"Daddy, if you and Ms. Ryan and boyfriend and girlfriend, why do you and Mommy always sleep together?"

Spencer choked on his cereal before coughing. "What?"

I go potty last night and Mommy missing, so I look and I see she sleeping with you. I thought you and Ms Ryan sleep together."

Spencer stared at the kid. "We do sleep together.. I mean, ahh. We... we're together. Mommy and I... well, you see... Mommy... Mommy and I were talking about things last night and she... stayed in there."

Henry stared at him. "Ms. Ryan looked mad when she came over. She said she had to be Christ like. What's that mean?"

"Ryan's Catholic. She believes in God."

"Do you believe in God? Who's God?"

Spencer frowned and turned towards his room. "JJ!"

"What?"

"Do you believe in God?"

JJ walked into the kitchen, now in a pair of his pajama bottoms. "What?"

He looked back at Henry. "He doesn't know about God."

"I'm agnostic and you believe in evolution."

"What's evolution?"

"The change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive generations."

Henry blinked, looking at his mom who was giving Spencer a look. Spencer took a bite of his cereal before looking at the boy who looked lost.

"Oh. It's...changes over time for the better so things can live longer and be better."

"Ohhhhh." Henry nodded. "And God doesn't change?"

"God... is a spiritual being who allegedly-"

"Allegedly, really, Spencer? God's not an Unsub."

"-created the whole world and watches over us and will send us to Hell if we're bad."

JJ looked at him. "You're not having a good day are you?"

Spencer shrugged and took another bite of his cereal as Henry frowned.

"Why does he want to send us to Hell?"

"Henry, there's a lot more to God that your dad isn't explaining. We'll... we'll talk about this later okay. And don't say hell, it's a bad word."

"But Daddy said it."

"Daddy's a bad boy."

Spencer looked at her. "I am not."

"You sure are acting like it right now."

Henry looked between his mom and dad. "Should I go to my room?"

"No." JJ said, ruffling the boys hair. "Daddy's just in a bad mood because he hasn't had coffee."

Spencer looked at his cereal as Henry nodded. "I make it."

"No." JJ and Spencer said at the same time and Henry pouted.

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Ryan smiled down at the little boy. "Daddy didn't explain it to you?"

"No, Mommy said he was being bad because he didn't have coffee."

"Ah, Daddy can be kind of grouchy without his coffee."

Henry nodded, looking up at her. "Daddy say you're Catholic, so you tell me?"

Ryan licked her lips. "It's a really long story, buddy, but maybe, if it's okay with your dad We can start reading the book before bed time, while you're here."

"It's a book? I like books."

Ryan ruffled the boy's hair. "I know. You see God had people write this book for him so everyone else could know about him."

"And you read me it?"

"If Daddy and Mommy say it's okay."

"But I say it okay. Why do you have to ask?"

"Because your mom and dad make all the choices that involve you until you're old enough to do it for yourself. They're your parents."

"But you're Daddy's girlfriend... like Papa's Mommy's boyfriend."

Ryan licked her lips. "Papa is a little different. He's... you have his last name."

Henry looked at her and shrugged. He seemed to be thinking about things. Ryan watched as JJ moved to the kitchen and closed her eyes, collecting her own thoughts.

"Ms. Ryan?"

"Mmh."

"What do I call you?"

Ryan opened her eyes, "What?"

"Well...I call Papa 'Papa' because he's not my Daddy, but he's..he was... Mommy's boyfriend...and he help me grow up, but you help me grow up now too and Daddy love you like mommy love Papa and..."

Ryan looked at the boy before over at JJ, who was listening.

"You.. uh.. You just call me Ryan, that's fine, buddy."

"But-"

Ryan shook her head. "Mommy was dating Papa before you were born, so when you came into the world, you had your Mommy and Papa and Daddy. I wasn't there, so until... your dad and I get to a turning point, Ms. Ryan's okay."

Henry nodded. That made sense to him. "Okay."

Ryan looked up at JJ. She couldn't read the woman's expression.

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"Our son wants to call your girlfriend Mom."

Spencer looked up from his files. "What?"

JJ moved over to his desk and leaned against it, a broken look on her face. "He asked what he should call her."

Spencer looked over her and frowned. "That doesn't mean."

"Since he called Will Papa, he wanted to know what he calls Ms. Ryan. Like they're equal. They...they aren't equal. We weren't supposed to do this, Spence. Will was supposed to be his Dad and you were just supposed to be 'Spenner' and Ryan wouldn't have mattered at all."

Spencer didn't say anything for a few minutes. "One night you act like all you want is for us to be together and the next morning, you tell me that you wish I wasn't his father?"

JJ looked at him. "No. I didn't mean that." JJ moved closer to him. "I love that you're his father, Spencer. You're a great father and you're there for him and...I..." She sat in his lap. "Henry wants her to be his mom."

Spencer wrapped his arms around her. "He doesn't want to replace you, Jennifer. He's just trying to figure things out. Ryan would never try and take your place."

"She has you."

Spencer kissed the woman's temple. "You love Will. You're just feeling lonely and needing someone's comfort and I've always been the one to give it to you completely willingly, whenever you came to me."

The woman turned in his lap. "Don't psychoanalyze me, Reid."

He smiled. "I'm not, I've just figured some things out recently. You love Will and he loves you and we destroyed him with us. You should have turned to him all the times you turned to me. Communication strengthens relationships."

JJ stared at him. "What are you Doctor Phil now?"

Spencer rolled his eyes. "I don't know who that is. Stop being defensive."

JJ sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. "I don't want to go home, Spence. It's so quiet. I feel so alone when Henry's here. I had to stay with Penelope a few days that week you had him."

Spencer ran his hands up her back. "Have you spoke to Will?"

"Barely. We speak a little when I drop Henry off with him when I go to work. He's not drinking anymore, but he's still so bitter.I miss him, the man I knew."

Spencer didn't have any advice so he just continued to hold her and rub her back.

"I'm sorry about last night. I..."

"I know."

JJ closed her eyes, breathing in the Old Spice scent of the man she was basically clinging to. She knew his girlfriend was in the next room. That their son was there as well, and yet...neither of them moved and pulled away. What they were doing wasn't sexual or romantic even. She just needed him and he was there. Like always.

"I love you, Spence."

She felt his lips brush against her skin. "I know."

She chuckled. "Jerk. It's only cute when you're two."

Spencer grinned. "I love you too."

"Ryan's a lucky woman."

"And Will's stupid. If you really miss him, you should do whatever it takes."

JJ moved back to stared at him. "When did you become Mr. Romantic?"

Spencer smiled a little. "I fell in love."