I'm back! So I have a question. I plan on getting Austin in here at some point or another. It's for a relationship between her and Reid. Don't worry, the story will still be mostly about Reid and Henry, but just a bit of undlying relationship.

I'd like to know how you all want her introduced. Do you want them to have been secretly dating? Or do you want them to run into each other at some place and start a relationship? There's a poll up on my profile. Please vote there. You have until next Friday to vote. Thanks!

Chapter Six: Crying For Mommy

At last Reid was allowed to leave the hospital. He and the team headed back over to JJ's house to get Henry's things since he obviously wasn't going to be able to stay there tonight.

"So who's he going with?" Morgan asked.

"Well, Reid of course!" Garcia exclaimed.

Reid sighed. He had expected this, but it still didn't mean he was prepared to house an 18 month old baby.

"Something wrong Reid?" Prentiss asked.

"It's just…I'm not equipped to take care of Henry at my apartment…"

"Well that's why we're getting his things." Garcia smirked a bit.

Reid just rolled his eyes and followed his team to Henry's room. Henry himself was being carried by Garcia.

As soon as they entered Henry's room, Morgan, Rossi, and Hotch started to take apart the crib. Reid went around the room searching for items Henry would need and Prentiss raided JJ's pantry for baby food and applesauce.

Ten minutes later, Henry's bags were packed, his crib was in the car, and the team was waiting impatiently for Reid.

"Where did he say he was going?" Rossi asked.

"Um…he said something about needing Henry's 'Fluffy'…" Prentiss replied.

"Fluffy?" Morgan inquired, an eyebrow raised.

"Fluffy, Fluffy, Fluffy!" Henry suddenly yelled.

"Oh, now look what you've done!" Garcia scolded.

Henry continued to wail loudly for the next five minutes.

"That's it!" Morgan cried. "I'm going in to find him if he doesn't show up in five seconds!"

"Gosh, Morgan, no need to get violent." A voice replied irritably.

"Reid! Thank goodness! Please tell me you have Henry's 'Fluffy'." Hotch exclaimed. Even the unit chief was getting fed up with Henry's wails.

"Yeah, it's right here." Reid handed Henry a medium sized blue bear as he spoke. The bear had a dark blue for a nose, small thread claws on its paws, and a blue ribbon around its neck. Henry grabbed it eagerly and hugged it tight.

"That better, Buddy?" Reid cooed softly. Henry nodded and stretched out an arm toward Reid. Reid took Henry from Garcia and held him close.

"Alright, let's head over to my apartment."

~ShelterAndProtect~

The ride to Reid's apartment was uneventful. Henry was dozing, his resting against Reid's shoulder. Reid stepped out of the car and grabbed Henry's two bags with one hand and headed up the steps. The guys grabbed the crib and Garcia helped Prentiss take in the food.

Reid unlocked his apartment and stepped inside, throwing his keys onto the counter. He shifted Henry and set his bags on the sofa. He turned to his team as they entered.

"Where do you want the crib?"

"The bedroom for now I guess. I kinda want to be close to him…" Reid trailed off. Morgan nodded in understanding and walked to Reid's room with Hotch and Rossi on his heels.

Meanwhile in the kitchen, Garcia and Prentiss were trying to figure out where to put the food.

"Reid? Do you have a pantry or anything?" Garcia called.

"Yeah, it's behind the largest doors next to the refrigerator!" Reid yelled back. Henry woke up at this and gave a small cry.

Henry started at Reid for a moment, and then looked around in surprise.

"Hey, Henry, you're gonna be staying with me for now. Okay?" Reid went to the sofa and sat down.

Henry nodded and Reid was taken by surprise as tears started to form in Henry's eyes.

"Momma…" Henry whimpered pitifully, grabbing Reid's shirt in his hands and burying his face in Reid's chest. Reid choked back a sob at the action. Henry always did that to JJ whenever he was upset.

"Momma can't come right now." Reid said thickly.

"Daddy?" Henry looked up at Reid with big eyes.

Reid swallowed and shook his head. "Not Daddy either…"

"Momma…Momma!" Henry cried.

Reid held Henry to him as Henry's desperate pleas became louder and louder. Soon he had the whole team running to them.

The team took only a few minutes to assess what was going on. They quickly pieced together what had happened and the guys silently turned and left to continue working on the crib. They knew the best thing for Henry right now was to not be fussed over. He only needed one person to comfort him, not five or six.

Prentiss seemed to realize that too and as much as it pained her to, she took Garcia's arm and tugged gently.

"No, I have to stay here." Garcia refused.

"Henry doesn't need to be overwhelmed right now, Reid's got him." Prentiss tried to comfort her. Garcia looked reluctant, but none the less walked away with Prentiss.

"Momma…" Henry's cries were becoming softer and sounded more…resigned. As if he knew that momma wasn't coming.

"Daddy…Momma…" Henry finally stopped calling out for his parents and just started to cry. The cries were desperate, pleading.

Reid could feel his heart being shredded. He hated knowing Henry was hurting and he couldn't do a thing about it.

"Shhh…Momma...Momma's looking out for you, Henry. She and Daddy are watching over you right now. They…they're just not here physically. It'll be alright Henry…shhh." Reid tried to soothe the youngster.

"Momma…" Henry gave one last despairing plea before slipping into a slumber, his hands still clenched around Reid's shirt.

Reid rocked Henry back and forth, shushing him softly. The team entered just as Henry fell asleep.

"Oh my sweet one…" Garcia murmured, tears running down her face. Prentiss looked just as pained. Hotch, Rossi, and Morgan kept their heads lowered.

Reid swallowed and took a deep breath.

"Thanks for the help guys. We'll be fine now." He told them.

"Call us if you need anything, Reid. Promise." Morgan demanded.

"Alright, I will." Reid agreed, nodding.

The team filed out of the apartment and Reid locked the door behind them. It was around midnight by now. There was no rush to go to bed though; now that the case was finished Strauss had let them have the next couple days off.

Reid sighed as he looked around the apartment. He picked Henry up and took him to his new room. Reid laid Henry down in his crib and left to find get Henry's things. Reid unzipped the bags and found the blanket he had packed. He took it out and covered Henry gently with it. Reid grabbed Fluffy and laid him next to Henry's head.

"Good night, Henry." Reid whispered to the young boy.

Reid double checked the doors and windows were locked before crawling into bed. He wasn't going to take any chances. Even if they had caught the Harmans, that didn't mean there weren't other families who had grudges against JJ and would harm her son if they could. No, Reid had already lost JJ; he wasn't going to lose his godson as well.

He couldn't.

Hope you all liked, please review!

Eminnis