~SPENCER POV~

As the team and I took a seat at the table in the restaurant part of the hotel, I couldn't help but see that Rossi, Morgan, and Garcia all had dark circles under their eyes. Hotch smiled and asked "How late did you all stay out last night?"

"What time is it?" Garcia asked and I looked down at my watch before realizing that it was a rhetorical question.

Morgan took a long drink of coffee before looking toward Garcia. "Baby Girl, if I didn't know any better I would say you just couldn't handle your alcohol."

She stuck her tongue out him before they started laughing and Rossi looked to JJ. "How was your night?"

"I talked to Will and the boys. I'm ready to be home and they are ready for me to be home." she said and a smile crossed her features. She missed them every time we were on a case and I didn't know how she kept bringing herself to leave them.

Hotch smiled before looking towards the empty chair between me and JJ. He raised an eyebrow before asking "Where's Bexley?"

"She's still sleeping." I told him before taking a sip of my coffee.

Morgan chuckled before asking "Is she trying to sleep in as late as possible hoping you'll change your mind about her meeting your mom?"

I didn't have time to say anything before Garcia asked "What about her meeting your dad?"

I bit my lip and looked down nervously. I looked up at Hotch to see that he was also waiting on an answer and I ran a hand through my hair nervously.

"Reid." Hotch had a note of warning in his voice and I simply shrugged.

I looked down at the coffee cup in my hands and hoped he would let it go. I should have known better.

"Reid, the last time you didn't deal with your issues with your father head on it interfered with your work. It made you unable to focus on a case and made you have a lapse in judgement. I'm not against suspending you when you return to work because I would rather not have a repeat of last time." He paused to look at me before his face turned from business to fatherly. I could see him giving the same expression to his own son. "I'm not saying that you should give him another chance at being your father but after what happened in Texas, I would think you would want to be on good terms in case something happened to either of you."

As he finished what he was saying, I found myself touching the scar on my neck from the bullet that had come so close ending my life. Two millimeters over and I wouldn't have been breathing. JJ put a reassuring hand on my shoulder and Garcia gave a sweet smile.

"One phone call isn't going to hurt." Rossi said and I knew it was his way of preventing an argument.

"Depends on the phone call." I heard a voice say behind me and I immediately felt better hearing her voice.

Morgan laughed and said "It's about time you woke up, Pretty Girl."

JJ moved over a little and Bexley sat down in the chair between us. I could see dark circles under her eyes but regardless she was quick on her feet.

"The less time in the day, the more peace I get. Even if it is Vegas." She lightly nudged me before asking "What conversation did I interrupt?"

Morgan answered quickly and said "That Reid is getting better at his death glares but needs to point them more carefully."

She looked at me confused before I shrugged and took another sip of my coffee. I could see that she was still uneasy after our conversation last night but I could tell that she also felt relieved. I placed my hand on hers and she immediately laced her fingers with mine.

"Te iubesc." She smiled as she said the words and I felt my heart race at her words.

I reacted calmly though and said "I love you too, Bex."

She laughed before saying "That would be the only phrase you picked up."

This caused me and the rest of the team to join in on the laughter. After that the waitress came and we placed our orders for lunch. As soon as she left to take our orders, Garcia turned to Bexley.

"So have you thought about what you are going to wear yet?" She asked and I could hear the excitement in her voice. I knew then that Bexley was more than likely going to be talked into one of Garcia and JJ's shopping trips.

~BEXLEY POV~

"I don't know. Probably jeans and a nice shirt." I said and went to take a sip of my sugary coffee.

JJ laughed and said "You can't go meet your in-laws in jeans."

I coughed as my coffee got stuck in my throat and quickly grabbed a napkin. I looked over to see that Spencer's eyes were now wide with shock and I could see a hundred apologies going through his eyes.

When I finished my coughing fit I looked to JJ and glared at her. She gave me an apologetic expression before saying "Sorry."

"In-laws?" I asked confused and turned back to Spencer. "I thought I was just meeting your mom?"

Derek gave Spencer an assuring grin while Aaron seemed to be waiting on Spencer to say something. I looked between the two and Spencer finally relaxed a little before saying "My father lives in Vegas and so there's a probability that we might cross paths."

Aaron's expression relaxed a little whereas Spencer took a sip of his coffee to keep his expression calm. I had definitely missed something and raised an eyebrow at him.

"I thought you and your dad weren't on speaking terms?" I asked and he shrugged, not willing to answer the question.

Derek cleared his throat before saying "It's a rocky relationship."

"This is why we always expect the unexpected. You never know who you're going to run into." Dave said as he gave me a kind smile. I mouthed the words "thank you" because I could see that he was trying to keep the peace.

He nodded and Aaron smiled at me before saying "Besides, I'd hate for William to miss out on meeting his future daughter-in-law."

I began to wonder if their plan was to make me pass out because the more I hear in-law, the more I thought of marriage, and the more I thought of marriage, the more I wanted to run away. I'd come to the decision of trying for a baby but marriage was something completely different. I'd been hell bent on not having children but marriage just seemed to ruin everything between two people.

Garcia stood up then and said "Alright. Let's go. I looked up some great places for cute clothes."

"I can look up some places with great shoes when we're done. We'll have a girls' day out but we'll be back around four." JJ said as she stood and gave Spencer a reassuring smile when she said the time we'd be back.

Penelope looked down at her bright pink watch and said "That only gives us three hours."

"Isn't that enough?" I asked and Penelope's blue eyes widened in shock.

Derek smiled and said "You've never been shopping with Garcia."

"Relax, it'll be fun." JJ said and I smiled at her despite the fact that my stomach had turned into knots.

Penelope got up from her chair and said "We need every second we can get. Get your cute butt in gear, Bexley."

She grabbed her purse and pulled her car keys from her bag. I looked at JJ and we both laughed at Penelope's seriousness about the shopping trip. JJ said her goodbyes to the team and walked out after Penelope while I stayed behind for a minute.

I looked back at Dave, Aaron, Derek, and Spencer before walking over and wrapping my arms around his neck from behind while he was still seated in his chair. "Are you sure there isn't anything I can say to get you to change your mind?"

He laughed and said "The more you prolong it, the worse it will be."

I internally groaned but laughed and kissed his cheek before rushing to catch up with JJ and Penelope. I could hear their laughter as Penelope called for me to hurry up again and couldn't help but join in on the laughter.

***Time is getting closes and closer for Bexley to meet Spencer's family. Not to mention bonding time between the girls and what's all this talk of in-laws? R&R and I hope everyone is still enjoying the story.