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A/N: Here is the first chapter of the sequel to Love Takes Away the Pain: Book Two. So if you haven't read Love Takes Away the Pain: Book One (My first Spencer and Olivia story) I highly recommend that you go back and read the first two stories Love Takes Away the Pain: Book One and its sequel Love Takes Away the Pain: Book Two before starting this story.
I thought that I should start the sequel with Spencer getting a haircut since his hair was short again in the beginning of season 9, and I thought that he would get his hair cut before his first day back at work while Olivia and Piper also get their hair cut.
Albert and Ava are now six weeks old and Piper's over a week away from turning 13 months old.
Spencer was sitting in the barber chair at Cost Cutters and the barber looked at him.
"What would you like done this time, Dr. Reid?" asked the barber.
Spencer started explaining the haircut he wanted while motioning to which areas he doesn't want cut too short and when he was finished, Olivia looked at her husband.
"I think I already like the haircut you're planning on getting." grinned Olivia, knowing that she will still be able to grab hold of her husband's hair when they have mommy and daddy time for the first time in a few days if she gets the all clear.
A few minutes later Spencer had the cape draped over him while Olivia sat in a nearby chair with Piper on her lap as the barber grabbed an electronic razor and started buzzing the areas that Spencer wanted him to buzz while trimming the area that he wanted to keep a bit long.
"Daddy?" asked Piper as she watched her barber shave parts of her daddy's hair off.
"Daddy's getting his hair cut." said Olivia.
As soon as the barber was done, Olivia let out a loud wolf whistle and the barber chuckled at her antics as Spencer's face heated up while he got out of the chair, scooped Piper up and settled her on his hip.
"Who's next?" asked the barber.
"How about I go next." said Olivia.
"What would you like done with your hair Mrs. Reid?" asked the barber.
"Shoulder length this time, please." said Olivia.
After Olivia's hair was cut, Spencer placed Piper in the booster seat that the barber brought out for her.
"What type of hair cut would you like for Piper?" asked the barber as he assessed Piper's thick, curly hair that had grown a little bit since he trimmed it when Piper was eight months old.
"Just a trim because I am starting to put her hair in pigtails during the day." said Olivia.
The barber nodded before he started to trim Piper's hair.
The next morning, Spencer groaned when his alarm clock went off. He grabbed his glasses from the nightstand and put them on.
"Excited about going back to work today?" asked Olivia.
"It was hard going back to work after Piper's birth, but now it's going to be much harder since I have three kids." said Spencer as he got out of bed and grabbed the clothing that he laid out the night before.
"I know it will be, but we can continue the system that we created after Piper's birth so Albert and Ava still hear your voice when you're not home." said Olivia.
15 minutes later Spencer, Olivia, William, and Piper were sitting on a stool around the breakfast island or in Piper's case, a high chair, eating breakfast while Albert and Ava were in their swings and William looked at his son who was wearing black slacks, a light gray dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and a red tie with small white polka dots.
"You nervous about returning to work today?" asked William.
"Knowing Hotch, he's going to have me take it easy on my first case back like he had me do after Piper's birth." said Spencer.
"What did he have you do?" asked William.
"Work on the geographical profile, interview families, head to the medical examiner's office." said Spencer as he took a sip of his orange juice.
After Spencer placed his empty plate in the sink, his phone rang and he saw that it was Hotch.
"Is there a case?" asked Spencer.
"Not yet, but I am wondering if you want a ride to work since I am leaving home now." said Hotch.
"A ride would be great." said Spencer.
"I will be there in 10 minutes." said Hotch.
"See you then." said Spencer before hanging up.
"A case?" asked Olivia.
"Hotch called to see if I wanted a ride, and I accepted his offer." said Spencer as he made sure that he had everything that he needs, including his lunch that was leftovers from the night before.
10 minutes later Spencer got into the passenger seat of Hotch's car, and Hotch took a look at his youngest agent.
"When did you get your haircut?" asked Hotch.
"Yesterday, and Olivia and Piper got their haircuts also." said Spencer.
"At least it's short again, and not in that boy band style." said Hotch.
"I assume that you're picking me up while the others prepare my welcome back party." said Spencer.
"You really are a genius." said Hotch.
"I overheard Garcia talking to JJ about throwing me a welcome back party when I was trying to calm a fussy Ava during Piper's party." said Spencer.
"Just act surprised." said Hotch.
"I'm already planning on it." said Spencer.
Spencer exited the elevator with Hotch and shook his head as he saw his teammates gathered around his desk before making a beeline towards him.
"Welcome back, and I love your new haircut." said Garcia as she took in the appearance of Spencer's new haircut while JJ Alex, Morgan, and Rossi welcomed him back and commented about his haircut.
"When did you get your haircut?" asked JJ.
"Yesterday, and Olivia and Piper got their haircuts too." said Spencer.
"Have a picture?" asked Garcia.
Spencer pulled out his phone and showed his teammates the picture that the barber took of he, Olivia, and Piper together after they were finished causing JJ, Garcia, and Alex to coo when they saw Piper in the photo.
After Spencer spent a few minutes talking about the twins and Piper's development, Garcia's phone vibrated and she looked at her team.
"We have a case in Los Angeles." said Garcia as she headed to get everything ready.
"We will brief on the jet since we have a long flight, so wheels up in 20." said Hotch.
Spencer pulled out his phone and called Olivia while making sure that he has everything he needs.
"Have a case?" asked Olivia.
"Going to Los Angeles and I am heading to the jet in 20 minutes." said Spencer.
At that moment both Albert and Ava started crying in the background.
"Well, I will let you go so you and dad can tend to the twins." said Spencer
"You know the rules about staying safe." said Olivia.
"I know, and I love you, Piper, Albert, and Ava." said Spencer.
"What about me?" asked William.
"I guess I forgot to tell you that you're on speaker, Spencer." giggled Olivia.
"Love you too Dad, and I have to get going." said Spencer before hanging up.
Hotch looked at the text that Garcia sent him before looking at Alex, Rossi, Morgan, JJ, and Spencer.
"We are going to be working with Lieutenant Kim again." said Hotch as he started giving everyone their assignments before telling them to get some rest since there were two hours from landing.
Morgan looked at Spencer, who was putting his glasses into their case for safekeeping.
"Does Olivia know about the Lila Archer case?" asked Morgan.
"She knows, but right now I really need a nap." said Spencer as he stretched out on the long couch and was asleep within minutes.
Two hours later Spencer entered the LA Police Department with Hotch, and Lieutenant Owen Kim approached them both.
"Welcome back to the West coast, Agent Hotchner and Dr. Reid." said Lieutenant Kim as he shook hands with both agents before noticing Spencer's wedding band "I see that you got married since the last time I worked with you guys."
"Celebrating my two year wedding anniversary in September, and last month my wife and I celebrated my oldest child's first birthday." said Spencer as he pulled out his phone and showed Lieutenant Kim the photo of him with his family "My wife and I welcomed twins nearly six weeks ago, and today is my first day back at work."
Lieutenant Kim looked at the photo before looking at Spencer.
"The baby girl on your lap is definitely a perfect mixture of you and your wife, and your son looks just like you while the younger baby girl looks like your wife." said Kim.
"Olivia was hoping that Piper would look just like me, but I am happy that my eldest has a perfect combination of my wife and me." said Spencer.
"What are the twins names?" asked Kim.
"Albert and Ava." said Spencer with a small smile on his face before getting started on the geographical profile.
That same evening Spencer was having a working dinner with his teammates and Lieutenant Kim when his cellphone rang and he quickly answered it when he saw it was Olivia.
"About to put the kids to bed?" asked Spencer.
"Yes, and when I told them that I was going to call their daddy, Piper got excited while the twins started kicking their legs." said Olivia as she looked at her three babies who were all in their pajamas.
"Please put them on." said Spencer.
Olivia put her phone on speaker.
"You're on speaker, and your dad is holding the twins right now." said Olivia.
"Hi daddy, and I luv you daddy." said Piper.
Spencer couldn't hold back the smile when he heard Piper's voice.
"Hi there Piper, and I love you too." said Spencer.
"Albert and Ava are just staring at the phone, but they smiled when they heard your voice." said Olivia.
"At least I didn't miss their first smiles a few days ago." smiled Spencer.
"Hey there, Spencer." said William.
"Hey, dad." said Spencer.
"Well Piper, Albert, and Ava are now asleep, and we are going to let you get back to work so we can get the kids to bed." said Olivia as she took one of the twins from her father in law who then got up, scooped up Piper and carried Piper and Ava upstairs while she carried Albert.
"I love you guys, and I will call you when I have a chance Livy." said Spencer before hanging up.
Three days later Spencer was packing up while his teammates went to arrest the unsub, and Parker Dunley entered the station.
"Spencer Reid is back in LA and he didn't even bother to call me." said Parker.
Spencer turned his head and looked at his former classmate as he placed his hand in his pocket to hide his wedding band.
"Maybe I wanted to dodge you from convincing me to come to the next high school reunion in June." said Spencer.
"So you got the invitation?" asked Parker.
Spencer nodded.
"It's the 20 year reunion, and you haven't shown up for one since graduating." said Parker.
"I'm grateful that both you and Ethan want me there, but there are a few reasons why I wouldn't be going. One, I don't know what my schedule would be like around the time of the reunion. Two, I will only go to Las Vegas to visit my family or for an occasional case before leaving Las Vegas. Finally, you and Ethan both remember how bad it was until I started coaching the basketball team." said Spencer.
"Ethan and I were both at home sick during those two horrible pranks, and if I knew what was going to happen I would have taken you home before you could be humiliated." said Parker.
"Why were you one of the few students who was nice to me?" asked Spencer.
"Having a little brother your age made my protective instincts increase when I thought about if my brother was a genius just like you I would be protecting him at school too, and being partnered with you in a few classes helped my grades improve." said Parker.
"At least you didn't force me to do your homework like many other classmates did." said Spencer.
At that moment Parker saw Lila come into the station and as she approached them, Parker spoke up.
"I guess you saw Spencer on TV too?" said Parker as he thought about when he saw Spencer speak to the press with another agent.
Lila turned her attention to Spencer and noticed that he definitely looks much different than he did six years ago.
"I was hoping that we could get together the next time you're in LA." said Lila.
"I can't, because I'm not the type of person who would cheat." said Spencer as he noticed the dejected look on Lila's face.
"Got yourself a girlfriend?" asked Parker.
Spencer removed his hands from his pocket.
"A wife actually, and I'm going to be celebrating my two year wedding anniversary in September." said Spencer.
"Mind if I see a picture of your girl?" asked Parker.
"Sure." said Spencer as he pulled out the pocket watch he got for Father's Day and opened it up to show Parker the first Reid family photo after the twins birth.
"They're so adorable." said Lila as she noticed that Spencer's very happy with his wife when her phone vibrated and she saw a text message reminder about a photo shoot. "I have to go." said Lila before hurrying away.
After Lila left, Parker looked at Spencer.
"I guess that answered my next question. How old are they?" asked Parker.
"Piper just turned 1 last month, and Albert and Ava are six weeks old." said Spencer as his phone vibrated and he saw a text from Hotch.
SUSPECT WAS APPREHENDED, AND WHEELS UP IN AN HOUR SINCE WE HAVE TO STOP AT THE HOTEL TO GET OUR GO BAGS. ~ AH
"I have to finish packing up because I am flying back to Virginia in an hour, but Parker if you're ever in DC you should call me to see if I'm not on a case so you can meet my wife and kids since I told Olivia about you." said Spencer as he pulled out one of his cards and wrote down his cellphone number before handing it to Parker.
"I have a trip to DC coming up next July, so I will call you, but if you have a case in LA again you better call me so we can meet up." said Parker before leaving the station.
After Spencer handed Hotch his post case paperwork, Rossi looked at Spencer.
"Up for a game of chess?" asked Rossi.
"I'd rather take a nap since it's a long flight home and I'm going to be on either Albert or Ava duty tonight." said Spencer.
At that moment Spencer's cellphone vibrated and he grinned when he saw the picture that Olivia sent him.
"A picture of the kids?" asked Morgan.
"A picture of Piper trying to give Ava her doll." said Spencer as he passed his phone around.
"Aww." cooed JJ as she looked at the photo.
Morgan took a look at the photo of the two baby girls who have the same color hair.
A minute later Spencer was holding his phone when it vibrated again.
"Another picture?" asked Alex.
"A picture of Albert." said Spencer as he passed his phone again.
"It's amazing that he looks so much like you Spencer." said Rossi.
"I know." said Spencer.
"I'm shocked that Albert is a clone of you while Ava's a clone of Olivia." said Morgan.
"They are fraternal twins like my mom and uncle Gordon." said Spencer as he sprawled out on the couch and closed his eyes so he could get a few hours of sleep.
Spencer was packing up when already packed up Hotch left his office.
"Not staying late again to do some of the work that Strauss had to do as Section Chief?" asked Spencer.
"Someone told you?" asked Hotch.
"Garcia kept me updated while I was on leave, and it's a given that you're not staying late today because you're my ride home so I don't have to take the train." said Spencer.
"Ready to go?" asked Hotch.
"Yes, and Olivia told me to tell you that Jessica and Jack are currently at my house when I talked to her while I was working on a few of my consults." said Spencer.
"Why are they there?" asked Hotch.
"Jack wanted to read to Piper, so Jessica called Olivia who told them to both come over and stay for dinner." said Spencer as he slung his go bag and messenger bag over his shoulders.
"When we babysit Piper, Jack reads to her and she loves it." said Hotch as they headed to the elevators.
Spencer and Hotch stepped into the house, and Spencer grinned when Piper came running over to him.
"Daddy home!" exclaimed Piper as she collided with her daddy's legs.
"Yes, I'm home." said Spencer as he swooped up his daughter and blew a raspberry on her belly before setting her on the ground so Hotch could greet his goddaughter.
"Hi." said Piper.
"You're getting so much bigger every time I see you, Piper." said Hotch before setting her down.
"Livy thinks that Piper's going to get her height from me." said Spencer as he kicked off his shoes, removed his tie and placed it in his go bag.
At that moment Jack came running into the foyer.
"Daddy! Uncle Spencer!" exclaimed Jack as he hugged his father before giving Spencer a hug.
"Where's your Aunt Olivia and Aunt Jessica?" asked Hotch.
"Aunt Jessica is cooking right now, and Aunt Olivia and uncle Spencer's daddy are feeding Albert and Ava." said Jack before heading back to the kitchen to help his aunt.
At that moment Olivia and William came downstairs with the twins.
"Sit down, Spencer." said Olivia as she also gestured for Hotch to sit down.
30 seconds later, Spencer was holding Albert and Ava at the same time, and Olivia pecked her husband on the lips.
"Welcome home." said Olivia before sitting down next to her husband while William headed to the kitchen to help Jessica.
"It's good to be home." said Spencer as he kissed both Albert's and Ava's foreheads. "Daddy missed you two, and I know that you two missed me these past few days just like your big sister does." murmured Spencer
Hotch looked at Olivia who looked tired, and he thought about Haley was still tired a month after Jack's birth.
"How are you doing?" asked Hotch.
"I'm tired, but I know in a few months Albert and Ava will be sleeping longer at night." said Olivia.
Spencer looked at Olivia.
"During my first night in LA, I woke up twice thinking that I needed to tend to Albert or Ava since I've been used to being here at home for over the past month." said Spencer.
Olivia looked at Hotch.
"Is he telling the truth?" asked Olivia.
"He is since I was sharing a room with him, and I did the same thing during my first case back after Jack's birth." said Hotch.
Jack came into the living room.
"Dinner's done." said Jack.
Olivia took a twin from Spencer as Hotch collected Piper for them.
"What did you help my father and aunt make?" asked Spencer as they entered the dining room where the table was already set.
"Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, and peas." said Jack.
"Peas are one of my favorite vegetables." said Spencer as he winked at his wife while they put the twins into their swings.
"That's why we decided to make peas, due to the lecture you once gave me about them." said Olivia as she gave her husband a quick kiss before Spencer started cutting up Piper's portions.
A few minutes later Spencer, Olivia, William, Hotch, Jessica, Jack, and Piper were eating and Jack looked at Spencer.
"After we're done eating, can you please show me some magic tricks?" asked Jack.
"Sure bud, and maybe I can show you some physics magic." said Spencer.
Jack grinned as Hotch looked at Olivia.
"The last time he did it at the office, the film canister flew across the bullpen and landed near the coffee pot." said Hotch.
"Coffee." said Piper slowly
Spencer's face broke into a huge grin as Hotch, Jessica, Olivia, and William laughed.
"Piper is definitely a genius like her father." said William.
As Spencer exited Ava's nursery, he met up with Olivia who was talking quietly with William.
"Are you two going to need me up here tonight?" asked William
"We'll be fine, and I took a nap during the flight home." said Spencer
After bidding good nights, William headed downstairs, and Olivia looked at her husband.
"While you were in Los Angeles, I got the all clear for a bubble bath since it's been six weeks since I gave birth." said Olivia.
"You want to take one?" asked Spencer.
"Only if you take one with me, and I also got the all clear for you and me to have mommy and daddy time." said Olivia.
Spencer gulped as he felt his body reacting, causing a smirking Olivia to lead him to the master bathroom where she turned the water on and poured in the bubble bath soap before they started undressing each other.
"Despite giving birth six weeks ago, you still look beautiful." murmured Spencer.
"I can tell that you're not lying, but you get me pregnant again, I will castrate you." said Olivia as she tossed their clothing into the hamper before.
"Threat duly noted, Love." said Spencer as he turned off the water.
"But I changed my birth control to an IUD." said Olivia.
Spencer climbed into the tub before Olivia joined him, and after 45 minutes in the tub they were checking on Piper, Albert, and Ava before getting into bed themselves.