A/N: Okay guys, it's time for a chapter that's pretty much just fluff- it had to happen eventually. Reid is now in hospital, so the entire chapter is set there.
And could you please check out my new one-shot How Could it Ever Be? It's Reid/Morgan SLASH just to warn you, and it's the first part in a series about them. Thanks!

Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds.

When Spencer spoke those words, it took all of JJ's restraint to stop herself from bending down and kissing him right then and there. Instead, she settled for reaching down and placing a hand on Spencer's face. "And I you, Spencer," she whispered back to him.

Spencer managed a small smile and leaned into JJ's hand. She noticed his eyelids drooping again. "Go to sleep," she whispered. "We can talk when you wake up properly."

Spencer nodded, and JJ withdrew her hand. He was asleep almost instantly.

JJ got up and walked out of the room to her waiting team. "How is he?" Garcia asked.

"He woke up for a moment," JJ replied. "He'd heard my voice, he knew I was there."

"He knew he was safe," said Hotch, returning from making his phone calls. "Gideon will be back next week. He said to tell you all congratulations on a job well done."

"We solved the case," said Morgan. "And we found Reid. We got lucky. Now who's next to see Reid?"

The team went in to visit Reid one by one- first Garcia (because nobody could argue with her) then Morgan, Prentiss and finally Hotch. It was dark by the time Hotch left the room and returned to his team.

"We should get home, finally get some sleep," Hotch said. "Someone should stay with Reid though." He looked around at his team. "JJ, you should do it. You're his best friend, he'd feel the most comfortable with you there."

JJ nodded. "Alright," she agreed, secretly brimming with joy on the inside that she wouldn't let herself show. "I'll call you if anything happens."

The other agents nodded and said their goodbyes as they filed out of the hospital, leaving JJ standing alone in the corridor. With no hesitation, she turned and walked back into Reid's room. He was still asleep, although this time he looked like he was sleeping on his own without the painkillers influencing him. JJ smiled as she slipped into the seat beside Reid's bed again, and once again took his hand.

"Hey, you," she whispered. "It's just me again. The others have all gone home. I'm going to stay here all night with you, okay?"

JJ felt Reid's hand move in hers, and felt him stirring. "Hey, Spence. You don't need to wake up yet. It's late; we can talk in the morning."

"Jayje," Reid whispered.

"Ssh, Spence. Ssh," JJ hushed. "Go back to sleep."

"I don't want to… I want to… talk to you before- before I forget." Reid's eyes flickered open, and he turned his head to look at JJ. He smiled. "I want to talk to you before I see any of the others again. I actually woke up while… while Morgan was in here, but he didn't realise."

"What did you want to talk about?" JJ asked.

"What you said… did you actually mean it?" said Reid.

"Yes," JJ replied without hesitation. "I never, ever say 'I love you' without meaning it."

"Really?"

JJ nodded, a huge smile now her face. "Yeah. Did you?"

"Of course I did," said Reid. "Why would I say that to you if I didn't mean it?"

"I just had to be sure, Spence," said JJ. "If we're gonna do this, I just had to be sure."

Wonder spread across Reid's face. "You really want to be with me, JJ?" he breathed.

"Yes, Spencer. I. Love. You. You may be weird, you may be socially awkward, and you may be so smart that sometimes people don't understand you- but that's why I love you. You're different from everybody else. I like different."

"But how are we going to do this?" Reid asked. He didn't want to admit it to JJ, but he was growing extremely tired again. "We… we work together, JJ. We're… we're not allowed to be together."

"We're going to have to keep it a secret, Spence. We can't tell anyone, not even the team."

Reid's face fell. "Does that mean Morgan's going to keep teasing me about never getting a date?" Reid sighed.

JJ chuckled. "Sadly yes, Spence. Morgan, like the others, cannot know about us."

"I'm horrible at keeping secrets, JJ…" Reid whispered. JJ could tell that Reid was beginning to drift off again.

"You can do this, Spencer. I believe in you." And before JJ could think twice, she bent down and kissed Reid lightly. She felt Reid weakly kissing her back, and she pulled away and put a hand over his mouth. "Sleep, Spence," she said. "I'll be here when you wake up." She moved her hand to the side of Reid's face. "I promise."

"I love you, JJ…" Reid murmured.

"I love you too, Spencer," JJ said as Reid fell asleep.

Reid was still sleeping when JJ woke up in the morning, lying in exactly the same position he had been when he had fallen asleep in the first place. JJ wondered if that meant he had been sleeping all night.

"Hey, sleepyhead," said a voice from the doorway.

JJ looked up, and saw Morgan leaning against the doorframe with a grin on his face. "Hey, Derek," she yawned, sitting up in her chair. "I don't know how I managed to sleep in this chair. It's horribly uncomfortable." Morgan laughed. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to tell you that Hotch gave us all the day off. Said we deserved it," Morgan replied. "How is he?"

"Better, I think," JJ said. "He woke up again, not long after you guys left."

"Did he say anything?" Morgan asked.

"He said he's not looking forward to you teasing him again," JJ answered, which was at least partly true. She couldn't tell Morgan what Reid had actually said. JJ and Reid had already promised each other that. "You spoken to his doctor?"

Morgan nodded. "He said that Reid may actually walk out of here in a couple of days. He's strong. He's fighting this. But he may need someone to stay with while he's recovering. I don't think he'll do very well on his own."

"He can stay with me," JJ said without hesitation.

"You sure?"

"Of course I am," said JJ. "Gideon's still away, Hotch has Haley and Jack to take care of, he doesn't know Prentiss well enough, Garcia would fuss over him too much, and I highly doubt he'd want to stay with you." Plus we're secretly in love with each other, JJ added to herself.

"Touché," Morgan grinned. "Although I am a pretty good roommate."

"You snore too loud," said a voice, and Reid's eyes flickered open.

"Hey, kid," said Morgan. "You heard that?"

"Yes, I did," Reid replied. "And I'm gonna have to agree with JJ. I definitely do not want to stay with you."

Morgan looked shocked, and JJ just laughed.

"Is there room for one more?" Penelope Garcia's head poked into the room.

"There's always enough room for you, baby girl," Morgan teased.

"Nice try, but it's not you I came to see," said Garcia, as she came into the room with a bunch of brightly coloured balloons in her hand. "I thought Reid would like these more than flowers," she explained.

"You thought right," said Reid from his hospital bed, causing Garcia to jump back a foot. Up until that moment, she hadn't realised Reid was awake. Morgan and JJ both laughed.

"Well, my Junior G-Man, good to see you awake!" Garcia came forward and gave Reid a light, playful tap on the shoulder before tying the balloons to the foot of his bed. "When did you wake up?" she asked.

"Just after Morgan got here," said Reid, making an attempt to sit up. JJ gently pushed him back down onto the bed.

"You need to lie down, Spence," she said. "You need your rest." Reid scowled up at JJ. "Hey, if I'm going to be looking after you, I may as well start now."

"The doctor said somebody's going to need to look after Reid, and JJ volunteered," Morgan said in answer to Garcia's confused look.

"You sure you want to put up with our boy wonder spouting random facts even when you're at home?" Garcia laughed.

"Gee, thanks Garcia," said Reid, and Garcia laughed even harder. Suddenly Reid winced, and the others lent towards him, concerned.

"It's alright," he said, waving them off. "The… the painkillers are just wearing off, that's all. I'm fine, really," he added, seeing the look on JJ's face. He shot a quick look at her, warning her to back off before the others noticed.

JJ looked up at Morgan and Garcia, but they hadn't noticed anything- they were just worried about Reid. The young genius may have survived his ordeal, but he was still in pain. "Are you sure you want to get out of here in a few days?" Morgan asked.

Reid gave a small nod, not wanting to jolt his body too much. "I'm getting bored in here, Morgan," Reid replied. "I need to get out of here."

Morgan laughed. "As long as you don't come back to work any time soon, kid." Reid scowled at him. "Come on, Reid, you know Hotch isn't going to let you."

"Fine," said Reid. "But as soon as I'm cleared to work, I'm coming back."

"That's my boy," Garcia said, smiling.

Reid yawned, trying to stifle it with his hand. The others noticed it, though. "We should get going," said Garcia, as she and Morgan stood up. "You coming, JJ?"

JJ shook her head. "I don't- I don't think he should be left alone," she said. "I'll go once Hotch or Prentiss gets here."

"You sure you don't want me to stay, Jayje?" Garcia asked.

"I'm sure, Garcia," said JJ. "I've been here all night, I may as well stay a bit longer." Plus I want to stay, and I'm pretty sure that Spencer wants me to stay too, JJ added to herself with a smile.

Morgan and Garcia turned to leave. "Hey, guys?" Reid asked. Both of them turned around. "What was his name?"

No one had to ask who Reid meant. They knew. "Why do you want to know?" Morgan asked.

"He kidnapped me and almost killed me," said Reid. "I need to know."

Of course he wanted to know. "Richard Connors," Morgan replied. "His name was Richard Connors."

"Thank you, Morgan," Reid said, before the two of them walked out the door.

As soon as they left the room, Reid smiled at JJ and patted the edge of his bed. "Come sit," he said.

"I thought you were tired," JJ said, but did what Reid had said anyway.

"You help me sleep," Reid whispered, staring at JJ.

"Well in that case…" JJ smiled and kissed Reid again. "Maybe that should help you even more."

"I hated not being able to tell them," said Reid.

JJ sighed. "I know. But we can't. As much as it hurts us, we can't."

"It's going to be even harder when I get back to work," Reid said, yawning again as soon as he finished speaking.

"I know," said JJ again. "But it will be worth it."

Reid smiled. "I love you, JJ."

"And I love you, Spencer."

As Reid drifted off to sleep again amid thoughts of JJ, one other thought crossed his mind: he knew where they were hidden.

A/N: *gasp!* What's Reid gonna do? But he and JJ are so cute together, don't ya think? As always, please review!