A/N: This story will be a oneshot and it is a gift fic written for Claude Amelia Song… This story is AU! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds
Word Count: 598 words
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Spencer looked around Dave's living room with a slight smile on his face. He loved it when the team spent time together outside of work because his team was his family and they all knew it. He would never admit it out loud but Aaron and Dave filled the father role in his life in a way that his own biological father never could or hoped to. He knew that both Aaron and Dave went out of their ways to make sure that he was alright every single day including days they had off.
When he saw Dave looking at him with a raised eyebrow he grinned at the older man and shook his head. He knew that Dave was checking to make sure that he was alright and while some people would get annoyed by it he actually didn't mind it at all because it reminded him that he had someone to look out for him. He chuckled when he felt a hand land on his shoulder and squeeze it. He leaned his head back and grinned up at Aaron. "I'm doing alright, Hotch."
Hotch's lips titled before he huffed out a breath. "I told you, Spencer, that you can call me Aaron when we're not in the office. Now, what has you thinking so hard? And don't you dare try to tell me you're not thinking hard."
Spencer rolled his eyes even as he sighed. "I was thinking that I would have loved to have you or Dave as a father growing up. I know that a lot of people think that I looked up to Gideon as a father figure but that couldn't be farther from the truth. I trusted Gideon and I did look up to him, but I knew that he would never be the kind of father that I wanted or needed as I grew up. Gideon never had the patience really to deal with me when I got in one of my moods unlike you and Dave who both spend the time snapping me out of it so that I don't get lost in my own head."
He took in a deep breath and let it out. "William Reid never should have had kids yet I'm glad that he did if that makes sense. I hate that he left my mom and I like he did, but at the same time I feel relieved that he did. Does that make sense?"
Aaron smiled down at the man he had come to think of like a son. "It makes perfect sense, Spencer. If William Reid hadn't had kids, then Dave and I wouldn't be in your life like we are. We know how you can get and we don't see anything wrong with it because you are who you are, Spencer, and we wouldn't be change anything about you for the world. You need to remember that you are loved and cared for because of who you are and not what you can do. We love you for you, Spencer, and that is something that will never change."
Spencer nodded as he grinned boyishly up at Aaron. "Thank you for everything, Aaron."
Aaron shook his head and squeezed Spencer's shoulder again. "No thanks needed, Spencer. Now have some fun and quit thinking about things. Dave and I will take you out to lunch tomorrow and you can talk to use about whatever else has been running through your mind this past week."
Spencer blushed and grinned. He should have known that Aaron and Dave would notice that he was thinking something over.
A/N 2: *smiles* I just wanted to show a little snippet... Hope you all enjoyed it! Click the button and let me know what you think!