Hey guys, this is my first story on this site, and my first Criminal Minds story. Although I may use some storylines from the show, I won't be basing this story solely on Criminal Minds. I hope you guys enjoy it, and any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Spencer Reid walked into the elevator and went up to the sixth floor. They were getting a new team member today, and he didn't know how he felt about having a new addition to the team. The BAU team were his family, and he didn't like the idea of someone else coming in and potentially tearing it apart. Spencer didn't see the need in a Communications Liaison, Hotch and Garcia were more than capable of doing the job between them. The elevator doors opened, bringing Reid out of his thoughts and he made his way through the glass doors to his desk. Morgan and Prentiss were already there, finishing off some reports that they left from the previous night. Spencer put his coat and satchel on his chair and sat down.

"morning pretty boy" Morgan looked at him and smirked.

"you guys are here early"

"well we're not gifted with an eidetic memory, it takes us longer to read through them" Emily commented.

"who else is here?"

"Hotch is in his office and Rossi is making coffee. The newbie is meant to be here in about a half hour" Morgan said looking at his watch.

Spencer just nodded and started reading through the reports that were put on his desk after he finished last night.

"I wonder what she's going to be like" Emily commented, leaning back in her chair.

"how do you know it's a she?" Reid frowned and carried on filling out the reports.

"you obviously weren't listening yesterday. Her name is Jennifer; therefore she's definitely a she" Emily and Morgan slightly chuckled. Spencer just carried on, he didn't really want to talk about this 'Jennifer'.

"hey who pissed on your cheerio's man?" Morgan commented after seeing Spencer's reaction.

"I just don't see the need in a Communications Liaison"

"you never know, I think she'll be a great asset to the team"

"who will be a great asset?" Garcia said as she walked through the BAU wearing a very bright pink dress and matching glasses.

"Agent Jaraeu" Emily said grinning at the Technical Analyst.

"I've already run a background check on her. 26 years old, born in a small town in Pennsylvania, was the captain of her varsity soccer team in High School earning her a scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh, she's single and has no children"

"wow babygirl sounds like you've done your homework" Morgan chuckled. "hey Reid, she's single maybe you can finally get some lovin'"

"oi stop bullying my boy genius" Garcia scolded hitting Morgan round the back of the head.

Reid scoffed at Morgan's comment. There's no way he had time for a girlfriend; like anyone would find him attractive anyway. He was a geek, wore sweaters on a regular basis and read about five books a day. Just then the topic of the morning walked through the glass doors; confirming Spencer's thoughts. Putting it simply; she took his breath away. Her golden blonde hair framed her face in a cascade of waves, and she walked towards them like she'd worked with them for years.

'please god don't talk to me' Spencer thought. There would be no way he could say a string of words to her without sounding like an idiot.

"excuse me, where can I find Agent Hotchner?" she asked the whole group. Morgan looked over at Reid and smirked at his reaction. He'd already gone bright red and the blonde hadn't even spoken directly to him.

"yeah if you go up the stairs it's the second office" Prentiss said and pointed to Hotch's door.

"thankyou. I'm Jennifer Jaraeu, but call me JJ"

"I'm Emily, it's nice to finally put a face to a name" she smiled and shook JJ's hand.

"I'm Derek, but call me Morgan, and here is our very own Dr. Spencer Reid" he said, gesturing over to where Spencer sat.

"Doctor huh?" JJ said, already impressed with the young Agent. He caught her eye the second she walked into the BAU.

"uh yeah, its not as great as it sounds"

"oh please, I wouldn't call having three PHDs and two BAs 'nothing'" Emily said with a look on her face.

"plus an eidetic memory. Don't be alarmed if he suddenly spouts random statistics and facts at you, it's in his nature" Morgan said with a chuckle.

"sounds like we have a little genius on the team" JJ said and gave Spencer a huge smile. He instantly became even more attractive. He seemed so modest compared to some of the jerks she had dated previously. He was obviously very smart, and when he gave her a smile back she could have sworn her heart melted a little bit.

"anyway I better go check in before I get into trouble for being late for my first shift" JJ said with a slight giggle. "it was nice to meet you, I'm sure I'll be seeing you in a few minutes" she smiled at them before making her way up the stairs and into Hotch's office.

"she seems nice. I think pretty boy here already has a crush" Morgan commented.

"oh shut up" Spencer replied, and stood up to go and get a cup of coffee.

"you going to get a cup of sugar?" Emily called after him.

"go bully someone else" Reid shouted back over his shoulder.

"definitely has a crush" Emily said to Morgan and they both chuckled.

"it's about time Reid got someone in his life, he's had a rough few years" Morgan said in a low voice to Emily.

"tell me about it. you never know, things could blossom" Emily replied with a sly smile. Just then Hotch walked out of his office with JJ following him. "round table guys" he said walking into the round table room.

"here we go" Morgan said getting up from his desk with Emily and walking up the stairs. Spencer walked into the bullpen and noticed Morgan and Emily were gone. Presuming they had been called for a briefing, he went up to the roundtable room, where Rossi had joined them. He sat at the table and saw JJ standing up by the TV screen.

"ok lets get started" Hotch said and JJ nodded at him.

"ok two teenage girls both found brutally tortured…" JJ started the briefing, but Reid zoned out. She was so natural, and had such a glow about her. There was no way she would ever go for a guy like him. If only he was like Morgan when it came to girls. He'd love to completely woo JJ, and sweep her off her feet, but that was never going to happen.

"who would go for girls like these? They're both smart, well loved" Emily commented and shot a look at Reid who had zoned back into reality and stared at the profile. 'Why teenage girls?' he thought to himself.

"that could be exactly why they were targeted. They were perfect in the unsub's eyes" Rossi said.

"whatever his reason there is a third girl missing, so wheels up in thirty" Hotch said and stood up with the rest of the team. They made their way down to the jet and got on. Morgan and Emily sat together, Hotch and Rossi sat next to them on the other side and Reid sat opposite them. JJ was on last, looking for a seat. She saw one next to Spencer and slightly blushed as she took a seat next to him. She'd never felt this way about anyone, and she thought it was stupid how this guy she'd just met made her feel all weak. This was definitely going to be a long plane ride.

The case was over in three days, and they managed to save the third girl. They all walked into the bullpen to collect their things to go home.

"I was thinking we could all go out on Saturday, officially welcome JJ to the team" Emily said, picking up her bag.

"if it includes alcohol I'm there" Morgan chuckled. "hey babygirl you in for a few drinks on Saturday?"

"only if you're buying hot stuff" Garcia winked, causing JJ to giggle.

"yeah I'm up for it" JJ grinned and looked over at Spencer. "Spence, you coming?" she shocked herself slightly that she just called him Spence, and by the look on his face, Spencer was shocked too.

"erm… I uh, I might have plans" He said, putting his coat on. JJ's stomach dropped slightly; she'd been hoping to get to know him.

"oh come on pretty boy, just one night" Morgan said, giving him a look. Spencer sighed and scratched his head.

"ok, fine. but I wont be out for long" JJ smiled. She knew she would get on with the others, but there was something about him that just intrigued her. She never normally went for guys like him. Not that he wasn't attractive, but she always seemed to go for the guys that worried more about keeping toned than her. But within three days, she immediately found Spencer more attractive.

"awesome, well you all have a good night while I go and make sure you have work to do tomorrow" JJ smirked and walked up to her office.

Reid walked through the front door and took off his coat and hung it up, leaving his bag and shoes underneath. He walked into the livingroom to see the light and TV still on. He looked down at the sofa and smiled at the small figure curled in a blanket fast asleep. He turned the TV off and the figure started moving.

"hey sleephead, what are you doing down here?"

"Kayley said that you were coming home tonight, so I stayed here and wanted to be up when you got home. I missed you daddy"

"I missed you too" Spencer replied with a smile, and stroked his thirteen year old daughter's hair. "come on, go to bed."

Thirteen year old Savannah stood up and wrapped her arms around her daddy. Spencer hugged her back, and kissed her head.

"I love you sweet girl" he said. "did you behave for Kayley?" whenever Spencer had a case, Savannah would stay at their next door neighbour's house.

"yeah, I've done all my homework and I started reading that book you gave me" Savannah said, smiling up at her dad. When Spencer found out that Savannah had inherited Spencer's powerful mind, he worried about whether she would grow up like he did. Luckily, she inherited her social skilled from her mother, so she managed to fit in with her class. He walked upstairs with Savannah into her room, and she got into bed and he pulled the covers over her.

"you said you got a new person on your team. Do you like them?" Savannah asked as Spencer sat on the edge of her bed and stroked her hair.

"yeah, she's very nice" he replied with a smile.

"is she pretty?"

"she's very pretty" Spencer said with a slight chuckle. "we're all going out on Saturday night, just for a few hours. Is that ok with you?"

"you don't have to ask me for permission" Savannah giggled. "I'll be fine, I was going to ask you if I could stay at Leah's house on Saturday anyway"

"ok well you're allowed" Spencer chuckled.

"dad, if you're worried about moving on, don't. Mum would want you to" Savannah said. Even though he knew how Savannah's mind worked, it still amazed him how wise she was for a thirteen year old.

"I know she would. But I don't want you to get upset. No-one can replace your mum"

"I know, but I want you to be happy again"

"stop growing up" Spencer smiled and kissed her head. "Now go to sleep, you have school in the morning"

Savannah closed her eyes and smiled. "night dad, I love you"

"I love you too. You'll always be my number one" he got up and walked out turning the light off. He got dressed and got into bed. For hours he just stared at the ceiling, thinking about how his world was shattered three years ago, and how for the first time since then his life started to come back together. Maybe Saturday he would get to know JJ, and even ask her out. But then again, who would want to go out with a widower who had a thirteen year old daughter?