"So, today's the day, huh?" Emily asked as she stopped by Reid's desk. Reid gave her an awkward smile and nodded as he closed his last case folder. "You look nervous" She stated with a little smile.
"I haven't seen them for three weeks…" He replied quietly as he looked up at her with a face full of worry.
"What's up?" Morgan asked as he walked over to Reid's desk.
"Reid's sister and kids are coming over today" Emily replied as she looked over to Morgan.
"So what's he worried about? Those kids are crazy about him… they called him almost every day since we got back" Morgan said with a laugh.
"They wouldn't be getting a seven hour flight to see him if they weren't" Emily added.
"I know it's just…" Reid said as he searched for the right words. "When I was Spencer's age I was in college"
"And when you were Anna's age you still had your dad. You're worried about them not liking you because you're the genius that kids their age targeted" Emily supplied for him.
"You're not that kid anymore" Morgan said as he looked down at him sternly. "Spencer and Anna are crazy about you and they've only known you a few weeks… Doesn't that tell you enough?"
Reid slowly nodded and gave them a sheepish smile now that his fears had been pushed aside. "Go on, you need to get to the airport before they get here" Emily said with a smile and a playful nudge on his shoulder.
Reid stood nervously as the plane's passengers flooded out into the main waiting area once they'd all been checked. His eyes searched through the crowd for any familiarity when his eyes locked onto Anna's long blonde hair swishing through the crowd. "Uncle Spencer!" She called across the room as she ran across to him.
"Hey Anna!" Reid greeted her as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a hug. As Anna let go Reid stood up and looked round for the other two and saw them walking towards him. He absentmindedly smoothed out Anna's hair after it had been ruffled from running to him as Spencer and Desiree approached.
"Hey Spencer" Desiree greeted him with her son just behind her.
"How was your flight?" Reid asked as he took a couple suitcases and led the way out of the airport.
"Long" Spencer answered with a smile as he walked alongside his uncle.
"Really long" Anna dramatised as she ran alongside them with her mom just behind her.
"It wasn't that bad, guys" Desiree said with a laugh as she placed the bags in the car boot. Desiree went round to the front passenger seat, Reid took the driver's seat and Spencer and Anna hopped in the back.
"Can we go to the FBI place soon?" Spencer asked excitedly as the car started.
"Um, what do you think?" Reid asked Desiree as he drove out of the busy airport car park.
"It's fine with me… if you're good" Desiree warned her son with a smile. "That means no shooting guns or trying to catch criminals" Desiree said with a little laugh.
"Aww" Spencer said with fake disappointment followed by a laugh. "I think I'll leave that to Spencer" He added with a big grin. "So do you have to kick down doors and stuff?" Spencer asked as he leaned forward in his seat.
"My friend Morgan usually does the kicking down of doors but I have arrested a few bad guys" Reid answered with a smile as he looked at Anna and Spencer's excitement through his rear view mirror.
"Have you ever been shot at?" Spencer asked with even more excitement.
"Yeah... Quite a few times actually" He said as he put on a smile to hide what he really thought about being shot.
"Did it hurt?" Anna asked with concern written across her face.
"Only a little" Reid lied and smiled back at Desiree when she gave him a knowing look.
"Is this the hotel?" Spencer asked as Reid pulled up on the curb of a hotel. Reid nodded and smiled as his nephew's face broke into an even bigger grin. "This is awesome" He practically shouted as he jumped out of the car closely followed by his sister.
"How did you afford this?" Desiree whispered with a smirk as she looked up at the huge hotel.
"Working in the FBI has its benefits" Reid whispered back with an even bigger smile as he went to the trunk of the car and started to unload the bags. As they walked into the main lobby Reid realised how flashy a hotel it was. He'd never stayed in it before but it was one of highest rated in the city and only two blocks away from his apartment so he'd booked the best rooms he could afford and paid the two week stay in full before they'd even arrived.
"Can we go to the FBI place now?" Spencer asked as he jogged up to Reid, his hair flopping in his face as he did so.
"Sure… I'll leave you two to get settled in" Reid said as he smiled at Anna and Desiree. "We'll be back in a couple of hours" He added as Spencer ran back to the car.
"Be careful" Desiree warned him but with a warm smile as he handed her the room keys. Spencer was already waiting eagerly in the front passenger seat when Reid got into the driver's seat of the car. Spencer excitedly asked more questions until they pulled into the BAU's car park ten minutes after leaving the hotel.
"They don't mind if you take people here?" Spencer asked as he followed Reid into the elevator.
"My friend JJ brings her son here a lot so I guess it's alright" Reid answered confidently as the elevator climbed the floors. "Besides, you don't look like a threat to security" Reid said with a little laugh as he looked at Spencer.
"I could be a terrorist for all they know!" Spencer said defensively with a laugh as the elevator doors opened.
"Oh, sure" Reid said with a laugh as they walked out of the elevator and toward the bullpen.
"What? I could easily be using you as a cover to get inside and-" Spencer started but Reid's laughing and big grin cut him off.
"Your body language would be completely different if you were-" Reid started but stopped when he saw Morgan walking closer.
"Hey, Reid" Morgan greeted them with the three women of the team close behind. Spencer looked round as he didn't recognise the name but saw Reid smiling so presumed the man must be talking to him.
"Spencer, this is Morgan, JJ, Emily and Garcia. Guys… this is Spencer" Reid said proudly as he introduced his nephew.
"You're the guy that smashes down doors, right?" Spencer said as Morgan shook his hand. A small laugh rippled through the group and grins were plastered across everyone's faces.
"You look so much alike" Garcia said as she smiled at Reid and Spencer. "Don't you think?"
"Yeah, they've got the same eye colour and everything" JJ agreed and smiled fondly at them. Reid and Spencer both blushed, although Spencer's a little less obvious than Reid's both were noticeable.
"Look! They even blush the same!" Garcia said excitedly.
"Guys, you're embarrassing them" Emily said with a playful nudge to the girls.
"But they're so cute!" Garcia exclaimed with a big grin as Morgan pulled her away.
"So this is where you work?" Spencer asked once the group had dispersed and Reid had taken him to his desk.
"Most the time the team and I are on cases but if not I end up doing paperwork here" Reid explained.
"Where do you go on cases?" Spencer asked as he followed Reid back to the elevator.
"All over America… before the case in Las Vegas the team and I were in New York" Reid answered as the elevator took them down to the bottom floor and they walked to the car.
"If you're always working round the country, how do you see your family?" Spencer asked as they got into the car and Reid started to drive.
"Before I met your mom and found out about you and your sister I didn't really have a family. I write a letter to your grandma everyday and I visit her whenever I'm in Las Vegas but other than her I didn't have anyone to look out for other than my team. I mean, they treat me kind of like the kid but it's only because I'm the youngest and they want to protect me. The team kind of are my family…" Reid said with a smile as they drove down the busy streets back to the hotel where Desiree and Anna were waiting to greet them.
I'll admit it, there was a lot of fluff in this chapter but who doesn't like fluff once in a while? Reid deserves something happy to happen to him anyway. Unfortunately, this story might be coming to a close soon as I've written what I've wanted to and I've gotten such great feedback I don't want to drag out the ending. But don't worry! I'm already thinking of new story's that could continue on in different directions from this one and I'll be updating very soon. Hope you liked the chapter :)