Happy Together Chapter 11: PROTECTION, THE HUNT, a criminal minds fanfic

Mia reaches a few milestones. After visiting his mom, Spencer contemplates his future with Jacey and Mia.

~Criminal Minds~

"PROTECTION" (Season 10, Episode 22)

"THE HUNT" (Season 10, Episode 23)

~Criminal Minds~

"Are you sure about this?" Jacey asked her boyfriend for the eighth time since arriving at their current location.

"Yes, I'm sure." Spencer reassured her again. "I trust you." The mother stood there, it was obvious to Spencer that she was nervous. "I'm sure she'll like you. Just be yourself."

"What if she doesn't like Mia? Or the fact that you're not her biological father?" Jacey questioned, motioning to the eight month old in her arms. Hearing her name, the baby looked at her mom then her dad.

Capturing her blue eyes gaze at him, Spencer stared at the baby. He forgot that Mia wasn't his, which was odd for him, he never forgets anything.

"We don't have to tell her that." Spencer whispered, taking the baby out of Jacey's grasp. Mia squealed as she was being held by the genius she knows as her father. "At least not right now, or never."

"Yeah," Jacey nodded. Spencer pressed his lips against her forehead, giving her a reassuring kiss.

"You ready?"

Jacey took a deep breath. "Yes."

~Criminal Minds~

"It's been a while since we've seen you, Spencer. Your mother is doing okay. There's been a few outburst but nothing major." One of the male nurses shared with Spencer. Spencer didn't say much, he only would nod. "She's over there."

Seeing his mother seem so distraught really bothered him, he didn't want her to think he left her here to rot. The only reason why she's here is because he's in no position to take care of her.

Spencer stood there, forgetting his track of time. The feeling of not being able to face his mother was so sudden.

Jacey took notice of his behavior, she gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. She was letting him know that she was there for him.

Mia was starting to take notice of Spencer's discomfort, so she started to whimper. Hearing her soft cries, Spencer bounced the babe in his arms.

"Do you want me to take her?" Jacey asked.

"No, it's fine. I got her."

The couple walked over to the lady who sat quietly to herself. "Mom?"

At the sound of her son's voice, Diana Reid looked up. Her blue eyes connecting to him. She smiled softly. "Spencer."

Then her eyes drifted to the baby in his arms. Mia laid her head against Spencer's shoulder, putting her hand in her mouth once again.

"A baby?" Diana asked curiously. In her eyes, she sees a baby with light brown skin, curly sandy brown hair, and blue eyes. The baby had a dimple on her chin, that was almost similar to Spencer's. She had a button nose and faint rosy cheeks. Her large blue eyes stared back at her. "Spencer, why didn't you tell me I had a grandchild?" Her voice broke, she was hurt that her son kept a big secret from her.

Spencer's eyes went slightly wide. Diana really thinks that he's Mia biological father. Spencer made eye contact with Jacey. She gave him a small smile before nodding at him to reply to his mom.

"I didn't know how to tell you. I'm not married to her mother."

Dian's scoffed. "So what? Is the mother here?"

Jacey stepped forward beside Spencer. "Hi, Ms. Diana, I'm Jacey."

Diana gave the young woman a look over before turning her gaze to her son. "She's a pretty one, Spencer." Spencer's face went red. Diana smirked before looking at Jacey once again. "And please, just call me Diana."

"I will keep that in mind." Jacey said softly. Her eyes went to her daughter. "Would you like to hold her?"

"May I?" The older woman asked, tears hovering her eyes. Spencer handed Mia to his mother. Mia, being the sweetest baby on the planet, smiled at Diana, showing all four of her teeth. "How old is she?"

"Eight months." Spencer answered. "Let us know if she's getting too heavy for you. She moves around a lot."

"Eight months." Diana repeated, looking at the baby she held in her arms. "I had a grandchild in this world for eight months."

"Dr. Reid, sorry to interrupt. But I need to have a discussion with you." One of the doctors said, getting Spencer's attention.

"Uh, sure." Spencer turned his head to look at Jacey. "You'll be okay?"

"Go on, Spencer. We're busy." Diana said grinning at the babe who was jumping excitedly, making playful noises.

"Yeah, love. We'll be fine."

The women sat in comfortable silence. The only noise to be heard was the babbling sounds Mia would make.

"Jacey, you're a lucky woman." Diana commented, referring to the small family she and Spencer have created. "My boy, he's treating you like a lady, right?"

"Yes, ma'am! Spencer is wonderful. He provides for me and our daughter. You raised a gentleman."

Diana was relieved to hear that. Her biggest fear was her sweet son would grow to disrespect a lady.

"Good. You two make a darling couple. What is it you do? If you work at all. There's nothing wrong with being a stay at home mom."

"I'm a professional trauma therapist. I work with the BAU. I work with agents who have a case of PTSD and give psychological evaluation to aspiring agents as well."

Diana Reid was impressed. "A smart one as well."

"Hey, I'm back." Spencer said, taking his seat beside Jacey. Although he tried to mask it, Jacey could tell something was bothering him.

Mia seeing her dad again made her excited. She started jumping and moving around on Diana's lap. "Da da da da."

Spencer and Jacey's eyes went wide. Mia babbles a lot, but she's never made direct eye contact and say the words "da da da".

"Were those her first words?" Diana asked, noticing the looks the parents were giving their daughter.

"The first where she looked directly at me-- Mia!" Spencer said happily. He grabbed the baby out of his mother's lap. Mia squealed happily as Spencer kissed her chubby cheeks.

"Don't worry. She'll say "ma ma" soon enough." Diana said, her hand on top of Jacey's hand. Jacey gave the woman a warm smile before her eyes gazed upon the moment her boyfriend and daughter shared.

~Criminal Minds~

It's been a week since the visit to see Reid's mother. It's now a Saturday afternoon, Spencer and Jacey's day off.

Jacey was in the living room with Mia. Spencer could hear the laughter and squealing in the other room, he couldn't help but smile.

Spencer was in Mia's nursery, making a mental note of what the baby needs when they go on their store run tomorrow. Suddenly, Jacey yelled for him to come into the living room.

Jacey stood there, grinning and clapping. Spencer couldn't see what was going on, but once he inched forward to step in front of the couch, he caught a glimpse to what was happening.

Mia was crawling to Jacey.

"That's right, baby, come to mama!" Jacey cheered excitedly. The genius chuckled at Mia's accomplishment, the pride he felt for his little girl was indescribable.

Mia suddenly stopped in the middle of the room. Her blue eyes flickered to Spencer, the baby giggled, making her way to him.

"Aw Mia!" Spencer cheered, kneeling down to capture his daughter in his arms.

"Da da da da." Mia babbled when her father picked her up. Jacey folded her arms, smirking.

"You know," Jacey commented, "I'm starting to get a little jealous."

Spencer smiled before taking his lady by her hand, pulling her closer to him. The doctor played with her man's curly locks before pressing her lips against his.

"I love you," Jacey said, without thinking. Jacey's eyes widen, now realizing the words that just came out of her mouth. Spencer kissed her once more before leaning his forehead against hers.

"I love you too."

Mia started pouting, not liking anyone else having her dad's attention. The parents looked at the babe, smiling at her.

"And we love you, Mia." The parents said in unison.

Suddenly, Spencer's phone went off. He looked at the caller ID before answering. "It's Garcia," he said to his girlfriend before pressing the phone against his ear. "Reid."

"I hate to ruin your Saturday afternoon with your beautiful family but pack your things. You got a case out in Tinseltown."

"Oh, okay. I'll be there soon." Reid hung up, his gaze going to Jacey before handing over Mia.

"You got a case?"

Spencer nodded, giving Mia a kiss on her forehead before kissing Jacey's full lips.

"Stay safe. And be careful."

"I will," Spencer said before leaving his home.

As soon as he was gone, Mia groaned, clearly unhappy that her dad wasn't home anymore.

"Yeah, I know. I miss daddy too."

~Criminal Minds~

After their recent case, Spencer and his team were now on their way back him. Spencer pulled out his phone and dialed Jacey's number.

"Hello?" Jacey said through the phone. Spencer can hear Mia playfully squealing and babbling in the background.

"It's late, I didn't think you'd still be up. I just wanted to call and tell you that we're on our way back to Quantico."

"Yeah, well, Mia is pretty restless tonight. She's a big bundle of energy. Anyways, how was the case?"

"Schizophrenic vigilante." Spencer said, thinking that would sum up the case completely.

"Ah, I think I can paint a picture." Jacey said sadly. "I'm glad you guys are safe, you know?"

"Yeah, after cases like this, it's nice to hear your voice."

Spencer could hear Jacey's smile through the phone. "Are you flirting with me, Dr. Reid?"

Spencer's lips twitched up slightly, "It was merely a compliment, dear."

"I'll see you when you get home, love?"

"Yes, you will."

Hearing his lady giggle softly made his heart beat like a Jack rabbit jumps. "I love you, Spencer."

"And I love you."

~Criminal Minds~

It's been nearly an hour since Jacey talked to Spencer. She figured that he was doing some paperwork.

Mia was barely awake, graying so hard to fight the sleep that was trying to take her. The mother grinned at her baby's stubbornness.

Suddenly, Jacey's phone started buzzing on the coffee table. But it wasn't Spencer calling, it was Kate.

"Hello? Kate?" Jacey asked through the phone.

"Jacey, please tell me Meg and Markayla are with you, about to babysit Mia." Kate sounded frantic.

"Um, no. They aren't here." Jacey said slowly, "Is everything okay?"

"Markayla told her mother that they were working on a science project at my house. Meg told me you asked the both of them to babysit while you were at the office to do some paperwork."

"No, I didn't asked Meg anything. Matter of fact, I briefly discussed it with her last weekend. Just a small job so she could earn some extra money. We never planned anything." Jacey could hear the long disappointed sigh Kate gave. "What's going on?"

"They're missing! Something is wrong."

Jacey gasped, she immediately started packing a few things into Mia's baby bag. "I'm on my way. Okay? I'll be at the office soon."

"Meet me at my house. Thank you so much, Jacey."

"No problem, see you soon."

~Criminal Minds~

Jacey parked her car outside of Kate's house, she quickly unstrapped Mia from her car seat and carried her in the house.

"A stranger's can, that's crazy! Why would Meg do such a thing?" Chris, Kate's husband, asked.

"Remember that date she had with her classmates at the mall?"

Chris stood there for a moment, thinking over his memory. "Yeah but she got stood up by Bobby and Tyler."

Kate nodded, "What if it wasn't real?" Kate walked off. Chris stood there for a moment. Jacey opened the door. Chris looked at her before nodding at a greeting.

"Wait. What do you mean?" Chris asked his wife as he followed her into the other room. Jacey followed after him.

"Garcia, can you check Meg and Markayla's class list for a Bobby and Tyler?"

"Yeah," Garcia said, typing away on her laptop. "There's no boys named Robert, Bobby, or Ty either."

"See, it was a set up." Kate said, her gaze upon Jacey. The mothers shared a moment of sad eyes.

"So someone's been stalking our kid?" Chris asked.

Kate tried to remain calm, but anyone could tell that she was going to break at any moment. "You being there that night saved them."

Chris sighed, he shook his head. Everything was starting to make sense to him. "This can't be happening."

"Help the agents with the missing flyers and I'm going to go through her things."

"Yeah, Yeah." Chris said, walking off with the agents. Jacey watched him leave before her eyes were set upon Kate. Jacey looked at Aaron, practically begging if she could be on this case. Aaron, of course, nodded.

"Garcia, can you see if Meg's been emailing any boys?" Jacey said. Aaron stood beside the therapist.

Kate walked to her coat closet, shaking her head.

"Is something missing?" Aaron asked. Kate's eyes widen as she pulled out her phone.

"Yeah, something's wrong." Kate said, shaking her head. "Hey, did Markayla take some of her good clothes with her?"

"Yeah, and some of her mom's makeup too." Jacey heard her father, Rossi, say.

"Meg took her favorite jean jacket and boots." Kate added, looking at Jacey and Aaron. "These girls were definitely planning on meeting boys. Just maybe not the ones that they thought." Kate gave her phone to Aaron before walking off. Jacey shifted Mia's body so the baby can lay on her her right side of her body instead of her left, the mother then followed after Kate.

"Hey, Kate." Jacey said. The pregnant woman stopped in her tracks, turning to Jacey. "Listen, I know we're not best friends or anything...but, I'm going to help find your child."

Kate nodded, her gazed focused on the sleeping baby in Jacey's arms. "I appreciate your help, I really do. If Mia needs to sleep, she can rest in the crib we have upstairs in the nursery."

The mother nodded before making her way upstairs to place her baby in the nursery.

~Criminal Minds~

Jacey stood at the doorway to Kate's room. "We're gonna find her, you know?"

"It's been 18 hours since the abduction." Kate said, her tears pouring from her eyes. "This is all my fault."

"Don't say that." Jacey said, walking towards Kate, to give her that motherly comfort she needed. "This is not your fault. The sadistic fuck who thought taking your little girl was a great idea...it's his fault. He screwed up. I bet he doesn't know that you have a team of people riding his ass."

"You're so encouraging when you say bad words," Kate mumbled, looking down to her blooming belly.

"Damn straight. Aaron called me."

Kate looked up at Jacey. "What did he say? Why didn't he call me?"

"He said that they found a lead. I told him not to call you because you needed rest. Don't worry, I sent him a text telling him that you were up."

"Oh my God." Kate sighed, she was relieved that they were finally getting somewhere. "Can I ask you something? Mother to mother."

"Go ahead."

"Were you pregnant before or after your sabbatical leave with your last job?"

"When I took my leave, I was still trying to get pregnant. It took me 14 months to conceive Mia. I was worried I couldn't have kids, but then it happened. Why do you ask?"

Kate shook her head, she began to play with her fingers. "What made you come back to this," she asked, referring to their jobs.

"Well, I realized that I needed to help make the world a better place for Mia and other children to grow up in." Jacey answered. She noticed the glint in Kate's eyes, a familiar look she once had. "You don't want to do this anymore?"

"I want to raise my baby. I wasn't there for Meg like I should've been."

"And there's nothing wrong with that Kate. There are some days where I want to stay home with Mia and have Spencer 'bring home the bacon', but that sounds way too old fashioned for me." Jacey mentioned, it was the first she's seen Kate smile since the abduction went down. "You should talk to Aaron. I'm sure he'll understand."

"I'll talk to him once we have Meg back."

~Criminal Minds~

It didn't take long for the team to break down one of the victims, who was abducted 22 years ago. Meg was home, safe.

Jacey was back at her apartment. She was in Mia's nursery, staring down at her content face as she slept.

"I don't want you to grow up, ladybug. This aging thing is moving was too fast for me. Soon you'll be a year old and..."

"Jacey?" Spencer called out as he walked through the front door.

"Spencer, hey," Jacey said, running to her man, giving him a tight hug. The couple pulled apart, Spencer didn't waste any time before kissing her lips. "I've missed you, Dr. Reid."

"Jacey, tomorrow...meet me a the coffee spot where we had our first date. I already called Mandy, she should be here to watch Mia a little after noon."

Jacey nodded, "Are you leaving again tonight?"

Spencer shook his head. "No, I just wanted to let you know that you have a date with me tomorrow."

Jacey smiled before pressing her lips against his.

"Come to bed with me? I like sleeping beside you."

Jacey grabbed his hand and pulled her man into their bedroom.

~Criminal Minds~

David Rossi spent most of his weekend alone, cooking his meals and listening to some good "oldies" music. Days like these were great. Smoking a cigar and reading different books from authors of his taste.

But, he didn't expect to hear a knocking at his door. He sighed to himself before walking though his home to the front door. He opened it to see Spencer standing.

"Spencer, what are you doing here? It's nine in the morning, people are still sleeping."

"You aren't."

David rolled his eyes, "I prefer not to see you on my day off. I love you, kid, I do. But...I rather love you from a far. Unless, you're dropping my granddaughter off. Is she here?"

"No, she's at home. There's something I need to talk to you about." Spencer said before making his way into Rossi's home.

David watched Spencer walk into his house, "Yeah, just come on in." He said sarcastically. He then noticed a puzzled look of the genius' face. "What is it, Spencer? My girls okay?"

"They're fine. I need to ask you something."

"Okay?"

"Will you give me your blessing to marry your daughter?"

There was a pause between the agents. Spencer was dreading the reaction David was going to have. David thought for a moment, he knew that their job was demanding but he also knew that Spencer was head over heels for his daughter. He hasn't seen him this happy since the events of his late girlfriend, Maeve.

"Spencer–"

"Before you say anything, I want you to know that I'm giving my life to Jace and our daughter." Spencer looked down. "I may not be Mia's biological father, but she's...she's my little girl. And I want to marry her mother. But I can't do that without your blessing. My mother have told me that it was disrespectful to the father..."

"Yes."

"I know that our job is demand– w-what?" Spencer stuttered, he was expecting to go into a debate for Jacey's love.

David smiled, pulling Reid in for a hug before kissing his cheeks. "Yes, you have my blessings to marry my daughter!"

Reid grinned, happy to have the blessings from Dave. Now, it was time to ask the woman he loved if she wanted him to be her husband.

~Criminal Minds~

It was cold out, Jacey parked her car a block away from the coffee shop. The woman hugged her sides, trying to keep warm as the wind howled in her face. She kept trying to figure out why Spencer changed the time of their date. She was supposed to meet him earlier than this. It was nearly eight o' clock.

Spencer waited in front of "Beans Books", the coffee shop he took Jacey on their first date. He rented the place out for the night, he bought decorations, he even paid a violinist to pay her favorite songs. He was so nervous. The sound of heels clicking against the pavement caught his attention, it was Jacey.

Her black hair fell against her shoulders, she styled her hair in loose curls. She wore light makeup, always keeping things as natural as possible. Her brown skin was glowing as the moonlight hit her features. It was like she had her own spotlight.

Spencer has seen her multiple times before but each time was like the first. A lump in his throat formed, and his mouth was dry. She was breath taking.

"Hey, handsome." Jacey greeted him as she kissed his cheeks.

"H-hey, Jacey." Spencer said as he cleared his throat. Jacey smiled, she noticed the he was nervous. It flattered her that she made him feel the way he felt. "Ready to go inside?"

He took her by the hand, together they walked in. Jacey looked around, there were no people around. Everything was beautiful and neatly decorated. The violinist started playing a familiar tune. Jacey was blown away. She was so surprised. "Spencer, this is– this is..."

"Beautiful." Spencer finished for her. "It's beautiful. Like you."

"Dr. Reid, you're making me blush."

"Would you like to join me for dinner?" Spencer asked, taking her hand in his.

Jacey blushed under his gaze, "I would love to."

Moments went by, their dinner was filled with laughter and secret glances at each other.

Then, the violinist played Jacey's favorite song.

"Wise men say, only fools rush in..." Jacey hummed softly as the music played. Spencer held out his hand.

"Dance with me?" Jacey did not hesitate to take his hand.

Spencer led them into the middle of the coffee shop. Jacey's forehead was pressed against his. They would sneak small kisses as they swayed back and forth.

"Dr. Reid, this is the best night of my life..."

"Mrs. Reid, I want to give you many nights like this...for the rest of my life."

Jacey froze in her spot, she thought she did not hear Spencer correctly. Spencer noticed that she stopped swaying, he pulled away from her.

Jacey's brown eyes found his. Spencer swallowed his spit before continuing to talk.

"A year, four minutes, and thirty eight seconds ago, I met the most beautiful woman on this planet. She was roughly seven months pregnant, and had swollen feet. It wasn't long after that when she gave me the best daughter I could ever ask for. I can't imagine life without you and Mia. You're my world. You and Mia. Jacey, I'm in love with you. And I want to make you my forever." Spencer paused before pulling out a small velvet box, he opened to reveal a small diamond ring. On the side of the diamond was two small pearls. Jacey remembered the ring, she mentioned she loved it when her and Spencer went on a walk a few months ago. The tears in her eyes poured, she couldn't believe this was really happening. "Jacey Denise Montgomery, will you become my bride?"

"Yes." Jacey managed to say. "Yes. A million times, yes."

Spencer slipped the ring on her finger, it was the perfect fit. Jacey kissed him, she couldn't stop kissing him. She loved him.

And he loved her.

~The End Of Season 10~

~A/N~

Hey guys! Once again, thank you for the love and support you give this story! It means so much to me.

I've noticed that there is a huge time gap between season 10 and season 11. It's about a seven month time skip. Don't worry, you guys will not miss the wedding between Jacey and Spencer or Mia's birthday. I will probably place that as a filler chapter before moving on to season 11.

Try to leave some feedback if possible!

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WritingHealstheHeart: Thank you for reading! It means so much to me!

Beachgirl25: Thank you for commenting! I love to read your feedback. No, you didn't not miss a chapter. I haven't written about Hayden's visit just yet. She didn't have a big part in season 10. But she'll, of course, have a bigger part in season 11. If you're wondering if she's seen Mia, yes, she has. It's just not written.

Tannerose5: I've seen the premiere of season 13! Such a wonderful beginning! It kind of gives me ideas as to what to do with the family Spencer and Jacey have created. Again, thank you for reading and sending me feedback. Please continue to do so.