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Morgan was the first to arrive at the hospital that morning. He showed up an hour after Ambassador Prentiss, with a wrapped gift in his hands.

"Hey kid…" He slapped Reid on the back, nearly knocking him down.

"Good morning Agent Morgan."

"Ma'am…" Morgan shook the Ambassador's hand in the same kind of handshake meant for distant relatives and in-laws.

"Hey Morgan!"

Emily held Aaron, who was sleeping. The little guy had a white cap on his head, and a matching white blanket wrapped around his little body.

"Hi Emily. You're lookin' good!"

"Thanks."

"This is for you kid." Morgan held out the gift to Reid. "You look like hell man."

"Thanks Morgan!"

"He hasn't slept in two days." Emily inserted into the conversation. "He won't go home."

"That's not true!" Reid argued indignantly. "I slept for a couple of hours last night."

"It was in that chair. I guess that makes up for everything."

"Emily!"

"My daughter's right. You need to get some rest." The Ambassador chimed in.

"Fine, gang up on me. What's this for." He held up the package. "Nice change of subject my man."

"Morgan!"

"Why don't you open it?"

Morgan sat down in the easy chair Reid had spent most of the night in and smirked at the younger man. "Happy Birthday kid. I'll bet you thought we forgot."

"No! Um… I didn't even really think about it.

"Well, we had this party planned, but then the little man was late making an appearance and Emily went into labor yesterday. It was just bad planning."

"It's okay Morgan."

"So open the present already."

Reid carefully pried up the tape on the dark brown and gold wrapping paper. Morgan was grinding his teeth by the time the young agent had set aside the un-marred paper.

"Why are you grinding your teeth?" Reid wondered.

"Oh… No reason! Are you going to open the box?"

"You should relax Morgan." Reid pulled the top off the box, missing the murderous look on his friend's eyes.

Lying in the box was a dark blue cotton tee shirt. Reid unfolded the shirt and held it up. Silver letters on the front read. "World's Smartest Dad." Under the shirt was a brand new pair of blue jeans.

"T-thanks Morgan, I think."

"Stop blushing! You need casual wear in your wardrobe. Those jeans will look great on you."

Emily giggled and Ambassador Prentiss actually laughed.

Morgan reached over and ruffled his Reid's hair. "Happy Birthday." He repeated.

"Thanks Morgan."

There was a knock on the door and Hotch entered amid the laughter over Reid's latest fashion accessory.

"Hello."

"Hi Hotch."

"Ambassador… You look lovely." He took her hand and kissed one of her cheeks.

"Thank you Agent Hotchner. It's good to see you again."

Seeing the wrapped gift box in Hotch's hands Morgan piped up. "You shouldn't have bothered to wrap that Hotch. The kid doesn't believe in tearing wrapping paper. It'll take him forever to get that off the box without destroying it.

"Morgan… Reid is a father now. Don't you think it's time to stop calling him 'the kid.'

Reid beamed at his boss.

The Ambassador winked at Hotch who smiled back at her. "It's like I'm their mother." He sighed.

"Hotch!"

"Don't sound so indignant Morgan. He's right." Emily said.

Reid removed the paper on the box Hotch had given him with the same care he'd shown Morgan's gift. Morgan rolled his eyes, fighting the urge to grab the box and rip off the paper for Reid.

Inside the box was a copy of the book "Fatherhood," By Bill Cosby.

"Remember fathers need to laugh." Hotch advised the younger man. "My father-in-law gave me that when Jack was born. ""But -"

"You don't laugh Hotch." Emily interrupted.

"I don't laugh on the job Emily. I do laugh at home, with Jack, occasionally." He said, giving her his trademark scowl.

"Sure you do." Morgan agreed.

He'd taken possession of Aaron from Emily. Reid was watching him like a hawk, much to the delight of Ambassador Prentiss.

Aaron had woken and had grabbed Morgan's finger with his little hand.

"Hey there little man." Morgan nearly cooed at the baby.

Everyone including Hotch laughed at him.

"Don't mind them. You and I are going to be best buds."

"Well see…" Reid said.

"So have you named that boy yet?" Hotch asked.

"Emily, you tell him."

"Thanks Spencer!"

"You're in trouble now."

"Shut up Morgan!"

"Emily…"

"His name is Aaron Spencer Reid," she said looking her boss right in the eye.

It was so hard to read Hotch's expression. One never knew what he was thinking. Then he said. "I like the middle name."

The others looked at each other. Reid and Emily wore identical expressions of "Crap… we're in trouble now."

Then, their boss smiled. "I'm honored." He said, leaning over Emily and kissing her cheek.

He shook Reid's hand, squeezing it much harder than the young man thought was necessary.

"Um… we wanted you to be his Godfather." Reid squeaked.

"Of course I will." Hotch assured the couple. "Thank you."

"Hey what's with all the serious expressions?" Garcia said entering the room with JJ on her heels.

Both of them carried gift bags in their hands. "Hey handsome. How's my little genius?" She cooed at the baby over Morgan's arm.

"We don't know how smart he is Garcia."

"I don't need any tests to tell me how smart this little man is going to be." She insisted.

"Don't argue with her Spence."

JJ hugged him "You look beat."

"I'm okay."

"Don't believe him JJ." Emily said. "He refuses to go home and rest."

"Don't worry…" Garcia said. "We'll take him home."

"But I -"

"Don't fight it Spence."

The others laughed. Morgan informed the girls what Emily and Reid had picked for the baby's name.

"Aw… That's so cute. Little Aaron!" Garcia exclaimed.

Then she caught Hotch's eye and flushed scarlet. "Um… respectively Sir." She babbled.

He grinned at her and she relaxed the death grip on Morgan's arm.

"So, what did you get Reid?" Morgan wondered.

"Oh yeah…"

Garcia handed Reid her bag. "Thank God you didn't wrap it.

Reid pulled the tissue paper out of the bag. Under the lavender paper was a framed photograph of Reid holding the baby that she'd taken the night before. Instead of the background showing the hospital, it looked like the bridge of the original Starship Enterprise. Garcia had photo shopped Reid into a Star Trek Captain's uniform.

"Nice picture Reid. I don't think Captain Kirk ever had a kid though."

"Show's what you know. He had a son once."

"Yeah…" Garcia agreed as the others laughed.

Morgan passed Aaron off to Elizabeth Prentiss who looked delighted to have her grandson in her arms.

"I love it Garcia." Reid passed the picture to JJ.

"Really?"

"Yes! Don't let Morgan disparage it."

"Hey!"

"My present next." JJ jiggled Reid's arm. "Okay."

The gift bag was blue, red and gold plaid with red tissue paper. It was very small which made everyone curious as to what was inside.

Reid pulled out the tissue and the small envelope inside. "Thanks JJ." His eyes had grown to the size of saucers. "Wow!"

It was a gift certificate from JJ, Will and Henry, to Starbucks.

"Perfect!" Morgan laughed, "Now we'll have a sleep deprived, hopped up on caffeine Dr Reid." back on the job in a few weeks.

There was another knock at the door at this point and Rossi came in when someone called out "Come on in!"

"What's so funny?" He inquired.

"JJ gave Reid a gift certificate to Starbucks."

"Just so he's not bouncing off the walls the next time we have a long road trip together."

"Dave…" Hotch said. "Have you met Emily's mother, Ambassador Elizabeth Prentiss?"

"No I haven't," Dave said while eyeing Aaron.

"This is Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi."

"It's lovely to meet you Agent Rossi."

He shook her free hand.

"Would you like to hold Aaron?" Emily said.

"Aaron!" Rossi's eyebrows went into his forehead.

"Yes, Aaron." Hotch said.

"His full name is Aaron Spencer Reid."

"That's a boat load of expectations to put on the kid."

"Why?"

"He's got to live up to two names of two great men."

"Thanks Dave…" Reid said.

"Give Reid his present," Garcia prodded Rossi.

Rossi passed over a gift bag that was dark blue with gold stars all over it and "Happy Birthday," in more gold lettering.

Inside the bag, hidden under gold and silver tissue paper was a box of audio CDs.

"Where did you find this?"

"It wasn't easy."

"I'd say not, that's Beowulf," Morgan exclaimed.

"So the next time we have a road trip I can listen to this." Reid exclaimed like an excited school boy.

"If you must!" Dave rolled his eyes.

"Sweet!"

The others laughed. They looked over the rest of his gifts and JJ promised there would be chocolate cake at her house in a couple of weeks."

"You messed up the plans we had by going into labor." JJ gently scolded Emily.

Reid gulped, went red and busied himself with the box that held his new book on CD. Aaron picked that time to begin fussing rather loudly.

"Geez Reid… That kid has a pair of lungs on him."

"He's probably hungry." Reid snapped.

"Okay… Don't burst a blood vessel!"

"I think that's our cue to leave for awhile." Ambassador Prentiss said as she handed the baby to Emily.

The team shuffled out. JJ and Garcia hugged Reid on their way out.

"Thanks guys…"

"Anything for you sweet pea."

"Hey Reid…"

Spencer looked up to see Morgan looking at him with something deep in his dark eyes. "What?"

"I need to talk to you my man."

"Can't it wait?"

"No… He'll be right back Emily." Morgan promised as he ushered Reid out behind the others.

They stopped in the hallway because Reid planted his feet and refused to move. "What do you want?"

"I saw you blushing at the mention of Emily going into labor. What happened."

"Nothing… It was all that talk about my birthday." Reid hedged.

"No… I think there was more to it then that. Spill…"

Reid had gone red again and was looking at Morgan's shoes. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"So you had nothing to do with Emily starting labor." Morgan said, and laughter was in the words now.

Reid had two choices, he could 'fess up' or he could deny it. Either way, Morgan would eventually get the truth out of him.

"Yeah… Okay… Are you happy now?"

"So how was it, other then making her go into labor." Morgan probed, laughing like crazy.

"Yeah… it's very funny to you. I could have hurt the baby."

Morgan instantly sobered and reached out a hand to rest on Reid's shoulder. "Hey… I'm just teasing. You didn't hurt the little guy. He's just fine."

"Sometimes you tease too much and it pisses me off." Reid whispered so the nurse coming their way didn't hear him.

"Sorry kid, I mean Reid, I'm not trying to make you mad."

"Well you did… Can't you let it go."

"I just want you to be happy. Prentiss is a wonderful woman and she loves you. Aaron's a beautiful little boy. You've got it all my man."

"I do… Thanks Morgan."

"Anytime kid." He ruffled Reid's hair affectionately.

Reid went back to the door of Emily's room, then he turned around. "How did you know?"

"I told you… I saw how you were blushing a minute ago."

"You didn't guess from that," Reid insisted.

"No… I heard Penelope and Mai talking about it yesterday.

Reid went scarlet, "Don't worry my man. I told them to keep it to themselves."

"That makes me feel so much better!"

Morgan only grinned harder at his embarrassed friend. "Don't worry kid. They'll find something else to tease you about in a few days."

Reid suddenly smiled. "Hey Morgan!"

"Yeah kid…"

"It was so much better then I imagined or dreamed."

"I know." Morgan said.

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Emily looked up when Reid came back into the room. "Spencer, What did Morgan want?"

"He overheard Garcia and Mai talking about us and how he got here yesterday." Reid pointed at Aaron, who was nuzzling hungrily at her breast.

"Oh…" It was Emily's turn to flush red.

"It's okay… He'll find something else to tease me about in a few days." Reid said with much resignation that had Emily laughing.

"That's what I'm afraid of, I can talk to him if you want."

"No… It's okay. I wouldn't know how to act if Morgan wasn't teasing me all the time about something or another."

"He loves you like a brother." She reminded him as he watched in fascination as his son took nourishment from the woman Reid loved.

"Hey… What are you thinking?"

"Hm…"

"What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking that I'm the luckiest guy in the world."

"Oh yeah."

"Yeah…"

He went to her side and leaned in to kiss her softly on the lips.

"Honey… You really do look tired. Why don't you go home and rest?"

"I can't… I'll just sit down and get my second wind."

Emily watched him sit down in the easy chair. He smiled, gave her a small wave and promptly fell asleep.

"We have to be quiet." She whispered to her son. "Daddy's sleeping."