Esmé had been in the world for two hours and had already met pretty much every surgeon in the hospital and almost the whole team but she wasn't phased, she just slept beautifully.
JJ was standing up holding her next to your bed where Spencer perched and Henry sat on the end of the bed looking up at her, "So guys, why Esmé? It's a gorgeous name but pretty unusual." She asked and you leant your head on Spencer,
"Spence suggested it, he should tell you guys."
"Well when we were unpacking the study and we were talking about favourite books and authors and things like that and I mentioned that I actually really liked short stories, which Y/N made fun of saying 'how can someone who reads so fast enjoy something short?'" Spencer began and that made everyone laugh including you, "So anyway, I told her about a collection of short stories that Salinger wrote that were really interesting because they get you thinking. Even I had to read a couple of them multiple times to grasp the concept. So I chose one that I thought she'd like the best,"
"For Esmé- with love and squalor." Rossi added, and everyone looked at him slightly confused, "What? I read." Everyone laughed,
"So we sat down on the window seat and I read it to her, it's about a very outspoken British child who meets an American man during the war and Y/N thought the premise was quite fitting and just like I thought, she did like it. It was the first thing we read together in our house so when I found out the baby was a girl, that was the first name I thought of." Spencer sweetly explained and you brought your hand up to his face, tilted it towards you and kissed him and the team made a series of strange noises and you pulled away and pulled a face at them all.
"Mind if I have a hold?" Derek asked and Spencer nodded and then JJ passed Esmé to Derek and she didn't even stir, "Damn, you may have some competition for the pretty girl title Y/N, this girl is adorable."
"She gets it from her mom." Spencer complimented you smiling at you,
"I don't know, her dad is pretty cute too," You rebuttled, "now can I have my baby please?" You asked with your arms outstretched towards Derek who passed Esmé back to you and you kissed her forehead.
"Does she have a middle name?" Garcia asked as she looked over your shoulder,
"Monica, after Y/N's mom." Spencer replied and Penelope made aw'ing noises.
A little while later, there was a knock at the door and Aaron and Jack came through with a bouquet of flowers and a gift bag, "Hey buddy!" You exclaimed and Jack came running towards you but stopped just before the bed,
"I don't want to hurt you." Jack said thoughtfully,
"I'm fine sweetie don't worry, come on up." You replied and he did, cuddling into you and looking at Esme.
"She's really cute Uncle Spencer. She looks just like Auntie Y/N." Jack said in his grown-up voice and you pressed your lips together in a smile trying not to laugh,
"She does, doesn't she," Spencer replied,
"Can I hold her?" Jack added,
"Yeah," You replied moving over in the bed, "Sit up here and make sure you hold her head." You instructed as you passed Esmé to Jack and he did just as you said.
"Congratulations Y/N, congratulations Reid." Aaron said, shaking hands with you and Spencer and then passing a gift to you, "Jack picked this out at the toy store, if you don't like it I can return it."
You opened the gift and inside was a teddy bear with a pink ribbon around its ears, "I got the pink one because she's a girl." Jack added and you gave him a kiss on the side of the head,
"She's going to love it." Spencer assured him.
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You were released from the hospital the next day after Callie had done your nursing check and made sure Esmé was healthy to go home.
You were in quite a bit of pain but it was bearable with some over-the-counter painkillers and every time you saw Esmé you completely forgot about all the pain because you had your baby girl.
When you got home, you noticed a pair of woman's shoes by the door that you didn't recognise as yours, "Emily?" You called out excitedly and went into your living room to see your dad and Emily sat down on your couch,
"Hey Y/N!" She replied and hugged you tightly, "Oh it's so good to see you!"
"Hey dad." You smiled and went over to hug him too.
Spencer had carried Esmé in in the baby carrier and placed her down next to the couch. You all sat down while Spencer and your dad made some tea and snacks and Emily held her goddaughter.
You spent the rest of the day with Spencer, your dad, Emily and of course Esmé. Spencer made you all dinner and afterwards, Emily went back to a hotel and you put Esmé down to sleep.
The first few weeks were rough as you and Spencer navigated parenthood while on leave. Thanks to your dad it was easier than it would have been without him as he helped out mainly with chores around the house and making sure you and Spencer ate.
Your dad had gone home 8 weeks after Esmé was born and it was now early august, and you and Spencer had only just got into a good routine. You were both exhausted but it was worth it. Every time Esmé did something even remotely interesting, or not at all, you and Spencer were completely enamoured with her. Doting on her every move, every expression. She was a dream.
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Fanfiction[SMUT WARNING] Y/N is just a girl, albeit a genius, but mainly just a girl who is mourning and in desperate need to escape her grief. So she goes to visit one of her oldest friends, Emily in Washington DC. Y/N was just looking for an escape, but wha...
