What You Don't Know Won't Kill You?
Characters: Spencer Reid, Derek Morgan, Aaron Hotchner, Ethan
Rating: M
Summary: What is this business and why is everyone so secretive about it?
Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds. This is a work of fiction. No insult intended.
Spencer Morgan (nee Reid) was used to extravagant things, from his childhood home, to his current home, his fathers' parties, his clothes, and his shoes. His Sweet Sixteen and Wedding are still the talk of the town even though they occurred 11 and 7 years ago respectively.
Spencer enjoyed the married life, and who wouldn't if they were married to the sexiest, handsomest man in all of Texas. He had a husband that would give him anything he wanted, well almost everything; just not the one thing he really wanted.
"I'm just really frustrated, you know. I mean it's been 3 years since I first brought it up. I wasn't ready at first but now I feel like I am." 27 year old Spencer Morgan spoke to his best friend/ pseudo brother, Ethan Hotchner.
The two, only a month apart in age, have been best friends since they could walk and did everything imaginable together. They even managed to marry best friends.
Every week, the two got together to talk about their lives. It used to be almost every day usually enjoying their favorite pastime, shopping, but today they were having lunch at the hottest new restaurant in Texas..
Now him and Ethan lives had completely diverged from each other. Ethan had just given birth to his beautiful daughter Marsha 6 months ago. He was happy for him but he missed their time together, obviously Ethan's top priorities were his daughter and husband. And if anyone deserved happiness, it would be Ethan; life had not been the easiest on him.
When they were just twelve, Ethan's parents died in horrific car cash, Ethan was in the car but fortunately he survived but had to suffer numerous surgeries to even been allowed to walk again. Spencer's fathers took him in and the two have become brothers.
His pregnancy was hard on him but luckily both he and the baby survived.
Spencer wasn't one to get jealous; he has always gotten what he wanted. Not only did his husband have his own successful business but also his paternal father and his grandparents on both sides were very wealthy and powerful people. He knew that they had businesses but the extent to what products were being sold was lost on him, not that he cared. In Texas, the Reid or Morgan name could get you far, and luckily for Spencer he would always have both to rely on.
To say the growing up Spencer was a spoiled rich brat would have been an understatement. However just seeing how happy Ethan was with his life and how Marsha was the perfect mix of both Ethan and Aaron; he wanted to have that too.
It wasn't fair; Spencer had been married longer, so he should have been the one experiencing the joy of child rearing first.
"I don't know what to tell you, Spence, maybe he has a good reason."
"Other than the fact, he doesn't want to have kids with me. Maybe he thinks I'll be a terrible parent. Do you think I'll be a terrible parent?"
"I'm sure that's not the case, Spence." Ethan spent almost the beginning of every lunch or shopping trip (which were frequent) trying to comfort his best friend. "Maybe you could show him that you could be domestic."
"What does that mean?" An aggravated Spencer asked his friend.
"C'mon Spence, honestly, I mean you spend enough money in a week to feed a small country for a year."
"It's not my fault that I can afford the finer things in life." Spencer countered. This was his go-to line of dense when people questioned his spending habits.
"How many people do you know, our age, that have two Black Cards?"
"One is from daddy and the other one is from Derek. Why are you judging me, E? It's not like you don't have cards. Daddy gave you one too."
As much as the Reids spoiled Spencer, they spoiled Ethan just as equally but he always felt like if he spent their money, he would be using them, as much as he refused the expensive gifts, they still piled it on him. So even though he did have the card, he never used it. It was still in the gift box he received it in. Before living with the Reids, Ethan had never experienced that kind of wealth before, both of his real parents were Blue-Collar workers. It always surprised him that he and Spencer became such good friends since the both came from such different economic backgrounds.
"Just try talking to him again, Spence. That was three years ago, I'm sure he has changed his mind about this."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Spencer could that Ethan was getting annoyed with the conversation and plus he wanted to ask Ethan a question that had been plaguing him in the recent week. Spencer had just the fool-proof plan to make his husband cave in, and it involved hot, raunchy sex. He loved his husband but he was just too easy.
"Do you have any clue what business Derek and Aaron are in?"
Spencer being no stranger to gossip, had learned from an early age to ignore gossipers, and in Texas everyone knows everyone but more recently the recent rumors involved speculation about what type of business the Morgans ran.
When Ethan instantly turned a ghostly shade of white and took too long to answer, Spencer knew what that meant. That's what happened when you know someone for so long; you learn how to communicate non-verbally with them.
"Is this one of the answers that you know but you think that by not telling me you're protecting me?"
"Spencer, I can't. You should really ask Derek. I really should get going though. I have to make sure Marsha up from your parents." And with that, Ethan quickly left.
After Ethan left, Spencer was left to ponder to himself. What was this business and why was everyone so secretive about it. He was determined to find out the answer. But he also knew he wouldn't like it.