Spencer Reid One Shots

Headaches

(Y/n) frowns and walks over to the couch.
Spencer is looking at crime scene photos, trying to find an answer.
The woman stands behind the couch and rubs her husband's shoulder.
"Could you leave me alone darling. I really need to figure this out and I-I can't have any distractions." Spencer rubs the nape of his neck and rolls it in a circle.
(Y/n) frowns but nods. "Ok." She mumbles then walks away.
This goes on for weeks.

Every time she tries to get close to him or help him he pushes her away.
She can sense something is wrong but she doesn't know what.
Finally she confides in her best friend Penelope.
"Pushing you away? That doesn't sound right."
"Penny, I don't know what to do. Spence is...he's just off. I sometimes wonder if it's something physical."
"I know he's been getting headaches a lot. Maybe that's why he's acting like this."
(Y/n) frowns and looks at the blonde. "Headaches?"
"Yeah. I think they've been getting worse. I thought you knew about them."
"No. He hasn't told me anything."

A couple hours after Penelope leaves the apartment Spencer comes home.
He looks irritated per usual and immediately sits on the couch.
"Hey Spence." (Y/n) calls quietly.
"(Y/n) I'm really busy right now. Please leave me alone."
The woman sniffles softly. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Spencer looks at his wife confused.
His body tenses seeing the water well in her eyes.
"All this time. You've been suffering alone. Why didn't you tell me? I could've tried to help you. Why...why did you..." She couldn't form a complete sentence.
Spencer quickly stands up and rushes to her. He cups her face and looks into her eyes.

"Your headaches... why?"
"I didn't want you to know because there's nothing you can do about it. I'm getting new meds that will hopefully help. I was also instructed not to stress myself out. Unfortunately stress comes with the job."
(Y/n) grips his shirt and buries her face in his chest. "Please come to bed with me. Let me help you in the only way I know how. Please." She begs quietly.
Spencer frowns but nods. "Ok darling." He whispers and follows her to the bedroom.
The couple lays in bed and (Y/n) lays his head on her chest.
She runs her fingers through his hair and rubs the other hand up and down his back.

The longer they stay the more comfortable Spencer becomes and his headache goes away completely.
(Y/n) hums quietly and Spencer smiles.
The time passes slowly but it didn't take long for the man to fall asleep.
The (h/c) looks down at her husband and smiles. She kisses his head and closes her eyes.
Soon enough she falls asleep as well.