Ch.3 Reid returns

A week later,

"Hey pretty boy, welcome back!" Morgan exclaims with a grin as Spencer Reid walks in carrying his usual cup of coffee. "Whoa, look at you!" Emily exclaims as she looks up & spencer Reid goes to his desk. He frowns as he looks down at himself. Emily chuckles that he did that. "I meant you look very dapper" Emily explains. (He was wearing black pants with a blue/grey shirt & a green paisley print tie with his sneakers.) "Uh, thanks. And hi, guys" Reid says as he sits down. (He also was tanned & looked well rested) "Wow, Spence, marriage suits you" JJ teases fondly from her desk. He grins at her. "Thanks, JJ" he says a bit sheepishly. "So Reid how was the honey moon?" Morgan asks with a mischievous grin. Reid gives a look. "Private" he says simply. Morgan looked at him. "Morgan, do you really think I'd tell you about it?" Reid says. (He saw it in his friends' eyes, Morgan did want details. But he was not going to get them) "Point taken, pretty boy." Morgan says chuckling as he walks away.

"So, how does it feel to be married?" JJ asks teasingly. Reid shrugs, and then grins. The women grin back. "That good, huh?" Emily asks teasingly. He doesn't say anything, they knew by his grin.

A short time later,

Garcia breezes in as the team is called to the conference room. "Reid, you're back!" she exclaims giddily. "Hi, Garcia" he says with a smile as they all sit at the table.

"Are you ready to dive right back in, married man?" Rossi jokes as the team is dispersed to get a go bag. Reid nods. (As much as he enjoyed his honeymoon & being away from the horror he deals with, he was ready to get back to work)

Reid heads home to quickly grab his bag.

Megen is in the office when he walks into the house. She glances up when he comes back from the bedroom & carrying his bag. "Hey, babe; we caught a case. I have no idea when I'll be home" he says stopping at the office doorway. She gets up from the desk & goes to him, putting her hands on his waist. They kiss tenderly/softly. "I'll see you when I see you then" she tells him. He nods. They say 'I love you' to each other & quickly kiss again. "I'll call you if I catch a case myself" she tells him as he pulls away. He looks at her. (He seriously hoped she didn't get called out, it was selfish but it was how he felt at the moment. He wanted her home when he got home. Not just for sex, but just having her there after a case helps release the evil he saw)

Two days later,

As the team was heading home, Megen calls Reid & tells him she had been called out on a case & might be gone for a while. (He knew she loved her job as much as he did, but now the separation was going to be harder for him) "You okay, Spence?" JJ asks quietly as he hangs up & he nods. 'Megen is going to be gone for a while working" he says melancholy. JJ gives him a warm smile & touches his arm.

When they get back to Quantico, Garcia greets them & Morgan puts his arms around her as she hand Reid a cased disc & a small envelope. "What's this?" he asks, taking them. "You're wedding photos. Since you're a technophobe, I made two copies. One for you, my tall & handsome one & the other for your lovely wife who is among us tech savvy folk" she tells him quirkily. "Thanks, Garcia" he says putting them in his bag. "By the way, how is the newly wed Mrs. Reid?" she asks. He gives a sad smile. "Like me, back at work" he says & walks away. "Is he ok?" Garcia asks, concerned as she looks at the others. "He'll be okay. He's readjusting" JJ tells her quietly as they watch the young man walk to his desk.

That evening,

Reid got home & to an empty house. His heart clenched when he found the note from Megen telling him that she bought some groceries so he wouldn't have to go for a few days. Also, that she loved him & not to mope around the house while she was gone. He grins when he reads that. (She knew him well)

He takes a shower a minute later then grabs the disc & envelope from his bag then climbed into bed. (He put the disk in her night stand)He opens the envelope, pulling out the pictures. (He always thought Megen was beautiful, but on their wedding day, she was breath taking.) His heart swelled with love as he looked through the photos. Memories hit him from their wedding night & the honeymoon in Greece.

He missed her more now that they would spend god knows how long apart after just getting back from their honeymoon. (Oh, the joy of marrying a woman who had a busy work like he has.)