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Spencer was packing up for the day when he saw his wife exiting the elevator. He quickly walked over to her.
"What are you doing here Livy?" asked Spencer as he shared a quick kiss on the lips, aware of the agents and civilian staff members in the bullpen
"We have an appointment to go to, and you rode in with Aaron today since you had a workout session with him this morning." said Olivia
"And I appreciate you coming to pick me up Livy." said Spencer as and Olivia walked over to his desk hand in hand
JJ and Emily looked up from their desks once they saw Olivia with Spencer.
"Hey Olivia." said Emily
"Hi Emily." said Olivia
"What brings you here?" asked JJ as she was packing up for she could go home to her two boys
"Spencer has an appointment with the psychologist that Diana's doctor recommended for him, and then we have that Korean film festival to attend at Georgetown that Spencer wants to go to." said Olivia while she wrapped an arm around her husband's waist
"You speak Korean like your husband?" asked Emily
"I am trying to learn Korean, but I do know Russian and French." said Olivia correcting her
"I am going to be whispering the translations into Livy's ear." said Spencer while smirking at his wife
"Which will probably end up with us making out during the movie instead of watching it." Olivia said with a knowing smirk directed towards her husband
"And I don't mind that at all." said Spencer kissing his wife on the cheek
"I have a feeling that your future children's first words won't be in English if Spencer reads books in foreign languages to your future progeny." said Emily while looking at Olivia
"We already planned that our children will be fluent in other languages, including sign language." said Spencer
"Let's get going Spencer, your appointment is in an hour and we have a fifty minute long drive." said Olivia as she looked at her husband's watch
"See you two tomorrow." said Spencer as he slung his messenger bag over his shoulder and he grabbed his wife's hand
"Nice seeing you two again." said Olivia and she looked at Spencer "You leaving your go bag here?" asked Olivia
"Its in my locker since I didn't need it today." said Spencer
An hour later Spencer and Olivia arrived at the psychologist's office. They were told that Spencer will be seen in a few minutes and were directed towards the waiting room.
"You want me to come with you?" asked Olivia knowing that she has permission to join her husband
"Yes." said Spencer without a moment of hesitation
A few minutes later they were meeting with Dr. Andrews who is great friends with Dr. Norman since they gone to college together.
"How has everything been going for you Spencer?" asked Dr. Andrews
"Other than going to work, everything has been going great." said Spencer who winked at his wife
"What about your migraines?" asked Dr. Andrews
"I haven't had one since that case in Oklahoma, but I am making sure that I get enough sleep. I think that its helpful that every case I had since that case in Oklahoma, I share a hotel room with a member of my team." said Spencer
"Agent Hotchner is usually your roommate when it comes to sharing a hotel room?" asked Dr. Andrews glad that Spencer has told him about his teammates
"Yes he is, but we always have great talks before going to bed. Out of all of my teammates, Hotch knows me the best since he learned about my background right away when Gideon introduced me to him since Gideon wanted Hotch to become my probationary officer." said Spencer
"Do you miss Gideon?" asked Dr. Andrews
"Yeah. Its been over four years since the last time my teammates and I heard from Gideon. I want to tell him that I got married and located my father." said Spencer
"Have you ever thought of trying to track him down like you did with your father, I think it would be helpful for you to tell Gideon about how you felt about him abandoning you like your father did." said Dr. Andrew
"Garcia has tried to track him down for me, but she could never locate him for me." said Spencer as he spun his wedding band in repetitive circles around his finger
Dr. Andrews watched Spencer turn his wedding band, and he thought of the past behaviors Spencer exhibited and a conversation he had with Dr. Norman about his suspicions about Spencer having Asperger's syndrome. So he decided that he needed to ask Spencer about it.
"Spencer, were you ever diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome?" asked Dr. Andrews
Spencer thought about when Hotch asked him if he was ever diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome on the day he met Hotch.
"I never have been formally diagnosed, but I do know that I fit the criteria to have Asperger's. You already know about my sensory issues because of wearing my watch over the sleeve of my dress shirt or cardigan when I don't have the sleeves of my dress shirt rolled up to my elbows. Hotch once asked me if I was ever diagnosed, and I told him no since my mother refused to get me tested." said Spencer while he took a hold of his wife's hand
"Why do you ask Dr. Andrews?" asked Olivia while squeezing her husband's hand firmly
"Based on the sessions I had with you since you started seeing me last month, I believe that you do have Asperger's syndrome. Being diagnosed with Asperger's won't affect your position in the FBI since there are a lot of brilliant people who have been diagnosed with it" said Dr. Andrews
"I have heard about people being diagnosed in their teens, twenties, and early thirties." said Spencer
"I agree that people can be diagnosed at any age, but you are well adjusted despite having a stressful career." said Dr. Andrews and he looked at Olivia "And I bet that you have some students who have autism or Asperger's syndrome."
"Yes I do." said Olivia and she looked at her husband "And you having Asperger's is not going to make me leave you since I love you the way you are." said Olivia
Dr. Andrew's watch beeped and he looked at the young married couple that he has grown fond of over the past month.
"My time is up, and I bet you two have plans." said Dr. Andrews
"We are going to a Korean film festival at Georgetown since I understand and speak Korean." said Spencer while grinning
"Spencer is going to be giving me whispered translation since I'm still learning." said Olivia
"Have fun you two, and I hope to see you two again next week depending on your schedule Spencer." said Dr. Andrews
Spencer and Olivia got into their car a few minutes later, and Spencer spoke up while keeping his eyes on the road.
"I can handle being diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome better than schizophrenia."
"You having Asperger's is not going to stop me from having kids with you Spencer." said Olivia
"I could possibly pass this on to our children, but there are therapies that can help." said Spencer
"And our kids will still turn out great since you heard Dr. Andrews mention that there are quite a bit of brilliant people who have Asperger's syndrome like you." Said Olivia
"I have a feeling that my teammate will be accepting about me getting diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome since its easier to deal with than schizophrenia because I can keep my job." Said Spencer as he pulled out of the parking lot
"When are you going to tell the rest your teammates that they missed your birthday." asked Olivia changing the subject knowing that her husband is still hurt that everyone but Hotch forgot his 30th birthday
"I just don't feel like telling them yet, and Hotch knows that I don't have to worry about becoming like my mom anymore." Said Spencer
"How about this, if you don't tell your teammates before we all celebrate my 28th birthday on January 13th I will tell everyone myself about them forgetting your 30th birthday." said Olivia
"Deal." said Spencer as they pulled up at a diner to eat dinner before going to see that movie at Georgetown
An hour later Spencer and Olivia sat down in their seats in the theater, and a few minutes later the movie started.
Two hours later
While Spencer and Olivia were walking out of the theater, Spencer's cellphone vibrated and he looked at the text from Hotch.
WE HAVE A LOCAL CASE, GET TO THE BAU AS SOON AS YOU CAN.~ AH
Olivia looked at her husband.
"Got a case?" asked Olivia
"A local one." said Spencer sadly
"Its OK Spencer, at least I know that you won't be flying to another state. And if you have to stay at the office all night, I will bring you some breakfast in the morning." said Olivia
"What about getting you home?" asked Spencer as they hurried to their car
"I can catch a cab while you take the car to Quantico." said Olivia
"At least I left my go bag at BAU headquarters." said Spencer
"Get going Spencer, and I will send you a text before I go to bed." said Olivia seeing that its only 9 PM
Spencer and Olivia shared a quick kiss before Spencer got into the car and drove away.
An hour and twenty minutes later Spencer got off elevator and he saw JJ and Emily in the bullpen.
"Hey guys." said Spencer
"How was your evening with Olivia?" asked Emily
"I had a great evening with Olivia until getting called in as soon as the movie was over." said Spencer who decided not to bring up his Asperger's syndrome yet
"What about your appointment with the psychologist?" asked Emily thinking about the psychologist that she had been ordered to see since returning from the dead
"Not going to talk about it now since there is a case, and that means no calling Olivia to find out what was talked about, patient/doctor confidentiality." said Reid
Rossi walked over to Spencer and whispered.
"Was Asperger's syndrome ever mentioned?"
Spencer's brown eyes went wide in shock as he stared at Rossi, and as soon as he got out of his shock he whispered.
"How did you know?" whispered Spencer
"I have a niece who has it, so I recognized the signs during the first case we worked together." whispered Rossi
"What are you two whispering about?" asked Morgan as he walked over to Reid and Rossi.
"About Spencer's latest article that he is planning on publishing." said Rossi knowing that its true that Spencer is working on an article
Spencer started talking about the paper that he is working on and Morgan looked at Reid.
"We should probably head up there." said Morgan
"We can talk more about your diagnosis later." whispered Rossi in Italian
"Thanks." said Spencer as he followed Rossi towards the conference room.
Spencer followed the others into the conference room and sat down at the round table.
"7 years ago yesterday at Manassas, Virginia, 8-year-old Hope Kingston was abducted from her front yard while playing with a friend. She's been presumed dead." said Hotch after he showed a picture of Hope and Monica
"A few hours ago, her mother Monica disappeared from a parking lot after attending Garcia's victims support group." said Morgan
JJ looked at Garcia.
"It's not uncommon for unsubs to reach out and contact relatives of victims. Joran Van Der Sloot extorted $25,000 from Natalee Holloway's mother in exchange for information." said Spencer
"Do we think both abductions were related?" asked Rossi glad that Spencer wasn't letting his diagnosis distract him from their current case
"I found a letter signed by Hope inside Monica's car." said Morgan
Reid grabbed the bagged letter from the table and started looking it over while listening to the others talk
"The anniversary could have been the trigger. We can't rule out the possibility that Monica committed suicide." said Rossi
"No. No, Monica would would never hurt herself. She she still thought Hope was alive." stuttered Garcia
"Is the father in the picture?" asked JJ
"No, he died in a car accident right before Hope was born." said Garcia
Spencer decided to speak up about his findings.
"There's no postmark, which means this letter was obviously hand-delivered." said Spencer after he examined the letter
"You do a full linguistic analysis. We need to determine authenticity." said Hotch
"There's a butterfly drawn next to Hope's name. That has to mean something." said Spencer
"There was no sign of struggle at the scene." said Morgan
"What if she went willingly? He could have approached her and had Hope with him." said Emily
"That would certainly get her attention." said Rossi
"Still, it's pretty high-risk to abduct in such a high-traffic area. The parking lot was right next to a strip mall." Spencer pointed out
"Any witnesses?" asked Rossi
"I was the last person that saw her." said Garcia
"Unless we have reason to believe otherwise, we should assume that the same unsub is responsible for both abductions. Let's get started." said Hotch as everyone but Garcia got up and left the room and Hotch looked at his agents and he started giving assignments out as they gathered in the bullpen
Reid looked at Hotch as Morgan, JJ, Emily, and Rossi walked away.
"May I call my wife?" asked Spencer
"Go ahead." said Hotch knowing that Spencer has a habit of contacting his wife after briefing
Spencer dialed his wife's phone number and she answered on the second ring.
"You coming home tonight Spencer?" asked Olivia as she was sitting in bed
"I am pulling an all-nighter with the others since its an abduction case so you have the bed to yourself even though you will be hugging my pillow." said Spencer
"Make sure that you find some time to squeeze in a nap so you don't develop a migraine." ordered Olivia
Spencer rolled his eyes and he quickly contemplated on what to say.
"Yes ma'am." said Spencer
"Please don't call me ma'am." said Olivia who was laughing because of her husband being a smart-ass.
Spencer rolled his eyes and decided to be even funnier.
"Yes mother." said Spencer with a smirk on his face
Hotch ended up shaking his head at Reid's antics.
"If you stop calling me ma'am and mom, I will bring you you and your teammates the cranberry muffins that you have been craving for breakfast tomorrow morning before I go to work." said Olivia
"I will stop now." said Spencer as his mouth started to water at the idea of having cranberry muffins for breakfast
"I am going to go to bed now, so please stay out of trouble tonight." said Olivia
Spencer shook his head at his wife's comment about staying out of trouble.
"Goodnight Livy, and I will see you in the morning when you bring those muffins." said Spencer
"Love you." said Olivia
"Love you too." said Spencer as he hung up
Reid saw Hotch smirking at him.
"What?" asked Spencer as he feigned indifference even though Hotch and Garcia heard his side of the conversation
"Calling your wife mother?" asked Hotch
"She was giving me orders about making sure to take a nap for a few hours tonight to avoid having a migraine." said Reid as started helping Hotch with setting up the white board
"And is your wife really bringing you muffins?" asked Hotch
"Olivia bought cranberries when I went grocery shopping with her after getting back from Kansas last week. She ordered me not to touch those cranberries since she wants to make cranberry muffins with them from scratch. I love my wife's baking, and I think her baking can rival Garcia's." whispered Spencer while looking at Garcia who was focused on the laptop she brought into the bullpen
"Just don't tell Garcia that you think your wife's baking is better than hers." whispered Hotch
"Yes sir." said Spencer
A few minutes later Spencer started doing a linguistic analysis on the letter and a short while later he was telling his findings to Hotch.
"So this letter Monica allegedly received from her daughter contains no indication of female authorship. It lacks expression of emotional attachment." said Spencer
"The unsub wrote it?" asked Hotch who was not even shocked of Reid's findings
Reid used the marker that he was using on the clear board and pointed at the letter.
"I believe so. The language used is inconsistent with that of a 15-year-old held in captivity for 7 years." said Spencer
Garcia who was sitting at a nearby desk heard her laptop beep and she spoke up.
"Uh, I just got a hit on someone who matches Monica's description at a gas station 17 miles outside of Manassas." said Garcia
Reid and Hotch walked over to Garcia and Reid did one of his actions that Garcia hates which is leaning over her shoulder.
Reid and Hotch looked at the video feed and Hotch decided to speak up first since Reid was still watching the video feed.
"Hope's not with him." said Hotch
"It looks like they're having a conversation." said Reid
"She's cooperating." said Hotch who was understanding Reid's thoughts "Garcia, can you get any closer?" asked Hotch
Garcia did some typing and she couldn't get anything.
"No. No, I can't get a good look at him." said Garcia
"Look at his body language. He's shielding himself from the cameras." said Spencer.
"He knows where they are. He's protecting his identity." said Hotch while watching the video feed
"Why isn't Monica asking for help?" asked Garcia
"She doesn't want to draw attention to herself." said Hotch
Reid, Hotch, and Garcia watched Monica leave the gas station and Reid noticed that the unsub stayed.
"She leaves, but the unsub stays?" asked Spencer
"I don't understand." said Garcia
Reid looked up at the map while the wheels in his brain were turning.
"He's got complete control. He's not worried about her contacting the authorities." said Hotch as he watched Reid walked over to the map that he had displayed so he had a feeling that Reid had figured something out
"Garcia, run the pump receipts against the time line. Maybe he used a credit card." said Hotch as he watched Reid put his finger on the map confirming his thoughts
Garcia did some typing.
"Pumps one...through 9. Nothing. Who goes to a gas station and doesn't buy anything?" asked Garcia
Reid decided to answer since he saw more stations on the map.
"There are plenty of service stations between the community center and here, but he drove her clear across town. This place must mean something to the both of them." said Reid
"This could be where it all started." said Hotch as Reid turned back to his map
Reid decided to sit down at his desk and stare at the board, and a few minutes later Rossi and Emily returned. Spencer and Hotch spent the next couple of minutes telling Rossi and Emily their findings. A short while later Morgan and JJ walked into the bullpen.
"Anything?" asked Rossi who was standing by Hotch
"She was there, but we just missed her. The owner of Monica's old house reported seeing her parked outside just 2 hours ago." said Morgan as he and JJ headed towards the others
"Was the unsub with her?" asked Rossi
"Yeah, but he didn't get much of a description on the unsub or the truck. He did say Monica had been by a lot recently." said JJ
"Apparently somebody dropped a letter for her a week ago. The owner called her to come pick it up, and ever since then she's been parked outside the house." said Morgan
"What's this guy doing with her?" asked Rossi
Spencer decided to speak up from his desk.
"If he's had Hope captive for 7 years, she's completely compliant by now. He might have abducted Monica as a reward for good behavior." said Spencer
"Or he could be getting off on the fact that he successfully abducted a mother and a daughter." said Rossi
"Monica's statement the day of Hope's abduction confirmed that she made a purchase at the same gas station hours before Hope went missing." said JJ
"It's not a coincidence that he brought Monica from that particular gas station to her old house." said Rossi
"He's taking her through all the steps of Hope's abduction." said Hotch
"Having both of them could have been his plan all along." said Rossi
"So are we saying he's sexually diverse, attracted to children and adults?" asked JJ
"The unsub stalked Monica, so he knew about the spare key under the mat. He had complete access. So why wait 7 years to circle back if that's the case?" asked Rossi
Spencer decided to bring up the butterfly that was drawn on the letter.
"The butterfly could symbolically represent not just transformation but maturation of his erotic ideal." said Spencer
"Well, he started with easy targets. Children are much easier to abduct, manipulate, and control." said Rossi
"Or he could be a preferential offender and a situational child molester, meaning adult woman have always been his preference, but given the right circumstances he'd offend against a child." said Spencer
"Monica's not a preference. She's a specific target." said Hotch
"He didn't go after just any woman, he went after Hope's mother." said Rossi
"Which means that Hope is probably dead and he's taken Monica because she reminds him of Hope." said Hotch
Garcia came into the bullpen with a few boxes with the help of agents.
"This is everything the Manassas P. D. had on Hope's investigation." said Garcia
"All right, let's get to work." said Hotch
Reid looked at Hotch.
"I am going to head to the restroom and quickly switch my contact lenses for my glasses." said Spencer
Reid grabbed his glasses case and eye drops and quickly headed towards the bathroom, a few minutes later he walked into the bullpen wearing his glasses.
"Better now?" asked Hotch
"Had my contacts in since waking up yesterday morning since its past midnight right now." said Reid who grabbed a box and opened it and started going through files
Hotch looked at his agents.
"In two hours half of us are going to take a short nap, and then we will be switching." said Hotch
"What about finding Monica?" asked Garcia
"I can't let you all work to exhaustion." said Hotch
"And my wife wouldn't be happy if I end up having a migraine because of staying up for over 24 hours." said Spencer as he started reading through files
Two hours later Hotch looked at his agents and he noticed that Reid had his glasses on his desk while he was rubbing his eyes.
"Reid, Emily, and JJ, you three go take a nap." said Hotch
"Yes sir." said Spencer as he put his glasses back on and started closing files
"Reid, you can use my office for your nap." said Hotch
"I will lay down in my old office." said JJ as she headed towards her old office
"You can use my office Emily." said Rossi
"Thanks." said Emily as she headed towards Rossi's office
Hotch looked at Reid who was just getting up from his desk.
"I will wake you up in two hours Reid." said Hotch knowing that Reid will probably need help grabbing his glasses
Spencer walked into Hotch's office and turned on the small lamp to help him see before he removed his converse sneakers. He grabbed the blanket that Hotch keeps in his office and he laid down on the couch while covering himself up, and before he closed his eyes he removed his glasses and put them on the small table by the couch. A few minutes later, Spencer closed his eyes.
Two hours later, Hotch opened the door to his office and he saw that Reid was sleeping peacefully on the couch. He wanted to let Reid sleep a bit longer, but he knew that Monica needed to be found. So he turned on the light to his office and walked over to Reid to wake him up.
"Spencer, its time to wake up." said Hotch gently as he located Reid's glasses to have them ready for him
Reid opened up his eyes and he got himself to sit up.
"Has it been two hours?" asked a groggy Spencer as he rubbed his eyes
"Yes." said Hotch as he handed Reid his glasses
Reid put his glasses one handed and he blinked a few times as his vision went from blurry to clear. He pulled on his converse sneakers.
"Emily and JJ still napping?" asked Spencer
"Yes." said Hotch and he added on, "Take a few minutes to freshen up in the restroom."
10 minutes later Spencer walked into the bullpen after switching to his contact lenses and washing his face in the restroom. He noticed Garcia hunched over her laptop, and he decided that he needed to convince her to get some sleep.
"Are you going to get some sleep?" asked Spencer
"Not going to sleep until we find Monica." muttered Garcia
Spencer sighed as he sat on the edge of the desk at that Garcia was using.
"Penelope, you are going to collapse from exhaustion if you don't take take a break to eat and sleep. I received that lecture a lot when I started college at 12 years old when I was forced to live with my academic adviser and his wife." said Spencer softly
"Pretty Boy is right about you needing sleep Baby Girl." said Morgan
Spencer decided to say more to Garcia.
"Also while I was working on my degrees my legal guardians made sure that I took breaks from working on them. They would have me go ride my bike around, take me on camping trips on weekends, and play chess with me so I would take a break from my school work." said Spencer
Hotch decided to intervene since he didn't want Kevin messing with his computers if Garcia collapsed from exhaustion or low blood sugar from the lack of food.
"You need to take a break Garcia, I don't want to call Kevin and have him come here to make you take a break when he arrives in a few hours." said Hotch and he decided to add on, "There are times that I have to order Reid not to take any case files home to work on when we have weekends off."
"And now I don't take any work home with me because of spending all my free time with my wife." said Spencer as he walked over to the map to work on his geographical profile since Hotch wanted him to start after waking up from his nap
A few hours later Spencer's desk phone rang and he answered it.
"Dr. Reid, your wife requested that you come down to collect the muffins that she made for you and your teammates." said the security guard
"I will be right down." said Spencer before hung up and he looked at his teammates who were getting themselves more coffee "Olivia is here with homemade cranberry muffins that she made for all of us, I will be back in a few minutes." said Spencer as he grabbed the car keys just in case his wife asks for them knowing that she took a cab
Spencer headed towards the elevator and a few minutes later he met his wife down by security and he pecked his wife on the lips.
"Did you get some sleep?" asked Olivia while seeing how disheveled her husband looked
"I took a two hour long nap." said Spencer as he took the container full of muffins from Olivia
"Do you have the car keys on you?" asked Olivia
Spencer took the car keys out of his pocket and handed them to Olivia.
"Here" said Spencer
"Are you going to take the train home later?" asked Olivia
"I can get a ride home from Hotch if I need to." said Spencer
"Good." said Olivia who looked at her watch and realized that she needs to pay for the cab and get to her husband's car
"I have to head to work now. And I gave the security guards each a muffin since they asked me what type of muffins I brought for you." said Olivia who pointed at the guards who were eating a muffin
"I love you Olivia, and I will text you later." said Spencer as he kissed his wife goodbye
"I love you too, and please stay safe." said Olivia as she headed out
Spencer looked at the two security guards and decided to ask them about what he thought about his wife's cooking.
"What do you two think of my wife's muffins?" asked Spencer with a small smirk on his face
"Your wife is a great cook Agent Reid." said one of the guards
"Yeah she is, and that is one of the many things I love about her. She actually made me gain a few pounds since meeting her when I took that four month long sabbatical in May." said Spencer before he headed towards the elevators
A few minutes later Spencer entered the bullpen and placed the muffins on his desk.
"My wife made enough for all of us to have two." said Spencer as he opened up the container and took two muffins and started eating one right away
Everyone started eating their muffins, and they decided to have some light conversation to distract Garcia a bit.
"So has everyone made plans for Thanksgiving?" asked Rossi
"Olivia and I are going to Las Vegas to spend Thanksgiving with my parents and aunt." said Spencer with a grin on his face, glad that it will be the first Reid family Thanksgiving dinner in 20 years
"Going to Chicago." said Morgan
"Will, Henry, and I are going to my mom's." said JJ
"Spending it with Kevin." said Garcia
"Spending it with Jack and Jessica." said Hotch
"What about you Emily?" asked Garcia
"Rossi invited me to join him for Thanksgiving." said Emily
Spencer looked at Morgan and decided to tease him a bit.
"I bet your mom is going to nag you about when she is going to get some grandchildren. I have a feeling that my mom will be nagging me about having grandchildren." said Spencer
"My mom is like that every time I go visit her." said Morgan
"Lets finish our breakfast and get back to work." said Hotch
Spencer polished off his second muffin, and he decided to finish up his geographical profile.
A/N: Part 2 will be up in a couple of days. And with having Spencer get diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, I will have it brought up again in the next chapter. I was officially diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when I was 12 years old, so its true that people can be diagnosed at any age. I have met parents who have Asperger's syndrome since I am highly active in the autism community. I have attended a conference last April and one of the huge topics that was discussed at the conference was that having Asperger's syndrome should never stop you from having kids since there are places that can support parents with Asperger's syndrome or autism even though autism or Asperger's syndrome could be passed down.