"This is bullshit!" Morgan exploded, pounding his fist into the table. "she can't do this!"
"The decision has been made."Reid muttered, resigned.
All of the team expect JJ and Garcia had convened in the conference room to discuss Strauss announcement. JJ was too upset to participate, so Garcia took her to her lair, promising Reid that she would take care of her.
"That's it, you guys are staying with me until we catch this bastard" Morgan announced.
"No" JJ said from the doorway, she had obviously regained her composure and decided to join the conversation. "Thank you for the offer Morgan but we'll stay at my house. This man has taken too much from both of us already; I will not let him force us out of our home." JJ said with such fiercness no one dared argue with her.
"Okay, one of us will stay with you each night, just as a precaution."
"What about when were on a case?" Emily asked.
Hotch frowned, "There's nothing I can do about that unfortunately, but we'll stay with you as much as possible"
Reid looked at JJ and offered her a reassuring smile, which she returned. It wasn't the same as having a squad car following them 24/7 making sure they were safe but it was better than nothing.
Hotch looked at his watch "Okay, everyone head home, Morgan are you all right to stay with JJ and Reid tonight?"
"Absolutely" Morgan said nodding his head.
All of the team filed out until just Reid, JJ and Morgan were left.
"Hey JJ, you couldn't give us a minute could you?" Morgan asked sweetly. JJ looked between the two men before nodding and leaving the room. Morgan looked at Reid for a minute, he knew the kid was putting on a brave face for JJ.
"Hey Reid, we'll get him before anything happens, you know that right." Morgan said confidently
"Yeah, I know" Reid replied, still looking dejected.
"C'mon, what is it? I can always tell when something's eating at you"
"It's JJ and the baby. What if something happens to them? I'm so close to having everything i ever wanted with JJ but it could all be ripped away from me. I just don't know what I would do if something every happened to either of them."
"Reid listen to me." Morgan said seriously, lifting Reid's chin up so he met his gaze "nothing is going to happen to that family of yours."
"You can't know that!"
"Yes I can, listen; you need to have faith in this team. We WILL catch him, and he will not harm you, JJ or that beautiful baby you've got on the way. Am I clear?"
"Yeah" Reid replied, a small smile playing on his lips. Morgan always knew what the right things to say, but Reid knew it wasn't just talk. He knew that Morgan would do anything to ensure his friends safety.
"Now c'mon, I wanna pick up some pizza on the way back to yours" Morgan said grinning.
Morgan, Reid and JJ sat in the lunge of JJ's house, eating pizza, not paying attention to the TV that played in the background.
"So, you guys decided on any names for mini Reid yet?" Morgan asked through a mouthful of pizza.
"We've had a few ideas" JJ answered as she swallowed her mouthful. "For a girl we like Amelia and Isabella"
"Hmm" Morgan thought for a moment "I think I like Isabella more"
"Did you know, Isabella was the 202nd most popular name in 1990" Reid said matter of factly. Morgan just stared at him, I'm sure the kid makes half of this stuff up.
JJ giggled at the look on Morgan's face before continuing "And for a boy we like Luke."
"Luke huh, that would happen to be because of Star Wars eh Reid" Morgan teased lightly
"Shut up Morgan"
"No, 'm surprised you don't want to name to poor kid Obi Wan or something" Morgan said, grinning as Reid's cheeks went red. Reid was about to reply when JJ stood up and smacked them both lightly on the head.
"Boys behave." Both Morgan and Reid looked down at their plates sheepishly. "Right, I'm exhausted, I'm gonna go to bed" JJ announced after putting her plate in the sink, the washing up could wait until the morning.
"Yeah I'll join you." Reid said as he stood up yawning.
"Night Morgan, see you in the morning"
"Yeah, night guys" Morgan called after them.
Spencer and JJ laid in bed side by side, Reid's hand gently stroking JJ's bump.
"We're going to be okay aren't we Spence" JJ whispered in the dark, now that they were alone she felt safe to let out all the thoughts that had been niggling at her all day.
"Of course" Reid answered still stroking JJ's belly. "I won't let anything happen to you or the baby. I promise."
Andrew Winters stood outside the small house, peering in through the window. It had been a hard few months, keeping out of sight whilst he watched Jennifer and Spencer. A baby, well that certainly had been unexpected, but he was pleased when JJ's bump grew. Spencer would be me protective of her than ever, and she would be weak and easy to control. It would be so much easier to lure them into his trap. He watched the dark skinned FBI agent so a quick sweep of the house before also going to bed, he wasn't worried about the agent. He just needed to be patient; Jennifer and Spencer's team would soon be called away on a case leaving them defenceless. And that's when he would make his move.