Criminal minds, don't own it, never will, no profit from this, not much from anything else. Fan-fic. Slash. Hotch/Reid. M/M erotica-eventually. I kicked the rating up to M, but it's really just this chapter, well maybe one more, and it's not explicit.

This was initially started in response to a kink meme prompt, about Reid being mute...but, it's not very smutty smut. Originally posted on my dA account gallery/38994730 - the chapter breaks are a little different, and the text and time line are a little clearer in this version. I'm adding a couple o' new chapters (next one is new, so there might be a slight delay here.) It ends well, honest, thought you needed to know because it doesn't start out so happy...

As always, thanks to all for reading, liking, following and commenting, makes this so much more fun!

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Spencer waited until he heard the door again, the got up from Jack's bed, blocking the doorway to Jack's room.

"I'm," Aaron started.

Spencer shook his head. He stayed standing in the doorway to Jack's room as he listened to Aaron preparing for bed.

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Later, much later, knowing the Aaron still wasn't sleeping; Spencer knocked on the door and slipped into the room, and sat on the bed next to Aaron. "I love you Aaron."

Spencer lay down, resting his head in the crook of Aaron's neck, half stretched onto Aaron's chest. "I don't want to die."

Aaron kissed him on the forehead. Then drew the young man close in his arms, letting his body rest against the man he loved. He moved himself against Spencer, feeling loved as Spencer's mouth sought his, heartbroken as Spencer opened his mouth in invitation, licking inside Spencer's mouth as Spencer pushed up into him, moving his hands to undo Aaron's jeans, to pull them down, to reach inside for what he wanted. Aaron's whole body jolted at the feel of Spencer's hand on his skin, totally engulfing him, oh, god, good, fucking god, he closed his eyes, pushed his tongue even deeper into spencer's mouth. Spencer opened his legs, trying to pull Aaron's jeans further down at the same time, inviting Aaron. Aaron's hands joined Spencer in disposing of clothing, letting Aaron, for the first time, touch Spencer. The world paused, he could taste Spencer, he could smell Spencer, Spencer's touch was everywhere, his body pressed firmly against his lover, his body begging for attention. All Aaron wanted was Spencer, and all Aaron wanted was more.

"Take me, please." The words might have been clearer, Aaron didn't care, he wanted all of Spencer.

Then everything soft, and quiet and Spencer under him and clinging to him, crying out with him. And Aaron feeling terrified, what the hell had he done?

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"Spencer?" Spencer snuggled against him, warm, loved, and understood, Aaron had understood him.

"I love you Spencer."

"I know that." Murmured, he was clearer when he spoke more softly.

"Do you want to live?" Aaron was holding him so tightly.

Spencer looked at Aaron with utter puzzlement in his eyes. Hadn't he said that earlier in the evening?

"What Aaron?"

"They didn't get the margins they needed. I had them re-check, twice. I scheduled surgery for Tuesday."

Spencer clung to Aaron clawing into his back, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no." Aaron let tears run down his face as he rocked his lover. This was not going to be ok.