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When Reid returned to Virginia after his mother's funeral, Hotch called Reid into his office when Reid returned to work two weeks after his mother's funeral.

"Reid I am sorry for your loss, how are you doing?"

"Harper is sending me to every NA meetings since you aren't allowing me out in the field since you want me to grieve properly before I get married to Harper. I do miss my mother terribly and Harper told me she understands because she lost her parents when she was 18."

"I am glad that Harper is sending you to those meetings. And congratulations to your engagement, I know you were planning to wait with proposing, but it was nice of you to give into your mother's dying wishes. How are you feeling about your father moving out east? I know that your father is an attorney at a law firm in Summerlin, so is he going to need help with finding a job since he isn't at retirement age? I can call some of my contacts and help get your father set up with a job for when he moves here."

"Right now my father is a co-owner of a law firm. I am glad that he is moving out east to be closer to me, because my father realized that he doesn't know how many years he has left and he walked out on my mother and me when I was 10 and he knows that my job is dangerous and he heard from my mother's doctor that I got shot in the neck last year in May in Texas when Dr. Norman called me and told me that my mom didn't get one of her daily letters and she was freaking out and told him to call my father for he can try and find out if something happened to me, so I confessed to him that I got shot in the neck and I was still in danger because one of the deputies tried to kill me with an antibiotic I am highly allergic to and my father learned that the guy who tried to kill me while I was in a hospital bed got executed last year in October. And since my mom passed away I won't need to make a trip to Vegas anymore unless we have a case there, and my father thinks moving out east will be a great fresh start for him like it was for me after I finished college at Caltech. And Harper, my father, and I agreed that my father should live with Harper and I especially for when Harper and I have children. And you can call your contacts about setting my father up with a job, because it will be a nice surprise for my father."

"Every one was worried about you after you got shot in Texas last year. I was worried about what I would tell your mother and your father if you started to contact him again and I had to control my emotions because Cruz flew down to Texas with Garcia so Garcia can sit with you at the hospital and Cruz took your place in the field since you were automatically off the case after you landed in the hospital for the remainder of the case and were stable enough to fly home because I told your doctor that we have a couch on the jet for you to lay on and sleep. And you weren't even aware that Cruz was with us until you were allowed to leave the hospital and when you got on the jet you fell asleep on the couch right away after take off. And everyone agreed that you automatically got the couch during the flight home and when everyone went to find a place to rest despite the plane being full Cruz took a seat near you. He was worried about you because he was afraid about losing one of his best agents, and I told him that getting shot in the neck wasn't one of your first gunshot wounds because you were shot in the leg once while I was in the hospital and I just have to make sure you didn't use calling yourself a second opinion to be allowed to travel again. Gideon had me attend your graduation from the academy with him since he decided that I would be your probationary agent that would teach you the ropes for this job since Gideon was unit chief at the time and I saw that you had no family members there. And when I asked you about family members I promised you that I would not mention to the others about where you placed your mother and I knew that were were the best bet at trying to talk down Dr. Ted Bryer when Elle was held hostage on that train and I knew that you would tell the others about your mother when you knew that it was time which was during the Randal Gardner case and Morgan looked at me when you brought up the illness that your mother had and he asked me if I knew and I told him that I did because I questioned about your next of kin and I would keep that information private until you had to reveal your mother's illness"

"With being a child prodigy and a true genius I have gained a lot of media attention even though I still guest lecture and publish articles in magazines today. Even in this job I have to speak to the press. You started to have me participate in press conferences after I called out that guy about the Zodiac Killer Copycat. When Rossi told me he read some of my articles and he told me I should try to write a book and he would ask his editor to help me out. But I am just fine with guest lecturing about certain cases and publishing articles in academic journals and police journals. I guess that I publish articles because when people find out about a true genius like me they don't want me to fall under the grid and stay in academia, because traveling around the country other FBI agents realize who I am because some of them read my articles and had the age requirement waived for me to be allowed in the FBI. I bet you remember when we went to interview Chester Hadwick and the Warden at the prison told me that he read some of my articles in a police journal. Plus you sent me to speaking engagements because of the articles I published even though I sometimes suck at public speaking even though I do fine when I guest lecture for Alex Blake because her students are intelligent like me. And I am glad that you kept my mother's location a secret until I had to bring her to the BAU because I knew that I was able to trust you with information like that."

"I remember when we went to interview Chester Hadwick, I really didn't help that day and the Warden was bringing up your published articles that after one of the speaking engagements that I sent you to because of an article you published you were doubting yourself about being an FBI agent and that was understandable because you could have done anything with your life like curing illnesses because Emily told me at that conference you were approached by a young genius who was the CEO of Nanovex and a few days later I sent Emily to confront you while you were working on those ciphers outside the field office and she told me that we missed your 30th birthday when she brought up you being 29 but you told her you were actually 30. And during that case you told me that the type of people who would understand those ciphers would have a high IQ like you, because if we didn't have a genius like you we wouldn't have caught a lot of highly intelligent unsubs and you were able to get Caleb and Harvey to turn against to each other since you know how it is when geniuses form friendships and bonds. Even though your childhood gave you the making of an unsub I am just glad that I don't have to chase you because you decided to help people. And during that case with Mr. Scratch a few months ago, you and Peter Lewis are both math geniuses and I was not even surprised that you would be the one to figure out where the unsub is employed based on the encryption because you knowing that type of math and if you took that math class at Harvard you would have been employed by the NSA instead of here. When you were choosing colleges did you look at their programs to help you decide where to go?"

"If I became an unsub I would probably be the hardest to catch, because I can outsmart you all since I know your moves," laughed Reid "Yes, I researched the courses at possible colleges for me. I just wanted to go to college where I wouldn't be really far away from my mother even though I had to accept moving far away from her to join this unit. Harvard was on my list and I knew I would be placed in the highest level math class and I didn't want to be employed by the NSA even though I have been approached by all government agencies before I accepted this offer from the FBI. I know that I could choose to work for the NSA in the future despite that prank we pulled on Morgan, JJ, and Garcia a couple of months ago about me transfering to the NSA."

"Yeah, I don't think that you should transfer there anytime soon because I think Garcia, Morgan, and JJ would put yours, Cruz's, Harper's, and my head on a stick. My NSA contact has asked me about you and your accomplishments in the past. He was surprised when I told him to give me the name of the unsub during the Mr. Scratch case when you told us where the unsub would work at the NSA based on that encryption that Peter Louis used to hack into her computers. My contact had a feeling that out of my agents who would figure out where Lewis is employed and he knew that it would be you."

"Your NSA contact has approached me a couple of times in the past, plus after that case with Peter Lewis he actually contacted me and told me that he had a feeling that I was the one to figure out where Lewis is employed since I recognized that encryption and know the math program at Harvard inside out that leads to a few people getting employed by the NSA since they are too dangerous to work anywhere else and he tried to offer me a job but I refused and when you were feeling better after being held hostage by Lewis, I told you about your contact from the NSA contacting me and offering me a job. Since meeting Harper I found out that your NSA contact is her boss and he approves Harper's and my relationship and he told her to pass on his condolences about my mother's death to me and he congratulated Harper and me on being engaged and he can't wait for the wedding and to tell you that he says hi and you know I met him a couple of years ago when Strauss approached me about lecturing and consulting at the NSA and she told me that I would still work for the FBI but the NSA would be in my spare time and that she highly recommend that I take that offer because it did help me cover my expences with my mom and myself a little bit more. Cruz knows I consult and lecture at the NSA and he doesn't question me about it since its kept a secret, but he asked me how long I was doing it and I told him I started consulting when I was 26 and I occasional do it today."

Flashback

Hotch sat in his office going through files as there was a knock on the door

"Come in,"

"Agent Hotchner," a deep voice came from the doorway, he looked up to see a slightly older man with salt and pepper hair standing there

"Yes,"

"I'm Brent Sanchez director of the NSA, I'd like to request you something," he said stepping closer to the desk

"Go on,"

"I'd like to have one of your agents Dr. Reid to do consults for the NSA, his knowledge on math and ciphers can come in very handy to our new agents, he will still be with the FBI but I 'd just request him come in his free time to lecture our agents in training and if we do need his expertise in some areas,"

"Well I'll have to consult with our section chief and Dr. Reid himself but I don't think it would be a problem, I think consulting will be good for him because I know that with you guys paying him for consulting it will help him with the extra expenses he has to deal with for his mother, I'll call you when I get a meeting set up,"

"Thank you agent Hotchner and if there's anyway I can repay the favor, do let me know," the man nodded and left the room

End Flashback

"I know that the NSA director asked you to consult and lecture for them because of your talents. And I decided to allow you to consult with the NSA for if the BAU gets to be too much for you; you know that there are other places that wishes to hire you. I know you spent some time there after you got shot in the leg and placed on desk duty because of you being bored because of not being allowed out in the field."

"During that time you grounded me here because I lied to you about not being cleared to travel, Since I was irritating Garcia a lot during that case, I asked Anderson to drive me to the NSA and sworn him to secercy and he didn't question me because he thought I was going to visit a friend."

"Garcia called me freaking out about not being able to find you. At least you called me telling me that you got a ride to the NSA and you going to see if you could do any consults since you were bored and Garcia wouldn't let you do anything and you turned off your phone after you got off with me since you for Garcia couldn't track you and I told Garcia that I knew where you were and that you are safe, Strauss, and I decided to keep your consulting work a secret."

"I faced the wrath of Garcia when I returned by taxi and she made me stay with her while everyone else was on that case and she threatened to wrap me up in bubble wrap and place in in a bubble if I ran off like that again."

Hotch laughed because Gracia told him that she threatened Reid that. And then Hotch decided to ask about the wedding since it was coming up quickly.

"I have a question for you about your wedding, have you and Harper found a caterer yet, because I told my younger brother Sean about you getting engaged and that you and your fiancee are having a short engagement and he offered to cater on short notice. Sean is about a year older than you, and I think you have met him. Are you going to invite Alex, James, Kate and her family?"

"I have invited Alex, James, Kate and her family and they said that they are coming. Emily called me a few days ago and she told me she heard about my mother's death and congratulated me on my engagement and she told me that she is coming to the wedding. I wish that Elle would show up. I have met Sean. I think he is a little jealous of me that I have accomplished more in my life than him even though he is a year older than me. Let me talk to Harper about his offer and I will get back to you on that."

"Garcia can probably contact Elle because I think she would want to come to your wedding. Sean told me that he is jealous of you based on your accomplishments despite him being a year older than you. He thinks that you are my replacement younger brother, but I see you as son. Some people have called you my work son because of our age difference." said Hotch laughing "He was shocked about your IQ. And yes you should talk to Harper about his offer."

"I have thought as you as a father figure for me in the past since you know how to deal with me and you did understand me more than Gideon did. But I am glad that I am reconnecting with my father but I will always think of you and Rossi as my work fathers while my dad is my personal life father."

A few days later...

Spencer had told Harper about Hotch's younger brother Sean offering to cater at their wedding and Harper approved. So Spencer told Hotch that Harper accepted Sean's offer. And since Hotch decided to keep Spencer out of the field until after the wedding and Spencer was still allowed to travel with the team but he stayed at the precinct Spencer and Harper decided that they need to find a house to move into after they get married. Spencer and Harper took Morgan's offer on helping them find a house so Spencer and Harper needed to discuss what type of house they need.

"Our house needs to have a library for yours, my father's, and my books. And we also need to have a home office that needs a keypad code to get in for you and I can do work at home. How many bedrooms do you think we will need?" said Spencer

"I agree about the home library and the secure private home office." replied Harper "You and I would automatically get the master bedroom, our children would each get their own room, your father would get a bedroom, and a spare room is needed for when we have guests. So we would need more than two bathrooms."

"I know that we should be able to afford a house that big with yours, my father's, and my finances combined. And Morgan told me that renovations that needs to be done will be his wedding gift to us. He told me that we should discuss the type of house we want and he will check his properties and check in with his contacts about the type of house we want and he will tell me what he finds. And Hotch and Cruz offered to pay for the security system. I just don't see us having a house being built for us because that will be expensive."

"I am just glad that we have been discussing how many children we want and featuring a library and a private home office in our house for we only have to deal with buying a house once. And with the extra bedrooms we can have them serve as guest bedrooms until we have some children and then we convert a guest bedroom into a nursery for a child. And I don't want us to have a house built because we can find one around Washington DC, Alexandria, Arlington, and other places around Quantico. Just give Morgan the names of towns that we would be comfortable buying a house in."

"I will give Morgan the list of cities and towns we are comfortable about finding a house in. Morgan knows that I like taking the train to work so he might find some places where I don't have to travel far to the train station. So I will tell him to look for places near the train station."

"I like your idea about finding a place where you can still gain access to the trains for your commute to work because I know that you sometimes like taking the train instead of driving. I might decide to take the train sometimes too, since traffic is sometimes horrible. And Morgan can wait with showing us the houses he finds until your father is in town for then he can look with us and help choose."

"I will tell Morgan to wait with showing us houses until the next time my father is in town, because my father should get to help choose."

A few days later Reid told Morgan about the locations where they are willing to buy a house at, he also told him that they would like the house to be near a train or subway station since Morgan knows that Reid likes to take the train more than driving, and Morgan started talking to his contacts and gave them the specifics of a house he is trying to find and he agreed to wait with showing them the houses he found until Reid's father is in town since William Reid wanted to help with choosing. Morgan decided not to make fun of Reid because of how many bedrooms he and Harper wanted because Morgan had to sleep on Reid's couch a few times since Reid didn't have a guest bedroom and he thought that Reid and Harper would have a guest bedroom or two available for when Jack and Henry stay over. While Spencer and Harper were waiting for Morgan to tell them that he found some houses that fits their descriptions, William Reid has already sent his belongings to Spencer and Harper and had moved out east. Rossi offered William Reid a spare bedroom since he knew that Morgan is helping Spencer, his father, and Harper find a house and William accepted Rossi's offer and William offered to start packing up Spencer's books for when they get a house and he knew about the amount of books his son has since most of them were Diana's. A few days before the wedding Morgan drove Spencer, William Reid, and Harper to the houses that he thought that Spencer, William, and Harper would like and the first house Morgan showed them that fitted their needs he gave them a tour of the house.

"Reid this room would be perfect for a library and with these walls I can make some built in bookshelves like you have at your apartment."

Reid liked the idea about built in bookshelves like he has at his apartment because that helped him save space. Harper and William were thinking about the same idea about built in bookshelves to save space.

"I like your idea about built in book shelves."

When Morgan showed them the basement, William Reid came up with an idea.

"Agent Morgan, are you able to turn a basement into an apartment?"

"Yes I can Mr. Reid, but please call me Derek."

"If you are telling me to call you Derek, please call me William. I know that just about everyone calls my son Reid or Dr. Reid so that might confuse Spencer and me. And I also know that you call my son kid. I have already told Rossi and Hotchner to call me William for Spencer and I don't get confused and they told me to call them by their first names. Spencer I hope you and Harper don't mind that if we have the basement of the house we choose to live in converted into an apartment I hope you two don't mind that I take the converted basement apartment for you two can have some privacy."

"Dad, Harper and I are not going to make you live in the basement, I have seen houses where unsubs live where they have their hostage live in the basement or attic. Even Morgan is agreeing with me since I brought up what some unsubs did."

"Yeah William, my cousin had to stay in the basement of at a few places while she was missing. And you don't deserve to stay in a basement. Your son and Harper are trying to create a stable family unit for when they have children. And I like the idea about live in grandparents. If I had children I think my mom would move here from Chicago and tell me that she is planning to move in with me to help raise her grandchildren. I think if my father was still alive I think he would agree with my mom."

"Do you mind if I ask you how old you were when your father was killed?"

"I was 10 years old. He was killed in front of me. Your son is the little brother I never had. A few years ago I was able to convince your son to join the FBI softball team and he agreed and he has improved over the past few years."

Reid blushes when Morgan told his father that Reid is like a little brother to him. And William was impressed that Derek got his son to join the FBI softball team because Spencer had told him about the winning home run he scored.

"I can't believe that you got my son to stay and participate on a sports team. And I can't wait to go to a future game and watch Spencer play I had trouble with making him stay on that t-ball team I was one of the coaches of."

Twenty minutes later Spencer, Harper, and William had a conversation about the house Morgan just show them. They agreed that this house is perfect and when Morgan told them the sale price and they agreed that they can afford it. Morgan told them that there are renovations that needs to be done and he has some people who can help and the renovations would be his wedding gift for Spencer and Harper. And Spencer, William, and Harper agreed that this is the house.

"We will take this house and we are going to bid higher than the sale price."

"This is actually one of the properties that I bought to renovate and there is no current bids so you don't need to bid higher. And the renovations will be my wedding gift to you guys and some some of my contacts offered to help with the renovations for they can get done quickly. Plus since I know that you and Harper are waiting with your honeymoon for a later date. I think our teammates and other agents like our teammates from softball that are available will offer to help with the move and get settled in this house after your wedding. Just let me know what type of paint colors you want in the house. You three just need to decide if you are keeping any current furniture or getting brand new furniture. And if anything needs to be repaired in the future I will be glad to fix what needs to be repaired."

Spencer, his father, and Harper were glad that they will have a lot of help with moving. And with all the help they get they can probably be moved in by the time Spencer's annual leave is over.