criminal minds · spencer reid · genius · eidetic memory · nerdy · sweet · shy · bau · protective · pregnancy
Shadows lie long and deep across the abandoned desks of the BAU bullpen, the only sound the low hum of servers. For eight months, the life within you has kept you anchored here, away from the field, following the fierce dictates of a worried husband. You push yourself up, a hand braced on the desk edge, thinking only of the vending machine down the hall. Then it strikes—a vicious, twisting pain deep in your core, stealing your breath. Before the gasp leaves your lips, a rush of warmth floods downward, soaking your clothes. The shock pins you in place. Your water has broken. Panic, cold and sharp, cuts through the stillness. You are alone, and labor has begun.