Reid looked across the aisle of the jet where JJ was sitting with Emily, they were flying back from New Mexico after apprehending a man who was kidnapping and murdering college students. It had been a month since their date to the Cherry Blossom Festival and other than a couple of quick dinners they hadn't managed to spend much time together since then, their caseload had been heavy as usual and JJ had been spending as much time as possible with the boys which Reid did not want to interfere with. Then there was Sunday breakfast, JJ, the boys, and Will had breakfast together every Sunday, it was their way of letting the boys know that even though they weren't still living together they were still together as parents. Reid would do nothing to disturb that but if he was honest he would admit he was jealous that Will got a standing date with her and they had to squeeze moments in wherever they could.

She must have felt his eyes on her because she looked over at him with a smile, it wasn't her usual smile. It was a new smile she gave him now, the way she smiled when he brought her flowers or held her hand, or when she would find one of the notes he would sneak somewhere for her to find. He was always careful to place them somewhere that nobody else would find them. By the look on her face, he figured he found the one she had placed in the pocket of her sweater.

You haven't slept in thirty-six hours, put your headphones in turn on your music and go to sleep. You can come over when we land if you want.

She nodded at him before placing her headphones in, he watched as her eyes closed then popped back open when the music began. A smile spread back across her face and she closed her eyes again, careful not to look back at him sure that they would draw attention from someone else on the plane. He had created a new playlist on her phone of soft relaxing music including the song they had danced to at the festival a month ago. She let her mind drift back to that perfect moment and the way that he had held her, how nervous he had been before he kissed her. They had had such little time together since then away from work but Spence was still doing his best to let her know he was there waiting for her. She was glad that it was Friday night and the boys would be at Will's until breakfast on Sunday.

They arrived back at the BAU and everyone wished each other a restful weekend she watched as Spence made his way to the elevator and began to do the same hoping they could catch one by themselves and make dinner plans. She stopped short when she heard Penelope call her.

"Hey JJ, doesn't Will have the boys this weekend? You want some girl time? I could come over with ice cream and booze and keep you company?" she offered.

JJ smiled and tucked her hair behind her ear, "Maybe next time Penelope, I am beat and just want some take out, a hot shower, and sleep." She told her which was mostly true.

Penelope nodded understanding, "Just know if you ever need company I'm here."

JJ nodded, "Thank you." She turned back to the elevator where Spence was waiting to ride down with her, a common occurrence that wouldn't arouse suspicion from anyone. The elevator doors closed behind them and she quickly reached for his hand.

"JJ," He said with alarm, "Cameras." He whispered.

She sighed and let it go knowing he was right, "Thank you for my music."

A broad smile crossed his face, "You're welcome, does that mean I can tempt you with take out and a shower at my place? You could go on ahead I'll pick up dinner." He offered.

The elevator doors opened and JJ nodded, "See you soon." Was all she said as there were other people in the parking garage.

Twenty minutes later she was letting herself into Spence's apartment, it wasn't the first time she had been in it without him but somehow it felt different now. She carefully placed her bag down and walked into the kitchen for a glass of water. She slowly made her way into Spence's bedroom to look for a towel. She paused for a minute feeling like somehow she was intruding on his space or crossing some kind of line. Which was silly she told herself it was just a room and she needed a towel and he had told her to come to his place and shower. She went into the bathroom and turned the water on standing under the steamy water allowing the thoughts of the case to wash away and turn her thoughts to the man whose shower she was in. She was ready for some time with him away from the eyes of their team or even a public restaurant where they still had to be extremely discreet. What surprised JJ the most in their relationship was how much she craved his physical touch. There had always been a strong physical chemistry between them but since they had started this phase of their relationship she found herself longing to feel his arms around her or his hand holding hers, or the softness of his lips when he would kiss her goodnight.

When she turned the water off she realized she had left her bag in the living room. She quickly debated her options and decided it would be better to grab a shirt of Spence's than to walk through his apartment in just a towel. She quickly found an old FBI t-shirt and threw it on and dashed for the living room for her bag.

"JJ are you ready to eat?" She heard him call out and the door shut behind him they both stopped as he took in the sight of her standing in his living room her hair still dripping wearing nothing but his shirt. His eyes ran her settling briefly on where his shirt stopped revealing most of her legs, there was no hiding his desire when their eyes finally met.

"I forgot my bag." She explained feebly.

"I see, I got dinner." He offered holding up the bags of food.

"I'll go change." She said turning to back to the bathroom.

"JJ…" He called after her.

"Yeah?" she answered feeling awkward for the first time since this had started.

"You don't have to change." He offered, "I like it."

JJ felt herself blush as she reached the bathroom and leaving the shirt on simply pulled on a pair of leggings under it. She returned to the kitchen where he was setting out food for them. She nervously reached for her glass of water when she felt his hands on her hips and she slowly turned around to face him.

"What's going on you're acting nervous." He asked.

"I don't know, I guess it just somehow felt…"She paused for a minute before continuing, "intimate, taking a shower in your shower, putting on your shirt, the way you looked at me, I think I wasn't prepared for it."

"I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable JJ, it just caught me off guard, but I'm not going to say I didn't like seeing you like that. That I don't think about it." He confessed.

JJ felt herself blush again, "I think about it too, especially when I was standing in your shower, I suddenly wished I wasn't alone."

Now it was Spence's turn to blush, "Well maybe one day soon you won't be." He answered before claiming her lips for a kiss, unlike their others. Their other kisses had been sweet and tender this one conveyed the desire of two people who had spent years denying their attraction. His hands first in her hair roamed down her body back to her hips pulling her closer waiting to see if she pulled back and when she didn't he allowed one hand to grip her bottom. He wasn't sure which of them let out a moan but he slowly released her.

"Stay with me tonight." He whispered.

"Spence…"She whispered cautiously.

He opened a little distance between them, "No, not like that, I just want time with you, to talk freely, to hold you, and yes maybe a little more of that, who knows when we will have time together again."

JJ nodded in agreement, "I'll stay." She said before kissing him again, 'but first, you have to feed me." She said after she pulled apart from him.

They ate dinner and caught up on the last few weeks. JJ told him about how the boys were doing and the things that they had been up to, they were adjusting to the change in their family fairly well all things considered.

"I miss them, it's been too long," Spence said offhandedly.

JJ took his hand across the table, "I know, I have just been really protective of my time with them and I don't want to confuse them." She explained.

Reid nodded, "I understand and I trust you to know when the time is right."

JJ smiled, "Well, there's no reason you couldn't come to dinner one night this week if we don't get called away. You could even help Henry with his math homework, third grade is killing me." She laughed.

Reid beamed with excitement, "What's he studying? I want to make sure I am ready."

JJ laughed, "Spence, you have a Ph.D. in mathematics from MIT I am pretty sure you can handle third-grade math."

JJ cleaned up their dinner while Spence went to shower and change and had settled herself on the couch when he came back to the living room in a pair of sweatpants and t-shirt. They turned the TV to reruns of sitcoms and fell into a comfortable silence with JJ curled up next to his side. It didn't take long before they were both asleep together on the couch. Spence woke sometime later and debated his options. They could stay there, he could go to his bed and leave her, he could wake her and ask her where she wanted to sleep. He knew they both needed a better night's sleep than they would get on the couch, he slowly scooted out from behind her and off the couch. Once he was standing he bent down and took her in his arms and carried her to his bed. He laid her down carefully and crawled into the bed next to her pulling her to himself as he fell back to sleep.

Her eyes still closed JJ took in the scent of Spence before she was even fully awake the next morning, she felt the warmth of his arm around her, she carefully turned to face him moving his wavy brown hair from his face. The clock on the bedside table said ten and she wondered if he had ever slept that late before.

"Hey, sleepy head." She said softly running her hand down his arm. "It's time to wake up."

She watched as his eyes slowly blinked opened and his arm instinctively tightened around her pulling her closer to him.

"Good morning." He said sleepily, "What time is it?"

"It's ten o'clock." She told him and watched as his eyes flew open in disbelief.

"Is it really? I never sleep past five." He stated.

"I know, you must have needed it." She told him brushing his hair back again.

"Maybe it was the company." He said with a smile. "Do you want breakfast?" He asked her suddenly aware they were laying in each other's arms in his bed and that might not be what she wanted.

"Not yet." She answered with a smile before pulling him in for a kiss. The kiss picked up quickly to where the one the previous night had left off only this time it was morning and they were in his bed. Quickly JJ was on her back and Spence was leaning over her running his hands up her legs being at the same time grateful and frustrated by the barrier of her leggings. His hand settled on her hip and she arched into him at his touch. He pulled back and studied her face her eyes clouded with desire and her lips slightly swollen her hair a mess, and it took every bit of self-control he could muster to sit up in the bed next to her.

"I think we should go out to breakfast." He said breathlessly.

JJ bit her lip as she looked at him, "Spencer Reid where did you learn to kiss like that?"

Spence blushed, "I assure you that I have not been out practicing. I think it has something to do with waiting for fourteen years. And if we are going to wait any longer we really need to get out of my bed and probably out of the apartment too."

JJ Let out a giggle suddenly feeling like a teenager, "All right breakfast out it is then." She said walking to the living room to claim her bag and then to the bathroom to change.

They picked up bagels and coffee from the bakery down the street and found a place in the park to eat them. They watching families play and Spence allowed himself to think that there might be a time that he and JJ took her boys to the park together. They went to a movie and a late lunch before eventually ending back up at his apartment,

"I don't suppose I could talk you into staying tonight too." He asked hopefully.

JJ slid her arms around her neck, "I wish I could but I need to get ready for the week, plus breakfast tomorrow." She explained and felt him stiffen a little when she mentioned breakfast, 'What?" she asked.

"Nothing, it's nothing,' he answered.

"Spence, does it bother you that I'm having breakfast with Will tomorrow because it's what's best for my boys and that's always going to come first. It has nothing to do with Will and I and everything to do with Henry and Michael." She told him a little upset by his reaction.

Spence shook his head, "It doesn't bother me that you are having breakfast, I think it's great that you guys are trying to make this as easy as possible on the boys. I think I'm just a little jealous that he gets a standing date and I don't. I don't want to wait another month before I get to hold you again Jennifer before I can really talk to you, or be a part of your world outside of work."

JJ put a hand on his face, "I know, I don't want it to be as long either. We'll figure something out, let's start with dinner Tuesday night if we don't have a case and then go from there, all right?"

Spence kissed her softly, "Tuesday night then, I will brush up on my third-grade math."

JJ laughed, "If I don't get to say it to your face again for a while don't forget that I love you, Spencer Reid." She told him.

"I love you, call me before you go to sleep, all right?" He told her.

"See you at work then at dinner." She told him giving him one last kiss before leaving.

Spence watched her go, silently praying they didn't get a case before Tuesday.