This is for the Spring Competition on the Criminal Minds Weekly Prompts forum.

"For the prompts, the first word is something related to spring, the second is a random word, and the last is an element to include. And remember, you don't have to use the word/element exactly as it's written. Just as long as it's included in some way, shape, or form, and all three are included!"

I chose Spencer Reid and was assigned Derek Morgan. My three elements were: Spring, baking, and helping out a friend.

"Hey, Spence and Sarah," JJ said, breaking Spencer out of his revere. "Are you two busy this weekend?"

"Sadly," Sarah replied. "I'm helping out with my cousins Saturday."

"And Sunday I was asked to meet up with a teacher at George Washington to discuss my doing something in his class and then going to his class." Spencer said.

She sighed, "I was hoping you could come over. Henry misses you guys. Plus Will and I need some alone time. You'll see when your baby is born."

"Well we could take him," Spencer said. He had a massive soft spot for his godson. Sarah nodded agreeing.

"Are you sure? I mean there's always next weekend or Spring Break," She said.

Sarah nodded, "Of course."

"Henry and I can go to that Spring thing at the zoo with all the little animals and the special gardens that he'd mentioned," Spencer said smiling widely.

Sarah smiled, "And I had promised we could bake cookies next time he came over."

"I'm jealous," Derek said. "You make amazing cookies." JJ, Emily, Aaron, and Dave nodded.

"Speaking of seeing kids, when am I gonna get to see Jack?" Sarah said turning to Aaron. He had formed a special bond with Jack that none of the team had. The two clicked almost instantly and she often helped him with endeavors he wanted to keep secret from Hotch. He also loved seeing her belly grow through her pregnancy.

"Whenever you'd like," He smiled. The two's relationship baffled him.

"Why doesn't he join Henry and you to bake? Henry has been talking about seeing Jack." JJ suggested.

"Perfect," Hotch smiled and Sarah beamed.

"I want cookies too!" Morgan complained.

Sarah turned to him smiling, "You want to come? It can be all the children from the BAU, as only children whine."

"I'm going to ignore that and say yes." He said laughing.

They finished making plans and headed home.

The next morning Sarah left for her family's house and Spencer left to go get Henry. When he walked in the small boy attacked his legs.

"Uncle Spence!" he shrieked. "I missed you!"

He bent down and lifted Henry into the air. "I missed you too Henry."

JJ came in and smiled, "You guys are too cute!"

Spencer smiled and shifted Henry. "So are you excited about this weekend?"

"Yeah! I'm gonna go to the zoo and bake cookies and then its Spring Break is soon! Plus Mommy and Daddy can have grownup time and go out on a dates while I stay with you." Henry said happily.

"Thank you for taking him. If you need me call."

"We won't," He promised.

She hugged Henry and handed Spencer his backpack before they left for the zoo.

When Spencer and Henry got to the zoo Spencer grabbed his wallet and they headed in. He paid the entrance fees, the special spring zoo passes, and for the monorail passes.

"So, where are we headed kid?"

"To spring!" Spencer smiled and they walked the little ways to the special "Spring is Here" area of the zoo. They had baby animal shows, a very nice petting zoo, and a beautiful butterfly garden. Spencer and Henry watched the show and Henry enjoyed every minute, especially being able to touch some of the special animals like the little lambs, chicks, and bunnies. They walked through the butterfly garden and one landed on Henry's arm.

"Uncle Spence," The boy had whispered. "There's a butterfly on my arm!"

He had snapped a few photos before it flew away. Henry was overjoyed. "It liked me! A butterfly liked me! And it stayed and didn't fly away. I stayed quiet and still like Mommy said they like and it sat on my arm. It was so cool!" He let Henry play for just over an hour in the petting zoo before they left to go find lunch.

After lunch they visited Henry's favorite animals. They hopped around the Kangaroos, because "if the Kangaroos hop then we should hop so they don't get confused." They watched the tigers and the lions. They went to the monkeys and Henry screeched back and forth with one group. Then they visited and fed the giraffes.

By the time they left Henry was so tired he fell asleep in the car. They were on a busy road when suddenly the car made a strange noise and the check engine light came on. Spencer pulled over and tried turning the car on and off. It was extremely hot and wasn't working well. The car was ancient. He grabbed a groggy Henry and stood opposite the car away from the road. He called Sarah to no avail and so he called Morgan.

"What's up Pretty Boy?"

"My car broke down. I'm on US 133 and I have Henry. I pulled over, but I don't really want to take Henry in a tow truck."

"Alright man, where are you?"

"Five minutes south of the zoo."

Morgan laughed, "I'm coming. I'm like ten minutes out. Call a tow truck and get you guy's stuff out."

When Morgan got there the tow truck was there as well. Henry was asleep in Spencer's arms. They transferred the car seat and buckled Henry in. Then they got in and hit the road.

"Thanks for helping out," Spencer said.

Morgan smiled, "It's no problem."

They pulled into the apartment that Spencer and Sarah had moved into and she came running down before they could get out of the car.

"Derek, have you heard from Spencer?" She asked approaching the car. When Spencer opened his door she glared at him, "Good to know your safe."

"What?" Spencer asked confused. Morgan picked up Henry and his stuff and stood far away.

She glared, "I called you ten times and texted you too. I haven't heard from you all day. You said you'd be home by six and its seven thirty."

Spencer pulled out his phone and noticed the missed calls, "Oops." His wife rolled her eyes. "We stayed late and then the car broke down. I didn't think you'd even be home."

"I had to leave around two," she said. "I tried to call then as well and assumed you were not getting signal."

"Why?" He asked worried.

She sighed, "We'll talk later. Where is my nephew?"

"Over here," Henry said groggily. He had woken up in Morgan's arms.

She smiled, "Hi baby boy. Hi Derek. Please come in. Do you want to stay for dinner?"

"No, I don't want to bother you guys," He said.

She shook her head, "I made lasagna, so Spencer and I will be eating leftovers all week. Plus it's a thank you for helping us with the car thing."

"Derek she isn't going to give up," Spencer said. He smiled and locked his car. They went upstairs and devoured the meal. Henry was drooping over his plate and so Sarah took him to get him into bed after hugging Derek goodbye.

"So what happened?" Spencer asked when she was sitting with him on the couch. His hands rested on her swollen stomach.

She sighed, "Do not freak out?" He nodded. "I was having contractions so I went to the doctor. I was apparently going into early labor. They gave me some medicine and told me I need to reduce stress and no more flying." She was only seven month pregnant.

"I'm sorry," Spencer's guilt doubled. He'd been stressing out his wife while she should have been avoiding stress. "I'll be more careful about answering the phone."

"It's okay. I just worry." She said.

"Well don't," He said. "I love you."

"I love you too," She said. They finally went to sleep knowing they were in for an early morning.

The next day they got up and ate pancakes for breakfast. At ten thirty Jack and Hotch showed up. Jack ran off to play for a little while, while Sarah talked to Hotch. He did the worried dad thing and she let him know about the doctor's orders. He nodded and left to go. After a big lunch of macaroni and cheese Morgan arrived and they set to work. They made a batch of chocolate chip cookies and a batch of sugar cookies in bunny shapes that they could decorate. When they were done Spencer came in and sat down with them at the decorating table.

The three adults and two children set to decorating all the bunnies. Spencer decorated each one accurately and spent ages adding in details to its fur. Morgan picked a random color and painted them sloppily with his butter knife before passing them to the boys who would drizzle other colors or add sprinkles. Sarah made neat abstract designs on hers and by three they had made all the cookies and both boys were on major sugar highs.

"How about we all go to the park?" Morgan asked. Sarah nodded and they went to a small neighborhood park. She sat watching as Morgan tried to teach Spencer, Henry, and Jack about football. She was glad he was so helpful and such a huge part of everyone's life.

Spencer smiled when Henry caught the football. It was so big compared to his tiny frame. He was glad Morgan was here, because it was really helping exhaust the boys.

"Uncle Spence, catch," Henry said trying to throw the ball. Spencer did his best to catch it and when he did Henry's brilliant smile was worth the effort. He gently passed the ball to Jack who also caught it. They had just started running with the ball when Sarah walked over.

"Hey guys," She said softly. Morgan and Spencer went over to her. "I need to go back to the doctor."

"Why?" Morgan asked.

She looked at Spencer, "My water just broke. We should go." They all were shocked, but hurried to the hospital. Her contractions had started almost instantly and the hospital was a half hour away when there was no traffic. They happened to get stuck in an accident aftermath and so it took them an hour. By the time they arrived Sarah was immediately checked in and JJ and Hotch were called to pick up the boys.

Hour later they had a baby girl, Hope Diana Reid. The team crowded into the room looking at the tiny premature baby girl.

"Figures," Emily teased. "You two would have a baby on the first actual day of spring, the season of new love and babies." They both laughed. It would certainly be an unforgettable season.