Chapter 1 Living Together

Reid woke up in the morning and looked over at the nightstand to his left. There was a pleasant aroma. A cup of coffee that was still steaming had been placed on the nightstand for him.

Smiling, Reid took the coffee and smelled it. The scent was helping to wake him up. He sat up in bed against the headboard and took a sip. Aaron knew the right blend of coffee and sugar.

The apartment was silent, he figured he would stay in bed for a moment and enjoy the coffee. It was Saturday after all.

While he relaxed, he thought about his life.

He had been living with Aaron for almost six years now. He had moved in with Aaron after he had found his daughter, Diana. Aaron and Spencer had been parents to Jack and Diana for a while now. It was thanks to Aaron that Spencer even had his daughter.

It had been six years since that fateful case that had started to bring Aaron and him together.

The case was about two abducted boys, a third was dead. It was determined to be the same Un-Sub. While investigating the case Hotch had determined the Un-Sub was a Werewolf, just like him. Circumstances had forced Hotch to reveal his nature to Reid.

Initially, Reid had been unsure about the information. He relied on his trust in Hotch to get through the initial shock. In the end, Hotch had saved Reid's life from the Un-Sub/Werewolf. Reid had kept Hotch's secret from the team.

That had only been the beginning.

Following that case, Reid had discovered that he had a stalker. Hotch had determined that the stalker was a female Werewolf. The She-Wolf had chosen Reid to sire a child for her. She was in love with him in her own way.

It was during that time of tracking the stalker that Aaron and Spencer had started to become close. It was in that time they became a couple.

Badriyah, the She-Wolf, had managed to kidnap Reid and had forced herself onto him. He had impregnated her. She had turned into her werewolf and scratched him across the chest during the attack. He still had the scars.

The team had learned the truth about Werewolves and the stalker from Hotch. J.J. had known about Werewolves prior to the revelation and the social stigma from those who knew. She helped the team to understand.

They had managed to build a profile and find him.

Unfortunately, Badriyah escaped before the team could capture her.

For months they had searched for Badriyah and the baby. Reid did not want his child with Badriyah. She had after all partnered with a serial killer, Benjamin Settles after he had initially targeted her. The team had interviewed Settles, that was what brought Badriyah's attention to Reid.

Reid did not know what environment she would raise the child in. He knew it wouldn't be something that he would have wanted.

After Garcia had located Badriyah the team had planned an operation to capture her and locate Reid's child. Hotch had called in a few favors and had a few fellow Werewolves along for the operation.

In the end, they had gotten the baby safely away from Badriyah. Hotch had fought Badriyah in their wolf forms and had killed in her in the struggle.

Spencer knew his baby was safe. He had named her Diana Haley Reid.

After he had grown close to Aaron, Spencer developed a fondness for Jack as well. He wanted to honor his mother in a way. That was how he came to choose the name.

They were raising both of the kids together. Aaron was Daddy. Spencer was Papa.

Haley too had been a Werewolf. She had taken precautions during her pregnancy to ensure that Jack would not become a werewolf as well.

Badriyah had not taken precautions and Diana would be a werewolf. When she grew older, she would start to turn.

Aaron and Spencer had agreed that they would medicate Diana and teach her when she was older to control the wolf inside of her. That was what Aaron had done to control the wolf inside of him.

Spencer had discovered, not long after learning about Werewolves one of his friends from college, Amy studied them. She was studying abilities and honing skills. Spencer had used her work to help Aaron better hone his abilities.

Sometimes Spencer wondered what abilities that Diana would have. Aaron had a heightened sense of smell. Another Werewolf that Amy was working with had superior vision.

Diana would not start to turn until she reached or passed puberty.

After drinking part of the cup of coffee, Reid got up and used the en-suite bathroom. He then grabbed the coffee and headed into the kitchen.

"Good Morning," Aaron said with a smile. He was cooking eggs over the stove.

"Good Morning," Spencer said going up to give Aaron a kiss. "Kids haven't woken yet?"

"No," Aaron said. "We should get them up."

"I'll get them," Spencer said.

He walked back to the hallway to the bedrooms. He knocked on Jack's door first before entering.

The room had been painted in a dark blue. Soccer and superhero stuff was placed all around the room. A bunk bed was pushed against the wall. The bottom bed was Jack's. The top was Henry's when he slept over.

"Time to get up," Spencer said gently to Jack giving him a little nudge. Jack was a heavy sleeper.

Jack responded by rolling over onto his side.

Spencer laughed to himself. Jack was different than his dad.

There was a noise from the top bunk.

Spencer's smile changed to a frown and he looked at the unmade top bunk. He pulled back the blanket and saw his daughter curled into a ball on the bed. Carefully he rolled her over to where he could pick her up.

Diana awoke and looked sleepily at her Papa. She reached out and placed her arm around his neck. With her other hand she had a grip on her stuffed white and pink rabbit that she had named Snow.

Diana always had Snow with her. J.J. had been the one to purchase the stuffed animal for her.

Gingerly, Spencer scooped his daughter up into a hug and carried her back to her own room. This was the third time this month that Diana had ended up sleeping in Jack's room.

Jack had bonded quickly to Diana. He had become what Morgan called a very protective older brother.

J.J. had commented that a part of it might have been that her first word was Jack. Diana had called out to him when he was leaving for school one day.

On the night that Aaron and Spencer had brought her home, he had instantly taken to her. Jack had held her for a while until it was time for bed. The next day he had volunteered to help feed her. Aaron had helped Jack while he feed her. It was one of Spencer's favorite memories of the kids together.

Spencer opened the door to Diana's bedroom. The entire room was a lavender floral design. There were science books, models, and posters along with the toys. J.J. Prentiss and Garcia had helped to set it up. The three had become aunties to Diana.

He walked in and sat down on the poufy chair that Garcia had insisted on. "Good Morning, Diana."

"Morning Papa," Diana said.

"Did you have a bad dream again?" Spencer said. That had been the answer last time.

Another time was that because they were having a pretend sleepover. They had stayed up all night playing games.

Diana nodded.

Spencer reached over to the dresser and grabbed her brush. J.J. had taught him how to brush Diana's hair. He gently broke up the snarls and started brushing her light brown hair.

"What was it about?" Spencer asked.

Spencer gently brushed his daughter's hair. This had become a way that the two had bonded.

While growing up he didn't really have physical contact with his parents or others. It had made him unsure about touching others. It took a while for him to become comfortable with anyone. He wanted to change that with his daughter.

"Mommy," Diana answered after a moment. "I was lost and this woman said that she was my mommy and I had to go with her. I didn't want to."

Over a week ago Diana had asked about her mother.

Spencer and Aaron had talked with her and told her enough to understand. They had said that she was a bad person and that was why she couldn't be with her. They had also told her that she had her Daddy and her Papa and her aunties and uncles and Jack.

She was loved and protected. Everyone would look after her.

That was something that Spencer was glad he told his daughter.

Spencer held his daughter and whispered to her that he loved her.