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Piper's still 22 months old and the twins are three weeks away from turning one.
When I first posted this chapter six hours ago, I didn't even realized that I reposted the chapter that dealt with Final Shot. But now here's the correct chapter, and I'm sorry for reposting chapter four for the chapter that's suppose to be this chapter.
Spencer, Olivia, and Hotch entered the house just as William exited the kitchen and he worked on holding back his emotion when he saw the gauze wrap on his son's neck.
"Jessica's in the guest bedroom with the queen size bed and Jack is in the room with the two twin sized beds." said William.
"What about Piper, Albert, and Ava?" asked Olivia.
"Jessica and I put them down two hours ago, and if you guys wake them up it would be hard to get them to go back to sleep." said William.
Olivia looked at Hotch.
"Want to stay the night?" asked Olivia.
"Jessica mentioned that she wanted to be here in the morning to help out with the kids just in case you decide to sleep in, so I will share a guest bedroom with Jack just in case you guys need extra help in the morning." said Hotch.
William walked over to his son and pulled him into a hug.
"Glad you're OK Spencer, and I haven't told your mom, aunt, and uncle yet since I thought you should tell them." said William.
Spencer looked into his father's eyes.
"I'm going to be OK, dad." said Spencer.
As soon as Spencer released his father, Olivia looked at her husband.
"Let's get you into bed." said Olivia.
"What are you two wanting for breakfast in the morning?" asked William.
"Scrambled eggs and pancakes." said Olivia.
Spencer looked at his father and Hotch.
"Good night." said Spencer.
Olivia took Spencer's hand, and as they headed up the stairs Olivia looked at her husband while Hotch and William watched the young couple head upstairs.
"That shirt you were wearing yesterday before you got shot was one of my favorite shirts on you, so I am planning on buying you a new one." said Olivia.
"We can buy a new one tomorrow after my follow up doctor appointment." said Spencer.
"If you're feeling up to it, and we can get you a few new shirts too." said Olivia.
A few minutes later Olivia was helping her husband change into his pajamas and looked at him when she heard him wince.
"Will you please take something for the pain?" asked Olivia.
"I'm afraid that I would relapse, and I have way too much to lose." said Spencer.
"I made sure that you weren't given any narcotics, but I really don't want to see you in pain." said Olivia as she held up a bottle of ibuprofen.
"Fine." said Spencer.
A minute later Spencer took the prescribed dosage of ibuprofen, and a few minutes later Spencer and Olivia were laying in bed.
"At least we are still able to sleep in our favorite position." murmured Olivia as she rested her head on Spencer's chest and listened to his heart beat.
A minute later Spencer and Olivia were fast asleep.
The following morning Olivia woke to sunlight streaming through their bedroom window and noticed that her husband was still sleeping. After taking a quick shower and getting dressed, she headed downstairs to see Hotch, William, Jessica, Jack, Piper, Albert, and Ava eating breakfast.
"Morning." said Olivia.
Piper's eyes went wide when she saw her mother.
"Mommy!" said Piper.
"Mama." said Albert.
"Mama." said Ava.
Olivia gave Piper, Albert, and Ava a kiss.
"Daddy home?" asked Piper.
"He is, but he's not feeling well so he's still sleeping." said Olivia as she started fixing two plates.
"You're going upstairs to eat?" asked William.
"Yes, and Spencer sees his doctor at 10 AM." said Olivia.
A few minutes later Olivia entered the bedroom and saw her husband waking up.
"How are you feeling?" asked Olivia as she set their breakfast on the nightstand before helping her husband prop himself up against the headboard.
"My neck is in pain." said Spencer as he reached for his glasses and threaded them onto the bridge of his nose.
"Then it's time for you to take some ibuprofen and your antibiotics." said Olivia as she headed to the bathroom where she kept her husband's medication.
"The correct antibiotics?" asked Spencer before he quickly flashed back to when Greg Baylor was trying to inject him with Carbenicillin.
Olivia looked worriedly at her husband who was breathing like someone who was having an asthma attack, causing her to realize that he was having a flashback, making her rest a hand on his left shoulder.
"You're safe here at home and not in the hospital." said Olivia as she kept on repeating the mantra until Spencer was no longer having a flashback.
Spencer blinked a few times and looked at Olivia.
"Welcome back." said Olivia.
"I had a flashback?" asked Spencer.
"Yes." said Olivia as she grabbed a tissue and wiped the sweat off her husband's forehead, "I have the correct antibiotics."
"Do I have to take antibiotics?" asked Spencer as he glared at the pill bottle that Olivia had on the nightstand with a glass of orange juice.
"You still have a chance of developing an infection. Technically you should still be in the hospital." said Olivia.
"Everyone agreed that they wanted to get out of Texas." said Spencer.
"Will you please take your antibiotics?" asked Olivia.
"Fine." said Spencer.
"And we are definitely going to have to get you to see Dr. Andrews a few times since post traumatic stress disorder has already emerged." said Olivia as she opened up the pill bottle that contained the antibiotics before getting two ibuprofen out of another bottle.
Less than 15 seconds later Spencer had taken his medication, and Olivia looked at her husband.
"Let's eat before the food gets cold." said Olivia as she handed her husband his plate.
At that moment Spencer and Olivia started eating their breakfast in bed, and when Olivia was setting the empty tray on the night stand, there was a knock on the bedroom door.
"Come in." said Olivia.
Hotch came into the bedroom and saw that his youngest agent was awake and sitting up in bed.
"How are you feeling, Reid?" asked Hotch.
"Not as tired as I was in the hospital yesterday. But my neck is hurting, but I took some ibuprofen and my antibiotics." said Spencer.
"And he already had a flashback to when he was about to be injected with Carbenicillin so he's definitely going to be meeting with Dr. Andrews a few times for post traumatic stress disorder." said Olivia.
Hotch looked at Spencer.
"That's one of the reasons why I want you to take a minimum of three months off so you can see your therapist for possible PTSD without work causing you to cancel appointments." said Hotch.
"And you don't want a repeat of me coming back too soon like I did after Hankel." said Spencer.
"Exactly." said Hotch before looking at the clock on Spencer's night stand, "I'm about to take Jack to school, and Jessica's going to stay here and help out with the kids, cooking, and cleaning today."
"I appreciate her helping us out." said Olivia.
"She cares about you two." said Hotch.
Spencer thought about debriefing since he heard Hotch tell the rest of the team that they were going to have a meeting.
"When is debriefing?" asked Spencer.
"At 1 PM today, and if you're awake and feeling up to it I would like you to conference in via Skype." said Hotch.
"Spencer should be back from his follow up appointment by then." said Olivia.
Hotch looked at Spencer.
"Good luck with your appointment, and let me know how it went when you conference in today." said Hotch as he patted Spencer's leg.
"Yes, sir." said Spencer.
Hotch left the bedroom, and a few minutes later Olivia was helping her husband take a shower and get dressed.
Piper looked up at the stairs when she saw her daddy.
"Daddy!" cried Piper.
"Hi there, Goober." said Spencer as he winced at every step he took as he slowly headed down the stairs.
William scooped up Piper to stop her from running into her daddy's legs while Albert and Ava toddled over. All three kids eyes went wide when they saw the white bandage on their daddy's neck before they burst out crying, and a minute later Spencer was sitting in the arm chair with a crying Piper on his lap while Olivia and William soothed the twins.
"It's OK, Piper." soothed Spencer as he rubbed Piper's back, and two minutes later Piper was asleep and so were Albert and Ava.
Olivia looked at her father in law.
"Let's get the kids put to bed, and then Spencer and I have to go to his follow up doctor appointment." said Olivia.
Spencer was sitting on the exam table while Olivia sat in a nearby chair when Dr. Black entered the room.
"I see that you got into some trouble less than 48 hours ago during a case based on what Dr. Wolfe sent me while you were in the hospital." said Dr. Black when he saw Spencer's bandaged neck.
Spencer gave his doctor a small smile.
"I knew what I signed up for when I joined the FBI, and I sometimes I stay at the police station or field office when my teammates go arrest the suspect." said Spencer.
Dr. Black chuckled before he became serious.
"Let's see how the gun shot wound is doing." said Dr. Black.
Spencer unbuttoned his dress shirt a bit while Dr. Black washed his hands and pulled on latex free gloves.
"I will remove the tape as gently as possible." said Dr. Black as he started working on the medical tape.
Spencer winced a bit when he felt the tape pulled off his skin, and a few minutes later Dr. Black was finished looking over the wound.
"Even though it's been less than 48 hours since you were shot, I don't see any signs of infection developing. So I still want you to continue taking the antibiotics you were prescribed." said Dr. Black as he cleaned the wound before grabbing some clean gauze and redressed it, "You can button up your shirt again, and I take it that you were told to wear button up shirts and avoid wearing a tie until the scar is pretty much healed."
"I was." said Spencer as he buttoned the few buttons he undid for the exam.
Dr. Black looked at Olivia.
"Were you given instructions on wound care yesterday?" asked Dr. Black.
"I was." said Olivia.
"Good." said Dr. Black before looking at Spencer, "I want your next follow up to be in two weeks."
"OK." said Spencer.
"Take it easy for the next few weeks, and you are going to get tired easily until the red blood cells that you lost replenish themselves." said Dr. Black.
"I'm already planning to feed Spencer iron rich foods." said Olivia.
As they entered Kohls, Olivia quickly grabbed a wheel chair and pushed it over to her husband.
"Sit down." said Olivia.
Spencer sighed as he gingerly sat down in the wheel chair, and a few seconds later Olivia was pushing him towards the men's clothing department.
"Why do I have to be in a wheelchair." grumbled Spencer as he fiddled with his scarf.
"You were swaying on your feet, and you're supposed to take it easy since you just got out of the hospital yesterday evening." said Olivia.
"I'm not going to win?" asked Spencer.
"No you're not, and I am not going to fall to those puppy dog eyes." said Olivia.
A few minutes later Spencer and Olivia were by the dress shirts, and Olivia looked at her husband.
"I think you should get a few button up short sleeve shirts since it's warming up outside." said Olivia as she started going through the shirts on the shelf before finding the shirt that her husband was wearing before he got shot and placed it in the basket that was attached to the wheelchair.
A few hours later Spencer opened a secure video line on his laptop and a few seconds later he saw his teammates sitting around the round table.
"Hi guys." said Spencer.
Everyone but Hotch and Cruz smiled when they saw Spencer's face on the monitor, causing everyone to greet him.
"How are you feeling, Spence?" asked JJ.
"I'm a bit tired since I had a busy morning with going to my follow up, going to the store with Olivia, and having to call my mom, aunt, and uncle and tell them what happened to me." said Spencer.
"Then we won't try to take too long with this meeting." said Cruz.
"How was your follow up?" asked Hotch.
"According to my primary physician, the wound is healing nicely and there are no signs of infection. I have another follow up in two weeks so hopefully the stitches will be removed that day." said Spencer.
"How did your mom, aunt, and uncle react to the news?" asked Rossi.
"My aunt and uncle offered to fly out right away to help out at home, but I told her that dad, Olivia, the kids and I will be fine until they come out for the twins birthday party in three weeks. And I didn't get to tell my mom since she's on another supervised trip again, but I talked to her doctor and it was decided that I shouldn't tell her I got shot since she's doing very well on the medication she's currently on." said Spencer.
"So you're planning on telling her when you, your father, and the kids head out to Vegas after Piper's birthday?" asked JJ.
"Yes." said Spencer.
"Speaking of kids, how did they react to the bandage?" asked JJ.
"They definitely freaked out, and Livy and I came up with a solution to help put the kids at ease." said Spencer.
"What is the solution?" asked Garcia.
"I am going to wear a scarf around the kids until I can wear a smaller bandage." said Spencer.
"I told Henry that you got hurt, and he's wanting to stop by tonight. I told him that we would only visit you if you're awake and feeling up to it since I told him that you're going to be sleeping a lot during the next few days." said JJ.
"Thank you, but I will try and call him tonight." said Spencer.
Cruz cleared his throat and when everyone focused on him he started speaking.
"You guys are going to be on stand down for the next two weeks since the Director wants you all of you to go through a psych evaluation due to what happened in Texas." said Cruz before looking at Spencer, "And you already know how long you're on medical leave for since Aaron and I talked to you and Olivia yesterday." said Cruz.
"I do." said Spencer.
"And starting in the middle of next month, you guys will be working two agents down." said Cruz.
"Who's leaving this time?" asked Garcia.
"I am." said Alex.
Morgan, JJ, and Garcia looked at Alex in shock while Spencer, Hotch, Rossi, and Cruz didn't react at all since they already knew or had an inkling.
"Why?" asked Garcia.
"These last few cases have taken a toll on me, and I want to go home to James every night instead of trying to catch him on weekends and holidays." said Alex.
Garcia looked at Spencer.
"You're not even reacting." said Garcia.
"Alex told me while you and Olivia went to get something to eat before I was discharged." said Spencer.
"And I told Spencer that I'm going to still going to be part of your lives, even though I will be in Boston." said Alex.
Morgan looked at Hotch and Cruz.
"Are we going to be working in the field two agents down after Blake moves to Boston?" asked Morgan.
"We're not going to be working two agents down since I asked Garrett if we could borrow Simmons for about six weeks starting next month, and after talking to Simmons he agreed to work with us so he can be a bit closer to his wife and kids." said Hotch.
Morgan looked at Spencer.
"Isn't he hoping that his two sons both end up being Piper's and Ava's future husbands since both boys are around the same ages as Piper, Albert, and Ava?" asked Morgan.
Spencer scowled.
"My daughters are not allowed to date until they're 30." said Spencer before he yawned, "I think I'm going to sign off now since I'm going to go lay down."
"Let Will or me know if you guys need anything." said JJ.
"I think we're covered for now since Jessica mentioned that she's thinking about staying the night again since she has been cooking up a storm and making meals and placing them in the freezer so we can just pop them into the oven or microwave, but if Livy and I need anything we know that we should call you guys." said Spencer before signing off.
An hour later Olivia was in the living room watching TV while William and Jessica were at the grocery store picking up some groceries for dinner when the phone rang.
"Hey Emily." said Olivia.
"I just got a call from Garcia, and I'm glad that Spencer's going to be OK." said Emily.
"Well hopefully when he goes back to work he will think about staying safer in the field, but with what happened with one of the deputies trying to get into my husband's hospital room and then one of the nurses trying to kill my husband with beta lactams I realized that sometimes I wish that he would work a safer job but I know he loves working for the BAU." said Olivia.
"I sometimes agree with you about wishing that he would work a safer job since he has you, Piper, Albert, and Ava to think about but I know that if he left the BAU it would take the others much longer to solve cases." said Emily.
"Except they are going to be working without him for the next three months, and Aaron decided to hang onto Spencer's work phone until he's cleared to return to work." said Olivia.
"At least you will make sure that he doesn't forge his paperwork to clear himself for the field." said Emily.
Olivia laughed before Emily spoke again.
"What about his gun and badge?" asked Emily.
"Aaron told Spencer that he can hang on to those, and uncle Gordon has an area set up on his ranch that Spencer can actually go practice his shooting." said Olivia.
"So are you and Spencer going to go on an adult only vacation?" asked Emily.
"We are, and we already have our tickets booked." said Olivia.
"Where are you two going?" asked Emily.
"To visit you." grinned Olivia.
"When are you and Spencer coming to London?" asked Emily.
Olivia gave Emily the dates.
"I have a very good guest bedroom that you and Spencer can stay in." said Emily.
"Rossi already paid for the plane tickets and hotel room since everyone mentioned that Spencer and I deserve a vacation of our own." said Olivia.
"Where is Spencer right now?" asked Emily.
"He's sleeping right now since his doctor mentioned that he's going to be tired a lot while his body replenishes the red blood cells that he lost." said Olivia.
"Am I talking to Spencer?" asked Emily.
"No, but even though I am a math genius, I still had interests in science since I enjoyed taking biology, chemistry, and physics in high school." said Olivia.
Emily laughed.
"Why don't I hear the kids voices?" asked Emily.
"They are also taking naps even though Piper demanded to sleep with Spencer." said Olivia.
"Awww." said Emily.
"Piper, Albert, and Ava really freaked out when they saw the bandage on Spencer's neck, but when we got home from Spencer's follow up Piper's been clingy to him while making sure that she doesn't touch the bandage and the twins are a bit wary of being around him." said Olivia.
"At least having Spencer home for three months will help the kids know that their daddy's going to be OK." said Emily.
Olivia took a peek at the iPad that was set in front of her and saw both Albert and Ava standing in their cribs.
"Albert and Ava just woke up from their naps, so I have to get going." said Olivia.
"Tell Spencer that I wish him a speedy recovery and that I will be in DC for the twins birthday party." said Emily before hanging up.
The following evening Spencer was sitting in the library reading when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." said Spencer.
The door opened, and Spencer's eyes went wide when he saw his sponsor enter the room and closed the door.
"You heard about what happened in Texas?" asked Spencer.
"Already read the report, and I thought a house call might be a good idea since you're not in the condition to come to tonight's meeting." said John.
"I appreciate you making the trip here, even though I have your personal number." said Spencer.
John took a seat across from Spencer as he took note of Spencer's appearance, noting the white bandage on his neck and noting how pale he is from the blood loss.
"How are you feeling?" asked John.
"Tired, but I know that I'm going to be tired for awhile due to all the blood I lost." said Spencer softly.
"You're definitely going to be pale for awhile." said John before continuing, "What about pain levels?"
"I am dealing with pain right now, but ibuprofen is one of the strongest medications I'm willing to take while performing the breathing techniques that I learned after getting shot in the knee." said Spencer.
"Were you given narcotics at the hospital?" asked John.
"No, but I know that you probably read that one of the nurses was ordered by McGregor to inject me with Carbenicillin." said Spencer.
"Which your deathly allergic to." said John.
"Exactly." said Spencer.
"Antibiotics are drugs that you can't avoid since you're at risk from developing an infection as your gun shot wound heals, but there are antibiotics that you're able to take without developing an allergic reaction." said John.
"Except I already had a flashback yesterday morning when Olivia told me that it was time to take my antibiotics since Baylor was providing drugs for the trafficking ring." said Spencer.
"I'm not even surprised that you're already dealing with post traumatic stress disorder symptoms." said John before becoming serious, "Are you craving for Dilaudid despite the pain your in?"
"Not yet, and I'm a month a way from being seven years sober." said Spencer.
"Good, but it might be helpful for you to attend meetings when you have more energy to stay awake longer." said John.
"Livy and I have been talking about me attending meetings for the next six weeks even though I'm on medical leave for three months." said Spencer.
"Why six weeks?" asked John.
"My dad, Olivia, the kids and I are heading out to Vegas shortly after Piper's second birthday since Livy convinced me that we should go to my 20 year high school reunion that's happening in less than seven weeks, and we are going to be there for about six weeks to spend time with my mom, aunt, uncle, and cousin." said Spencer.
"What else are you going to be doing during your time off?" asked John.
"During the second half of my medical leave, Livy and I are going to be heading to London for an adult only vacation for a week while my dad and the kids stay in Vegas due to my mom, aunt, and uncle." said Spencer.
"That should be fun." said John.
"Emily's excited about Olivia and I coming out to visit." said Spencer.
John looked at the clock before looking at Spencer.
"Well I have to go home to my wife for dinner before I head over to Beltway Clean Cops, and you have my personal number just in case you need to talk." said John.
"Hopefully I will be up to attending a meeting in two weeks since I should have the stitches out by then." said Spencer.
"Let me know if you're going to come so I can pick you up." said John.
"I will." said Spencer.
John left the room, and a few minutes later Olivia entered the library and looked at her husband.
"How was your talk with your sponsor?" asked Olivia.
"It helped, and I'm glad that he decided to make a house call since I was planning on calling him." said Spencer.
"I'm glad talking to John helped." said Olivia.
Spencer's stomach growled and Olivia laughed.
"Let's head downstairs since dinner will be done in 15 minutes." said Olivia.
"I thought that I'm confined to our bed or sitting in here?" asked Spencer.
"JJ, Will, and Henry are joining us for dinner." said Olivia.
"Then let's head downstairs." said Spencer.
Olivia helped her husband stand up, and a short while later Henry was hugging his godfather before everyone sat down for dinner. After JJ, Will, and Henry left, everyone including William settled into the living room to watch Piper's favorite movie "Frozen" before bedtime.