Disclaimer: Still not owning anything.

A/N: Thanks again to all those who read and reviewed

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"What do you mean you hope so? Do you want them to take me home? Maybe I shouldn't have come here. I thought that you…."

"Shh, shh, I would never hand you back to the wolves, not without a fight. I can't just keep you here and not let them know. That's illegal, but there are things that I can do that are legal and Agent Hotchner… Oh, sorry, I should introduce you to everybody.

"Spencer, you told me who they all are, I think I know them already."

"Oh, really, well then who are we young fella," Garcia asked?

"You have to be Penelope Garcia, the best computer tech in the world and Spencer says the sunshine of his life. He says you can always make him smile and you are brilliant. You call everybody by little pet names and everyone adores you."

He looked at Morgan. You're Derek Morgan, the toughest guy in the world. Spencer says he wishes he could be half as tough as you. He says you live to tease him and you do it all the time but he knows you love him like a brother and you would die for him in a heartbeat and the feeling is mutual." Morgan looked at Reid who was finding the floor very interesting at the moment.

He pointed at Emily. "Sorry, I'm not supposed to point. You have to be Emily Prentiss. Spencer says he hasn't known you as long as everybody else and he had some problems and was kinda mean to you for a while but that you were pretty understanding and forgiving about everything. He said it's one of the things he regrets most in his life." Emily too, looked at Reid but he was not looking at any of them.

He turned to JJ, you must be Jennifer Jarreau, but everybody calls you JJ. Spencer says you're the prettiest girl he's ever seen. You're the only one in the whole world who calls him Spence. You sort of run things and decide what cases to take and stuff like that."

He turned to Hotch, "You're Aaron Hotchner, right?" Hotch nodded. "But everybody calls you Hotch, you are the boss and tell everybody what to do. Spencer says you don't smile very much but you have a really nice wife and little boy. I was trying to look up jokes there for a while. I was sure I could find one to make you laugh. Spencer says he respects you and Gideon more than anybody in the world."

Lastly he turned to Gideon. "Jason Gideon," Gideon too nodded, "Spencer says you are the smartest and wisest human being he's ever met. He's learned more from you than all the education he's had and all books he's read. He loves you like a dad and you're everything our dad isn't. He said he disappointed you once and that made him the saddest he's ever been and he never wants to disappoint you again."

"There, how did I do," Evan said, pleased with himself.

There was silence in the room, then Reid jumped up, saying something about the bathroom and ran out the door. Evan looked bewildered, "Did I say something wrong," he asked?

"No honey, you didn't," Garcia said, "Reid's just a little embarrassed that we found out he said such nice things about us."

"He says you're all his family. So does that mean you're my family too?"

"Darn right," Morgan replied. "Any brother of Reid's is a brother of mine." Morgan and Evan high fived each other, both smiling broadly.

Just then Reid reentered the room carrying a large camera.

"What's that for," Evan said, "You want a picture of me?"

"Yeah but not the kind you think. Well, I'd like that kind too but these are different pictures."

"What do you mean, different?"

Morgan responded, "Reid wants to take pictures of your bruises, like the one on your cheek there." He pointed to Evan's right cheek. "Do you have any others from when your dad pushed you on the floor?" Evan nodded slowly. "Then he'll want to take pictures of those too. Okay?"

"Yeah, okay."

Reid asked if the women could excuse them for a few moments and he proceeded to take pictures of Evan's bumps and bruises. Morgan said he would take the camera down to the lab for processing.

"Hotch I may need that legal assistance after all."

"Whatever you need, Reid."

"Okay then, let's make that phone call."

Evan looked at Reid and pleaded, "Do we have to?"

"Yes Evan, we have to." Reid led Evan to the speaker phone; Evan looked at Reid again and dialed. His mother picked up the phone on the first ring, "Evan," she said franticly.

"Hi Mom," Evan replied somewhat sheepishly.

"Evan Reid, where are you; I've been going crazy with worry."

"I'm in Quantico."

"Where?"

"Quantico, in Virginia."

"Evan what on earth possessed you to go there?"

"I wanted to see my brother, Spencer."

"And did you see him?"

"Yeah, he's right here; he's the one that made me call you."

"Evan, you know how your father feels about him. Your father is going to absolutely explode when he finds out you went to see Spencer. We'll have to come down there to get you. I don't know when we'll get there. Let me speak to him."

"I'm right here Mrs. Reid," wow he never thought about how weird it would feel to say that, "you're on speaker phone."

"Oh, oh, I'm sorry; I didn't know that you were listening. I didn't mean to…"

"That's okay, I'm well aware of my father's feelings towards me or lack of them as the case may be."

"I'm sorry that Evan just showed up there."

"No problem, it's good to see him and how well he's doing health wise."

"Yes, he's really improved tremendously since the …oh, I'm sorry, thank you so much for everything you did to help Evan. I know it wasn't easy for you and I'm grateful."

"Like I said, no problem."

"William's not home yet so we probably won't leave until tomorrow morning. Is it all right if he stays there with you tonight?"

"Oh yes, I'm quite happy to have Evan stay with me."

"All right, well we'll see you tomorrow then. Evan behave yourself."

"Okay Mom, jeez!"

"Good bye honey, and you too Spencer, see you tomorrow."

"We'll be waiting," Reid said as they ended the call.

He looked at his younger brother, "Cheer up, you hungry," Evan nodded eagerly. "What do you feel like, oh let me guess, pizza!"

Evan again nodded eagerly. Reid said, "Okay then let's see if we can get any other takers and we'll go for a humungous pizza with the works." Evan headed for the door to find the others. As Reid slowly followed, he turned and looked at the phone again and then said quietly, "Oh yes, we'll be waiting!"