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AN- For anyone who wanted to hear the embarrassing stories that came from the poker game, the first part of a two-shot is now up. A huge thank you goes to AlienTourist and HpDork FreakaZiod who requested the missing scene. It's called The BAU Poker Tournament.

Previously on Criminal Minds- "Come on. Let's get the kiddos to bed." Will whispered. He walked over and gently picked up his son while Morgan scooped up Reid. The two men then started for the stairs. It was nap time.

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"Are you sure this contraption is safe?" Dave asked, eyeing the newly built structure warily.

"Positive" Morgan replied. "Bill made one for his own kids last year. It's their favorite thing to do outside and neither one of them has ever been hurt on it."

"Still" Rossi said. "That doesn't mean this one is structurally sound."

"True" Will agreed, studying the huge piece of equipment. "Maybe we should test it before we allow the boys on it?"

"How?" Aaron questioned. "We're all too big and there's no one else around for miles."

Morgan snapped his fingers. "I've got it!" he shouted. He turned and took off for the door, calling over his shoulder, "Be right back!"

Aaron curiously watched his friend's retreat. "I wonder what he's up to." he muttered before glancing at the remaining men and teasingly adding, "You don't think he's planning on using Mudgie, do you?"

"He better not be." Dave growled.

Will snickered. He could just imagine what the senior profiler would do to Morgan if he tried to strap the dog into the cart. After all Rossi acted like Mudgie was his kid and treated him as such. The dog even had his own room complete with enough toys to make even the most pampered pooches green with envy. The Cajun shook his head. He'd never understand dog people.

"Something funny?" Rossi asked, snapping Will out of his thoughts.

"What? Oh! Ummm no" Will stammered.

"Were you thinking up another prank?" Dave questioned. "Cause if you are planning on pulling another one, I want in."

"Dave" Aaron warned.

"No, I mean it. I'm tired of the young ones having all the fun." Rossi groused. "Besides, Morgan's gotten a little too big for his britches lately. He needs to be taken down a peg or two."

"He been calling you grandpa again?" Hotch asked, the corners of his lips quirking up.

"Repeatedly" Dave replied, glaring at his two companions when they began laughing. "It's not…"

"Got it!" Morgan shouted as he raced into the enormous room. Making it to the other men, he held up his prize; a large purple and pink stuffed dragon. "We can use Figment here to test it out." He then walked over to the boys' new ride and strapped the toy into the seat.

"Perfect" Aaron said, picking up the long pole beside the track. He pushed the vehicle into position and let it go, nodding as it smoothly glided on the metal beams. "It looks like your friend was right."

"Told ya" Morgan gloated.

Dave rolled his eyes. "Morgan" he began only to be cut off by Emily's shouted, "The boys are awake!" Smiling, he started for the door. "Come on guys! Let's go get the young'uns fed so they can come out and see their surprise!"

Aaron, Will, and Derek all hurried after the senior member of the family. They couldn't wait to see the boys' reaction to their latest play toy.

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Spencer finished his chocolate milk and set his glass down on the counter. Grabbing the empty cookie bag, he twisted the wooden stool he was sitting in around and hopped down. He trudged over to the trash can and tossed the bag and then slowly started for the door. "I'm going to wort on my Lego ship." He dejectedly mumbled.

"Hold up there Bambino" Dave called. He walked over to the sad youngster and knelt down beside him. "Wouldn't you rather go out and play?"

"It's too told outside." Reid pointed out. "Sides I'm not 'llowed to pay. I might have fun."

Dave threw an aggravated glance at Hotch before turning his attention back to the little profiler. "Okay, two things. One; we're not going outside. I happen to have a large greenhouse type room in the back. It's actually just a grassy area I had enclosed for my third wife but it's plenty big enough for two energetic boys to run around and play in. And two; you're not sick anymore so I don't see any reason why you can't play." He smiled at the boy's whoop of joy.

"Fant you, Wossi!" Spencer squealed, throwing his arms around the older man's neck and hugging him.

"You're welcome, buddy" Dave replied, returning the hug. "Just promise me one thing. If you start to feel bad, you'll come tell one of us. Deal?"

"Yes siw" Spencer answered.

"Great!" Dave exclaimed. Standing back up, he scooped the little boy up and hoisted him onto his shoulders. "Then let's go play!"

"Yay!" Spencer hollered, clapping his hands.

Grinning at Reid's childish behavior, the family followed the two through the house to the greenhouse door.

Spencer scanned the huge enclosure. Three walls as well as the ceiling of the room were made of glass. The sun beamed down on the grass, giving the illusion that they were outside. And the grass was everywhere as far as he could see. He could run all over the whole place and never run into…his thoughts ground to a halt and his mouth dropped open as a large track and cart came into view. "Henwy! Loot! A wollew toastew!" he shouted, pointing to the newly built structure. He wiggled and squirmed until Rossi put him down and then ran over to the coaster and began inspecting the track and the cart.

Emily stared skeptically at the contraption. "A backyard roller coaster? Is that even legal?" she inquired.

"Forget legal, is it safe?" JJ questioned.

"Don't worry girls. The roller coaster is perfectly safe and legal." Morgan assured the ladies. "We wouldn't have put it up if it wasn't."

Will looked down at the two excited boys. "So, what do you guys think?" he asked. "You wanna try it out?"

"YES!" Spencer enthusiastically hollered. He quickly climbed into the cart and fastened the seat belt type straps. "Tome on Henwy!"

Henry eyed the Lightning McQueen painted vehicle for a moment before shaking his head.

"Tome on Henwy! It'll be fun!" Reid urged, frowning as his godson shook his head once again. Recalling the boy's reluctance to try out the slide at Morgan's house until he saw that it was safe, Spencer smiled at the younger boy. "Otay, I'll go fiwst."

After making sure his best friend was securely strapped in, Morgan picked up the pole and set the roller coaster in motion.

Spencer giggled as the cart glided around the curves and up and down the hills. Coming to a stop in front of his family, he yelled, "Fat was awesome!"

Reid's grinning face was all it took to get Henry interested. He toddled over to the cart and climbed in beside his friend. "I wide, too." He said.

Will hurried over and fastened his son into the cart. After tightening the belts, he sat back and gave Morgan a thumbs up. "All set!" he called.

Derek picked up the pole and started pushing the cart up the steep first hill. "Here we go, boys!" he shouted in warning before giving the cart a big push.

"Hold on Henry!" JJ hollered as she watched the roller coaster race around the track.

Spencer and Henry whooped and giggled as they raced along the twisty track. They held up their hands as they bumped and bounced over hills and around curves. When their ride finally came to a stop, both boys leaned out of their side of the cart and hollered, "Again! Again!"

"You've got it, youngsters!" Derek answered, setting the roller coaster into motion once more.

Emily smiled as she watched the two over excited kids. This was exactly what Reid needed; an outlet for his energy without him running all over the place. Waving at the tots when they passed by, she chuckled at the hollered demands of "Again". Sidling over to JJ, she whispered, "So, how long do you think it'll take them to get tired of their new ride?"

"Are you kidding?" JJ scoffed. "Morgan and the rest of the guys will wear out before either of the boys is ready to stop."

"Good, that'll keep them from pulling any more pranks." Prentiss surmised.

"I wouldn't be too sure about that." Garcia said as she walked up to the two. "Don't you remember that prank war a few years ago? You know, the one right after Rossi joined the team."

Emily winced. "Oh yeah, I'd forgotten all about that one."

"Wish I had." Penelope muttered.

"What are you ladies doing standing around looking glum?" Fran asked, coming up behind the younger women. "It's a beautiful day, Reid is well, and all the boys, big and small, are happily playing. What do you say we join them? Have a little fun?"

"That's the best offer I've heard all day." Penelope responded. Taking Mrs. Morgan by the arm, the tech analyst began leading her towards the roller coaster. "So, tell me Fran. What was Derek really like when he was a kid?"

JJ rolled her eyes. "Come on Em. We better follow them. We'll probably have to save Mrs. Morgan from Pen's questioning sooner or later."

Emily snorted. "Whatever gave you that idea?" she sarcastically asked. She jumped out of the way of JJ's attempted swat. A delighted squee from Garcia made her sigh. "Oh man! We're missing the good part! Hurry! We've gotta catch up before we're too late!"

The two agents scurried after their friends, readying themselves to receive enough blackmail material for a lifetime.

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After a long afternoon filled with roller coaster rides and games of tag as well as hide and seek, the family reluctantly tramped back inside the main part of the house.

"You guys go relax for a while." Will instructed. "Rossi and I should have supper ready in about an hour."

"I wanna help! I wanna help!" Spencer eagerly shouted, bouncing up and down as he tugged on the hem of Will's shirt. "Tan I help? Peas?"

"Spencer, I don't think…"

"Sure you can, buddy" Dave agreed, quickly cutting Hotch off. Smiling down at the overexcited tot, he held out his hand. "Come on mini me. We have a fabulous supper to cook."

Reid took the outstretched hand and the two profilers hurried into the kitchen.

Fran glanced from the retreating boy to his father figure and back. The youngster seemed to be avoiding Hotch and that didn't make any sense. Children that young were usually anxious to be comforted and told everything was alright after they were punished. And they also stuck close to that person for a good bit, too but Reid wasn't doing any of that. She wondered why. Maybe he…"

"Mama, are you okay?" Morgan asked, tapping his mother's shoulder.

"What? Oh I'm alright, honey." Fran assured her son. "I was just doing a little thinking is all."

Derek nodded. "K" he replied. "Are you going to go help with supper?"

"No, I think I'll go upstairs and freshen up." Fran told him.

"I'll go with you." Emily volunteered. She walked over and locked arms with the older woman. "I need to get something from my room anyway."

"Count me in!" Garcia called. "What about you, JJ?"

JJ shook her head. "You guys go ahead. I'm going to stay down here with Henry."

"Okay" Penelope responded. Turning, she caught up to Emily and Fran and the three flounced out of the room.

The rest of the family, weary from keeping up with the overactive boys, plopped down on the couch and recliners. They were more than ready for a little downtime.

Henry, however, was nowhere near ready to slow down. He made a beeline for his inchworm rider and hopping on the red saddle, swiftly rolled across the room.

Aaron watched the toddler ride for a few moments before turning to the other profilers in the room. "I really messed up, didn't I?" he quietly questioned.

"Maybe a little" JJ hedged.

Hotch pinched the bridge of his nose. "Think he'll forgive me anytime soon?"

"Of course he will. This is Spence we're talking about. He never stays angry for long." JJ reminded.

Aaron nodded. "Do you have any advice? I don't want to mess up again. I don't think I can go through this twice."

"You've gotta ease up on him a little, man." Morgan suggested. "Reid may be a little kid in size but he's still got his adult mentality."

"And he's not used to being taken care of or told no." JJ said, taking over the conversation. "Spence grew up taking care of himself and his mother. He's been making all the decisions since he was a little boy. It's extremely hard for him to relinquish that control."

"And no matter how much he looks like it, Reid is not a child." Morgan stated. "You have to lay off the father routine a little. Let him take the lead sometimes."

Aaron nodded. "I'll try." He replied. "It's just…"

"Hard" JJ and Morgan chorused. "We know."

"Mommy! Mommy! Tome pay!" Henry shouted from the other side of the room.

"Coming, Sweetie" JJ threw back. "Gotta go. Think about what we said, okay?"

"I will." Hotch promised, settling back against the couch and closing his eyes. Hearing the squeak of the recliner, he opened one eye. "Are you going to play too?"

"Nah, I thought I'd go see if Rossi and Will needed any help." Derek replied, grinning mischievously.

"Morgan, what are you up to?" Aaron growled.

"Me?" Derek said in the most innocent voice he could muster. "Hotch, I'm offended that you'd think…" Seeing Aaron's eyebrow shoot up under his hair, he snickered. "You'll find out soon enough." He whispered before hurrying out of the room.

Shaking his head, Aaron leaned back and closed his eyes.

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"Alright kiddo, stir that up for me." Dave instructed.

"Yes siw!" Spencer replied. He took the spoon Rossi handed him and carefully began to mix the ingredients.

Dave watched Reid for a few minutes and then turned back to the dish he was fixing. Picking up the grater and a huge hunk of cheese, he began shredding the cheddar. He'd only just started when a loud explosion startled him, causing his hand to slip. "Figlio di puttana!" he shouted, holding his injured hand.

"Wossi, you tussed(cussed)!" Spencer gasped.

"Are you okay Rossi?" Will asked, examining the man's hand.

"Yeah, I just scraped it up a little." Dave answered. "What the crap was that noise? It sounded like a bomb going off."

"That would be the ringtone somebody snuck onto my phone." Will said.

"Spencer" Dave growled. "What did we tell you about other people's electronics?"

Reid's mouth dropped open. "I, I bofew(bother) Will's phone." He innocently said.

"Spencer" Rossi ground out, staring at the boy who had the deer in the headlights look.

"I didn't do it, Wossi. Honest." Reid truthfully stated.

Hearing laughter from the doorway, Dave glanced over just in time to see Morgan disappear from view. He should have known the muscular profiler was behind this. Cursing under his breath, Rossi turned back to his friends. Paying back Morgan would have to wait. They had work to do.

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"Fran that is the best story I ever heard!" Garcia exclaimed, giggling again as a mental image of the tale flashed through her mind.

Emily sniggered. "Yeah, I just wish I'd been there."

"What's so funny?" Morgan asked.

"Nothing" Penelope and Emily replied before bursting out laughing once more.

Derek eyed the snickering ladies for a moment and then turned to his mother. "Mama, what did you…"

"Nana! Nana!" Spencer shouted as he ran into the room.

Fran knelt down and caught the clearly upset child. "Reid Sweetie what's wrong?" she asked, hugging the little boy.

Spencer willed the tears to his eyes. "Untle, Untle Wossi yelled at mmmmmeeeeee!" he cried.

All eyes snapped to the kitchen entryway as Rossi and Will walked through it.

"Dave is that true?" Aaron questioned.

"Afraid so" Rossi replied.

Hotch sighed. "What happened?"

"Will's cell went off while we were cooking only instead of a song we heard this ear shattering explosion. Scared the crap outta all of us. And since we've had to speak to Reid more than once about playing with our phones, I assumed he was the culprit." Dave explained.

"But I, I didn't ddoooo it!" Spencer sobbed.

"But who else would have…" JJ broke off. She rounded on a certain prankster profiler. "This is your doing, isn't it?"

Morgan held his hands up in surrender. "Yeah, it was supposed to be a payback prank." He admitted, blowing out a breath. "I didn't mean for Reid to get caught up in it."

"Derek Morgan!" Fran yelled. "Get upstairs to my bedroom now! I'll be up in a minute!"

"Mama?" Morgan gasped, his mouth dropping open at the tone he hadn't heard since childhood. "You can't…"

"One" Fran counted, holding up a finger.

Derek practically flew up the stairs.

Fran's angry mom glare disappeared, replaced by the sweetest expression ever. "It's okay Reid." She soothed. "Nana's going to take care of bad old Uncle Morgan for you."

Spencer widened his eyes and pasted on his best shocked expression. "Untle Mowgan get a panting(spanking)?" he asked, fighting with everything he had not to laugh.

"Something like that" Fran answered, handing the little boy to Garcia. "You folks excuse me. I need to go take care of my son." She kissed the top of Reid's head and then turned and stormed out of the room.

As soon as Mrs. Morgan disappeared from the top of the landing, Will, Dave, and Spencer all cracked up.

Emily stared at the chuckling trio for a moment before grinning. "You just pranked him, didn't you?" she asked, giggling when they nodded.

JJ was not the slightest bit amused. Planting her hands on her hips, she zeroed in on the adult pranksters. "Didn't I tell you to leave the boys out of this?" she growled.

"Yes but Chere…"

"No buts! I told you to keep them out of this war and I meant it!" JJ angrily stated.

"Kinda hard when the prank was his idea" Dave muttered.

"H, his…Spence, you thought this up?" JJ inquired.

"Uh huh" Reid proudly stated.

"It was only fair. Morgan got Reid in trouble with that ringtone prank." Rossi told her.

JJ threw up her hands in exasperation. "I give up." she said. "You boys go ahead and have your little war just don't come crying to me when someone gets hurt." Turning, she stomped out of the living room.

"What she said" Garcia seconded, following her friend out of the room.

Still laughing, the remaining group headed for the kitchen. They had a supper to finish and plans to make.

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After a Morgan less supper, the family went to the living room and watched a few of Garcia's holiday cartoons. Once the last misfit toy was sent on its way, Will and Rossi took the boys upstairs to take their baths.

Aaron sighed as he watched Spencer and Rossi leave the room. He'd hoped his youngest would have forgiven him by now but he evidently wasn't ready to do that just yet. Leaning back against the couch, he ran a weary hand through his hair.

"He'll come around." JJ assured her friend. "Just give him time."

Hotch nodded. "I know." He muttered, dropping his head into his hands.

Emily looked at the weary man and then motioned to the stairs. "Come on. Let's give Hotch a little space." She whispered.

The ladies silently left the room, leaving the BAU leader alone with his thoughts.

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Holding his Ewok in hand and dragging his camouflage blanket with the other, Spencer toddled over to the couch. He stood and peered over the arm of the sofa at his father figure.

Sensing someone staring at him, Hotch opened his eyes and glanced around. He smiled when he spotted his son. "Hey buddy" he quietly greeted.

Spencer stared sadly at his father figure. "Tan, tan we talt (talk)?" he timidly asked.