Greetings! This is my first ever Criminal Minds fanfic so please go easy on me. It starts out kinda slow and sad but it gets so much better I promise! There is a surprise guest who shows up in this chapter, someone who was very dear to Spencer, I hope that wasn't a spoiler… Tiny OOC-ness in here, so please forgive for them not being exactly how they always are. I tried but in the different events I had to tweak their personalities to fit the situation but they pretty much are the same, just slightly altered to fit what's happening. Anywho, I will let you get to the story!

Rating: Rated M starting next chapter

Pairing: Aaron Hotchner x Spencer Reid

Enjoy~

How could we let this happen? That was what was running through everyone's head as they looked down at the youngest member of their team, lying there unmoving in the starch white hospital bed. JJ was staring sadly down at the comatose man, stroking the back of his hand with her thumb. Morgan was outside, blaming himself for what happened. He was suppose to be watching Reid, he'd slipped up, turned his back and look what happened. Rossi was as passive as ever but even he couldn't hide the worry that broke through his mask. Prentiss didn't know what to do, she sat in the corner of the room, just staring at Reid's unconscious form. Garcia of course was hysterical, crying hard and sobbing harder. Hotch, like Morgan, was also blaming himself. As the team leader he felt responsible for what happened, Reid was part of his team, and now their youngest member lay here hooked up to all sorts of machines in a coma.

"Spence…" JJ whispered, gently brushing the caramel locks away from Spencer's face. "Come on Spence, please wake up…" the blonde agent could feel the tears stinging her eyes as she pet her friends pale cheek. The only sounds in the room however, where the soft sobs that escaped Emily and the obnoxious beeping from the machine measuring Reid's pulse. As the door to the almost silent room opened all of the agents looked up in shock. Because there, standing in the doorway, was none other than Jason Gideon.

"Jason…" Hotch whispered, shock lacing his voice. Gideon ignored them all, going right to Spencer's side. He had heard about the accident on the news, he was all the way in Massachusetts when he learned about it and had booked the first flight to Virginia. He may not have had any contact with his team in years but he still couldn't help the panic and fear he felt when he learned Reid was in danger. Spencer had been like a son to him, more than his real son Steven had even been. Though Jason and Steven had finally worked everything out between them, Gideon still felt that bond that he had with Spencer and was worried sick.

JJ backed a few inches away to allow Gideon to be closer to Spencer but refused to leave the brunettes' bedside. Jason reached out slowly, a tad bit awkward after so much time apart, and pet his former protégé's hair. The older man pulled a chair up and sat beside the still form of the young man he had once considered his own child.

It took several hours but eventually everyone was made to leave, everyone but Gideon. He had put up quite the argument when the doctor's told him to leave and an even bigger scene when the security guard was called. Eventually though, they left the man alone with his non-biological son. Instead of trying to talk to Reid like all the others had, instead Jason pulled out one of the books that Spencer had given him and began to read out loud. He hoped in some way that Reid would be able to hear him, knowing that if the boy was conscious he would spout off some statistic about people in comatose states and the probability of them recovering when being talked to.

Hours later Jason was three pages from finishing the book, his eyes feeling extremely heavy. He looked up at the clock and noticed it was one thirty in the morning. Deciding that he would finish the last three pages and then go to sleep Jason resumed reading, falling asleep as the last word left his lips.

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Jason awoke to the sound of arguing, he cracked his eyes open to see Aaron arguing with a doctor. "Spencer gave me specific instructions not to let anyone inject him with anything. That means NO morphine!" The doctor shook his head in exasperation, "So you prefer Mr. Reid to be in pain?" this did not go well with Aaron. "Of course I don't want Spencer to be in pain! But I respect his wishes to not be injected with anything!" The doctor, looking rather annoyed, finally gave in with a huff.

Aaron turned with an exasperated sigh, walking into the room and closing the door behind himself. "Fancy seeing you here." Gideon commented as Hotch took a seat on the other side of Spencer's hospital bed. Aaron forced a smile, exhaustion clear on his face. "So," the dark haired man began only to be interrupted but Jason holding his hand up, "I heard about what happened on the news. I know I haven't spoken or seen Reid in years but… I was worried about him. He's like a son to me, even after so much time."

Aaron smiled more naturally this time, it wouldn't do Spencer any good to argue with his former mentor. "So, it's Spencer now?" Jason asked with a small smile that caused Aaron to blush. "How long?" he asked, making the younger man blush even darker. "A few months." Hotch decided there was no reason to hide it when it was just the two of them talking. "No one else knows, we couldn't chance it…" Gideon nodded in understanding, he knew that relationships among co-workers was against the rules. Aaron looked over at Spencer with an expression of pure pain and worry, he loved the boy so much. Seeing his lover so helpless and hurt, hooked up with all sorts of wires and tubes was killing him inside. After loosing Haley he had promised to never let someone else he loved get hurt, but he had, he let Spencer get hurt. The young man could have died, Hell, he still could if he doesn't wake up soon…

"I think it's a good thing…" Gideon answered after a few minutes passed. Aaron was shocked, "W-what?" "Him having someone that cares about him." Jason finished, Hotch relaxed slightly, now understanding what Jason had meant. "Yeah… It's good for both of us." Jason nodded, he had heard about what happened to Haley too, Aaron's ex-wife who had been murdered. "How's Jack?" Gideon asked, trying to keep the conversation going in a more positive direction. "He's good… He keeps asking where Spencer is…" the pain was thick in Aaron's voice, causing it to crack slightly, so much for positive.

"He's going to be okay Aaron." Jason reassured his former team member. Aaron nodded reluctantly. "No one's told his mom yet… I've been writing Spencer's letter's to her so she doesn't worry… He never misses a day you know, didn't think he should start now…" Gideon saw the deep emotion's in Aaron's eyes, he truly felt deeply for Reid. "Do you love him?" Jason asked wanting a strait and honest answer. "Yes." Aaron said, not even hesitating. Jason was about to answer when suddenly something happened, Aaron noticed it too. They both looked down at the unconscious boy who's finger had just twitch the seconded Aaron had confirmed he loved him.

"Spencer?" Hotch asked as he stood to lean over his lover. "Can you hear me?" Nothing. "Spencer please…" Still nothing. "Please, Spence, I love you." Finally, there it was, that twitch. Aaron noticed it and couldn't help but grin. "I love you." he whispered in the younger man's ear. Another ever so slight twitch of the hand. Hotch moved over slightly and pressed his lips gently against the other males, "I love you." he whispered against his unconscious lovers chapped pale lips. For a moment there was nothing, causing Aaron's heart to sink. "Come on sleeping Beauty, I love you so much, please open your eyes…"

Yay! Chapter one! So Spence is moving but can Aaron get him to wake up!? You'll have to wait and find out in the next chapter! Please Review and let me know what you think! Like I said this is my first Criminal Minds fanfic so please be kind ^_^