Title: Godfather
Pairing: Reid/JJ; JJ/Will
Prompt: Birth
Rating: PG
Words: 268
Warnings: implied infidelity; minor (non-case) spoilers for Memoriam
Notes: More
cm_het_drabble fun! Don't ask me where this came from... the prompt wrote it for me! Ha.
Spencer settled onto the bed and cupped the back of Henry's soft head with his palm. "I'm sorry I wasn't there."
JJ looked up at him with tired eyes, feigning a yawn to hide her sigh. "Don't worry about it. No one was expecting him this early, and you were in the middle of an important case. I had plenty of support." She paused, adjusting Henry against her breast before she continued. "And maybe... maybe it's best that you weren't there, anyway. I mean..."
"What do you mean, JJ?" Spencer's voice had taken on an edge, some odd mix of resentment and despair that made JJ wince.
She couldn't meet his gaze when she responded. "Maybe... maybe everyone would have known, then, if you were there. It's their job to see these things, you know? And I've already done the math. Three weeks early..."
"Puts his probable conception during the two weeks that Will was in Memphis last year. Most likely during the first week, really. I've done the math, too, JJ. Of course, the human gestational period is highly variable, and it doesn't necessarily mean..."
"Look at his mouth, Spence."
"I have. Actually, I've already memorized every detail of his face." Spencer coughed, running his thumb down the side of Henry's cheek. "He's got your eyes. And your chin. And your ears."
"But not my mouth."
He wouldn't -- or couldn't -- look at her; he just stared down at the baby she cradled against her body, small and perfect and completely naive. "No. Not that."
JJ's voice dropped to a whisper. "Nope. That's all you."