I don't own Criminal minds.
A/N Set after the Riley Jankins case . No Will thus no Henry. Suspend what you know about the real ages of Haley and Aaron and pretend they are older.
"Why did you leave, why was it so easy for you to walk out?" Spencer demanded. "How could you, why would you?" He was furious as he looked on his father for the first time since he'd been a child. He ignored Rossi and Morgan who stood against the wall. Seeing father and son at a standoff.
"I couldn't handle it any longer, I couldn't pretend." William Reid spat."
"What you mean about mom? Well how did you expect a kid to handle it."
"No not just about your mom, about you too."
"What that I was a genius. Was I really that hard to handle." Spencer spat.
"It wasn't that either. You see there is something you don't know. Something you were never told never supposed to be told. Something your mother would kill me if she knew I was about to tell you but you deserve to know."
"What?" Fire burned behind Spencer's eyes as he stared at his father, this man who had abandoned him when he needed him most.
"You're adopted."
With those two words Spencer's world stopped spinning. He felt like the air had been sucked out of the room. He couldn't breath. He wasn't even sure how he was even still standing.
"No that isn't even possible. Mom has talked about being pregnant with me."
"Yeah an elaborate lie she wove to hide the truth from you." William shrugged. "We wanted kids but your mother couldn't get past the seventh week of pregnancy without miscarriage and so we adopted you. I thought it would be enough. It wasn't though. I'm sorry for that but I just couldn't connect to you. Your mother she loves you and I knew that through all her flaws Diana loves you."
"Oh I know she loves me." Spencer scoffed his head spinning at what this meant for him. It meant he wasn't in danger of the schizophrenia gene. Or maybe he was he knew nothing about his biological family and maybe, maybe that was scarier than anything else.
"Who?" Spencer gritted out. "Who are my birth parents?"
"I don't know their names. I just know they were high school students your birth mother was the daughter of one of your mom's friends. Your mom would know."
"No I'm not… I'm not going to ask her she'll never know I found out the truth. She couldn't handle that. I'll find it out don't worry about it." Spencer turned to leave before turning back to the man behind him. The man he now knew didn't father him. "Thank you for at least telling me the truth."
William Reid just nodded his head as he watched the men walk out the door. "Man you want to talk about this?" Derek asked his best friend." He ignored the look Rossi was throwing him.
"No not right now. Lets just get home I'm going to need Garcia's help. Spencer sighed his head spinning. Who was he? The plane ride between the three of them was silent. They all tried to digest the information they'd just learned about the youngest member of their team.
Once back at Quantico Reid went and found Penelope. "Hey." Garcia twirled around and looked at Reid hovering in her doorway.
"Hey junior G man what can I help you with?" she got slightly worried as she saw him seem to sag into her office.
"My dad or whoever the hell he is… he told me… he told me.."
"Reid what did you tell you you're worrying me babe." She noticed that he flinched when she called him by his surname.
Spencer took a deep breath. "He told me I was adopted. Pen I need you to find out who my birth parents are. He said my mom would know but I can't, no I won't ask her. Help me Pen."
"Oh of course." Penelope hugged him tightly before turning to her magical computers. She typed things in quickly before growing. This is harder than I thought I got through to your birth certificate and I can't get to the original because why would it be that easy." She growled again. Whoever sealed these was powerful. " she pounded on her keys.
"Ha got around you sucker." She crowed.
"What, what did you find?" Spencer demanded.
"Your adoption papers and their it is signature's from your birth mother and father. And oh my god." She sucked in her breath and stared at the computer in horror.
"What, Penelope tell me what it is."
"One second baby boy I think I better get Morgan, Rossi and JJ in here." She quickly texted all of them what Spencer wasn't sure but they were soon crowding around them.
"What is going on?" JJ looked around utterly confused I was just telling Hotch that we had a case and I get a 911 from Garcia. Hotch probably thinks I'm crazy right now.
"Shh Jayje." Penelope hissed as Spencer turned to JJ.
"I found out I'm adopted Garcia found out who my adopted parents are but she seems to think you all need to be here. Minus Emily and Hotch I see. "
"Oh well I forget her. opps." Garcia shrugged "I figured you wouldn't mind if these three knew wasn't sure about Prentiss.
"Garcia who the hell are my parents?" they all jumped at Spencer's words.
"Your parents are…" Penelope closed her eyes.
"Dear god you're not going to tell me they are serial kills are you." Spencer started to panic.
"No, your parents listed as Haley Brooks and…Aaron Hotchner."
The room sat in stunned silence.
"Spence." JJ's hand rested on his shoulder. "Spence talk to us."
"Print that off." Was all he could choke out." Garcia just nodded hurrying to do as he asked. They all jumped as Hotch stood in the door way.
"What is going on? I thought we had a case."
"We do." JJ shielded Reid as Garcia shoved the papers into his hands. And he shoved them into his messenger bag. He couldn't look at his boss. His father he just he couldn't do it. "Garcia had to show us something but lets get this show on the road. "
As they all settled around the round table he notice most of his agents not able to meet his eyes. To look at him. Squirming in their seats and shooting looks over at Reid. "Okay someone tell me what is going on right now?"
"Don't look at me." Prentiss held up her hands. I have no clue."
JJ quickly stood up and hurried to the front. "This is just a consultation." Thankfully she thought to herself as she passed out the files and went over the facts.
The air hung heavy in the room as they all went over their files. The tension could be cut with a knife. All the eyes shifting around. "That's enough what is going on?" Hotch snapped. All eyes turned to Reid so did Aaron's.
He looked up and opened his messenger bag. He clutched onto the papers Garcia had given him. He swallowed as he stood up. "Spence you don't have to do this." JJ whispered wanting to grab for his hand.
"Yes I do Jayje." He said looking at his boss, father. Whatever he was. His hand held onto those papers so tightly that he could feel them ripping. "When I was in Vegas my father." He cringed. "He told me I was adopted. Garcia looked it up for me. Which is why we were all in her office. He heard Emily gasp and sent her an apologetic look.
"Here." Spencer thrust the papers at Hotch. Hurrying to leave the room before the older man could read them.
Aaron Hotchner was beyond confused. What was going on . adopted yes he could see why that would cause Reid to act strange but the others. He looked down at the paperwork that had been thrust in his hands and his breath caught. Hs signature scrawled. Haley's. a lump in his throat he closed his eyes as he went back to a day so many years ago. Of two teenagers not out of high school a baby on the way and family pressure to give him up for adoption. His hand shaking as he signed on the line. Holding Haley as she cried and his eyes popped open as he turned in horror to look where his youngest agent had left. His youngest Agent who was also his son. The son he thought he'd never get to know.
He'd held that son, that secret under lock and key. Holding Jack in his arms for the first time had almost killed him. He knew Haley hadn't wanted to hold Jack thinking of their first little boy. Had prayed every night for a girl. It had taken weeks for Haley to bond with Jack. How was he going to tell her. she knew Spencer how was he going to tell her that her baby had been under their noses this whole time and they hadn't known. They were divorced he was barely holding it together knowing he couldn't be apart of one son's life the way he wanted and his other son was right here. He looked at his team. "Everyone go home." His voice shaky as he gave the order. He wasn't sure what happened next as he slumped into a chair. His world stilled as he felt like all the air was sucked out of the room.