. How may I help you?" A woman said. Spencer explained who he and his mother were. After a few minutes he was finally transferred to the doctor himself. The doctor explained that it could be the stress of the recent divorce along with her newer medication that made her ill and it should go away fairly quickly since she hadn't thrown up more. Spencer thanked him and hung up.

This continued on for the rest of the week and, finally, Spencer talked his mom into going to visit the doctor. Their neighbor drove them to the hospital, seeing as neither of them were in any condition to drive due to illness/age. Dr. Raymond asked a few questions and drew a blood sample for further testing, promising to call immediately when he found out anything about Diana's sudden illness. Diana didn't seem very worried, she just wanted to go home and read or sleep. Spencer, on the other hand, was freaking out on the inside. How was he going to help her when he was only 10? Now more than ever he wished for his father to come back. A few days later Spencer got a call from Dr. Raymond.

"Spencer, is Diana near you right now? Can you put me on speaker so I can tell you both at the same time?" Dr. Raymond asked. Spencer walked into his mom's room and put the phone on speaker while Diana put down her book. "Mrs. Reid, your blood test results came back. You are actually quite healthy, given your current state. However, there is one matter that concerns me. Ma'am, you're currently pregnant. You're about 13 weeks along."

Spencer paled as his eyes widened in shock. He barely noticed his mom arguing with the doctor. She was certain that there was no possible way she was pregnant. Eventually, with Spencer's help, Dr. Raymond convinced Diana that she was, indeed, pregnant. Spencer soon found his world crumbling down around him. While he would love to have a little sibling, he knew that it would be impossible for Diana to take care of the baby when she couldn't even take care of herself nor Spencer. After many discussions and arguments, Diana and Spencer agreed that the baby would be put up for adoption.

The next 9 months were hell for Diana and Spencer. Diana had gone off of her medication like she had when she was pregnant with Spencer. Of course, this caused a lot of problems since the 10 year old had to take care of her by himself. He had to make sure she was eating and doing everything she needed to keep her and the baby healthy. Surprisingly enough, that part wasn't as difficult as Spencer had anticipated. Sure, it was harder than usual, but it wasn't impossible.

When it came time to find out the gender of the baby, Spencer didn't know what to expect. There were rumors and ideas on how to guess the gender of the baby, but he didn't believe any of those would actually work. The doctor stared at the monitor, moving the device to see the baby better every now and then. Spencer sat next to his mom in a chair, waiting for the announcement. Finally the doctor stopped and smiled.

"Congratulations, Mrs. Reid, you're going to have a girl." The doctor announced. Spencer smiled sadly at the screen. He thought about how, if the baby wasn't going to be up for adoption, he would've protected her with his life. He would've read to her, chased away any boys trying to flirt with her (since their dad was no longer there to do so), and teach her anything and everything. He would've done everything he could to be the best older brother ever. The thought of never getting that chance made him upset, but he knew she'd have a better life with a different family.

Finally the day came for the baby to be born. Diana was in labor for 4 hours until a beautiful, healthy baby girl was born. She wasn't quite as pale as Spencer, but still had fair skin. Her head had a little bit of light brown hair. Spencer smiled at the sight of his little sister, wondering what she'd be like in the future. Diana had refused to tell Spencer the baby's name before, so he was anxious to find out what her name was. While getting ready to fill out the birth certificate and putting her up for adoption, it was announced that the name chosen was Aria Nicole Reid. Spencer knew that his time with Aria was limited, so he held her and gave a nurse his camera to take a picture of them. All too soon, little Aria was taken from her brother and that was the last he ever saw of her.

It did not take long for Aria to be adopted. A young couple, Jacob and Samantha Tetherman, adopted her two months later. Spencer never looked into who adopted Aria, but he held onto that picture of them. The Tethermans, wanting to be able to answer any questions Aria might have in the future, researched her old family. They were surprised by what they found, but decided it was for the best to find out now than for Aria to never know where she came from.

Never did any of them realize that Spencer and Aria would again one day cross paths.

I'd love to know what y'all think about it so far. The next chapter will definitely be longer and talk about Aria's life.

Until then,

God bless!