Hi everyone, sorry it's only a short chapter this time, hopefully I'll have more up soon. Thanks to everyone who is still reading along, I hope it's not too much of a disappointment.
Chapter 9
Spencer was awake before Morgan the next morning and sat quietly and watched a documentary he found on Netflix. Once it had finished he decided that it was time to wake up Morgan. He quietly crept upstairs and opened the bedroom door, Derek was still asleep. Spencer backed down the hall to give himself running room and took off running.
Morgan woke up as Spencer landed on his back, "wake up Morgan, I'm hungry!"
"Ok" he yawned "I'll be right there" Morgan rolled over and looked at the small boy sitting on his bed pouting and smiled "do you want a shower before breakfast?"
"Sounds good to me" Spencer said as he got up and started to jump on the bed
Morgan grabbed him mid jump and stood him on the floor "you know the story about monkeys jumping on the bed don't you?"
Spencer frowned thinking "no"
"Well it doesn't end well so let's not do anything that would require a trip to the hospital ok?"
"You're no fun! " Spencer laughed and ran down the hall to the bathroom
"Oh yeah" Morgan said as he followed him, "I bet daddy Hotch doesn't let you listen to music while you're in the shower does he?" Morgan turned on the radio on the bathroom counter
Spencer started dancing around the room "ok you can go now, I'll be out soon"
"Oh no kid, Hotch would kill me if I left you alone in here and you know it"
Reid stopped dancing and tried to give Morgan his best Hotch glare
"How about a compromise? I'll run the water for you and make sure you get in ok then I'll turn my back to give you some privacy?"
Spencer frowned at him, "how about you turn on the water and then go and make us some breakfast while I'm showering?"
Morgan agreed but instead of going downstairs he stayed right outside the door listening to Spencer sing along to the music. All of a sudden Morgan heard a loud bang and an ear piercing scream, he raced back into the bathroom to find Spencer on the floor of the shower holding his wrist. Morgan turned the shower off and grabbed a towel to wrap Spencer in as he carefully picked him up.
"It...really...really...hurts...Morgan" Spencer sobbed
"I know kid; let's get you to the hospital"
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"Hey Morgan, how's Spencer? Hotch asked as soon as he answered his phone
"Um... well..."
"What's wrong?" Hotch interrupted
"I just got to the hospital with Spencer, he slipped in the shower this morning and the doctor thinks he has broken his wrist"
"How could you let this happen?" Hotch exploded "I'll be there in five minutes!"
By the time Hotch arrived the doctor had confirmed that he had a broken wrist.
"I'm so sorry Hotch" Morgan started as Hotch rushed straight into the room and went straight to Spencer's side
"Hey buddy, how are you feeling?" he asked Spencer softly, ignoring Morgan
"I'm ok daddy" he said quietly without opening his eyes
"He's a bit drowsy from the medication" the doctor said "we just need to put a cast on and then you can take him home"
"Thanks doctor"
Morgan tried again, "Hotch I'm so sorry"
Finally Hotch turned to look at him, "what happened?" he asked calmly trying to keep his temper under control
"Spencer was in the shower and I was just outside the door so he could have some privacy and he slipped and put his hand out to stop himself and landed on his wrist"
Hotch opened his mouth to speak but Spencer interrupted "it's my fault daddy, I was dancing and the soap made the floor slippery and I lost my balance" he sobbed. Hotch held spencers good hand and leaned down to kiss his forehead "it's ok buddy it was just an accident, it wasn't anyone's fault"
The medicine was making Spencer sleepy and before he knew it he was being woken up as Hotch picked him up off the bed. "shh it's ok Spence, the doctors all done and we're going home" Spencer put his heads on Hotch's shoulder and closed his eyes thankful that his arm had stopped hurting
"Where's Morgan?" he asked softly
"I sent him home to get your stuff, he will bring it over later, how are you feeling?"
"Tired, sore, embarrassed" he said looking out the window as they headed home "and hungry" he added as an afterthought "we hadn't had breakfast yet"
"Well that's easy to fix, what do you feel like?"
"I don't know" Spencer yawned
"How about we get you a happy meal?"
"Can I have a thick shake too?"
"Of course you can buddy" Hotch smiled
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Morgan was waiting for them when they arrived home, "there was no rush to bring this stuff back Morgan" Hotch said as he lifted Spencer out of the car
"I know but I thought Spencer might want his dog to help him feel better" Morgan said handing the stuffed animal to the child
"Thanks Morgan" Spencer said holding the dog against his cheek
"how are you feeling now kid?' smiled Morgan
"Better now but still a bit sleepy from the medicine, I want you to carry me inside Morgan" he said holding out his good arm
Hotch handed him over, "be careful this time" he smiled
As Hotch turned to close the front door behind them a car flew into the driveway and Garcia jumped out and ran up the front steps, "how's my baby?" she cried pushing past Hotch to get in the door
"He's fine Garcia?" Hotch smiled
"Fine? Fine? My baby's broken! How could you let this happen Derek? Don't you know how fragile and precious kids are?"
"Baby gi..." Morgan started
"Don't you baby girl me Derek Morgan I'm not at all happy with you!" she said turning to Spencer and holding out her arms
Feelings like he had no choice he went into Garcia's arms and let her hug him and rock him for a few minutes before he looked pleadingly at Hotch
"Garcia can you put him on the sofa, I have his lunch here for him"
"Oh ok" Garcia propped him up on the sofa with cushions under his cast and then passed him his lunch
"Do you want to watch a movie baby? What movie do you want? I can get any movie your heart desires for you?"
"How about lord of the rings?"
"Sounds good honey" Garcia said as she found the movie and pressed play. "Anyone want a coffee?" she said walking towards the kitchen and totally ignoring Derek
"I better go and help her" he said quietly not looking forward to the lecture he was about to get
As soon as he was in the kitchen Garcia turned on him, "what happened? How did you let him get hurt? I had a bad feeling about him going to your place, I knew something was going to happen but I hoped it would only be a stomach ache from all the junk food you would let him eat!"
"calm down Pen, it was an accident, he slipped in the shower, I know that I should have been in the room with him but it still wouldn't have stopped it from happening and I feel bad enough without a lecture from you, can we just agree that I messed up and it won't ever happen again?" he pleaded trying to give her a sad face
Garcia looked at him for a moment before caving in "oh all right, but promise me that you won't babysit ever again" she laughed
"Deal!" he declared
"Good now go and get the shopping bags out of my car" she ordered
"What have you brought now?" Hotch asked as Morgan brought the shopping bags in and put them on the floor in front of the sofa
"Just a few things that Spencer might need" Garcia said as she started pulling items out of the bags "new pyjamas, new slippers, a fluffy blanket that was too soft for me to leave at the store and lastly, an e-reader. Now I know you prefer real books but this will be easier for you to hold and operate with one hand, I haven't had a chance to download any books yet but I'll help you to do it later"
"Thanks Garcia" Spencer said feeling overwhelmed
"you're welcome honey, now if you think of anything else you want and Hotch says you can't have it, then just call me and I'll get it for you,ok?"
"Ok" Spencer said quietly
"You shouldn't spoil him too much Garcia" Hotch smiled
"He needs all these things Hotch, so it's not really spoiling him is it?" she laughed