Spencer was silent as he walked Ryan home after the day spent with his son and the mother of the child. He looked at the woman next to him before turning his eyes back to the sidewalk. Ryan looked at him and frowned a little. He had been quiet since their kiss. She grabbed his hand, stopping. He turned to look at her.

"What?"

"You've been stuck in your head since we kissed."

"I'm sorry, I'm just trying to figure out what the right thing to do is."

She wrapped her arms around his neck. "about what?"

"Henry, the job, you... just everything."

"Spencer... don't worry about me or us. As long as you're happy and you've made good choices involving your son, we'll figure things out together."

Spencer looked at her for a minute before wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her into a kiss. Ryan smiled a little against his lips, before pushing closer to him and deepening the kiss. Spencer pulled away, slightly.

"We're in public."

"So?" Ryan said, her hands moving down to his chest, kissing him again.

"So...we're in public and.." He closed his eyes as her lips traveled along his jawline to his neck, where she nipped.

"So... we should get to my place."

Spencer merely nodded.

Criminal Minds || Viva Las Vegas

JJ was sitting on the couch when Spencer slipped in. She gave him an amused look. "Walking her home took two hours?"

Spencer flushed. "I...we...got lost."

JJ laughed. "Mr. Map got lost, huh?"

Spencer gave her a look. "I thought you were going to bed?"

"I couldn't sleep."

Spencer sat down next to her. "Why can't you sleep?"

JJ shrugged. "Just got a lot on my mind, you know?"

"I do. I've been trying to find the right answers on what to do about my job, about everything."

JJ turned a little to face him. "And do you have any idea what you're going to do?"

Spencer shrugged. "I don't. I want.. I think I'm going to speak with Chief Krandall and see...what I can do."

"Do you want to stay in Vegas?"

Spencer bit at his lip. "I..think I do."

"And Henry?"

"He could go back and forth. He likes it here and I'd... I think I'd like to try and start having a relationship with my parents again. Just being around Henry and seeing him with you just makes me wish that I...had something with them, you know? Maybe now that I'm older, it'll be better."

JJ grabbed his hand. "That's really great of you."

"I guess." He shrugged, before changing the subject, "I could... Maybe we could home school Henry? So he doesn't have to choose and we don't have to give him up for long periods when he turns 5."

JJ licked her lips. "I think...we should talk about that later, Spence. I mean, we have a long time until then and...we should just take it one day at a time."

Spencer nodded, rubbing his thumb over the back of his hand. "I want him to be as normal as he can, JJ. I want him to play sports and be well rounded."

"Spence, how is going to go to practices and games if he's going back and forth?"

Spencer frowned. "I...ahh."

JJ kissed his forehead. "We'll figure something out."

He smiled and pulled back. "Thank you."

"Well, He's your son. You don't have to thank me for that."

"What's going to happen with Will?"

JJ sighed and ran her hand through her hair. "I don't know. He... he says he's going back to New Orleans, but... I don't see how he's going to do that if he wants to be a part of Henry's life. We can't send him all over the world. for a week at a time."

Spencer frowned. "Right."

"He was a really... He used to be such a great man, Spencer. I know you never liked him because of...everything, but... he was, he's a great dad and he's funny and sweet."

Spencer nodded. "Maybe he'll realize what he lost."

JJ leaned up against him. "You know Ryan and I spoke earlier."

"You kicked me out of the conversation."

JJ chuckled. "We were talking about you."

"And what does that have to do with Will realizing what he lost?"

"She really cares about you, Spence."

"I'm still not following."

"Seeing you with her, how you act. The look in her eyes. The look in your eye right now... I guess I just realized that I should have given you that chance."

Spencer looked down at her. "What are you saying?"

"That I realized what I lost and now it's too late."

Spencer narrowed his eyes. "JJ, I won't..."

"You two look happy together. I think I saw you smile more today than in a whole year in Virginia."

Spencer smiled a little. "I like her a lot, JJ."

"I know."

"I still love you too. I..You'll always be..." He trailed off, unsure of what exactly he wanted to say.

JJ smiled and leaned up and kissed his cheek. "I love you too, Spence. I think we both know that we'd never have that though. We're... You're my best friend and I think we should get back to that."

"You're my best friend too."

Spencer wrapped his arm around the woman who stayed close. A easy silence coming over them, both in their own heads.

Criminal Minds || Viva Las Vegas

Henry rubbed his eyes as he made his way into the living room. He looked up to see his mom and dad asleep on the couch. He frowned a little before making his way over to them. He pushed on his moms arm. JJ opened her eyes to see Henry looking at them, a little confused. She smiled and pulled him into the mix, both snuggled up against the sleeping Reid.

"Mommy?" Henry asked, quietly, not wanting to wake up Spencer.

"Mmhmm?" She said, pushing the hair out of his face.

"Is it okay that I come visit Daddy again?"

"Sure it is, little man."

"And it's okay that I like Ms. Ryan?"

JJ nodded. "Why wouldn't it?"

"Papa said that I love Daddy more than him. I don't want you to think I love Ryan more than you."

JJ kissed his forehead. "You don't have to worry about that. But we should talk, okay? Ms. Ryan is dating your dad, do you know what that means, Henry?"

"That they love each other."

"Kinda. It means when someone likes someone that they want to try and be with that person and maybe someday marry them."

"Like Papa wanna marry you."

"Uh huh. but I said no."

"Why did you say no?"

"I..It's complicated. but people who date can also break up. which means they don't want to be together anymore."

"So Ms. Ryan and Daddy could not be together someday?"

"If something bad happens, uh huh."

"Would it okay to still like Ms. Ryan even if she wasn't Daddy's girlfriend?"

"Sure."

"What about you and Papa? You'll be together forever, huh?"

JJ bit her bottom lip. "Henry... You remember how Daddy got really mad at Papa?"

Henry nodded. "Because Papa drink a lot of that black stuff."

"Right. Well that black stuff makes him really mean."

"Like Daddy's daddy?"

"Sort of. so until Papa stops drinking that, Me and him aren't going to see each other."

"Will I still see him though?"

JJ ran her hands over his back. "We'll see buddy."

Henry sighed. "Daddy's daddy mean and daddy get sad so if Papa be mean to you, I don't want you to get sad."

JJ kissed his forehead. "I'll never be sad as long as I got my smart little man."

Henry smiled. "I love you Mommy."

"I love you too, Henry."

Henry was quiet for a few minutes. "Why did you and Daddy break up?"

JJ looked back at the sleeping man. "Your dad and I are best friends. Sometimes, that's enough. And plus all that matters is that we had you and you're the best little boy in the entire world."

Henry giggled. "You the best, mommy."

Spencer shifted at Henry's laugh and the boy's eyes widened, wanting to know if his dad was awake so he could ask him questions too. Henry frowned when the man just put the pillow over his face.

"Daddy sleep too much, Mommy."

JJ laughed. "Daddy's not really a morning person like you and me, Henry."

Spencer grunted. "Go back to sleep."

Henry giggled and crawled over his mom to sit on his dad's side. "Daddy! You sleep all day."

Spencer removed the pillow and looked at the clock behind the little boy. "It's 6 am, Henry. Sunday. Sunday means no work, which means I can sleep in."

"But Daddy, I go home today. Don't you wanna see me?" He pouted, looking down at Spencer with puppy dog eyes.

JJ laughed as Spencer's eyes softened.

"You fell for the Reid pout. You're supposed to be immune, seeing how you invented it!"

"I do not do that!" Spencer said, looking at JJ, who rolled her eyes.

"Oh don't even, Spencer."

He pouted a little and JJ laughed. "See!"

Henry looked in between his mom and dad and shook his head. "You two are silly."