Sorry for the long wait. I've had this chapter written but I wanted to wait until I had more...and uh, I don't. But I hate keeping you guys waiting so, here you guys go!

Thank you so much for sticking with me and commenting. I thrive off comments. I'm hoping the ones left for this chapter will bring back that inspiration I once had for this story! So please, you've been reading my words, let me read yours!

This chapter is adorable btw, I really like it. Please enjoy!

Also I couldn't come up with a good name for this chapter...ideas are always welcomed.

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Lifting her hand, Ryder covers her mouth when she yawns her umpteenth yawn of the day. Her eyes water from the strength of it, so much so she doesn't notice the elevator doors opening.

"Ooh, long night?" JJ asks and Ryder nods.

"Long pregnancy," The younger woman says while stepping out, allowing the blonde to look her arm through hers.

"Been there," She mumbles sympathetically. "Are you still getting sick?"

"Not so much," Ryder shakes her head. "But everything hurts." Chuckling, JJ nods.

"Trust me, it's worth it." The two women stop in the break room and JJ walks toward the cabinet and pulls out a mug. "Here," She hands Ryder the steaming cup of tea after pouring the water. "Spencer's around here somewhere. I'll hunt him down."

"Thank you," Ryder mutters into the cup before blowing the steam away from her. Closing her eyes, the tired woman leans back against the counter and carefully sips the hot liquid.

"Aren't you supposed to be resting?"

"Hm, despite the title, Spence isn't a medical doctor," Ryder hums to Morgan's question without opening her eyes. She hears him chuckle as she places a hand over her stomach absentmindedly, rubbing back and forth.

A gasp escaping the woman has Derek spinning around to face her, worry morphing his expression. He opens his mouth to ask what's wrong but Ryder beats him to it. "She kicked!" Ryder nearly shouts, carefully setting the mug down before she drops it. "She kicked! She hasn't done that yet."

Chuckling, Morgan watches Ryder's smile continues to grow, both her hands now resting on her stomach. "Oh, that's gonna get old fast." She mumbles after a moment and he laughs again. "She did it again!" All exasperation disappears from Ryder, her smile back full force. "Okay, come here." Grabbing Morgan's wrist, Ryder places it on her side where she previously felt her daughter kicking her. Rude, but she doesn't know any better, so, she'll let it slide.

"Woah," Derek mumbles, pulling his hand back when he feels the tiny kick against his palm. "She's strong," He says with a smile. "Of course she is, she's my goddaughter."

"Doesn't make any sense, she's not actually related to you."

"Let me have my moment," Derek says and Ryder laughs.

"Why are we yelling?"

"Spencer!" Jumping forward, Ryder grabs her fiancée's hands. "She kicked!"

"What!" The young man questions, eyes darting between Ryder's eyes and her stomach. "When!"

"Just now," She says and guides his hands to rest over her baby bump. They wait for a moment before there's a small movement and a laugh escapes Spencer's mouth. "Now that she's figured out how to do it, she's not going to stop, is she?"

Shrugging, Spencer looks around. "What did you eat today?"

"Nothing abnormal. I just had some tea though."

"Maybe she likes tea." He shrugs again and Ryder nods with a thoughtful look.

"Don't let Garcia know she missed that," Emily announces her presence after letting the couple have a minute to freak out. Very adorably, she might add.

"Yeah, best not to," Ryder chuckles before sighing. Spencer wraps his arm around her shoulders and she leans into his side. "So, how's work been?" She asks the others. Spencer doesn't tell her much about work, never has, never will. And if she's honest, Ryder doesn't care for the details. She's just trying to start a conversation. Silence has been bugging her a lot lately.

"Oh, same old stuff," Emily sighs, sharing a glance with Morgan who nods in agreement.

Derek suddenly chuckles and the others all turn to him in question. "Hey, Ry, did Reid tell you about a case we worked last month?" Emily's eyebrows furrow but they raise when she remembers what her colleague is referring to.

"He usually doesn't," She shakes her head and Spencer sighs, hiding his face in the crook of her neck. He's also aware of what Morgan is doing.

"He got hit on," Derek laughs, gesturing towards Reid. Ryder joins the old man in laughing and tries to turn her head down to see her fiancé.

"Is that so?" She asks, voice teasing. "Was she pretty?"

Lifting his head, Spencer glares at Morgan before turning to Ryder and smiling sweetly. "She doesn't compare to your immeasurable beauty, my dear, future wife."

"Ooh, good answer," Ryder says before leaning forward to kiss him. Derek grumbles but smiles, waving them off while Emily shakes her head, grinning.

"Nice try, Morgan," Emily pats her friend's shoulder before moving away from here. "Great to see you. Will see you again tomorrow." Hugging Ryder, Emily then returns to her desk.

"And I will see you tomorrow," Derek points to Reid before turning to Ryder. "Lovely seeing you as always."

"Bye, Derek," Ryder waves lazily as the man follows after Emily. "You ready for that?"

"No," Spencer shakes his head. "He hasn't even told me what we're doing."

"Well, it's a bachelor party," Ryder shrugs. Though they're usually done closer to the wedding, with the team's schedule, they decided to do it sooner rather than later at the risk of never getting the chance. "I'm sure he won't do anything you don't want to. He'll only joke and tease that he will."

"Yeah, he knows if he does he'll have to deal with you," Spencer smirks, placing his hands on Ryder's hips to pull her closer to him. "And Morgan is terrified of angry, pregnant ladies, so." Snorting, Ryder leans her head onto Spencer's chest. "You tired?"

"Eh, I'm okay. I was thinking we could get Chinese on the way home."

"Sounds great. Just let me grab my stuff." Nodding, Ryder watches Spencer rush off towards his desk before she turns to look around, hands resting on her stomach. Her dress was altered to fit her bump, she just hopes her daughter doesn't decide to grow super fast right before the wedding. She can grow all she wants to after it though.

"How are you feeling?" Spinning around, Ryder smiles when she sees Hotch.

"Oh, you know. Swollen feet, achy back." She shrugs with a grin. "I already feel big, I can't imagine how nine mouths will feel."

"You look great."

"Thank you," Ryder's smile turns soft and she nods once. "So, Spencer told me the whole, teaching thing."

"And?"

"Well, I kind of wished he would've talked to me first but I'm not mad. I think it's a good idea, but I hate to take him away from work."

"You're not," Hotch tells her with a shake of his head. "He's doing this because he wants to be there for you and your daughter. Trust me, this job...it can come between you before you even see it. I don't want that for you guys. And he'll still be here, just not as much."

"Well, thank you," Ryder releases a breath. She won't lie, it will be nice having Spencer around more, especially with a new baby. But that doesn't stop her from feeling a little guilty about the whole thing. "He hasn't told the team yet."

"No," Hotch shakes his head and looks over the young woman's shoulders and towards the others, watching Emily roll her eyes at some Morgan says while Spencer looks at them both with confused expressions. JJ only laughs. "He will when he's ready. And they'll be happy for him. They are happy for him. For both of you."

Ryder smiles and turns to face the same way as Hotch, watching the team. Spencer shakes his head and says something before quickly making his wave over to them, ducking when Derek throws a balled-up piece of paper at him.

"You ready?"

"Yeah," Ryder reaches out and grabs Spencer's hand. "Just waiting for you."

"Bye, Hotch," Spencer waves over his shoulder to his boss before squeezing Ryder's hand and leading her from the building.

They're adorable. The baby kicked! I didn't reread this so I can't remember everything that happened lol. But cute stuff with the team.

Thank you so much for reading! Hope you all enjoyed!

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