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A/N: Shout out to tannerose5, Hippichic81, Chermayne, Mrs. JaganshiReidofHufflepuff, southernbeauty13, and OhSnapItsMadison for reviewing chapter one.


Spencer's cellphone vibrated and he saw a text message from Hotch.

ARE OLIVIA AND PIPER AWAKE RIGHT NOW? ~ AH

Spencer quickly typed a reply.

YES THEY ARE. ~ SR

A few seconds later Hotch replied.

WE WILL BE THERE IN A MINUTE. ~ AH

Spencer looked at Olivia.

"My teammates are here." said Spencer

A few seconds later there was a knock on the door.

"Is there room for seven more?" asked JJ as she walked in

"Come on in guys." said Spencer

At that moment Hotch, Gideon, Rossi, Strauss, Morgan, and Garcia came into the room and Spencer was being either greeted with hugs or handshakes from everyone before he sat down on the bed by Olivia and wrapped an arm around her, causing Olivia to snuggle into his side.

"Where's Piper?" asked Garcia

"She is in the nursery right now because she's sleeping." said Olivia as he pressed the call button to have a nurse bring in Piper

JJ looked at Olivia who was happy to be snuggling with her husband.

"So how was going through labor?" asked JJ

"Like I delivered a bowling ball." said Olivia causing some laughter in the room before adding "Spencer supported me through the entire thing when it came to wiping sweat off my forehead, feeding me ice cubes, and massaging my lower back like he was taught do at the Lamaze classes we attended so we could get through a natural birth without me getting medication." said Olivia

"I did tell Olivia that she could have an epidural if she wanted one." said Spencer as he played with Olivia's ponytail

"Which birthing position did you two use?" asked JJ

"I sat on a birthing stool which gave me the opportunity to lean back and rest against Spencer between contractions." said Olivia

"Too much information." said Morgan

Spencer looked at Morgan with a smirk on his face.

"Just wait until you have kids of your own because you and your partner will be given options about what birthing position you and she will decide to use during a natural birth." said Spencer

Olivia looked into her husband's eyes.

"At least the position we used helped you escape a broken hand." said Olivia

"But waking up to you squeezing my hand when you had a contraction did hurt a little bit." said Spencer

"Let me make it feel better." said Olivia as she took her husband's hand and kissed it, causing chuckles to erupt around the room "Feel better now?"

"Yep." said Spencer before pecking Olivia on the lips

"You two are so cute together." said Strauss

At that moment a nurse came into the room with Piper.

"Seems like Piper has some visitors." said the nurse before looking at Olivia "Dr. Carter will be here in two hours to check you and Piper over because of you being discharged tomorrow."

"OK." said Olivia

"Just press the call button if you need anything." said the nurse before walking out of the room

Hotch looked at Spencer and Olivia, and when he was sure that Spencer was making eye contact with him he spoke.

"We won't stay too long." said Hotch

Olivia looked at JJ, knowing that everyone is wanting to hold Piper before they are kicked out.

"JJ, would you like to hold your goddaughter first?" asked Olivia

"I would love to." said JJ as she gently extracted Piper from her crib and she looked at Piper "She's beautiful." said JJ before passing Piper to Garcia who was motioning for her to pass Piper over

"She's so cute and I can't wait to spoil her when she gets old enough to open presents." said Garcia

"She's already spoiled." said Olivia as she laid her head on her husband's shoulder

Garcia then passed Piper to Morgan.

"Watch the head Derek." said Garcia

Morgan looked at Piper and then at Spencer.

"With how beautiful she is, we are definitely going to have to keep boys away from her." said Morgan before passing Piper to Rossi

Rossi looked at Piper and spoke up.

"It looks like Piper has a perfect mixture from both parents." said Rossi

"When my parents got to meet their granddaughter yesterday, my dad said that Piper is going to have my eyes." said Spencer

Rossi then passed Piper to Gideon who looked at Piper.

"These are the type of happy endings that I always hope for." said Gideon

Gideon passed Piper to Strauss who looked at Spencer and Olivia before looking at Piper.

"It seems like she has Olivia's hair color while her hair curls like her father's hair." said Strauss before passing Piper to Hotch

"You are definitely going to have the BAU wrapped around your finger, and Jack is going to love you." said Hotch as he gently rocked Piper

Spencer looked at Hotch.

"Where are Jack and Henry?" asked Spencer

"We decided that Jack and Henry could probably wait to meet Piper until you guys are out of the hospital." said Hotch

"Good idea." said Olivia

"And I am hoping that you two will allow me to make all of us dinner at your house after you three get settled in at home for a few days." said Rossi

"We would love that because I have to take it easy for a few days." said Olivia

"At least we have a big enough backyard for Jack and Henry to run around in with Einstein while Piper has to stay inside." said Spencer

"Exactly like we planned." said JJ

"Apparently my Aunt Ethel is preparing meals for us that we can easily pop into the oven right now." said Spencer

"I was planning to do that too." said Rossi

"You don't have to, Dave." said Olivia

"You are part of my family, and I want to make sure that you two have healthy meals that don't take too long to cook without having to spend some time prepping the meal." said Rossi

At that moment Piper started whimpering and Hotch passed her to Spencer, causing Piper to quiet down instantly when she knew that she was in her daddy's arms.

"Seems like she wanted her daddy." said Hotch with a rare smile on his face

"Piper is already a daddy's girl." said Olivia as she winked at her husband when she noticed that Piper wrapped one of her fingers around Spencer's finger while her IV free hand held Spencer's other hand

Morgan looked at Spencer's hands realizing that both of his hands were occupied by either Olivia and Piper.

"Seems like you have two girls wrapped around your finger." teased Morgan

Spencer smiled at his wife before smiling down at his daughter and spoke up.

"I don't mind that at all." said Spencer as he gently stroked his daughter's cheek, causing Piper to make a cooing noise at him

At that moment Dr. Carter knocked on the door and she looked at Olivia.

"I got called in because another new mother is in labor, so I need to do yours and Piper's exam before it's time for me to head into the delivery room." said Dr. Carter

"OK." said Olivia as Spencer got off the bed

Hotch looked at Reid and spoke up.

"Come get something to eat with us in the cafeteria." said Hotch

"OK." said Spencer as he passed Piper to Dr. Carter who placed Piper in her crib before looking at Olivia.

"I will be back when you give me the all clear." said Spencer as he kissed Olivia's cheek before leaving the room with his teammates.

"Please close the door Spencer." said Dr. Carter

Spencer closed the door before he looked at his teammates, Strauss, and Gideon

"I have a meeting to get to in two hours so I am going to head back." said Strauss

"I will come with you Erin, because I have a class to teach." said Gideon

A few minutes later Spencer was in the cafeteria eating a late lunch with JJ, Morgan, Garcia, Rossi, and Hotch.

"Have you guys alerted everyone that Piper arrived?" asked Spencer

"When I showed a picture to Jack this morning, he said to tell you that Piper's pretty." said Hotch

"Will told me to tell you that Piper is beautiful, and Henry wants to have a play date with her this weekend." chuckled JJ

"It's going to be a few weeks before Piper will be able to go out in public." said Spencer

"That's what I told Henry, but he said that he could go to your house for a play date." laughed JJ

"Did Piper wake you and Olivia up last night at all?" asked Hotch

"Olivia and I fell asleep around 9:00 with Piper sleeping in her crib in Olivia's hospital room, and Piper didn't wake Livy and me up until 5 AM because she was hungry." said Spencer

"So you and Olivia managed to get eight hours of sleep." said Hotch

"According to the nurse who came into the room when Piper's crying woke us up, Piper didn't even make a sound when she came into the room to check on her while Olivia and I slept." said Spencer

"I am so jealous because Henry was the opposite of Piper." said JJ

"My dad said that I was quiet like Piper." said Spencer

"Seems like Piper is going to be a genius like her parents." said Garcia

"Well hopefully Piper won't want to skip as many grades like I did." said Spencer while thinking about the bullying he went through

"Piper will have the support system she needs Spence." said JJ

"I know." said Spencer

"If Piper ends up getting bullied like you did, I know that you are going to take action right away so it doesn't get too severe." said Morgan

Hotch looked at Reid, deciding to bring up his paternity leave.

"I am giving you strict orders to stay away from headquarters until your first day back at work." said Hotch

Spencer nodded before Garcia spoke up.

"Wheres Emily?" asked Garcia before adding "I know that she is in town."

Spencer shook his head, knowing that Garcia probably tracked Emily's phone.

"When I talked to her an hour ago, she was helping my aunt with cleaning." said Spencer

JJ and Garcia looked at each other.

"We should go help them out before Spence gets to take Olivia and Piper home tomorrow." said JJ

"While helping them we would get to catch up with Emily." said Garcia

"So you two are leaving now?" asked Spencer

"Yes." said Garcia as she and JJ got up

As JJ and Garcia left the room, Hotch looked at Spencer.

"Where are your parents?" asked Hotch

"My dad checked my mom out of here for a few hours and they decided to go to one of the bookstores that I showed my dad." said Spencer

"I bet you are happy that they are getting along now." said Rossi

"I actually am glad that they are getting along." smiled Spencer

"Have you and Olivia talked about what to do for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, even though it's the middle of June right now?" asked Rossi

"Piper will be five months old during Thanksgiving, so Olivia and I decided that we will spend Thanksgiving here in DC and Christmas and New Years in Vegas." said Spencer

At that moment Spencer's phone vibrated and he saw a text from Olivia.

DR. CARTER JUST LEFT THE ROOM, SO YOU CAN COME BACK NOW. ~ OR

Morgan noticed the smile on Spencer's face.

"You got the all clear?" asked Morgan

"Yep." said Spencer

Hotch, Rossi, and Morgan exchanged looks before Hotch spoke.

"We are going to let you get back to your wife and daughter." said Hotch

"And let us know when you and Olivia are ready to have all of us come over." said Rossi

"OK." said Spencer


The next morning, Spencer drove Olivia and Piper home. When they walked into the house Einstein came running to Olivia and tilted his head when he noticed that his mommy's big belly was now flat instead of rounded.

"How about you get on the couch while I bring Piper to you." suggested Spencer

"OK." said Olivia as she got settled on the couch and a minute later Spencer brought Piper to her before sitting next to Olivia.

Einstein jumped onto the couch and sat on his daddy's lap.

"Einstein, this is Piper Ann Reid." said Spencer as he scratched behind Einstein's ears

Einstein looked at Piper and sniffed her before giving Piper a kiss.

"Seems like he likes her." said Spencer as he petted Einstein

"Yes he does." said Olivia

A few minutes later, Ethel came into the living room and looked at Spencer and Olivia.

"Emily is staying with Penelope for the rest of the week." said Ethel

"I had a feeling that Garcia would force Emily to stay with her." said Spencer

"How about I watch Piper while you two take showers and get into comfortable clothing." said Ethel

"OK." said Spencer as he gently placed his sleeping daughter in her bassinet

"Thank you for helping us out Ethel." said Olivia as Spencer helped her get up

"Not a problem Olivia, because you became a niece to me when you married my only nephew." said Ethel


After a tiring day of settling in, Spencer and Olivia looked at their sleeping daughter before looking at each other.

"We might as well get into bed ourselves, just in case Piper gets hungry or needs a diaper change later." said Olivia as she rested her head on Spencer's shoulder

"Yeah we should." said Spencer as he led Olivia out of Piper's nursery while he held the baby monitor


Four hours later, Spencer woke up to hearing his daughter's whimpering through the baby monitor, causing Olivia to wake up.

"Let me get her because you woke up the last time." said Spencer as he got out of bed

A few seconds later Spencer entered his daughter's nursery, and he lowered the railing so he could get Piper out of her crib.

"What's wrong Piper?" asked Spencer as he rubbed his daughter's back, causing her to quiet down instantly "I guess you wanted to be held by me." said Spencer as he settled into the rocking chair

Piper cooed at her daddy causing Spencer to shake his head before he started singing Daughters by John Mayer to Piper, not realizing that Olivia was standing in the doorway with tears streaming down her face.

Spencer looked down at his daughter when he finished singing, and he noticed that she was asleep.

"I guess singing Daughters to you can get you to sleep." said Spencer

At that moment Olivia decided to alert her husband of her presence.

"I think so too Spencer, and it seems like we definitely have a daddy's girl on our hands." whispered Olivia as she kissed his cheek

A few minutes later Spencer and Olivia were back in their bedroom, and Olivia looked at Spencer.

"I just wonder how am I going to do it when Piper wants to be held by you during the night since you go back to work in a month." said Olivia

"Just wear something that has my scent, and I will make sure to record me singing some songs or reading some books out loud for when I am unreachable." said Spencer

"We should get some sleep, just in case Piper wakes us up in a few hours." said Olivia as she rested her head on Spencer's chest


The following Sunday, Spencer's cellphone vibrated and he saw a text message from Hotch.

ARE YOU AND OLIVIA UP FOR A TEAM DINNER AT YOUR HOUSE THIS EVENING? ~ AH

Spencer looked at Olivia who was nursing Piper.

"Should we have everyone over for dinner this evening?" asked Spencer

"We should have everyone over so we can introduce Piper to Jack and Henry." said Olivia

"At least I pumped some milk earlier just in case you or anyone else wants to feed her." said Olivia

"And I am grateful you did so you don't have to wake up every time Piper wants a late night snack." said Spencer


Spencer opened the door allowing his teammates, Will, Jack, Beth, and Henry into the house.

"Olivia is feeding Piper upstairs right now." said Spencer as everyone walked into the living room

"Can I go up there?" asked Jack

"Not yet bud, but when Olivia is done feeding Piper you can meet her when they come downstairs." said Spencer

"OK." said Jack before looking at Spencer "Why isn't Aunt Olivia feeding Piper down here?"

Hotch decided to answer his son's question because he knew why Olivia was nursing Piper.

"Sometimes mothers need to feed a baby in private because Piper can't eat solid food like us right now." said Hotch

"OK daddy." said Jack

"Where's your aunt?" asked Rossi

"Aunt Ethel went out to eat with my parents." said Spencer

"So how was your first week with Piper?" asked Hotch

"Piper is pretty much a quiet baby even though she will wake us up three times during the night, and I don't allow Olivia to get out of bed each time." said Spencer before telling everyone about his daughter's antics from the past week

A few minutes later Olivia came downstairs with Piper in her arms.

"Someone wants her daddy to burp her." said Olivia

Spencer shook his head before grabbing a burp rag and putting it over his shoulder before Olivia passed him his daughter. As Spencer sat down to burp Piper, Jack and Henry sat on either side of him.

"She's so little in person." said Jack as he watched his Uncle Spencer burp Piper

"You started out that little too, bud." said Spencer

A minute later Piper let out a burp causing Jack and Henry to giggle before Spencer shifted Piper in his arms so Jack and Henry could get a better view of her.

"She's prettier in person." said Jack

"Would you like to hold her?" asked Spencer

"Yes Uncle Spencer." said Jack

A minute later Jack was holding Piper and she was gripping his finger.

"Hi Piper." said Jack

Piper cooed at Jack before Jack started talking.

"When you're bigger I am going to show you some magic tricks that your daddy has been teaching me." said Jack

Piper started whimpering when she heard the word daddy and Spencer gently took Piper from Jack. A few seconds later she stopped whimpering, causing Olivia to shake her head as she looked at Spencer's teammates, Beth, and Will.

"Sometimes she will cry or whimper because she wants to be held by her daddy." said Olivia

"Henry was like that with me too." said JJ

"If Piper wakes us up at night because she wants her daddy, there is one song that Spencer will sing to get Piper to sleep in a few minutes." said Olivia

"What song?" asked Garcia as she watched Spencer talk to Piper

"Daughters by John Mayer." said Olivia

"That's a good song." said Garcia as she watched Spencer pass Piper to Henry

"I'm holding Piper." beamed Henry

"Be careful Henry." said JJ

"I will mommy." said Henry

Jack looked at Spencer.

"Can I go into the backyard with Einstein?" asked Jack

"Yes you can." said Spencer before looking at Henry "You want to go play with Einstein too?" asked Spencer

"Yes." said Henry

Spencer gently took Piper from Henry before Henry got off the couch so he could go outside with Jack and Einstein and Morgan looked at Spencer.

"May I hold her?" asked Morgan

Spencer shook his head, knowing that everyone is going to fight over who gets to hold Piper first.


One week later Spencer dropped his parents and aunt off at the airport, and he noticed a text message from Garcia after he got into his SUV.

THE OTHERS ARE ON THEIR WAY BACK FROM SAN DIEGO, AND I WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD BRING PIPER TO THE BAU FOR HER FIRST VISIT. ~ PG

Spencer quickly typed a reply.

LET ME TALK TO OLIVIA FIRST. ~ SR

10 minutes later Spencer walked into the house and Spencer found Olivia in Piper's nursery feeding her.

"The others are on their way back from San Diego, and Garcia was hoping that we could take Piper to the BAU." said Spencer as he leaned against Piper's changing table

"How about you take her while I get a few hours of sleep." said Olivia

"OK." said Spencer as he noticed the Olivia was done feeding Piper "May I burp her?" asked Spencer

"Sure." said Olivia


Spencer was pushing Piper's stroller into headquarters in Quantico and the security guard looked at him.

"Your daughter's beautiful, Dr. Reid." said the security guard

"Yeah she is." said Spencer before he started pushing Piper's stroller towards the elevators

As Spencer and Piper were heading towards the elevators, Spencer heard his name being called.

"Agent Reid." said John

Spencer stopped pushing his daughter's stroller so he could turn around and look at John.

"What brings you here, sir?" asked Spencer

"I was on my way to meet with your section chief." said John before looking at Spencer "I thought you are on paternity leave for two more weeks?" asked John

"I am taking Piper on her first visit to the BAU because my teammates are on their way back from California." said Spencer

"I might as well walk with you for I can get a glimpse at your baby girl." said John

As Spencer, John, and Piper got into the elevators, John looked down at Piper.

"You are one beautiful baby girl, Piper." said John before straightening up to his full height as the elevator opened

"Olivia wanted me to thank you for the flowers that you and your wife sent to us." said Spencer as they walked out of the elevator

"My wife insisted that we send you and your wife flowers." said John

At that moment Strauss walked over to them.

"I see that Piper is having her first visit to the BAU." said Strauss as she smiled at Piper who was in her stroller

"Garcia sent me a text after I dropped my parents and aunt off at the airport, asking me if I could bring Piper here for a visit." said Spencer

"You better go introduce your daughter to other agents and civilian staff before Garcia wants to hold her." said Strauss as she walked away with John

As Spencer pushed Piper's stroller into the BAU, Anderson spotted Spencer first.

"I thought that you are on leave for two more weeks?" asked Anderson

"Piper needed to see the BAU for the first time even though Hotch gave me strict orders to stay away from here until my paternity leave is over." said Spencer

Anderson looked down at Piper who was staring at him.

"May I hold your daughter?" asked Anderson

"Sure." said Spencer as he removed his daughter from her stroller and gently passed her to Anderson

"Hello Piper." said Anderson as he gazed down at Piper who was staring at him as a few other agents and civilian staff walked over so they could see Piper and say hi to Spencer

Spencer looked at where his desk was. His eyes went wide when he noticed a framed photo that was taken shortly after Piper's birth.

"When was that photo placed on my desk?" asked Spencer

"Garcia put it on your desk a few days after Piper's birth as a way to announce that your daughter arrived." said Anderson as he passed Piper back to her father

A few minutes later Garcia entered the bullpen.

"The others are going to be here in 10 minutes and I want to hold her before the others fight over holding her." said Garcia

"OK." said Spencer

"Where is Olivia?" asked Garcia as she pushed Piper's stroller into her lair

"Olivia is at home getting some sleep since she gets less sleep than me because of nursing Piper in the middle of the night." said Spencer

"Makes sense." said Garcia as she motioned for Spencer to hand Piper over

"Plus Olivia placed some milk that she pumped earlier this morning into Piper's diaper bag just in case she gets hungry." said Spencer as he slung Piper's diaper bag over his shoulder before they left Garcia's lair

"How bad was the case?" asked Spencer

"It was bad and that was why I asked you to bring Piper here, so some happy memories can happen in the conference room again." said Garcia as they walked into the conference room

"It's like when JJ was here with Henry over three years ago after a case in California." said Spencer

"We do need good memories in this room." said Garcia before she passed Piper to Spencer

"I know." said Spencer as Piper started whimpering making him realize that Piper's hungry

Garcia looked at Spencer.

"Is she hungry?" asked Garcia

"Olivia fed her three and a half hours ago so she probably needs a snack." said Spencer as he rubbed Piper's lower back in a calming motion

"Want me to heat it up that bottle for you?" asked Garcia as she located the bottle in Piper's diaper bag

"Yes, please." said Spencer

Garcia left the room and two minutes later Spencer heard Hotch's voice.

"I gave you strict orders to stay away from here until your first day back from paternity leave." said Hotch

Spencer turned around and grinned when he saw Hotch, JJ, Morgan, Rossi, and Gideon enter the room.

"I called him." said Garcia as she entered the room with Piper's bottle "I already checked the temperature on my skin and it's just right." said Garcia as she passed Spencer the warm bottle

Hotch shook his head before JJ spoke up.

"May I feed my goddaughter?" asked JJ

Hotch looked over at Reid and spoke up.

"Reid, can I talk to you in my office for a few minutes?" asked Hotch

Spencer nodded at his boss before kissing his daughter's forehead and speaking to her.

"Daddy has to go away for a few minutes, but I will be back." said Spencer before passing Piper to JJ, who started feeding her right away

A minute later Spencer was sitting on the couch in Hotch's office, and Hotch spoke as soon as Reid made eye contact with him.

"Are you sure that you will be ready to come back here in two weeks?" asked Hotch

"I'm not really sure because being a family man is new to me and I really enjoy having two girls, even though Piper still sleeps a lot." said Spencer

"Spencer, I was in your foot steps after the birth of Jack, and eventually you will learn to cope." said Hotch

"Even if it means calling Olivia more like you did with Haley when you returned to work after Jack was born?" asked Spencer as he looked at a picture that was taken after Jack's birth

"Exactly." said Hotch while giving Reid a small smile

"Have you found Emily's replacement yet?" asked Spencer

"Yes I have, and I think you will work well with her." said Hotch

"Do I know him or her?" asked Spencer

"You know her." said Hotch

Spencer quickly thought about the female agents he has worked with before, and he knew that there was one agent who is familiar with profiling.

"If there's a female agent that you know I will work well with, it's definitely Alex Blake." grinned Spencer

"Correct." said Hotch

"Have you told the others yet?" asked Spencer

"I was going to wait until your first day back, but with you being here right now I wanted to tell you first because of how you are with change." said Hotch

"I appreciate it Hotch, and I will have no problem working with Alex, even though it might be hard for Garcia to get used to her." smiled Spencer

"Alex won't be starting until Morgan and Garcia are in London visiting Emily while Morgan is on temporary duty." said

"So I get to adjust to being a federal agent and a father for a week before Morgan and Garcia leave for London." said Spencer

"With how you are adjusting to married life, I don't think you'll have a problem adjusting to being a family man." said Hotch

"Even though cases dealing with kids will be harder for me now." sighed Spencer

At that moment Spencer and Hotch heard Morgan and JJ arguing about who gets to burp Piper, causing both of them to laugh.

"I better go liberate my daughter from our arguing teammates because it seems like everyone is fighting over who gets to burp her and I don't want anyone pulling their guns out." laughed Spencer

"May I burp her?" asked Hotch as they walked to the conference room

"Yes." said Spencer as they entered the conference room, shaking his head at the argument that was happening between Morgan and JJ

"Well I'm her godmother." said JJ

"But you got to feed her." said Morgan

Hotch cleared his throat causing everyone to look at him.

"Reid already gave me permission to burp my goddaughter." said Hotch

"She is almost done with her bottle." said JJ

"Just take your time JJ." said Hotch as Spencer handed him Piper's burping rag from the diaper bag

A minute later Hotch was burping his goddaughter and he looked at Reid.

"You better keep on sending us pictures during the next two weeks of your leave." said Hotch

"So Garcia can continue to add new photos to my desk?" asked Spencer

"You saw that when other agents were meeting Piper?" asked Garcia

"I appreciate you displaying those pictures for me because some of those photos I was already planning on displaying." said Spencer

At that moment Piper let out a burp and Hotch shifted her in his arms.

"Before Reid goes home, I thought that I should tell you that Emily's replacement is starting at the beginning of next month." said Hotch

"Who?" asked Morgan

Spencer decided to answer.

"Dr. Alex Blake who is a professor at Georgetown when not working at the Washington Field office in DC." said Spencer

"Wasn't she at Olivia's baby shower?" asked JJ

"Yep." said Spencer while popping the P

Garcia looked at Spencer noticing the excitement in his eyes.

"You seem happy about her taking Emily's place." said Garcia

"I have known Alex for over six years because I guest lectured for her forensic linguistics classes in the past and sometimes I help her at the Washington Field office in DC." said Spencer

At that moment Piper let out a yawn.

"I guess I should take her home because it's her nap time." said Spencer

Hotch passed Piper to her father before speaking up.

"Now don't come back until your leave is officially over." said Hotch

"I promise." said Spencer


Olivia came downstairs to find Spencer cooking dinner and Piper sleeping in her bassinet that Spencer brought into the kitchen and she spoke up.

"Why didn't you wake me up when you got home?" asked Olivia as she walked over to her sleeping daughter and stroked Piper's cheek

"You needed some sleep." said Spencer as he scrambled some eggs

"What are you making?" asked Olivia

"I am making some omelets and a salad for dinner, and I should be done in a few minutes." said Spencer

"So I should sit down?" asked Olivia

"Yep." said Spencer

A few minutes later Spencer and Olivia were eating dinner, and Olivia looked at Spencer.

"How was Piper's first visit to the BAU?" asked Olivia

"It went pretty well even though Morgan and JJ were arguing over who gets to burp Piper and Hotch ended up burping her." said Spencer

Olivia laughed before speaking up.

"We should probably quickly eat before I have to feed Piper." said Olivia

"I fed and burped her before I started cooking dinner." said Spencer

"So a diaper change is next?" asked Olivia

"Pretty much." said Spencer

"So diaper change, bath time, and putting Piper down for the night is what's left of Piper's day before we have some Mommy and Daddy time." said Olivia

"Pretty much, even though Piper will wake us up a few times." said Spencer

"With how Piper is pretty much a quiet baby, I don't think I'll have a problem when you return to work." said Olivia

"I hate it that you don't go back to work until classes start up again." pouted Spencer

"But Alex will keep my company." said Olivia

"Not as often as the previous school year though." said Spencer

"Did you talk to her?" asked Olivia, remembering that Alex is in FBI agent like her husband

"When I took Piper with me for a surprise visit to the BAU, Hotch told us that Alex is taking Emily's place next month, but she will still teach one class at Georgetown." said Spencer

"I will miss seeing her everyday, but I can tell that you are happy about getting to work with her everyday." said Olivia

"Alex will be a great addition to the team because she has worked with Hotch and Rossi before and you already know how I met her." said Spencer

"Aaron thought that she could help you with lecturing in front of college students." said Olivia

At that moment Piper started crying and Olivia looked at her husband.

"How about you give her a bath and change her diaper while I clean up." said Olivia

"Deal." said Spencer as he got up from the dining room table and scooped up his daughter from her bassinet "Let's get you cleaned up and into some warm pajamas."


As Spencer and Olivia got into bed, Olivia looked at her husband.

"It's our first night alone in the house with Piper." said Olivia as she got under the covers

"Based on how we did with little help from Dad and Aunt Ethel, we should be fine because we have friends who can help us." said Spencer

"We should get some sleep before Piper wakes us up." said Olivia

"Goodnight Livy." said Spencer as he removed his glasses and placed them on his nightstand

"Good night Spencer." said Olivia as she curled into her husband's side