Boy Meets Girl / Criminal Minds Fanfiction.

Her Arrival

Ummm...I can't-it's..I'm sorry. Six months...no excuses. I'm terrible, I can't believe that much time has passed.

I really need to rewrite this story, my writing has grown so much since I started. The old chapters are so cringe.

Thanks for reading! I'm so sorry for disappearing for half a year, that's just ridiculous.

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When Spencer and Ryder return from their honeymoon, it's to find they've been moved into their new house. The plan had been to move once they go back but the team had other plans. Ryder all but bursts into tears and hugs them all. She blames the baby for her sudden onslaught of emotions.

Willow couldn't be happier to have a yard. Though most of the time she just lies in the shade, chewing on a bone. But when she's first let out in the morning, she runs back and forth as fast as she can. Ryder thinks she's just getting all her energy out for the day so she can just relax until it's time for bed. Oh, to live the life of a spoiled dog.

Life continues on as normal. Or as normal as it is for the Reids. Spencer starts teaching the closer Ryder gets to having the baby. It's nice, having him there more. They finish the nursery and Spencer insists on baby proofing the entire house. Ryder doesn't object, only stands back and watches him with an amused but fond smile.

Just like Spencer, Ryder continues to work. Though she doesn't travel, not that she's done much of that in the past few years anyway. She imagines she won't get the chance for the next couple years anyway. And she's okay with that. But per her doctor's orders, she rests a lot. An annoying amount.

Ryder is out with Nat when it happens. She's taking it easy, a lazy day after Spencer heads off to work. She'd been feeling crampy the last couple of months, she hadn't first thought anything of the pain. Until it becomes too intense to ignore.

"Are you okay?" Nat asks when Ryder fails to hide a wince.

"Mm-hmm," Ryder nods, her hand running over her stomach. "Yeah, just-" Another bout of pain cuts Ryder off. She groans and purses her lips, trying her best to breath though it. "Just cramps, it has be."

"Yeah? How often?" Nat says in an accusing tone.

"She's not due for five weeks, Nat," Ryder urges. "I'm not in labor. I can't be."

"For someone married to a doctor you'd think you would know that yes, you very well could be," Nat says while grabbing Ryder's arm and helping her along the path.

"He's not a medical doctor," Ryder grumbles before biting the inside of her cheek. Maybe Nat's right, her camps haven't been this bad before. But she can't have the baby today! It's too early! "Nat-"

"I know, sweetie, I know," Nat's tone turns soft and comforting as she wraps an arm around Ryder. "Deep breaths, you and the little one are completely fine, alright? Babies are born early all the time." Continuing out of the park, Nat helps Ryder into the car before starting towards the hospital.

Ryder pulls out her phone as soon as she's in the vehicle, ready to call Spencer. But when she looks at the device, she already sees a message from her husband. He got a case. The team is on their way to the jet to fly off somewhere. Ryder's heart drops. He sent the message ten minutes ago. She shakes her head, bracing a hand again her stomach before calling him.

"Hey, Ry-"

"Spencer," Ryder cuts him off, her voice coming out higher than she meant for it to. "Spencer, you can't leave."