#goob!

It had been a long case. They all felt long, but this one especially so. It had lasted almost three weeks. But they caught the unsub and the man was obviously guilty. When they did find him, the team was frustrated that it had taken them so long. They got a full confession right off the bat, though, meaning that when they did catch the guy, they got to go right home.

The case being as long and frustrating as it was meant that everyone was exhausted. There hadn’t been much sleeping, maybe a few hours here and there when they felt they had finally exhausted all of their efforts for the time being, so they didn’t even bother trying to stay in a hotel for another night. Everyone just wanted to go home and sleep in their own bed with their respective partners.

Aaron and Spencer were dying to see Jack. Phone calls and pictures from Jessica just weren’t cutting it anymore. They outed themselves to the team about a month and a half ago. It wasn’t intentional, but they were glad it was out in the open. Trying to keep it a secret for over a year had been tiring. Because of this ridiculously long case, they hadn’t had the chance to have a family get-together and finally act like a couple in front of them like they wanted to.

The jet ride home finally gave them their opportunity. Aaron and Spencer took the double seat by the window, Rossi and Morgan across from them, JJ and Emily on the couch to their right. Yes, they’d all been together for the past weeks, but they needed some time together where they didn’t have to be professional.

Anyway, after the jet took off, the group had settled into idle conversation, talking about how they couldn’t wait to get home, about what was waiting there for them. At some point, Spencer had sat up and pushed the arm rest that was between his seat and Aaron’s out of the way and pressed himself up against Aaron, shoulder to knee. Aaron placed his arm around Spencer’s shoulder, and soon Spencer was folding his legs under him and curling into Aaron’s side, resting his head on Aaron’s shoulder.

It wasn’t something the team was expecting to see, they had never seen this side of the pair before, but none of them were going to say anything; they deserved to be happy. Emily may or may not have snapped a picture to send to Garcia. The conversation lulled until the two men were settled, and when it picked back up, the pair didn’t join in. They seemed to be lost in their own world, whispering words quiet enough that the rest of them could hear.

Aaron eventually rejoined the conversation when JJ started talking about Henry, but Spencer stayed lost in his own world, curled into Aaron’s side, half asleep. Soon, the jet was landing and Aaron had to nudge Spencer off him so they could put their seatbelts on.

As soon as Aaron shifted to sit up, Spencer let out a groan. “Mmfh, Aaron, no. Comfortable.”

Aaron let out a low chuckle. “Come on, Spence, we’re landing.”

Spencer gave Aaron one of his kitten glares before sitting up and settling back into his own seat. Aaron leaned over and gave him a chaste kiss, hoping it would make up for not being able to cuddle again until they got home. Spencer was sporting a huge grin when Aaron pulled away (the rest of the team were too, Aaron and Spencer just weren’t paying attention to them)

“You’re so cute when you’re sleepy,” Aaron whispered to him before he settled back into his seat. The girls seemed to have heard that one, though, as they both let out an obnoxious “Aww!