Hey so quick disclaimer, Will isn't with JJ in this anymore (I'm more on the Jeid train :) ), and Hotch/Morgan are both still part of the team. Unfortunately, I do not own Criminal Minds or any of it's characters, this is purely for entertainment purposes. This is my first fic so please review with any suggestions, ideas or comments! I will be uploading chapter 2 very soon :) Thank you!

••••••• CHAPTER ONE •••••••

Work ended late so Reid wasn't able to ride the metro home like he usually did, so JJ offered to take him home. The ride was comfortable, talking about the past case and how glad they were to get a child back to his parents, then as always somehow moving on to a theoretical physics principle.

"Oh, I almost forgot, Henry has a gift for you, he wrapped it himself too. I know it's late but did you want to come over for a coffee or something? I've got decaf."

"I'd like that very much JJ."

By the time they got to the house, Henry was already fast asleep, so JJ paid his sitter and started another pot of coffee.

"How's Henry, is he still sick?" Reid knew Henry had been feeling under the weather for a while now which was a bit unusual for him and JJ had been having to take days off of work.

"He's doing okay but he seems like he's getting worse, I'm taking him into his primary care tomorrow. It's probably just the stomach flu, but I always like to get him checked out."

"That's a good possibility. More than 3 million cases are diagnosed in the US every year, a great number of those being children under the age of 15."

"Ha, thank you Spence. Who needs Google when I've got you."

Reid leaned against the counter watching JJ putting instant coffee in the machine and pulling out two mugs, one which she knew was his favorite. He couldn't help but think of this becoming a daily thing, waking up next to her every morning and going places with Henry. But he knew she didn't see him like that, so he pushed it out of his head. He already considered himself the luckiest person just being her best friend, and that could be enough.

While the coffee was brewing, she walked back to the couch to wait on it, but she tripped on the rug nearly falling into the coffee table had Spencer not been there. Usually his reflexes failed him, but by some will of God he was able to catch her. For a few seconds they both just stood there in the middle of her living room, unmoving and still a bit shocked.

Not knowing how to react, JJ gently squeezed his arm and rested her head on his chest. She wasn't sure if this was okay with him, given his disdain for touch, but when he moved his arm around her back to hold her closer, she took that as her answer. Spencer rubbed her back, just standing there in the comfortable silence. JJ's head against his chest could hear his heart start to race, so she finally took the leap. She looked up at him, took a breath, and stretched to place a kiss on his lips. Her heart sped up and she felt like she had hundreds of butterflies in her stomach. They danced around this for a while now, never going for it. When Reid pulled back she started kicking herself thinking she had made a mistake.

"Spence, I'm so-" JJ's apology was cut off when Reid lifted her up, moving to the couch, with her legs straddling his lap. He held her jaw and kissed her more deeply this time, moving his hands under her ass. JJ was on top of the world, she hadn't really expected this from Spencer, but it was a very welcomed surprise. Hands began to roam, they just couldn't get close enough. JJ couldn't take it anymore and stood up, now leaving Spencer to think he messed up.

"Spence, come with me." JJ held her hand out leading him to the bedroom.

"Are you sure, is this okay?" Reid was breathing heavy, he never in his wildest dreams would have thought this would happen.

"More than okay Spence."

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So, that "cup of coffee" late after work, turned into a bit more than that.

When the 6 am alarm blared through the quiet room, they just laid there for a while enjoying being with one another. Neither was really sure what was next but for now they just had each other. They got dressed and JJ started another pot of coffee, this time intending to drink it. They expected to have some down time given that Henry wasn't supposed to wake up until 7, but they knew that wasn't going to happen once they heard vomiting from down the hall.

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"Help" was all Henry could whimper when they came in his room. Reid held a hand to his head and felt the fever.

"What do you think, the flu?" JJ rubbed the boys back and attempted to change his pajamas.

"Probably, I'll take a look." He knelt down to Henry's level to see if they were missing something. Before Reid could even completely check the boy out, his heart shattered. It was much, much more serious than the flu. He nearly missed the bruising and swelling around his eyes, this wasn't a normal flu. "Jayje, get a bag together he needs to go to the ER now."

"What? I thought it was the flu?"

Spencer looked over the blond and innocent 4 year old in front of him. Surely enough it was all there; the hard distended belly, bruising, fatigue, bone pain, and shortness of breath. Any parent's worst nightmare. Henry threw up again moments later, what looked like dark coffee grounds. Blood.

"Uncle Spencer… can't… breathe." Henry started to lose even more of the remaining color left in his skin and became desperate for air.

"JJ I need a phone, we need an ambulance" He yelled down the hall. She ran back to her baby's room and saw just how quickly her boy had deteriorated within a matter of minutes. Spencer then dialed the three numbers he never expected to call for his godson.

"911, what is the nature of your emergency."

"My name is Spencer Reid, I need an ambulance at 4250 Weschester Drive. 4 year old male struggling to breathe, fever, vomiting blood."

"Okay an ambulance is on the way, please stay on the line until the paramedics arrive."