Babysitting

A/N SPENCE IS BABYSITTING HENRY! Yay I wrote something not depressing! What? I hope I prtrayed Henry okay. I have a 2 yr old and a 4yr old cousin, so I went somewhere in the middle for how Henry talks. Again, used some lines from the show, but don't own CM! REVIEW PLEASEE! (What, I'm not begging pssshh... me? beg?) No seriously please review!

"Still no sitter?" Emily asked JJ as she got off the phone.

"My sitter is not available. Apparently I have a better chance of winning the lottery than getting a sitter on a Saturday night," JJ replied sarcastically.

"What's going on tonight?" Reid asked them.

"Oh, it was ladies night, but..." Emily started.

" I forgot to book a sitter," JJ finished for her.

"I'll do it," Reid offered. Henry was only three and he liked his "Uncle Spence." How hard could it be, right?

"Spence," JJ looked at him with slight worry.

"What? I've seen an episode of Mr. Belvedere," Reid joked.

"You've never babysat by yourself before," JJ replied, going into mom mode and thinking of all the ways that could go wrong.

"You know, he could do a couple of hours," Emily said to JJ.

"What could possibly go wrong?" Reid replied. He got a plane full of raised eyebrows at that one. "Okay, so I shouldn't use that phrase, but seriously JJ," Reid said.

JJ looked at him, considering the offer. "I guess it wouldn't hurt to leave him with you for a few hours so we can go out." Reid smiled as did Emily, if for different reasons.

"So what time do you want me there?" Reid asked.

JJ looked at Emily, "Seven-ish?" she asked. Emily nodded.

"Alright, I'll be there at seven," Reid said, smiling.

-7o'clock sharp-

Reid knocked on JJ's door, ready to see his honorary nephew. "Spence," JJ said happily. "Thank you so much, I love you for this! You're a life saver!" JJ said, giving him a quick hug and inviting him in.

"Henry," JJ called. "Come look who came to play with you!"

Three year old Henry came running out of his room clutching a stuffed elephant that Reid had gotten for him the day he was born. "Uncle Spence!" Henry squealed, running up to Reid and giving him a big hug.

"Hey little man! Ready to have fun?" Reid asked him, kneeling down to be eye level with Henry. Henry nodded enthusiastically. Reid looked up at JJ who was smiling ar him.

"Okay, Spence can you have him in bed by 8:30? There are strawberries in the fridge for his snack. Make sure to cut them small please. And he can watch ONE episode of anything on Nick Jr. or Disney Jr." JJ said, while running around and grabbing her purse and keys.

"Of course," Reid replied.

"Oh, and the story I read him before bed is on his dresser as are his pajamas. If he gets sick, there is ibuprofen in the cabnet. If anything goes wrong, you have my cell, and Emily's and Garcia's if I don't answer. Will's number is on the fridge, but try to het ahold of me first," JJ said. Reid nodded at her directions.

"Henry, baby, mommy is going to go out with Auntie Emily And Auntie Penelope, but Uncle Spence is going to stay and play with you, okay?" JJ said to Henry.

"Okay mommy," Henry said, hugging her and JJ kissed him on the top of the head.

"I love you baby. Be good for Uncle Spence for me okay?" JJ asked Henry.

"I know mommy, I love you too!" Henry said.

"Okay, bye sweetpea," JJ said.

"Bye bye mommy," Henry said, giving JJ one last hug. JJ stood up and turned towards Reid. "Okay, I'm going to go now. Thank you so much for this Spence," JJ thanked him again.

Reid smiled, "Of course. You hurry up before Emily and Garcia start wondering where you are. You three be careful and have fun. I got this," Reid said.

JJ sighed, "Okay, your right. And we will. Bye Spence," JJ said, giving him a hug and walking out the door.

"Okay, now that mommy's gone, what do you want to do little man?" Reid asked Henry.

Henry grabbed Reid's hand, "Come on Uncle Spence! I show you my toys!" Reid followed Henry to his bedroom.

"Look at this!" Henry said. "Cars! Dis is McQueen an Sally an Holly an Finn an Mater!" Henry said with classic little kid pronunciation.

"Wow, that's so cool buddy!" Reid said.

"And I have a racecar track for them! Wanna play Uncle Spence?" Henry asked.

"Sure thing! Vroom vroom," Reid made car noises as he and Henry raced their cars across the track.

"This one is a hero," Henry said, holding up Mater. "In the movie he saved people... like you and my mommy and my daddy do. Right?" Henry asked.

Reid smiled at the toddler, "Yup, just like that Henry."

"Uncle Spence, I'm hungry," Henry said to Reid after about half an hour of playing cars.

"Well how about I get you your snack from the fridge, and you can get your pajamas on. Then we can watch some TV," Reid said, pulling Henry's pajamas off the dresser and handing them to Henry before going into the kitchen.

Reid located the strawberries without trouble and cut the strawberries into Henry sized pieces, as per JJ's instructions. "Henry, your snack is ready," Reid called. Henry came into the kitchen fighting a losing battle with his pajama shirt, which he was trying to put on, backwards. Reid laughed at the sight of him. "Come here," Reid laughed, pulling the shirt off Henry and helping him put it on right.

Reid and Henry sat themselves in front of the TV, strawberries in hand. "What do you want to watch?" Reid asked him.

"Mickey Mouse!" Henry practically yelled.

"Mickey Mouse it is," Reid laughed, turning Mickey Mouse on. It was the episode where Mickey had to help Minnie get her bow boutique ready. They finished watching the episode, as Henry was starting to get sleepy. He yawned and layed his head on Reid's lap.

"You getting tired?" Reid asked him, checking his watch. It was 8:00, JJ said she wanted Henry in bed by 8:30.

"No," Henry lied, yawning again.

Reid laughed. "Come here buddy," Reid said, picking Henry up and carrying him to the bathroom. "We have to brush your teeth, then we can go to bed," Reid said. Henry nodded as Reid grabbed Henry's toothbrush and toothpaste and brushed the sleepy toddler's teeth.

Reid carried Henry to his bed. "Goodnight buddy," Reid said, ruffling his hair.

"Wait, uncle Spence! Can you read me the story?" Henry asked.

"Oh, of course," Reid said, grabbing the book off the dresser.

He read the book to Henry, and Henry was almost asleep, so Reid got up off the bed and put the book back and turned off the lights.

"Uncle Spence, can you stay in here?" Henry asked.

Reid smiled, "Sure buddy." Reid sat back down on the bed next to Henry as Henry fell asleep. Reid tried to stay awake, but by 12:00 he was exhausted. He was vaugley wondering where JJ was as he fell asleep next to Henry.

~~~~~5am The Next Day~~~~~~

JJ walked into her house, a cup of coffee in hand, trying to sober up some. She had a pounding headache and was starting to regret all those drinks she had with the girls the previous night.

She looked around, but didn't see Reid, so she went to Henry's room. What she saw warmed her heart; Henry was fast asleep, basically curled up into Reid's side, who was also asleep. She took out her phone and took a picture, smiling.

"Spence," she whispered, shaking his arm to wake him up.

Reid wiped the sleepiness out of his eyes as someone was shaking him.

"Spence," JJ whispered again.

"JJ," Reid asked, still getting used to his surroundings. "What time is it?" he asked.

"5:15. Sorry it's so late," she replied.

"Early actually," he replied, quietly getting out of Henry's bed as to not wake him up. "You smell like alcohol. How much did you have to drink?"

JJ looked at him, "Enough to realize I probably shouldn't have had the last few," JJ replied, clutching her coffee.

"Do you want me to stay and watch Henry do you can get some sleep?" Reid asked her.

JJ shook her head, "No it's fine Spence. Will will be home by 6:30 and we have to be at Hotch's triathlon by the time he finishes, thank you though. Was Henry good for you?" She asked him.

"Yeah, he was great," Reid said, smiling.

"Good, thanks Spence. I owe you," JJ said, giving him a hug.

"Anytime," he smiled. "Anytime."