A/N: Hey. It's me again with the newest chapter of the story. Wow, after this there's only one more. Where has the time gone?

Well, let's get on with it. You know the drill: read, review, and enjoy!

April 17th, 2014

They had finally gotten around to the DNA test they had been meaning to get done for two months. Cases got crazy and they were never home enough to take Henry for a paternity test, even in the days off they had after Peter Mirren. They didn't want to take any time away from taking care of Henry.

It turned out that Henry was definitely a little traumatized by the event. It was giving him nightmares and he would wake up in the middle of the night and ask to sleep in JJ and Spencer's bed. They complied, but it worried them. They wanted to be sure that he wasn't going to completely revert to younger actions. He didn't but it still worried them both.

Will was very aware of this. He was the most frequent babysitter for Henry while JJ and Spencer were out on cases. Will was very well aware of the trauma that can be instilled; he had experienced it himself after the hurricane. He knew how to handle it a little bit.

Spencer was Henry's other "go-to" for help on his trauma. Spencer, having literally come back from the dead twice, knew damn well what kind of trauma can be instilled. In fact, he still suffered some slight PTSD after Tobias Hankel. He didn't let that get to him.

Despite the team's excitement at the idea that Spencer might be a father, they were worried that JJ or the boy genius would be taken away from them. Luckily for them, Matt Cruz promised that there was no need to worry. He said he would never do that.

"Spencer and JJ are two of the most useful agents in the BAU," was his reasoning. Matt and Hotch agreed that, once they found out, only one of them was allowed in the field at a time, just to make sure Henry still had a parent to take care of him if something happened.

When they finally got around to having the DNA test done, Henry was feeling the best he had ever been. The nightmares were ending and he was back to his usual, happy, five-year old self.


One morning, as they continued waiting for the results, JJ looked in her freezer for something important. She reached near the ice trays and pulled out a plastic zip-lock bag and removed its contents. She unfolded the paper.

Name: Henry Jason Jareau

Mother: Jennifer Jareau

Father: Unknown

She looked at Henry's birth certificate in sadness and disappointment. If she had been straight-forward five years ago when Henry was born and told Spencer; better yet, if she had gone with her mental decision instead of her gut decision when she found out she was pregnant.

Spencer snuck behind JJ and wrapped his arms around her. "Everything okay?"

JJ looked at him. "I was just thinking about how I should have called you on the phone when I found out I was pregnant."

Spencer stared into her eyes. "That's in the past. I wouldn't have been able to care for a child back then. Now, I'm stronger than I've been and I could take on the responsibilities of a child. Besides, being his godfather is actually a pretty close second," he said with a smirk.

JJ let out a small laugh. "I just want the suspense to end because I want to know if Henry is your son or not. Honestly, I really want him to be yours. Don't get me wrong, Will was a good father, it's just the love was never there. It was only with you, Spence."

"I love you too, JJ," Spencer said. He leaned down to give her a quick kiss.

"Mommy, Daddy!" they heard a little voice call out. They turned to see little Henry running over to them.

"Hey, buddy!" Spencer said. "How's our little boy doing today?"

Henry smiled brightly.

"I'm assuming very good," Spencer said. "Come on, buddy, it's time for you to go to school."

Henry cheered. Unlike most children, Henry loved going to school. He loved being able to learn more than he already knew from Spencer. Ever since Spencer introduced him to books, Henry had become fascinated with reading. Other than watching Disney with Spencer and JJ and playing soccer with them, reading was his favorite activity.

"Alright, get your stuff and we'll get you to school," Spencer said. Henry ran off to grab his backpack and ran out to the car.

"I'll see you later, JJ," Spencer said as he walked out the door with Henry. He didn't give any hint as to what he was going to do when he dropped off Henry. He was actually going to stop by the BAU to retrieve an old possession of his.

When he got to the school, he got out of the car and walked Henry inside. "All right, you be good and have a good day, okay buddy?"

"Yeah, Daddy!" he said.

"All right run along now," Spencer said. Henry ran off to his classroom.

Spencer walked outside and, instead of driving home to JJ, he drove to the BAU. He entered the Bullpen and made a beeline for his desk. When he reached it, he started searching around inside it.

"Hey, Pretty Boy," Morgan called out. "What are you looking for?"

"This," Spencer said as he pulled out the object he was looking for. It was a silver ring that had three gems on it. One was his birthstone, another was JJ's, and in between them was a topaz.

"A ring?" Morgan asked.

"Yes. The ring I would've proposed to JJ with had it not been for Tobias."

"Well…" Morgan asked in slight shock. "Why the gems?"

"They're mine and JJ's birthstones. The one in the middle is Henry's - I had it added a few weeks ago. I figure that no matter what happens with the DNA test, JJ, Henry, and I are a family and I want this ring to show that."

Morgan showed a look of impressment on his face. "Nice. You're doing it today?"

"When we get the results of the DNA test back."

"Makes sense."

No sooner than Morgan said that than JJ walked through the doors to the Bullpen with an envelope in her hand. Reid quickly stumbled around as he tried to shove the ring in his pocket.

"Guys," she called out. She noticed Spencer. "Spence, what are you doing here?"

"I'll explain later. What is it?"

"The results are back."

Spencer eyes grew wide. "Morgan, call the others and make sure they're here; Elle, Will, Gideon, Emily, get everyone here; in person or on Skype, however you can get it done." He ran over to JJ. "I know we agreed we'd read it as soon as we got it, but can we have the team and Henry here. I want them all to be here when we find out."

JJ nodded. "Why are you here though?"

"I had to get something real quick."

"What?"

Spencer smirked. "You'll see."


Around 3:30 PM, Spencer left to pick up Henry from school to take him back to the BAU. When the two arrived, everyone was in the Bullpen: JJ, Hotch, Rossi, Morgan, Blake, Garcia, Elle, Emily, Will, Gideon, Beth, Jack, Danny, and even Matt Cruz. All them standing in anticipation of what the contents of the envelope would say. Was Henry always meant to be a Reid? Or is Spencer just going to be a step-father?

The answer lied inside the large envelope.

"You ready, Spence?" JJ asked.

Spencer paused. This was it. He needed to know, but he also needed to make sure he had his family.

"There's just one quick thing I have to do first." He walked over to JJ and kneeled before her. He pulled out the ring and held it in front of him. "JJ, I love you, and I want to make sure I spend to rest of my life making sure that you know that. I don't care what the envelope says. I will spend my life making sure that you and Henry are taken care of. I will stand by you through it all. I will protect you. I will give my life to keep you and Henry safe. I will do all of that because I love you. So, I have to ask… Jennifer Jareau – JJ – will you marry me, and let keep all of my promises. To love you; to protect you; to stand by you through it all. Will you marry me?"

A collective gasp was heard around the room, and then there was nothing but silence as everyone waited for JJ's answer. She stood there in shock at what was happening. But she had known her answer to this question for the longest time.

"Yes, Spence," she said. "I will marry you." The entire group erupted in cheers as Spencer stood up and put the ring on JJ's left hand. She pulled him in for a passionate kiss. Henry was cheering the loudest for his mommy and possible daddy. He always wanted them together after she told him about Spencer possibly being his daddy. When the cheering died down, JJ realized the envelope was still unopened.

"Spence. The test results," she said.

Spencer stared at the envelope she was now handing to him. He tore it open and then he lowered himself to Henry's level and handed him the envelope. "It's all you buddy. You want to read the results?" Henry grinned and nodded. He took the envelope in his hands and pulled out its contents. He read it over for about five minutes before he had any response.

Henry started walking over to Will. Spencer's gaze moved downward. Another chance I had at a family, gone, he thought. And then he heard Henry speak.

"Uncle Will," he said. "Will you be my god-daddy?"

Spencer looked up and stared at the little boy. He had a conversation with JJ that if he was Hanry's father, they wanted Will to be Henry's godfather. Henry must have overheard that conversation. But that also meant only one thing.

Will simply looked at Henry with his answer. "Of course I will, Henry." He lowered himself down and gave Henry a hug. "Now why don't you go see your Mommy and Daddy?"

Will let him out of the hug and Henry made a beeline for Spencer. He jumped into Spencer's arms and hugged him tightly.

"I love you, Daddy," he said.

Tears formed in Spencer eyes as JJ took the results from Henry's hand and read them herself.

"I love you too, my son," Spencer said as his tears of you rolled down his cheeks.

The results read a positive between Henry and Spencer. Henry was always supposed to be Spencer's son. JJ felt slightly guilty about it, but she knew that Spencer didn't care at all. He had a son he loved that loved him back. He was as content as he could be. He had a son and a fiancée.

JJ thought for a moment. She hadn't told anyone what she was doing while Spencer was dropping off Henry at school. She had gone to a local pharmacy to get a pregnancy test. She'd been feeling nauseous a lot lately. She got three, just to be sure. Every one of them had the same result: positive. She was pregnant with another baby Reid. It made her extremely happy, but she had forgotten about it as soon as she got the results for the DNA test.

Well, now's as good a time as any, she thought to herself. She cleared her throat and got everyone's attention.

"I have an announcement to make, everyone," she announced. Spencer looked at her puzzled. "I just found this out today, but Henry won't be the only Reid child anymore." Spencer's eyes widened to the point where JJ was pretty sure they would pop out of his head.

"You're… you're…"

"Yes," she admitted. "I'm pregnant with me and Spencer's second child."

Now cheers were erupting around the room for a new reason. Henry looked up at his father.

"Daddy, what's happening?" Henry asked.

"Well," Spencer started, trying to find a way to explain pregnancy to a five-year-old. "Have you ever wanted to big brother, Henry?"

Henry nodded. "Being a big brother means having a new playmate!"

"Yes it does," Spencer said chuckling. "Well, Mommy and I just found out that you are going to be a big brother."

Henry's eyes widened too. "Really?!"

"Yeah, buddy."

"Yay!" Henry cheered. He was so happy at the idea of being a big brother. Spencer picked him up and walked over to JJ.

"Henry's really excited, isn't he?" JJ asked.

"Excited is an understatement," Spencer said.

"Mommy," Henry said. "Does this mean we're gonna be a family?"

JJ smiled as tears of happiness came to her eyes. "Yes, it does."

"Group hug!" Danny called out. The entire team came together for a big group hug with Reid family at the center.


When Spencer, JJ, and Henry returned home, JJ immediately walked over the freezer and pulled out Henry's birth certificate. She grabbed a bottle of "White-Out" and whited out the "Unknown" that took up space on the line where the name of the father was to be written. She held out a pen to Spencer.

"Would you like to do the honors, Daddy?" JJ asked.

Spencer smiled as he took the pen from JJ's hand and signed his name over the whited-out spot on the paper once it had dried. JJ then took the "White-Out" and whited out "Jareau" on Henry's name and wrote in the right name. It now read:

Name: Henry Jason Reid

Mother: Jennifer Jareau

Father: Spencer Reid

"Finally fixed after so long," JJ said.

"But it was worth the wait," Spencer said.

JJ placed a hand on her flat stomach and Spencer place his hand over hers. "Are you ready to be Daddy for real with this baby?" JJ asked.

"Yes. I finally get to be a Daddy for a baby. I missed out on a chance with Henry, so I think this is just as good," he said as he kissed her. "What do you say we sit down with Henry tonight and have a nice little family night as an official family?"

"Are you implying we weren't already a family?" JJ asked, jokingly.

Spencer paused for a moment. "Good point."

That night, for the first time as the Reid family, Spencer, JJ, and their son Henry had a nice family night. They were happy for this one and many more to come.

And here we are! One more to go! Well, it's been quite a pleasure. I hope you guys come back for the conclusion/epilogue of the story.

No summary this time, just please come back next time for the finale!

See you then!

-D.C. al Coda