"We're gonna be late" Emily said in a little sing song voice as Reid fussed over his hair. He'd never been one to care much about his appearance but it was Christmas and he was seeing JJ and Henry for the first time in almost 3 months.

"Are you sure it won't look strange if we turn up together? I can always take my car and come by a little later..." he said as he flicked through the wardrobe for something to wear. He'd always been hopeless with clothes and he knew if he stood there long enough Emily would help him.

"Reid, I already told JJ that I'm going to stop by your place and bring you with me. If we turn up separately they'll think it's weird" she looked over at him as she played with the idea of wearing earrings or not. She gave a little smile as she saw him staring at the vast amount of clothes he had, the majority of which she had bought him while they were a couple. "Wear this" she said pulling out a dark purple shirt.

"Does it look ok?" he said as he put it on and turned this way and that in the mirror. Emily picked out one of his sweater vests and passed it to him; she knew it would make him feel slightly less awkward.

"You look great" she said and gently kissed him on the lips, closing her eyes as she did so.

"Even if they don't think us arriving together is suspicious I think they'll notice your lipstick on me" he said with a little giggle as they rested their foreheads together so their lips were almost touching.

"Right" Emily said and gently used her finger to wipe any of the lipstick off. Reid loved moments like that, if they were going to see someone other than JJ and his godson he might have considered cancelling and staying locked up in their apartment for the night.

"I suppose we're going to be really late if we…" he said and gave her a little wink. It was funny how they were so flirty about stuff like that yet they rarely ever acted on it. Sort of like Morgan and Garcia's relationship, he couldn't hep think.

"Yes, we will. Come on" she said and gently tugging his arm towards the front door. She tugged his arm out of the door and down to her car that was full of presents for JJ, Henry and Will. Emily drove and Reid spent most the time staring at her. She always had that look on her face when she drove, like she was concentrating really hard.

Once they got to JJ's house they picked up a handful of presents each and slowly walked to the door, trying not to drop any of them. Emily rang the bell and flashed a smile and wink at Reid, she knew he got panicked in situations where people might think they were a couple.

"Emily!" JJ called as she pulled the door open. Reid saw little Henry clinging to his mom's leg and smiled down at him, he'd grown so much already. "Spence!" she said as she saw him standing just behind Emily. He flashed a smile at her as he pulled his eyes away from his little godson. "Guys, how many presents did you buy?" she said a little shocked as her eyes shifted to their hands. She pulled the door open further and they walked in, settling the presents down on their dining room table.

"I wouldn't get your hopes up, JJ" Emily said with a laugh. "I think most of the stuff Reid bought was for Henry" she said and gave him a playful but discreet nudge.

"I wouldn't expect anything different from him" JJ said with a laugh. Reid bent down and started talking and playing with Henry, he'd missed him so much. He loved it when JJ used to bring him to the office; it made things a little more bearable. JJ and Emily looked down at him with big smiles, he never realised how adorable he looked when he was playing with Henry.

"Hey, where's Will?" Emily said and looked around.

"I left him to supervise the kitchen but…" JJ said, just then there was a loud crash from the kitchen and JJ gave a sneaky wry smile. "And that's my signal to take over before he breaks anything" she said, gave one last smile to Emily then rushed out to the kitchen. In the distance Emily and Reid both heard JJ say "how did you manage to do that?" and they both gave a little smile to each other.

"Hey Henry, do you wanna see what me and Emily got you for Christmas?" Reid said and looked up at Emily. She was smiling down on him and tilting her head like a little puppy. Henry nodded quickly and a great big grin was plastered on his face.

JJ emerged from the kitchen with Will just behind her. "I was going to offer you guys some homemade mince pies but…" she said and laughed at Will.

"Is it ok to give Henry his presents?" Reid said as he looked up at JJ, he was almost as excited to give Henry the presents as Henry was to receive them. JJ gave a little nod and a warm smile so Emily passed a few presents down to Reid who passed them to Henry who tore them open as quickly as he could.

Once all the presents had been opened and Henry had started playing with some of them JJ sat down next to him. "Who gave you that one, Henry?" JJ said while pointing to the robot in his hands. Henry gave a little shrug and look up to Emily and Reid for the answer.

"Oh, uh…" Reid looked round to Emily for the answer. The truth was they'd bought the majority of Henry's presents as a couple.

"I think Reid bought that one" Emily said as smoothly as she could. JJ glanced up for a second then looked back at Henry who was attempting to play with all his toys at once. "Are you seeing any of the team over the holidays?" she said, trying to change the subject.

"Hotch and Jack called yesterday to say they couldn't make it today but we're seeing them New Year's, anyway" JJ said, stood up and leant against the table.

"What about Penelope?" Will said as he picked Henry up from his toys, it must be his bed time Reid thought.

"Oh, yeah. Garcia's meant to be bringing chocolate thunder over in a couple days" she said and winked at Emily. Reid loved there inside jokes, most people would have felt left out but he loved the little moments Emily could have with her friends. It always made him think when she first joined the BAU and was always overcompensating because she hadn't yet realised how well she fitted into the team.

Emily's eyes flicked over to the clock then to Will who was carrying Henry off to bed. "I think we'll leave you two to have some alone time" Emily said and winked at JJ. "Come on, Spencer. I'll drop you back home" she said with a secret smile just for him.

JJ giggled and nudged Emily. "If only" she said and laughed again. "Hey, you guys haven't had your presents yet!" she called and grabbed two perfectly wrapped gifts from the side and handed it to them. "Don't open them till you guys get home, okay?" she said and gave a hug to each.

Reid was a little reluctant to leave but once they were in the warm comfort of the car he didn't feel as bad about it. He had been thinking it would have been awkward seeing her again from start to finish but it had been relaxed and they still felt like a family. For the most part of the car ride back he just stared out the window with a little satisfied smile.

When they got back to the apartment they were both exhausted. Reid had woken up Emily Reid had woken up Emily early to give her roses, just like he had promised, and they didn't bother going back to sleep after.

"Why don't we open these in bed?" Emily said as she slipped off her shoes and dropped the car keys on the coffee table. Reid nodded as he tried hard to hold in a yawn and they lazily made their way to their bedroom. Emily quickly slipped off his dress and put on her PJ's while Reid pulled off his sweater vest and flopped onto the bed.

"What do you think they got us?" Reid said puzzled as he turned over his rectangular shaped box. It was about the size of a paperback book but it felt like a hard material. Emily shrugged and jumped onto the bed next to him. Emily always got excited about presents, even if she was exhausted.

"You first" she said even though she was itching to open hers.

"No, you first" he said with a cheeky grin.

"I'm not opening mine until you open yours" she whispered as she leaned forward so their lips were almost touching.

"You're not going to win this argument, Em" he said and lightly stroked her leg and leaned in even closer.

"Wanna bet?" she whispered and softly kissed him. Reid smiled as he kissed her back and closed his eyes. They kissed a few seconds longer then their lips parted so slowly and delicately.

"How about we open them together" he said with a big grin on his face.

Emily nodded and couldn't help but return his contagious smile. "I told you I'd win" she couldn't help say before they tore open the presents.

"Emily, look at this!" Reid said his voice full of excitement. In his hand there was a little wooden box, he'd lifted up the lid and the inside was filled with Las Vegas memorabilia.

"Ah, Spencer! That's so nice!" she said as she stared down at the little box. He'd thought JJ would do something like that; she always was good at getting personal stuff just right.

"What did she get you?" he said while trying to drag his eyes away from his present. Emily was holding a photo frame with little engravings all around the side and a picture of the team all together in the middle. Emily's fingers traced over the engravings and faces of her team members. "What do the words mean?" Reid said.

"They all say 'forever family' but in different languages" she said, her voice filled with joyful shock. "That one is Russian" she said pointing to one of them. "That's French, Italian, Arabic…" she said as she pointed to different engravings. She smiled to herself then put it on her bedside table and lay down. Reid smiled at her, he loved it when she was happy; it always made him feel warm inside.

He put the little wooden box on his bedside table and snuggled up to her. They both loved spooning, the feel of the others body warmth on their skin completely relaxed them and lulled them to sleep.

"Do you ever think about kids, Spencer?" Emily whispered to him in the dark. Reid thought for a moment then cleared his throat.

"I suppose so… sometimes… I'm not sure. I mean, I guess I sometimes wonder what I'd be like as a dad" the last word came out a little choked but he tried to hide it. Emily knew he had father issues and bringing this up right before they fell asleep might not have been the best idea.

"When I see you and Henry together… I guess it makes me think what you'd be like as a dad, too" she said. His arm was wrapped around her waist and was resting on her stomach, his palm covering her belly button. She reached down and held his hand, their fingers entwining in the dark.

"Is that something you, uh… you might want? In the future?" he knew about her abortion when she was fifteen and he'd always held back talking about starting a family because of it.

"I guess so. Well, you're still young so I guess I didn't really expect you to think about children and stuff… I'm probably just worried about getting old or something…" she said, embarrassment obvious in her voice.

Reid let out a little laugh and gently kissed her shoulder. "You're not getting old, Emily. It's normal for people to think about having children… I'm thinking about it, after all" he said and rubbed his thumb against her flat stomach. "You'll always be beautiful to me, Emily. You remember that. Whether we don't have any kids or we have 10. Heck, I'm still going to love you when we're old and grey and giving lectures at colleges for fun" he said and laughed again.

"I love you, Spencer" she whispered into the dark and snuggled up as close as she could to him and closed her eyes. Sleep began to wash over the pair of them thick and fast and soon they were in a deep sleep, still holding each other closely.