JJ stirred her coffee as she watched as Reid and Morgan talked in the bullpen. Spencer had needed to drop something off for the day before going to his own job. Watching him interact with Morgan, JJ had to admit that she missed seeing him and hearing his explanations on the case. Though, if she was being honest, it was making it easier for her to move on. Sure, they spent a lot of time together, still, the hours away were good for her. And she knew Henry was safe when she went on cases, a definite plus.
"You love him."
She jumped to see Deacon, looking in her cup with disgust. "How do you drink that stuff?" He muttered before going through the cupboard to get a tea bag and a mug.
"Same way you drink your tea. Slowly."
Deacon grinned over his shoulder, before putting the mug into the microwave. He turned, watching her watch Spencer.
"He is cute, I will admit that, but still... I don't see what you see in him."
JJ raised an eyebrow, looking back at him. "Are you gay, Deacon?"
"Oh god no." He thought about it. "Well maybe a little. I do fancy women though, don't get me wrong."
JJ just stared at him before laughing. she shook her head and turned back to the pair in front of him.
"You have to spend sometime with him to understand. At first, he's...strange and awkward and too smart that it feels like you can't be around him for long periods. Then, he grows on you and that smile gets to you and the fact he knows basically everything becomes endearing."
"And the fact he's not too bad to look helps."
"You should have seen him when his hair was long. He... God, I just wanted to tangle my fingers in it and-"
Deacon cleared his throat as he pulled the cup of tea from the microwave. "As a man trying whose trying to date you, I don't think I want to know what naughty things you want to do to the enemy."
JJ blushed. "What?"
Deacon sipped his drink before looking at her before turning back to watch Spencer and Morgan. "Oh, after you're ready, of course. Seeing how we're in here, staring at your ex, I assume (and I assume correctly) that you're still way too enamored. He should wear more purple, it looks good."
JJ stared at the man who was acting like they were talking about the weather. Deacon looked back at her before raising his glass to her.
"Cheers." He said with a wink before making his way out to the boys.
JJ watched as the man walked, casually, up to Reid and Morgan. She grinned, amused, as the man reached out and touched Reid's purple scarf and how Spencer stepped back. Morgan looked between the two confused before Spencer made his exit. He spotted her and she waved, causing him to make his way to her.
"Hey." She said, sipping her coffee.
"Hey. Is Deacon..." He paused, thinking about it. " nevermind. How was Henry this morning?"
"He told Lily all about how you swore. He's still talking about it - and the fact that he is two, that says a lot."
"He's still mad?"
"He's not mad at you, Spencer. He's just...shocked, I think. I am too, you know? I know you and Will have never really liked each other, but you've never really said anything bad about him."
"I punched him in the face, JJ."
She inhaled her coffee, coughing immediately. Spencer's eyes widened before patting her back, trying to clear the coffee from her lungs.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah." She coughed. "You busted his lip."
"And hurt my hand."
JJ shook her head. "and took Henry from me."
"Will was drinking and-"
"I don't blame you for taking him, Spence. You needed to. Will and I needed to figure things out and well, we did, didn't we?"
Spencer nodded. "I...I should get going."
JJ sighed before hugging him. "I'm sorry that I put you in that position, Spencer. That I didn't tell you that he was drinking. I should have told you. I shouldn't have put Henry in that place."
He nodded and JJ rolled her eyes, typical Spencer.
He saw the movement and bit his lip. "I mean, uh... It wasn't your fault. You just wanted your relationship to work. It was just as much my fault as it was yours. Not that...Not that it was your fault."
JJ raised an eyebrow at his attempt. "Ryan?"
"What?"
"Nothing. Go to work. Lily's bringing Henry in for lunch, so be here around noon. We'll go to the taco place, alright?"
Spencer nodded and kissed her cheek. "See you then."
Criminal Minds || What Happens
"And then, Daddy say He IS and he said a reallly bad word."
Spencer sighed as he saw Henry talking to Garcia. Garcia looked amused.
"A really bad word huh? What did it start with?"
"Penelope are you trying to get my son to swear?"
"No!"
"No, Daddy. She just asked what it started with. And I know! Just it makes an Ahhhh sound. A!"
Garcia looked up at Spencer with a grin. "Ahhhh sound."
Spencer flushed. "Temporary lack of control. People make mistakes."
"Like H-I-T-T-I-N-G the man in question?"
"He deserved it." Spencer muttered.
"Who deserved what, Daddy?"
Garcia ruffled the little boy's hair. "The bad guys deserve it."
"Ohh yeah! Mommy went to go get another bad guy, Daddy. She and Uncle Derek and Hotch!"
"Hotch?"
"Yeah! Hotch! That's what Aunt Penny call him. Aunt Penny say that we get Chinese and eat with her. Can we, Daddy?"
Spencer looked at the two. "Sounds good to me."
"Cool!"
Criminal Minds || What Happens
"Ms. Ryan make me chocolate waffles and we brush our teeth. We play games and she love me a lot. I love her too, Aunt Penny. Daddy love her too 'cause she's really nice and really pretty. You think she pretty, huh, Aunt Penny?"
"She's beautiful. Right, Spencer?"
Spencer swallowed before noding. "Breath-taking."
"Daddy love her a lot. I think Daddy love her like he love Mommy."
"Oh yeah?" Garcia said, swiveling to look at him.
Henry nodded. "Yeah and ms. Ryan say she never ever leave - I think she and Daddy get married one day."
Spencer looked up from his noodles. Garcia smiled at him before looking at Henry.
"And is that okay? If Daddy marry someone other than Mommy?"
Henry made a familiar face - The Reid Thinking Face, Garcia called it. He nodded, slowly.
"Mommy and Daddy be together forever 'cause they have me. If Daddy and Ms. Ryan be together forever too, that okay. Daddy loves me the most though, I know."
Spencer smiled, setting down the Chinese and grabbed Henry out of the chair next to Garcia.
"You are so smart, buddy. You are right. I will always love you the most."
Garcia turned to look at the two boys and awed. "You two are so cute! Hold still, let me take a picture."
Henry grinned largely. "Cheese!"
Criminal Minds || What Happens
"He said that?" Ryan said, resting against the headboard.
"He did."
"God, I love that little boy."
"He loves you too."
"He's going to be such a good brother."
Spencer smiled. "Yeah. I think so. We should tell him once you're out of the first trimester. I mean... if you don't mind."
"I don't. I want to tell him too. I want his advice."
"His advice?"
"Yeah, he's little. He knows what little ones like."
Spencer chuckled a little.
"Okay, don't laugh at me, but..." She paused. "I started looking at nusery stuff today."
Spencer closed his book. "Yeah?"
" I think...that I have no idea. It's all jungle themes and things and they just...none of them seem like...us."
"Us?"
"Like us! You know. She's going to be smart, we know that. She's yours and you're a genius. Even if she's normal, she's going to be smart. If we do something inaccurate, she'll know by the time she's two, if she's like Henry. And then she'll think we're stupid and we can't have that."
Spencer chuckled a little. "So what do you suggest?"
"For you to use that big brain for something that's very, very important."
"Ryan, I don't think she'll care. Henry wanted one thing and then it changed. As long as it's colorful and comfortable-"
"Spence. Come on. It's got to be cute and it's got to be accurate because you were born with genius. That's your fault, so you got to do something about it."
"Okay, okay. I'll... look into a few things."
"Pink things. I want it to be pink."
"Pink things." Spencer repeated. "Like pigs?"
"Pigs? No! Cute, Pink, Smart Things. That's not that hard is it? You can do it. But I got to go - another call from Grey."
"You have a case."
"I have a case. Love you. Call me when you wake up."
"I'll have some cute pink smart things for you then."
"I love you, Dr. Incredible."
The call ended before he could say anything.