The ride over to Jess's house went fairly quick and before he knew it, Spencer was ringing the doorbell. He heard the rumble of tiny footsteps. He heard Jess shout something and then heard Jack.
"Who is itttt?" Spencer smiled at the precautious.
"Spen-" Reid didn't even get to finish his sentence. Jack swung the door opened and tackled his father's boyfriend.
"Spencer! Why are you here! Daddy said you had work!"
"Jack calm down. Please, and I'm here to pick you up, and we did, and our boss gave us the next two weeks off, well she gave me two weeks off, but your dad won't be flying out much these next two weeks. Where's Aunt Jess?" Spencer asked went into the house.
"In the living room Spencer!" Jess hollered. Reid made his way into the living room and saw Jessica putting Jack's homework away.
"H-hey Jess. Can I a-ask you something?" He decided that it was better to come right out and ask what he needed to ask before he chickened out. She nodded.
"Jack can you go pack up the rest of your stuff while me and Spencer talk?" The little 8 year old nodded and walked away.
"T-thanks."
"No problem, as you were saying."
"Well uh, IjustfoundoutthatI'?" Reid sped through and it left Jess with a headache.
"Can you repeat that? Slowly this time?" She knew Reid was nervous. Aaron had told her that the genius had a habit of rushing while he talked when nervous.
"Sure. I just found out that I'm the father of a pair of twins. Their mom passed away from cancer and I was w-wondering if you w-would watch them a-along with J-Jack when we go out of t-town?" He felt better that he asked. Jess wasn't a big deal. He could talk to her. She sat there, absorbing the information that he gave her. It wasn't much to go on but she nodded.
"Of course. How old are they?"
"2 1/2. Aaron and Emily are their names. Their mom named them after the team because I only told her good things about them."
"Okay."
"Okay?"
"Yes Okay. Don't worry about it; I'm sure Jack will love to have someone to hang out with besides me when you and Aaron are away."
"Jess, I so totally owe you one. It means a lot." He smiled back as Jack came into the room.
"Ready to go Spence?"
"Yep!" Reid said a little too excited. Jack smiled said good bye to his aunt, kissed her cheek and pulled the agent from the house. "Bye Jess! Thanks again!" he hollered back. He heard her shout something back but couldn't quite figure it out because Jack was talking.
"I got a hundred on the spelling test today! My teacher said I was the only one!" Jack said as he was buckled into his car seat. It was next to one of the twin's car seat. "Who's seat is that?" Jack asked as Spencer started to drive. Reid glanced back to where Jack was pointing.
"Oh, well it will be explained when we get home. Me and Daddy have a surprise for you."
"A surprise? What is it? Can I know?"
"Well if you knew it wouldn't be much of a surprise then, correct?" Jack nodded and started talking about his day. Reid silently listened, only imputing his thought where it was needed.
The apartment was quiet when Spencer and Jack walked in.
"Daddy?" Jack asked out loud.
"3…2…1…Ready or not here I come!" said Little Aaron, though it was a stranger's voice to Jack.
"Spencer, who was that?"
"The surprise. Aaron!" Reid called from the kitchen table as he put the keys in the key dish. Reid heard his boyfriend groan as he got up and heard two pairs of thundering footsteps. The twins came bounding into Spencer's legs and Hotch came into view which caused Jack to run into his father's legs.
"Daddy!" all three kids yelled. Each agent smiled and gave the kid(s) hugging their legs a hug. The kids let go of their fathers and stared at each other.
"Who is that?" Emily asked. Hotch smiled.
"Jack, he's my son, so your step-brother." She nodded as did Little Aaron.
"Who are they?" Jack asked Spencer.
"My son and daughter. Aaron and Emily. Your step-sister and step-brother." Jack seemed skeptical at first and then nodded.
"How old are they?"
"2 and 1/2"
"Oh." Jack said sad sounding. Little Aaron picked up on the tone in Jack's voice.
"What's wrong?"
"You can't play with me, you're too ittle. Too ittle to play soccer and tag and stuff." Emily saw her brother's face light up with joy as the word soccer came out of Jack's mouth.
"Aaron ikes playing soccer! He isn't that good at it, but he ikes it!" Emily stated and Jack's face lit up.
"Really? That's awesome! Daddy and Spencer aren't good at it, they try too hard to loose, so it makes the game boring." Little Aaron laughed a little.
"Soccer is the best! But Emly is lying! I'm perfectly good at soccer! She's just jealous." The boy exclaimed strongly.
"I'm not jealous, you aren't good at all! You t'ink you are but you aren't!" She exclaimed back at her brother. The twins started going back and forth about their issues in such speed that Jack had a hard time understanding it. He looked at his dad.
"Are they going to be staying here wif us?" Hotchner nodded. "Yay! Now I have someone to play wif!" the two elder men smiled as the kids and then looked at each other.
"Well this went well. And Jessica said she wouldn't have a problem watching them when we go out of town. I'm happy that they are all happy." Reid said as he walked over to the sofa. The former lawyer followed him.
"See, I told you that there was nothing to worry about when talking to her. She loves you, and loves Jack, anything to make him happy, she'll do. And the only thing I'm now worried about is-"
"Dinner at Morgan's!" Reid finished for him. "I think we should tell him to do it in two weeks."
"Why?"
"I want the team to meet the kids. Maybe spend a day with each member, alone, you know? Like have Morgan take Aaron one day and the same day have Garcia take Emmy or something like that? So the kids get to know them separate and then at the dinner at Derek's place it wont be a bombardment of questions for the twins." Aaron sat with his arm around Spencer's shoulders and thought. He saw Jack pulling out his trucks and blocks to play with. Emmy and Little Aaron sat down with him and started to play as well.
"I got it."
"Got what?" Reid asked.
"Little Aaron's nickname. It should be Red."
"Red? Where'd you come up with that?"
"Well take the "I" out of your last name and you get Red, plus it seems like it maybe his favorite color next to blue but you can't call a kid "Blue" so Red works I think."
"Well I'm fine with it, I think that works. Ask him." Aaron sat up and placed his elbows on his knees.
"Aaron?" the boy looked up from the tunnel he was trying to make.
"Yeah?"
"What do you think about the nickname "Red" for you?" the boy stared at the older man and then looked at his sister and then his father, they both nodded.
"Sure! I like that. Red is my second favorite color next ta blue." Aaron nodded and Red went back to playing with his siblings. Aaron leaned back and wrapped his arms around Spencer.
"This is perfect." The genius murmured and sat happily with his boyfriend and watched the kids play.
HI everyone! thanks for all of the awesome reviews again.
Chapters will be spare for the next month or so because I have AP exams coming up and I really have to study for those! Read and Review PLEASe