Reid shook his head as JJ pulled him down the sidewalk to their favorite diner later that night. "I still can't believe you wanted to come here for dessert when there were perfectly good ones at Filomena," he teased her. They had just finished their lovely Valentines dinner at her favorite Italian place and she was dragging him to Paddy's? He was, of course, going to let her do whatever she wanted, but it still surprised him.

"What? They have the best milkshakes and their chocolate peanut butter pie is amazing!" JJ replied, turning on the sidewalk to pull him in for a kiss. "Although, you are sweeter…" He pulled her tight to him for another, longer kiss.

Resting his forehead on hers, he whispered his reply. "We could just skip dessert…" JJ stuck out her bottom lip, pulling him to the door, and he laughed. "Wait, did I bring Henry out to dinner? Because you're acting like you're five, Jen."

JJ smacked his chest while they entered the diner. "Shut up and feed me some sugar, Sugar."

He laughed again. "Okay Garcia," he joked as he turned her back to him, pushing some of her hair behind her ear. He was about to kiss her again when they heard a voice.

"Reid?"

Reid turned and JJ stuck her head out past his shoulder. "Pen? Derek?"

Morgan laughed. "What is going on tonight? BAU V-Day party at the diner?" The couple walked over to the other two in the booth, who were finishing their meal. "You forget to make a reservation or miss yours, Pretty Boy?" The older man wagged his eyebrows at Reid suggestively.

"No. Somebody," he turned his gaze onto his wife, "was craving a shake and pie despite the fact that there was a perfectly good crème brulee and cannoli where we were eating."

JJ shrugged. "You did say I could have what ever I wanted, Spence." She smiled at the ladies. "Pen, Savannah you both look gorgeous."

"Thanks Peaches," Garcia replied.

"Thanks, you too JJ," Savannah answered. "No one would think you've had two kids with the way that dress fits." JJ was wearing a deep purple dress that showed off the great figure she worked hard to maintain. Purple, because she knew Spence loved the color and because then it meant she could put him in a matching shirt and tie that always made him look sexy.

Reid nodded in agreement, leaning down and capturing his wife's lips briefly. "This is very true, Valentine. Both her comment and yours." He turned back to the four sitting down.

"What am I, chopped liver?" Morgan joked.

Reid rolled his eyes. "You look beautiful too, Morgan." The group laughed. "What happened to your plans? I don't recall a double date." Although based off of Morgan's early question, he had a feeling he knew what happened to that couple's plans.

"They, um, changed," Garcia answered, not really wanting to explain that she almost killed Sam via an allergic reaction on their first Valentines. "You want to join us for dessert?"

JJ smiled and took a seat on the stool at the bar opposite the booth and Reid followed. "Sure." She looked at the man next to her friend. "I'm JJ, by the way, and this is Spencer."

"Oh! Sorry!" Garcia replied. "This is Sam," he waved to the couple. The waitress came by and the group all ordered some dessert.

Sam turned back to the youngest couple in age, although they had the longest relationship. "Nice to meet you both, I've heard so much about you and your kids. Henry and Ella right?"

Reid smiled. "Yeah." He turned to JJ. "That reminds me, want to get him a piece of cake when we leave?" His boy loved Paddy's chocolate cake almost as much as their pancakes.

JJ smiled. "As long as you want to stay up with him until he crashes, sure." The group at the booth chuckled.

"Hey, I never said we had to give it to him tonight," Reid joked back. He leaned in and whispered in her ear. "Although you'll need to have enough glucose to keep up with me when we get home."

Garcia started to laugh as JJ bit her lip and blushed at whatever her husband had just whispered before JJ turned her attention to her newly arrived milkshake. "Is it just me or did Reid vastly improve at flirting after you two got together?"

Morgan chuckled. "Sounds about right." Savannah smacked his arm. "What? You didn't know the kid back in the day. Awkward with a capital A."

JJ was licking her spoon with whipped cream on it, when she answered. "Derek Morgan, don't make me beat you in front of your girlfriend." There was another round of laughter from the group. Except from Reid, which JJ noticed. She turned to face him, licking another spoonful of cream. "Spence?" She was concerned he was actually upset at their teasing.

He swallowed. "What? Sorry." He shook his head. "Did I miss something?" He hadn't even heard Morgan, focused on her activities. JJ raised an eyebrow and smirked. He smiled, knowing he had been caught. "What? You distracting me shouldn't be a surprise by now." He pulled her close. "You've been doing it for a decade." He kissed her softly. "Now quit toying with me and drink your shake." JJ sent him a wide smile as she took a long sip of her drink.

Morgan shook his head. "Seriously, who are you and what you done with Spencer Reid?" He was smiling at the scene as well. It felt so good, so right to see them like this.

Reid turned back to the rest and shrugged; he vaguely recalled something about flirting from Garcia before completely losing focus. "Genius, remember? I'm a quick study. Just needed the right subject matter to practice on."

JJ took a bite of her pie and nodded, feeling feisty given his behavior. "I can attest to that research."

That got him and he blushed, smiling. "JJ…" The group laughed again. He grabbed a bite of his lemon meringue pie and then cleared his throat. "So, enough about us…"

Savannah took pity on him. "Yes, Penelope was telling us about her ukulele lessons."

Garcia grinned. "Right! So, I've mastered a few songs by now, but it's starting to get more complicated…"


"Spence?" JJ called in their bedroom a little while later while slipping out of her dress. She had just come from checking on the kids, both sound asleep.

"In here," he called from the bathroom. She wrinkled her brow and walked into the room.

She gasped. He had lit a bunch of candles, dimming the lights in the room. He had soft music playing and had filled the tub. He was even holding a rose as he leaned next to it. "Spence…"

He looked her up and down since she had walked in the room in just her underwear and bra. "Well, hello." He walked over to her and handed her the rose. Neither registered that his greeting and tone sounded a lot like JJ's years ago after he had gotten a hair cut. Back when she couldn't act on her feelings.

"Baby, you're spoiling me," she whispered, sniffing the rose before wrapping her arms around his bare shoulders. He was only in his sleep plants. "Dinner and dessert was enough of a celebration."

"The whole world will never be enough for you, Jennifer Jareau Reid." He pulled her close, planting a hot kiss on her lips, easily prying her mouth open with his tongue. When air was needed, he kissed behind her ear and worked his way down her neck, eliciting a moan. She could feel his smile against her skin.

"God Spence," she mumbled, tossing the rose aside and reaching for his pants. His nimble fingers made quick work of the rest her clothes, if you could call them that, before his guided her over to the tub. Wrapping her arms back around his neck, he lifted her up. She quickly followed his movements and wrapped her legs around his hips as he carefully stepped into the tub and eased them down into the mixture of bubbles and hot water. Once she realized they were secure again, she crashed her lips into his again. Pulling back for air, she ran her fingers through his hair, pulling lightly to make him moan in pleasure. "Is this payback for the whipped cream at the diner?"

A chuckle escaped the back of his throat as his now wet hands ran up her back, sending chills down her spine. "No, I had different idea for payback." He went back to kissing her neck. Somehow, she managed to open her eyes and spotted some items on by the sink that she hadn't noticed before.

Biting her lip to keep from moaning too loudly as he hit a particularly sensitive spot, she commented. "Someone went to the art supply store I see." She felt him nod as he leaned her back, giving him a better angle as he kept working his way down, causing her eyes to shut again. "Shouldn't we have saved the bath for afterwards then?"

He stopped what he was doing and a whimper escaped her before she could even process it. Opening her eyes, she met his chocolate ones. loving the darker shade they had turned. "We've got all night, who says we can't enjoy the tub again afterwards?" He pressed the button for the jets, knowing just where they were sitting in the tub.

She hissed in pleasure at the sensation. Right before she kissed him again and lost all coherent thought, she whispered. "I love you Spence, so much."


"Spencer, JJ, you made it!" Bobby greeted the next evening.

JJ smiled, hugging the man, "Of course we did. We're so excited for you two." She could see he was happy and nervous; it was extremely cute.

"It must feel great to finally get to this point," Reid added, also with a smile.

Bobby laughed lightly, "Yes. It's been a long time coming, but I think we're stronger for the delay."

Reid nodded, unaware of the couple coming up next to them. "Bobby, is this them?"

The couple turned at the sound of an older woman's voice. Bobby smiled, "It is. Spencer, JJ, this is Mary and Joe Donovan, Maeve's parents. Mary, Joe, these are the FBI agents that saved our lives."

Mary, whom Reid noted seemed to be recovering some from her chemotherapy treatments, pulled him in for a hug. "Thank you for saving our daughter and soon to be son-in-law. You saved my life in doing so, I'm not sure I would have gotten through treatment if she wasn't here with me."

"You're welcome," he replied as they separated. "It was nothing, we were just doing our jobs."

"I think it was more than that, so really, thank you," Joe countered, shaking his hand after he had hugged JJ. The women were now hugging as well.

The preacher came over to the group, "It's time. Mr. Donovan, I believe you are needed elsewhere."

Joe smiled and nodded, heading back out of the room. JJ and Reid took their seats among the small group gathered in the art gallery. The couple noted some of Bobby's works were on display, along with his friend's that they saw last year. Soon soft music started and they watched as the maid of honor and best man walked down, followed by Maeve and her father. She shot them a very quick smile before setting her focus on Bobby.

JJ rested her head on Reid's shoulder while holding his hand as they watched their friends exchange vows and seal their union with a kiss. As the group clapped and cheered, she looked up at her husband and smiled. "We helped do that."

Reid smiled, kissing her softly, before turning back to the happy couple, who was making their way through the guests to the FBI agents. Maeve hugged JJ and then Reid when they got to them. "I'm so glad you two were in town for this. Without you, we might not be here."

"Congratulations," Reid replied.

"Maeve, Mark wants to try to get some photos on the roof before you lose the sunset," the maid of honor interjected. JJ noted she seemed about eight to ten years older than the bride, closer to Morgan and Hotch's age. She had kind eyes and wavy red hair. The profiler was trying to figure out their relationship when the woman turned to them. "Sorry for the interruption, but artists, you understand. They are always so demanding." She smiled.

"Hey," Bobby protested with a laugh.

"We'll be back, thanks again for coming," Maeve answered with a smile, leading Bobby over to their friend to take some photos.

"So you guys are the guardian angels, huh?" the woman asked. JJ nodded with a smile. "It's so great to finally meet you. I'm Robin, Maeve's best friend slash adopted older sister if you ask Mary."

"Nice to meet you, Robin. I'm JJ and this is Spencer." Reid waved. "So, you've known her for a long time then if you're considered family?"

Robin chuckled, tucking some hair behind her ear. "Actually a lot less than you'd think it took to earn that title. I'm a research nurse at the Lombardi Cancer Center. I met both of them while I was checking on one of my clinical trial patients in our infusion unit and Mary was starting her chemotherapy. They were discussing their research and a few key words caught my attention and I introduced myself. I started to assist some with their project, mostly helping to review it or act as a sounding board. Mae is so far ahead of me that half the time I feel like I'm just smiling and nodding."

The group laughed at that comment. Reid noticed the nickname slip and smiled. "Anyway, soon Mae and I were hanging out outside of doing research. I'm actually one of the ones that dragged her out to the bar where she met Bobby. Mary wasn't exactly happy about that initially, but I saw their potential. After all her…stuff…started, I helped Mary through the rest of her treatments and helped her exchange data and messages with Mae."

"Sounds like you definitely earned your maid of honor slot," JJ smiled.

Robin waved dismissingly, "I guess so. Although I told Maeve she should have asked you. I may have facilitated their meeting, but you two are why they are together now. Plus, now, Mary and Joe have finally warmed up to Bobby."

"Robin!"

The group turned to see the best man, which Reid deduced was Bobby's brother based on resemblance, waving her over for something. "Oh, duty calls. Excuse me," she smiled at them. "It was great to finally meet you."

"Likewise," Reid smiled as she disappeared. He noticed a particular look on JJ's face when he turned to face her. "What are you thinking about?"

She shook her head and smiled; holding in one of her thoughts. "I know this whole thing was different given how we first came into contact with Maeve. But, it is really nice for a change to actually see how a case turns out, to see a victim thriving after everything."

Reid smiled, taking her hand and squeezing. "I know what you mean. It reminds me of the photos Gideon used display or carry around of victims he'd saved. Helps balance out all the awful things we see day in and day out."

JJ leaned up and kissed him softly. "Come on, let's get some hor d'oeuvres before I make you shake it on the dance floor." She used their linked hands to pull him further into the reception area of the wedding space, ignoring his slight groan at the idea of dancing.


JJ wrapped her arms around Gabby, taking her out of that house and away from this nightmare. What was wrong with people? Just giving their kids away? And the freaks that took them in… She let out a shaky breath just thinking about it. As she reached the SUV to take the little girl back to her mom, she turned and saw her husband holding the other girl in his one arm, the other resting around the boy. They caught each other's eyes for a moment, both having their paternal instincts and heart strings tugged at for these kids.

"I want my mommy," Gabby whined as JJ set her in the back seat.

JJ gently patted the girl on her head. "I know sweetie, I'm going to take you to her, okay?" She nodded as Reid set the other girl down on the opposite side. She was quiet, sliding over for the boy to get in as well. The couple caught each other's eyes again before climbing into the front to take them back to the station. The joy that erupted from Gabby when she saw her mom helped JJ some, but she still felt for the other two, sitting with the social worker. Reid and her walked over to the rest of the team, watching the reunion.

Her husband, lost in his own thoughts, didn't register the look on her face. Morgan did, however. "JJ, you okay?" He placed a hand on her shoulder.

She kept staring at the other two. "They don't have any place safe to be."

"It's not ideal, but they'll be in foster care until they find a family," Blake offered, although it did little to ease anyone's mind.

"Yeah, but how many more kids like that are out there?" Rossi wondered out loud.

Hotch sighed, "That's a good question."

Reid turned to see the frown still on JJ's face as Morgan video chatted with Garcia. He walked over to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. She was quick to curl into his embrace, sighing. "Wanna video chat with Henry and Ella?" he whispered in her ear. She nodded. Maybe that would help her heart. And his.

It took a little time, the couple waiting until they could be alone. Eventually, they were able to sneak into an office at the station for a few minutes. JJ called up her mom on her tablet. "Hi Jennifer, Spencer. This is a surprise. You usually just call."

"Hi Mom," JJ greeted.

Sandy frowned, taking in her daughter's tone and the look on both of their faces. "Just a second, dears." She pushed a button to turn the screen, allowing the couple to see Ella crawling around on the living room floor. Henry was in his pajamas next to her, playing with a few of his dinosaurs.

"And this is Steggy, Ella! Daddy gave him to me when I was sick." He handed that one to his sister and she took it with a smile, putting the tall in her mouth. "We don't eat him, we play with him!" Henry giggled. He then showed her another one. "And this is Rex!" Ella squealed some, setting down Steggy and crawling over to her brother. She set herself back on her bottom and waved her hands as Henry handed her the other dinosaur. She stared at it in fascination.

That's when Sandy decided to speak, turning the screen and then the tablet again so the kids could see their parents' faces as well.. "Say hi to Mommy and Daddy, kiddos."

Henry's head immediately popped up and he smiled and waved. He somehow stayed mindful of the fact that Ella was starting to crawl on him some and didn't run over to them. "Hi Mommy! Hi Daddy! You catch the bad guy?"

JJ smiled and nodded. "We did bud. We'll be home soon, but you'll be in bed by then so we wanted to say good night."

Reid smiled. "I see you're playing with Ella and your dinosaurs, Henry. Do you think she'll like them just as much as we do?"

"Yeah!" Henry beamed.

Ella had turned her head at the sound of Reid's voice through the device. "Hi Ella!" Reid greeted again, catching the movement. The baby smiled and shifted herself, crawling to the screen. Sandy bent down further to lower it to her level and the parents watched her come right at them.

"How's my girl?" JJ asked.

Ella reached them and then sat up. Sandy was now on the floor, holding it directly in front of the eight month old. Ella smiled and planted her hand on Reid's face on the screen. "Da!" The parents blinked, processing that. Then Ella moved her hand to JJ's face. "Ma!"

They exchanged a look, both blinking back tears. "Did she just…?" Reid asked.

Sandy was the first to recover. "I believe she did, Spencer." Although not exactly a first word since they were sounds she had made before, the fact that she associated the correct sound to the correct parent had the group surprised.

JJ leaned into Reid, smiling through her tears. "We really may have a mini-you on our hands, Spence." For those few moments, the couple could forget about everything going on outside of the office they were in. The rest of the world didn't matter right now.