AUTHOR'S NOTE

This story takes place somewhere during season 4 when Emily is still present. Somehow, Spencer Reid got caught in the experiment of one UNSUB and got turned into a child. I am so sorry to change the story a bit where Hotch is not married. There will be no Haley, Jack, Will or Henry.

English is not my first language so I want to apologize for any error in grammar or vocabulary. I hope you enjoy and review. Thank you.

Previously,

"I was thinking the exact same thing. I will put in my lists to buy it as soon as possible." Hotch agreed with her. These past few days, naptime has never been so easy for them. It is not like he was thinking of using it, he didn't think that his son would like it if he use the carrier, and he was sure that Morgan and Rossi also agreed with him. No. He was only going to buy it so that JJ and Emily and no doubt Garcia would use it too. If that is what his son needs then he will provides for him, like any good father would.

The next morning, JJ was woken up by the sound of knocking on the door. She reached out for her phone to look at the time and saw that it was only 5.22 in the morning. She looked over the other bed and saw Emily was also awaking from the sound. When the persistent knocking did not stop, she forced herself to get up and slipped a robe before she went to answer the door while wondering who would be knocking on their door so early in the morning.

She was a bit shocked to see Hotch in his suit with Spencer, who was wrapped in his blanket, asleep in his arms and both their bags on the floor next to his feet.

"Sorry to disturb your sleep. I got a call from the sheriff and he said that Michael was ready to talk and requested us to make a deal with him. So Rossi and I are heading to the station right now. You guys don't have to come in until 10, so I thought it is better to leave Spencer with you than bringing him to the station so early."

"Of course. Give him here." JJ opened her arms and Hotch swiftly and carefully deposited the swaddled toddler in her arms. Spencer's whimper immediately quieted down when JJ bounced him a little.

"All of his things are in the bag." Hotch said as he placed the bag inside the room, next to the door. He knew better than to help carry the bag or Spencer inside since it was a women's room. He was already reluctant to interrupt their sleep just to leave Spencer but the option of taking the small boy to the station was already out of the picture to begin with and leaving with Morgan just did not seem right. JJ was more familiar with the boy's routine in the morning so he had no choice but to knock on their door so early in the morning.

"It's okay, Hotch. He will be just fine. When are we scheduled to go back?" JJ questioned when Spencer fell right back to sleep.

"The jet is scheduled to leave at noon. We are going to the airstrip from the station so clear out the room before that." Hotch ordered before the sound of another door opening had them turned their head towards it, where Rossi emerged from his room with his bag ready in his hand.

"I have to go. If he needs anything, just call me. Don't let him sleep too long. I want him to sleep in the jet on the way home." Hotch said as he picked up his bag and got ready to go just as Rossi arrived next to them.

"Come on Aaron, the kid will be safe with his mother." Rossi teased as he tapped the sleeping boy's cheek, but quickly retracted his hand when the boy stirred. He grinned sheepishly when he saw the other two glaring at him and continued on with his journey towards the elevator, followed by Hotch.

After the two men were gone, JJ just shook her head and closed the door softly with one hand while the other was still holding the sleeping boy. She made her way back to the bed and saw Emily watching them and she smirked when she saw Spencer sleeping in her friend's arm.

"Can I wake him?" Emily grinned in her sleepy state.

"No, Em. Go back to sleep. It is still early and I don't want to deal with a crying boy yet. We still have a few hours before we need to go to the station." JJ said tiredly as she laid the boy on the bed and removed her robe before she lay down next to the boy. Immediately, Spencer shifted and snuggled to her side. She smiled softly as she also turned to face the boy and putting a hand around the boy to pull him closer, JJ kissed him on his forehead as she fell asleep while cursing Hotch for taking all the opportunities to snuggle with this boy every night. The last thought that crossed her mind before going to sleep was that she needs to find more time to spend with Spencer once they get back home and she was not going to let anyone stop her, not even Hotch.

The next time JJ woke up is about 2 hours after Hotch left. Emily, who had woken up earlier had already showered and dressed for work and was currently packing up all her things in her bags. JJ thought that she might as well do the same while Spencer was still asleep. Speaking of the boy, JJ looked down to the child in her arms that was still asleep with his thumb firmly in his mouth. As slowly as she could, she untangled herself and when she managed to stand, she froze in her track when Spencer moved and whined in his sleep looking for her.

JJ was quick to act as she took a pillow nearby and placed it beneath the young's arm and that seemed to satisfy him as he cuddled into the pillow and let out a soft sigh before being quiet once again. Emily, who was standing nearby and watching them, let out a chuckle at his cute antic. JJ quickly put a finger in front of her mouth signalling her to be quiet.

"I am gonna take a shower and get ready. Watch him, okay? Don't disturb him while sleeping. If you wake him up, I am gonna tell Hotch." JJ threatened as she got ready to take her shower.

"Using your boyfriend to threaten me, shame on you JJ." Emily said as she stuck her tongue out to JJ.

"At least I have one." JJ stuck her tongue back at her.

"Ouch. That really hurts, JJ." Emily faked a hurt expression to which JJ just rolled her eyes and got into the bathroom while Emily carried on with packing her bag and when she finished with her task, she went to the sofa to watch tv, while keeping her ears out for any sign of Spencer waking up.

Not even 20 minutes later, Emily could hear a moan coming from the boy on JJ's bed. Emily quickly muted the tv and listened, she was hoping that the boy would not wake up yet while JJ was still in shower but her prayer went unanswered when she heard him shifted on the bed. Emily could not see him and at the same time he could not see Emily.

"Daddy?" Spencer called out sleepily. After a while of getting no reply, Emily can hear the boy started to whimper, calling for his daddy. Hearing him cry had Emily in panic. Every time Spencer forgot that he was actually an adult and tends to act like a child, Hotch and JJ were present and they were the best in dealing with him but now Emily was left alone to deal with young Spencer and she did not know how.

Before his crying could get louder, Emily quickly got up and made her way to the bed, where the child was located while trying to think how to handle a crying toddler. She decided to just go with her instincts as she sat down next to him and embraced him.

"Hey handsome, Were you scared that you wake up alone? It's okay, honey, don't cry. Hotch left to the station earlier and he did not want to disturb you sleeping so he left you with JJ." Emily tried to console the crying boy. Surprisingly, she realized that she actually possess hidden maternal instincts that she didn't know that she had, for Spencer started to quiet down in her hold.

"Mommy..mommy?" he sobbed out next startling Emily. It took a while for Emily to grasp that Spencer was actually asking for JJ, not his biological mother who was residing in Bennington Sanitarium in Las Vegas. Because if he was, then she really did not know how to answer that one. As for JJ, of course she could answer him easily.

"Mommy is in the bathroom, sweetie. But she will be done soon. Do you want to watch tv while we wait for her?" Emily asked softly. The boy shook his head and then he pointed to the door leading to the bathroom, where JJ was. Now Emily was at lost. Apparently Spencer was trying to tell her something but she could not understand it and she was afraid that he will start to cry again if she did not do what he wants.

She took back her earlier thoughts of having some hidden maternal instincts, apparently she still have a lot of things to learn from JJ and one of them is to understand children's sign language. Luckily, at that exact moment, the bathroom door opened and JJ came out from the bathroom, wrapped in a bathrobe, with a towel around her head. Straight away, Spencer raised both his arms asking JJ to pick him up.

"What happen? I thought I hear him crying." JJ asked Emily as she picked the boy up, who quickly put his head on her shoulder.

"He did. I was watching tv. He woke up in different room with no one in sight. He asked for you and Hotch." Emily explained.

"Oh, my poor baby. You must be scared." JJ whispered as she wiped the tear streaks from his face. As expected, the boy just looked at her but did not show any reaction to answer her and JJ did not take any offence as she knew very well that Spencer took longer time to wake up properly.

"Well, at least I can say for sure I am scared. I don't know what I would do without you, JJ. That is the first time I have seen him so quiet and he kept pointing at the bathroom door after I told him you were inside and I can't figure out what he wants and I was ready to cry myself." Emily exclaimed dramatically as she plopped down on the bed.

JJ just laughed as she walked over to the windows and opened the drapes that were covering it to allow morning suns to enter their room. Spencer just watched her quietly from his comfortable position in her arms.

"You are just overreacting, Em. It's normal for a kid to be scared to wake up alone. And Spence here has always been quiet and he really likes to be held after waking up. So you just hold him and let him wake up on his own time and then before you know it, he will be back to his normal self." JJ explained.

"How was I supposed to know that? I never put him to sleep and he never wakes up with me either. It was always you and Hotch and Garcia most of the times." Emily moaned.

"You worry too much. I have seen you with Spencer and I think you do just fine, Em. You and Morgan both." Coming from JJ, that would be considered as a high praise but Emily was finding it hard to believe. She still has a long way to go before she was properly fit to care for Spencer by herself but she was determined to learn.

"Are you going to get him ready? Can I help?" Emily asked sheepishly.

"Of course. You can start by taking his bag by the door and pick his outfits for the day and lay them properly on the bed so that it will be easy to dress him in it once we finished bathing him." Emily got up to do as she was told with a grin on her face.

When they arrived at the station later, Hotch and Rossi had already finished interrogated Michael and they succeed in getting the confession in exchange of him being transferred to a prison in another country. He claimed that this place only bring painful memories that he did not want to remember.

After getting the confession, their job there was finally done. The only thing left to do was to clear the room that they used during their period of stay, and write their report, but that could wait until they arrived back in Virginia.

Before they left the station, JJ and Spencer went to meet with Officer Kate to return back the carrier that they had borrowed and the gift that they had bought for her last night as a token of appreciation for her kindness and help. They said their goodbyes and promised to keep in contact with each other whenever they can.

By the time they arrived at the airstrip it was already noon and the sun was glaring on their face as they got out of the SUV. Not wanting to be under the heat for too long, they immediately grabbed their bags made their way to the jet. Spencer requested to walk by himself but Hotch disapproved saying that it would be faster and safer if he just carried him up the stairs to the jet. Spencer pouted but complied as he shifted his robot to one hand, while raising his other arms to be picked up. Morgan offered to carry both their bags and Hotch thanked him as he balanced Spencer properly on his hip.

Nodding his head to the others, he said, "Let's go home."

THE END. Lastly, thank you for all your reviews and supports till the end.