Chapter 49

While Derek took care of Spencer, the girls took care of the preparations for the wedding. They all knew that they wanted to wait until Skylar was out of the hospital. They would constantly bustle into the hospital room and ask the boys questions like, where do they want the wedding, where there specific people they wanted to invite or not to invite, if they had a theme, things like that. Derek explained that they wanted the wedding to be in Florida. The girls didn't understand why but they respected their wishes and started making plans.

Spencer began a daily routine, he'd wake up, take care of business and shower, a nurse would come and help him pump, he'd have breakfast and spend some time with whoever came to visit and then at 11:00 he'd go down to the NICU and spend some time with Skylar. He'd stay down there for an hour, go back to his room and eat lunch, spend more time with the team; Derek and his family, then take a nap. When he woke up, he'd pump again, then head down to the NICU by 3. He'd then spend another hour with his son and then spend the rest of the evening with Derek.

One afternoon Spencer and Derek were in the NICU and were watching Skylar sleep when Spencer noticed that he seemed to have gained some weight and decided to ask Jelany about this.

Jelany smiled, "Yes he has gained some weight. Because of the fact he's not able to be taken out of the incubator just yet we have this special machine that measures his weight. I believe I showed you last time. Skylar is now 3 pounds 10 ounces which is very impressive seeing as it's only been three days. Your son is definitely a trekker. He wants to get better so he can go home with mommy and daddy."

Derek smiled, "That's my boy. He's one tough cookie."

Jelany smiled, "Yes he is, and if he continues to gain weight like this, I'd say he'd be able to go home at the end of the month."


True to her word Skylar was ready to come home by the end of the month. Spencer and Derek were very excited. Derek had wanted Spencer to stay home and rest because he was still sore, but Spencer had refused so they headed to the hospital together to pick up their son. When they entered the NICU Jelany had Skylar all ready for his parents and Skylar was wide awake and alert.

"Hey, baby," Spencer grinned holding out his arms for his son.

Jelany carefully placed Skylar into his arms and Spencer kissed his forehead. Derek smiled at Jelany.

"Thank you so much."

"You are most welcome. Be sure to come visit you hear me?"

Derek chuckled and nodded, "Yes, ma'am," he said guiding his fiancé and son out to car.

Spencer carefully sat his son in the car seat and made sure that he was securely buckled in before climbing into the passenger seat. He glanced into the backseat and smiled.

"Look at him Derek, he's absolutely gorgeous."

Derek smiled, "I know. I know he was born earlier than he was supposed to baby, but you did good. And I'm so proud of you."

Spencer looked at his fiancé and smiled, "Yeah?"

"Yeah."

The boys got home and Derek parked the car. The minute Derek unlocked the front door and ushered Spencer and Skylar in they were immediately swarmed by the team and Derek's sisters.

"Aww, he's such a wittle cutie pie," Garcia said.

"He's such a widdle chunka-munka," JJ cooed.

"Can you all back up please and give them some room?" Derek asked.

Everyone backed up and allowed Spencer to enter the living room. Spencer sat the car seat on the floor and unbuckled Skylar before picking him up gently.

"Hey buddy, welcome home. This is your new home outside of mommy."

Skylar just blinked up at Spencer and stretched his little body. JJ grinned.

"Aw, he's so cute. May I Spence?"

Spencer gently placed his son in JJ's arms and JJ smiled.

"Hey, little man, I'm your aunty JJ. You are just the cutest thing ever. Welcome to the family."

One by one Skylar was passed around to the team and Derek's family. Fran was so excited to finally be a grandmother.

"I'm so gonna spoil you to death."

Skylar started to fuss and Spencer took him back before heading to the bedroom to breastfeed him. Aaron turned to Derek.

"I know Spencer has a full 6 to 8 weeks off, but all I was able to get you was 4 ½ weeks."

Derek shook his head, "That's fine, Hotch, I'll take what I can get."

"We'll also still be here," Fran smiled. "We'll be here until after the wedding."

"Speaking of the wedding," Emily said, "Will Spencer's mother be able to come?"

Derek shrugged, "I don't know, he'd have to call and check."

Garcia smiled, "And you and Spencer won't have to worry about anything except getting your wedding rings. Us girls are taking care of everything."

"Oh dear."

"Oh relax, everything is going to be perfect," Sarah grinned.


The next four weeks were spent with getting used to Skylar and getting Skylar used to them. There were late nights when Skylar would be wide awake until 1 in the morning, early morning feedings at 2, exhausted parents who lost a lot of sleep and barely had time for themselves anymore. One afternoon, Derek walked in after walking Clooney to find his fiancé and son fast asleep on the couch. Derek chuckled at the sight. Spencer was laying down on the couch, his glasses askew on his face, a book dangling from his fingertips, and Skylar laying on top of his belly. Derek pulled the book from Spencer's fingertips, marked his place and set it on the coffee table. He then took Spencer's glasses and put them on top of the book.

Once he turned back to look at Spencer Skylar was awake looking at him intently.

"Hey my Lil' Sky, why don't you come with daddy and we let mommy rest, huh?"

Derek picked up Skylar and covered Spencer with a blanket before taking him into the nursery to change his diaper. Once Skylar was all cleaned up he started to whine. Derek frowned.

"Whassa matter? You hungry buddy?"

Sarah walked in with a freshly made bottle. Derek grinned at her.

"Thanks."

Sarah grinned back, "No problem."

A few minutes later Sarah went back into the nursery to check on her brother and nephew and found Derek snoring in the rocker and Skylar was half asleep with the bottle dangling from his lips. Sarah chuckled and picked up the bottle causing Skylar to whine a bit but then Derek woke up and put him over his shoulder to burp him. Skylar gave a small burp and then closed his eyes again. Derek smiled before shutting his own.

Sarah found a blanket in the closet and covered her brother with it before smiling and joining her mother and sister in the kitchen.

TBC...

Next chapter is the wedding and then there will be one more chapter after that.