Krandall sat across from Reid, looking at the picture on his desk.

"Your son?" He asked, looking at Henry.

Spencer bit his lip. "God son. He's my team mate's son."

Krandall nodded. "Strauss said you two were close. You and... Jareau?"

"Yes sir. Jennifer Jareau, she was our communications coordinator. Well, she still is for that Quantico team, but..I mean -"

"I understand. He looks like you."

Spencer gulped. "Uh..I don't see it, sir."

Krandall looked up. "Really? How can you not? Same hair, bone structure."

Spencer shrugged.

Krandall chuckled. "Son, you know that there is no fraternization rules in the FBI, right?"

Spencer blinked. "I saw the memo, sir. April 17, 2007."

Krandall raised an eyebrow. "No. how did a genius like you not know this?"

"But Strauss- "

"Strauss was just messing you, son. Hell, my wife was an agent before we married."

Spencer frowned. "You mean...there's no...rule?"

"None at all. Now tell me, this boy? He's yours."

Spencer blinked, trying to figure out if the man was telling the truth. "Well, I know that it's not in the rule book, but.. ...are you sure?"

Krandall gave him a look. "Is he yours, son?"

"Yes sir."

Krandall nodded and looked at the young boy again. "He's a very handsome boy. Has your smarts?"

Spencer nodded. "He's highly intelligent. Knows some basic math, very literary broad. Loves Tennyson and Shakespeare."

Krandall chuckled. "Shakespeare? My son's in high school and still hates Shakespeare."

Spencer smiled a little uneasy.

"And will you tell him about your drug problem?"

Spencer paled a little. "Sir?"

"You had a herion problem didn't you?"

Spencer coughed. "I... Herion, no."

"Oh right, some.. thing similar though?"

"Dilaudid."

"Ahh yes, there we go. Dilaudid. Will you tell your son about it?"

"I was kidnaped and forced the drugs sir."

"Yes, I know. I read the report. You continued the drugs afterward though, yes."

"Am I going to be.."

"No, Kid. We're just chatting. Figuring each other out, if you will. If you're going to be a leader under me, We need to understand each other correct?"

"I...guess. I mean, yes sir."

"So why did you continue the drug?"

"I was addicted, sir."

Krandall nodded. "Did it make you feel better?"

"No sir."

"Did it..make the job easier?"

Spencer paused and licked his lips. "At the time, sir."

"And why is that?"

"I was... lost and not understanding if what I was doing was having any effect and seeing all the victims faces and seeing my own pain and my own battle...was overwhelming, so with the drug, I was able to numb some of it, to work. I almost left the Bureau and realized that I needed this more to help me than the drug ever could and I stopped. And I haven't done it since."

"And would you?"

"Now that I have a son? I'd never do anything that could risk my life or his, no sir."

Krandall looked at him before nodding.

"When Strauss recommended you for the job, I was skeptical. You... you don't look like much, kid." Krandall laughed, "But you have a very impressive file. 3 doctorate degrees, many published works, both FBI related and not. You've proved yourself on cases, held up against some things some people would not be able to and you have... experience with things most of these people wouldn't understand. Addiction, pain... mental disease."

Spencer looked at his files. "My mental health is fine sir."

"And yet you wonder about it, due to your family history. There's a note that you visit the FBI psychiatrist once a year to make sure you're 'normal'."

Spencer flushed. "I thought that was confidential, sir."

"It is. Won't leave this room, Agent."

Spencer nodded, alittle flustered. "Okay."

"Yet a drug problem, some immaturity still, and a chance that you could become a schizophrenic is... how can I say this? A danger to the stability of the unit."

"I'm a good agent, sir."

"I don't doubt that. I don't doubt that you will be a good chief as well. Your first few cases have been pretty much perfect. I'm just telling you are being watched and reviewed constantly and a mistake made could endanger your position, if you will."

"And my job entirely?"

Krandall handed the man his picture back before standing. "Depends on the mistake. It was nice to meet you, Dr. Reid."

Spencer stood with him. "Thank you, Chief Krandall."

Reid watched as Krandall left his office, a little confused. Had he just given the man reason to fire him or keep him on? He couldn't read the man at all. Ryan and Elle made their way up to him.

"How'd it go?"

"He didn't look mad. Did he threaten you?"

"I... think so." Spencer said, watching the man get into the elevator.

Ryan looked back at the Chief before at Reid. "What he say?"

Spencer looked down at the girl. "There's no fraternization policy. My son is handsome. A mistake could get me fired."

Elle raised an eyebrow at Spencer's rundown. "That's what he said?"

"Basically."

Ryan frowned. "There's no fraternization policy?" She paused. "Wouldn't you know that?"

Elle chuckled. "Yeah, wouldn't you?"

"Not if Strauss lied to me!" Spencer defended himself.

"Wow. Spencer Reid didn't know something." Ryan teased and Spencer glared at her.

Elle chuckled. "I guess this means you don't have to keep the relationship a secret."

Spencer looked at her. "What...relationship?"

"There's no reason to hide it now, Spencer." Ryan said with a roll of her eyes.

"Just because there's no rule doesn't mean we can just... we should still keep professional and personal stuff separate."

Ryan sighed. "You're no fun."

Spencer looked back at the elevator, ignoring Ryan's comment. "I'm not quite sure how that meeting went."

"You're still Chief so I'd say pretty well."

"He knew...everything. The drug addiction, the mental disease, the... everything."

Elle frowned. "Strauss told him."

"If Strauss knew so much, why didn't she fire me?"

"Stop over thinking. You're not in Quantico and Krandall knows and doesn't care, so... just do your job and don't mess up."

Spencer looked at Ryan before at Elle, who shrugged. "She has a point."

"Damn right I do."

Author's Note:

So.. this chapter was really hard to write. Why? I don't know. And I still don't know if I like it. I might re-do it. I'm trying to decide if I want Krandall to be an obstacle or a help. Ehhh.. So... We'll see. If you guys absolutely hate it, I'll redo it. Because I'm not really sure about it.

Also, I researched it. Theres no rule. And Spencer mentioned something in the first season? Mybe second about it? I don't know. But There's definitely no rule. But there is a reason why I mention it. so.. We'll see.