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Thank you to Sarry22, Hippiechic, FallWithMeOffACliff, E.J. Morgan, Astrahan, laileyspenstar, and Ash59.
and thank you guys for sending me your ideas!
Sorry, this chapter will be short, but there is a good reason. Firstly I only started this two hours ago and secondly, there will be some big drama after this so this is just a bridging chapter.
Hopefully, I will be able to update this by Friday...the key word there is 'hopefully'.
Please review with your thoughts and I am open to any ideas or requests for what you'd like to see (but it may not happen until after the next few chapters because I have big things planned.)
Enjoy!
Previously:
"You weren't the victim," she rolled her eyes and deposited her mug in the sink. She turned on the tap and a stream of water sprayed straight at her face. She held her hands as a shield and yelled out as she tried to turn it off while trying to avoid getting drenched.
"Nah!" She cried, spluttering on the water and smacking the taps desperately. She finally managed to turn the faucet off and she turned to the bullpen with her arms outstretched and water dripping from her. Her hair hung limply down her face and she glowered at Morgan.
"Very funny!"
"W-what!? It wasn't me!" Morgan yelled through his laughs, holding his hands up in surrender. Emily clenched her hands into fists and continued to glare at the other agent.
"I swear-" he started, but she held up a dripping hand.
"Don't! You are so going to pay for this."
Hotch and JJ collapsed onto the couch after having put Jack and Spencer to bed. Hotch wrapped an arm around JJ and kissed her lightly on the cheek.
"What did you make of Morgan's prank earlier?" He asked, pulling JJ's leg onto his lap so she was half sat on him, half on the couch, her lips temptingly close to his.
"I think there's more to it," she hissed as she nuzzled her face into his neck.
"What do you mean." She pulled away and grinned up at him.
"I might have told Spencer to go and annoy Rossi and then I may have seen them setting traps," JJ giggled.
"You're telling me Rossi and Spencer pulled those pranks off?" Hotch asked in disbelief. JJ nodded.
"They're quite the jokers."
"You could've told me that before I organised a day off with them," Hotch sighed. He'd managed to nab an extra day off work considering they weren't officially due back that day.
"Let's hope Morgan doesn't find out. He may try and exact revenge tomorrow."
Morgan did find out. He saw the way Spencer couldn't look him in the eyes and how he sniggered every time Emily glared at the Morgan. Derek also noticed the smug look on Rossi's face and he put two and two together and realised that he'd been set up.
He got to his apartment that night and began plotting his revenge.
But how does one prank an almost 22-month-old and a guy in his 60s?
The team had decided to go to the park again on their day off and once again the park was heaving with people.
Hotch helped Spencer out who's hand was soon stolen by Jack. Spencer struggled to keep up with the older boy and he soon gave up and reluctantly took Hotch's waiting hand instead.
Garcia couldn't contain her smile when she saw Spencer in a pair of stripy shorts she'd got him and a top that said "I'm a genius", also one of her purchases.
"Shall we set up here?" Garcia asked, pointing to a spot beside some trees which seemed less busy.
"Sure," Emily agreed, dropping her bags and collapsing into the grass with a sigh as she stretched her aching arms after carrying the heavy food bags.
JJ parked the stroller and grabbed the picnic blanket from within it. Spencer had protested, but she insisted that it would be a comfier place to take his nap.
Morgan helped the ladies set up and waited for the perfect opportunity to take his revenge.
"Daddy, can we go to the park?" Jack asked, pointing at the slide.
"We need to have some food first."
"Just one go on the slide, please," Jack begged.
"Yea, p'eas, Daddy," Spencer joined in with a cheeky grin, which caused Hotch to smile.
"Fine. One go each and then straight back here for lunch," Hotch conceded and Jack cheered loudly. "Wanna come on my shoulders?" Hotch asked and Jack shook his head.
"No, but I think Spencer would," Jack said, pushing the smaller boy forward. Spencer began shaking his head but Hotch was already lifting him up.
"I think that's a great idea," Hotch smirked smugly, enjoying the look of resignation on Spencer's face. Two can play at this game, he thought, recalling the way Spencer had joined in with Jack's whining.
True to his word, Hotch allowed the boys to go down the slide once, but he couldn't catch them soon enough and they ended up having three goes each before going back to the others.
Morgan had everything ready and was waiting for the toddler to come back so he could get his sweet revenge. Spencer bounced up to them and planted himself between Rossi and Morgan.
Perfect, Morgan thought evilly.
"You two want an Oreo?" Morgan asked, offering the top two biscuits to Reid and Rossi. Rossi took his greedily but Spencer shook his head.
"Come on, kid. Haven't you ever had an Oreo?" Morgan asked. Spencer shook his head again and Morgan suddenly felt awful for ruining the kids first Oreo experience, but it had to be done. "Look," Morgan pulled out another Oreo and stuck it in his mouth, contorting his facial expression to one of utter pleasure as he crunched noisily on the biscuit. Spencer giggled and took the Oreo offered to him.
"I'll have one," Emily demanded, reaching for the pack, but Morgan held it away watching his victims with a grin slapped across his face.
"Wait," he hissed to her and no sooner had he said it did Spencer yell out in disgust. He spat out the Oreo he had been chewing and screwed his face up at the foul minty aftertaste. Morgan burst out laughing as the small boy wiped his tongue on his hand.
"They'we gwoss!" He squeaked, throwing the Oreo at Morgan, who caught it skillfully, as he wiped tears from his eyes.
"It was toothpaste kid!" He laughed and Rossi suddenly stopped chewing his eyes growing wide. "I know what you two did! This is payback for the prank you played on me and Emily!"
"Wait you did it?" Emily gasped and Spencer looked down with a smug smile. "You cheeky-"
"Sowwy, Em!" Spencer apologised, throwing his arms around her. She rolled her eyes and hugged him back as he looked up at her with puppy dog eyes. "It was Wossi's idea," he snitched, pointing to the Italian, who was staring down at his cookie in breathless horror.
"What's up, old man?" Morgan asked sweetly.
"It's just toothpaste, Wossi!" Reid reassured him, but the Italian shook his head, his cheeks growing red.
"Actually, I put red hot chili powder in his," snickered Morgan. With that Rossi turned and spat the contents of his mouth out, panting wildly, with his tongue hanging out of his mouth like a dog.
Jack and Spencer were still rolling on the picnic blanket in fits of laughter long after the adults had wiped away their own tears. Rossi glared at Morgan as he gulped down a bottle of water.
"Watch your back," he finally managed to gasp.
"Oh I will," Morgan chortled.
They finally dug into the picnic and Spencer got to cautiously experience his first proper Oreo and managed to finish the packet without any worry, uncaring of the crumbs glued to his lips.
Morgan basically inhaled his sandwiches and after a drink, he grabbed Jacks football from him and threw it to Hotch.
"Hey!" Jack jibbed, abandoning his own drink and rushing to his father who threw the ball back at Morgan.
"No fair, Dad!" Jack cried, rushing back to Morgan, who then threw the ball to Hotch.
"Stop!" Hotch jumped to his feet before Jack could tackle him and ran out onto the grass.
"I bet you can't get me!" Hotch challenged and Jack lowered his eyebrows in determination.
"I bet I can!" He retorted, jumping at his father, who quickly dodged him.
"Help me, Derek!" Aaron called as Jack smacked into him and gripped his legs boisterously.
Spencer glanced from Morgan to the trees and let his brain work its magic.
He waited for Morgan to join Hotch and Jack before he put his plan into action. He shuffled up to JJ and leaned on her shoulder.
"Tan I go and find a snail? I want to pwank Mowgan," he whispered in her ear with a wicked little grin on his face. JJ smiled back at him and nodded.
"Don't go too far, stay in my sight, okay?"
Otay!" He was practically vibrating with happiness as he stumbled off to a tree close by, JJ watched him and rolled her eyes. Suddenly, Jack fell down beside her and grabbed her hand.
"Come on, Jay-mom! We need an extra player," he insisted, pulling her to her feet and she felt herself unable to refuse considering the effort he'd put in to call her 'mom'.
Spencer wandered around the tree, watching the ground for any creepy crawlies. After spotting none, he moved on to the next tree and then the next until he saw a big fat juicy slug sliding along a big dandelion leaf.
He bent down to pick his newfound friend up.
"Tome on. I won't huwt you, but I need you to do me a favouw," Spencer whispered to the bug as he stroked a tiny finger down its slimy back. He didn't care about the germs the creature may have. He knelt down and gently removed it from its leaf. He was about to struggle back up to his feet when, suddenly, the sunlight disappeared from around him. Spencer saw a thick, black pair of shoes halt in front of him and he slowly looked up at the looming shadow which he assumed belonged to Morgan.
It wasn't Morgan. But it was a face he recognised.
"Hey, kid," growled the man with lifeless blue eyes. Spencer recalled his face from their last park visit. He looked cleaner today. His greasy hair had been washed and combed and he was cleanly shaven. He smiled down at the boy who began trembling.
"Have you lost your daddy again?" He asked, bending down to Spencer's height. "Gosh, you are a clumsy one, aren't you?" The blue-eyed man purred.
Spencer stared back at him. There was only one reason why a guy like that would go to a children's park alone on two separate occasions. Spencer swallowed thickly; he'd profiled guys like this one and he knew he was currently in an extremely volatile situation, one he needed to get out of carefully. He looked up and gave the man a nervous smile.
"My Daddy works for the FBI," he announced, taking a small step backward.
"I am well aware, Spencer." Spencer froze at the sound of his name and gaped at the man.
"I know much more than just your name, kid. I must say Jarvis did an excellent job with you," admired the man as he looked Spencer up and down. Spencer shook harder and looked back at his team who were engaged with their football game.
"They won't notice, kid. I doubt they'll care. You don't belong here...with them." The man reached forward slowly and chuckled. "I'm doing you and them a favour," he suddenly lunged for Spencer.
Spencer opened his mouth to scream for his family when a big rough hand clamped down over his face, a cloth between his own skin and the man's hand. Spencer kicked out wildly as the man lifted him easily and held him tight.
Spencer cried into the hand and smelt strong chloroform that made his eyes roll. He thought he was going to suffocate on the thick fragrance that plundered his airways. Soon his limbs stopped flailing and he felt himself drifting off, despite the overpowering feeling of imminent suffocation.
"That's it, Spencer. It's a shame you couldn't say goodbye." The toddler went still in his arms and the man with dull blue eyes lifted him up into his arms and pretended to be rocking the child to sleep. He walked back to his car and grinned at several passersby as he rubbed Spencer's back and tried his best to look like a protective father.
It seemed to work. He laid the boy in his backseat and hopped in the front, quickly fleeing the scene.
He made a fleeting glance back at the park and saw a young boy holding hands with a blonde haired woman and a stern-looking black haired man, behind them was a darker, muscular man, who was laughing as he pointed to the muscles in his arms which a woman with glasses seemed to be swooning over.
None of them seemed to realise what had just happened.
Uh oh!
Can you guess who this guy is? Think back to chapter one ;)
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P.S. It was chapter 13 yesterday, something unlucky had to happen.e