Summary: you visit your dad at the office to surprise him but you find a bigger surprise while meeting his team.
Note: Italics are reader thoughts
A/N: new to writing and I love feedback, idk how good this is but I like it. Maybe I’ll do a fic of them having coffee or the reader having conversations with Hotch and Rossi or my absolute favourite: dinner party at Rossi’s. Lmk what you think, don’t judge too hard and I hope you like it 😘❤️❤️
(@mac99martin is my other blog)
“Knock knock” you push open the door to your father’s office, honestly it’s kind of weird, you’ve never actually been here before, it’s so busy- also intimidating.
“Baby!” you dropped your bag on the chair by the door.
“Hey dad.” your dad stands up and wraps his arms around you, of course, you are thrilled to see your father. It’s been far too long and you felt a little guilty about that, and you missed him, a lot.
“I didn’t know you were coming today, you didn’t have to come all the way here”
“ya, but I wanted to surprise you.'' The smile on your dad’s face alone made it worth the trip.
“Well, I love surpris-” he got cut off mid-sentence, you looked to where you heard the new voice start speaking.
“Hey, Hotch?..Oh, sorry,” she’s very pretty, she’s blonde and petite, her voice warm and inviting.
“Don’t worry JJ, this is my daughter, Y/N.”
“Oh, Y/N, hi it’s so nice to finally meet you!” And she knows who I am?
“Hi, uh ya, you too.” god you sound dumb
“Hey, why don’t we introduce you to the rest of the team.”
You smiled at your father, you didn’t like meeting new people, you already screwed up your introduction to JJ, now you have to do that how many more times? but your father thinks of them as family, so, “I’d love to”
He wrapped his arm around you and lead you down the stairs, “Morgan, Prentiss, this is my daughter, Y/N”
The man stepped forward first, he’s tall, dark, handsome, wearing a very tight dress shirt showing his very large muscles, wow, he is just, wow “Hey there, I’m Derek” did he just wink at me? Never the less you take his hand. The woman steps up next, she is dressed very professionally, you saw her when you came in, she looked -busy. mostly scary
“I’m Emily. It’s nice to meet you” she shot Derek a glare, well she seems nice and by the look she gave Derek, your kind of person. Not to mention how very assuming it was.
Your face lit up when you heard his voice, “Dave!” he comes down the stairs and you run and hug him. You have known Dave for years, he’s always been so kind to you, joking with you, comforting you, he has a special place in your heart, and you in his.
“Hello, Bella.” you smile even grew, becoming wider than it was before at the nickname he gave you.
“Oh! hugging I love hugging! Why are we hugging!” I have no idea who that is but wow is she happy.
“Penelope this is my daughter Y/N,”
“Oh! Hello!” she ran and pulled you into a very tight hug “It is so nice to meet you!” she gasped, “my! You are so pretty” you blushed and thanked her, oh Penelope, your dad told you about her, she is exactly how he described, bright and colourful, not only physically but her presence is so energetic.
“Where’s Reid?” … Did he say Reid? “Ah, Y/N, lastly this is Reid.” you turn to see where your father is motioning.
Shit, omg, shitttttt. As soon as you saw his face you recognise him. it had been a while and he had changed a lot but it was him. He hadn’t seen you yet and your heart is pounding.
You and Spencer, it was complicated. You were both in your last year of university when you met, and you were both graduating the last time you saw each other. When you met you were so taken back by him, he was tall, awkward and undeniably cute. You bumped into him, spilling your coffee, you were in a rush, late to class as always. You both apologised profusely before going on your way, later that day you were both walking back from the classes you were headed to when you had met earlier that day. That’s when you bumped into him, again. This time you knocked all the many books out of his arms, you helped him pick it up, that's when you realised it was the same guy as earlier, that’s when you realised how attractive he was. You were both embarrassed, you end up playing it off saying, “what are the chances, twice in one day.” he went on to tell you the mathematical probabilities of it happening and other stuff that you, to this day, do not understand. You exchanged numbers and immediately became infatuated with each other’s presence, spending every free second with each other. It was so perfect, but it ended. Things got.. messy and you broke up. Both of you were extremely hurt and heartbroken, there was no fixing it, you haven’t spoken since. You both always stayed slightly mad at each other, but really, you both just resented the part each of you played in your break up, mostly hating yourselves for it rather than each other.
But here he was standing in front of you, your heart just about stopped when you made eye contact. Your insides twisted, this was the last place you expected to see him. And yet here he was, right in front of you. With your anxiety levels rising and against better judgement, you step forward, deep breath, in-out, “hey” you both looked stunned, to say you were both surprised would be an understatement. You slowly step closer to him, breathe,
“Oh um, h-hi” you smile slightly at his familiar awkwardness.
Walking closer and closer, “it’s um, it’s been a while” your nervousness unfortunately apparent.
“Y-ya, it-it has.” you smiled at him, oh how he missed that smile. The way it lights up a room, the way it could cheer him up on the worst of days. You took a final step forward stretching your arm out to hug him, he took in your embrace. Finally remembering how well his arms fit around your waist, he pressed his face into the crook of your neck, your hair always smelled so good, so soft and beautiful. And you were warm and loving, standing there with you it was like no time had passed at all.
Spencer hugged you, putting his arms around you like he always had, face pressed into your neck, I guess some things never change. You put your arms around his neck and you pulled him in tight, your chin resting on his shoulder, closing your eyes you felt relaxed, at peace. His arms are where you always felt safest, at home. Your fingers brush the locks of hair at the back of his head, it’s short and curly, very different from when you were together, but still so soft and cute.
You both pull back slightly. His hand moving from your waist to the back of his head, “You visiting your dad I’m assuming?” he asked a little sheepishly. And quietly so that no one could here. with a slight grimace on his face.
Your eyebrows furrowed, something you got from your father, and your eyes narrowed “Yes, I am.” you gave him a sceptical look, looking to the side before raising your eyebrows slightly, you paused biting your lip, “you…work here then?” you asked him.
“Ya.” he looked down slightly.
“And you’re on my dad’s team?” your face softened even more.
You resisted the urge to laugh, pressing your lips together, but a smile got through “and you knew?”
“Ya...I, figured it out.”
You let yourself smile and shake your head, “I expect no less.” you both exhale, looking into each other’s eyes thoughts of resentment flash through your minds while you stare at each other.
You both give in, “I missed you.”
You can’t help the small smile that comes across your face, despite the ending your relationship had, you did miss him, and it felt nice to hear that he felt the same, “I missed you too”
“Alright if no one else is gonna ask, I will, what’s going on here?”
You blushed, how long had your conversation with Spencer lasted hopefully not too long considering most of it was spent in an embrace. How you retreated into yourself when Derek spoke out did not go unnoticed by Spencer, he had always hated when you did that, he liked it when you let loose when you were yourself. But he also knew how you were with a large group, especially a large group of new people. And so he spoke up, “Actually…” he started, getting the eyes off of you but looked at you for permission, and he took the look of relief in your eyes as it, “Y/N and I knew each other in college,” he said it confidently but still slowly and still a little nervously as he was a tad embarrassed himself.
There was a short pause most people just waiting for someone else to say something, but not your father, no, he was putting the pieces together, “Did you say collage?, As in your last year of college?” oop his tone of voice was stern and deep, you rarely heard it as it was reserved for work but you occasionally did, and you never liked it.
You and Spencer both looked away slightly, you cleared your thought, “well that took you 3 seconds to put together.”
He clenched his jaw realising it was Spencer Reid that you dated that year. You had told your dad about Spencer, you two were serious and when you broke up you were only a couple of weeks away from the date you set for them to meet. Your dad was not happy with this boy for causing your break up after it being so serious. Though it wasn’t entirely Spencer’s fault, you didn’t think it was anyone’s fault, but your dad refused to hear it. He glared at Spencer and both of you became very uncomfortable.
“Am I missing something, pretty boy?”
You looked towards Spencer taking the opportunity for a distraction and mouthed ‘pretty boy?’ trying incredibly hard not a laugh, he just shook his head at you. But Derek wasn’t going to give up, encouraging Spencer to continue but you didn’t give him a chance saying, “Spence and I, dated for a while.”
“oooo” he breathed out “damn pretty boy”
With the tension in the air rising, between your dad, Derek and the pre-existing tension, though lessened since you arrived but still there, between you and Spencer, you took this as your escape “Well I think it’s time for me to go, dad will you go get my bag for me?” you smile and simultaneous glare at him motivating him to listen as he walks back up the stairs to his office. Everyone dispersed, clearly amused, except for Dave and you turn back to Spencer with a small, suppressed smile. “So…” you both laugh, “do you want to go for coffee sometime? Catch up?”
“I’d love to” you both smile, “have the same number?” you nod, walk to him and kiss his cheek, smile and turn.
“Text me.” as you walk away towards Dave who is smiling at you, “what?”
“Oh nothing.” you roll your eyes knowing he’s full of shit, “you and the kid huh?”
“It was good seeing you Dave.” pulling him into a hug
“It was good seeing you Bella, come over for dinner sometime?”
“Absolutely.” and finally you turn to your father who is now holding your bag. He hands it to you and links your arm in his own, walking you out, “oh go ahead.”
You share a look, “I didn’t know it was Reid that you dated back then.”
You shook your head a laughed, “he really never said anything?”
“Oh come on, I know this doesn’t change the fact that you love your team, and that includes him.” you said pointing at him, he rolled his eyes he hates how you can read him.
He pulled you into a hug, “I liked my surprise none the less.”
You smiled “good, me too.”
“Can’t wait” you kissed him on the cheek and the elevator doors closed.
The rest of the day you thought about Spencer, when he would text you, how much you missed him, and how good it felt to be in his arms again until finally, his text came through;
Spencer: Coffee, noon Saturday? Corner of fourth and tenth?
Y/N: Absolutely. I’ll see you then
