Reid sat at his desk staring down at the DNA test that he had just opened. He knew the answer already but still the shock made his heart beat in a different way. Morgan walked over to him his footsteps inaudible; looking over Reid's shoulder he spotted the test.

"Congrats man." He said patting Reid on the shoulder with a wide grin on his perfect skin. "You're a daddy." He said again smiling when Reid jumped. Reid slowly turned and looked up at Morgan, his eyes full with confusion and a slight glimpse of happiness. "When did you find out?"

"As soon as I found out that Cara had a baby." He said smiling at Reid in a comforting way. "Why didn't you tell me?" Reid whispered still staring at the test in his hands. "We had agreed that it was in your best interest to let you find out about it yourself." He said taking a sip of the coffee he had in his strong hands.

"Oh." Muttered Reid, he couldn't quite get his head round the fact that they all knew, should he be grateful or angry? "Thanks?" he asked looking up at a grinning Morgan. "Look man, I know you probably think it was a bad move on our part, but you will understand why when you're older, trust me." Morgan said placing his hand on Reid's messy haired head.

Then Morgan shrugged his shoulders and left taking a sip of his coffee as he did. When Reid got back to DC with Eva the first thing he did was drop her off at the next door neighbours who had babysat for her a few times before. Then he rushed to the BAU.

He had rung at the airport telling Hotch about Todd's parent's farm. Hotch had Garcia get straight on it but they couldn't find the farm. Maybe his mum was making it up in her head, he didn't know the answer to that question but they had nothing to go on but that so they took it.

Reid lightly rapped on the neighbour's door, it was 10 at night and he didn't want to wake Eva but he couldn't leave her there. Mrs Doner answered the door; she was wearing a long white nighty and a matching dressing gown, rubbing her eyes she motioned him inside. "You're a bit later than you said; I was worried something had happened." Reid looked around the room and stuffed his hands into his pant pockets.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to keep you awake, I just had a lot happen today." She looked him up and down her stern silver eyes narrowing then turning soft. "It's ok spencer, I understand." She smiled then turned to point a long bony finger at him. "Just don't be late again." She said laughing as she dropped her hand.

Reid smiled as he looked over at the bedroom door he assumed his daughter was asleep behind. It was weird for him to think he had offspring; especially that it was a child he had already known. He knew that he would have to tell her and that it would be difficult. But he just didn't know how to go about it.

Mrs Doner stood staring at Reid intently. "Do you want me to go get Eva?" she asked pointing at the door behind her. Reid nodded snapping out of his daydream and smiling up at Mrs Doner. "Yes please." He whispered eagerly watching the door as she opened it.

Eva lay on a small bed with a blue quilt covered in pictures of cars, it was probably Mrs Doners sons, she was the type to horde things like this quilt that was obviously old. Eva's little body stirred as Mrs Doner kneeled next to her and whispered her name. She sat up sleepily rubbing her eyes and looking up at Mrs Doners then at Reid. A wide smile spread across her delicate lips and she jumped out of the bed and ran to him.

"Spenter!" she cried, jumping into his arms as Reid kneeled to be closer to her. "Hey Eevee." He whispered holding her to him tight. It was weird for Reid being a farther he just wasn't used to it. "Wow you seem like you have such a good bond, you must be a great father." Mrs Doner cooed kindly smiling at them in there loving embrace.

Usually Reid would blush and explain the he wasn't her father, but now that he knew he was he smiled. "Thank you." Reid let Eva stand next to him and left the flat saying his thankyous and goodbyes as he left. He smiled down at Eva as he walked her to his own apartment.

He wasn't really sure if it was a good time to tell her seeing as she was still very young and probably wouldn't understand but he felt it the right time. He sat her down on the couch and kneeled before her. "Eevee." He whispered looking up into her tired brown eyes. "I have something to tell you." He said making her smile.

"What is it… do your friends find mommy?" she asked hope playing at her lips and light shining in her eyes. "N-no honey, we haven't yet." He said grief and fear cutting his heart like a knife. "What is it spenter?" she asked the light leaving and her face falling tired.

"Well, uh… I'm your daddy." He said closing his eyes slightly afraid of her reaction. She didn't answer so he slowly opened his eyes to see if she was ok. She was grinning at him like was acting silly. "I know." She said laughing. Reid stared up at her confused. "How?"

"Mommy told me when I aseep." She said putting her hand in his. "What? When?" Reid asked sitting in the seat next to her and still holding her hand. "Few day ago." She said looking slightly too concerned for a four year old.

Reid felt sick, he wasn't really sure if he believed in ghosts or psychics but Eva wouldn't make something like that up. Reid now knew that now there was a possibility that Cara could be dead, he was sure she was still alive before he could feel it in his gut, but now he was starting to doubt it.

He was afraid so very afraid but he wouldn't let Eva see that. "Ok well I think you should go to sleep now darling, I have a few things to do." She looked up at him tears settling in her eyes. "Is mommy ok?" she asked letting a tear loose.

Reid held her in his arms rocking her as she cried. "I don't know honey but let's not think about that right now ok, don't be sad." She sobbed holding on to Reid tightly. After a few more sobs she pulled away and let Reid wipe the remaining tears away with his sleeve.

"OK, I go to seep now." She whispered, Reid stood up and carried her to her room. He put her into her small bed and pulled her yellow and pink quilt up to her neck. He quoted some more Shakespeare and passed her her bear glitter. She slowly dropped her tired eye lids and fell asleep listening to the sound of her father's kind voice.

The next morning Reid is woken up by the sound of his phone; he groggily grabbed it from the side and answered. "Reid here, what's happened?" He said his voice scratchy. "We have found the farm." Hotch said his voice stern but anxious. Reid's whole body woke up fully alert; he looked over at the clock on the table his eyes dark and exited. "I'm on my way."