A/N: It's been too long... hope you'll enjoy anyway :)

Chapter 11

JJ let out a deep sigh as she plopped down on the couch next to Reid that evening. "Henry is overjoyed that you're staying the night, he just didn't want to go down," she chuckled lightly.

Reid smiled sheepishly, "I'm quite excited myself," he admitted and locked eyes with her. He grabbed her hand and ran his thumb over her knuckles absentmindedly. "I know that this doesn't really count as taking things slow anymore," he whispered and shook his head a bit, "but I think it feels right…"

Looking down at their joined hands JJ nodded, "it does," she replied in a soft whisper. "I'm really glad you're here," she added and gave his hand a gentle squeeze. "So uhm… what do we do now?" She asked.

"To be honest, I have no idea," Reid admitted and untangled his hand from hers so he could wrap his arm around her. "I don't know if you remember, but I'm not the greatest with kids," he teased lightly.

JJ playfully swatted his chest before resting her head against his shoulder. "I beg to differ," she chuckled and leaned up, kissing his cheek. She sighed again and closed her eyes briefly, tucking her head under Reid's chin. "I have no idea what to tell him, it'll all be so confusing for him," she whispered.

Reid pulled back slightly so he could look into her eyes, "do we have to tell him everything right away?" He questioned. "I mean… what if we just tell him about me moving in here? We can take our time to figure out how to tell him the rest…"

"I think that might be best, yeah," JJ agreed and threw him a soft smile. "It's gonna be quite useful to have a genius around the house," she teased.

Reid's lips formed a small surprised 'o' before he tickled her playfully. "Trust me, I'm not easy to live with," he replied. He'd meant it as a small tease, but JJ could hear the serious undertone.

"Spence…" she started and shook her head slowly.

"I was just joking Jayje," he replied and kissed the top of her head. "I'm sure you're not a breeze either," he grinned.

JJ was glad he lightened the mood again and this time it was her turn to tickle his sides. "I think we're going to be just fine," she smiled and snuggled close, kissing his cheek.

"I know we are," was his response as he softly cupped her cheek, leaning down for a gentle kiss. "Because I love you," he whispered against her lips before deepening the kiss.

"I love you too," JJ whispered before straddling him, the kiss turning more urgent as she started to unbutton his shirt.

Reid gently grabbed hold of her hands, pulling away slightly, panting lightly. "I don't think we should be doing this here Jayje," he whispered. "What if Henry comes down?"

JJ nodded, "You're right," she replied and climbed off his lap again, immediately missing their intimate contact. She wanted nothing more than to take this man upstairs to her bedroom, but she knew he was right. This was probably not the smartest idea with a little uninformed boy around the house.

Reid gently brushed some hair behind her ear and gave her one last soft kiss. "I think it's best we wait with any intimacy until Henry knows what's going on," he whispered, even though it was very hard to restrain himself.

"I know you're right, and I hate that you are," JJ chuckled softly, her hand caressing his chest. "So… we'll tell him about you moving in tomorrow then?"

Reid nodded, "I'll make his favorite pancakes for breakfast, make sure he'll go easy on me," he teased. "Do you think I need to ask him for your hand in case I want to marry you in the future?"

"Be serious Spence," JJ giggled. "I think we have nothing to worry about," she added and sighed.

"I don't think so either," Reid replied and pulled her against his side again, kissing the top of her head. "So, what do you want to do now?"

A tiny frustrated moan escaped JJ's lips, "you know what I want to do," she replied, a grin on her face before she laughed it off. "How about a movie?"

"Hmm, that was second on my list as well," Reid replied.

Reid had kept true to his promise and at 8 in the morning was busying himself in the kitchen to prepare some pancakes. JJ and the boys were still upstairs, and he figured he'd let them sleep a little while longer.

He grabbed a mug and filled it to the brim with coffee and sugar, taking a sip as he flipped another pancake on the griddle.

JJ woke up only a few minutes later, smelling the coffee and the pancakes. She grabbed her robe and put it on, heading down the stairs. "I could get used to this," she smiled as she walked into the kitchen. She wrapped her arm around Reid's waist and leaned up to kiss him good morning.

"Good, I intend to do this more often in the future," was Reid's reply. "Why don't you grab yourself some coffee and wait for breakfast to be finished?" He asked.

"Hmm, sounds good, but I should get the boys out of bed and ready," she replied and yawned behind her hand. "After that, definitely coffee," she chuckled.

Reid grinned and took another sip of his coffee and nodded, "I'll see you guys down here soon then," he replied and poured some fresh batter on the griddle.

A few minutes later Reid was met with the excited shriek of his godson. "Uncle Spence! Pancakes!" It was hard to tell what the boy was more excited about at this time as he sat down at the table.

Reid grabbed the pancakes with a grin and set them on the table. "Good morning Henry," he smiled and ruffled the boy's hair.

"Good morning Michael," he added as he looked up, seeing JJ with his son in her arms. He couldn't help but smile when the boy cooed at him.

JJ smiled lovingly as she put Michael in the high chair, sitting down next to him. She grabbed a pancake and cut it up into tiny pieces, putting it on the tray in front of the little boy. She then grabbed two pancakes, ready to prepare them for Henry. When she looked up, however, she could see Reid was already preparing Henry's plate. She added another one to the stack to fix her own plate. "These look amazing Spence," she said gently.

"Thanks Jayje, they're actually one of the few things I know how to cook," Reid chuckled as he gave the finished plate to Henry. "Oh, this and mac and cheese."

Saying the latter earned him a bright smile from his godson. "Can we have mac and cheese tonight mommy?" Henry asked enthusiastically before stuffing a bit of pancakes in his mouth.

JJ let out a sigh and rolled her eyes, looking at Reid, her glance saying 'thank you' in a sarcastic manner.

Reid couldn't do anything but shrug and smile sheepishly before taking a bite of his own pancakes. "I think we need something green on the menu for tonight Henry," he said afterwards, earning him a bright smile from JJ.

"So Henry… Spence and I have something we'd like to talk to you about," JJ started and looked up at her oldest son. "You know how Uncle Spence stayed here last night?" She asked. When the boy nodded with a wide smile, she continued. "What would you think if he stayed here every night?"

Henry frowned for a moment and looked between his mother and godfather. "Like daddy?" He asked, a little confused.

JJ nodded, "something like that, yes," she replied and bit her lower lip.

Reid wasn't sure if he should say something or if he would only make things more complicated. "I love you and your mommy very much Henry, I want to be here every day," he explained.

Henry looked up at Reid and then at his little brother, "And Michael?"

"Him too, very much," Reid replied and let out a deep sigh. "Is that okay for you Henry?"

Henry seemed to take a moment to think, then he shrugged and nodded, taking another bite of his pancakes.

Reid looked at JJ with relief and threw her a gentle smile. This had gone over pretty good. He then got up and grabbed the pot of coffee. "You want another one?" He asked JJ. At her nod he poured her a cup, leaning down to kiss her temple affectionately, feeling at least a little bit free to do so now.

"Eww uncle Spence, no kissy," Henry replied and shook his head, "kissies are yuck," he said, speaking from his kindergarten experience.

JJ chuckled a bit, "that's what you do when you love someone Henry, you kiss them, I kiss you and Michael all the time, don't I?"

Henry shrugged and nodded. JJ smiled, "are you okay with me kissing Spence too?"

When her son nodded again, she smiled gently and got up, kissing the top of his head. "I love you Henry," she smiled before turning and kissing Michael's head, "and you too Michael," she added and then walked around to the other side of the table, "and you Spence," she whispered before giving him a soft kiss.

The only thing that could be heard now was Henry's 'eww' and Michael's excited coo. And for once, those sounds seemed to be in the background as her lips met Reid's again in a gentle kiss, a kiss full of promises.

TBC