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I was asked in a review for chapter 66 of Love Takes Away the Pain: Book One about who would I cast as Piper Ann Reid and I picked Cecilia Balagot from Girl Meets World to play Piper Ann Reid. Also please read Love Takes Away the Pain: Book One before starting this story.
Previously in Love Takes Away the Pain: Book One
Spencer got up from the chair he was sitting in and walked over to his wife's bed. He gently extracted Piper from Olivia and sat down in the chair near by.
"Hello Piper. I'm your daddy." whispered Spencer as he stroked his beautiful daughter's cheek with his finger while Piper gazed back at him daddy while gripping his finger "You being born today, of all days you could have been born is the best Father's Day gift I could ever ask for." said Spencer as Olivia took a picture of him holding his daughter
Spencer looked down at his newborn daughter who was laying in his arms.
"Are you a Cal-tech girl, because daddy can get you in with just one phone call, but with how beautiful you are mommy and I can get you into Georgetown with one phone call instead so I can keep a closer eye on you because I just want to lock you into a tower with a fire breathing dragon to keep boys away from you." said Spencer before telling Piper his plans for world domination
Olivia shook her head as her husband started to tell their daughter about his plans for world domination as she used his phone to send the pictures that were taken to her phone and Alex's phone and spoke up two minutes later.
"How about you and Piper join me in bed for some cuddle time." said Olivia as she scooted over a bit
"Are you sure that I am allowed to lay in bed with you?" asked Spencer as he slowly got out of the chair he was sitting in with Piper in his arms
"Dr. Carter said that she actually encourages father's to join the mother of his child in bed when bonding with their newborn child, but no sexual activity for me for a few months." said Olivia as she scooted forward so she could have her head on Spencer's chest
"OK." said Spencer as he passed Piper to Olivia before kicking off his shoes and joining Olivia in bed where she laid her head on his chest while he wrapped an arm around Olivia who had Piper in her arms
"Just wait until Derek finds out that you are cuddling in bed with two girls." joked Olivia
"I can never pass an opportunity to have cuddle time with my two girls." murmured Spencer as he lightly stroked his daughter's light brown curls before Piper gripped his finger
For the next hour, Spencer and Olivia gazed down at their daughter and Olivia decided to bring up what they were both thinking as they watched their daughter stare at them.
"We did a great job." said Olivia as she looked at Piper who was staring at her mommy and daddy
"Yeah we did." said Spencer as he kissed Olivia's head
Olivia looked at her daughter, and she decided to bring up who Piper looks like.
"It seems like Piper has a perfect mixture of both of us." said Olivia
"She has your hair color." said Spencer as he gently ran a finger through his daughter's curly hair
"Her hair curls like yours Spencer." said Olivia as she looked into Piper's eyes and remembered a photo that she saw of a three hour old Spencer "It seems like she is going to have your eyes too."
"We will have to wait and see because it can take a few months for a baby's eyes to change color." said Spencer as he looked at the clock, seeing that it was already 8 AM "Alex should be here soon."
"She said that she will come around 9 AM." said Olivia as Piper started whimpering a bit
Olivia turned her head so she could make eye contact with her husband.
"I think she's hungry." said Olivia
"I think I should get off of this bed for you can feed Piper." said Spencer as he gently extracted himself from Olivia's hospital bed
"Should I nurse Piper or should we call a nurse for some formula?" asked Olivia
Spencer quickly thought about one of the books he read before speaking.
"We won't know if Piper will be lactose intolerant for a few weeks yet, so how about you try nursing her even though breast milk contains lactose." said Spencer
"OK." said Olivia as she passed Piper to him so she could adjust her hospital gown a bit "Can you close the door so I can have some privacy?" asked Olivia
"Sure." said Spencer as he passed Piper to Olivia before walking over to close the door. He grabbed his cellphone and sat down in the recliner watching Olivia nurse their daughter while she sang softly to Piper
A few minutes later there was a knock on their door, and Spencer got out of his chair to answer it. He exited the room when he saw that it was Alex.
"I thought that you could use some non-hospital coffee to go with the breakfast I picked up for you and Olivia." said Alex quietly
"Thanks." said Spencer as he took a sip before adding "I have been up since midnight even though I did get some sleep while Olivia was sleeping off the sedative she was given."
"Thanks for the picture earlier." said Alex
"You're welcome." said Spencer as they walked to a room where Spencer could eat his breakfast
"Did you tell your teammates where you are yet?" asked Alex
"Only Hotch knows my location as of right now because they're still in San Francisco, and knowing him he will come up with a good excuse why I will be out of reach." said Spencer as they sat down at a table
"Make sense that only Hotch knows or the others will want to call another team in because they want to come home." joked Alex
Spencer continued eating his breakfast, and as soon as he threw away the trash his cellphone vibrated indicating a text message from Olivia.
PIPER HAS BEEN FED AND BURPED, SO YOU CAN COME BACK. ~ OR
"Olivia said that I can come back now." said Spencer
"Well let's get going so I can hold Piper." said Alex
Two minutes later Spencer opened up the door to see Olivia sleeping while Piper was in her crib. He walked over to his sleeping daughter and gently scooped her up, then gently handed her over to Alex who was sitting down.
"Alex, I want you to meet Piper Ann Reid." said Spencer, causing Piper to wake up because she heard her daddy's voice
"She's beautiful." said Alex causing Olivia to wake up
"Yeah she is." said Spencer as he smiled softly at his daughter who was staring at Alex
"I can tell that she has a perfect mixture of you and Olivia." said Alex noticing that Piper has Olivia's hair color that curls like her father's before looking at Piper's eyes and adding "It seems like Piper is going to have your eyes Spencer." said Alex
"I know." said Spencer
Olivia finally decided to alert her husband and Alex to let them know that she's awake.
"Hey Alex." said Olivia
"How are you feeling?" asked Alex
"Sore, but all the labor pains are gone since I gave birth over three hours ago." said Olivia
Piper started whimpering causing Alex to pass Piper to her father who rubbed her back gently for a few seconds causing Piper to quiet down.
"Seems like you are going to be a daddy's girl." cooed Alex before spending a few minutes talking to Olivia and heading home herself so she Skype with her husband
Olivia looked at her husband.
"You need a nap before you can drive to the airport in a few hours." said Olivia as she patted the bed beside her
Spencer placed Piper in her crib before joining his wife in bed while making sure that they are in a position that was comfortable for the both of them.
"At least you are thin enough to fit in this twin size bed with me." said Olivia
"But thanks to you, I did gain a few pounds since meeting you nearly 13 months ago." said Spencer as he removed his glasses and placed them on the table nearby
Three hours later Spencer looked at Olivia who was looking through the menu that was provided for her.
"I am going to head down to the cafeteria to get myself some lunch and locate Dr. Harris." said Spencer
"Make sure you walk around a bit too." said Olivia, knowing that if her husband stretches his legs a bit she can get her Father's Day surprise prepared for him
As soon as Spencer left her hospital room, Olivia called for a nurse who entered the room two minutes later.
"What can I do for you Mrs. Reid?" asked the nurse
"Are there any Father's Day cards in the gift shop?" asked Olivia
"Yes there is." said the nurse before realizing that Olivia's husband wasn't in the room "Where is your husband?"
"He is going to eat some lunch and walk around, and I want to do something for Father's Day today, even though he considers his daughter being born as the best Father's Day gift ever." said Olivia
"That's so sweet." said the nurse as she checked on Piper, satisfied that she was sleeping soundly "So what are you planning to do?"
Olivia started explaining, and a minute later the nurse was grinning as she spoke.
"I will go down there myself and be back in 15 minutes. I will help you use some washable ink to get Piper's hand print on the card." said the nurse as she looked at the picture on Olivia's phone that she wanted her to print out
"Thank you." said Olivia
"Not a problem Olivia, because I enjoy working in this ward." said the nurse as someone from the cafeteria brought Olivia her lunch "Just eat your lunch and then you can get started on that project as soon as you eat."
"Yes ma'am." said Olivia
20 minutes later the nurse came back with the materials that Olivia asked for and looked at Olivia.
"How about you write down what you want to write while I put some ink on Piper's hand." said the nurse as she closed the door
15 minutes later the nurse had Piper's hand cleaned up, and she looked at Olivia who was sealing the envelope and hiding it under her covers.
"Want to hold Piper?" asked the nurse
"Yes please, and I know that my husband should be back any minute." said Olivia
Spencer saw a nurse exit Olivia's hospital room and spoke.
"How are they?" asked Spencer
"Your wife and daughter are doing great, and based on how well they are doing they should be able to go home on Tuesday." smiled the nurse
"That's great." grinned Spencer before the nurse walked away
Spencer opened the door and grinned at the sight of Olivia holding his daughter.
"How was Piper over the past 40 minutes that I was away to eat lunch and talk to Dr. Harris about my mom?" asked Spencer as he kissed his wife's cheek before giving his daughter a gentle kiss on her forehead
"Piper has been a quiet baby." said Olivia as she grabbed the project she worked on while Spencer was away from under her covers "Happy Father's Day, Spencer." said Olivia as she passed the envelope to Spencer
Spencer opened up the envelope seeing that there was a card and he slowly opened it to see a picture of him and Piper.
"This was taken a few hours ago." said Spencer
"The nurse ran down to the gift shop for me. But you should read the card." said Olivia
Spencer quickly read the note and he smiled when he saw Piper's hand print on it.
HAPPY VERY FIRST FATHER'S DAY, DADDY. I KNOW THAT YOU CONSIDER ME BEING BORN TODAY AS THE BEST FATHER'S DAY GIFT THAT YOU COULD EVER ASK FOR, BUT MOMMY AND I AGREED THAT WE NEEDED TO GIVE YOU YOUR FIRST FATHER'S DAY CARD.
LOVE,
PIPER ANN REID
Olivia watched her husband release a few tears when he read the card and she spoke.
"You alright Spencer?" asked Olivia as she rested her IV free hand on his arm
Spencer removed his glasses so he could wipe a few tears from his eyes before leaning down to kiss his wife before gently taking his daughter from Olivia.
"Thank you for the Father's Day card Piper, and I am definitely going to display this card and picture on my desk when I return to work." said Spencer as he gently kissed his daughter's forehead as he heard the shutter sound from the camera on Olivia's phone
"This photo is a keeper." smiled Olivia as she showed her husband the picture and she looked at the clock "You should probably head over to the airport and pick up Emily, your parents, and your aunt."
Spencer looked at the clock and spoke up.
"I guess I should." sighed Spencer
"We will still be here when you get back." said Olivia
Spencer looked at his daughter and spoke up.
"Daddy is going away for about two hours, but I will be back soon." said Spencer as he gently kissed his daughter's head before kissing Olivia himself
Spencer was waiting at the gate where Emily was getting off, and a few minutes later he heard her voice.
"REID!" shouted Emily as she rushed over to Spencer to give him a hug
"Hey Emily." said Spencer as he hugged Emily while picking her up a bit
"With how you are able to lift me up while hugging me, you are definitely going to have no problem carrying your daughter when she is 10 years old." said Emily
"I'd rather get through my first year with my newborn daughter than thinking about her future, even though I have two colleges in mind that Piper can attend when she is ready." said Spencer
"Cal-tech and Georgetown?" asked Emily
"Olivia and I can get Piper into both of those colleges with only one phone call." said Spencer
Emily shook her head before speaking.
"How are Olivia and Piper doing?" asked Emily as they headed to the baggage claim so they could get her bags
"Doing great." said Spencer as he scooped up Emily's bags for her
"Your parents and aunt arrived yet?" asked Emily
"Their plane lands in 20 minutes, and I could go for a cup of coffee because I have been up since midnight despite squeezing in two naps today." said Spencer
"I could go for one too, because coffee on the plane sucked." said Emily
Spencer and Emily headed over to a coffee shop that was by the gate that Diana, William, and Ethel were suppose to arrive at, and a few minutes later they were sitting down while drinking their coffee.
"So only Hotch knows that you got to hold your daughter for the first time today?" asked Emily
"Like I told you over 14 hours ago, they are in San Francisco including Garcia, and he doesn't want to distract everyone even though he sent me a text message after he got that photo." said Spencer
Spencer and Emily continued talking about what they have been doing the past three weeks until Spencer saw on the monitor that his parents and aunt's flight arrived.
"My parents and aunt's flight just landed." said Spencer, knowing that his mom is going to be anxious
"How about I go get your SUV while you greet your parents and aunt." said Emily
"That would be good because knowing my mom, she will want to go to the hospital before a nurse comes and takes her to her room that Dr. Harris arranged for her stay at Georgetown University Hospital." said Spencer as he handed Emily the keys to his SUV
A few minutes later Spencer was grinning when he saw his parents and aunt coming into the waiting room so he started approaching them.
"Hey." grinned Spencer as he walked over to his mom for he could kiss her cheek
"Are we heading to the hospital so I can meet my granddaughter?" asked Diana
"Yes we are, mom." said Spencer as he looped arms with his mother so they can head over to the baggage claim
"William showed me the pictures of Piper, and she is beautiful." said Diana
"I am glad that you are spending two weeks in the city that became my home for nearly nine years mom." said Spencer as William and Ethel grabbed the bags they brought with them
"I expect you to take me to a few of your favorite restaurants during the next two weeks because I don't want to stay at the hospital for the entire next two weeks." said Diana
"You will be spending some time at the house that Olivia and I were given by Derek, and I will show you some of my favorite places to go to in this city while Piper is sleeping." said Spencer
"Like where you play chess?" asked Diana, remembering the picture that Spencer sent her of him and Olivia at the park where they play chess
"We can go there, and I have a few places in mind that you will enjoy." said Spencer
William looked at his son.
"Dr. Norman thinks that as long as your mom takes her medication and remains stress free, she probably won't need a nurse to join in on the outings you take her." said William
"Good to know." said Spencer as they exited the airport where Emily was waiting for them with his SUV
"You should drive Spencer." said Emily and she tossed the keys to Spencer as his parents and aunt got into the SUV
Olivia grinned when she saw her husband enter the room with his parents, Aunt Ethel, and Emily.
"Where's Piper?" asked Spencer as he pecked his wife's lips
"The nurse took Piper to the nursery because she wanted me to get some sleep while you were gone." said Olivia as she pressed the call button to alert a nurse to bring Piper in
"How are you Olivia?" asked Diana as she walked over to her daughter in law and hugged her
"I am a bit sore, but Spencer, Dr. Carter, and the nurses have been taking good care of me." said Olivia as she embraced her mother in law before Spencer guided his mother to sit down in the chair closest to her
William greeted his daughter in law next by kissing her cheek.
"Thanks for the picture of Spencer holding my granddaughter." said William before allowing Ethel to greet her adoptive niece
"We will need to take a three generation picture today of you, Spencer, and Piper because it's Father's Day today."
"I was hoping that we would have that type of photo taken today." said William as Ethel greeted Olivia
Olivia looked at Emily after Ethel sat down.
"You can come hug me Emily, because I know that you wanted to have my in-laws greet me first." said Olivia
"Thanks for making Spencer call me first so I could find a flight right away." said Emily as she hugged Olivia
"You are now living in London, so I knew that you needed to pack a bag and find a flight." said Olivia
"When Garcia finds out that I am in town, I know that she is going to want me to stay with her because she has Sergio." said Emily
"And she will probably drag you, JJ, and me away for a spa day so I can have some have some much needed pampering after I am released from here." said Olivia
"It's a good thing I am spending a week in DC because you will need some pampering yourself while Spencer is on Piper duty." grinned Emily as a nurse brought Piper into the room
"I see that Piper has some visitors." said the nurse as she watched the new father gently pick up his daughter
"Mom, I want you to meet your granddaughter, Piper Ann Reid." said Spencer as he placed Piper in his mother's arms
Diana looked at her granddaughter who was staring at her.
"She's beautiful Spencer." said Diana as a few tears streamed down her face before motioning for William to take his granddaughter from her so she could wipe her tears away
William gently took Piper from Diana, and looked at his granddaughter who was staring at him.
"Piper is going to have our eyes because her eyes started out like our eyes." said William before passing his granddaughter to Ethel
Ethel looked at her great-niece's hair and then at Spencer and Olivia.
"She has Olivia's hair which curls like her father's hair does." said Ethel before Piper started whimpering and she passed her to Spencer
Spencer gently rubbed his daughter's back for a few seconds causing her to quiet down.
"Even though Piper is less than 12 hours old, she is already a daddy's girl." said Olivia
"But Piper still has to be held by her Aunt Emily." said Spencer as he passed Piper to her
Emily held Piper in her arms before looking at Spencer and Olivia.
"She's more beautiful in person." said Emily
William looked at Emily.
"Would you mind taking a three generation picture for me?" asked William
"Sure." said Emily
30 seconds later Spencer and William were sitting on the couch with Spencer holding Piper making sure that her face was showing, and a few seconds later Emily spoke up.
"Smile." said Emily
Spencer and William grinned for the camera as Piper gazed at Emily, and a few seconds later Emily showed William the picture.
"How's this?" asked Emily
"Perfect." said William as he sent the photo to a few coworkers from his law firm who made him promise that he sends a photo of his first grandchild before looking at his son. "You want a copy?"
"Yes, please." said Spencer who was already planning that he would display this photo on his desk at work
William quickly sent the photo to Spencer's phone as a nurse knocked on the door.
"I am here for Diana Reid." said the nurse
Diana looked up from her journal and spoke up.
"You're here to take me to my room." said Diana
"Yes I am because Dr. Norman called saying that it's time for you to take your medication." said the nurse
"I will come with you Diana, because I got the OK to spend the night with you." said William as he passed Piper back to Olivia
"Mom, I will come get you tomorrow so you can see Piper again." said Spencer as he kissed his mom's cheek
"You better Spencer, or I will scratch your eyes out." said Diana
Spencer looked at his father who was picking up Diana's belongings and pulled him into a hug.
"Happy Father's Day dad." said Spencer
"Holding my first grandchild for Father's Day is the best Father's Day gift I could ever ask for." said William as he let go of his son
"I consider Piper my first Father's Day present today too, dad." said Spencer
William smiled at his granddaughter before looking at his son.
"I'm proud of you Spencer." said William before leaving the room with Diana
An hour later Emily looked at Spencer.
"Can you drive me to your house so I can freshen up and get some sleep?" asked Emily
"Sure." said Spencer as he looked at his aunt "You want to come with?" asked Spencer
"I might as well go to your house because visiting hours are going to be over in two hours." said Ethel
"Let's get going then." said Spencer
Ethel looked at her nephew who was walking down the stairs after taking hers and William's bags up to the guest bedrooms.
"How about I work on cleaning this house and getting the fridge and freezer stocked with meals that you and Olivia can put in the oven when you two bring Piper home." said Ethel
"You don't have to Aunt Ethel." said Spencer
"I want to Spencer, because you and Olivia are going to be busy when she and Piper are discharged from the hospital." said Ethel
"OK." said Spencer, knowing that he really shouldn't argue with his aunt
"I can help you with cleaning Ethel." said Emily
"That would be nice of you Emily." said Ethel as she headed to the kitchen to see what leftovers were in the fridge that she could make
Einstein ran over to Emily who scooped him up.
"You've gotten a bit bigger since the last time I saw you Einstein." said Emily as she scratched behind Einstein's ears, causing him to lick her
Spencer looked at Emily who was petting Einstein.
"I am going to head back to the hospital." said Spencer
"Can't stay away from your two girls." teased Emily as she scratched behind Einstein's ears
Spencer laughed before speaking up.
"Just don't call the others saying that you are in town because Hotch didn't even tell them that Piper arrived this morning." said Spencer
"I do like the idea of surprising them." grinned Emily before looking at Einstein "Should we go for a walk after your daddy leaves?"
Einstein let out a bark.
"I take that as a yes." laughed Emily
"Einstein still occasionally has accidents, and he now can go up and down stairs so we have a baby gate to keep him from going upstairs." said Spencer as he pulled the gate out of its hiding place and set it up
"Get going Spencer because Ethel, Einstein, and I will be fine." said Emily as she pointed at the door
As Spencer was buckling himself in his SUV, his cellphone rang and he saw that it was Hotch.
"Hey Hotch." said Spencer
"I thought that I should let you know that we solved the case and we are flying home tonight." said Hotch
"That's great." said Spencer
"Based on the pictures that were sent to me, Piper is beautiful." said Hotch
"She is beautiful like her mommy." said Spencer
"How are Olivia and Piper doing?" asked Hotch as he looked at the picture of Spencer and Piper that Olivia sent to his iPad
"They are doing great." grinned Spencer
"Based on the sound of your voice, I can tell that you are grinning." said Hotch
"How can you tell?" asked Spencer
"I am a profiler like you and I can hear it in your voice." said Hotch
"You are right Hotch." laughed Spencer
"Do you think Olivia and Piper will be up for visitors tomorrow?" asked Hotch, knowing that's it's around 6 PM in DC
"Olivia and Piper should be up to more visitors tomorrow because Piper already got to meet her grandparents and great aunt. My dad is planning to stay with my mom and I just dropped my aunt off at my house because she is on a cooking and cleaning frenzy to make sure that everything is ready for when I am able to bring my two girls home. " said Spencer
"I will let you go so you can get back to your two girls, and I will try and tell the team that they need to finish their post case paperwork before coming to the hospital to meet Piper." said Hotch, knowing that everyone is going to want to go to the hospital instead of the office
"I will see you tomorrow Hotch." said Spencer as he exchanged goodbyes with Hotch before hanging up before seeing that he has a text message from Olivia and smiled when he saw a picture of his little girl
PIPER MISSES HER DADDY. ~ OR
Spencer quickly typed a reply.
JUST LEAVING THE HOUSE NOW. ~ SR
Spencer entered Olivia's hospital room, and smiled at the sight of Olivia feeding Piper.
"How's Einstein?" asked Olivia as she stroked her daughter's curly light brown hair
"He's excited to see Aunt Ethel and Emily." said Spencer
"Good." said Olivia
"Aunt Ethel and Emily are planning on cleaning the house for us and Aunt Ethel is planning on making meals that we can pull out of the fridge and freezer and pop into the oven." said Spencer
"They didn't have to." said Olivia as she gazed at her daughter
"Aunt Ethel said that when I bring you two girls home, we will be very busy." said Spencer
"When I see them tomorrow, I will give them my thanks." said Olivia as she looked at her husband "You want to burp Piper?"
"Sure." said Spencer as he grabbed the burp rag and placed it over his shoulder before gently taking Piper from Olivia's arms
A few minutes later he heard his daughter burp.
"That was a good one Piper." said Spencer as he adjusted his daughter in his arms
At that moment someone came into the room with a cart that held two trays and Olivia looked at her husband.
"I ordered some dinner for you since I had a feeling you didn't eat at home because you would quickly get back here." said Olivia as the two trays of food was placed on the rolling table in front of her
"Thanks." said Spencer as he placed his sleeping daughter in the crib that was provided for her
"How about we quickly eat before you get into some pajamas." said Olivia
"That would be a good idea." said Spencer, knowing that they need to start a routine with their daughter as soon as possible
"Let's eat because I am hungry." said Olivia as she started digging into her food
"I do prefer your cooking over hospital food Livy, but I know that I should eat what you ordered for me." said Spencer as he started eating his food
Spencer walked out of his wife's private bathroom and the nurse who was checking on Piper looked at Spencer and Olivia.
"I will let you two deal with Piper tonight, but as you two sleep I will occasionally check on her." said the nurse before leaving Olivia's room
Spencer looked at Olivia who was making room for him.
"How should we do this?" asked Spencer
"As you were taking your dad and aunt to our place, Dr. Carter came to check on me and told me that the position we napped in earlier would be fine." said Olivia
Spencer used his eidetic memory to flash back to earlier before getting into bed with Olivia.
"Hopefully we will get a few hours of sleep before Piper wakes us up." said Spencer as he got himself comfortable in the hospital bed with Olivia before speaking up "Ready for our first night as parents?"
"Yes." smiled Olivia as Spencer placed his glasses on the night stand before closing his own eyes
Meanwhile on the BAU jet, Morgan looked at Hotch knowing that Hotch talked to Reid earlier.
"Do you know why Reid hasn't answered any of our phone calls except yours today?" asked Morgan
Hotch sighed knowing that everyone is worried since they haven't heard from Spencer or Olivia at all, but he knew that this would be the perfect time to tell everyone the good news as he grabbed his tablet.
"The reason why I told you guys that he and Olivia are unreachable at the moment is because of this." said Hotch as he emailed the photo that Spencer emailed to his tablet to his teammates "Look at your tablets."
"Oh my god!" squealed Garcia as she looked at the picture of Spencer and Olivia gazing at Piper
"I guess some little girl didn't want to wait any longer to meet her mommy and daddy." said Rossi
"Why didn't you tell us that my goddaughter came." said JJ as she looked at the man she is sharing godparent duties with
"I didn't want you all distracted while on this case. Lives were at stake. None of the other teams were available so it was up to us to solve this case." said Hotch
"I want to go to the hospital when we land." said Garcia
"When I talked to Reid over an hour ago, I told him that we would visit tomorrow because visiting hours in the maternity ward are over." said Hotch
"I just can't believe that the kid has a kid." said Morgan as he looked at the photo of Spencer kissing his daughter's forehead
"I really can't consider Reid a kid anymore, even though he looked like one when he was a 21 year old cadet in the academy." said Hotch
"I agree, but on my first day out of retirement he was wearing a Frankenstein mask and had a noose around his neck." said Rossi
"He actually scared me that day." said Morgan remembering how Emily and other agents and civilian staff who witnessed Reid scaring him were laughing
Garcia looked at JJ.
"Remember when Reid did physics magic for us, and the film canister ended up hitting Emily on the head?" asked Garcia
JJ started giggling at the memory before speaking.
"Emily ended up asking him to show her, but it ended up landing by Hotch's foot." said JJ
"I remember that day." said Hotch, remembering that day was a few months before the case that changed Reid's life
"You showed your rare sense of humor that day." said Garcia, remembering the comment that Emily made about Hotch's sense of humor
"I tend to only show my rare sense of humor when it comes to Reid, but I once commented to him that I am a bit of a nerd too." said Hotch causing everyone to laugh
"I miss Emily." sighed Garcia
"Do you think Spence contacted her yet?" asked JJ
"I think he probably did because Reid told me that Emily made him promise to call her when Olivia was in labor so she could get a plane ticket." said Morgan, remembering how sad Reid was when Emily told them that she is taking that position before asking everyone if she can talk to Reid in private
Garcia used her laptop to track Emily's phone and squealed when she noticed the location.
"She's currently at Reid's house right now." said Garcia, causing everyone to start talking
Hotch looked at his agents and spoke.
"Let's leave Emily and the Reid family alone until tomorrow because we still have our post case paperwork to do, but I already cleared it with Strauss that we all have tomorrow afternoon off so we can meet Piper." said Hotch before adding "We have about three hours until we land, so I recommend that we all get some rest." causing everyone to scatter about and Garcia and JJ decided to sit with each other for some girl talk while Morgan listened to his music
Rossi got up and fixed himself and Hotch a glass of scotch before sitting by Hotch who was smiling at a photo of Spencer and Olivia gazing lovingly at their daughter.
"I really like this picture because with how happy Spencer and Olivia are in it, because Piper makes their lives complete." whispered Hotch as he showed Rossi the picture before taking the glass of scotch
"Having children does help make your life complete." said Rossi as he took a sip of his scotch
"With Reid getting married over nine months ago, turning 30 over eight months ago, and holding his newborn daughter for the first time today makes me kind of feel old." whispered Hotch
"I feel the same way too Aaron." said Rossi
At 5 AM Spencer and Olivia woke up to crying and Spencer extracted himself from Olivia and climbed out of the hospital bed. He gently scooped up his daughter as a nurse came in.
"It turns out that you two have one quiet daughter because she didn't make a peep when I checked on you three earlier." said the nurse as Olivia woke up
"My parents said I was like that too." said Spencer as he passed Piper to Olivia
"Ready for our second day as parents?" asked Olivia as she started feeding her daughter
"Ready as I will ever be, because Piper gets to meet her adoptive aunts and uncles after lunchtime today." said Spencer as he looked at his phone, seeing that he has a text from Hotch about the time that everyone is planning to visit