Chapter 11
Hey everyone, this is the second half of the last chapter, sorry it's not all one chapter, I was writing it late at night and got too tired to finish it. Thanks for reading and please leave a review!
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"Hi mum" Hotch said as Mary answered the phone
"Aaron, you don't need to constantly check in with me, Spencer's fine, he's doing some drawing at the moment"
"I'm glad that he's ok but I'm calling to let you know that we have been called away for a case, so I'll be gone for a few days" he sighed
Mary smiled at the thought of staying with Spencer while Aaron was gone "That's fine, I can stay here with Spencer until you get back, you don't have to worry about us" she said happily
Aaron groaned inwardly, he didn't want to disappoint his mum but more importantly he didn't want to make Spencer any more angry with him. "Thanks mum but a colleague of mine has a son not too much older than Spencer and her husband has offered to look after him there so they can keep each other company. Can I speak to him please?"
Mary sighed and then called Spencer over "Spencer Daddy's on the phone"
Spencer walked over to Mary already dreading what Hotch was about to tell him. "Hi daddy' he said trying to sound like a normal kid talking to their father on the phone.
"Hey buddy" Hotch started softly "we've been called away on a case" Hotch paused but continued when Spencer didn't say anything "now you have a choice, you can stay with grandma, or you can go and stay with Will and Henry until I get back"
Maybe staying with Will would be ok, at least he knew what was going on with Spencer and wouldn't treat him like a child "I wanna see Henry daddy!" he said aware that Mary was listening to him.
"Ok, I'll arrange for Will to pick you up and ill be calling to check in, i love you"
"Bye daddy" spencer said happily and handed the phone back to Mary.
"Thanks for looking after him mum but he wants to go to Will's place so I can arrange for him to pick Spencer up this afternoon if that suits you?"
"No actually it's not ok, I think I would like to spend some more time with at least one of my grandsons" she said "it would be better for me if I stay here with him tonight and then I'll take him to his friend's house tomorrow"
Hotch knew it would do no good to argue with his mother "oh ok mum, I'm sure Spencer will love that, I've got to go but I'll call later, bye"
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Most children loved spending time with their grandparents but Spencer had the worst day ever, Mary watched him constantly, she put sesame street on the tv, she had to hold his hand if he wanted to go up or down the stairs, she insisted on staying with him until he fell asleep at nap time and she cut his food up for him like he was a baby, and then tried to feed him.
The last straw was when she announced it was bath time and then proceeded to wash his small body and his hair, making sure the whole time that his arm didn't get wet. After that humiliation was over she stayed in the bathroom watching him play with his bath toys.
Mary deemed bath time over when Spencer started crying, it was definitely bed time "ok little man, time to hop out and get our pj's on I think" she said lifting him out and standing him on the mat and then wrapped him in a towel and carrying him into his bedroom.
Once she had him all dried and dressed she made a suggestion to try and calm the still crying little boy down. "hey, how about we call Daddy to say goodnight?"
Spencer sniffed and wiped his tears away "ok" he said softly
"Hi mum" hotch said as he answered the phone "I was just about to call, how's Spencer?"
Mary sighed "he's fine but he's a bit upset right now, I think he's just tired and sore, I've given him some pain killers and he's just had a bath but he wanted to call and say goodnight before bed"
"what's wrong buddy" Hotch asked worriedly as soon as he heard Spencers small sobs "daddy will be home soon ok….please talk to me Spence" Hotch pleaded when Spencer didn't say anything but cried harder.
"I miss you daddy" he sobbed as he realised that he just wanted to be with Hotch right now
Hotch's heart broke to hear Spencer so upset "I miss you too buddy and hopefully I'll be back really soon. Tomorrow you will be going to stay with Henry and Will ok?"
"ok" Spencer sniffed
"call me in the morning when you wake up ok? Goodnight Spencer, I love you" Hotch said in a soft voice
"Goodnight daddy" Spencer said quietly and handed the phone back to Mary.
"Is he ok or do you think I should come home?" Hotch asked anxiously
"No don't be silly, he's just tired and sore, he'll be fine but maybe he should just stay here with me if he's missing you this much?"
'he'll be ok, he's probably just tired, I told him to call me in the morning when he wakes up. Hopefully we can get this case solved quickly and I'll be back"
"Well, I need to go and put this tired baby to bed, talk soon, bye" Mary said before turning to Spencer, he had stopped crying but was yawning and rubbing his eyes.
She picked him up and laid him on his bed and then turned and walked out of the room only to return a few minutes later holding a book "would you like grandma to read you a story?"
"Yes please" yawned Spencer and she sat on the bed next to him and pulled him into her side "this was your dads favourite book when he was little she said showing him the cover of peter pan "we used to read this together all the time"
Before Mary had even read four pages Spencer was sound asleep.
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"You can't leave Hotch" Emily said when he got off the phone
"But he's so upset because I left him and he's hurt and he has to deal with my mum, that's a lot for anyone to handle" he smiled
"You can't just run home to him because he's upset, he'll be fine with Will"
Hotch sighed "I should have stayed and worked from home"
"No, you shouldn't have, we need you here and Spencer understands that" She tried to reason
"Maybe I should take some time off to spend with him" mused Hotch
Emily laughed "yeah maybe we all should"
Later that night the unsub killed another man which led to the team being able to track him down through his connection to the victim.
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Will met them at the airport the following night with both boys. Spencer flew straight into Hotch's arms. "Hey buddy" he said as he picked him up and put him on his hip.
"don't ever leave me with your mother again!" Spencer said angrily
Hotch cuddled him, "I'm sorry Spence but it couldn't be helped"
"I know but I'm still mad at you" he sighed and put his head on Hotch's shoulder
"How can I make it up to you?" Hotch said as they walked towards the car.
"I'll think of something" he smiled as Hotch strapped him onto his car seat. "I thought of something he said as they started driving
"Oh yeah? What?"
"I just want to come back to work" he said sadly knowing that Hotch would say no
Hotch was silent for a minute before answering "I really think it's best…."
"Please daddy" Spencer cut him off
Hotch knew that Reid would be miserable if he made him stay at home again. "On one condition"
Spencer immediately perked up 'anything" he agreed quickly
"You need to tell me immediately when you are feeling tired, or your arm starts to hurt ok?" hotch smiled looking at Spencer in the rear view mirror.
"Ok I promise" Spencer smiled
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