Author's Note: Thanks everyone for your patience waiting for this. I took the time off to see if I'd even be able to write the sequel. I've actually been writing every single day since I finished the original story. I hope I don't disappoint you! I'm nearly done with it now, so I'll be posting it in chunks to thank you for giving a damn and actually wanting to see a sequel. As always, I don't own anything involved in Criminal Minds!

Spencer ran a hand through his hair, exhaling. He looked over at Morgan, directly into his eyes.

"Derek, what are we?"

Morgan shrugged, looking back at him. "Why don't you tell me, Spencer?"

At the use of his first name, Spencer froze like a deer in the headlights. He wasn't quite sure what he wanted to say, or what he wanted out of Morgan, besides a father for his daughter. This truly was his hardest conundrum to date.

Morgan raised an eyebrow, waving a hand in front of Spencer's face. "Pretty Boy?"

Spencer snapped out of his haze, looking at him. "Hm?"

"Do you have an answer?"

Spencer checked the clock, relieved. "I um, I should feed Parker and you should get some sleep for work tomorrow." He got up, walking out to the kitchen to make a bottle.

Morgan sighed. "Spencer."

He stopped in his tracks. He really wished he'd stop using his first name every time he wanted to have a serious conversation – it was throwing him off. He walked in with the bottle, glancing over at Morgan. "Derek?"

"What are we?" he asked hesitantly. "I think after over seven years, I at least deserve an answer to that."

"Do you really want to know what I'm thinking?"

"Yeah…"

Spencer walked over. He let go of all his doubts and inhibitions, set Parker's bottle down, sat beside him on the couch, and kissed him again with every bit of passion he had in him. He was extremely relieved when Morgan didn't pull back or resist.

After some time, Spencer pulled back, looking at Morgan.

"We were just coworkers and friends, we're now parents to the most adorable daughter anyone could possibly ask for, and I think it's safe to say we have very strong feelings for each other."

"I sense a but coming."

"I don't have a but…"

"Really?"

"However..." Morgan groaned. Spencer continued, as if he hadn't been interrupted. "However, I want our focus to be on Parker. I don't want to mess up everything we have by making it complicated with a relationship. I don't want something bad to happen and then for us to not talk, because that'd only end poorly for her. I don't want her to not know one of us just because we ran into this too fast."

"What if I promised you I wouldn't let it get complicated?"

"Do you really mean that?"

"I would never let anything get in the way of being involved in her life. Ever."

Spencer sighed, trying to think. Finally, he came to a conclusion.

"You want another trial run, don't you?" Morgan asked.

"Is it that obvious?"

"You read like a book sometimes, Pretty Boy."

"It's just – I don't know how to have a relationship, and I don't want to ruin my first one with something foolish too early on. You understand, don't you?"

"If it's what I'm going to get out of you, I'll take it." Morgan peeked around him, looking at Parker. "Now, I believe somebody's looking for her Daddy and her food."

Spencer turned around to see Parker staring over at them. "…I am so glad she can't see anything yet." He walked over, picking her up and walking over to the couch. He grabbed the bottle and fed her.

"What do you say, Parker? Should Daddy and Papa see how this is going to work?"

She grunted, drinking her bottle. Morgan smiled. "I'll take that as a yes."

Spencer checked the bottle and handed her to Morgan. "Burp away, Papa."

"You're calling JJ after this, aren't you?"

"What, you're going to tell Garcia tomorrow at work. I'd rather she find out from me."

Morgan shook his head, patting Parker's back. After she burped, he handed her back to Spencer.

"And how do you know I'm going to tell Garcia?"

"Because she's going to pester you about our relationship status until you cave?"

"Good point."

When Parker was fed, burped, and changed, he put her into her pajamas, then put her in the nursery, turning on each of the baby monitors. He walked back to the living room, looking over at Derek.

"I'm going to be up for her feedings and diaper changes since you have to work in the morning. You can feel free to sleep in my bed. I'm sure it's much more comfortable than the couch."

"You sure about that?"

"Just don't go telling Garcia you were in my bed tonight. She'll start spreading rumors."

Morgan smiled, getting up off the couch. "Thanks, Spencer. I really appreciate it."

"Get some sleep. Parker's going to need her Papa wide awake when he gets home so Daddy can get a nice nap in."

Morgan leaned over, kissing his cheek. "Thank you."

Spencer smiled, blushing. "Of course."

Once Morgan was content in his bedroom, and snoring, Spencer leaned back on the couch, calling JJ.

She checked her phone, and once she saw that it was Spencer, she answered immediately.

"Is something else wrong? Spence, tomorrow's going to be fine."

"Yeah, I've sort of already come to that conclusion."

"Why, what's up?"

He smiled, touching his lips and grinning. "He kissed me."

"What?!"

"And I kissed him back. And maybe I kissed him again afterward?"

She gasped, pushing off the blankets and jumping out of bed. "Spence! This is huge."

"…Did you just wake up Will?"

"He'll understand. What happened? How did it happen? Tell me everything."

He smiled. "Well, we were talking about him going back to work, and trying to figure out how everything would work. I was panicking about the situation and to keep me quiet, he kissed me. And I didn't pull back. I didn't even register it at first and when I did? Jayje, it felt amazing. And I realized something."

"What?"

"That time in the hospital, when you walked in? It wasn't hormones. I'd waited to do that for years, especially since Tennessee happened, and finally had the opportunity, so I took it. After all of that, he asked me what we were and I didn't have an answer, so I sort of just kissed him again."

"You did not."

"I did!"

"So what's going on between you two now? Have you decided anything?"

"Sort of? I don't know. You know me, I'm not a relationship guy. I never have been. I told him I'd be willing to try, but I'm not ready to make it an official thing yet. As of this point in time, I only want to worry about Parker and how whatever we do is going to affect her. He said he's not going to let anything with us affect how we work with her, so we're going to test the idea and hope for the best."

"Trial run again, really?"

"I don't know what else I'm supposed to do in this sort of situation. You know me."

"What happened after that?"

"Parker interrupted us, so I fed her, she's all changed and in bed."

"So is anything going to happen now?"

"No, Derek's sleeping in my room."

She gasped. "Spence!"

"I'm not in there with him! He's got work in the morning, I'm letting him sleep in my room for the night so he can rest up for his first day back. He has a meeting with Strauss in the morning."

"Oh I bet he can't wait to shove this in her face. It's definitely going to be entertaining."

"You're going to tell me anything that happens, right?"

"If he doesn't, I will. You're sending him with pictures, right?"

"You bet. Stuffed them in his credentials so he can't possibly forget them."

She smiled. "Very nice. I'll call you tomorrow, see how your first day went. You two behave yourselves."

"Oh, don't worry, we definitely will. Sleep tight, Jayje."

"Night, Spence."

He hung up, smiling. He plugged in his phone to charge, turned up the volume on the baby monitor, and laid back on the couch, pulling a blanket over himself.

JJ walked back to her bedroom, laying down beside Will.

"I need you to do me a favor tomorrow."

"Does it involve me catchin' up on the sleep you just cost me screamin' in my ear this late?"

She smiled, leaning over and kissing him softly. "Sorry, something happened with Spence and Morgan."

"Everythin' okay?"

She nodded. "I just need you to check in on Spencer tomorrow if I call and tell you he's having a rough day. Can you do that for me?"

"I guess I could bring Henry over, call first n' say he wanted to see his cousin."

"Perfect." She leaned over and kissed him again, before turning off the light on her nightstand.