Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds, although I did have a dream that I met Matthew Gray Gubbler while in my pijamas at the shops the other night….
"I got it uncle spencer!" Yelled a very excited henry, from the sitting room he pulled on the strap of the brown messenger bag that was sitting under a coat on the couch, as he did he accidentally knocked spencers wallet from the couch where it fell open on the floor. Henry picked It up and went to place it in the bag to take to his godfather up the hall, as he did he saw a picture of his mum holding a baby, and his uncle spencer and a man he didn't know. He looked at the picture for a second and then closed the wallet and started to drag the bag down the hall way. As he approached the doorway he heard someone crying, he walked in and saw his mum looking sad she had a few tears running down her face, he walked over to her and raised one small hand, wiped away his mother's tears and kissed her hand. She smiled at him and kissed his hand in return. The comfortable silence was broken by Spencer's stomach growling again.
JJ laughed and said "Come on boys; let's go get some lunch before we all die of starvation."
Twenty minutes later they pulled up at the local shopping centre and found a car park relatively close to the entrance. They all climbed out and Henry immediately attached himself to Spencer's hand.
"You need to hold someone's hand when walking near a road or you could get hurt, right mummy?" he said looking around spencer at his mother.
"Yes that's right, can't have you getting hit now can we?" she responded.
"Then hold uncle spencers hand and we can go inside." He said matter of factly.
Spencer looked at JJ and held out his hand. "Can't have you getting hit now can we?" he asked with a grin on his face.
JJ laughed and took a hold of spencers hand and the three of them set across the car park. When they got inside Spencer looked at henry and said to the little boy, "what do you want for lunch?"
After a second of thought the boy looked up at spencer hopefully and said "ice-cream?"
Knowing what spencer was like with his godson JJ quickly cut in and said "Henry, what have I told you about ice-cream?"
"Uhmmm, ice-cream is a sometimes food?" The boy said.
"Yes, it's a sometimes food, so not right now, pick again."
"I want a happy meal." The boy smiled at his godfather. "Please."
"Then lead the way." Spencer said letting go of the five year olds hand. The boy skipped ahead a few paces and then set off at a walk calmly, still in view of the two watchful adults. Spencer squeezed JJ's hand lightly. "You want to talk about it?" he asked.
"Yes, no, I don't know. I know that one day I'm going to have to tell him that his father died, but I don't want him to experience the same pain I did. I don't want him to know the pain while he's still so young and innocent." She replied with a sigh.
"Jay, it's not like he was murdered, or was involved in any drug rings or anything. He was hit by a drunk driver, I mean yeah it still sucks, he will still be upset and confused, and no boy should grow up without a father. But he has Hotch, and Morgan, and Rossi, and Me for all the boy stuff and you know that his aunties will never stop spoiling him. You can't protect him from the truth for ever, and besides, he's a big kid jay, he can handle it."
"Yeah I suppose your right." I
"I know I'm right, and you know I'm right, there's no point in arguing with me, my IQ is 187, or did you forget?"
"Do you think Morgan would let me? He mentions it every-day." JJ replied laughing.
As they arrived at the food court Henry ran back to the safety of the two adults and spencer dropped JJ's hand so he could pick up the five year old.
"So two happy meals, and you will be having..?" spencer said looking at JJ.
"I don't know how about you and henry go order your food and I'll find us a table, then I'll order my food."
"Sounds good to me." Spencer replied with a shrug. He and Henry started to walk over to the crowded lines. As they were walking they heard JJ call out to him. "If you come back with a happy meal for yourself I'm calling Hotch, he's not too happy with the results of your last medical!"
Spencer waved a hand and continued walking.
"Uncle Spencer, what was wrong with your medical?" enquired henry.
"Well apparently I'm underweight, so I need to eat more." he said rolling his eyes at the boy.
JJ had just found a table and sat down, now she was waiting on the boys to return. As she was waiting she started to think about what Henry had asked and what Spencer had said. Spencer was right she couldn't keep putting off telling him forever. As she sat thinking she let her mind wander back to the day she had been told that
William LaMontgne Jr had been killed.
She was sitting in the family room of their small three bedroom home and when a knock had sounded at the door. She smiled at Henry and said "oh looks like daddy forgot his keys again."
She walked over to the door and opened it, upon not seeing Will she began to get worried, she was Spencers emergency contact, could something have happened to him? She opened her mouth to speak but no sound was coming out.
"Miss Jareau, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but about half hour ago will was hit by a drunk driver on his way home from work. When paramedics arrived on scene they tried to revive him, however he didn't make it. I'm sorry for your loss, he was a valued officer." He said. the officer turned and started to walk down the path away from the house. JJ walked inside and closed the door, reaching for her phone she typed in the number she knew so well and listened to the ringing, when he picked up all she had to say was "help" and she hung up. Sinking to the floor she started to cry. When he got there spencer let himself in, he had his weapon drawn and was looking for danger. Upon seeing JJ on the floor he rushed over to her.
"JJ talk to me what's wrong?"
She looked up at him with tears streaming down her face. "Spence, he's gone." She said.
JJ was startled from her thoughts by Henry running up and sitting on the seat next to her; he silently reached up and wiped a tear from her face. Just then Spencer arrived at the table with a happy meal for henry and some other food items for himself. JJ got up and smiled at spencer.
"Hey, I'll be right back I guess." She reached for her bag and began to search for her wallet but she couldn't find it. "Spence, did I leave my wallet in your car?"
"You most definitely did not."
"Then why can't I find it?"
"Magic I guess." He said with a mischievous grin on his face. "Here take this and get yourself some lunch and while you're doing that Henry and I will see if we can find your wallet for you." He said holding out a twenty.
Looking at JJ's face he simply said "I did say i was shouting Jay, go."
She took the money and went to get herself some food. As she was walking away spencer looked at Henry, pulled JJ's wallet from behind his back and said to the boy, "one day im going to get into trouble for my magic, and before you ask again Henry, no I will not teach you how to do that."
"Awww, no fair." The boy replied.
A/N: Hey guys, I know its been a while since I updated, but I hope I made up for it by having an extra-long chapter here, it took so long this time because the chapter wouldn't write itself this time like the other two, and life got in the way, you know between school and two jobs, I only had one night off and I had assignments to do. Anyway it's the holidays next week so hopefully I will have more time to write for you guys! Anyway ima shut up and stop boring you guys, drop a review and let me know what you think? Oh by the way, I know I originally said that henry was three but I changed my mind. =]
