Disclaimer: Nope. Still don't own it.

A/N: Here we go with the angst!!!! It's so awesome, if I do say so myself. Hapy reiding…. You get it? Hahah. I crack me up. Anyway, I'll do some happy things before I wrap the story up. Hope you like!

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A month later…

Spencer had come home from Georgia after spending a week in the hospital. Hotch had told him- no made him- take three extra weeks off, much to Reid's dismay. Alice had thought it was a good idea and Reid disliked the fact she was encouraging his boss. If Alice had it her way, he wouldn't be able to leave the house for three weeks, let alone go back to work. Actually he wouldn't be able to go back to work for at least a year. Now, that was a scary thought.

So for the next three weeks he spent time with Alice, unless she had to go to class, which was often. But when she was there, she would wait on him hand and foot, no matter how many times Reid told her not to. He still had nightmares, but not nearly as often anymore. He had even told Alice about the Dilauded and thrown the two little vials he had taken away.

In short, his recovery was going great and he was going to be back to his old self in no time. That's what Alice thought until he went back to work. Then her whole outlook changed.

The first case was brutal. Reid had seen himself in every photograph, every autopsy report. He had flashbacks and had lots of trouble concentrating. When he had gotten home, Alice could tell something was wrong. Very wrong.

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Morgan was sitting in the bullpen a few days after their first case with Reid back. It really took a toll on the poor kid. He had taked about it on the plane with him. Emily noticed the difference too. Now, they all knew he would be a little different after the whole ordeal he went through, but no one thought that he would be that distant.

Everyone was working on their paperwork, Hotch, Gideon, and JJ in their offices, the rest of the team in the bullpen, when Morgan's cell phone rang. "Morgan."

"Derek, it's Alice, but wait and listen before you say anything. If you are in the same room as Spencer, ask me how I'm doing. If not, tell me how you are doing," Alice told him.

"So how have you been darling?" Morgan asked.

"Dammit. Okay, tell them its your sister and excuse yourself from the room."

"Sure hon. Hye, guys, its my sister. I'll be back soon." They both seemed to buy it and he walked right out of the bullpen. "All right Alice. You want to tell me what this is about?"

"I'm worried about Spencer."

"Okay, and you're calling me because…?"

"I don't know what to do. Ever since he got back he's had more nighmares than ever. And for the past two nights, I wake up at like twoi o'clock in the morning to the shower running and Spencer in the bathroom sobbing." Morgan could tell she was crying now. "And it just breaks my heart because I don't know how to help him. I was hoping you would since you're his best friend."

Morgan sighed in frustration amd then said, "Okay. The next time it happens I want you to go in there an dhug him, hold him, tell him everyting is going to be all right and that you're there for him. If it's still happening after the next couple cases, talk to Gideon. He'll know what to do."

"Okay," she sniffed. "And Morgan? Don't mention it to anybody else. If you do it might work its way back to Spencer and I really don't want him to know I know yet. And I know he'd be mad at me for telling someone else about it."

"Okay. My lips are sealed. By the way, he'll be okay. You know that right? With you by his side, he'll recover just fine."

"I know. Thanks Derek." They both then hung up.

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That same night like clockwork, Alice woke up to hear the shower running. She got out of bed and lsiten at the dorr only to hear the sound of Spencer's sobs. Not being able to stand there and do nothing anymore and takin Morgan's advice, she quietly walked into the small, steamy room. His pajamas were scattered all about the floor and the curtain to the shower was drawn. Alice quickly undressed herself and climbed in to find Spencer curled up on the floor with is head between his knees. He was shalking with sobs and Alice nearly cryed at just seeing him. "Oh, my God," she whispered and Spencer's head shot up to look at her. His eyes were bright red from crying and he looked so pitiful sitting there alone. It nearly broke her heart.

She kneeled down beside him and his eyes followed her as she did. "Come here sweetie," she told him. He hesitated. "Please. I can't stand to see you like this, honey. Please."

He thought about this as more tears rolled down his face and finally complied, falling apart into her arms. And she held him while he did. Both of them sat there crying even after the water turned cold. He sat there crying finding comfort in Alice's arms.

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It had been four months since Spencer's first case back. Alice and Reid had been going out for six months now, and she and the team got along great. Especially her and Emily. Garcia loved her and Morgan treated her like a little sister. Gideon had left and Reid took it hard but, with her and the rest of the team there, he pulled through.

Alice wanted Spencer to meet her family. "No, no, no, no,no. God, no,"was his response.

"Why not? My parents really want to meet you and so do my brothers. And my nephews do too."

"They do not. Trust me."

"No you trust me. I know all about you're family and I'm cool with not meeting you're mom yet. But please. We've been going out for six months and you haven't even talked to my family. Please, Spencer. Please."

He looked at her and could see the disappiontment growing in her eyes and not wanting her to be upset he agreed.

"Yay. Pack your bags we're going this weekend." He smiled at her excitement. If only he was as excited at the prospect of her meeting his family.

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"I can't believe your family lives in Maine and you wanted to drive," Reid complained. They had been on the road for about two hours to drive all the way up to Augusta. It would take another three hours to get there.

"We haven't been out here for two hours and you're already complaining. I don't know if I can take this for three more hours."

"We should have taken a plane," he said.

"Well, I like spending time with you alone. And on a plane we can't be alone," she retorted. He looked at her, skeptical. "Eyes on the road, honey."

"Fine, but I'm telling you we should have taken the plane. We could have cut our travel time in half."

"Yeah, but add on another hour and a half for security. And the amout of questioning you'll get with your gun you insisted on bringing not to metion the background check to make sure you really are who you say you are at both airports would add on another hour. That's two and a half hours we could have spent driving. So in actuallity, we would have spent the same amount of time getting there. I just figured that driving with you alone and not a bunch of annying people would be so much better."

He looked at her in awe. "Touche, Alice."

She smiled. "Never try to compete against me, Spence. I will always win." He just laughed.

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One more chapter to go! It's a sweet chapter and nothing bad happens…Maybe. Haha. Wll you'll just have to wait and see!