Spencer's P.O.V.

I got home early that morning, around one. The case that we had been on had been in Salt Lake City. It had taken longer than most, and so Hotch had gotten permission from the higher-ups to give us the next day or two off to try and give us a break.

I carefully unlocked the front door of our house, sneaking inside and trying to keep from tripping over anything. I was hoping to keep from waking up Ariel or Michael, but I realized that that wouldn't be necessary when I heard singing from upstairs.

I smiled as I crept up the stairs - I wasn't sure why my wife was awake, let alone singing at one in the morning, but I wasn't complaining.

Somewhere in the end we're all insane
To think that light ahead can save us from this
Grave that's in the end of all this pain

She was dancing slowly around the nursery with Michael cradled in her arms, wrapped in the gray and yellow baby blanket that Garcia had knitted when he was first born. I still smiled whenever I saw the inside of the nursery - the guys had finished putting everything together only hours before Ariel and Michael came home from the hospital, but they had done a pretty good job. The walls had been painted dark blue, and little plush versions of the planets sat on a shelf right above Michael's crib. The floors were dark wood, with a fluffy star-covered rug on the floor. There was a rocking chair in the corner that was painted the same white that the crib and changing table/dresser were.

In the night ahead there's a light upon this
House on a hill
The living, living still

It was the same song that she had sung all throughout her pregnancy, and was one of the few songs that she chose to sing as a lullaby for Michael.

Their intention is to kill and they will, they will
But the children are doing fine
I think about them all the time
Until they drink the wine and they will, they will, they will

Ariel jumped slightly when I wrapped my arms around her from behind, and I chuckled softly. I leaned over and gave Michael a soft kiss before Ariel put him back in his crib. We left the nursery then, leaving the door cracked and the baby monitor on to make sure that we would hear if Michael woke up.

Finally, my wife turned to look at me. "Hiya killer." she said softly, running her fingers through my hair as she smiled up at me. She studied my face for a moment before asking, "You okay?"

I hummed, just taking a moment to relax as I pulled her close. "Never better." I answered honestly, then opened my eyes as I moved in to kiss her.

We just stayed there for a minute and just when I was about to suggest that we head to the bedroom, Ariel pulled away.

"I finally caved and gave Penelope my address book." she said. "She's going to send out the birth announcements to everyone for us."

I nearly groaned aloud at that thought, but managed to hold it back. That had been something that we had both been anxious to get done, but at the moment it was about the least important thing on my mind. "Good." I said, starting to pull her towards our bedroom. "Now then, its been a week since I've seen you…" I trailed off, but Ariel got my point - she always did.

"Well then, Doctor Reid." she purred. "Lead the way."

As I did just that, a line from a different song popped into my head. It was one that I hadn't heard for a very long time, but I still remembered every word of it. I definitely knew what the line meant - it was something that Ariel and I had done practically since day one.

I hummed it under my breath even as I let Ariel drag me down the hall.

'Cause every time I ran, I ran to you. I meant it every time I said I loved you.

A/N~ We've reached the end, my lovelies. But never fear, because there is much more in store for our intrepid heroes. Like what, you ask? ….I actually don't know, yet - I still haven't written it :). Which brings me to the next order of business - it's going to be a few weeks at least until I start posting the sequel. Sorry, but like I said, I have nothing written so far, and I try and at least have a vague idea of what I'm doing before I start to post stuff.

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