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A Real Christmas

Penelope Garcia had always loved Christmas. How could she not, being the brightest person in the US of A? It was the time of year where strangers swapped stories, everyone was happy, yet also very stressed. But it was the good kind of stress; the one that made you value what you had.

And Penelope knew just what she had. She had an amazing BAU family, that she needed to give an amazing Christmas to.

She scampered out her lair's door, just in time to see Morgan and Emily arrive. Reid of course, was already here, and from what she'd become accustomed to, JJ would arrive within 10 minutes.

Deciding to wait until JJ and Rossi got there, Garcia moved back to her chair, and spun around thoughtfully.

What to do this Christmas? Last year had been relatively small, seeing as though they'd been missing JJ. The year before, awkward because Reid couldn't maneuver around due to his crutches. The year before that had been nice; the usual party with some alcohol induced truth or dare thrown in.

But the BAU staff party just wasn't enough this year. After the Emily ordeal, Penelope just knew this one had to be special and over the top.

But again, what to do...

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Prancing out into the bullpen, Garcia beamed at Morgan, who was leaning against Spence's desk, as per usual.

"Where were ya this morning, Sweet Cheeks? I missed your usual amazingness." Morgan flirted with a wink.

"Just thinking."

"About what?" Reid asked honestly, and she ruffled his hair.

"Nothing for you to worry about my Baby Genius Boy." She replied, and sat on his desk.

"So, I want to talk to all of you in the conference room, please." She said simply, and out of the blue.

"Uh..why?" Emily asked, but she brushed it aside.

"Just get your cute butts in there." Penelope said, and began to walk to JJ's office.

"Or what?" Morgan asked, testing his boundaries flirtatiously.

"Don't make me hurt your computer Derek."

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With the team, confused and curious, all sitting in the conference room, Garcia stood up with a grin.

"Alright my pretties. Time to talk Christmas plans." She began, but got an annoyed stare from Rossi.

"This is what you pulled us in here for? Decorating trees and wrapping presents?"

"Don't make it sound so terrible David. I'm trying to get us all in the Christmas spirit! The usual party isn't enough this year, I want to do something more."

"Garcia, I don't know. Everyone usually has some sort of get together, or plan." Hotch said warily.

"I don't." Reid added simply, earning him a chuckle.

"Don't you go see your mom?" JJ asked, seeming a little concerned.

"Well normally, yes. But this year the sanatorium is doing a Christmas party retreat of some sort, and I don't want to intrude. As much as my mother likes seeing me, I want her to have a real Christmas." Reid explained, his face going sad near the end of it.

"Didn't you celebrate Christmas when you were little?" Morgan asked, the entire team now zoned in on Reid.

"Not really. When my dad was around I got gifts though." Spencer said, making Garcia's heart wrench.

"So you never had a Christmas tree?" Rossi asked, his aversion the subject forgotten.

"My mother figured cameras could be hidden in it."

"Never believed in Santa Claus?" Hotch questioned, and Penelope once again felt her eyes prick.

"God no, with a paranoid schizophrenic, Santa was a terrifying subject." He said, picking at his shirt.

"Oh Spencer, no Christmas carols?" Emily asked, putting her hand on his arm.

"Em...He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake? Not exactly comforting. And let's not forget Do you hear what I hear?" Reid explained, as if it were obvious.

Garcia couldn't believe her baby genius hadn't ever had a real Christmas! Everyone deserved such a thing, if only once in their lives. Especially her dear Spencer, who had seen so much in such a short life.

Deciding upon her mission, she spoke up.

"That decides it then. Christmas Eve dinner at Rossi's." She said, and Rossi nearly choked on his coffee.

"Why my place?" He whined, and even Spencer grinned a little.

"Like you repeatedly push in our faces, you're the only one with a mansion." She said, amused finality in her tone.

"Garcia..." Hotch warned, looking around at everyone's wary faces.

"No, she's right. After everything that happened this year, we need some time as a family." Emily said, setting her coffee down.

"It's true. And Henry has been asking to see you guys a lot recently." JJ added, a small smile on her lips.

"Jack has as well."

"So? Come on, pleeeaaassee?" Garcia nearly begged.

"Okay, okay. Chill Baby Girl, we'll be there." Derek said with a grin.

"Excuse me, I didn't agree!" Rossi argued, but Garcia raised an eyebrow.

"You will when your computer self destructs..." She sing-songed and watched as Dave groaned.

She was gonna give Reid a true Christmas, and she had a lot of work to do.

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Garcia clicked send, shooting out an email to everyone but Reid. She read it over, imagining the other's reactions.

Well hello my pretties.
You all know what it's like to have a Christmas. But for our resident Genius, that may need to be taught. So, I propose we give Baby Boy a little surprise. We're all gonna stay over at Rossi's (David do not argue with me) and show Spencer what Christmas really is! Bring gifts and your favourite PJs because you're staying over (seriously do not argue with me.) Anyway, Emily is in charge of Eggnog, JJ's bunch, you're in charge of Sugar Cookies and Gingerbread. Hotch, you and our favourite Jack Frost are in charge of bringing the turkey, etc. Morgan my chocolate god, you are in charge of bringing lights to put up outside. Kevin and I will bring stockings, jingle bells, a Santa suit and all the trimmings for an amazing night! Aaaand Rossi. Just make sure you have a freaking tree. If you don't have ornaments I'll take care of it.
Reid will be under the impression that this is just a dinner, so don't let him know otherwise!
I realize I'm being...pushy. But we really need this guys. Spencer even more than us.
Happy Holidays, from the resident Christmas Elf, PG

She grinned, and leaned back in her chair. This was going to be amazing .

Next chapter hopefully up tomorrow, IF I get reviews! If not, I'll assume it's not worth it.

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