A/N: Hey everybody, here comes a new chapter and I really, really hope you will like it, because I tried to write some fluff, but I fear I failed spectacularly.
I just hope the characters are not too OOC and you don't mind that not too much is happening here, but in the next chapter more will happen, I promise *smiles*
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Disclaimer: None of the CM characters belong to me… I just borrowed them for this little story… my OC'S do belong to me though… this story doesn't mean to offend anybody… this is just for fun… and not for money either...
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Chapter 26
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"And this is my baby boy, Aaron Jason..."
The words were met with stunned silence and all eyes of the people in the room shifted to Hotch, who had stopped walking closer to the bed when Spencer had announced the name of his son.
For a moment Aaron didn't react and just stood there, but then his lips curved into a small, but really happy smile and Reid was a little shocked to see tears glistening in his boss's eyes.
Then Hotch walked up to Reid's bedside, where JJ moved out of the way, putting his hand on Hotch's arm for a second and squeezing lightly, giving the Unit Chief a smile.
Spencer looked at his boss and mentor.
"I hope it's okay that I'm naming him after you," he said shyly, just to make sure that Aaron was really okay with it.
Hotch just continued smiling and gently touched the baby's face.
Aaron Jason blinked at him and cooed a little.
"Can I hold him?" Aaron asked and Reid nodded immediately.
"Of course you can," he allowed, because he trusted Hotch with his life and he also trusted him with his son.
Hotch gently took the little boy in his arms and held him close to his chest, like he had done with Jack countless times when his son had still been a baby.
"Hello Aaron, Sophia and Dianna, welcome to the BAU family. I promise you that we'll always have your back and of course your daddy's back too. I just hope you haven't inherited your daddy's habit of getting himself into trouble."
The words were met with smiles and Spencer, despite smiling too, also blushed a little.
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Garcia stepped up beside Aaron and looked at the little boy in the man's arms, a slight frown on her face.
Morgan noticed that and asked a little worried: "What's wrong baby girl?"
He wondered if she wanted to hold a baby too and was jealous at Aaron for getting the chance first, but the Unit Chief had been the first to ask after all.
But if Garcia wanted to, Morgan would let her hold Sophia. The girl was asleep, but still...
Garcia, however, quickly answered Derek's question and her frown had been for a totally different reason, which amused Morgan and the rest of the team to no end.
The tech whiz put her hands on her hips and smiled.
"We can't call this little cutie Aaron or little Aaron all the time, that's just weird and confusing. We need a cute little nickname" she complained, even though there was no trace of malice or any other negative feeling in it.
They all looked at Garcia and even Spencer, who finally felt the c-section catch up with him, because it was hard even holding his eyes open, couldn't help but smile at Garcia's words.
He raised an eyebrow and looked at Garcia and then at his son in Hotch's arms.
The baby started sniffling softly and Hotch handed him back to Reid, who cradled the baby against his chest and soothed him, before he looked at Garcia again.
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"And what do you think we should call my son, and just for the record, I'm slightly offended that you don't seem to approve of my choice of name and that you seem to favor one of my babies over the others," he said, trying to sound put out, but he just couldn't help the happy smile on his face.
Garcia shook her head, knowing that Spencer wasn't really mad at her.
"Oh no, my precious genius, I don't disapprove at all, quite the contrary, and of course I don't favor any of them and I'll find nicknames for your two princesses too, don't you worry," she hurried to say, "but I just don't want the little boy to get confused."
And before anyone else could say something, she continued: "I think we should call this angel little AJ, that's the perfect nickname."
Reid looked at Morgan a little helplessly, but Derek just shrugged and his look said "that's our baby girl and we love her for it".
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Spencer smiled at Derek and then he turned his eyes to his son, who looked back, but his eyes were slowly closing, showing how tired the baby was... and Reid didn't blame him.
It had been an eventful day.
"So, AJ, do you think that's a good nickname for you?" Spencer questioned softly, tickling the baby's cheek.
And AJ only blinked and moved a little, snuggling closer to his daddy before falling asleep.
Reid smiled and looked up at his teammates.
"I think he approves of it," he stated, which made Garcia squeal in happiness and JJ giggle a little.
The men in the room and Emily merely smiled, especially when Spencer yawned, because he looked so adorable when he did that, especially with the small child in his arms.
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She was about to comment on that, when suddenly a nurse entered the room.
The young woman smiled a little at the scene and it was nice to see that Spencer seemed to have so many friends, who would help him.
The nurse knew how exhausting it could be to take care of a baby and Reid had three to take care of, so he would need some help.
But right now the babies and Spencer needed his rest and they wanted to move the young man into his own room.
So she walked up to all of them and said quietly, that she wouldn't wake the babies, who had by now all fallen asleep: "I need to ask you to leave now. We're going to move Dr. Reid to his room and then he needs rest and the babies do too."
The tone of her voice left no room for arguments and they all realized that Spencer really needed his rest, because he had had a really hard day.
"We'll be back tomorrow morning," Garcia told him immediately kissed the young man's forehead.
"I'll look forward to it," Reid replied and beamed at her.
He had wanted to talk to all of them about who was going to be godparent of the triplets, but that could wait until tomorrow, because he knew his decision would not sit well with everybody and he was too tired to defend himself right now.
So Spencer was kind of glad when they all left until only Morgan and Rossi remained, the two of them still holding Sophia and Dianna in their arms.
The would leave once Spencer was settled in his own room, even though they both didn't really want to, but they knew they needed their rest too.
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About twenty minutes later Spencer was comfortably settled in his new room, his three babies in small cribs beside his bed.
They were still sleeping and Spencer was a little worried that they were hungry, but the nurse had assured him that they'd make themselves known if they were hungry and then he could just ring them and they'd prepare bottles for the babies.
Right now they were comfortable and happy and they subconsciously knew that they were safe, so there was nothing to worry about for now.
Reid felt better after that and looked at Rossi and Morgan, who were standing in front of the crib, watching the three babies with fond smiles on their face.
And Spencer sighed a little, because he realized that he needed to figure out how to handle the situation with Rossi and Morgan without hurting one of them, but he was pretty sure that he'd end up hurting one of them anyway... he just needed to make sure that he could soften the blow as much as possible.
But the trouble was, that he didn't really know how to handle this situation, so he was relieved that Derek and Dave got along at least for now.
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"We're going to go now too, or do you want us to stay?"
Morgan's voice stopped Spencer from dwelling too much on it right now.
He smiled at the other father of his babies and tilted his head a little.
"I don't think you'd be very comfortable sleeping on those chairs," he said, indicating the three uncomfortable looking chairs lined on one wall.
"And besides, nothing much is going to happen tonight. I'll just fall asleep and wake up when the babies want food and the nurses can help me with that. I want you to go home and have a good night's sleep, for once not worrying me and then come back in the morning and admire AJ, Sophia and Dianna some more and keep me company."
Spencer hoped that Rossi and Derek didn't think he was throwing them out, but he really needed to sleep and even thought it might be selfish, he really wanted some time alone with his babies.
But the two seemed to understand Spencer, because they both nodded.
"We'll be back as soon as the hospital lets us," Dave promised and bent down to give Reid a soft kiss on the cheek and then he put his fingers to his lips, kissed them and gently pressed them to Sophia's forehead. He repeated the action with AJ and Dianna and then told the babies and Spencer too: "Sleep well and have sweet dreams. I'll go and see Jason and Tommy and tell them what's going on and that you and the babies are okay."
Then he turned to Morgan.
"Can you give me a ride home? I mean, I could also call a cab, but I don't have a car here," he said almost a little sheepishly.
But Derek just nodded.
"Of course, Dave. I'll meet you in the waiting room in a few minutes," he said without hesitation, because he felt he owed it to the other man.
And he also knew that Rossi once again was giving them a little privacy with their babies, so yeah, he could drive Dave home, no matter if that cost him half an hour.
"Thanks," Rossi replied softly and then left the room.
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As soon as the older man had left, Morgan turned towards Spencer again.
"Are you really okay on your own?" he asked, stepping closer to the bed, resisting the urge to kiss Spencer, because he just looked so beautiful right now, no matter that he was all sweaty.
The young man had a small smile on his face and his eyes were sparkling in happiness and Morgan knew that he was probably thinking of their babies.
"I'll be okay for tonight, Derek. There are doctors and nurses here, so don't worry."
Reid knew that Morgan was just worried for him and that he probably had a hard time leaving the babies alone.
Not that Spencer could blame him, but again, Reid just wanted some time alone with his babies and then he wanted sleep, lots of it.
And before Derek could protest more, he quickly said: "And you have something else to do tonight anyway, Derek."
Morgan looked at him in confusion. He had absolutely no idea what the young genius was talking about.
"And what would that be?"
"Well, you need to call your Mom and tell her that she's just gotten three grand-kids..."
Spencer wanted to say more, but he stopped when he saw the almost shocked face of Derek.
"You're going to tell her, aren't you?" he questioned, his voice small.
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Morgan immediately nodded.
"Of course I'm going to tell her, but it's going to be a little complicated to explain it to her. Last time I called her, I told her that Gloria and I had separated and that she had lied to me about the baby, so Mom will be a bit shocked. Especially when I tell her that I left you for Gloria and screwed up the best thing I've ever had in my life. And that I might never have a chance to get it back..."
Spencer gaped at Derek, because he had never expected to hear those words from Derek Morgan.
"Derek, I..." he started, but he had no idea what to say to this.
Morgan smiled and shrugged.
"Don't worry about it, Pretty Boy. You figure this out on your own, I'm not going to pressure you into anything."
Derek stopped and then he stepped closer to Spencer and before the younger man could react, he pressed his lips gently on Spencer's.
Reid was too stunned to react and Morgan didn't last too long.
He pulled back and smiled at Reid.
"Just know that I love you and I always will and you'd make me the happiest man on Earth if you'd take me back and let us be a real family."
After he had said those words, he turned around and left the room, before Reid could react in any way.
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Only when the door fell closed with a click, did Spencer overcome his shock after what had just happened.
He stared at the closed door and then he let his head fall back onto the bed, trying in vain to control his thoughts, which were going a mile a minute...
Spencer let the last months pass by him again and his mind always jumped from Rossi to Morgan and from Derek to Dave and the young genius had no idea how to go about this situation.
And he feared he might have a sleepless night, but then his exhausted body took over for him and after one last look at the triplets, he fell asleep, even a small smile on his face, no matter how much inner turmoil he was going through...
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to be continued...