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Gideon accepted the soda from Reid as he sat out on the porch. "No beer?" Gideon asked.

"Not in my house," Reid shook his head. "I don't drink at all. Leads to some bad places."

"You have a beautiful daughter and wife," Gideon smiled.

"Thank you. I'm just so happy to finally be with them. I wasn't there for the birth of Penny but I came a few weeks later. I held her in my arms and she just had me there and then. She made me realise that there was some good out there and that I had to stay strong if she was ever going to see me again."

"Why couldn't you be with them?"

"I did some bad stuff in the two years after leaving the team. Honestly, I'm telling you this because I know that while you will judge me, you won't tell anyone else. I was found by three men. Dante, Tom and Jake. I had solved some mathematical questions that Tom had worked on at the bar I was drinking at. Three weeks later, they found me and I went with them willingly when they told me that had Jason Mordo and his two other friends tied down and ready to punish. I killed Jason that night, stabbed him repeatedly. He pushed me to the edge when he taunted me about the rape. After that, I became part of their team. I picked up new skills, became stronger and changed. I changed for the better. I helped them as well. I gave them a code to obey. Kill the bad, save the innocent. It was all going fine until I found out the team was tracking my team. They didn't know I was part of it. They did when I shot Morgan twice in his vest. You have to understand that I was so angry at them for a long time. I felt like they had just let my rapist and his friends walk away."

"Did you kill people in the two years you were away?"

"Yes, but I made sure what they were first. After Jason, I lost my mercy against those who hurt people. Dante betrayed me, on what was supposed to be our last job and I got taken, like I already told you before. He walked out of the room and let another man rape me. Most of my time at the warehouse, I got drugged and some of it is a blur. I remember the second rape. I almost bled to death from the damage he had inflicted. The team rescued me and now, I'm trying to rebuild my life. I'm staying with Luna and Penny because they are my family and I will die for them. I won't die for some payday."

"I won't judge you, Spencer. Not after what you went through. I do know that you got lost and Luna helped you find somewhere to call home. The BAU can do wonderful things for the world. The people who work there spend their lives capturing the evil in the world but they can't catch it all and the evil leaks into their lives. You got subjected to horrific things and almost killed. Leaving that place was the best thing you could have done. You sacrificed enough for the FBI. Spend your life doing what you love and spend time with your family. I missed time with my family when I worked as an agent. I lost my son for years and only got him back when I left. If being here and doing your current job makes you happy, then continue doing it."

"To living life our way," Reid said before holding the bottle up. Gideon clinked his bottle against Reid's bottle.

"To living life our way," Gideon agreed.

Reid carried his daughter into Bennington, he was nervous but it was time for this to happen. Luna was at his side and assured him every step of the way that everything would go fine. He handed Penny over to Luna when he saw his mother in the day room. She looked just like he remembered. He walked forward slowly. "Hi, mom."

She looked up and a look of delight filled her eyes. She rose up and brought him into a strong hug. "There is my boy! I've missed you so much, Spencer."

He hugged her back and cherished this moment with her. He had not seen her for a very long time. When he had returned and settled with Luna, he was afraid of coming to Bennington. He loved his mother and he didn't want her to find out about what he had done. He did want her to meet her granddaughter and his girlfriend. They came away from the hug and sat down. "You look different, Spencer. Very different."

"I've just changed over the last two years but I'm still me. I need to tell you something. Mom, I haven't been undercover for the last few years.
Some bad stuff happened to me and I tried to run away from the pain. I want you to know the truth."

"What happened to you? Did someone hurt you?"

"Yes and I couldn't deal with it. I ran away and tried to escape the pain. I left the FBI too. I found something wonderful though and I came back to Virginia. I found something that makes me happy. I restore cars and fix them. I also found someone who makes me happy. I want you to meet two people."

Luna saw him nod and walked into the room with Penny at her side, holding her hand.

"Spencer, who are these people?"

"They are the ones who saved me from going down a bad path, mom," he said before he held out his hand for Penny to take. Penny walked forward and took his hand. He looked down at her before turning back to his mother. "Mom, this is Penny. She's my daughter. You're granddaughter."

"Hi," Penny waved. "Grammy!"

He gave his mother a moment to absorb everything. She walked forward and smiled at Penny. "Can I hold her?"

"Of course," Spencer said. He was so happy his mother was having a good day. Penny stepped forward and held out her arms. She giggled as her grandmother picked her up and hugged her. Luna and Spencer watched as Penny hugged Diana back. Diana looked at her and stroked her hair. "It's wonderful to meet you, Penny. You are just the most beautiful little girl in the world."

Penny shook her head. "You pretty, Grammy."

Diana looked at Luna. Penny spoke. "Tat mommy."

Luna stepped forward. "Hello, it's wonderful to meet you. My name is Luna Reese. I'm Spencer's girlfriend and Penny's mother."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Diana smiled. "Thank you for saving my son."

Luna walked over to Reid and held his hand. She looked at him. "Actually, I think we saved each other."

A week later

Luna and Reid laid next to each other in the bed. "That was wonderful," she said as she laid on his chest.

"I have to ask you something," he said, she noticed he pulled something out of the draw with one of his hands. He held it in front of her and opened the small box to show a simple, but beautiful engagement ring. "Luna Rose Reese, will you marry me?"

Luna looked at the ring and sat up. He sat up too and smiled at her. She put her hands to her mouth and nodded. She took her hands away. "Of course, I'll marry you!"

Reid took the ring out of the box and slid it on her finger. He cradled her face and kissed her passionately. "I love you."

"I love you too," she said before pushing him back to the bed. "Time to celebrate!"

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