So this is a little weird, because it could be a preview for another fic, but for now i'm publishing it just as a standalone. By the way, just a little poll: The letters J-K-L-N-Q-R-U-V-Y and Z are still not written, so if you have any idea, you can share them with me!
Emergency
A sharp knock came to Hotch's door and he frowned before letting Reid in. The genius looked stressed, almost distressed and he looked really uncomfortable.
"Is everything alright?", Hotch asked, worried.
"No", Spencer admitted. "I have no time to explain it to you now, but I really need to go. I'll probably won't be back for the rest of the day but it's really and emergency", he stuttered.
"Is this about your mom?", the unit chief wondered as it was one of the first thing he thought about.
"No. Not at all. Hotch, please?"
"Okay. But I want you in my office first thing tomorrow morning", Hotch nodded stiffly, but he knew that Reid would understand was just worried.
Later that day, he was questioned about the genius's sudden disappearance, but he could only shrug it off with no explanation. The team was worried since Spencer had become almost estranged to them, not going to JJ for confidence anymore and never going out with them like they used to before. He was also taking his sick days frequently, which was a thing he never did before.
He did came to Hotch's office the next morning and he looked so tired, stifling a yawn every now and then.
"My life is a living hell", he mumbled.
Hotch didn't know if it was an apology or if he was just stating a fact and he sat back on his chair to listen, but Spencer stopped talking.
"Care to explain? What do you mean?"
"I screwed up. With you all, I mean. Those the last eighteen months went by so fast and I just didn't know how to tell you so it went on and on."
"Wait up. What are you talking about?"
"I met someone, twenty months ago. It was nice. At first. But then we wanted to break when she found out she was pregnant. In our dates, I had talked about how I wanted children and she… She agreed to keep it, to the condition that she would have nothing to do with the baby once it was born. It was a deal. And she surprisingly kept it. I helped her out throughout the pregnancy and we were friends, if I can say that. But then… Her parents found out and they weren't okay with this deal. She never wanted children and they wanted grandchildren. They were pissed off and tried to sue me. It never went anywhere because it was none of their business, but they're now asking for custody and…"
He said that so fast that Hotch had some difficulties to understand, but he caught up with most of it.
"So you're saying you have a child?"
"Yes. An almost one year old boy. He was sick yesterday and the daycare asked me to pick him up."
Please let me know your ideas for the next chapters!
SmartBlackRose :)