Spencer Reid x Fem!Reader
A/N: hi bbs, itâs been so so long & Iâm sorry :( Hereâs a longer fic thatâs been in the drafts for YEARS NOW LMAOOOOO (disclaimer: this was written before my like 3 yr hiatus, no proof read, just straight posted for y'alls enjoyment) Giving some type of dad vibes I think might've been a request, but enjoy & slide me some feedback ! <3
Gun drawn, Spencer cautiously entered the house and into the childâs bedroom. Y/n followed closely behind, her gun out, ready for any outcome. Hearing a shuffle coming from the closet, y/n grasped Spencerâs bicep to get his attention before silently signaling to the closet. Spencer slowly approached the closet and whipped the door open.
âFBI! Put your hands up!â
Regret instantly hit Spencer as he holstered his gun when he saw a crying child crawl out of the closet. It was Jayden, Jordan Richardâs five-year-old son.Â
Y/n holstered her gun and approached him, arms outstretched. âHey there, you donât have to be scared anymore, weâre the good guys,â she quietly explained as she motioned for Jayden to come closer to her.
He hesitated and looked between y/n and Spencer before running into y/nâs arms. After they left the house, Y/n brought him to the ambulance in the driveway to get checked out, while the team talked about the next steps.
They had been called to a small town in Virginia to investigate a series of families murdered with the same m.o. The team had gone to arrest the unsub, Jordan Richard, well the person they originally thought was the unsub. What they didnât expect was for the alleged unsub and his family to have been the next victims. This meant the real unsub was still out there and the team was back to square one.
The only miracle was that the unsub had gotten sloppy and overconfident that he had just assumed that âmissingâ Jayden mustâve been sleeping over someone elseâs house. Now this child would be the unsubâs demise.
Y/n was about to go join the team when Jayden grabbed her hand, silently pleading for her not to leave them. She gave him a small smile and sat down next to him in the ambulance.
âHeâs lucky. There are no signs of any physical abuse,â the EMT said while placing a small band-aid on Jaydenâs finger.
âY/l/n, we need to take Jayden to headquarters and see if he can remember anything that can help us,â Hotch said before getting into one of the SUVs.
Y/n explained to Jayden the plan to head back to headquarters for the day. He didnât seem to entirely understand the plan, except that he would get to spend the day with y/n, so he nodded and followed her into the SUV.
When they finally arrived at the bullpen, y/n led Jayden into one of the lounges. JJ came in to drop off some drawing supplies and snacks to help him feel more comfortable. The two of them spent the rest of the day attempting to get Jayden to open up about anything he might remember from last night. To everyoneâs disappointment, Jayden was still too traumatized and only responded with nods and shakes of his head. Penelope had tried to find out if Jayden has any other family near, but she couldnât find any. The social worker permitted Jayden to stay with y/n and Spencer, given that heâs a key witness and potentially still in danger. Actually, he wouldnât let go of y/nâs leg when the social worker tried to take him for the night, so the social worker permitted him to stay with them until the case was solved.Â
Once the three of them arrived at Spencer and y/nâs shared apartment, Spencer quickly went to childproof the guest bedroom. After tucking him in, y/n slid into bed next to Spencer, his arms instantly wrapping around her.Â
âYou know you always wanted kids,... so here you go,â y/n joked.
âI guess you could say this is our trial period for parenting,â Spencer laughed and placed a kiss goodnight to y/nâs forehead.
The multiple late nights and early mornings for this case, had tired them out so much that soon they were bother knocked out for the night. So knocked out, that neither felt Jayden crawl into bed with them.Â
The next morning, y/n rolled over in bed to find that it was empty. She didnât plan to leave her comfortable bed, until she heard Spencer scream. Running out of bed, she stopped once she saw Spencer covered in some type of food, Jayden no where to be seen.Â
âSpence what happened to you?â Y/n laughed, walking into the kitchen.
âJAYDEN THREW HIS YOGURT AT ME!â
âWhatâd you do to get him to do that?â She teased, looking around the apartment for Jayden. Y/n eventually found him watching tv in the guest room.
âAbsolutely nothing. All I did was join him at the table and the next thing I knew he launched his yogurt at me. This is my favorite sweater too,â Spencer pouted, trying to wipe off the yogurt.
âIt could be because the first time you met, you had a gun pointed at him. He could still feel threatened by you,â y/n sighed before grabbing Spencer a new shirt.
âBy the end of this case, I swear to you, Jayden and I are gonna be best friends,â Spencer promised.Â
Y/n didnât doubt it one bit. She knew Spencer would be the best dad in the world.Â
The next two days had gone quick, Spencer and y/n stayed with Jayden to keep him safe and were there once he was comfortable enough to give them more information about that night.Â
Y/n had left Spencer and Jayden alone in the apartment, while her and Emily checked out some leads. She hoped, the two of them wouldnât tear apart the apartment by the time she got back. Theyâd seemed to be getting along together the past two days.
After checking out the leads, y/n headed back to her apartment to check on Spencer and Jayden before heading back to headquarters. She mentally braced herself for whatever she would be walking into as she unlocked the apartment door. To her surprise, she heard Jayden and Spencer laughing together. As she entered the apartment, she saw Spencer and Jayden running and ducking behind furniture with nerf guns. She giggled at the scene in front of her.
Suddenly, she was hit in the forehead by a foam dart. Y/n looked in the direction the dart came from to see a guilty Spencer emerge from behind the kitchen counter.
âSorry love, I thought you were Jayden,â Spencer said as he jogged to the door to greet her with a kiss.
âI see you two have been keeping yourselves entertained,â y/n laughed as she went to go sit on the couch. Spencer followed, wrapping an arm around her.Â
Jayden finally emerged from their bedroom, nerf gun in one hand and a piece of paper in his other. He ran and jumped onto the couch in between Spencer and y/n. Y/n examined the paper Jayden had handed her. It seemed to be a drawing of a logo.
âThis looks familiar Spence, like a company logo,â y/n said as she handed the drawing to him.
âT-th-the scary m-man,â Jayden said, pointing to a mean stick figure heâd drawn on the bottom corner of the paper.
âIs this how you know the man who hurt your family?â Y/n softly asked. Jayden quickly nodded his head before jumping off the couch and running into the other room.
âThis might just be what we need to finally catch the unsub,â y/n exclaimed as she gave Spencer a quick kiss and ran out the door to tell the team.
Spencer wanted to be there with y/n and the rest of the team when they went to go arrest the unsub, but he knew he had to stay and keep Jayden safe. A small part of him was actually happy he stayed, that way heâd be able to spend more time with Jayden before a foster family takes him.
âOk kid, how do we convince my wife to start trying for our own kid?â