Title: Feels Like Home
Author: Trista Groulx aka dustytiger
Rating: T same as the show
Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS or Criminal Minds sadly. I remain a poor barista and artist who is borrowing all these lovely characters who belong to their network, creator, writers, actors and actresses who bring them alive, to play out a fan fueled idea.
Summary: Spencer Reid meets Abby Sciuto at a lecture, and things grow form there.
Notes: Artemis meets her nana! yay! Sorry this is late today I worked an odd shift at not my usual store. But here it is before ncis tonight!
Artemis was in Abby's arms, curled up close to her after a long flight delay, they hadn't wanted to keep her in her car seat the whole time. She was amazed at how well the now three month old was holding up being stuck on a stuffy plane for so long. She was fine as long as someone was holding her. Reid returned to his seat as an announcement came over the intercom that they were preparing to take off.
"All right angel, back to your seat to be safe," Abby told the baby who whimpered slightly until Reid started to rub her cheek with her soft blanket and Abby put her soother back in her mouth. "Oh sweetheart you're so good with her, she can barely keep her eyes open."
"When you went out with JJ, Garcia and Ziva the other night it was the only way she'd settle so I thought I'd try it here, and hope for the best," he explained.
"She's lucky to have a daddy like you who knows how to help her feel better."
"You say that as if you don't do that yourself. I hope my mom will be up for meeting her after all this."
"The doctors told us she's been doing well and telling anyone who will listen about her new little granddaughter. She's excited about getting to meet her, and I know it'll happen and she'll fall in love with her. How could anyone not?"
Reid smiled, nodding. "Maybe I am worrying for nothing, I should relax."
She took his hand and squeezed it gently. "Exactly, keep positive my silly Spencer. I'm gonna nap while she is."
"All right." He took his e-reader from his messenger bag.
The couple was happy that Artemis had travelled so well and hoped the trip home would go the same minus the delay. They got their luggage and stopped quickly at their hotel before going to Bennington's to see Diana. They talked with the nurses who were all gushing over the baby and they soon went to her room. Reid knocked on the door softly before going inside.
"Spencer, it's you," she said putting down the book she'd been reading. "Hello Abby and my sweet little granddaughter. She's even more beautiful in person. She looks just like you Abby."
"She has some of Spencer too," Abby told her giving her the baby to hold.
Diana lit up having the baby in her arms. "You have Spencer's nose, and those long fingers are just like his too Artemis, yes they are. You are such a little angel just like your daddy when he was little like you, and I bet your mommy was too. I'm your Nana, you might not see me much as your aunts and uncles but that won't make me love you any less."
Reid pulled his wife closer to him, and she curled up into him both of them smiling. Although they had been hopeful the visit would go smoothly until that moment there was no way of knowing. It had been a long time since Reid had seen his mother look so happy and at ease and it made him happy too. He wished he could make this happen more often, but it was hard to visit with their work schedules.
"When are you going back to work?" Diana asked her daughter in law.
"I already am, I get to bring Artemis with me until she's a little bigger. I don't like strangers in my lab," she explained she flipped through her phone and showed Diana a picture. "That's her in her cradle with her noise cancelling headphones so she doesn't hear anything scary."
"How sweet, you're lucky to have gotten that chance."
"I am very blessed to have such an opportunity honestly. It's going to be hard to let her go to daycare when the time comes though."
"That's never easy but you both are strong people."
"Thank you Diana, I needed to hear that."
"Any time my dear, I may worry about you doing your jobs but I understand why you do them."
Abby hugged her gently. "Do you want to go out for dinner?"
"That would be nice."
Reid went to talk to her doctors and soon they all left to go to dinner. Both Abby and Reid were thrilled that Diana was getting the chance to get know her granddaughter. As much as they wanted her closer she insisted that this was her home and where she wanted to stay. They knew they needed to make the most of the time they got to spend together.
Notes: All right sooo... omg i can't believe we're getting so close to the end *sobs*
