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A/N: Shout out to Mrs. JaganshiReidofHufflepuff, snowdrop65, OhSnapItsMadison, tannerose5, and Chermayne for reviewing chapter 37.
Only two more chapters left until I get started on the sequel Love Takes Away the Pain: Book Three which will deal with Spencer and Olivia managing being parents to two babies and one toddler during the season 9 storyline.
Spencer looked at his watch and noted the time of 9 PM before turning his head and gazing in the direction of his teammates who were talking and laughing about 20 feet away. He shouted the first two names that came to mind.
"HOTCH! MORGAN!" shouted Spencer as he massaged Olivia's back while tears streamed down her face as he led her over to the nearest bench
15 seconds later Hotch and Morgan approached Spencer who was comforting Olivia and Spencer turned his head since Olivia was sobbing in pain on his shoulder.
"Olivia's in labor." said Spencer as Alex, Garcia, JJ, and Rossi came over
"Please help me get her to the SUV so I can drive her to the hospital. I am going to go start the SUV right now." said Spencer before sprinting away
Morgan and Hotch started helping Olivia walk to the Reid family SUV.
A few minutes later Olivia was settled into the already running SUV, and Garcia looked at Spencer.
"I already called Georgetown Medical Center to let them know you guys are on your way." said Garcia
"And I will run to your house to get the bags you two packed for the stay at the hospital." said JJ
"At least Spencer already has Albert and Ava's car seats installed." said Olivia as she accepted good lucks from everyone before Spencer backed out of Rossi's driveway
At 11:30 PM a nurse led Hotch, Morgan, JJ, Alex, Garcia, and Rossi to the waiting area outside of Olivia's birthing suite.
"This is where you guys have to wait, and there's coffee and some snacks right over there." said the nurse before leaving the room
"Thank you." said Hotch as everyone got comfortable
"We should probably call William so he can check Diana out of the hospital and fly here with her and Ethel." said Rossi
"I will take care of that notification." said Hotch
"I will call Emily." said Garcia
10 minutes later Garcia and Hotch pocketed their phones as the door to Olivia's birthing suite opened and Spencer stepped out of the suite before shutting the door. He headed straight to the coffee pot, not realizing that his teammates were in the room and saw that he was already wearing hospital provided scrubs instead of the suit he wore to Strauss's funeral.
"Dr. Spencer Reid, dressed like a medical doctor." deadpanned Hotch
Spencer turned his head to see that his teammates were in the room wearing casual clothes instead of the clothes they wore at Strauss's funeral.
"I thought you guys were going to go home and get some sleep before coming here in the morning after the babies are born?" said Spencer as he poured himself a cup of coffee and added some sugar
"We're not going to miss this since we all missed Piper's birth, and here are yours and Olivia's bags." said JJ as she passed Spencer the two duffel bags "Your uncle said that Piper is doing fine, and he will come here with her sometime tomorrow morning."
"Thanks." said Spencer as he took the bags from JJ
"How's Olivia doing?" asked Garcia
"She's sleeping right now since a nurse gave her a sedative an hour and a half ago, and apparently she started dilating over five hours ago." said Spencer
"Too much information, kid." said Morgan
"How far is she?" asked JJ
"Five centimeters." answered Spencer
"Is Olivia getting an epidural?" asked JJ
"She is once she reaches six centimeters." said Spencer
Spencer quickly realized that he hasn't called his father or Emily.
"I still have have to call my father and Emily." said Spencer
"I already called your father, and he's going to check your mom out of Bennington after breakfast tomorrow morning before he, your mom, and Aunt Ethel start driving across the country for the next few days in your dad's car and after Diana meets Albert and Ava she and Ethel are flying back to Vegas a day later while your dad officially moves in." said Hotch
"At least his furniture is already set up, and he just has to work on unpacking everything when he arrives." said Spencer
"I called Emily. She told me that she's on a case but ordered me to send pictures as soon as Albert and Ava are born and she will try and visit during your paternity leave." said Garcia
"Thanks for making notifications." said Spencer
Before anyone could reply, Olivia screamed loudly in pain as another contraction passed.
"I guess she woke up." said Spencer
"You better get back in there before she gets violent." said Hotch
Spencer rushed into Olivia's room and as the door closed they heard Olivia shout.
"IF YOU GET ME PREGNANT AGAIN AS SOON AS I GET THE ALL CLEAR TO HAVE SEX, I AM GOING TO CASTRATE YOU!" shouted Olivia
JJ, Morgan, Garcia, Alex, and Rossi roared with laughter as Hotch's lips twitched a bit.
"I can picture Reid's face turning red right now." laughed Morgan
Hotch looked at Morgan.
"Just wait until you have kids." said Hotch before they heard Olivia give Spencer another threat, causing more laughter
Meanwhile in the birthing suite, Spencer was massaging Olivia's back and belly when Dr. Carter entered the room.
"Let's see how far you are." said Dr. Carter before kneeling down to check the progress "You're at six centimeters right now, so I am going to have the anesthesiologist that I already called come in." said Dr. Carter as she pressed the button on her pager
A minute later the anesthesiologist came into the room with her equipment and she looked at Olivia.
"Ready for your epidural Olivia?" asked the anesthesiologist
"Yes." growled Olivia before glaring at her husband "We are never having sex again."
Dr. Carter and the anesthesiologist laughed as Spencer wheeled his stool back a bit, raising his hands in surrender mode.
"I'm going to need your help to adjust your wife for the small procedure so hopefully you're not afraid of her." said the anesthesiologist
"I have dealt with much worse." said Spencer
A short while later the anesthesiologist had injected the anesthesia into Olivia's lower back.
"It should kick in soon." said anesthesiologist
"Good." growled Olivia
The anesthesiologist looked at Spencer.
"What do you mean by you have dealt with worse?" asked the anesthesiologist
"I'm a profiler for the FBI, and I travel all over the country catching serial killers so I have dealt with guns being pointed at me and with serial killers setting off bombs." said Spencer
"You work for the BAU?" asked the anesthesiologist
"Yes." said Spencer
"I have read articles in psychology journals written by a Dr. Spencer Reid who works for that unit, and I always wanted to ask him questions about his studies." said the anesthesiologist
Olivia and Dr. Carter burst out laughing as Spencer's face turned a bit red.
"What's so funny?" asked the anesthesiologist
"You're talking to him right now." said Dr. Carter
Five hours later Dr. Carter came and checked on Olivia's progress and looked at Spencer and Olivia.
"It's time to start pushing." said Dr. Carter as she motioned a nurse to help transition the bed before Spencer and another nurse got Olivia into position and Spencer headed to the sink to wash his hands and put on a mask before positioning himself behind Olivia
"I need to push now." growled Olivia as she felt her husband's touch
Dr. Carter looked at the monitor that helped tell her when Olivia's about to have a contraction.
"Go ahead." said Dr. Carter
Olivia screamed as she pushed before leaning against her husband's chest.
"You're doing great, Olivia." said Spencer as he rubbed her back
Dr. Carter looked at the monitor.
"Your next contraction is coming up in 10 seconds so get ready to push, Olivia." said Dr. Carter
10 seconds later Olivia screamed as she pushed before leaning against her husband.
"I see some curly brown hair right now so only two more pushes before meeting Reid twin number one." said Dr. Carter
"Can I push?" asked Olivia
"Go ahead." said Dr. Carter
Olivia screamed as she pushed.
"Shoulders are now showing so I need you to push harder." said Dr. Carter
Olivia pushed hard before everyone in the delivery room heard cries.
"It's a boy!" exclaimed Dr. Carter as she passed Albert to a nurse who quickly wiped him up before looking at Spencer
"Want to cut the cord?" asked the nurse
"Yes please." said Spencer as tears streamed down his face when he heard his son cry as he cut the cord
A few seconds later Albert was on Olivia's chest before being taken away to get cleaned up and checked over as Dr. Carter checked on the progress of Ava.
"Another contraction is coming up in 15 seconds, and I think in 15 minutes your daughter will make her debut." said Dr. Carter as Spencer scrambled into position
"I need to push." said Olivia
"Go ahead." said Dr. Carter
Olivia pushed before leaning against her husband.
"You're doing great, love." said Spencer as he wiped some sweat
15 minutes later everyone heard Ava's cries fill the room as Spencer and Olivia had more tears of joy stream down their faces before Spencer cut Ava's cord and Olivia could see Ava for a few seconds before having to deal with the delivery of the placenta and getting cleaned up.
"Go be with Albert and Ava." said Olivia
"I love you." said Spencer as he wiped the tears off Olivia's face
"I love you too." said Olivia as she used her hand that didn't contain an IV to wipe the tears off her husband's face
A half hour later Spencer took his first picture of Albert and Ava together before typing the information he was given and sending the photo to his father, uncle Gordon, aunt Ethel, and Emily.
ALBERT SPENCER REID
BORN AT 6:15 AM ON MAY 29TH, 2013
5 POUNDS 10 OUNCES
AVA DIANA REID
BORN AT 6:30 AM ON MAY 29TH, 2013
5 POUNDS 6 OUNCES
BOTH OLIVIA AND THE TWINS ARE DOING GREAT.
As Spencer pocketed his phone, a freshly showered Olivia looked at him.
"Can you please pass me Albert?" asked Olivia
"Sure." said Spencer as he reached for Albert and passed him to Olivia before gently picking Ava up from the crib
"Hello Ava, I'm your daddy." said Spencer
Ava opened her eyes at the sound of her daddy's voice and cooed at him.
"You look like your mommy, my little Birdie." said Spencer as he looked at Ava's blue eyes that match Olivia's
"Birdie?" asked Olivia as she bonded with Albert
"Ava means bird, so my special nickname for her will be Birdie." said Spencer as he stroked Ava's cheek
"Let's switch so I can see Ava before we let your teammates into the room so they can fight over who gets to hold the babies first." said Olivia
Spencer switched babies and looked at Albert's eyes to see that they are already brown like his.
"Hello Albert, I'm your daddy." said Spencer as he looked at his son and realized that Albert looks just like him "You are going to help me scare your big sister Piper's and your twin sister Ava's boyfriends in the future."
Albert cooed in agreement at his father and Olivia looked at her husband.
"Really, Spencer?" asked Olivia
Spencer nodded before gazing down at his son who is now going to help carry on their surname.
"Would you like me to bring your friends in?" asked the nurse
"Yes, please." said Olivia
"My uncle is bringing Piper when visiting hours starts." said Spencer
"Their big sister?" asked the nurse
"Piper's 11 months old, and she was born on Father's Day last year." smiled Spencer as he rocked Albert
"And Spencer's parents and aunt are driving out here from Las Vegas this morning." said Olivia
"I will go let your friends in." said the nurse
Morgan was pacing the room as the others slept when the door opened revealing a nurse, causing everyone to wake up.
"Dr. Reid and his wife are requesting your presence." said the smiling nurse
"Are the babies here yet?" asked Garcia as she bounced on her heels in excitement
"They were born 15 minutes apart, but Spencer and Olivia wanted to have a few minutes alone with them before letting you guys in." said the nurse as she motioned for everyone to follow and looked at the tired agents "You guys can only stay for a few minutes before heading home to get some sleep since it's 7 in the morning and you guys will be more comfortable in your own beds."
Everyone nodded as the nurse opened the door and let them into the room. They instantly noticed that Spencer and Olivia were each holding a baby while quietly talking to each other.
"Can we meet the wonder twins?" asked Garcia
Spencer and Olivia adjusted Albert and Ava so everyone could see their faces causing Alex, JJ, and Garcia to coo when they saw the twins faces.
"Would you like to hold your godson?" asked Spencer
"Yes." said Garcia as she extracted Albert from his father and started cooing at the baby "You look so much like your daddy."
Olivia looked at Morgan.
"Would you like to hold your goddaughter?" asked Olivia
"Sure." said Morgan as he extracted Ava from Olivia "I think you look like your mother."
After Alex, JJ, and Rossi congratulated Spencer on a job well done before making their way over to Olivia, Hotch walked over to Spencer and gave him a hug.
"How does it feel to be a father of three?" asked Hotch
"I'm feeling pretty good, but I know that it's going to be a challenge to deal with one toddler and two babies." said Spencer
"You will be able to handle this challenge like all the other challenges you were given." said Hotch as he accepted Albert from Garcia, looked at Albert's face and realized that he was going to be a clone of his father "He looks just like you Spencer." said Hotch as he smiled at Spencer who was grinning down at his son before he passed Albert to Rossi
"I was hoping that Albert would look just like his daddy." beamed Olivia
JJ, who was holding Ava, spoke up.
"Ava looks just like you, Olivia." said JJ
"I was hoping that my little birdie would look just like her mommy." said Spencer
"Birdie?" asked Garcia as she extracted her goddaughter from JJ
"Ava means bird, so Birdie is my special nickname for Ava like Goober is for Piper, but I don't have a special nickname for Albert yet." said Spencer
A few minutes later Albert and Ava were in their parents arms, and a nurse came into the room.
"It's time for you guys to go and Spencer's allowed to stay." said the nurse
JJ looked at Spencer.
"I'm planning on bringing Will and Henry here later on today around lunch time and I will bring you guys some take out." said JJ
"And Beth's bringing Jack back today, so I will bring them by later." said Hotch
"Do you think those visits can wait until after Piper get to meet Albert and Ava?" asked Spencer
"Sure, Spence." said JJ with Hotch nodding in agreement
"Beth, Jack, and I will come around supper time and bring you some food." said Hotch
After Albert and Ava were either bottle fed or nursed by their parents and burped, the two nurses who were in charge of the twins looked at Spencer and Olivia.
"You two definitely need sleep, so we are going to take Albert and Ava to the nursery." said the older nurse
"Can Spencer sleep with me?" asked Olivia
"He sure can." said the same nurse as she checked Olivia's vitals before Spencer could join his wife in bed
A few minutes later Spencer and Olivia were fast asleep in Olivia's bed.
Two hours later Spencer and Olivia were laying side by side in Olivia's hospital bed, each holding a twin when they heard Piper's voice.
"Mommy! Daddy!" exclaimed Piper as she toddled into the room while holding her great uncle's hand
"Please pass Piper over here and you can hold Albert while I introduce Piper to Ava." said Spencer
Gordon scooped up his great niece and settled her onto the bed before collecting Albert from his father.
"Piper, I would like you to meet your little sister Ava." said Spencer as he grabbed Piper and settled her onto his lap
Piper leaned forward and gave her little sister a kiss, causing the proud parents to smile while Gordon looked at his nephew.
"Albert looks just like you when you were born, Spencer." said Gordon as he smiled at his great-nephew
"I already know that Albert is a clone of me." said Spencer
"Want to switch twins so you can meet your new great niece?" asked Olivia
"Sure." said Gordon as he switched twins with Olivia
Olivia looked at Piper, who was happily settled on her daddy's lap.
"Piper, this is your little brother Albert." said Olivia
Piper leaned forward again and gave her little bother a kiss.
At that moment a nurse entered the room and smiled when she saw Piper on her daddy's lap.
"Oh my gosh, Piper has grown a lot since her birth last June." said the nurse as she remembered how she helped Olivia get Spencer's first Father's Day card ready while he went to get some lunch
Piper looked up at the nurse and waved.
"Hi." said Piper
"Would you guys like your first family photo?" asked the nurse
"Sure." said Spencer before looking at his uncle "Uncle Gordon, would you like to be in it?" asked Spencer
"Let's just wait for a few days until the rest of the family arrives from Las Vegas, but I can help position you guys before the nurse takes the photo while I maker sure that Piper smiles for the pictures." said Gordon as he passed Ava back to her mother who moved Albert to one arm so she could hold a twin in each arm
A minute later the nurse took a picture of a smiling Spencer, Olivia, and Piper as Albert and Ava who were both awake stared at the nurse.
"Let me take another picture of you guys." said the nurse
Spencer and Olivia decided to gaze down at their three babies since Piper was smiling at the funny faces her great uncle was making for her before she let out a yawn.
"I guess it's nap time for someone." smiled the nurse as she placed Spencer's phone back onto the table
"I guess I am going to take Piper home." said Gordon before looking at his nephew "Are you coming home tonight?"
"I'm staying here." said Spencer
A few hours later there was a knock on the door. JJ peeked in and smiled when she saw Spencer and Olivia each holding a baby.
"Is there room for three more?" asked JJ
"Come on in." said Olivia as she smiled at JJ
JJ, Will, and Henry entered the room and Henry ran over to his godfather as Will set the take out that he and JJ got for Spencer on the table.
"Uncle Spence." said Henry as quiet as he could since his mommy and daddy explained to him that his Aunt Olivia had the twins so they would probably be sleeping
"Hey there Henry." said Olivia
"May I hold Ava?" asked Henry
"Sure you can Henry." said Spencer
Will lifted Henry and took him to the couch where they sat side by side as Spencer brought over Ava and placed her in Henry's arms while JJ extracted Albert from Olivia so she could hold him.
"Henry, I would like to introduce you to Ava Diana Reid." said Spencer
"She's pretty." said Henry before looking at his father "You want to hold her, daddy?"
Will extracted his new niece from his son and looked at Piper.
"She's beautiful, Spencer." said Will
"Thanks." said Spencer as he accepted Albert from JJ before JJ extracted Ava from her husband so she could spend time with Ava
"Can I hold Albert now?" asked Henry
"Sure." said Spencer as he gently placed Albert in his arms before Henry started to tell Albert what they can do together with Jack
"I think Henry's glad to have another boy to play with." said Will as he extracted Albert from Henry's arms so he could look at Spencer's son "He looks just like you, Spencer."
"I'm happy that Albert looks just like his father." said Olivia
JJ looked at Spencer and Olivia as she and Will passed the twins back to their parents.
"We have to get going since we told Henry that you two are tired, and we promised him that we would come by for a couple of minutes." said JJ
Olivia looked at Henry.
"Thank you for coming, Henry." said Olivia
"Can we have a play date in a few weeks?" asked Henry
"How about during Piper's birthday party next month." said Olivia
"I just can't believe that my goddaughter is turning 1 next month." said JJ
"Piper's only 347 days older than Albert and Ava." said Spencer
Will looked at Henry.
"Let's get going, so Uncle Spencer and Aunt Olivia can eat the lunch we brought them." said Will as he scooped up his son and a minute later JJ, Will, and Henry were out of the room
Spencer placed Ava in her crib before grabbing Albert from Olivia and putting him in the same crib as Ava since they wanted Albert and Ava to be kept as close as possible before Spencer and Olivia started eating their lunch.
Around dinner time, there was a knock on the door and Hotch stuck his head in.
"Are you two ready for more visitors?" asked Hotch
Spencer and Olivia looked at the twins and smiled when they saw that they were awake.
"You're lucky that Albert and Ava are awake right now." said Spencer
Hotch stepped into the room with Jack and Beth.
"Hey there, Spencer and Olivia." smiled Beth as placed a gift bag on the table as Hotch placed take out on the same table "Here's something that you can use when you get out of here." said Beth before taking Ava from Olivia and started cooing over her
"Jack, I would like to introduce you to Albert." said Spencer
"Hi there, Albert." said Jack
Hotch took a picture of a smiling Jack holding Albert before looking at Spencer.
"Piper still with your uncle?" asked Hotch
"Yes." said Spencer
Hotch looked at Spencer and Olivia.
"I was hoping that you two would allow me to have Piper sleep over tonight so Gordon can take a break." said Hotch
"Are you sure?" asked Olivia
"I want to spend some time with my goddaughter, and tomorrow I was thinking about taking her to the park with Jack." said Hotch
"Go ahead." said Spencer
"Uncle Spencer, can I please hold Ava now?" asked Jack
"Sure you can bud." said Spencer
Hotch, Beth, and Spencer performed the switch before Jack looked at Ava.
"Hi Ava." said Jack as his father took a picture
Spencer's stomach growled and Hotch looked at Jack.
"We should probably get going so we can pick up Piper while Spencer and Olivia eat the dinner we brought them." said Hotch
"I will let Uncle Gordon know that you're heading over to the house to pick up Piper." said Spencer
A few minutes later Albert and Ava were in the nursery with other newborn babies as Spencer and Olivia ate their dinner.
A few hours later a freshly showered Spencer exited Olivia's private bathroom in his pajamas when a nurse entered the room and looked at Spencer and Olivia.
"Albert and Ava are going to be staying in the nursery tonight since you two have only gotten a few hours of sleep since arriving last night." said the nurse
"Are they going to be OK?" asked Olivia
"They will be, and you two need all the sleep you can get." said the nurse as she checked over Olivia "Now get some sleep." said the nurse before turning off the overhead light and leaving Olivia's room
"Come join me, Spencer." said Olivia as she patted on the bed
Spencer got into Olivia's hospital bed, and a few minutes later Spencer and Olivia were fast asleep.