Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds.

A/N: Shout out to tannerose5, OhSnapItsMadison, southernbeauty13, Hippichic81, and Mrs. JaganshiReidofHufflepuff for reviewing chapter 10.

Sorry about the delay for this chapter. I was dealing with writers block, and I ended up deciding to combine Thanksgiving with the chapter or chapters with the episode Bully.


As soon as all their guests arrived, Ethel looked at Spencer, Andrew, Hotch, Gordon, William, Morgan, and Rossi.

"Olivia, Joanna, Garcia, and I will take care of cooking while you men are on kid duty this afternoon." said Ethel as she gestured for Olivia, Joanna, and Garcia to follow her into the kitchen.

A minute later Spencer looked at Rossi who was looking like he wanted to follow the ladies.

"Better not argue with aunt Ethel since she believes that the women should deal with cooking while the men entertain the kids when it comes to holiday gatherings like this." said Spencer.

"Then why did she allow me to help during Christmas?" asked Rossi.

"There were more guests here for Christmas dinner last year, and she doesn't want your help since you criticized her cooking skills last year." said Spencer.

"Are we able to have snacks and water?" asked Jack.

"She will send someone out with snacks and water." said Spencer.

At that moment the kitchen door opened revealing Olivia and Joanna who were either carrying a package of bottled water or a bowl of fruit and Olivia handed the water to her husband.

"Just please don't answer too many questions that Garcia asks you about us." said Spencer.

Morgan, Rossi, and Hotch chuckled.

"I promise, Spencer." said Olivia.

After Olivia and Joanna gave their men one last kiss, they headed back into the kitchen, and a few minutes later Jack looked at Spencer.

"Uncle Spencer, can we put on a little magic show for Piper, Albert, Ava, and Rachel when they wake up?" asked Jack.

"Sure." said Spencer before looking at Jack, "How is the third grade going?" asked Spencer.

"I am learning multiplication in math, and in a few weeks I will be learning division." said Jack.

Spencer realized that while everyone waited for Piper, Rachel, Albert, and Ava to wake up he knew that he could quiz Jack on his multiplication.

"What's five times four?" asked Spencer.

Jack quickly thought about it.

"20." said Jack.

"Great job, bud." said Spencer as he gave Jack a high five.

"I do have flash cards that my teacher wants us to use, and I brought them with me since I was hoping that you could quiz me." said Jack.

"Go get them." said Spencer.

A few minutes later Spencer was sitting on the floor with Jack, quizzing Jack on his multiplication.


Meanwhile in the kitchen, Olivia and Garcia were chopping vegetables for the salad, and Garcia looked at Olivia who was wearing skinny jeans and a light pink blouse while her hair was pulled back into a ponytail since Ethel told her, Olivia, and Joanna to put their hair in ponytails before they got started.

"You're looking pretty great for someone who gave birth to twins six months ago." said Garcia.

"The twins don't turn six months old until tomorrow, Penelope." said Olivia.

"I know, but what's your secret to losing all that baby weight?" asked Garcia.

"Breastfeeding, eating healthy, running a few times a week, and going to Zumba once a week." said Olivia.

"Does Reid go running with you?" asked Garcia.

"He does, and we load up the kids in our two jogging strollers so William can have some time for himself." said Olivia.

At that moment Ethel looked at Garcia and Olivia from the turkey she was checking.

"Enough girl talk and get chopping." said Ethel.

"Yes, aunt Ethel." said Olivia.

Garcia looked at Olivia and whispered.

"How could your husband deal with an aunt who's that strict?" asked Garcia.

Olivia started giggling.

"The other day we watched Spencer speak to the press on TV, and she saw me licking my lips as I watched my husband walk away from the press causing her to tell me to control my hormones. And if we didn't have family arrive this week for Thanksgiving after seeing him talk to the press on national television, I would have jumped him when he got home." whispered Olivia.

Garcia started to giggle since these were the types of details she wanted to hear from Olivia.

"During the next girls night out that you join JJ and me on, I really want more details." whispered Garcia.


After Spencer got Jack through the last flash card, he got up and walked over to the iPad that contained footage of Piper's, Albert's, and Ava's nurseries and noticed that Piper was awake and sitting in her crib.

"Piper's awake, so I am going to go get her." said Spencer as he headed for the stairs.

A minute later Spencer was in Piper's nursery and Spencer smiled at his oldest child.

"Hi daddy." said Piper as she scrambled up to her feet.

"Did you have a good nap?" asked Spencer as he scooped up Piper out of her crib.

"Yes." said Piper.

A few minutes later Spencer had a clean diaper put on Piper, and she walked over to her toy bin and pulled out one of her dolls.

"Pway wit me Daddy." said Piper as she held a doll out to her daddy.

"Uncle Aaron and Jack arrived right after I took you up here for a nap, and in a few hours we are going to be eating turkey." said Spencer.

Piper ran out of the nursery with the doll still in her arms, and stopped at the top of the stairs where a baby gate was still set up. Spencer shook his head when he saw Piper pouting at the baby gate that was up for her own safety.

"Go down daddy." said Piper as she pointed at the stairs.

"Just a few minutes Goober, since I want to check on your little brother and sister." said Spencer.

"I wan go down now." said Piper as she pouted at her daddy.

Spencer saw Hotch coming up the stairs.

"Need some help Spencer?" asked Hotch as he smiled at his goddaughter who was pouting at her daddy as he stood at the top of the stairs.

Piper turned around and grinned when she saw her godfather.

"Unca Aaron." said Piper.

"She wants to play with you and Jack, but I wanted to check on her brother and sister first." said Spencer.

"How about I take her downstairs so you can check on the twins." said Hotch as he reached out and scooped up his goddaughter, while making sure to hold onto Piper's doll.

"Thanks." said Spencer as he heard both Albert and Ava start crying, "Would you mind having my dad come up here to help so I only have to deal with one twin?" asked Spencer.

"Sure." said Hotch as he headed downstairs with Piper in his arms before turning his head to look at Spencer, "Piper has inherited your pout." said Hotch.

A few minutes later Spencer and William were coming downstairs with the twins.


A few hours later everyone was sitting around the expandable table or high chairs enjoying the meal that Ethel, Olivia, Joanna, and Garcia made together, and Hotch looked at Spencer.

"So when are you going to take the trip to Vegas to see your mom?" asked Hotch.

"We're hoping on spending Christmas in Vegas this year since we couldn't make the trip last year due to me having a tonsillectomy over a week before Christmas." said Spencer.

"Since we were required to stay in the area last year, it's our turn again to have Christmas off." said Hotch.

Spencer, Olivia, and William smiled at each other and Rossi looked at Spencer, Olivia, and William.

"I will cover the plane tickets." said Rossi.

"You don't have to, Rossi." said Spencer.

"It would be my Christmas gift for you guys." said Rossi.


A week and a half later Spencer was walking with Rossi towards Alex who was getting checked out by a medic.

"Uh-huh. You got it, Hotch. We'll meet you at the airport." said Rossi before hanging up with Hotch and looked at Alex, "Hey. You sure you're OK?"

"Oh, yeah. It's nothing." said Alex.

"A couple inches to your right and he could have hit your brachial artery. All things considered, you were extraordinarily lucky." said Spencer.

"Yeah, luck had nothing to do with it. I'm practically bulletproof." said Alex.

"Yeah, I heard that about you." said Rossi.

At that moment Rossi looked at Spencer as Alex's phone rang.

"All right, let's finish this up and go home." said Rossi.

Spencer followed Rossi while sending Olivia a quick text message.

I'M COMING HOME TONIGHT. ~ SR


Spencer was flying back to Virginia with his teammates when Garcia's face popped up on the monitors.

"OK, sir, I'm ready." said Garcia.

Hotch and Alex got up from where they were sitting and walked over to Spencer, Rossi, JJ, and Morgan.

"All right. Can I have your attention, everyone? Go ahead, Garcia." said Hotch.

"Alrighty, then. Last night in Kansas City well, technically, super early this morning, 50-year-old David Morrison was beaten to death when he was out jogging. Information is on your tablets right now." said Garcia.

"It looks brutal." said JJ.

"Classic overkill." said Rossi.

Spencer looked at JJ's tablet as he spoke.

"He was found stripped and wearing women's underwear that I'm assuming weren't his." said Spencer.

"Yeah. All of his clothes were found nearby, his skivvies included." said Garcia.

"Any evidence of sexual assault?" asked Rossi.

"We're still waiting on the M. E. report." said Garcia,

"Any other victims, Garcia?" asked Morgan.

"That is a big maybe. Meet Tommy Barnes and Melissa Hawthorne, also on your tablets." said Garcia.

"A year ago they disappeared from a house party and were found beaten in much the same fashion." said Alex.

"There were two of them and they're considerably younger than this most recent victim." said Spencer.

"Yeah, and what about the women's underwear? And that's a pretty specific ritual aspect. These two were found fully clothed." said JJ.

"Are we sure that it's the same unsub?" asked Morgan.

"My dad thinks it is." said Alex.

"Your dad's a captain on the Kansas City police force, right?" asked Morgan.

"Retired." said Alex.

"But your brother's a cop, too." said JJ.

"Scott. He's a homicide detective, but my dad is the one who made the call." said Alex.

"If he's retired, it's not exactly an official invitation." said Rossi.

"No, but he's got lots of influence." said Hotch.

"Well, maybe we should wait for the invite. We can't just force ourselves on local jurisdiction." said JJ.

"What if it's actually serial?" asked Morgan.

"We'll go back if they ask us to." said JJ.

"Look, my dad's a great cop, and he's almost never wrong. I mean, it drives me crazy, but it's true." said Alex.

"We don't know exactly what we've got here, but I think it's worth taking a look. Have the pilot reroute us to Kansas City." said Hotch.

As soon as the plane was rerouted, Spencer called Olivia.

"Hey Spencer." said Olivia.

"We got called in for another case." said Spencer.

"Where?" asked Olivia.

"Kansas City, Missouri." said Spencer.

"Alex's hometown?" asked Olivia.

"Yes, and I'm sorry that it's going to be a few days before I come home." said Spencer.

"It's OK Spencer, and right now the kids are awake if you want to talk to them before you have to hang up." said Olivia.

"Please put them on." said Spencer.

A few seconds later he heard Piper's voice while the twins started to babble through the phone, causing his face to break into a wide grin.

"Hi daddy." said Piper.

"Hey there Piper. Are you being good for mommy and grandpa?" asked Spencer.

"I a good girl." said Piper.

"Yes you are." said Olivia.

"You come home so we can pway?" asked Piper.

"Your aunts, uncles, and I have been asked to help put another naughty in a really long time out, but when I come home I will play with you." said Spencer.

"OK daddy." said Piper before running off to play with Einstein and Olivia looked at Ava.

"Who's that on the phone?" asked Olivia.

"Dada!" squealed Ava.

"How's my little birdie doing?" asked Spencer.

Ava started to babble away.

"Is that so?" asked Spencer.

"Ya." said Ava before she decided to crawl over to Einstein and her big sister.

"Dada." said Albert.

"How's my little buckaroo?" asked Spencer.

Albert started to babble before Olivia spoke up.

"Albert has a stinky diaper right now, so I am going to let you get back to work. Please stay safe and I love you." said Olivia.

"I love you too." said Spencer before hanging up.


As soon as the jet landed, Spencer followed Hotch and Alex to an SUV and Alex climbed into the back seat causing Spencer to get into the front seat. A few minutes later Spencer and Hotch were talking about the case while Alex quietly looked out the window and noticed changes in her hometown.

"David Morrison was a novelist, Tommy Barnes and Melissa Hawthorne high school students. No apparent connection between the victims, no matching DNA samples." said Spencer.

"And an entire year between kills." said Hotch.

"You know, the underwear ritual may be about symbolic humiliation." said Spencer.

"Or a shock factor for whoever found the bodies." said Hotch.

Spencer looked back at Alex who was sitting in the back seat looking out the window.

"Blake, did your dad say anything else about why he thinks these cases are connected?" asked Spencer.

Alex stayed silent, causing Spencer to get concerned.

"Blake?" asked Spencer.

"Yeah?" asked Alex.

"Everything all right?" asked Hotch.

"Uh, yeah. Sorry. Just I'm distracted." said Alex.

"Perfectly understandable. The familiar sounds, visual cues, even olfactory inputs, can trigger memories and emotions we thought were long gone. Happens to me every time I go home, too." said Spencer.

"When was the last time you were back?" asked Hotch.

"When Olivia was 20 weeks pregnant with the twins." said Spencer.

Hotch looked at Spencer while being glad that even though Spencer changed quite a bit since Olivia entered his life, he is the same Spencer Reid that everyone loves.

"I was talking to Blake." said Hotch.

"Uh, it's been about 5 years." said Alex.

"That's a long time." said Hotch as he thought back to how much coaxing it took him to get Spencer to go visit his mom after being in the BAU for over two and a half years.

"Yeah, once I got out of Kansas City, I pretty much wanted to stay out." said Alex.

Spencer looked at Alex and gave her an understanding look.


The following morning Spencer walked out of the house where Gil and Renee Patterson lived and approached Alex.

"Gil and Renee Patterson were good, hard-working people. He was a bank manager, she was a nurse." said Spencer.

"If all these victims were targets, then what's the connection?" asked Alex.

"Maybe they're not targets. Maybe they're surrogates." said Spencer.

"For who?" asked Alex as Detective Miller approached them.

"So, um, apparently, a neighbor found the bodies when she came by and saw the door was ajar." said Detective Miller.

"Do the Pattersons have any next of kin? We're gonna need to talk to them." said Alex.

"Yeah, they do. They have a daughter named Laurie. She's a senior at the University of Missouri." said Detective Miller.


Spencer entered the living room as Morgan answered a call from Garcia.

"Hey, what you got, mama?" asked Morgan.

"So it turns out our dead jogger David Morrison bounced around as a substitute English teacher before he published his first book. 4 years ago, he worked for a week at Jefferson High School, and that is the same school that Tommy Barnes and Melissa Hawthorne went to." said Garcia.

"The Pattersons have a daughter." said JJ.

"Laurie." said Spencer.

"Garcia, where did Laurie Patterson go to high school?" asked Morgan.

"That would be... Jefferson." said Garcia.

"And when did she graduate?" asked Morgan.

"Um... 4 years ago." said Garcia.

"So she was there at the same time Morrison was." said JJ.

"All right, I'll call Hotch. We need to give the profile." said Morgan.


"Based on his victims and on local demographics, we believe we're looking for a Caucasian male in his late teens to early 20s." started Hotch.

"He's a sadist with rage issues, which accounts for the high level of violence in each of his kills." said Rossi.

"All 5 of his victims are in some way connected to Jefferson high school." said Morgan.

"Which leads us to believe he's either a former student or employee." said Alex.

"Why former?" asked Detective Miller.

"Because we also think he has a drug problem." said Alex.

"The addiction plus his anger issues means that he probably lacks the social skills required to stay in school or hold down a steady job." said Morgan.

"Because brute force and humiliation are the hallmarks of his M. O., we believe his kills are somehow rooted in revenge." said Spencer.

"We think he may have been traumatically humiliated in some way in the recent past." said Rossi.

"Probably as an adolescent, which makes this very personal to him." said Hotch.

"Now he's looking for payback." said Morgan.

"So why did this guy wait a whole year after his first murders?" asked Detective Miller.

"We think he may have been incarcerated." said Hotch.

"So you should be looking at violent offenders or any younger ex-cons you may be familiar with." said JJ.

"We think his first kills were experiments of sorts. He was just getting a taste for it." said Rossi.

"Tommy Barnes and Melissa Hawthorne had more defensive wounds than any of his other victims." said Alex.

"And they apparently put up quite a fight." said Spencer.

"It's not easy to blitz attack two people at once." said Rossi.

"So whether he was locked up or not, he probably took a year off to perfect his craft to make sure that never happened again." said Morgan.

"He's physically fit and probably works out a lot, so he may frequent inexpensive gyms or health clubs." said Alex.

"And don't forget, this guy used his bare hands to kill his victims. He will not be easily deterred." said JJ.

"So proceed with caution. As his grip on reality continues to fade, he'll become more dangerous." finished Hotch.


A short while later Spencer was standing by his teammates talking about what to do next.

"We should cross-check our list of recently released ex-cons again." said JJ.

"Garcia and I have been over it twice. Nobody matches the profile." said Hotch as Morgan answered Garcia's phone call.

"Hey, baby girl, you got the whole crew. Go ahead." said Morgan.

"OK, here's the skinny on Jefferson High. Really great football team, state champ two years in a row, Go Bulldogs. The only notable thing that has happened at that high school in the last 10 years besides the murder of Tommy Barnes and Melissa Hawthorne is the death of another student, Riley Wilson, 4 years ago. Sending. Information streaming to your tablets now." said Garcia.

"He wrapped his car around a telephone pole." said Alex.

"Yeah. There was a lot of speculation it was a suicide. Tox report was clean. He was totally sober." said Garcia.

"He was a senior and got straight As. Nothing in his disciplinary file." said Rossi.

Spencer, who was reading from Rossi's tablet, spoke up.

"He was at Jefferson the same time as David Morrison and Laurie Patterson." said Spencer.

"Garcia, we need a list of every student and employee at Jefferson while Riley Wilson was a student." said Hotch.

"Parents and family members, too, Garcia." said Morgan.

"Compiling that list now. It is a lot of names. I will hit you back ASAP." said Garcia.


Spencer and his teammates watched the ambulance pull away, and a few minutes later Spencer was helping his teammates go through the recent crime scene.

"The unsub was probably already here when your brother arrived. But he didn't kill him." said Rossi

"Because Charles was the target." said Hotch.

"So this guy's mission oriented." said Rossi as Spencer picked something up.

"I believe the unsub may have stolen Scott's firearm." said Spencer as he showed the holster.

"Doesn't match his M. O., but that won't stop him from using it." said Rossi.

Alex, who was going through her brother's notes, spoke up.

"There's something in here. He wrote, "Charles and Riley good friends, " but he underlined the words "good" and "friends."" said Alex.

"That mean something to you?" asked Hotch.

"Yeah. He used to do that when we were kids. Usually when something really irritated him." said Alex.

"He underlined words when he was irritated?" asked Rossi.

"Yeah. Our mother used to make us write letters to each other to help us resolve our conflicts. She thought it was a good way to learn how to express our feelings." said Alex.

"Smart lady." said Rossi.

"What was it about the words "good friends" that got to him?" asked Alex as her phone rang and she answered her father's call, "Hey, Dad, how's he doing?"

A few minutes later Alex hung up, and looked at Spencer, Hotch, and Rossi.

"Scott's going to be OK." said Alex.


A short while later Spencer, Alex, Hotch, and Rossi were back at the station, and JJ told them what happened to Riley, causing everyone including Spencer to think back to when he told them about the time he was tied to a goalpost naked.

"Laurie Patterson was away at school, so he couldn't go after her." said Morgan.

"So he goes after her parents instead. That was his way of maximizing her suffering." said Rossi.

"Laurie's ex, Sergeant Lance Tate, is doing his third tour in Afghanistan. His parents moved to Arizona." said JJ as Morgan answered a phone call from Garcia.

"Hey. You're on speaker, Garcia." said Morgan.

"Hot off my keyboard, I took the names Laurie gave us and I cross-checked them with Riley Wilson's texts, emails, and social media. I got two hits. One's a Kevin Russ. That was his chemistry lab partner. And the second and way more interesting is a kid named Ronald Underwood." said Garcia.

"What's so interesting about him?" asked Rossi.

"It looks like they were actually pretty good friends. Ronald dropped out of school right after Riley died." said Garcia.

"What else do we know about Underwood?" asked Hotch.

"Uh, dad is out of the picture. He lives with his mom, who has 4, 4 DUIs. He spends a cra-cra-crazy amount of time on the Internet, mostly looking at porn and MMA sites and- Oh. The Internet is also where he buys his anabolic steroids." said Garcia.

"If this is all about bullying, the unsub may have been a victim himself." said Spencer as he wondered why the school hasn't done anything about the bullying that Riley and Ronald went through

"He may also feel responsible for what happened to Riley." said JJ as she glanced at Spencer and thought back to how bad high school was bad for him.

"And he's targeting the bullies and the adults who did nothing to stop it." said Hotch as he thought back to when Spencer told him about two of his worst days in high school while being glad that Spencer didn't turn into an unsub like Owen Savage and Ronald Underwood.

"Laurie said a substitute teacher and a Mr. Ramsey were there the day of the practical joke." said Alex.

"David Morrison had to be the sub." said Morgan.

"Garcia, where's Mr. Ramsey now?" asked Hotch.

"Harold Ramsey, history teacher. He still works at Jefferson high." said Garcia.

"All right, send contact numbers and addresses for both Harold Ramsey and Ronald Underwood." said Hotch.

"Sent and sent." said Garcia.

"Thanks." said Hotch before Morgan hung up.


As Spencer headed to the high school with Alex and Hotch, Alex called Mr. Ramsey to try and warn him what's going on before Alex heard Ramsey get attacked, and a few minutes later Spencer was standing with his teammates briefing officers and SWAT members about what was going on.

"We believe Underwood is in possession of a stolen police issue Glock 19. We'll split up into 3 groups, we'll go room to room, and we'll all meet back in the main hallway." said Hotch.

Because we're back where it all started with Underwood, this is likely his endgame." said Rossi.

"Which means there's no telling how far he'll go to play this thing out, so be safe." said Morgan.

A minute later Spencer and JJ were going through the school with two SWAT members who were leading them around the section of the school they were given, and a few minutes later they met up with the others surrounding Ronald. Spencer chose to stay silent since he knew that Hotch would want him to stay in line since the case was reminding him of Owen Savage, and a short while later Ronald surrendered.


Hotch just got off the phone as a freshly showered Spencer exited their hotel room bathroom in his pajamas.

"You doing OK since you identified with the unsub?" asked Hotch.

"I'm doing OK, but I know that if it wasn't for my aunt and uncle I'm not sure where I would be today since I could have turned out like Ronald and Owen." said Spencer.

"You had adults that were there to support you, and I'm proud of you for staying in line this time." said Hotch.

"I know, and I'm afraid what Olivia would have done to me if I put myself in danger like I did during the Owen Savage case." said Spencer.

"I think the worst she would have done is ban you from drinking coffee and make you sleep on the couch." said Hotch.

"I think so, too." said Spencer.

"Isn't your 20 year reunion happening soon?" asked Hotch.

"The reunion is supposed to be one week after Piper turns two, and Olivia thinks that we should go since we could use that time to take the kids to visit my mom." said Spencer.

"She's right about taking the kids to see your mom, and I think you should go to that reunion and brag about how successful you became." said Hotch.

"Olivia said the same thing." said Spencer.

"I know that you have been told this countless times, but you definitely married a wise woman." said Hotch as he thought about how excited Olivia was about coming to Kansas City for a barbecue at Alex's father's house when he called her while Spencer was taking a shower.

"I know." said Spencer.

"Get some sleep since we are having the barbecue at Mr. Miller's house tomorrow." said Hotch.


Spencer's eyes went wide when he saw Olivia walking towards them with Garcia, and a few seconds later he was deeply kissing his wife despite the wolf whistles that were going around in the airport.

"Why are you here?" asked Spencer.

"Aaron told me that I was flying out with Penelope for this barbecue, and you do know that I can never decline a barbecue invitation." said Olivia.

"I'm glad you came Livy, but is dad OK dealing with a 17 month old and two six month old twins by himself?" asked Spencer.

"Jessica is helping dad out." said Olivia.

"I really missed you this past week, and I would really like my sweater back." said Spencer.

"You mean this one?" smirked Olivia as she wrapped her husband's sweater tighter around herself.

"Yes." said Spencer as he used his eyes on Olivia.

"You win, but I want to wear your winter jacket." said Olivia as she removed her husband's thick sweater.

"Deal." smiled Spencer as he removed his jacket.

A few seconds later he was wearing his thick sweater while Olivia wore his navy blue pea coat.


As Spencer and Olivia entered Mr. Miller's house, and Damon looked at Olivia before looking at Spencer.

"You sure did snag a pretty one." said Damon.

"I know." said Spencer.

"Let's head outside while we wait for my kids to arrive." said Damon.

A few seconds later Hotch slightly smirked when he saw Olivia wearing her husband's winter jacket while Spencer wore one of his sweaters that he assumed Olivia brought along.

"Cruz said that it was OK for you to fly home with us, Olivia." said Hotch.

"Thank you for asking me to come out here with Penelope." said Olivia as she accepted a soda from Rossi.

A minute later Spencer wrapped an arm around Olivia, and Olivia happily curled into his side while they stayed standing. Olivia was telling everyone about Piper's reaction to her going away.

"She was crying when I left with Penelope, but I told her that when I come home her daddy would be with me." said Olivia.

Spencer leaned his head down a bit to share a brief kiss on the lips with Olivia.

"I sure missed them." sighed Spencer.

"Piper's already excited about you coming home, Spencer." said Olivia as she smiled up at her husband.

A few minutes later Damon went back into the house before Garcia went inside, and before they knew it Alex, Garcia, Scott, and Damon were outside and Alex's eyes went wide when she saw Olivia with her husband.

"Oh, you're all here. My worlds are colliding." laughed Alex as she smiled at Olivia, who was happily tucked into her husband's side.

"And your dad promised ribs." said Hotch.

"And your pops is no joke on this grill." said Morgan.

"Can't celebrate unless the whole family's here." said Damon as he smiled to the young married couple who was happy to be together again.

"I can't argue with that." said Alex.

"Who needs a cold one?" asked Rossi as he passed more drinks around while Spencer grabbed more chips, despite the look that Olivia was giving him as she grabbed a soda.

"Don't mind if I do." said JJ.

A few seconds later everyone was clinking their glasses together and Spencer held up the chips in his hand.

Morgan looked at Spencer after they finished the toast.

"Did you really have to use the chips in your hand for that toast?" asked Morgan.

"You should be glad that I am not eating or drinking any dairy at the moment." smirked Spencer.

"My husband is right." teased Olivia.

"I love it when I hear you say those words." said Spencer, causing everyone including Hotch to laugh.

Olivia looked at her husband.

"What about when I tell you that I love you?" asked Olivia.

"Hearing you say I love you to me are my most favorite words from you while my favorite word that Piper, Albert, and Ava say is daddy." said Spencer as he kissed his wife again.

"Get a room, you two." said Morgan.

"You two are making me really miss Will right now." said JJ.


A few hours later everyone was flying home, and Spencer and Olivia were sleeping together in one of their favorite positions on the couch. When Garcia was sure that her favorite couple was sleeping she took a picture of them.

"I'm not sure that they would appreciate you taking their picture." whispered Morgan as Penelope joined them.

"Watching boy wonder cuddle with his wife is the cutest scene." said Garcia.

Spencer cracked open an eye as he spoke.

"I thought that you considered watching me cuddle with my two little girls the cutest scene?" asked Spencer.

Everyone turned their heads towards Spencer and Olivia who were wide awake and smirking.

"You two were awake the entire time?" asked Morgan.

"The flash of the camera woke us up, and we wanted to hear what you guys had to say about our intimate moment." said Olivia.


Later that night, Spencer closed the book that he was reading to Piper, and Piper looked up at her daddy.

"I love you daddy." said Piper.

"I love you too Piper." said Spencer as he got up with Piper in his arms.

"Seep wit you daddy?" asked Piper.

"You can since I need one of my favorite cuddle bugs to sleep with your mommy and I." said Spencer. as he swooped Piper onto his shoulders.

"Al and Ava sleeping with us too?" asked Piper.

"Just you tonight." said Spencer as headed to the master bedroom with Piper on his shoulders.

"She sleeping with us?" asked Olivia.

"She asked me if she could sleep with us, and I couldn't say no to her." said Spencer as he laid Piper on the middle of the bed before getting in himself, causing Piper to curl into his side and fall asleep instantly with her thumb in her mouth.

"Eventually you won't be able to say yes to her all the time." whispered Olivia.

"I know, but she and Ava are my princesses while you're my queen." whispered Spencer as he removed his glasses and set them on the night stand.

"We should get some sleep since you have that honey do list to complete during your day off tomorrow." whispered Olivia.

"Love you." whispered Spencer.

"Love you too." whispered Olivia.

Spencer and Olivia closed their eyes, knowing that they had a busy day the next day.