Author: TemporaryUniverse
Words: 394 (27,763 Total)
Disclaimer: As much as I love it, I don't own. Back off.
ahowell1993: You are so going to hate me. (Also, the exact amount of time it took between me posting and you reviewing was 7 minutes. I'm not sure whether I should be pleased or concerned)
Epilogue:
1 month later…
Reid didn't even bother to hide his grin as Chung kept them all entertained with another one of his poor attempts at a joke. The team and their families were all gathered around the enormous table on Rossi's backyard deck. Hotch responded with his admittedly much better humor, and Reid was glad to see that the Unit Chief and 'father' of their little group was allowing himself to relax. He had noticed that after his own return, the team spirit was lighter. Hotch smiled, Garcia came up with new nicknames, her new favorite for Reid was foxy genius, which he hated, and creamsicle as a close second, Lewis and Chung were more engaged outside of work, and JJ had this light in her eyes that never really seemed to go away. His family was whole and happy.
He was distracted from his thoughts by his godson, who jumped up and down pleading with him to come play. Reid obliged more than willingly, he always would for Henry. The content genius spent the rest of the hour entertaining the three children until Will called them back over to the table for food.
The mood as they ate was joyful and everyone was laughing. Chung's husband, Dustin, had a moment where one of Rossi's dry comments had him spraying soda from his mouth across the table when he was unable to hold in his boisterous giggle. His face turned beet red when he realized what he had done, he spluttered out flustered apologies as everyone else cracked up around him. When the laughter faded and the small mess had been cleaned up, the conversation turned to talk of the search for Reid's new apartment.
It started to grow dark and so they all helped Rossi with the dishes and leftovers, leaving Garcia and Reid with the kids. By the time they finished, the sun had disappeared beyond the horizon leaving behind only a soft orange glow. The group moved inside and lounged in the living room watching a movie and chatting amicably. Reid was curled up in a chair, half-asleep, observing his friends, no, his family with content. Hotch saw him looking and offered an easy grin which he readily returned, before his lids drooped and he gave in to the blissfulness of slumber, his smile remaining even in his dreams.
A.N. That's it guys, that's all I have. Well, not really. There will be a series of deleted scenes I will slowly be posting (and two alternate endings, one for Reid stays as a fox, and one for where he turns human again). I am accepting suggestions. Please, don't hate me. I couldn't decide and so I just went with the ambiguous ending, open for your interpretation. I hope you all enjoyed it regardless, please leave a review, reading them makes me want to keep writing and sharing.
Fun fact(s): Darwin discovered a species of fox. It's named Darwin's fox. Creative. It's an endangered species that only lives in two places; the island of Chiloé in Chile and a Chilean national park.
A.N.2. At the end of every story I post, I am going to give my lovely readers a chance to ask me about myself. You can view my profile for inspiration on the types of questions you can pose. I won't answer anything that requires me to give out personal information like my name, address, SSN, etc. because really? Anyway, that's all for now. Uni out.