Chapter Eight

Once again Dave was woken in the middle of the night by Spencer screaming at the top of his lungs, "No it hurts, the needle burns, please stop, please take it out,"

He hugged the boy to his chest, slowly rubbing his back, to help Spencer wake up from the nightmare. "Shhh buddy, calm down. It's just a nightmare, it's not real. Timmons is in jail, she can't hurt you ever again."

After a few minutes of crying into Dave's chest, Spencer slipped back asleep with a whisper that Dave barely heard of "Goodnight Dad"

Dave's heart swelled with joy and love that Spencer had called him dad. His wish for a family was finally coming true. With all three of his previous wives he had never felt comfortable enough to have children with them and sure enough it was the right decision when the marriage ended. Now he was getting a wonderful son.

When they both woke up a couple of hours later, Dave broached the subject of therapy for the side-effects of the abduction with Spencer. "Buddy, can you please sit down for me. It's nothing bad but I want your opinion about something."

When Spencer sat down he continued on, "When we get settled in to Quantico what would you think about maybe going to some therapy for your nightmares. They do not bother me but I am worried about you. Not to mention therapy can help immensely and it is not admitting weakness to ask for help. I've gone to therapy before when the things I have seen in my job got too much for me to handle."

Spencer waited a few seconds before responding, "Studies have shown that therapy can be a great benefit for trauma patients so yes I would be open to the idea."

Before Dave could respond his cell-phone began to ring; he quickly grabbed it and answered, "David Rossi."

"Hello Mr. Rossi, this is Mrs. Finn. The judge presiding over Spencer's case would like to talk to you and Spencer before finalizing any decisions. An appointment is set for this morning at 10am; will you be able to make it?"

"Spencer and I will be there. Thank you for informing me."

"I see you there," Mrs. Finn responded, before hanging up the phone.

"Spencer, I need you to hurry through your breakfast and getting dressed. We have an appointment with the judge presiding over your adoption case in less than two hours." Rossi directed Spencer,

"Okay" Spencer replied as he headed to the washroom, his cereal already finished. He could feel the butterflies in his stomach, scared that he could be taken away from his new-found dad.

As he saw his son head to the washroom Dave sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. Just as things were coming together it could all be taken away by some judge He couldn't explain why he'd felt the connection to Spencer so soon but he just did. The moment he had seen Spencer's picture with those big, puppy-dog brown eyes his heart had gone out to the boy and that had just increased when he heard Spencer begging the unsub to let him go.

When Spencer was out of the hotel washroom, he entered quickly showering and shaving before pulling on a suit. He figured the better and more formal he looked the better chance he had.

Spencer was quiet through the whole drive to the court's office. Dave was beginning to realize that Spencer only began to share his knowledge when he was comfortable with the situation. He wanted to try to reassure his hopefully soon-to-be son but he wasn't so sure himself of the whole situation. Thoughts were rolling through his head that Spencer would be taken from him and he wouldn't get custody.

The drive of nervous silence was soon over and they arrived at the court. They met Mrs. Finn inside the doors, "Hello Mr. Rossi, Spencer, Judge Mason is ready for you."

Author's Note: Cliff-hanger, I'm well aware that I'm evil but I felt readers deserved an update and the court scene is not coming to me right now. School is driving me crazy and I'm super busy but I'm going to keep trying to write and update as stress relief