you were anxious for his arrival home. you had gotten a call ahead of time about a situation that reid was currently dealing with and you were so nervous about the confrontation. you hated confrontation, and reid knew that. that's why he always told you about everything going on in his life, and the same went for you.

you heard the keys rattling to unlock the door and soon it opened.

your eyes found him as he set down his bag, jacket, and scarf before he looked up to see you sitting on the couch.

"hey, sweetheart," he said as you motioned him over to sit down next to you on the couch. he did as you asked, furrowing his brows in confusion. "everything okay? you're being weirdly quiet."

"prentiss called me," you told him, looking down to your lap. "she, uh, she asked me if you had told me anything about not wanting to be in the fbi and questioning your place where you were in life."

reid continued to look at you as he waited for you to say something else. 

"spence, is there something going on?" 

he moved closer to you, causing you to look up at him. 

"sweetheart, please don't tell anybody about this," he began as you nodded, taking his hand in yours as you held onto it tightly. "lately, i've been questioning my place in the fbi." 

you leaned closer, questioning his actions.

"why?" you asked.

"i don't know how to explain it, except that i just thought i would be more accomplished by now," he said as you let out a sigh. you looked down to his hand that was holding yours as you began to speak.

"spence, you are so far beyond greatness. and just because you aren't happy where you are now, doesn't mean that you won't get greater things for yourself in the future," you told him as you heard him sigh.

you looked up in confusion as he pulled you into his arms, keeping you close.

"and what's this for?" you asked him, a few inches from his face as your eyes searched his.

"because i love you," he said softly, pressing a kiss to your cheek as you smiled, holding him close. you smiled at him, running your fingers through his hair as you let out a small sigh.

"i hope you don't still feel this way, spence," you told him sweetly as he shook his head.

"babe, i have you so i know that anything i do, i'll be okay because you're there with me."

you smiled at him even wider, pressing a kiss to his cheek before resting your head on his chest. you were slowly falling asleep as reid ran his fingers through your hair and held you close to him. 

life was good- even if reid wasn't sure of his career, he was sure of you. and that's all that mattered to him.