They soon find that it's not necessary to fight for custody. They receive notice that if Aaron is willing to relieve her from paying child support she will willingly relinquish her custody to him. He calls her for an explanation and she vaguely explains that she and her new husband are expecting and moving to be with his family. It disgusts Aaron but he signs the papers.
Aaron comes home to find Spencer sitting a the table with Jack. "So mommy doesn't want me anymore?" The child asks. Aaron is angry that his baby feels unwanted. "No, Jack. Your mommy loves you. She just doesn't think she would do the best job in raising you. That's why she wants your daddy to do it right now." Spencer explains. Aaron smiles a little. Papa Spencer, the diplomat. "Your mommy and daddy both love you so much, Jack. I love you so much. We all want you to be happy ans safe and healthy.
Aaron walks in and takes a seat beside his son. "Hey buddy. How are you feeling?" Jack tries to smile. "A little better. I thought mommy hated me." Aaron lifts his son into his lap. "Of course not. How could anyone hate you?"
"Spencer should have hated me when I broke his paper, and he didn't," Jack says. Spencer bites his lip. "I was very upset with you, but I love you." Jack gets down and hugs Spencer. "Why don't we go visit JJ and Will for a while?" They smile and call JJ to see if lunch would be okay.
They get in the car and Aaron sends an annoyed glance to Spencer. He'd been texting for the better part of their time at JJ's house. He'd asked what the problem was, but Spencer said it was nothing. They'd stopped to get groceries and Spencer had been so distracted that he'd hardly paid attention to Aaron. He'd even grabbed the wrong kind of milk.
Spencer giggles at a text he gets from Derek. He's likening himself to Roman nobility in his sexual conquests. Aaron's eye brows crease. "What's so funny?" Spencer's smile fades a little. "Derek sent me a funny message," he explains.
In a non-work environment Aaron tended to act jealously about the way Spencer and Derek interact. When they're co-agents everything is fine. It's when they smile together or talk alone that a darkness comes to Aaron's eyes. Spencer honestly doesn't understand at all. Derek is his co-worker; his brother. They have each other's back. They sometimes share tales of their personal adventures and talk to each other for comfort. Spencer had always believed that that was what friends did.
Aaron frowns and Spencer worries that he's in trouble. "I'm getting sick of this Reid," Aaron says. Jack is sitting in the back looking out the window. "Sick of what?" Spencer asks, confused.
"Sick of you! Flirting with every walking thing with a dick!" Spencer is shocked. Aaron never swears in front of his son; and still rarely without Jack. "I don't flirt with anyone," Spencer tells him. Why isn't it as obvious to Aaron as it is to everyone else?
"What about the cashier today?" Spencer blinks and recalls the word for word conversation he'd had with the man ringing them up earlier.
"The man who said my tie was the purple of his wife's favorite color?" Spencer asks. "Don't try to sound innocent! You were so eager to be closer to him." He then mimics Spencer's voice poorly. "Oh, it's my favorite color too!"
Aaron glares but his eyes don't leave the road. "You wanted to identify with his wife, right? So that he'd find you attractive."
Spencer is almost speechless. "Stop the car and let me out," he commands. Aaron looks over at him. "I'm on the freeway. I can't just pull over." Spencer begins texting and Aaron grabs his phone and shoves it in his pocket.
"Give me my phone back!" Spencer says, reaching for it. Aaron grabs his wrist and squeezes until Spencer whimpers. "I will. Eventually. When are you going to be a man and stop running from your problems?" Spencer doesn't respond. He sits quietly for a moment until Aaron continues.
"I guess that's the drug addict in you. Escape the problem instead of fix it. You're nothing but a junky whore." Spencer feels his breathing constrict. "Papa, you did drugs?" Jack asks. Spencer has tears falling down his face. "A long time ago," he answers softly. He brings his knees up under his chin and buries his face.
The rest of the ride is silent and when they get home Spencer just wants to sleep. He helps Jack out and grabs the bags of what they'd bought and hauls them inside. Once inside he pets his step-son and heads to his bedroom.
He dresses in pajama pants and a hobby shirt. He barely has time to slip into bed before Aaron enters the room and tosses his phone to him. "Morgan wants to know if you're free tonight. The answer is no," he says before walking away. Spencer bites his lip and answers Morgan by asking when he should be ready.
He takes a shower and gets ready. "I said you aren't going out. Not with him," Aaron says. Spencer walks past him. "I'm an adult and I'm going out with my co-worker, my best friend, and my brother to hang out and talk. Then, I will come home to the only person I love romantically."
"You'll have to face the consequences," Aaron says. Spencer is spooked but walks out the door when Morgan arrives.
Spencer comes home around midnight and takes his scarf off. "Did you have fun?" Aaron asks once he's in the bedroom. Spencer nods. "I drank a little, danced a little and talked about anything but work."
Aaron backhands him. "Talked about everything? About how much you want him? Want to suck his dick, and all that?" Spencer shakes his head. His head is still buzzed and a little fuzzy. Aaron knocks him onto the bed. "Is he bigger than I am? I'm just dying to know." He holds Spencer's chest down with one hand and begins pulling his pants off.
Spencer begins to panic and tries to squirm away. "What are you doing? Stop!" Aaron grabs Spencer's arm and pulls him up before wrapping the arm around his back and thrusting him onto the bed. Spencer cries out in pain. Aaron is one firm pull from dislocating his shoulder.
He pulls the pants off and yanks his boxers down. "Aaron, stop. Don't do this, please? Don't do this. I love you, and and I promise to, to give myself to you, but p..please d..d..don't," Spencer shakes as he begs. Aaron tugs Spencer's arm before forcing his legs apart. "Since he's so much bigger you shouldn't need preparation, right?" Spencer is crying into the quilt that covers their bed.
Aaron begins pushing into him and he tries to move away. "No! Let go of me!" He yells. Aaron forces him down as flat as he can and pulls the arm enough for it to snap. Spencer cries out in pain but Aaron doesn't release the arm. He lies still and tries to control his movement, both voluntary and not so he doesn't further damage his arm. It stings every time Aaron' powerful thrusts shift him.
When he finishes he gently moves Spencer's arm into a more natural position. Spencer is sniffling and has his eyes trained to a spot on the wall. "I'll take you to the hospital for your shoulder once I get us cleaned up and I can get a hold of Jessica. What are you going to tell them happened?' Aaron asks while he wipes Spencer clean. "I... I came home a...and I was d...drinking and I'm a...a lightweight, and I fell going d...down the stairs," he answers obediently.
Spencer refuses pain medication and they pop it back into place and put it in a sling. During the car ride home Aaron looks over at him.
"You could have taken the medicine. I would have helped you and made sure you didn't abuse it." Spencer, in all of his pain and agony. snaps. "I'm sorry but I don't think I can trust you to save me from abuse." Aaron sighs and parks the car but doesn't move to get out. "I deserve that. You're right. I don't know what came over me Spencer. I love you, you know I do. I wouldn't be so jealous if I didn't love you."
Spencer unbuckles his seat belt carefully. "You're not acting like you do. I'm afraid of you Aaron. I used to respect you. I used to, to love you and think that we would be together forever," he says. Tears run down his face. "But I can't live like this forever and if I don't leave you'll end up killing me. I tried forgiving you when you put me down, even when you hit me, but you forced me to have sex with you. You raped me, and I can't forgive that."
Aaron gets out of he car and Spencer closes his eyes; he expect to be beaten or killed for speaking against Aaron. His door opens and Aaron kisses his cheek. He looks over and Aaron kneels down. "What do I tell our son when he asks why his papa is gone? I'm sorry Spencer, but please don't do this. I'll sleep in the living room and make you breakfast every morning. I'll go to anger management meetings and I'll change. You of all people should have some faith that a person can change," he says.
Spencer winces. He's using the guilt Spencer feels from being a drug addict. "And I know you love Jack, Spence. Please baby, we need you. Please stay with us."
Spencer bites his lip and nods to Aaron. He'll stay. "Only if you go to meetings and, and only for Jack until you've proven yourself." Aaron smiles and kisses Spencer's cheek again before helping him from the car.