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A/N: Shout out to OhSnapItsMadison for being the 50th reviewer, and also a shout out to Hippichic81 for reviewing chapter 9.
Please don't skip the author's note at the bottom of this chapter, since it will contain some information about a section that might make you guys think that I am doing the Maeve storyline, but I am not going to have Spencer cheat on Olivia.
Spencer opened his eyes to Piper babbling and the smell of breakfast.
"Happy Birthday, Spencer." said Olivia as she set the try of breakfast on the nightstand "Sit up so Piper can be on your lap."
Spencer reached for his glasses and put them on as he sat up, and before he knew it Piper was sitting on his lap.
"How about you join Piper and me in bed." said Spencer as he patted the spot next to him
"I was planning on feeding you your breakfast." said Olivia as she got into bed next to her husband and looked at Piper who was giving her a gummy smile "Eventually you will get to enjoy eggs and pancakes like your daddy and me, as soon as you develop a few teeth."
At that moment Spencer's stomach growled causing Piper to laugh.
"You think that's funny?" asked Spencer as he scooped up Piper and blew raspberries on her belly
Piper squealed with laughter as Olivia giggled.
"Let's get some food into you since we both have work today." said Olivia as she forked up some pancakes "Open up."
Spencer opened his mouth and Piper watched her mommy feed her daddy breakfast.
As Spencer slung his messenger bag over his shoulder Olivia looked at Spencer as she placed Piper in her car seat.
"How about you drop Piper and I off at Georgetown, and when you are done with work you can pick us up." said Olivia
"OK." said Spencer
Spencer entered the bullpen and shook his head when he saw balloons surrounding his desk as Garcia approached him to hug him.
"Happy Birthday, Boy Wonder." said Garcia as she hugged Spencer tightly
"Let the birthday boy breathe." said Rossi
Garcia released Spencer so Rossi and the others could wish him a happy birthday with either handshakes or hugs.
"I thought there would be cake and birthday presents here today." said Spencer as he sat down at his desk
"Cake and birthday presents are going to wait until your birthday dinner tonight, since we still have our backlog of consults to work on today." said Hotch
"And don't forget that dinner is at 7 PM at my mansion, and we are eating in the garden since it's still nice outside." said Rossi
"I know." said Spencer
Garcia looked at Spencer.
"How did you, Olivia, and Piper celebrate your birthday this morning?" asked Garcia
"Olivia brought me breakfast in bed like she did last year, and she fed me herself while Piper was on top of me." said Spencer
"Did Piper wear anything special today?" asked Garcia
Spencer grinned as he pulled out his cellphone.
"I loved the onesie that Piper was wearing this morning." said Spencer as he showed his teammates the picture he took of Piper wearing a onsie that said IT'S MY DADDY'S 31ST BIRTHDAY TODAY
"She's so cute." said JJ as she looked at the picture of her goddaughter smiling
Alex looked at the picture.
"Her eyes are getting darker." said Alex
"Olivia's happy that Piper is going to have my eye color." said Spencer
Spencer was eating lunch at his desk while working on his PhD in psychology when Strauss came into the bullpen and approached him.
"Happy Birthday, Dr. Reid." said Strauss
"Thanks." said Spencer
"How about you take tomorrow off so you can spend the day with Piper." said Strauss
"I think I will take that offer." said Spencer
"How's Piper doing?" asked Strauss
"She's a happy baby, and she's hitting all of her milestones on time or a bit early." smiled Spencer as he showed Strauss the picture he took that morning
"That's a cute onesie on her." said Strauss
"Garcia made that onesie for Piper to wear today." smiled Spencer
"How is your PhD in psychology going?" asked Strauss as she noticed the text books and Spencer's personal laptop
"Based on the progress I am making, I am definitely going to be putting on that doctoral gown and walk across the stage at Georgetown University in December." said Spencer
"I will make sure that you and your teammates are on stand down that week so you can make it to that graduation ceremony." said Strauss before walking away
Three hours later Spencer entered Hotch's office with his completed consults and Hotch looked at him.
"How about you head out a bit earlier, and the others and I will see you, Olivia, and Piper at 7 PM." said Hotch
"OK." said Spencer as he left Hotch's office
At that moment Hotch pulled out his cellphone and sent Morgan, JJ, Gideon, Rossi, Alex, and Garcia a text.
PLEASE COME TO MY OFFICE AFTER REID GETS INTO THE ELEVATOR. ~ AH
A few minutes later, Morgan, JJ, Garcia, Alex, Rossi, and Gideon were in Hotch's office.
"Since Spencer, Olivia, and Piper are coming for 7 PM don't forget that you guys are suppose to be at my mansion for 6 PM to help set up." said Rossi
"Do you think he is going to be surprised that you were able to get his parents to fly out here?" asked Garcia
"I think he will be." said Hotch
"Emily is excited about surprising Spence since she is already at my house." said JJ
"Elle is waiting for me at my apartment right now." said Gideon
"How were you able to convince her to come?" asked Hotch
"When I finally tracked her down two weeks ago, I sent her my copy of Piper's birth announcement and wrote a note saying that Spencer's 31st birthday is coming up and asked her if she could come to his birthday celebration for she can meet Olivia and Piper." said Gideon
Hotch looked at the clock before speaking up.
"Let's pack up and head home before heading over to Rossi's." said Hotch
Spencer entered Olivia's office and saw that Olivia was talking to her student Diane Turner who was working towards a PhD in Mathematics.
"I didn't know that you had company." said Spencer
"It's OK Spencer. I am just about ready to go and Julia is getting Piper ready for us." said Olivia
Spencer looked at Diane.
"How's your degree coming along?" asked Spencer
Diane blushed a bit before speaking up.
"I was just handing in some extra credit work to your wife." said Diane before looking at Spencer "I heard that it's your 31st birthday today. So Happy Birthday, Dr. Reid" said Diane
"Thank you." said Spencer
Diane looked at Spencer and Olivia.
"Well I have to go eat dinner before meeting with my study group." said Diane
"Never walk around campus alone after dark." said Spencer as he thought about the case that caused Gideon to leave
"I promise." said Diane before she left the room
Olivia looked at her husband.
"Did you have a good day at work?" asked Olivia
"Apparently Garcia made sure to put a notice about my birthday on the Quantico message boards so I got a lot of emails and a bunch of agents stopped by my desk today to wish me a happy birthday." said Spencer
"Garcia is making sure that everyone didn't forget your birthday this year." said Olivia
"I'm happy that they didn't forget this year." said Spencer
"We should go get Piper so we can head home and change since we are suppose to be at Rossi's for 7 PM." said Olivia
Rossi smiled when he allowed the guest of honor and his family inside his mansion and looked at the Reid family.
"Everyone else is in the garden." said Rossi as he led the Reid family out to his back yard
Spencer stood in shock when he noticed his parents talking to Alex.
"Close your mouth Spencer." said Diana as she and William approached their son
"I thought that you two couldn't make it." said Spencer as he allowed his parents to hug him
"We have to fly back to Vegas in four hours since I still have that meeting to attend tomorrow afternoon, and the benefit of having a long flight is that we can sleep during the flight home." said William as he and Diana released their son
"You two being here for a couple of hours is better than talking on the phone or chatting on Skype." said Spencer as he led his parents to the table
Diana looked at Spencer as William greeted his daughter in law and granddaughter.
"I think you are due for a haircut baby." said Diana
At that moment Spencer's face turned beet red hearing his mom call him her favorite nickname, causing everyone to laugh.
"Mom." groaned Spencer
"Even though I gave birth to you 31 years ago today I will still call you baby." said Diana
Olivia looked at her husband.
"How about I call you Baby instead of Doc." said Olivia
Spencer's face turned even redder causing more laughter
"You are so going to get it later after Piper is in bed." whispered Spencer
"Promises. Promises." purred Olivia, causing Diana and William to smirk at their son and daughter in law
At that moment Rossi decided to intervene since there was children present.
"We have a few more guests that still have to show up before we eat dinner." said Rossi as he saw Emily come out of her hiding place
At that moment Emily quietly approached Spencer from behind him and spoke.
"You thought that I wouldn't make it here for your birthday, even though we had joint birthday parties four years in a row?" asked Emily
Spencer turned around and spoke.
"Emily!" exclaimed Spencer as he hugged her
"Happy birthday Spencer." said Emily
"I am glad that you were able to make it, and happy birthday to you too even though yours isn't for another three days." said Spencer
"Rossi decided to have a joint birthday party for us so we are going to blow out the candles together." said Emily
At that moment Gideon looked at Spencer.
"I have a surprise for you too." said Gideon as he smiled at the woman who was coming towards them
"Well if it isn't Dr. Spencer Reid." said a female voice
Spencer turned around again and saw Elle Greenway.
"Elle." said Spencer before gesturing Olivia and Piper to Elle "This is my wife of one year and 15 days Olivia, and this baby girl is our three and a half month old daughter Piper."
Olivia looked at Elle.
"Spencer has told me about you and how you would stand up for him when Derek teases him." said Olivia as she shook hands with Elle
"Were you ever told about the whistle incident?" asked Elle
"I was, but at least my husband is a much better shot now." said Olivia as she thought about the test scores he showed her from his last qualification
"There were times that I wanted to slap Morgan for teasing your husband." said Elle
Hotch chuckled before speaking up.
"JJ has done it a few times already." said Hotch
"And so have I." said Emily
Spencer looked at the candles on the cake before looking at Morgan and Elle.
"These better not be trick candles." said Spencer
"I made sure that they didn't use trick candles." said Hotch as he thought about the time that he and Gideon were supervising the birthday celebration that Elle, JJ, and Morgan were having for Spencer's 24th birthday in the bullpen
"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Spencer and Emily. Happy Birthday to you." sang everyone while Piper babbled along
Morgan looked at Olivia who had Piper in her arms.
"Did she really babble along?" asked Morgan
William Reid decided to speak up.
"Spencer was already babbling when he was Piper's age so I am not even surprised that my granddaughter is going to be smart like her father." said William
"Make a wish and blow the candles." said Olivia
Spencer and Emily both blew out the candles together and everyone clapped once the candles were out.
After the candles were removed from the cake, Henry looked at his parents.
"Can we have cake now?" asked Henry
Everyone burst out laughing and Rossi started to cut the cake.
Morgan looked at Spencer.
"You should let Olivia feed you your cake." said Morgan
"I am already planning on it since we are sharing a piece." smirked Olivia as she passed Piper to her husband
"And I bet Piper can't wait to try cake for the first time when she turns a year old." said Spencer as he bounced Piper on his knees a bit
William looked at his son.
"On your first birthday, I had to feed you your cake myself since you wouldn't touch it." said William
"So you think Piper will be like that?" asked Olivia as she looked at her father in law
"With the times I get to see my granddaughter in person, she reminds me so much of Spencer when he was her age." said William as he watched his son make funny faces at Piper, causing her to laugh
After eating cake Spencer went over to his mom who was sitting on a bench reading a book.
"I am glad that you were able to come mom." said Spencer
"Even though I hate flying on a plane I was willing to fly to DC with your dad so I can have a chance to see Piper again." said Diana as she wrapped an arm around her son's waist and pulled him close to her like she did when he was a little boy
"What are you reading?" asked Spencer as he rested his head on his mother's shoulder like he used to do
"Chaucer." said Diana as she ran a hand through her son's hair
Spencer smiled at the memories of his mom reading to him.
"Please read out loud to me." said Spencer
"I was hoping that you would ask me before your dad and I have to head to the airport." said Diana before she started reading out loud while gaining an audience
"He's such a mama's boy." whispered Morgan to Garcia
At that moment Garcia slapped Morgan on the head, causing laughter from everyone except Spencer and Diana who were focused on the book that Diana was reading.
"What was that for?" asked Morgan
"He loves his mother dearly, and it's nice to see Diana having a good day since it's not that often that she has one." said Garcia as she thought about the time he confided in her about writing to his mom everyday and talking to her about his mom during the time Nathan Harris approached Spencer for help
After a half hour of reading out loud, William looked at Diana.
"We have to get going Diana, and I am supposed to give you your medication right now." said William
Spencer extracted himself from his mother and Diana looked at her son.
"You better keep on sending pictures of my granddaughter since the nurses are helping me fill a photo album of you, Olivia, and Piper." said Diana as she hugged her son before looking up at her son "And think about getting a hair cut because if Aunt Ethel came along she would have dragged you to a barber or cut your hair herself like she did when you were a little boy."
"I know." laughed Spencer before exchanging goodbyes with his father
30 minutes later Piper let out a yawn, and Spencer looked at his watch before looking at his teammates.
"It's pretty much bath and bedtime for Piper." said Spencer
"Are you sure you three can't stay longer?" asked Garcia
"Piper still wakes us up a few times a night, and I have work tomorrow." said Olivia
"I think I'd rather go home since I have tomorrow off so I can spend quality time with Piper." said Spencer before looking at Elle "How long are you in town for?"
"Two more days." said Elle
Olivia looked at Elle.
"How about you come over tomorrow so you can catch up with Spencer." said Olivia
Elle shook her head when she noticed Spencer giving her those puppy dog eyes.
"What's the address?" asked Elle
Spencer rattled off the address, and Elle looked at him.
"Would noon work?" asked Elle
"That time will do since Piper will be taking her nap at 1 PM." said Spencer
"I can bring take out." said Elle
Spencer shook his head.
"Don't need to since I am making lunch instead since cooking is basically chemistry for me." said Spencer before looking at his teammates "I will see you guys on Thursday." said Spencer as he placed Piper in her car seat
Spencer entered the bedroom and heard Olivia's voice.
"Is Piper asleep?" asked Olivia through the bathroom door
"Yeah she is." said Spencer
At that moment Olivia exited the bathroom wearing nothing at all, causing Spencer to stare at her in shock.
"With it still being your birthday, I thought why not show off my birthday suit." smirked Olivia as she started untying Spencer's tie and unbuttoning his dress shirt while peppering kisses down his chest
As soon as Spencer's shirt and tie were thrown on the floor, Spencer was out of his shock. He scooped Olivia into his arms and carried her into bed.
Three hours later Spencer and Olivia were laying in bed covered in sweat, and Olivia looked at him.
"Did you like my last birthday surprise for you?" asked Olivia
Spencer nodded.
"We should take a shower, change the sheets, check on Piper and get some sleep ourselves." said Olivia
Spencer woke up to Piper babbling, and he grabbed his glasses off the nightstand to only find her laying on her belly in her pajamas next to him.
"Good morning Piper." smiled Spencer
Piper happily squealed at her daddy while being glad that she is awake since her mommy told her that she gets to spend the entire day with her him.
"Where's your mommy?" asked Spencer
"Right here." said Olivia as she entered the bedroom with a tray that held a plate of breakfast
"You are really spoiling me." said Spencer
"You have the day off today, and I wanted you to stay in bed longer." said Olivia as she placed the tray on Spencer's lap, sat on the bed and scooped up Piper "Did you have fun waking up your daddy?"
Piper started babbling her response, and Olivia looked at her husband.
"I have to get to work, so enjoy your day off." said Olivia
Spencer nodded before focusing on her breakfast as he watched Olivia say goodbye to Piper.
"You be good for your daddy." said Olivia
Piper smiled at her mommy before focusing her attention on her daddy who was eating the yummy food that she watched her mommy make.
"As soon as I am done eating we will get to play after we get dressed." said Spencer
At that moment Piper started babbling to her daddy as her way to tell him what she wanted to do during the day and Spencer nodded along as he ate breakfast.
Spencer opened the door to allow Elle inside.
"Glad that you could make it, and lunch is almost done." said Spencer
"Where's Piper?" asked Elle
At that moment Piper started squealing with laughter and Spencer chuckled.
"She is in the kitchen and she is probably being entertained by Einstein." said Spencer
"Einstein?" asked Elle
At that moment Spencer let out a whistle and Einstein came running into the room.
"Were you entertaining Piper?" asked Spencer as he scratched Einstein's ears
Elle looked at Einstein and then Spencer in shock and flashed back to Morgan telling him about the Reid-Effect.
"You got a dog that isn't affected by the Reid-Effect?" asked Elle as she watched the chocolate lab interact with Spencer
"Einstein is 10 months old right now and we got him when he was seven weeks old. Olivia claims that he is like an autism service dog for me since I got diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome on November 14th last year." said Spencer as they headed into the kitchen
"What are you making?" asked Elle as she smelled tomatoes and noticed a salad that was in progress
"Lasagna and a salad and what's leftover is what Olivia and I are going to heat up for dinner tonight when she gets home from work." said Spencer as he finished prepping the salad
"May I hold Piper while you finish making lunch?" asked Elle as she noticed that the oven was still on
"Sure." said Spencer as he checked the lasagna before finishing the salad
Elle removed Piper from the baby swing.
"You are such a pretty baby girl." cooed Elle
Piper started babbling right away and Elle looked at Spencer.
"When Gideon tracked me down he sent me a letter that included a photo of you, Olivia, and Piper. I was shocked to read that you got married." said Elle
"I think Morgan is still getting out of his shock that I got married and become a father before him." laughed Spencer as he pulled the lasagna out of the oven
"He is still the ladies man of the BAU?" asked Elle as she placed Piper back into her baby swing
"Yes he is, and Hotch is glad that I didn't let this job from allowing me to settle down and start my own family." said Spencer as he brought the salad to the table "What would you like to drink?" asked Spencer
"What do you have?" asked Elle
"We have almond milk, soda, juice, and water." said Spencer as he rummaged through the fridge, grabbing himself a bottle of water
"No coffee?" asked Elle
"I cut back on coffee big time last year, and I will explain later." said Spencer
"I will take a bottle of water." said Elle
Spencer grabbed a bottle of water and handed it to Elle, and she decided to bring up Spencer's marriage after they spent a few minutes eating in silence.
"How did you meet Olivia?" asked Elle as she took a bite of the lasagna
"I took a four month long sabbatical last year in May when the BAU was facing budget cuts, and Hotch agreed that I needed a long break from the FBI due to experiencing stress related migraines." said Spencer
"Stress related migraines?" asked Elle
"I had a few stressful years after you left, but I can explain more once I put Piper down for a nap after we're done eating." said Spencer as he noticed Piper's eyes drooping
"You should get her to bed before we talk." said Elle
"Strauss was the one to suggest that I take today off to spend extra time with Piper." said Spencer
"She's softer now?" asked Elle
"Rossi is the reason why she is getting soft, but she pretty much had a soft spot for me since she introduced herself." said Spencer
Spencer entered the living room and he saw Elle looking at pictures that were hung up.
"I just got Piper to go to sleep, and she will probably be up in three hours." said Spencer as he sat down, causing Elle to follow suit
"What did you mean about having a few stressful years?" asked Elle as she looked at the man she used to consider a little brother
"I might as well tell you about one case that was one of the many reasons that led Gideon to leave the FBI and not hear from him in over four years after his girlfriend was killed by an unsub." said Spencer
"What happened?" asked Elle
At that moment Spencer started talking about the Hankel case, and when he was finished explaining about how he got clean Elle spoke up.
"Seems like Hotch made sure to help you since he didn't want to lose an agent like you after what happened to me, and I regret not leaving you any contact information because if I knew what happened to you I would have come to help you right away to return the favor." said Elle
"Hotch told me he wanted to see the young agent who would do physics magic in the bullpen and use his eyes to avoid getting in trouble. He wanted to see me smiling and laughing again since he really missed seeing me smile and hearing my laughter." said Spencer
"I remember how your some of your smiles were so infectious, Hotch couldn't hold back a smile." said Elle
"I bet you probably realized he thought of me as a second son." said Spencer
"I thought that it was Gideon who considered you a second son, but I do remember how protective Hotch was of you." said Elle
"After Gideon left the BAU and traveled all over the country, I told Hotch that I was thinking about accepting one of my many job offers." said Spencer
"I bet he didn't take that well since Gideon and I were already gone during that time." said Elle softly
Spencer gave Elle a small smile since she was spot on.
"He told me to sit down and tell him everything and he wouldn't judge me since he said we should have talked while I was in the hospital right after Georgia instead of allowing me deal with everything on my own like you did. After I stopped talking he told me that he was going to make it a goal to keep a closer eye on me since I was struggling to stay sober." said Spencer
"How did Hotch help you reach one year clean?" asked Elle
"There were times that I stayed at the office as late as Hotch, and he would tell me that he was giving me a ride home before deciding to have me sleep on his couch after he realized that I had trouble sleeping. Plus he decided to keep my mind occupied with helping him do research for custodial interviews before heading to the prison where the inmate resides." said Spencer
"Who did you and Hotch interview?" asked Elle
"One of the inmates Hotch and I interviewed was Chester Hardwick." said Spencer
"Isn't he dead now." said Elle
Spencer nodded as he gave Elle a bitter laugh.
"What happened during that interview?" asked Elle
"Nothing like Chester Hardwick making sure that the interview happens when guards aren't going to be nearby since he wanted to escape death row. Plus Hotch antagonized the situation, and before things got worse I spent 13 minutes giving a profile of Chester Hardwick from scratch to save Hotch and myself since I do my best work under intense terror." said Spencer
"You do have a knack for staying calm during intense situations." said Elle as she thought about the time that she and Spencer were held hostage on that train and hearing Hotch say that Spencer stayed calm when they were held hostage in that ER
"A few months later, there was a case that brought up painful memories of the bullying I went through in high school, and I put myself in danger to stop the locals from killing the unsub themselves. A few weeks after that case, Hotch decided to have me help him present evidence at a trial from one of the cases I worked on and we shared a hotel room since Hotch wanted to keep an eye out for nightmares." said Spencer
"I can tell that Hotch did a much better job with you than Gideon did." said Elle
"Hotch was my training officer when I joined the BAU, and I met him when I was a 21 year old cadet in the academy since Gideon thought that Hotch could teach me how to shoot despite the waivers I received." said Spencer
At that moment Spencer heard Piper crying through the speaker and Spencer looked at Elle.
"I better go get her." said Spencer
A few minutes later Spencer entered the living room with Piper, and Elle looked at the father and daughter.
"I'm glad that you found the chance to fall in love, get married, and have a child of your own." said Elle
"I am too." said Spencer
"Maybe I will try and make it for Piper's first birthday party." said Elle
"Why wait until June to come visit again?" asked Spencer
"Remember what I told everyone about what I have been doing with my life?" asked Elle
"Yes, and that's a pretty good cause to help women and children get the help they need." said Spencer
"I am going to be spending seven months traveling through Mexico, Cuba, and other Spanish speaking countries." said Elle
"You better write me letters and I will make sure to send you pictures of the adventures I have with Olivia and Piper." said Spencer
"I promise." said Elle
A/N: I know that I have Diane Turner from Zugzwang showing up in this story even though I am not doing the Maeve storyline, but Diane Turner is in this story for a different storyline that is going to affect Spencer and Olivia and she is 20 years old instead of 25 years old like she was on the show.
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