Chapter 9: We should just kiss

                                    

                                          
You and Spencer have been dating for almost a year now. Or as he would put it and 10 months 29 days and 4 hours. 
                          
After your first night together, you woke up and headed directly to headquarters after a minor detour to shower together again per Spencer's request. That ends  up making you a little more late than you wanted to be so you end up ignoring your coworkers, making a beeline for hotch's office. 
                          
"What's that all about?" Derek asks as he watches the two of you enter Hotch's office, shutting the door. 
                          
"They're probably going to tell Hotch they're dating." Emily says, not looking up from her file.  
                          
"What?" Derek says at the same time as Garcia says "You knew?" He looks at Garcia incredulously, "Knew?" 
                          
"Sorry, I was sworn to secrecy. But I only found out a month or so ago." Garcia shrugs. "How did you know?" 
                          
"Come on, I'd be bad at my job if I didn't notice the immediate pining looks change to smiles." She laughs, giving Derek a pointed look. "I had suspicions but they were confirmed when she snuck out of our hotel room in Arkansas last month." 
                          
"Plus did you see that football sized hickey on her neck just now?" JJ adds, inducing a laugh from the group. The two of you came back to the group then after a very awkward conversation with Hotch that he kept staring at your neck for. You thought you did a good job covering it but apparently not enough because as soon as you walked in he just reached into his desk drawer handing you both the office relationship form with a simple 'Don't let it get in the way of work.' 
                          
"What's so funny?" You ask. 
                          
"Nothing important." Emily smiles. "Congratulations though." She says, nodding towards your hands you didn't realize were joined together. You both flush, immediately letting go of each other. 
                          
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You meet Diana around month 6. 
                          
You end up with a case around Reno at the time and Spencer asks to stay an extra day to visit his Mom. Hotch approves the both of you to stay behind, assuming you are going with him. 
                          
"You don't have to, Y/N." he says, nervously. "You can go back if you want." 
                          
"Well, what do you want, dear?" You ask, looking up from the book you were reading. "Because, I'd love to meet your mother but only if you're ready." you emphasize to him. You knew how protective Spencer was of his mother and you were aware of her diagnosis. You'd understand completely if he wanted to wait to introduce the two of you. 
                          
"No, I want her to meet you. I just, never thought I'd be in this situation."
                          
"What do you mean?" You ask. 
                          
"Being in a relationship." He says. "Loving someone enough I want people important to me to also love them. I just never thought it was in the cards for me." 
                          
You look at Spencer with a soft expression. Despite how he was sometimes with you, you could tell Spencer wasn't the most confident. You would never understand why, you loved him. You couldn't even imagine not wanting Spencer in your life. 
                          
You sit your book down and level him with a heavy look "Come here." You say, from your position on the bed. Spencer, not needing much convincing immediately lays on top of you. You proceed to show him exactly how much you love him that night. 


                          
The two of you walk into the care facility hand in hand. You're immediately greeted by the front desk nurse. "Spencer!" She says, happily. She immediately takes note of the joined hands and smirks. "And who is this?"