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A/N: Shout out to OhSnapItsMadison for being the 10th reviewer, and also a shout out to Hippichic81, Chermayne, Mrs. JaganshiReidofHufflepuff, southernbeauty13, and tannerose5 for reviewing chapter 2.
"What's our agenda today?" asked Olivia as she fixed herself a cup of tea
"Today's agenda involves me having a physical and eye exam done." said Spencer as he poured himself a cup of coffee
"May Piper and I come with you to your appointments today?" asked Olivia as she passed Spencer the maple syrup
"Dealing with cabin fever?" teased Spencer as he poured some maple syrup on his pancakes
"Yes." said Olivia
"It would be nice for the three of us to get out of the house as a family, and maybe we can go to a nice cafe for lunch." said Spencer
"At least I pumped milk last night before we went to bed." said Olivia before continuing "So are you going to be wearing your glasses full time or still wear your contacts from time to time?"
"My glasses." said Spencer as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose
"I do prefer you wearing your glasses." said Olivia
"Why?" asked Spencer
"I hate it when you sleep while wearing your contact lenses, but you should still carry them to be safe." said Olivia
Spencer looked at the clock, realizing that they have an hour before his first appointment.
"We have an hour before we have to get to the doctor's office for my physical." said Spencer
"Do you think I can sit in even though Piper will be with us in the room?" asked Olivia
"You just want to make sure that I don't lie to my doctor." teased Spencer
"I just want to watch you remove your shirt when it gets to that point in your appointment." said Olivia sweetly
Spencer shook his head as he finished up eating his breakfast.
"How are your migraines, but not counting the ones you had during the three cases of strep throat you've had since March?" asked Dr. Black
"I haven't had one since my first out of state case since my sabbatical ended last year, but I have been exercising when my unpredictable work schedule allows me. And I have cleaned up my diet big time." said Spencer
"Including dairy?" asked Dr. Black
"I made my husband switch to a lactose free diet when he is home, and when it comes to grocery shopping I make sure that I go through certain aisles at the store." said Olivia
Dr. Black looked at Olivia and spoke up.
"Good." said Dr. Black
"And I still carry medication to take when I am out of state for work, and my coworkers make sure that I don't eat too much dairy." said Spencer
Dr. Black nodded before getting onto the topic about Spencer's sleeping habits.
"I was going to ask you about your sleeping habits, but I am not going to ask at all even though the dark circles under your eyes are pretty much gone." said Dr. Black as he smiled at Piper who was in Olivia's arms "She's a beautiful baby."
"Thanks." said Spencer and Olivia in unison
"I don't let my wife wake up for every feeding and diaper change during the past three weeks since Piper's birth." said Spencer
"But I will be waking up every time when Spencer goes back to work on Monday." finished Olivia
Dr. Black looked at Spencer.
"Take off your shirt so I can check your heart and lungs." said Dr. Black
Spencer followed his doctors orders while Olivia let out a quiet wolf whistle, causing Dr. Black to chuckle as Spencer's face turned red.
Dr. Woodson looked at Spencer after typing in the prescription Spencer needed for his eyes.
"So during the past year did wearing your glasses or contact lenses help make your migraines less intense?" asked Dr. Woodson
"My glasses." answered Spencer
"You still occasionally wear your contact lenses?" asked Dr. Woodson
"I actually stopped wearing my contact lenses because I consider them torture devices that will pop out when not inserted properly, and my wife doesn't appreciate it when I sleep while wearing them." said Spencer
Dr. Woodson chuckled at Spencer's answer, knowing that some of his patients are like Spencer when it comes to wearing contact lenses to make it easier for their careers.
"The FBI doesn't have a problem with you wearing your glasses while you participate in raids?" asked Dr. Woodson
"My Unit Chief doesn't have a problem with me wearing my glasses in the field as long as I can see clearly." said Spencer
"I will write in your medical file that you are wearing your glasses full time now." said Dr. Woodson before looking at Olivia who was holding Piper
"May I hold your daughter so I can look at her eyes?" asked Dr. Woodson
"You're lucky that she's awake right now." said Olivia as she passed Piper to Dr. Woodson
Dr. Woodson looked into Piper's eyes before looking into Spencer's and Olivia's eyes and speaking.
"Based on how her eye color is, it seems like she is going to have Spencer's eye color." said Dr. Woodson as he passed Piper back to her mother
Spencer got Piper into the back seat before climbing into the drivers seat and looked at Olivia who was buckling herself in.
"At least Hotch will be updating my medical file when I go back to work on Monday." said Spencer as he watched Olivia compare results from the last time he had lab work done to the results from the lab work he had done a few days prior
"Your lab work results definitely improved since the last time you had lab work done." said Olivia
"That's because you cleaned up my diet a lot." teased Spencer
"Since you have no more doctor appointments to go to, let's go home and have supper." said Olivia
On Sunday night, Spencer and Olivia woke up to Piper crying, causing both of them to check on Piper in her nursery.
"What's wrong Piper?" asked Spencer as he gently picked up his daughter
"Let's see if she needs a snack." said Olivia
Spencer passed Piper to Olivia, and a few seconds later Piper refused to be fed.
"She isn't hungry, and you changed her diaper an hour ago." said Olivia as she tried to rock Piper in her rocking chair
"What if she's colicky?" asked Spencer
"That could be something that's wrong with her." said Olivia
For the next hour and a half Spencer and Olivia tried everything they thought of to get Piper to stop crying, and Spencer looked at Olivia.
"Lets take Piper into our room and see how she deals with her stomach on my chest." said Spencer as he passed Piper to Olivia
Two minutes later Spencer was laying on his back in bed and Olivia placed Piper on Spencer's chest, causing her to stop crying.
"Why didn't we try that sooner?" yawned Olivia
"Having Piper sleep in bed with us like this isn't a good idea. There is a higher chance of SIDS if we have her sleep in bed with us when she is this small." said Spencer as he gently rubbed Piper's back
"Seems like she is an extreme daddy's girl if she will only sleep when laying on you in bed." whispered Olivia with a smirk on her face
"With how Piper adores me, it's going to be harder for me when I go to work in a few hours." yawned Spencer
Olivia looked at the clock and spoke up.
"With it being 4 AM, I think I can handle waking up at 5 to feed Piper while you sleep in until your alarm goes off." whispered Olivia as she removed Spencer's glasses from his face
"OK." said Spencer as he closed his eyes
Before Olivia went to sleep herself, she made sure that Piper's head was in a position that allowed her to breathe.
Spencer heard his alarm clock blaring and decided to grab his pillow and put it over his head as Olivia walked into the room with Piper in her arms.
"It seems like Daddy doesn't want to get up for first day back to work after spending your first month with us." said Olivia as she gazed down at one month old Piper
"I don't wanna go to work." mumbled Spencer from under his pillow
"You're going Spencer, and when you come home later you can be on Piper duty." said Olivia
"Deal." said Spencer as he put on his glasses and grinned when he saw his baby girl in Olivia's arms as he got out of bed
"Let me take her." said Spencer as he gently extracted Piper from Olivia's arms and he smiled down at his one month daughter "Good morning Piper."
Piper gurgled happily at her daddy as she gripped his soft t-shirt.
"Today I go back to work, but I really don't want to leave because I enjoyed playing house with your mommy over the past month." said Spencer
Olivia shook her head before speaking up.
"You're going Spencer." said Olivia as she gently extracted Piper from her daddy, causing her to whimper "Hurry up and get dressed because I am making blueberry pancakes for breakfast."
At that moment Spencer's stomach growled causing Olivia to giggle as she left the room with Piper.
"My cooking can get his stomach to growl." said Olivia as she watched her husband walk into the bathroom
Piper gurgled at her mommy before Olivia spoke up again.
"Since daddy goes back to work today, that means I have a few days of having you all to myself if your daddy has to go catch bad guys." said Olivia
Piper let out a whimper and Olivia looked at her daughter.
"Don't cry Piper, because Daddy will make sure that you always hear his voice when he has to go catch bad guys." said Olivia as she carried Piper downstairs
15 minutes later Spencer was eating breakfast with Olivia while Piper was in her baby swing.
"What do you and Piper have planned today?" asked Spencer after he took a sip of his coffee
"I am going to go meet up with a few professors for lunch after Piper's one month check up." said Olivia
"Glad to be getting out of the house?" asked Spencer
"Very." said Olivia
"Just make sure that you find some time to sleep because Piper kept us up for 90 minutes last night because of being colicky." said Spencer
"Same for you if there is a case, and please go easy on the coffee because I only allowed you two cups of coffee a day to make sure you got sleep." said Olivia
"Yes ma'am." teased Spencer
Spencer looked at the clock and realized that he had to leave in 20 minutes.
"I have 20 minutes before I have to hit the road." said Spencer
At that moment Piper let out a whimper, and Olivia looked at Spencer
"Do you think you have a few minutes to change Piper's diaper?" asked Olivia
"Yes I do." said Spencer as he got off the stool and walked over to his daughter who was in her baby swing
"Want daddy to change your diaper before he leaves for work?" asked Spencer as he scooped up his daughter
Piper cooed at her daddy and Spencer spoke.
"I take that as a yes." said Spencer as he carried Piper upstairs to her nursery
As Spencer started changing Piper's diaper, he looked at her.
"I might not always be home to witness your milestones, but your mommy will make sure to send me lots of pictures and videos of you." said Spencer
A few minutes later Spencer was downstairs saying goodbye to his two girls.
"I love you Piper." said Spencer as he kissed Piper's forehead before passing Piper to Olivia
"What about me?" pouted Olivia
"I love you too Livy." said Spencer as he kissed Olivia deeply
"Better get going before I decide to keep you here instead of going to work." teased Olivia
Spencer entered the bullpen and shook his head when he noticed a welcome back banner.
"You guys didn't have to throw a welcome back party for me." said Spencer
"We missed you, and Hotch forbade us from calling you for help during cases." said Garcia as she hugged Spencer tightly before Morgan came up to them
"And it's weird to see you be one of the last ones to show up before 9 AM." said Morgan as he hugged Spencer
"I am most likely going to be the last one in and one of the first to leave to go home to my family." said Spencer
"How is my goddaughter doing?" asked Hotch as he gave Spencer a rare hug to welcome him back
"She was upset when I was leaving for work, but she calmed down when I told her that she will always hear my voice everyday." said Spencer
"Eventually Piper will adjust to not seeing you everyday." said JJ as she hugged Spencer
"I spent the past few weeks recording myself reading books out loud for Olivia to play when she is trying to calm Piper down." said Spencer
"Piper still a daddy's girl?" asked Rossi as he hugged Spencer before giving him kisses on both cheeks
"Very." said Spencer as he pulled out the framed Father's Day card from Piper and placed it on his desk
"What's that?" asked Morgan
"My very first Father's Day card that I wanted to display on my desk." said Spencer as he showed the framed card with the note that Olivia wrote and Piper's hand print
"Aww." cooed JJ and Garcia at the same time
"You must really love that card to frame it." said Morgan as he looked at the pictures that were added over the past month
Garcia looked at Morgan.
"I think it's sweet that Reid wants to put his first Father's Day card in a frame and display it on his desk here." said Garcia as she read the message Olivia wrote
At that moment Hotch looked at the clock, realizing that he needed to get his agents started on their consults before lunch time.
"Let's get to work because for now it's a paperwork day, barring an emergency case." said Hotch
Spencer quickly grabbed the folder that contained the papers from all the appointments he attended the previous Friday and handed it to Hotch.
"Here is everything that you need to update my medical file." said Spencer
"Thanks." said Hotch as took the folder and quickly looked at it before looking at Reid "You got the medical appointments that you were going to be due for out of the way on last Friday."
"Olivia was the one to suggest that I get all of those appointments out of the way while I was still on paternity leave because of my unpredictable schedule." said Spencer
"I am glad that you did." said Hotch before walking away so he could update Spencer's file
"How did those appointments go?" asked JJ
"I am perfectly healthy based on the lifestyle changes I made since my sabbatical last year, but I am now wearing my glasses all the time." said Spencer
"What about your contact lenses?" asked Morgan
"I hate wearing contact lenses, but I only wore them to make everything easier." shrugged Spencer
"I think your glasses look nice on you Boy Wonder." said Garcia, causing JJ to nod in agreement because she doesn't care if Spencer prefers his glasses over contact lenses
JJ looked at Spencer and Garcia.
"If Henry ever needs glasses in the future, I know that you two can help him accept wearing them." said JJ
"We should probably get to work so we can leave at 5 if we don't get a case." said Rossi as he headed to his office
Six hours later Spencer looked at a photo of him with Olivia and Piper, causing him to smile before he heard JJ's voice a minute later.
"You thinking about the two girls who are waiting for you at home?" asked JJ
"I miss them." said Spencer as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose
"I miss my two boys but this job helps me make this world a better place for Henry like you're doing for Piper." said JJ
Spencer looked at the clock, realizing that it's 3 PM.
"This is the longest time I have spent away from Piper." said Spencer as he rested a hand on a photo of him holding Piper while he had a huge smile on his face for the picture
"You will eventually cope. On my first day back I knew that I had to either dive right in or confront my separation anxiety." said JJ
"I remember that day too because Emily was flipping the bird when you walked in because of what Garcia read to her from the newspaper after she asked me to tell her when Emily's birthday is." grinned Spencer
"I miss her." said JJ as she glanced at the desk Emily use to use
"You will enjoy working with Alex. I really enjoy working with her when I am not helping with her classes." said Spencer
"What do you mean by working with her?" asked JJ
"She has borrowed me for a few cases she worked when we were on stand down, and I have written articles dealing with linguistics with her before." said Spencer
At that moment Garcia walked into Hotch's office and Spencer looked at JJ.
"Think there's going to be a case?" asked Spencer
"Based on the file she has, there probably is one." said JJ
"I was hoping that I could go home tonight." said Spencer
"I was hoping to go home tonight too." said JJ
At that moment Hotch came into the bullpen and looked at Reid and JJ.
"Conference room now." said Hotch
Spencer pulled out his phone and called Olivia.
"Have a case?" asked Olivia
"Yes." sighed Spencer
"Piper and I will be alright for a few days, and if I need help I can call either Will or Jessica." said Olivia
"Make sure you get some sleep while I am in Philadelphia." said Spencer
"I am planning to get some sleep while Piper sleeps." said Olivia
"I have to be on the jet in 20 minutes so I have to go now." said Spencer
"Stay safe and Piper and I love you." said Olivia
"I love you and Piper, and I promise to stay safe." said Spencer before hanging up with Olivia
After briefing over what they had on the jet, Hotch looked at his agents and spoke up.
"Morgan and JJ you two go to the crime scene, Rossi to the ME, and Reid and will I set up at the field office." said Hotch
Spencer's phone vibrated, and he smiled when he saw a picture of Einstein sitting by Piper's baby swing.
"A picture of Piper?" asked Hotch
"Piper and Einstein together." said Spencer as he passed his phone around
"How is Einstein coping with Piper?" asked Morgan as he passed the phone to JJ
"Einstein loves Piper, but when Piper was napping during my paternity leave I made sure to give Einstein some attention." said Spencer
"By taking him for walks?" asked Morgan
"I will take Einstein running with me since I finally have him trained to handle being on a leash." said Spencer
"A good way to tire a dog out." said Morgan
"Olivia and I are planning to take both Piper and Einstein running with us when Olivia gets the all clear for moderate exercise since we invested in a jogging stroller so we can include Piper when it's nice outside." said Spencer
Two hours later Spencer was working on the geographical profile and he let out a small yawn that Hotch heard.
"You alright?" asked Hotch
"Olivia and I were up for 90 minutes due to Piper being colicky last night." said Spencer as Agent Morris came to see if they needed anything
"Who's Olivia and Piper?" asked Agent Morris as she looked at Spencer
Spencer grinned at the thought of his two girls before speaking up.
"Olivia is my wife and Piper is my one month old daughter." smiled Spencer
"Congratulations Dr. Reid." said Agent Morris
"Thanks." said Spencer
"Have any pictures of your little girl?" asked Agent Morris
Spencer quickly pulled out his phone and pulled up the photo of him, Olivia, and Piper after Piper's Christening.
"This was taken after Piper's Christening last week when Rossi hosted the reception dinner in his garden." said Spencer
Agent Morris looked at the photo, and she noticed Spencer and a light brown haired woman gazing lovingly down at their daughter who was wearing a white Christening gown in a large backyard.
"She's beautiful." said Agent Morris
"She's beautiful like her mother." said Spencer before looking at Hotch "And the only way to get Piper to sleep was by having her sleep in bed last night and laying her on my chest." said Spencer
"Your heartbeat was probably soothing for her." said Hotch
"Olivia thinks so too." said Spencer
"At least you are learning that you always can't rely on books to take care of a baby." said Hotch
Five hours later Spencer was sitting pretzel legged on the conference room table while he quickly read through the files about the victims that caused them to get called in while mumbling to himself.
"Is Dr. Reid talking to himself?" whispered Agent Morris as she watched Spencer's mouth move as he read the letters at a fast pace
"He has a tendency to mumble to himself while reading." whispered Hotch as he watched Reid mumble
"You don't even seem fazed by his actions." whispered Agent Morris
"Out of my team I've known him the longest. I met him when he was a 21 year old cadet in the academy before I became his training officer for two years when he joined the BAU at 22." whispered Hotch
"How old is Dr. Reid now?" asked Agent Morris, remembering that Reid was 26 when he walked into her field office with Rossi to help her out
"He will be turning 31 this October, and I really don't worry about him that much anymore. He now has his wife and one month old daughter to help him balance the horrors that he sees while working this job." whispered Hotch
"You used to worry about him a lot?" whispered Agent Morris
"He is the youngest agent on my team causing everyone to be protective of him, but I still worry about him because he has too much to live for." whispered Hotch
"Like walking his daughter down the aisle when she gets married." said Agent Morris
Spencer decided to speak up when he heard the word marriage.
"Piper is banned from dating until she is 30 years old." said Spencer as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose
Hotch shook his head before heading over to JJ and Morgan who returned from the crime scenes.
Three days later at 3 AM Spencer walked into his daughter's nursery, and he looked down at his daughter who was laying awake in her crib.
"You should be sleeping Piper." whispered Spencer before he gently scooped up his daughter and carried her downstairs to the couch where he laid down on his back before laying Piper down on her stomach on his chest
"Daddy missed you." said Spencer as he kissed Piper's head before stroking her short curls and speaking again "You should go back to sleep Piper. I am going to get some sleep too, before mommy finds us down here."
At that moment Piper fell asleep to her daddy's soothing heart beat, and Spencer closed his eyes a few seconds later.
Olivia walked into Piper's nursery and she gasped when she saw Spencer's go bag in Piper's nursery making her wonder where her two favorite people are before realizing that they could be downstairs.
A minute later Olivia walked into the living room to find her two favorite people sleeping on the couch, and she pulled out her cellphone and took a picture before extracting Piper from her husband, causing him to wake up.
"What time is it?" mumbled Spencer
"5 AM." answered Olivia before speaking up "When did you get home?" asked Olivia
"3 AM, and I don't have to go in until 10 AM." yawned Spencer
"I have to feed Piper, so why don't you go upstairs to shower and go to bed." said Olivia as she adjusted Piper in her arms
"OK." mumbled Spencer tiredly as he got off the couch and headed upstairs
A few days later Alex came into the bullpen carrying a box carrying her belongings for her desk.
"Need some help setting up?" asked Spencer as he walked over to Alex
"Sure." said Alex
Alex looked at Spencer and JJ.
"Where are Agent Morgan and TA Garcia?" asked Blake
"They are in London right now for the Olympics and to visit Emily who is running an office in Interpol." said JJ before looking at Blake "It's nice to see you again."
"Likewise." said Blake
"Let me help you two because it looks like Hotch got a phone call about a case." said JJ as she started helping Spencer and Alex set up Alex's desk
10 minutes later Hotch came into the bullpen and looked at Reid, JJ, and Blake.
"Conference room now." said Hotch
"Where are we going?" asked Spencer
"Seattle, Washington." said Hotch
A/N: Next chapter involves episode 8×01 The Silencer
