The little boy from the back row

Family- Hurt/Comfort

Pairing: Emily/Hotch

Other Characters: Spencer Reid (6), Jack Hotchner(6), Ryan Hotchner (girl) (4)

A/N The characters on the story are Emily Prentiss and Aaron Hotchner since they are the pairing. Spencer is also one of the main characters, i may add the team as i go along.

Summary: Spencer Reid is only 7 years old and is basically living on his own. His biological mother is sick and dying so she cannot take care of him. His father died in a car crash when Spencer was only 4. Both his parents had no brothers or sisters so Spencer has no other Family other than his sick and dying mother.

Then as if some higher power came to answer his wishes everything seems to get better one step at a time for Spencer when he meets the lady named Emily who seems to turn his whole life around.

Chapter one: The boy in the back pew.

He quietly entered the building and made his way to where the seats were. Spencer didn't know exactly what would happen here, as it was his first time in this building; So he did what his mother and himself would do, when she was feeling well enough, every evening before bedtime.

Spencer slid into the back pew of the church, away from the others who had only taken up the first 6 rows at the front of the Sanctuary facing the Alter.

Once seated Spencer kneeled down on the floor, placing his folded hands on the seat in front of him, closed his eyes, bowed his head and began to pray.

Spencer stayed like that bowing his head, praying for everything he could think of, praying for his father who had to leave and never come back, for his sick mother who wasn't getting any better, and for his lost hamster who escaped the week before. Spencer didn't know exactly how long he was there, at first he didn't realize that he stayed until the end of church.

Not until he heard everyone stand up and begin to leave.

Everyone left walking up the isles towards the exit at the front of the building. Spencer noticed an elderly couple walking up to the doors and a family of three behind them.

There were several children from all ages with in the different families; One boy in particular caught his attention, he had blonde hair and wore a suite with a red tie.

The boy held his what he guessed to be his fathers hand, his other held tightly to a small brown bear. The blonde haired boy looked to be the same age as Spencer, a little taller maybe, but all in all definitely the same age.

Spencer was watching the boy exit the building with his family from the corner of his eye, not wanting to bring attention to himself.

He saw the boy and his father with what he assumed to be his mother and little sister. The little girl had dark brown almost black hair, just like her mother's.

Spencer thought it was strange that the blonde boy was the only one with light hair. He decided not to dwell on that, so instead he sat there looking at his ratty old converse sneakers while the rest of the occupants of the church left.

Spencer looked up when he noticed the colourful lights on the floor, coming from the sun shinning through the giant stained glass windows on the left side of the building.

He also noticed the art work that covered the ceiling and walls. He was completely focused on the details of each art piece, running his line of sight across each line and colour to make it what it was. So focused that he didn't notice the lady he saw earlier watching him.

She looked at him concerned. Concerned and worried because this little boy sat alone, No parents, No grandparents, not even a toy with him.

He sat there staring at the windows away from her. The boy wore a short sleeve white dress shirt, a poorly tied tie, brown cargo pants and old converse sneakers. Not necessarily what was known for church clothes.

His longish brown hair hid his face and dark blue glasses. His hands were folded respectfully in his lap as his feet dangled below him. She was about to walk over to the boy when a tap on her arm caught her attention.

"Emily? We have to go, we are going to be late for Henry's party, and Jack is getting impatient. Let's go." Emily turned to face her husband, she smiled and nodded taking his hand in hers as they left to the car.

"What were you looking at anyways?" He questioned looking down at his Emily.

"What? Oh nothing…That boy in there…He just looked…familiar thats all." And that he was. She had seen the small boy before down town, always either coming out of the book store/library, or the grocery store with very little items in a small messenger bag.

Emily never thought anything of it. The only thing that caught her off guard is that he was so small and skinny, also he was always alone.

Aaron, Emily's husband, didn't question any further. He just squeezed her hand before parting to the driver's side and got inside.

Emily opened the door and was about to climb in when she spotted the small boy walking out of the church. When he stepped out the doors she saw that he looked around, not necessarily looking for anyone in particular, almost like he was making sure he wasn't seen.

When the boy saw that the 'coast was clear' he quickly ran to the side of the building and crawled through an opening between different bushes and trees.

Within moments he was gone.

A/N TBC? let me know :) im working on the second chapter right now, almost done. If you want me to continue I'll post. well….I'll probably post it anyways… :) READ AND REVIE