Hey everyone, here is the next chapter for you all. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Compared to my other update tonight, this is a happy chapter. Seriously, hitting my head tonight must have split my mind in two. The evil side and good side. I'm not sure who won tonight. Enjoy reading and I would love to know what you think.
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"I need to talk to you both about something. I need your help in finding this person after us. We need to find him so I can try to sort things out. Jake, Tom already knows this. I have a daughter called Penelope. She is just over a year old. Her mother's called Luna. I didn't tell you because there are some things I wanted to keep private. Tom walked in on a video call, it's the only reason he knows."
"You have a daughter," Jake smiled. "What are you still doing hanging around with us? Why aren't you with them?"
"I'm afraid that someone we scorned doing a job will use them to hurt me. I've been careful. I've never used my real name anywhere we have done a job. This person after us though, he knows who we are. He knows who I am. You both saved my life two years ago. I was drinking my way to killing myself. I can't thank you enough for saving my life but I want to go to Luna and my little girl. I think after what I've been through in the last few days, I want to try to find some peace. I don't regret my actions over the last two years. You've both treated me as a brother and you taught me skills that have kept me alive. I need to know that you are alright with me leaving the business and leaving you both."
Tom and Jake looked at each other. Jake was the first to talk.
"Spencer, Tom and me will be fine but we don't want to just walk away from you forever. We'd like to keep contact with you. We won't ever send it directly to where you are but we can still stay in touch. I got into this business because I lost my family. Tom got into this business because he didn't have the best childhood growing up. You've gone through unimaginable pain at the hands of a sadistic bastard. The first time we met you, you just looked broken, lost and scared. Look at you now, you're a skilled, strong man who could easily kick our asses. We're brothers and we will always be brothers but you have a little girl and a beautiful woman out there waiting for you. We'll get this guy who is after us and then we are taking you to your family."
Reid brushed his hand through his hair. "You did so much for me. I feel like a bastard just walking away from you both."
"NO!" Tom and Jake said in unison.
"Don't ever feel like that," Tom smiled gently. "My mum wasn't around when I was little and that gave way to my father being able to hit the hell out of me. Spencer, your little girl can't grow up without you. God forbid that if anything should happen to Luna, who's going to take care of Penelope? I know you don't want to leave a gap in her life, a gap where you belong. You deserve happiness after everything that you have gone through."
"How are you two ever going to survive without me?" Reid laughed, his eyes slightly watering. "I'm always stitching you both up."
"We'll survive," Jake smiled. "Besides, we can always limp into an ER. You never know, we might get a sexy nurse stitching us up instead of a nerd."
They all laughed together. Reid stopped and his eyes sparked with a thought.
"Wait, I think I might know who is after us. Oh god! I'm such a moron."
"Who do you think is after us?" Jake asked.
"Do you remember when I got taken by that guy? He had a partner. I don't know who it was but he's the only one I can think of. We left that town pretty quick after that and kept our heads down. His partner is probably the one who shot you in the leg, Jake."
"Son of a bitch, Spencer. I think you're right," Jake said.
The next day
Reid laid in the hospital bed, he felt exhausted again. He had spoken to Dr Manute and told that it would take a while for his body to adjust. He had received a serious beating and the rapes had caused a lot of blood loss. He smiled at Garcia in the corner, she was knitting a small little jumper for his daughter. It was bright pink wool she was using. "Why do all girls like pink?"
"Trust me," Garcia giggled slightly. "Not all girls like pink but when girls are young, pink is the best thing ever. We adore it because it is a safe colour. However, as girls grow older, our tastes change. I was a goth for a little while. Black seemed the best the colour ever at that time. Matched my soul."
"It's hard imagining you without so many accessories and colours."
"I never went as far as Emily," Garcia smiled. A ringing filled the air. Garcia fetched her cellphone from her pocket and answered it. "Hey guys, did you get him?"
Reid watched as a small smile came on her face. "Okay, just all hurry back here."
Garcia hung up the phone and looked at Reid. "They got the partner. There was a close call but the plan worked."
"Is everyone okay?"
"They are fine. The partner was a woman. We have her in custody."
"It was a woman!" Reid said in surprise. "Jake got shot by a woman. Tom is never going to let him live this down."
"You three really are something," Garcia said. "You don't have to worry about this woman coming after you again. You can live your life now."
"Part of me wants to cling to what is safe and what I'm used to. Tom and Jake are what I'm used to. However, a larger part of me just wants to jump out this bed and drive to see Luna and my little girl."
"Listen to the larger part. You might not be able to jump out of that bed now but you will soon. Dr Manute said you have to take it easy. If you rupture your internal stitches, you could lose a lot of blood. He told you that the easier you go and stay in that bed. The quicker you will get better."
"It feels strange talking like this," Reid said. "It's strange when I talk to the others. I just ditched out of all your lives with a note and then I did some bad things to you all. I hope you know that I don't think I'll ever be the way I used to be. There might be small pieces of that Reid still with me but he got destroyed two years ago. I'm the result of trying to rebuild something broken."
Garcia put down her knitting and looked at him. "You are still Spencer Reid and I don't care how much you might have changed. Neither do the others. We love you. We always will."
"How can you love something that got broke and has cracks inside?"
"Easy," she shrugged. "You let the love seep through the cracks."
Two weeks later
Luna Reese sat in her backyard, smiling as she played with her daughter. Penny was a quick learner and was walking quite well, only falling on occasion. She prefered calling her daughter Penny. Luna kicked the small ball gently to her daughter and laughed when her daughter hugged it. Her daughter slowly brought up the little ball and threw it to the ground. "Well done," Luna clapped.
Luna picked up the ball but froze as her daughter spoke. "Dada!" Penny shouted. The little girl pointed. Luna turned around and felt her heart skip a beat. There he was. Her Spencer. He had bruises on his face and looked nervous. He looked just as sexy as before. He was wearing his black fitted leather jacket and his fitted jeans. She ran forward and wrapped her arms around him. She kissed him passionately and felt pure ecstasy when he returned the kiss. She came away from the kiss and saw the bruising on his face. "Oh baby, what happened?"
"We can talk about my bruises later," he said before stroking some hair behind her eyes. "I'm here now."
"How long can you stay?" she said.
"As long as you will have me," he said before kissing her forehead. "I had some help from friends and they helped me clean up my past. I'm yours, forever. I'm not going anywhere."
Luna let out a large grin. "Do you really mean it?"
"Yes, I want to stay and be a family."
Luna kissed him again and hugged him. "I love you, Spencer. I can't wait for us to start being a proper family."
"Dada! Dada!" Penny shouted as she walked to them. She reached her arms at Reid. He picked up and hugged her tightly.
"Hey, my little Penelope," he said happily. "I'm so happy to see you."
He came away from the hug but still held her. "You got so big and you're walking."
"She's learning really quick," Luna cried happily. "She misses you and I tell her every night that daddy loves her."
Penny's little hand touched his face and one of his bruises. "Ouchy! Dada ouchy!"
Reid kissed her nose. "Don't worry, Penelope. Daddy is okay. Daddy is here to stay and I'm never going to leave you."
Luna looked to the wooden gate and saw some people there. "Spencer, who are they?"
Reid turned around to see the team, Tom and Jake standing there. "Luna, I want you to meet some people."
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