A/N – In this chapter – Reid, Lila and the team reflect back on several cases including, 3x16 "Elephant's Memory", 2x15 "Revelations", 5x1 "Nameless, Faceless" 4x16 "Pleasure is my Business", 4x9 "52 Pickup"

Thanks for the reviews. This is coming to a close. There will probably be 2 more chapters unless I get a lot of good ideas. I am planning a short sequel (probably 2-3 chapters) called The Prodigal Son-in-law Returns which will be set in Texas.

"This is inhibited?" Rossi asked as everyone but Lila looked at Reid stunned by his last remark.

"Yea you wouldn't notice but she's using fewer endearments, is less tactile, and a little tense." Reid offered as he closed his menu having decided on his dinner selection.

"I'm sorry." Lila said sadly as she gave him a loving pat on his thigh.

"How many children do you want?" William asked eagerly.

"Six, we don't want to be just a couple with a baby. We want a family. Hopefully we'll have at least 2 girls and 2 boys." Lila offered enthusiastically clearly willing to discuss the topic.

"Lila wants six. I've agreed to three probably four and then we'll reevaluate. Maybe we'll stop at four kids and then get a couple cats instead of having two more kids. I've never had a pet. I think it would be fun. We can't get dogs because Lila is allergic" Reid added before the waitress came over to take their orders.

"Isn't that unusual to be allergic to dogs and not cats?" Seaver asked after the waitress left.

"Yes cat allergies are approximately twice as common as dog allergies. 15-30% of people with allergies have allergic reactions to cats and dogs." Reid explained.

"Speaking of cats, how is your cat, Mr. Reid?" Prentiss asked.

"Meezer will be gone a year on May 8. He was such a good, loving, devoted boy. He was a seal point Siamese. He lived to be 18 years old. I've thought about getting another cat but at my age having a pet that could live close to 20 years doesn't seem sensible. I would love for you to have cats for your children though Spencer. I recommend Siamese. They are considered the most dog like of cats. They love to interact with their families not hide behind the sofa like some other breeds." William offered.

"Ok so Mr. Reid, Pretty Boy didn't have any pets. Mama and I have been wondering if there was anything normal about his childhood like did he learn how to ride a bike?" Morgan asked much to everyone's surprise especially Garcia's.

She swatted Morgan on the arm then whispered "If you have a question own it. Don't make me share the blame."

"Baby girl, you've asked every other question this week. I just thought you'd be willing to help me out a little here." Derek whispered back before finally giving William his attention.

"Oh yes Spencer loved riding his bike and he played t-ball too. He is quite athletic or at least he was as a little guy." William replied as Lila gave Reid a suggestive glance which he eagerly returned before they both began to blush then laugh.

"He still is." Lila offered between giggles as William and Garcia smiled in understating and Rossi, Morgan and Prentiss winced.

Hotch cleared his throat, gave Morgan a put upon look, and said soberly as the young couple composed themselves "Lila, you mentioned the new routine. Now that he won't have a cooling off period of days or weeks between finishing a particularly difficult case and seeing you, you may notice he has more nightmares or is more emotional than you are use to when he comes home."

"Well he does pretty well. His nightmares began to subside at least during the nights I'm with him soon after we started dating. I'd feel him tense in his sleep or start to whimper a little. I'd caress him, kiss his chest and whisper to him. Usually he'd relax without waking up. I don't know if his subconscious knows I'm there or if he's just happier as he's falling asleep when I'm with him or some combination of the two." Lila explained.

"I'm definitely happier falling asleep with you in my arms." Reid offered with a broad smile as Garcia and Seaver giggled and Prentiss and Morgan winced.

"Reid, do you really want to go there with your father sitting right here?" Morgan asked.

"Morgan, don't make it sound shameful. Intimacy is part of a happy, loving marriage. Granted my parents had a difficult situation with Mom's schizophrenia but they did have a child together. Obviously intimacy was part of their relationship at least for a time." Reid said.

"He rarely brings his cases home emotional. I'd say maybe 20% of them. Usually it's the kids. Those are the cases about which he shares the most. They always make him sad. The Owen Savage case, for example, really stands out. We laid in bed for a couple hours talking about it. He just wanted to be held and caressed but nothing more until he had talked it through and released the sadness." Lila said looking in Hotch's eyes.

"You were so kind to his little girlfriend, Jordan. I better understand the parallels now. Not only was he a bright boy who was teased but she was the pretty blonde from Texas who loved him." Hotch offered looking at Reid.

"There was only one visit when we'd been together about a year when he was a little demanding." Lila offered as Reid winced.

"A little demanding? I was abusive. It took me a long time to forgive myself for that night." Reid said.

"Spencer, maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it. I know how you hate to think about it. I'll admit I was a little surprised because you are usually so tender and solicitous but you weren't abusive. I never said no. I never told you to stop and you didn't hurt me." Lila offered seriously yet lovingly after purposely using his full first name as Hotch and Morgan sobered in understanding.

"Henkel," Hotch offered not quite knowing what to say. "That was a bad one."

"The next time I saw him he was so contrite. He'd worked through it." Lila added placing her hand in Spencer's; both knowing that despite how much of their private lives they would share with the team, his drug addiction was something they could never confirm.

"Yea that's when I decided to ask her to marry me. I knew if we could get through that we could get through anything. As much guilt and regret as I had about that night it helped bring us to where we are now." Reid offered as he stared at her engagement ring while he gently massaged it with his thumb before bringing her hand to his lips.

"Of course the worst for me was when he got shot in his knee." Lila offered as their waitress approached with their entrees.

"When was this?" William asked after the waitress had given them their meals and left as the group began to eat.

"About a year ago, I was on the phone with him. He was brilliant. He saved the victim and took down the unsub." Prentiss offered proudly with a smile.

"Unsub?" William asked his voice filled with confusion.

"Unknown subject, bad guy" Lila interjected quickly.

"I was with a doctor and Prentiss got me help right away which well helped." Reid added.

"Yes but you were immobilized from the hip to the ankle for 6 weeks. He had to sleep on his back because his leg couldn't bear any weight his or mine. So sleeping on his front or his side was out. Comforting him was nearly impossible because I basically couldn't touch him below the waist." Lila offered.

"That would make it difficult." Rossi said.

"I never told you this but for a few seconds I even considered calling NASA." Lila admitted.

"NASA?" Reid asked as he turned to his wife his voice filled with confusion.

"Well you are a federal agent who was injured in the line of duty. They have ways of simulating weightlessness. I figured I couldn't hurt you if we were at zero g." Lila explained.

"Talk about Houston we have a problem." Garcia said as she began to giggle.

"And Houston we have lift-off." Morgan added as everyone including Hotch smiled.

"When did you find out about the shooting?" Hotch asked Lila.

Before she could reply, Reid explained. "Oh when we got married. I established an emergency plan with the sanitarium. My mother's record has Lila's contact information and a letter giving them authorization to contact her if the bureau ever contacted them. That's why I had you call the sanitarium as soon as I got out of surgery and stress I would be fine and was resting comfortably. I knew the sanitarium would pass on that information to Lila." Looking at his wife, he added." We will need to change that."

"I know your cases are horrific but you have told some funny stories too usually involving bars and/or prostitution." Lila offered.

"Yes" Reid said beginning to chuckle "For me the funniest was the Madame in of all places Dallas. It was difficult enough for me not to think about Lila when we were in her hometown but then I had to interview a Madame with Prentiss. First the Madame tells us we need lessons in faking it and I'm thinking don't talk to me about faking it. I'm a married man who has been faking celibate and completely clueless for three years. So I'm trying to interview this woman while acting like I have no idea what I'm talking about. She, of course, is a Madame and has no problem talking about sex which only made is more difficult but funnier at the same time."

"You blushed so pretty when she said 'sweetie what did you have in mind?'" Prentiss added.

"I blushed because I didn't have anything in mind at least not that I needed her help with. I just wanted her to answer our questions not try to play some kind of hands on sex therapist with me but I couldn't say that so I did what I do best or at least you think I do best – clueless and blushing. The blushing part was pretty easy I just thought about how you would have screamed if I told you that I was secretly married." Reid laughed.

"So you did realize she was basically propositioning a federal agent." Prentiss asked.

"Of course" Reid said.

"We had a good laugh about that. But for me the funniest was Derek trying to quote school unquote Spence with that Austin girl in Atlanta. Spence said you were hovering like an overprotective mother and praised him for giving her one of his business cards." Lila offered.

"But wait kid, didn't she call you?" Derek asked nervously his brow furrowing.

"Yea she called me once. She wanted to know if I got the package she sent me which was the card with a big lipstick mark on the back. I was nice to her, wished her well, but didn't take the bait so I never heard from her again. I'm sure I could have turned her off with some statistics if necessary. Considering the dangers of our job flirting is the least of my worries" Reid explained.

"I'm not looking forward to sending my family out into the field next week." Garcia said sadly.

"It's been a productive week. We've given one of the largest police forces in the country valuable information and gotten a lot of good feedback. I wish we could do this one week a month but we need to balance giving local law enforcement basic skills with being in the field solving the most difficult cases." Hotch explained.

"Aaron I think it's also good psychologically for us as a team to relax together. Even on the jet, we're usually profiling on the way to a case and exhausted on the way home. Even if we can only have a training week a couple times a year, I think this format is good for us and the locals. It's something we need to continue. Although I realize we won't soon forget this trip." Rossi offered smiling at Lila.

"I have tried to do my part to make it memorable although Garcia didn't see any stars except for Mary Hart and Aaron hasn't gotten anything for Jack." Lila said with a smile.

"Sweetie I didn't just see a star I'm taking one home on the plane with me." Garcia said causing Reid to put his arm possessively around his wife and give Garcia a dirty look which was quickly followed by a teasing smile. "Ok technically Reid's taking you home but anything that makes one of my babies happy makes me happy."

"Oh Penelope, that's so sweet. I just wish we weren't going home to Jack empty handed. What about the cupcakes we had the other night? We could take him some of those. The bakery is only a couple blocks from here. The parking garage is on the way if anyone wants to head back to the hotel." Lila offered.

"That sounds like a great idea. I'll just need to explain to Jack that they are from California so we can't buy them at home." Aaron said.

"Actually I think they are opening a branch in Washington, DC any day. We can ask them." Lila offered.

"Oh well let's not tell Jack that." Hotch said with a smile.