~SPENCER POV~
As we walked closer to the Lucas's uncle's house, I could hear Nora begging for him to leave her son and her alone. As it had turned out, Nora's brother-in-law James had kidnapped his nephew because he deemed her an unfit parent. That was the reason behind the lack of a ransom note.
We made our way and saw that thankfully the back door was open and when we came in there was a knife at Lucas's throat and a gun pointed at Nora. Morgan and I walked over with our guns pointed at James. His green eyes weren't afraid but more determined than anything and I knew then that this wasn't going to be one of the cases that ended well.
"James, my name is Dr. Reid. I'm with F.B.I. We're here to help." I said and gently placed my gun back in my holster and put my hands palms up.
Morgan moved close to me, his gun pointed at James's head. I had hoped that James would turn his gun on me but he kept it on Nora as I tried to talk to him.
"James, please give me my son. I don't want to lose him and I know that you don't want to hurt him." she begged and tears began to run down her face. Her long black hair was all over her face and in her brown eyes held nothing but fear.
"Think of what your brother would want, James." JJ's voice sounded from behind Morgan and I saw that Rossi and Hotch had also made their way into the house with her. He looked at Nora before dropping the knife and Lucas ran to his mother.
James looked up at Nora, tears streamed from his blue eyes and he said "Tell him about his father. Tell him about everything. Tell him about who I used to be and who his daddy was. Take good care of him for Sam."
After that JJ and Rossi escorted them out of the room and outside so they could be taken home. I watched them board the car before James sobbed softly.
"I did all of this to protect him from the one person who would give up everything for him." He let out a humorless laugh before running his hand through his hair. "Now all he's going to remember me as is a monster."
I didn't have time to argue with him before he put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. I watched as his dead body fell to the ground and felt my stomach flip as I heard the Nora Robert's scream echo.
JJ ran in not a minute later, followed by Hotch. I knew that Rossi was still with Lucas and Nora, keeping them from coming inside. "Morgan! Reid!" Hotch's voice echoed up the hall.
"Spence!" JJ called and I looked to see the relief on her face when she saw me but sure enough she looked away when she saw James. Suicides were always difficult on JJ due to the fact that her sister committed suicide.
I shook myself away from my own thoughts and walked over to put a comforting hand on her back. I gestured for her to follow me out the door to where Nora and Lucas were. I saw tears down her face as she saw me walk out and I looked behind me to see that Morgan and Hotch were right behind me.
She realized what had happened and dropped to her knees, pulling Lucas to her closely. A choking sob broke from her lips. Local P.D. arrived shortly after that and we all went back to our hotel.
It was dark when we got back to the hotel and we were all more than happy to be away from a case. As we exited our cars and started to head into the hotel, I pulled out my phone. Hotch gave me a question look and saw that the rest of them were waiting on me as well.
"You okay?" Morgan asked and the rest of the team looked slightly concerned.
I nodded before saying "I was thinking about staying for a few more days and visiting my mom."
"And your father?" Hotch asked and I ran a hand through my hair, unsure of the answer.
JJ laughed lightly before saying "It probably hasn't even crossed your mind. Has it?"
I laughed at the assumption but she was right. I hadn't even thought about calling him and I wasn't sure if I should now.
"Plane back home isn't scheduled until tomorrow." Rossi stated before looking back at the rest of the team. "How about we all go to our hotel rooms and get ready to go for a night on the town?"
JJ nodded and Morgan smiled brightly. "It's about time for us all to wind down and relax."
Rossi, JJ, and Morgan made their way towards the bar of the hotel and Hotch still had a concerned expression on his face. I put my phone back in my pocket before giving him my full attention.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
He simply crossed his arms, keeping his posture professional but I could hear worry in his voice when he asked "How are you holding up?"
I didn't really know how to answer that. This was the second of many kidnapping cases in Las Vegas and child cases always made us uneasy. I bit my lip as I tried to think of something to say but I knew that my silence would only worry him more.
"I asked Bex to come out here tomorrow and meet my mom. She agreed after a good bit of convincing and I was hoping this would help her be a little more comfortable with the idea of the consideration of a baby. After these kidnapping cases, even I tend to change my mind." I told him and I knew that a baby was still something I desperately wanted but it felt like every time I thought of something to coax her into the idea, something worse came up.
"Reid." Hotch said, pulling me away from my thoughts and I looked up at him. His brown eyes were full of understanding and he let his professional mask down when he spoke again. "What you and Bexley need to come to understand is you can't protect your children from anything. Regardless of how hard you try, something can happen in a split second. That doesn't mean you give up on it though. It means you enjoy the time you have."
He paused for a moment and I thought for a moment before I decided to speak. "Hotch; I've seen time and time again that you can't protect your kids from everything. It's impossible but that is the reason why she's so hesitant."
He laughed lightly and said "She's also twenty-two. She might need a little time first. Let her meet your mom and see how things go. She'll come around."
"Thanks Hotch." I told him and he looked down at his phone. I saw Jack's picture and he nodded before picking up the phone.
He walked into the hotel but I could hear him say "Hey, kiddo."
I pulled out the phone and called Bexley but it went straight to voicemail. I tried again and had the same result. I finally closed my phone and walked in to see that the team was still in the lobby and they were all crowded around somebody.
"I missed the Vegas trip last time. There was no way I was missing it this time." Garcia said and I didn't understand how I missed her. Her bright purple and pink dress stood out along with her blue and green jewelry.
She smiled when she saw me and gestured for me to come over to the group. She hugged me quickly before pulling away. "You owe me big time. Just so you know."
"For what exactly?" I asked confused and she smiled before leaning into JJ. JJ smiled before shrugging and I knew then that she knew.
Morgan laughed as Rossi said "Why do you go see what kind of surprise she left in your room?"
I looked at them confused before excusing myself from the group and going upstairs. I heard them laugh at something that was said but didn't know who or what it was and it didn't matter. I walked up to my room and opened the door to find a gift basket on my bed. I saw that it was full of different coupons for several restaurants around Vegas and I couldn't help but feel confused.
I placed the basket on the nightstand beside the bed and I was about to sit on the bed when I heard footsteps behind me. I didn't have time to react before I was pushed onto the bed and the person jumped on top of me, straddling my waist.
Musical laughter echoed in my ears as red hair fell around my face. I could see my shocked expression in the beautiful golden eyes that looked back at me. "Bex, you scared the hell out of me. I wasn't expecting you until tomorrow."
"That was payback for jumping on me before you left." She said before leaning down and pecking my lips. I put my hands on her lower back and pressed her closer to me, enjoying the feel of her body against mine.
She moved away from my lips and began placing several kisses along my neck. I wanted nothing more than her in that moment but I also had some questions for her first. She moved away from me to sit on the bed and I walked over to lock my door.
"Did you hind behind the door?" I asked as I noticed that there wasn't a closet anywhere in the room and she hadn't come from the bathroom.
She laughed as she said "Classic horror movie move. I was just hoping that you didn't open the door to wide."
"I would imagine so. Garcia told me I owed her big time by the way. Any idea what she was talking about?" I asked and looked back to see that she had a sheepish grin.
She bit her lip before saying "There's a reason I'm here a day early. She didn't trust me to come on my own and Sloane can't fly. Tyler wasn't going to leave her, so Penelope made me get my ass on the plane."
"You didn't go easy did you?" I asked and she shrugged before lying back on the bed.
I walked over to the bed and climbed in beside her, exhaustion from the day washing over me. She sat up and I noticed that she had a nervous expression on her face and her body was tense.
I sat up and wrapped my arms around her. "Are you nervous about tomorrow?"
"I am but that's not what I'm nervous about right now. I know that case was a child kidnapping case and how it ended. Penelope and I headed out early this morning while she was helping you find the location and possible kidnappers." She said and I held her tighter as I waited on her to tell me that she had decided that she'd never have kids. That it was out of the question completely and I was preparing myself to not argue with her.
Instead she stayed quiet and I moved so that I was sitting behind her and pulled her back with me as I moved up against the headboard. "There's something you have to tell me, isn't there?"
She leaned back and kissed my neck before moving so that she was facing me. She pressed her lips to mine and straddled my waist, wrapping her arms around my neck. She gave me just long enough to kiss her back before she backed away and tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear.
"This stays between me and you. I haven't even told Eleanor or Sloane because I wanted to not get everyone's hopes up. In case it didn't work." Her voice was stern and she waited for me to nod before she continued. "Depending on how my trial goes, after we give things time to settle down, I was thinking about us trying for a baby. I want to give it a few months after the trial and it also depends on the verdict but I just wanted to talk to you about it."
As her words sunk in, I felt more joy than I had ever felt in my life. She had finally said yes to try for a baby. I wrapped my arms around her tightly and felt a tear go down my cheek. "Thank you, Bexley."
She ran her fingers through my hair and I felt a bright smile spread across my face. She pulled away from me just far enough to look into my eyes and her I could see her bright eyes were cautious.
"Don't thank me, dragă. There's still a good chance that I can't have kids but I can't just not try. I can't watch you around the boys and consciously take that away from you." She said and kissed my forehead.
I smiled up at her before running a hand through her hair. "You're willing to try. That's more than I thought I'd ever get. I never thought I'd find anyone who would want a baby with me. I love you, Bexley Valerica Kirrier."
"I love you too, Spencer." She said before kissing me again. I moved away from her lips to yawn and only then did I realize how exhausted I was.
She kissed my cheek before moving off of my lap to lie down on the bed. She patted the bed and I moved so that I was lying down next to her and pulled her close to me before closing my eyes and drifting off to sleep.
Dragă- sweetheart
***There's another chapter everyone. I worked on this chapter for a while so I hope it turned out good. Also, if anyone is looking for more interesting stories to read, check out ahowell1993's story Love Takes Away the Pain. I wanted to give a big thank you to tannerose5 and ahowell1993 for the reviews on the last several chapters. R&R and have a great day everyone.