This was the last place Ryan wanted to be at the 'd be going through the gate and leaving her. She couldn't even sit with him until they called for him. She looked down at the little boy who was holding her hand and tried not to look so sad.
"Ready to get on the plane again, buddy?"
Henry didn't seem too excited about it. He had been on 3 flights in the last month, the excitement had worn off. "Uh huh."
Spencer came back from getting their tickets and looked between them. "Is everything okay?"
"We're just tired." Ryan explained and picked up the little boy, who rested his head on her shoulder.
Spencer nodded and grabbed the little boy out of her arms. Henry didnt seem to mind.
"We got to get through security and all that, so...we should probably get going."
Ryan nodded. "Yeah." her voice cracked.
Spencer frowned and shifted Henry alittle so he could pull her close to him. "Hey."
She couldn't help it. He was leaving and he wasn't coming back. Even if they were going to see each other in a week. It'd be different. She wouldn't be able to come over to his house after a bad case or when she couldn't sleep. They couldn't go dancing again randomly or... out to dinner. He was moving to the other side of the country. She closed her eyes to keep her tears from falling, leaning against his chest.
Henry frowned up and his dad and patted the woman's head. "It's okay, Ms. Ryan."
She sniffed and wiped her eyes before looking at the little boy, a fake smile on her lips.
Spencer set down the boy before telling him to go sit on the bench a few feet away. He kept his eyes on the little boy before wrapping his arms around the woman. He kissed her temple.
"Ryan, It's going to be okay."
Ryan looked back over at the boy, making sure he was safe, even if she knew Spencer's trained eye was on him as well. Airports weren't safe.
"It's not. What if I have bad dreams again? You aren't going to be there to hold me or read to me or... we can't watch movies or go dancing or anything anymore. You're going to be there with JJ and all your friends and you're going to forget about."
He kissed her. "I could never forget about you. Eidetic memory, remember." He tried to joke, but it wasn't the time. She glared up at him before sighing.
"You better call me everyday."
"Every morning and every night."
"And video chats."
"Already spoken to Garcia."
"And I want updates on Henry."
"You'll get to talk to him every night. You promised to read him the Bible remember?"
She sighed and rested her head on his chest, looking back at Henry who was watching them, curiously.
"Can I stay at your house until you come back?"
He nodded. "Wear my clothes, eat my cereal...whatever you'd like."
"And you'll catch the first flight you can on Friday?"
He nodded, kissing the top of her head. "Is there any way I can get you to stay until next week?"
Spencer brushed the hair out of her face as she looked up at him. His fingers teased her curls before he leaned down and kissing her again. She wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss, hoping that maybe she could still persuade him, even though she knew it was useless. he pulled back a little breathless.
"Public place, Ryan."
"Mmh. I know. Let's go home."
He leaned his forehead against hers. "I'll meet you at this exact spot in 6 days."
Ryan closed her eyes, but nodded. Spencer pulled back and when she opned her eyes she saw Henry standing in front of her. He raised his hands to be picked up and Ryan smiled a little, scooping him up.
"My turn to say Bye, Ms. Ryan."
"Oh yeah?"
He nodded and wrapped his arms around her neck giving her a big hug. "I going to miss you soooooooooo much!"
"Soooo much huh?" She smiled and squeezed the boy tight. He squeaked a little and she loosened her grip. He pulled back and kissed her cheek.
"I love you." He said, resting his head against her shoulder.
"I love you too, Mini."
"I see you on my birthday, Ms. Ryan and I show you my room! and my toys and everything and... and if you still sad, I give you my teddy bear. Daddy gave it to me when I was a baby, mommy said, and he smells like Daddy."
"Oh yeah?" Ryan said looking at Spencer.
"Scent's really powerful to infants. I wanted him to know me and know that I was...his godfather and I was good."
Ryan smiled and kissed her boyfriend. "You're too cute, Spence."
"I cute too, Ryan!" Henry said, pouting. Ryan turned to him and smiled.
"Oh my. You are way cute. I think you may be cuter than your daddy." She smiled and kissed his cheek. Henry looked at his with a wide grin and Spencer playfully rolled his eyes before taking the little boy into his arms.
"Get your own girlfriend." Spencer teased and Henry gave his dad a very parental look.
"Daddy, you're supposed to share."
Ryan laughed and kissed both of the boy's foreheads. "God, I love you two."
Spencer smiled. "We got to go, Ryan."
Her smiled faded a little. "I know."
"I'll see you soon." Spencer said and kissed her lips.
"Me too!" Henry said and tried to kiss her as well, causing Ryan to smile.
She kissed his forehead, so he didn't feel left out before taking a step back.
"Bye boys."
Criminal Minds || Viva Las Vegas
Spencer got off the plane with and smiled when he saw JJ. Henry immediately wanted down and as soon as he got his feet on the ground, he was running towards her. JJ scooped him up and hugged him tight.
"Oh Henry! I missed you."
Spencer grabbed their bags before smiling at her.
"Hey."
JJ wrapped an arm around his neck and pulled him into a hug. "Hey. How are you? Hotch told me you called him."
Spencer hugged him back in one arm, his other fishing into his bag to turn on his phone.
"I'm okay. I just wanted to get back here." He said, looking at his phone. He smiled when he saw a text from Ryan. He pulled away from JJ and texting Ryan that he was home and safe and that he could call her as soon as he got situated back in his old apartment.
"You up for dinner tonight? Everyone wants to see you."
He nodded. "Yeah that's fine."
She hugged him again. "I'm so glad you're home."
Henry looked at his dad before back to his mom. "Daddy sad that he had to leave Ms. Ryan, Mommy. Ms. Ryan cried!"
JJ frowned. "Well.. Ms. Ryan didn't want him to leave."
"And me too! I her Mini!"
JJ nodded. "I know."
"I love Ms. Ryan, mommy. She really nice. She sing to me and she help me go to bed and she lets me have ice cream and she said she's going to get me a really cool gift for my birthday. I told her she could have my teddy bear that smells like Daddy if she get sad."
"Oh really?"
He nodded. "She loves Daddy a lot and Daddy love her. He looked really sad too, but he hug her and make her feel better. But she say that I cuter than Daddy and Daddy get mad."
"I did not." Spencer said, looking up from his phone.
"Did too! I tell him he needs to share-"
"He needs to share his girlfriend?" JJ asked, with an eyebrow raised.
"Uh huh. You tell me I got to share!"
"I... That's a little different, Henry. You can't...share people."
"But You and Daddy share me!"
Spencer and JJ looked each other. He had a point.
"We're your parents, ...made you, so...we..."
"What your dad is trying to say is that with family it's different. When two people love each other, they just love each other like that." JJ explained before looking at Spencer. Was she really trying to explain that Henry couldn't like his father's girlfriend?
"But You and Papa loved each other when you and Daddy had me."
