A/N: I have no knowledge of any medical conditions etc. I imagine Reid being shot from the side at the opening near the shoulder in his vest. I realize that it's quite impossible for the bullet to have nearly missed his heart and not having hit any major organs/veins, but hey, it's fiction right? So Reid is going to be perfectly fine, I'll make sure.

Chapter 35

"Hey pretty boy, I brought you jell-o," Morgan said as he walked into Reid's hospital room the next day. The day before Reid hadn't been feeling up to visitors except for JJ, so today was the day all of them would come by. "I'm glad you got out okay kid," Morgan continued as he sat down on the chair next to Reid's hospital bed. "I wish it didn't have to be you in that bed though."

Reid frowned, "You wish it had been you that got shot?"

"Yeah, I mean… not that I like getting shot, but… you know, with everything you and JJ have going on," Morgan said, his soft side showing. He would have taken his younger friend's place in a heartbeat if it meant that Reid would be safe and sound. He was happy things weren't worse and he had to try his hardest not to think about that. "I sent her to the hotel by the way; she needed some sleep after staying all night last night."

Reid blushed at Morgan's mention of JJ. "I'll be fine Morgan, don't worry about me. You'll have someone to bug again soon enough," he teased.

"That's my boy," Morgan grinned. "Here, eat some jell-o, then my trip to the hospital cafeteria wasn't in vain."

Reid gladly took the small cup and spoon that Morgan handed him. "Thank you."

"No problem, I should make some room for other people," Morgan replied and left the room.

After everybody had visited it was JJ's turn again. It had been a good idea to go back to the hotel to freshen up a little, but she couldn't sleep as long as Spencer was in the hospital bed. She was back as soon as she had taken a shower and was just in time to see Hotch leave the hospital room.

Hotch gave her a small smile and decided to wait a little longer to bring up what he knew.

"Hey," JJ whispered upon entering Spencer's room. He was looking a lot better than yesterday; finally there was some color back in his face. She grinned when she saw the little cup of jell-o on the bedside table. "Did Morgan bring you that?"

Spencer nodded, "Who else?" He replied and matched her grin with one of his own. He opened her arms to her so she could give him a much needed hug.

JJ smiled and sat down after their hug. "How are you feeling?"

"As if I got hit by a bus, other than that… all peachy," he said and smiled at her. "They say I can go home in a few days if all keeps going well like it is now."

"About that…" JJ started and grabbed his hand. "I would love it if you came to stay with me and Henry so I could look after you for a while," she said and looked down at their joined hands, not quite sure what he would have to say about that.

Spencer squeezed her hand to make him look up at her, when she did he leaned towards her to give her a kiss. When she happily obliged he let out a soft sigh against her lips. "I would love to, that's very thoughtful of you."

"A little big egoistic as well," JJ murmured her reply against his lips. "I just love having you around, and so does Henry."

"And I love being around the both of you," Spencer replied and pulled back, the corner of his lip tugging upwards. "We would have to get some clothes at my place though," he said, thinking about how they would explain to Henry that his godfather was coming to stay for a few days.

JJ nodded, "Don't forget some of your books, I don't think Henry's collection would satisfy your mind," she said and chuckled.

Spencer pouted teasingly, "Actually, he has some pretty good titles that I would love to read with him," he replied with a small wink.

"I bet he can't wait," she said and leaned in to give him another kiss. "First you need to focus on getting better alright?"

Spencer nodded, "I definitely will, don't want to wait too long before seeing the little monkey again," he said and his eyes widened mid-thought, "has somebody called my mother?"

"I haven't yet, would you like me to? We could also wait and visit her when you're out of here. She might stress too much, knowing you got shot?" JJ wondered.

"Yeah, that does sound like a good idea, it seems like I'm losing my IQ points," he teased and let out a sigh. "So any news?" He asked. He was already bored, being in a hospital bed for a long time.

"As a matter of fact, yes," JJ replied and bit her lower lip, not quite sure how to break the news of Hotch having found out about them. "I uhm… we might have to tell the team sooner than we thought we would, I think they already know," she said.

Spencer nodded, "Wouldn't surprise me, how did you figure that out?"

"Hotch… he told me we needed to talk," JJ replied and shrugged. "I am not as concerned about it as I thought I would be."

"Me neither," came Spencer's reply. "Maybe uhm… are they still in the hospital?"

JJ nodded warily, "Yeah, why?"

"Well, why not tell them right this moment? I mean… now that they supposedly already know…" Spencer rambled.

"Uhm… yeah, I'll uh… go see if they're still out there," JJ said nervously before leaning towards him one more time to brush her lips against his. She paused for a moment and felt the heat rise in her face. She brushed her hand over his cheek and ran her tongue over her lower lip. "I love you," she whispered at pulling back.

"Love you back," he replied as he watched her leave his hospital room.

Back in the waiting room the team watched JJ come in, her face slightly flushed. "Hey guys," she started as she waited until all of them faced her. "Spence would like you to come see him in his room, all of you together," she said with a nervous smile.

Blake gave her an understanding smile and walked first, followed by Rossi, Morgan and Hotch. They made their way over to Reid's room and were soon standing around his bed.

Reid looked nervous. He swallowed the lump in his throat and smiled appreciatively when JJ said on his bed next to him. "We uhm… we'd like to tell you something," he started, looking at JJ.

"Ever since what happened with Will, Spence has been helping out a lot with Henry," she continued.

"JJ helped me a lot during that time as well, spending time with them helped me cope with my grief and eventually overcome it," was Reid's next line.

"Oh come on, just come out with it," Morgan chuckled, looking around at all the knowing smiles and grins.

JJ had to laugh slightly at his comment, "Fine, we're dating," she said and immediately blushed again.

TBC