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NOVEMBER
JJ sighed. She still felt sick from when she and Spence had the flu. She didn't have a fever or cough, but she still felt tired and was throwing up. She didn't know what to do until she noticed a few other things. Her pants were getting tighter as well as her bra. Then something happened. She missed her period.
"Feeling okay baby?" Reid asked as JJ came into the living room after.
"A little," JJ said. She sat next to him and rested her head on his shoulder. "We need to talk Spence."
"About what?" Reid asked nervously.
"Why I'm so tired and throwing up," JJ said.
"Oh," Reid said.
"I missed my period last month baby. I gave it 9 days, and nothing. I'm tired, throwing up, and I'm gaining weight. Spence, I think I'm pregnant," JJ said.
"Its, uh, possible," Reid stuttered. "So what do we do now?"
"Come on," JJ said. "We need to buy a test."
Reid nervously waited in the living room for JJ to come out of the bathroom. He was nervous. What if JJ was pregnant? The genetic probabilities of having a baby for Reid where scary. What if the baby had schizophrenia? Or Asperger's Syndrome? He didn't want his child to suffer the childhood he did. And was he ready to be a dad? Were they ready to be parents? What if-
"5 minutes," JJ said as she came out of the bathroom. She sat next to Reid and placed the pregnancy test on the coffee table.
"JJ, what if you are pregnant, and the baby has schizophrenia?" Reid asked.
"Spence," JJ said. "Spence, don't think that way. Baby, it's okay."
"But Jayje," Reid started. JJ placed her lips on his.
"Everything's gonna be okay," JJ said.
"I think the test is ready to check now," Reid said. JJ picked it up.
"You look at it," JJ said, handing Reid the test. He looked at it and looked back up at JJ.
"We're having a baby," Reid said. JJ's face lit up.
"Are you sure Spence?" JJ asked. He handed her the test that read 'Pregnant' in clear letters. "Oh my God!" JJ put her arms around Reid and hugged him. She gave him a kiss.
"How far along do you think you are?" Reid asked. JJ thought for a while.
"I don't know. Maybe 5 or 6 weeks," JJ said.
"Well I'll call your doctor and see if we can make an appointment tomorrow," Reid said. JJ kissed him again.
"I'll be in the bedroom," JJ said with a wink.
"I'll be there," Reid said.
JJ rested on Reid's chest as he rubbed her stomach in soothing circles. JJ looked at him and smiled.
"What do you think we should name the baby?" JJ asked.
"Samuel if it's a boy," Reid said.
"I like it," JJ said. "Madison if it's a girl." JJ mumbled as she drifted off to sleep.
THE NEXT DAY
JJ's blood test revealed she indeed was pregnant. The ultrasound showed that she was 6 weeks pregnant and due on July 2. Excited for the next 34 weeks, JJ made Reid take her to a bookstore and buy baby books. After that, they returned home where Reid started making dinner.
"Wow, the baby is 1/8th of an inch long right now," JJ said.
"That's about 10,000 times bigger than he was at conception," Reid said. "Right now, the baby resembles a tadpole, but is starting to grow arms and is gonna have legs soon as well."
"Did you read this already?" JJ asked.
"I read 20,000 words per minute baby. I read that in my sleep," Reid said with a smirk.
"My boyfriend the smartass," JJ smirked.
"You know you like it," Reid teased.
"I love it," JJ said.
"You sure do," Reid said, giving her a kiss. He gave her a bottle filled with prenatal vitamins and a cup of water.
"So, what's for dinner, Chef Spence?" JJ asked after taking the pill.
"I made spaghetti. Sound good?" Reid asked as he handed her the plate.
"Very," JJ said. She and Reid ate dinner and cleaned together.
"So, what do you wanna do for Thanksgiving?" Reid asked.
"My brother is supposed to leave for Germany after Thanksgiving, so we're all gonna have Thanksgiving at our parent's house for a going away party. It'll be a great chance to tell my family about the baby and for you to meet everyone," JJ said.
"Yeah. And we have the weekend off, so maybe we can go visit my mom too," Reid said.
"That works out," JJ said. Reid put his arms around her.
"Ready for bed?" Reid asked.
"I've been ready since I woke up," JJ said. Reid kissed her and picked her up.
"I'll carry you then," Reid said.
"Let's see you say that when I'm 5 months pregnant," JJ said. She gave him a kiss as he carried her to their room, ready to sleep before a long day at the BAU.
