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As he slept, he didn't dream of the horrors he had gone through. He dreamt of a happy moment in his life.
He looked at the house, more nervous than he'd been in his life. He walked towards the house and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, the door opened. She was still as beautiful as before. It had been three weeks after she had given birth. She let him into the house. As soon as the door closed, she kissed him. He kissed her back and smiled as they came apart. "I'm so happy to see you, Spencer."
"I tried to get here sooner but I ran into trouble. I'm fine now."
"No-one followed you," she said.
"No, I paid cash for the last three states I've travelled and used different ID's. I'm sorry for putting you through this. I never meant for you to do this alone."
"It's okay, I understand. Do you want to see her?"
He nodded quickly and followed her into the living room. She walked over to the cot and picked up their daughter. Reid felt love flow through him as he saw his daughter's face. "She's beautiful."
"Hold out your arms," she smiled at him. He held out his arms and cradled his daughter as she got placed into his arms. She was so tiny but she fit perfectly. His eyes teared up slightly before he let out a small laugh of happiness. "She's so small."
"Babies generally are," Luna laughed gently. "She doesn't have a name yet. What do you want to name her?"
"You're letting me name her," he said.
"I wanted her daddy to choose her name. He gave this wonderful gift to me," Luna said before stroking her daughter's cheek. "I never thought I would have such a wonderful little girl."
Reid knew there was only one name he could ever give his daughter. "How about Penelope?"
"Penelope," Luna grinned. "I loved it. I have an idea for a middle name. Penelope Ella Reese. I know she can't have your surname. It would put us in danger. I put father unknown on her birth certificate, just like you told me to."
"I'm sorry about all of this," he sighed as he rocked Penelope gently. "I want nothing more than to stay here and spend the rest of my life with you but there are just too many dangers. I love you and I love our daughter. I promise that I will support you and make sure you are both taken care of. I might not be able to be a constant presence in her life but I will give you both everything I can in this world."
"I wish you could stay with us too," she said sadly. "How long can you stay?"
"A few days," he answered. "I know it isn't much but I want to spend some time with you both."
"It's enough," Luna said before kissing him again.
Penelope began to move her tiny arms. He looked down and saw her eyes slowly open. They were his eyes, his brown eyes. "Hi Penelope," he said. "I'm your daddy. I'm so happy to finally meet you and I can't wait to see you grow up. I love you so much."
Reid woke up and saw the team in the corner in his room, they were all talking. "Hey."
JJ stepped forward first. "Hey Spence. How are you feeling?"
"Better, feel a bit more better than yesterday. Long time no see."
"I've missed you," she said before hugging him gently. "Henry has missed you too. He loves the presents that you sent. He'll be so excited to see you after all this time."
"He actually saw me about six months ago."
"What you talking about? When?"
"I was checking up on him at the park. His nanny was off making a phone call and he was playing football. I got distracted by a phone call and he surprised me. I made him promise not to tell you that he had seen me."
"Thank you for checking on him. I just wish we had all seen you. We've missed you so much," she said sadly. "It's never been the same."
"Johnson, is he really dead? I don't want to think that I dreamed or imagined it."
"He's really dead," Hotch said. "I told you that I would keep my promise."
"I've turned you all into something different. I'm sorry."
"What do you mean?" Blake asked.
"I chose to become what I am now. I changed my morals and altered my life. I created secrets and I've killed people. I've never killed a good person but only those who tried to hurt others or my new team. I want things I can't have. Walking away, two years ago, was the only option. I never thought I would come to this but I left to try to get better. I ended up on a path of self loathing. I have a little girl I can't see. She and Luna are the most important things in the world to me and I can't be with them."
"What if you could?" Garcia said. "I can give you a clean slate. You've never used your real names when on jobs and I can give you a new, clean life. Do you doubt my skills? We know that you could never come back to the BAU and you know that too. We do want you to come back to Virginia. We can help you set up a life with Luna and little Penelope. I know we have to find this other person after your team first but we can do it. You would have us there again. All we want is to be a family again. To have you back with us."
"Why would you want me back after all I've done?" he asked. "I shot Morgan in his vest and beat him up. I kidnapped you, Garcia. I was a bad person to you all. I'm a bad person now."
"No, you're not," Morgan said. "Let's face it. I've had an ass kicking coming for a while. You told me yourself that you would never hurt Garcia. You're not a bad person but you were lost for a long time. You found people who gave you what you wanted and that was Jason Mordo. We cling to things that make us feel safe and needed. When you met Jake, Tom and Dante, you found somewhere to grow."
"Don't say Dante's name!" Reid said quickly. "Just don't. I don't want to ever hear it again."
"I'm sorry," Morgan apologised. "I won't say it again."
A knock came at the door. Hotch opened it to see Jake on crutches with Tom at his side. "Can we come in?"
Reid nodded at Hotch. He opened the door and let them in. Jake smiled at Reid. "Hey, nerd."
"Hey," Reid smiled. "How's the leg?"
"Healing thanks to you."
Reid turned to the others. "Can I have some time alone with Jake and Tom? You all look exhausted. Why don't you all get some rest?"
"I'm not leaving you alone," Garcia said.
"You can trust them," Reid sighed.
"I do trust them," Garcia smiled gently. "I know they have your best interests at heart. It's just, we've been away from you for two whole years and I like staying with you. I feel that if I leave, you'll go again."
"I'm not going anywhere," he assured her. He looked at the locket in his hand. "Here take this. I won't go anywhere without it. I'm trusting you to keep it safe. Bring it back after you've had some rest."
"Are you sure?" she said as she walked up to him.
"You'll be able to rest easy knowing I'm not going to disappear again," he took her hand and put the locket inside of it. He closed her hand around it and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Just keep it safe."
"I will," Garcia promised as she put the chain and locket over her head and put in around her neck. She kissed his forehead. "I won't be gone for long. Take care of yourself and tell me if these two cause you any trouble."
"I will," he chuckled. "See you later."
He said goodbye to the rest of the team and watched as they left. It felt strange having them all round him again.
"I'm sorry about everything," Jake said. "We didn't know."
"I know you didn't," Reid sighed. "I need to talk to you both and it's important."
"We're not going anywhere, nerd," Jake said as he sat back in his chair.
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