A/N: I don't know why I keep holding off on Dangerous Turn, just be patient. I swear that I will have the next chapter for Dangerous Turn up this weekend. I'll pull all-nighters if I have to. I'm a college student, what do I need sleep for? Seriously, though, I will have it up this weekend. I'm so sorry about all of this waiting for any of my stories. My life has really just been crazy lately. Hopefully, I have more time on my hands in the near future to write more of these stories.
And since at least one person is going to ask, let me give my opinion on the ending of latest episode: I like that they're doing something good for Reid, but it is too soon to do that. Last season showed that he is still carrying around the copy of "The Narrative of John Smith" that Maeve gave him after we all saw him put it on the shelf. That is an excellent set-up for a story arc, but it's almost wasted because it went nowhere. We haven't heard a thing about that damn book. Like I said, I like that the writers aren't using Reid as a punching bag, but they had a chance to really go into Reid dealing with Maeve's death and why he is still carrying the book and they don't really do anything with it. It's nice for Reid to have happiness. I've practically been begging for it since Maeve died, but Reid has to deal with Maeve before he is another relationship. And beside that, there was no build-up to it or any chemistry between the two. I don't even know "Surveillance Girl's" name. Besides, knowing the writers, we all know this is probably just a one-time thing like Lila and Austin. It felt like the writers were throwing a bone at people like me and saying "We did something good for him, now leave us alone." There's a number of different ways to do it and this wasn't one. Okay, my fanboy rant is over.
Okay, I'll leave you to it. Fair warning: this chapter gets a little bit steamy. Nothing M rated, but I'm just letting you know now.
Read, review, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds - that would be CBS and ABC. I have enough problems now and I don't need Viacom being one of them.
Spencer was back in Vegas searching through a basement and found the body of a dead six-year old boy. He had been sexually assaulted and murdered. To make it worse, there was a baby crawling around near the crime scene. Spencer saw the baby and immediately holstered his weapon and ran over to pick up the baby, but it seemed to get farther and farther away from him. Spencer reached the baby and picked up the baby. He cuddled it to his chest and tried to comfort the baby, but it cried louder and louder. Then the dead six-year old started to sit up.
Spencer woke up in terror and searched the other side of the bed, looking for the comfort of his love. He had suffered a nightmare about a case he solved almost two years ago. Upon not finding his fiancée, he finally remembered: it was the night before their wedding and tradition says that the bride and groom being together the night before the wedding is bad luck. JJ was over at Garcia's for the night. Spencer's mood went down real quick. Then he remembered. It's my wedding day!
He looked over at his alarm clock: 1:00 PM.
"Damn, I overslept!" Spencer exclaimed as he jumped out of bed and ran to the closet to grab the garment bag holding his wedding tuxedo and ran to his car.
JJ woke up from a deep and peaceful sleep. It was absolute bliss. She sat up and stretched her arms. She looked over at the clock: 1:00 PM.
"Damn, I overslept!" she exclaimed as she jumped up from the bed she had been sleeping and went to grab her wedding dress from the nearby chair and ran into the kitchen, where Garcia was still sleeping.
"Garcia, wake up!" she shouted.
Garcia roused from her sleep. "What the hell?"
"It's one o'clock in the afternoon. The wedding's in two hours and it takes half a hour to get to the chapel and another hour to get ready. We have to get moving."
Garcia's eyes opened in shock and terror. They were behind schedule. Garcia jumped up and grabbed her car keys and her apartment keys before following JJ out the door.
Spencer reached the chapel at 2:00 PM. He would've have been there sooner, but traffic was a nightmare. He saw that Garcia's car, Esther, was already in the parking lot.
At least JJ woke up on time and got here early, he thought.
He walked inside and found where he would be meeting with Morgan, Hotch and his new friend/co-worker Danny Johnson. He quickly changed into his wedding tuxedo. When Morgan and Hotch came in, they found Spencer struggling with his bowtie.
"Here," Hotch said. "Let me help."
Spencer put his hands down and let Hotch take over.
"So," Hotch began. "How are you feeling right now?"
"Excited," Spencer said. "Nervous, just generally on edge."
"Why are you nervous?"
"When I read my vows, if I can speak clearly and if JJ will be walking down the aisle."
"Why are we all like that?" Hotch wondered aloud.
"What do you mean?"
"I had that same nervous thought when I got married to Haley, Rossi admitted that he wasn't sure if any of his wives were going to walk down the aisle. Us grooms are always nervous about if the bride is going to walk down the aisle."
"Okay, then I'm not alone."
"Look, the point is that JJ loves you and that she WILL be walking down the aisle."
Spencer began to calm down a little. "Thanks, Aaron."
When JJ and Garcia got to the chapel, they quickly ran inside and started on JJ's make-up and hair before they got her into her dress. When it was all said and done, it was less than half an hour until the wedding. JJ was feeling nervous as well.
"Please tell me that he will be waiting for me at the altar," JJ said anxiously.
"JJ, he will be. Why are you worrying?" Garcia asked.
"It's every bride's fear, I guess. It's an honest worry for me. We've only been engaged for a month and a half."
"JJ, stop right there. First of all, it was your idea to have it as soon as possible. Second, he will be there. He will marry you. You and him will be a happily married couple and you will fulfill 'the deed' as a married couple."
JJ blushed.
"Oh, my. Someone is just as hot-blooded as the male," Garcia teased.
"If the wedding wasn't as important as it is, I'd ask if we could skip the whole thing and just get to that part. It's good no matter what, but it will definitely be better when we're husband and wife."
Garcia raised an eyebrow. "How good is it with the good doctor?"
"Stop right there, Penelope. You're not getting any answers about that."
At that second, JJ's brother walked in the room.
"I'm not interrupting, am I?" he asked.
"No, you're not, Jeff," JJ said. "Come on in."
"Sis, you look absolutely beautiful. Spencer better know how lucky he is."
"He does Jeff. I promise you that he does."
"I know. I'm just messing with you. Anyway, I'm here to ask if you're ready."
"Is Spencer there?"
"He's standing at the altar shaking in hyperactivity. I think he's ready."
"Okay, then so I am. Let's get going."
Jeff looked over to the maid of honor, Penelope, and bridesmaids Emily, Elle and Sarah Jareau, JJ's sister-in-law. "Alright everyone, let's get ready. The bride has spoken. It's time for us to go."
Spencer was rapidly tapping his foot. He was still shaking in nervousness.
"Spencer, calm down," Danny said. "She will walk down the aisle."
At that moment, the music began to play.
"Told you," Danny joked.
Emily, Elle, Sarah and Penelope walked down the aisle, followed by JJ's nieces Anna and Jamie, who were the flower girls, per JJ's 'request' (it was really more of a demand).
Then his entire world became focused on his beautiful bride. Everything else was blocked out from his sight and hearing. Everything was focused on JJ. Spencer was so focused on JJ that he almost missed his cue for his vows.
"Sorry if it seemed like I wasn't paying attention. I just couldn't take my mind off of the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. My sweet and beautiful Jennifer. It's strange how a murder case involving some old high school enemies gave us the chance to meet. I wouldn't trade her for the world. I will never treat you wrong. I will love you for who you are. I will never give up on us. I make my vows today to be with you forever, until the day I die. I love you, Jennifer. Today is only the start of our life together. I won't say that this is our 'happily ever after'. That is too much of a definitive ending for something that has only just begun."
Tears sprung to JJ's eyes. "I... I don't even know how to follow that up. I can only say how much I love you and how happy I am that we are standing here. I loved you before, I love you now, and I will love you forever. That's all I can really say."
The minister, a tall, thin man with long brown hair, then spoke. "Do you, Spencer Reid, take Jennifer Jareau to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do," Spencer.
"Do you, Jennifer Jareau, take Spencer Reid to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do," Jennifer said.
"By the power vested in me by the Lord and the state of Virginia, I now pronounce you man and wife," the minister announced. He turned to Spencer. "You may kiss the bride."
Spencer never completed an action so quickly. The kiss was long and passionate and beautiful. Everyone present for the wedding was standing up and cheering for the couple.
"I don't know you but I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me and always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it known
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
The moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
Well, you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it known
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
I paid the cost too late
Now you're gone."
Spencer and JJ had their first dance as husband and wife. With a song as sweet as this, it was impossible for anyone present to frown at the song as it played.
"So," Morgan began. "How long is it gonna be before we see some baby geniuses showing up?"
"I'd give it about nine, maybe ten, months from now until we see baby number one," Danny said. "The way those two love each other, I wouldn't doubt it."
"Agreed," Emily said.
"How much are you betting?" Morgan asked.
Danny raised an eyebrow. "I'm no fool, Derek. I've heard the stories. I'm not taking those chances."
"So you wanna admit you're wrong?"
Danny smirked. "You know what? I'll take it. $100. First baby within ten months. Deal?"
"Deal." The two shook hands as Emily laughed at the scene that was taking place.
Meanwhile, Spencer and JJ were having their own whispered conversation.
"So, how long do you think we'll have to be here before it's okay for social protocol to allow us to leave?" Spencer asked.
"I think that would be anytime after our first dance," JJ said. "I don't think anyone will mind."
"Are you sure?" Spencer asked.
"I'm pretty sure. This reception is more for the guests than the newlyweds anyway."
Spencer smiled. "Well, then let's get out of here."
The couple stopped by the table with their co-workers/friends to say goodbye and they headed off for their apartment.
Once they were through the door, their lips melded together in passion. It was beginning to get harder and harder to breath.
Spencer picked up JJ bridal style and laid her on the bed. He started to remove his tuxedo shirt.
"I'll be right back," JJ said. Spencer groaned at the loss of his wife.
He removed his bowtie and unbuttoned his shirt the rest of the way and pulled it off. He removed his belt and his undershirt.
"Spence," he heard JJ say in a singsong voice. He turned to look at her and his jaw dropped. She was dressed in sexy lingerie that made Spencer's pants feel too tight. She smiled at him suggestively. "See something you like?"
Spencer nodded hastily. "Yes, I do."
JJ walked over to him and kissed him deeply. "Then why are you just standing in one place?" she asked as she undid his slacks and dropped them to the floor.
Spencer didn't answer, instead choosing to kiss JJ and then kiss her neck. JJ felt aroused as Spencer reached around to her back and started fiddling with her lingerie. JJ smiled as she reached back to help him. He smiled as he felt JJ's hands assist him in removing her lingerie. She helped him remove the top of her lingerie.
"Wait," JJ said. She removed Spencer's arms from her body and got under the covers of the bed. She removed her lingerie under the covers of the bed and threw it at him. Spencer pulled it off his face and dropped it on the floor. Spencer quickly moved to the bed, dropped his boxers and climbed under the covers with her.
Later that night, Spencer laid awake in the bed next to his new bride. He looked over at her sleeping face as he thought back to the first time they made love.
Spencer and JJ were sitting on the couch talking about each other's day and the wedding before JJ decided to change the subject.
"You know," JJ said. "We're getting married in a few weeks and yet, we haven't consummated our relationship."
Spencer looked at her. "I thought you would want to wait until we're married. And besides... I'm a little... umm..."
"Insecure?" JJ asked.
Spencer nodded shyly. "I mean, I know you probably won't judge me too much, but I just feel a little awkward revealing myself too much."
JJ nodded in understanding. Then she thought of something. "You know, there was a show I was watching the other week and there were these two characters talking about awkwardness in their relationship and the guy's friends suggested the idea of 'getting past naked'."
Spencer was suddenly confused. "What do you mean?"
"The idea is that if the two members of the relationship get past seeing each other naked, there is almost nothing in the relationship to be awkward about."
Spencer thought for a second. "So, what you're saying is that if we see each other naked, we won't really have anything to be awkward about?"
JJ nodded.
"Alright, let's give it a shot. What've we got to lose?" Spencer said. "You go strip in the bedroom and I'll do it out here."
JJ nodded and she walked into the bedroom. "Okay, on ten. I'll open the door." She closed the door and counted loud enough for Spencer to hear.
"1..." Spencer took off his shirt and started to unbuckle his belt. "2...3..." JJ rid herself of her shirt and jeans. "4...5..." Spencer took off his belt and his pants. "6...7..." JJ removed her hairband, allowing her ponytail to fall out and flow over her shoulders. "8..." Spencer removed his boxers and waited for JJ open the door. "9..." JJ removed her bra and panties and stood at the door with her hand on the knob. "10." JJ opened the door and stood 'au natural' in the doorway in full view of Spencer. Spencer stared at JJ's unclothed body and JJ stared at his unclothed body. She felt aroused at the sight of Spencer's full body, nothing hiding from view. She walked over and kissed him deeply. He moved his hands to her back and held her close as they kissed. Spencer fell backwards onto the couch with JJ above him.
Their lips separated. "Nothing to be awkward about anymore," Spencer said.
JJ smiled. "Agreed." She kissed him again. "Should we stop and get dressed?"
Spencer shook his head. JJ kissed him again. "I agree 100%."
Spencer snapped out of the memory as he heard JJ moan.
"Hey, JJ," Spencer said as her eyes fluttered open.
"Hey, Spence," JJ said as she turned over to look at her new husband.
"That was an amazing night, wasn't it?" Spencer said.
"Oh, hell yeah," JJ replied. "I can still feel a bit of tingle in my body from that last round."
"Really?" Spencer said in a lower register. "Maybe we should take care of that." Spencer reached his hand under the covers and reached a spot that made JJ gasp and then moan.
Their honeymoon went on for two weeks. They didn't go anywhere special. They figured that as long as they had each other with them, it didn't matter where they celebrated the honeymoon. They were happy to have each other.
Yes, I took that flashback part from "Baby Daddy". Yes, I'm aware I'm putting off Dangerous Turn. Next chapter WILL be this weekend. I promise. If I don't, then you can come and beat the hell out of me.
Just a question: I have my own idea of how the series could actually end, should it end this season or end in the distant future. Let me know if you want to see what my idea for how the show could end is.
Until next time... see ya!
-D.C. al Coda