A/N: Here is the next chapter in our Cameron and Reid saga. Hope you enjoy and please continue to read and review.

Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds, CBS does! I do own Cameron Mansfield...

Two weeks and five days.

That was how long before everyone on the team knew about Cameron and Reid. Okay, they probably knew sooner, but that was when they acknowledged the relationship.

Morgan was the first one to find out, he also found out in the most….direct way.

J.J. called everyone in at 3am for an emergency briefing and as was the trend, Cameron and Reid were there first to arrive, as they lived closest. They decided to wait in the Round Table room, in the dark.

"I don't think the FBI would want us doing this." Reid said in a raspy voice between kisses.

Cameron giggled as she pulled her body towards his, "Oh come on. No one else will be in for at least 40 more minutes. And J.J.'s making photocopies."

He ran his hands through her hair and pressed her up against the white board. It was only a bit of innocent kissing but Reid and Cameron jumped a mile apart when they heard the door open.

Morgan arrived, way earlier then normal (he usually took his time). He flicked the light on and the first thing he saw was Reid standing next to Cameron doing his best not to look guilty. Morgan raised an eyebrow, "You guys always stand around in the dark?"

Cameron joked nervously, "It's the middle of the night, and my eyes aren't fully adjusted to the light just yet." She tapped her fingers on the desk. "You boys want some coffee?" Reid nodded rapidly. "Morgan?"

"Yeah, thanks." Morgan replied and Cameron scurried out of the room.

Reid sat down at the table and pretended he was looking for something in his messenger bag. Morgan sat down next to him grinning hugely. He suppressed the smile and turned serious, "Cameron looked flushed, this case is going to be hell if she's getting sick."

Panic swept over Reid, he knew the jig was up. His eyes darted between Morgan and the door.

Morgan held up his hands, "Hey man, I don't blame you, as long as you guys are having a good time, more power to you."

Before Reid could excuse himself Morgan continued, "For future reference, you may want to keep that business out of the office. Even if you think you're alone."

Reid breathed a sigh of relief, "Yeah man, you got it."

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Garcia was the next one to find out. One night after work Cameron, Reid and Garcia went out for drinks. Cameron left their table to get the next round from the bar. Garcia sipped the remainder of her drink while watching the bartender as he chatted-up Cameron.

"I bet she gets a lot of that." Garcia said perkily.

Reid turned to around, "A lot of what?"

"You know, men hitting on her shamelessly. Not that there's anything wrong with men hitting on an attractive single woman." Garcia said ironically.

Reid rubbed his head, "Okay, how'd you find out?" Though he suspected Morgan told her.

"Oh, my beautiful brain, you don't think everyone's noticed? If you could see how happy you look…" Garcia stopped as Cameron brought back the drinks, "Hey kitten."

Cameron sat down and watched the two of them exchange awkward glances. "So that's two down." Cameron said with a smile as she took a drink.

Naturally Garcia told J.J. the next morning in the office, so Hotch and Emily were the last ones to discuss it.

It was late at night on a flight back from a case, J.J. and Morgan were knocked out, Emily and Cameron were having a quiet conversation, and Hotch and Reid were both doing paper work.

Aaron Hotchner always had respect for people and their personal lives but after Reid looked up from his work for the eleventh time to steal a glance at Cameron, he decided it was time to have a talk with the young doctor.

Hotch put down his pen and interrupted Reid mid-stare, "She's a great girl isn't she?"

Reid looked up and squinted as if to say, surely I don't know where you're going with this. Instead he cleared his throat, "Uh, yeah she's nice."

"Reid," Hotch began and Reid could tell he was serious. He looked at Hotch like a kid who was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, "So, am I…are we…." He cleared his throat, "Are you mad?"

Hotch shifted in his seat, "No, I'm not mad. But, I am concerned."

Reid gave him a confused look, "Concerned? I don't understand, what do you think is going to happen? I'm not going to—"

"That's not what I meant. In order for this team to function everyone has to know the risks. I know you know how dangerous this job can be, and I think Cameron knows too." Hotch paused for a second, "I'm just worried that neither of you are prepared for the other one to be in danger. I don't know if either of you are prepared for all the sacrifices you'll have to make. "

"Hotch," Reid began, "We have the same job…"

"But you don't think there's going to come a time when one of you is going to be afraid of the other one going into a messy situation? She's already gotten herself into trouble once and don't say you haven't thought about the bad things that could happen." Hotch spoke firmly but there was sympathy in his voice.

Reid would be lying if he said he hadn't thought about it, a lot. It crossed his mind every time they packed up to go anywhere and it probably occurred to her too.

Reid shrugged, "I won't say that I never going to worry about her, but that's our problems that we can work out when the time comes.and"

Hotch didn't want to press the issue, you can't convince people not to cross the street because they might be hit by a car. He did have one other concern that he'd been avoiding bringing up.

"How is she?" The tone of his voice told Reid what he was referring to.

Reid frowned, looked from Cameron to Hotch, "You know about…when did you find out?"

"When I called her old boss for her work history he let it slip, he probably thought I already knew." Hotch looked out the window and shook his head, "She never told me."

"It's not you, it's just…really hard for her to talk about."

"No, I mean I never knew about her son in the first place. We're friends, I've known her for years and I didn't know that she had a sick kid." Hotch felt an irrational onset of guilt.

"She moved around a lot, I'm sure she wanted you to know. It's not like she deliberately kept it from you."

Hotch sighed, "You'll take care of her right?"

Reid was shocked by Hotch's uncharacteristic protectiveness, "Of course."

Hotch gave a solemn nod, "Good. You both deserve the best." His tone remained serious. "So, I wish good luck to you both."

Meanwhile Cameron sat with Prentiss as Emily shared the horrifying details of her most recent date. Emily and Cameron sometimes considered each other as friends as much as coworkers. Cameron laughed as Emily finished her story with, "I'll probably never step foot in that pharmacy again."

Cameron smiled, "Don't say that, the next pharmacist you meet may be a real catch." Prentiss just rolled her eyes.

"Hey Em. What do you think of Reid?" Cameron asked cautiously.

"You mean as a potential boyfriend?" Cameron nodded. "Well," Emily continued, "I think that depends on the person, but he's too young for me."

Cameron bit her lip, "What about for me?"

Emily smiled and raised her eyebrows, "Tell me, is this a hypothetical question?"

Cameron rubbed her eyes, "It's not, and I'm pretty sure everyone already suspects it, right?"

"If it was three months ago and anybody else asking, I would have warned them to think twice about getting involved." Emily shrugged minimally, "But Reid's different now and I think you have some part in that. I tried to be his friend so I've seen him on both sides of the spectrum and since you've been around he's been alright again."

Cameron was a notorious fretter, a worrier, she simply couldn't help it. Reid was constantly telling her to relax and to stop worrying. She was a mother in every sense, even before she was actually a mother. She mothered those around her, constantly worrying about them. Emily saw it too, Cameron took responsibility for everyone she knew. Emily could see on her face that she was panicking about this relationship. Cameron was making this more complicated then it was, but her desire to be forth coming and make sure everyone was covered was making her into a ball of anxiety.

"Em, be honest. Do you think Hotch would get in trouble for letting this kind of thing happen on his team?"

Emily laughed, "Hotch? No. Nobody is going to tell Aaron Hotchner how to run his team. Besides, he's gone up to bat for the team before and he always comes out on top."

Cameron sighed, "That's a relief." She glanced over at Reid and tried to hide a smile, she had never been fond of normalcy. Her whole life had been pleasantly (for the most part) abnormal. This job wasn't normal, her feelings weren't normal and Reid wasn't normal. Reid was special, he couldn't bring back everything Cameron lost, but he was what she needed now. Cameron wasn't fifteen and she wasn't a sap, but she knew what she felt. As she watched Reid she could help thinking about arriving back home and getting to be alone with him again. She held his glance from across the plane and gave him a sly wink. He quickly looked back down to his work but she could see him suppressing a smile. Cameron had a feeling from the beginning that things with Reid were going to go well. Spencer wasn't perfect, but neither was as she. Spencer was handsome with his big brown eyes and secretive smile. He was kind and he took care of her. She looked back to Emily and frowned, "Em, I hope this isn't unprofessional, but I'm at a point where my feelings are so intense, and I'm worried if I tell him he'll run away."

Emily shrugged and looked away briefly, "You have to do it. Men, especially men like Reid, need to be reassured of what's happening in a relationship. Besides, it will hopefully validate whatever he's feeling." Emily said, restoring Cameron's confidence.

She nodded, "I just don't know… how can I get it across without making him uncomfortable or pressuring him into saying something he doesn't mean?"

"Just calm down and work with what he knows."

"So Dr. Reid, it's unfortunate that neither of us got any sleep on the plane." Cameron dumped a load of laundry in the washer.

Reid grinned, truth was that he was tired, but he could sleep later. "It's hard to be around you all day and have to treat you like a colleague." He grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the laundry. "It was torture to watch you on the plane when all I wanted to do was kiss you."

"Hmmm, sounds like someone's trying to get lucky." Cameron whispered into his ear.

"I never thought I'd get this lucky."

Cameron gave him a playful slap on the arm, "We're both pretty lucky."

Reid shrugged, "Hotch knows."

"And Emily knows."

He shrugged, "So everybody knows. I guess it's officially official now."

She nodded, "I'm just glad we didn't get in trouble."

"I told you to stop worrying, he was very calm about everything."

Cameron moved backwards a little, "Spencer, I have to say something and I'm going to speak in the dialect of your hometown. I'm all in. I'm not kidding around or whatever, I'm just trying to be honest. I'm sorry if it scares you, but then you never should have let that girl into your motel room back in Missouri. Because now I'm here to stay and I just want you to know how important—"

"Cameron," Reid smiled and took her by the arm out of the laundry room. "I assumed that you could tell the feeling is mutual. Not to mention that I'm immensely happy that you skillfully managed to talk your way into my room." He replied without a moment's hesitation.

She wrapped her arm around him and kissed his neck, "I'm glad to hear it. Now what do you say we go to bed?"

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