Waking up the next morning, it took a few moments for the events of the previous evening to come back to me. JJ's little baby boy came into the world, Spencer and I argued in the parking lot of the hospital and we got engaged. There was a ring on my finger and one day we would get married.

There were still issues we needed to working on, but this felt like a fresh start. We'd made a new commitment to each other, that we wanted to be together forever and we were willing to work on ourselves to make that possible. I was determined to make it work and I could tell that Spencer was as well. We loved each other and we would be so stupid to let anything come between that.

I felt Spencer stirring beside me as I admired my ring so I gently rolled over to face him. He hummed softly as he pulled me towards him, sliding his leg between mine.

"What time is it?" He asked, his voice rough from sleep.

"Almost eight o'clock," I informed him, knowing he wouldn't like the answer.

"Darn," He sighed. "I should've been up for work half an hour ago."

"I know," I nodded, leaning in to kiss him softly. "But you needed your sleep."

Spencer scoffed, a smirk on his face.

"That didn't stop you from waking me up in the middle of the night for some attention."

I blushed slightly at his words, knowing he was right. When we'd gotten home the night before, he looked so exhausted that I made him go straight to bed despite the fact that I'd been in the mood for some physical celebrations. So when I'd woken up around three am, still in the mood, I decided Spencer should have been at least a bit rested by that point and gently woke him up for a bit of fun.

"Well we didn't get to celebrate last night," I giggled. "In fact, maybe we should celebrate again right now..."

I brushed my lips gently over his and he smiled for a moment, but then pulled back.

"I have to get ready for work," He said reluctantly. "I already inconvenienced the team enough the last few days."

"None of them saw it as an inconvenience," I assured him. "You guys are a family, they wanted to help you, they care about you."

"I know, but still. I owe them, I can't be late," He insisted. "What times your first class today?"

"Not until one," I informed him. "Melissa asked me to switch schedules so I have the morning off."

Spencer rolled out of bed before turning back to face me with a twinkle in his eye.

"Well...I didn't tell anyone I was planning to propose because I wasn't going to for at least a few months," He explained. "Why don't you help me do a coffee run for the team and we can put their profiling skills to the test, see how long it takes them to notice the ring on your finger?"

I smiled at his devious little plan and nodded.

"Sounds like fun, but I can guarantee that it won't be a profiler who notices first. Penelope will be able to smell it before we're even in the door."

Spencer's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Smell what? Your ring doesn't smell."

"It's just a saying, Spence," I rolled my eyes. "I just meant that she'll know before I'm even there."

"I don't think you're using that saying right," Spencer smirked. "But I would have to agree. I bet it'll be either Garcia or Morgan that notices first. They're the most nosey about our relationship."

I giggled at the displeased tone that came with his observation.

"It's true, but it's just because they care."

"And because Morgan thought I had no experience or interest in women," Spencer pointed out. "He finds our relationship fascinating because of that."

"Or," I smiled, climbing off the bed so I was standing in front of him. "He finds us fascinating because we're both so smart, talented and incredibly attractive that seeing us together is awe-inspiring."

Spencer chuckled as I stretched up to kiss him, but shook his head once I pulled away.

"I don't think your theory is correct," He told me. "As much as I do agree with all of your evidence."

I giggled and kissed him again before letting him run off to take a quick shower.


Considering Spencer had slept in, he was late on his way to work and we knew everyone else would already be there. So he called ahead to get everyone's coffee orders, claiming he wanted to make it up to them. When we walked in, each of us carrying a tray, everyone was surprised to see me, but we just shrugged it off explaining that I had no classes that morning so I decided to drive him to shave a few minutes off his commute.

It wasn't until I was handing Derek his coffee that he noticed what was on my finger.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," He shouted, grabbing my hand and almost making me spill his drink. "What do we have here?"

He took his coffee from my hand before lifting it up for everyone to see.

"I don't remember seeing that at the hospital last night," Emily smiled. "Looks like an engagement ring to me..."

"Is it? Are you two engaged?" Penelope asked, staring at me like a child who'd just been told they were going to Disneyland, but wanted absolute confirmation before they got their hopes up. I nodded and a grin burst onto her face as she flew across the bullpen and pulled me into her arms. "Congratulations! Oh my gosh, this is so exciting!"

I laughed as she squeezed the life out of me before jumping up and down, pulling me with her. I could see Spencer getting handshakes from various members of the team as Penelope let me go.

"A baby and an engagement all in twenty four hours," Rossi mused. "The BAU is growing up."

"When's the wedding?" Penelope piped up again before gasping as her eyes lit up. "Reid loves Halloween! You should do it then!"

"Halloween is in like two days, Pen," I reminded her. "I think we'll need more time than that."

"Well next Halloween then," She rolled her eyes. "It would be so spooky and beautiful."

I laughed at her enthusiasm as Spencer looked rather overwhelmed by the whole situation and shook my head.

"We might take longer than that," I informed her. "We're going to take it slow, work on our relationship a bit more first. It's just like a new commitment at the moment, a reminder that we want to be together for the rest of our lives and need to work hard to make that happen."

"That sounds like a very mature way to handle it," Hotch smiled as Penelope visibly deflated from the news.

"I guess it is," She pouted. "As long as you let me help whenever you decide to finally go through with it."

"Of course you can help," I promised her. "I wouldn't be able to plan a wedding without my maid of honour..."

It took her a minute to understand what I was saying, but once it clicked, her face lit up again.

"Seriously?!" She squealed, reaching a frequency that I was sure was close to what only dogs could hear. "You want me to be your maid of honour?"

"Absolutely," I nodded as she looked like she was about to cry. "You've been by my side through everything else, I wouldn't be able to do this without you."

"And we wouldn't have met if it wasn't for you," Spencer pointed out.

Penelope looked like she'd just won the lottery as she spun around to face Hotch.

"Sir, I know there's lots of paperwork to be done," She started. "But can we please have permission to start late today? I feel like this news calls for a celebratory brunch!"

"Unfortunately not," An agent announced as she walked down the stairs from the offices above the bullpen. I hadn't seen her before, but could assume she was JJ's replacement while she was on maternity leave. "We have a case. A nasty one too. We'll be flying out within the hour."

Penelope pouted again, but I simply nodded, knowing it was my cue to head out.

"I'll leave you guys to it then," I smiled, pulling Penny in for another hug before walking over to Spencer and stretching up to kiss his cheek. "Stay safe and please call me later if you get a chance."

Spencer nodded with a smile and squeezed my hand before I said my goodbyes and slipped away, leaving them to their hectic job.