I was watching Memoriam when this idea came to me. At the end when JJ tells Reid he's the godfather and that if anything happened to her and Will it was up to him and Garcia to make sure Henry got to Yale, I was just thinking what if this actually happened? How would they deal with it? So thus the story was born! I'm not sure if JJ married Will or not, but in this she has, and they live together. And just to let you all know, I do not want JJ dead. That is just how the story line went. Post Memoriam (obviously). Let me know how you all like it!

WARNING!!!! THERE IS SADNESS AND CHARACTER DEATH AHEAD!

Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds. All characters you recognize don't belong to me.

Chapter One: Discovery

Spencer Reid sighed as he finished with the first folder of paperwork and set it aside. Only ten more to go he thought wearily. He was only one folder through and already he was exhausted. Today was going to be a long day.

"Reid!" Garcia called as she walked out of her office.

"What?" Reid asked.

"Have you seen JJ? She hasn't showed up yet. It's almost noon. We arranged to go to lunch today. Any clues?"

Reid sighed and sat back in his chair, rubbing his eyes gently.

"I don't know, Garcia." He finally said.

Garcia hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Well…could you maybe check on her? I mean it's just…she's been under a lot of stress lately…and if you say anything to her about that I will kill you gleefully. Just…please, Reid?"

Reid sighed. "I will during my lunch hour. I'll be off in about 20 minutes. Alright?"

Garcia smiled at him. "Thank you, kind sir."

Reid grinned. "You're welcome, fair lady." Garcia laughed lightly and returned to her office and Reid returned to his paperwork.

Twenty minutes later, Reid got up and headed out to his car. He drove to a fast food place and got a burger before heading out to JJ's house. When he arrived he got out and went up to the door. He rang the door bell.

No answer.

He rang it again and again.

"JJ?" Reid called, knocking on the door loudly. "JJ!"

Reid turned the doorknob and to his surprise, the door swung open. Reid was greeted by the smell of blood.

Reid swore and grabbed his gun from its holster. Keeping it ready, he slowly entered the house.

"JJ?" he called out. "Will?"

Gun still out; Reid made his way down the hall and toward Will and JJ's room. He'd been in the house several times to babysit Henry and knew exactly where he was going.

The room's door was ajar and Reid slowly opened it. The moment he saw what was in the room, he turned and retched.

Blood splattered the walls and floor. Will's body was sprawled out on the floor, bloody and almost unrecognizable. It seemed that he had been beaten to death. JJ was nowhere to be found.

Reid carefully moved around Will's body and followed a blood trail into the bathroom next to the bedroom. And that's where he found Jennifer Jareau's cold, lifeless body. She wasn't beaten; there wasn't a mark on her. The blood that had led to the bathroom must have been Will's. She was laid in the bathtub, eyes closed and hands folded over her chest. Reid retched again and gave a small sob.

"JJ…" he breathed. A loud cry broke through the silence and Reid whirled. He knew that sound.

Henry…could he possibly still be alive? His parents had been murdered, but had little Henry managed to escape the tragedy? Reid walked quickly out of the bathroom, out of the bedroom, and down the hall to Henry's room.

The child was standing up in his crib, his hands clutching the bars. He gave another loud cry when Reid entered.

"Momma!" Henry wailed.

Reid quickly left the room and did a check of the house. Whoever had done this was gone, and all was clear. Reid put his gun away and returned to Henry.

"Hey, buddy." Reid said softly to the crying youngster. Reid choked back a sob and picked up the 18-month-old. Henry clung to Reid and buried his face in Reid's shoulder. Reid rubbed his back gently.

"What happened to your momma and daddy?" Reid asked, sniffing. He quickly pulled out his cell phone and dialed Hotch.

"Hotchner." Hotch greeted.

"Hey, Hotch. You need to come down here. I'm at JJ's…bring the team." Reid's voice was trembling, and tears were starting to fall down his face. Henry, noticing Reid's distress, starting to cry too.

"Reid, what's wrong? Is that a baby?" Hotch fired off.

"Yeah, it's Henry. Hotch…just get here quickly." Reid hung up the phone and then dialed 911. An ambulance was sent on its way and Reid carried Henry into the living room. He sat on the sofa with Henry curled up on his chest, whimpering quietly.

"Shhh, Henry." Reid soothed the young boy. "It'll be alright. Shhh."

Just then sirens were heard and several paramedics burst into the room.

"Sir, are you and the boy alright? Who are you?" one of them asked.

"I'm SSA Dr. Reid. I work with the Behavioral Analysis Unit in the FBI. The boy is Henry LaMontagne. He's okay. Not hurt, just shocked. His…his parents are in their bedroom. They were good friends of mine. His mother, Jennifer Jareau, was a colleague of mine. I'm Henry's godfather." Reid explained quickly. The paramedic nodded and they darted away to the bedroom. Reid held Henry close to him while the little boy cried.

"I want mamma!" Henry wailed. Reid's heart nearly broke at the desperate plea. Tears gathered in Reid's eyes and swallowed a sob.

"Momma can't come right now. It's okay, Henry. Are you hungry?" Reid tried to calm the child down. Henry nodded and sniffed, but stopped crying.

"Alright, let's go find something to eat."

Reid walked into the kitchen and set Henry down in the highchair. He went into the pantry and quickly found a tub of applesauce. He grabbed one of Henry's spoons and a bowl.

"Here you go. This is the best I can do for now, bud." Reid set the applesauce down in front of Henry and Henry quickly picked up the spoon.

He filled it with applesauce and ate it quickly. Reid laughed a bit when some of the sauce was flicked into his face. Henry was still a bit clumsy with the utensil.

After Henry had finished, Reid found a napkin and cleaned him up. He then took Henry back to the living room and sat down with him.

Reid looked up when someone banged through the front door. It was Hotch. The team wasn't far behind. Hotch saw Reid and went to him quickly.

"Reid, what's going on?" Hotch demanded. The team crowded Reid and Reid held up his hand as a request that they wait a second. The group fell silent and Reid rocked Henry gently. The young boy was almost asleep, his eyes fluttering shut every five seconds.

"Keep it down. Henry's had an exhausting morning. Come outside with me. No need to talk here." Reid said quietly.

He got up and left the house, going into the back yard. The rest of the team followed quickly.

"What's wrong, Reid?" Garcia demanded. "Are JJ and Will alright?"

Reid swallowed and faced his team members. "Garcia…JJ and Will are dead."

The effect of Reid's words was instant. Garcia was silent for a split second, then burst into tears with a wail. Prentiss started to sob loudly as well. Morgan stumbled back and sank into a lawn chair. Hotch gripped the post of the porch for support. Rossi leaned against the wall, disbelief on his face.

"What happened?" Rossi asked in a shocked voice. Reid sniffed.

"I'm not sure. They were murdered. It looked like Will had been beaten to death…he was sprawled out on the floor. You could hardly recognize him. JJ was in their bathroom, in the bathtub. She was dead. She was fully clothed. Someone moved her there. Henry somehow made it out alive." Reid clutched Henry closer to him as he said the last bit.

Yes. Somehow Henry had been lucky enough to make it. He was unscathed, and he seemed to be alright. Henry stirred in Reid's arms, and he gave a small cry as he woke up. Reid shushed him quietly and the others looked up. Garcia walked over to Reid and watched Henry as he woke.

"Give him to me?" Garcia requested.

Reid nodded and tried to hand Henry off to her, but the moment Garcia had him in her arms, he started screaming bloody murder. Garcia tried desperately to shush him, but he only cried louder.

"Weed!!" Henry sobbed. He couldn't pronounce his r's yet. Garcia looked startled, but gave Henry to Reid. In a few moments, Henry quieted.

The team stared at Reid expectantly.

"I have no idea why he acted like that. It's never happened before…" Reid trailed off.

"Here, let me try." Prentiss requested, wiping her eyes. She took Henry into her arms and Henry immediately broke into loud cries again. Prentiss returned Henry to Reid and Henry quieted.

"Well…I guess he's not willing to let go, Reid." Morgan stated, his voice strained.

"Yeah…" Reid murmured, rubbing the young boy's back.

Just then a paramedic approached them. "We have found that both parents are dead-" he started but was interrupted by Morgan.

"Oh, really? No dip!" Morgan snapped.

"Quiet." Hotch ordered. "What were you saying sir?"

The paramedic cleared his throat nervously. "Um…both parents are dead. We need to have a look at the boy to make sure he didn't suffer any damage. Sir?" he indicated to Reid and Reid reluctantly handed Henry to him. In all honesty, he didn't want to let the little boy go anymore than Henry wanted to be let go.

Handing Henry to a stranger was too much for the kid. He had already made it very clear he wanted to stay in Reid's arms, not anyone of the team's. And certainly not a complete stranger! Henry opened his mouth and had a fit. He screamed and sobbed and struggled in the medic's hold.

"Weed! Weed! Weed!" Henry sobbed. Reid's heart broke. He wanted to soothe the young boy, he desperately did.

"I want Weed!" Henry yelled.

The paramedic looked startled.

"Who here is…'Weed'?" he asked nervously.

Reid raised his hand. "It's actually Reid…"

"Ah," the medic continued. "Maybe you should hold him while we examine him."

Reid nodded and the paramedic returned Henry to his arms. Henry quieted, clutching tightly to Reid's shirt. Reid followed the paramedic out to the ambulance.

They did a quick check of Henry's vitals checked for any damage. They gave him a clean bill of health right there, declaring there was no need for him to go to the hospital. The paramedics left and the team was left alone. The cops hadn't been called, seeing as though an FBI agent had found them and Hotch was on the phone right now talking to Strauss.

"I am aware that there are other cases, ma'am." Hotch was saying. "But Agent Jareau and her husband were murdered. This could be the beginning of a killing spree. We're already on site…yes, I know that we need someone else working. I suggest calling in Agent Todd. At least until we can find someone else…thank you, ma'am. We'll try to make the case a quick one."

Hotch shut his phone and turned back to his team. "We're cleared. Morgan…you and Prentiss start investigating the room. See if there was anything left by the UnSub. Garcia, look through the records, see if JJ and her husband left a will of some sort. Rossi, you stay with Reid. Find out all you can about what happened. We have to try to treat this as a normal case. I know how hard it will be, but at least at first, we have to try. Reid, just watch Henry. I need to make some phone calls, tell other places their cases have been delayed."

The others nodded.

"Alright then," Hotch stated. "Let's move."

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