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Spencer let himself into his apartment at two thirty in the morning and instantly knew she was still there. He could just sense her, like in that way a person could sense when they were in danger he was able to sense when JJ was near him. Closing and locking the door, the man took a deep breath before turning towards his sitting room and finding her on his sofa, curled up and asleep. It didn't take long before she began to stir and open her eyes – not that he intended to wake her as frankly he could have done without a conversation tonight. All he wanted was a warm shower and his bed.

"Spence?" Jennifer questioned groggily, still orienting herself. Blinking a couple of times, she looked up to see him nod with a grim smile on his face.

"Yeah, it's me." He answered after a few beats of awkward silence. "So you let yourself into my apartment and decided to sleep on my couch?"

JJ sat up, quickly gathering her wits for the conversation to come. "I came looking for you and decided to wait here for you to get home. Where were you?"

"Around." He studied for a minute before sighing and asking her if she wanted coffee. When she stared in disbelief he walked away and into the kitchen without her answer. The genius was in serious need of coffee and things were about to get intense he knew. Making coffee was his temporary reprieve from the whole situation.

"Around?" Jennifer repeated, not believing his answer. Storming after him into the kitchen she watched him picking up jars and fixing a drink for both of them even when she hadn't asked for one. When he moved close to her she caught the smell of smoke, alcohol and the distinct smell of a woman's perfume. "You've been to a bar haven't you? Did you meet some woman there, huh?"

"Yes and yes." The genius replied without hesitation. He watched as she stumbled back into the kitchen counter in shock. He had, on the way home considered what he was going to say when she asked that question because he had known she would ask that question, and he had considered lying. But he also knew lies came back to bite you and he knew they'd never get anywhere without honesty – he couldn't expect her to be honest when he wasn't doing the same thing. Granted what he'd just done was a little cruel given what he'd just implied but, well, payback was a bitch.

"You were with another woman?" JJ choked out, each word slicing through her. There was no way to hide the hurt on her face. She could barely breath and she could feel tears pooling in her eyes, blurring her vision before running down her cheeks. She never thought he'd actually do it, that he'd cheat on her.

"I'm not you JJ. I wouldn't betray you like that." Reid spat out as he watched her fall apart thinking the worst of him. "Her name's Fliss and yes I met her tonight. We spent the last four and a half hours talking – about her life, mine. Her boyfriend. You. Then I put her in a cab, she hugged me and kissed my cheek, told me what a lucky woman you were and we went our separate ways. Do you really think I would ever cheat on you? That I would do that to you and Henry?"

"Spence-" Jennifer sobbed in both equal amounts of relief and pain. She couldn't seem to stop hurting him. Though surely he couldn't have expected her to make any other assumption than the one she'd made? He'd made it sound that way.

"No Jennifer!" The genius shouted. "I told her all about you and you know what she said?" All the media liaison could do at this point was shake her head. She tried to wipe her tears but more replaced them though that only seemed to spur her boyfriend's anger more. "She said it was a mistake."

That caught the woman's attention. "She thinks I'm a mistake?" A disbelieving laugh made its way out of her mouth though it bordered more on hysterical at this point. The day was just too much for her. "What right does she have to judge me or us and who are you to let her? I might not be perfect but I-"

"She told me it was a mistake to have not told the team about you, about us."

"What?" Spencer watched his girlfriend process this bit of information as he moved closer to her, wiping the tears from her face. Felicity had been straight up in her opinion about his relationship and he was grateful for it. It may have been because she liked him though and wanted his relationship to work out because they both knew hers was not. From what she had told him about her boyfriend he was a grade A jerk and the sooner she got rid of him the better. The red-head was adamant that one of them get their happy ending. She was consoled in that she was twenty-three and had time to find 'the right guy'.

"She asked me how I could have kept somebody so amazing a secret when I'm so madly in love with her. Fliss may or may not have sympathised with you and though you're earlier actions were completely out of order I get it. You wanted us out to the team and I was calling time on that when I shouldn't have been. I was making you feel insecure about us and I wasn't paying enough attention to realise. I'm sorry, Jayje. I love you. And it wasn't that I didn't want the team to know, I did. It's just that when they found out and when you realise you're too good for me and if we break up then it might get awkward and it would have been easier to pass off if it wasn't because we were dating. And it would mean neither of us would need to transfer. Not that Hotch would make either of us transfer now."

"Spencer Reid, I love you." JJ leaned up and kissed him as soon as he finished his speech. She knew he was right – Aaron would never break up their family. In fact, the team would probably be thrilled that the two of them were 'finally' together. She was pretty sure Morgan had started a bet with them all after Reid and her had gone on a date as to how long it would take for them to get together. She couldn't wait to tell Spencer, she had no doubt he'd come up with a prank to get Derek back. "And it's me who isn't good enough for you." He smiled through another kiss and she knew they were going to be alright.

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