This is the story of a man. He is no ordinary man, but really, with an IQ of 187, and eidetic memory, and the ability to read 20,000 words per minute, who could expect something so simple of him? In many ways, this man is extra ordinary.
There was a time in his life when he worked for the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the F. B. I. This man had to travel a lot, for his work profiling serial killers and rapists was very demanding. Thus it is not unusual that the members of his team quickly became his family. Being the youngest member of the group, the 6 of them became very protective of their young genius.
My Grandpa Dave, being the oldest, took on an almost fatherly role, taking the man under his wing when Jason Gideon didn't.
Uncle Derek became the older brother. He teased the man, set him up on dates, gave him advice, but ultimately grew to love and accept him, for any and all faults and advantages he may have had.
Auntie JJ and Auntie Emily were the big sisters. The man went to Auntie Jayj for hugs and Auntie Em for advice. It was not uncommon to see either one ruffling the man's hair or sitting on his desk talking to him in the bull pen of the BAU.
Auntie Penny is, if I had to pick, my favorite. She not only was like a sister to the man, she was the man's best friend. She teased him, joked with him, gave him advice and safety and love. They would go shopping, have dinner, watch movies. They'd pull pranks, and gossip, and share memories, while constantly competing for the title of "Smartest in the BAU". They laughed, they cried, they loved. Because she not only tolerated, she accepted: she embraced.
The final member of the man's team was a near mystery to him. SSA Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner. After the death of his late, ex-wife, Haley, he was rarely seen without a frown on his darkly handsome face. His life did not exist outside the BAU and his 5 year old son, Jack. He rarely shared information about his personal life, and when he did it wasn't anything earth-shattering. "I'm teaching Jack how to ride a bike", he'd say, or "Jack got a gold star on his homework". Always about Jack, which made sense, since his world revolved around his son. None-the-less, the man loved him dearly. The only person the man ever held in higher esteem was the man's own mother. And though Aaron Hotchner was hesitant at first, he soon grew to love the man as well.
The story of their love? Started with the ring of a doorbell, the click of a latch, and the gasp of surprise.
This is the story of a man.
This the story of his love.
This is the story of my father, Spencer Reid.