A/N: So this is the beginning of Part III, this fic does have a case but it is mostly character based. I'll try to post every two days or so but I can't make any promises. Hope you enjoy! :) Oh and its rated M for a reason! LOL.

Set a week and a half after Part II-Knowledge Is Power.

Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds or any of its characters. I also do not own the quote from Fahrenheit 451 that is used in the fic title.

Chapter 1 – The Perfect Couple

Georgetown, Washington D.C.

Home of Derek Morgan

Derek ran quickly down his stairs as he heard his doorbell ring. He opened the door slowly to see Reid staring back at him. He scoffed, "Reid, why the hell did you ring the doorbell? You could have just come in."

Reid lived only two blocks away from Morgan so they saw each other quite often and frequently walked to each other houses', which was the form of transportation that Reid had decided on tonight.

Reid shrugged as he walked into the house. "Am I the first person here?" He asked curiously. He was so excited to see Elle. In the past week, they had been so busy with work that he hadn't gotten an opportunity to talk to her outside of the office, with the exception of a scattered phone call. This abundance of work was also part of the reason that Morgan had invited him, Elle, JJ, and Garcia over to his house on a Saturday night.

Morgan smiled at him. "Yes, you are, Elle isn't here yet cuz I know that's what you're asking."

Reid blushed slightly as he followed Morgan down into his basement. He had been here before but he still took in the space interestedly. On the left side of the room there was a large, flat screen, high definition television, in the bottom corner, a large, black, leather, couch and an oak coffee table, and on the right side of the room there was a pool table.

Reid was about to open his mouth to speak when they heard the front door open. They heard the girls laughing as they came down over the stairs and into the basement.

"How did all of you guys get here at the same time?" Asked Morgan.

"Elle picked us up, we're on the way," JJ replied, she was still laughing.

Elle immediately walked towards Reid and kissed him softly on the lips. "Hi," she greeted him smiling brightly.

He smiled back at her. "Hello, you look very pretty." She wore a pair of tight, dark, blue jeans and a white, long sleeved shirt that ran across her collarbone so her shoulders were bare. Her long, dark hair was straightened and she had on more make-up than she usually wore to work.

"Thank you and you look adorable." She smiled as she looked him up and down. He wore a pair of black dress pants and she could see the ends of a dark orange dress shirt that he wore under his brown and orange checkered sweater and the knot of a black tie. She reached up and ran her hand through his hair. "You cut your hair."

"Yeah, do you like it?" He asked nervously.

She smiled. "Yeah, it's cute." He sighed relieved.

Morgan interrupted their conversation. "What do you guys want to drink?"

"Nothing, I'm driving."

Morgan laughed at her response. "Elle I'm sure Reid would be happy to bring you home."

She laughed and Reid blushed before he said, "Yeah, you can."

Morgan smiled before he asked, "So what do you want?"

"I don't care," Elle replied indifferently, "as long as it's not beer."

Morgan laughed and nodded. "Will do."

Morgan walked towards the stairs and Garcia and JJ followed him. "We'll help you," Garcia said, laughing as they walked up the stairs and left Elle and Reid alone in the basement.

Elle turned to him and smirked. "So you wanna come over to my house huh?" She asked teasingly.

He smirked back at her and placed his hands on her waist, pulling her into him. "We hardly get to spend any time alone together." He wrapped his arms around her as he kissed her on the top of the head. "I got to spend so much time with you in Miami, I got spoiled."

She giggled as she cuddled into him. "Aww," she looked up at him and smirked, "well I'd love it if you would spend the night at my house tonight."

He smirked back at her. "I'd love that too." He leaned down and kissed her intensely.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! No makin' out in my house!" Morgan yelled through JJ and Garcia's laughter.

Upon hearing Morgan's voice, Reid immediately pulled back from the kiss and let go of her. "Oh come on Derek! They're cute!" Garcia protested smiling. "Its Reid with a member of the opposite sex, it's adorable!"

Elle laughed at Garcia before she kissed Reid on the cheek, making him blush. "Aww," JJ and Garcia said together, making him turn an even deeper red.

Garcia got a devilish smirk on her face. "Reid, where did you learn how to kiss?"

"What?" He asked embarrassed.

"Elle told us that you were a good kisser so where did you learn how to kiss?"

Elle looked up at him. "I'm sorry," she apologized quietly.

Surprisingly, Morgan saved Reid from the embarrassment. "Come on! Let's play some pool!"

Garcia laughed, "You know that I don't play, I'll just watch you guys."

Morgan nodded. "Okay come on Reid, we're taking on the ladies." He walked towards Elle and passed her a wine cooler.

"Thank you," she said politely. She walked away from Reid and towards JJ. "We're gonna smoke them, right JJ?"

JJ nodded as she took a sip of her beer. "Oh definitely."

The girls laughed together and Reid swayed back and forth with his hands in his pockets as Morgan got the pool table ready. Every now and then, he would catch Elle's eye and she would wink at him, making him smile.

"Okay," Morgan started as he grabbed four shooters, "would you ladies like to break?"

Elle shook her head. "No, cuz then the game would be over too quickly," she said competitively before she stuck her tongue out at Morgan.

He laughed, "Okay then, we'll break."

Morgan broke and he sunk two balls but he missed his next shot so Elle let JJ shoot for them first. JJ missed a tough shot so it was Reid's turn. Garcia leaned in and whispered to Elle, "Do you think that you could make him miss this shot?"

Elle laughed and nodded. "Oh yeah!"

"Do it!" Garcia demanded excitedly.

Elle smirked mischievously before she walked over and stood next to Reid. He was settled into his shooting stance when she leaned down and whispered, "I have a can of whipped cream in my fridge, if we wanna use that tonight." She laughed as he missed the shot. He stood up and looked at her with widened eyes. "I'm sorry baby; Garcia wanted me to say something that would make you miss." He continued to look at her speechless. "My turn," she said with a smile on her face. "Hold my drink sweetie."

After less then 10 minutes, the game was over. Morgan thought that he and Reid had it in the bag when they were down to two balls but Elle went on a streak and finished it off.

Elle and JJ high-fived as Morgan asked curiously, "Elle, where did you learn how to play pool?"

"There's a pool hall for kids in my neighborhood and I have six brothers."

They heard hip hop music blare from the surround sound speakers as Garcia turned on the TV and found a music channel. Reid watched, aroused, as Elle danced across the room towards him.

"Do you wanna be on my team now?" She asked sweetly. He nodded slowly and she laughed. She stepped closer to him as she said quietly, "You smell really good. There's nothing sexier than a guy that smells good."

"Are we playing again?" She heard Morgan ask.

Elle turned around to face him. "Yup, me and Reid are gonna be on a team."

Morgan set up the pool table again and this time JJ broke. On Elle's first turn Reid tried not to stare as she bent over the pool table directly in front of him. Her shirt moved up her back and you could just see the very top of her tattoo. When she was finished, she stood next to Reid as she watched Morgan shoot. "I could see your tattoo," he stated quietly.

"What?" She looked up at him and laughed.

"I could see your tattoo," he repeated.

She smiled. "And that gets you going?" She asked teasingly.

"It doesn't take much anymore," he answered honestly.

She smirked at him as she stood on her tiptoes and whispered in his ear, "I am going to keep you up all night." He looked at her with widened eyes again and she simply said, "It's your turn."

For the second game in a row, Elle finished. After, her and Reid sat down on the couch and talked to Garcia while Morgan and JJ chatted about football.

Reid glanced at his watch, it was 11:45. "Well we should probably get goin' now," he said unsubtly. Morgan looked at him and smirked but Reid stared back at him and said, "Don't say a word." He turned to Garcia. "Do you and JJ want a ride home?"

Morgan intervened. "Nah, I can give them a ride home, that's okay, you two love birds can go on."

Reid blushed at Morgan's comment as Elle laughed. "Thanks Derek," she said considerately.

He nodded. "No problem."

"Okay, see you guys later," she said pleasantly before she grabbed Reid by the hand and dragged him up over the stairs and out the door.

He stood on the driver's side of her car until she tossed him her keys. He got in quickly and turned the keys in the ignition. As he backed out of Morgan's driveway he asked, "How far 'til your house again?" He asked anxiously.

"Umm, like 20 minutes."

He sighed heavily. "20 minutes," he repeated quietly to himself.

She giggled at how restless he was before she placed her hand on his knee. "You're so cute," she said smirking.

Exactly 17 minutes later, he pulled into her driveway. He turned off the car and passed her her keys before they both got out. She walked up to her door and he walked closely behind her. She had just stepped onto her front patio when she felt him wrap his arms around her waist. She had just taken her house keys out of her jeans pocket when he spun her around and pushed her up against the door, kissing her hungrily.

She pulled back and giggled. "Reid! Let me open the door!" She giggled even more when he slipped his hands under her shirt and moved them quickly up her stomach. She continued to giggle as she pushed them back down. "Reid!"

He stopped kissing her and pulled back long enough for her to turn around. But he quickly placed his hands on her hips and started to kiss the back of her neck. He swiftly worked his way across her bare shoulders, up and down her neck, and along her cheek and jaw line.

"Reid," she giggled, "I can't see the lock!"

He smirked. "Okay! Okay!" He laughed as he stopped kissing the side of her face, allowing her to see the keyhole but he did not let her go. She turned the key in the lock and pushed open the door.

As soon as they had both stepped into the porch and Reid had shut the door, he picked her up into his arms. She laughed hysterically, "Reid! Put me down!"

He laughed at her as he took quick strides into her bedroom and laid her gently down on the bed. She giggled as she pulled off her shoes and socks and he did the same. She got up off of the bed and hastily turned down her bedcovers before she felt him wrap his arms around her again. She smiled to herself as he started to kiss along her neck again.

"You smell so good," she said distractedly. She felt herself getting warmer as he moved his hands down over her hips and back up again. She turned around and impatiently pulled his sweater over his head. She pulled him in by his tie and kissed him passionately. "And you're dressed so God damn cute." She swiftly took off his tie and began to unbutton his dress shirt. She looked up at him and kissed him quickly before she ran her hand through his hair. "Mmm your new haircut is sexy," she stated breathlessly. She finished unbuttoning his shirt and pushed it down over his shoulders before she fell back on the bed with him on top of her.

He kissed along her neck before she sat up and he anxiously pulled her shirt over her head and pushed her against him. He gently sucked on the skin in the space between her neck and shoulder as she moaned loudly. She placed her hands on the hem of his pants and gently scratched his lower torso with her long fingernails. In response, he brought his hands around her back and unhooked her white, strapless bra. She immediately fell back on the bed.

She unbuckled his belt and unbuttoned and pulled down the zipper of his dress pants. She pushed them off of his legs with hers before he began to take off her jeans. He undid the top button and pulled down the zipper, he moved down and kissed along her stomach before he eagerly pulled them off of her legs.

He pulled the bed sheets up to cover the both of them before he pushed her panties down to her knees and she squirmed out of them. Their passionate kiss was interrupted by a ringing cell phone.

Reid pulled back slowly and looked at her sadly. She stroked his cheek softly. "I know, baby, but I have to get it." He sighed heavily before he rolled over onto the other side of the bed and let her up.

She crawled down to the bottom of the bed and reached for her jeans. She pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and flipped it open. She sighed as she looked at the name on the screen. "Reid, it's Hotch." She moved back up to the top of the bed and covered her naked body by pulling the sheet up and holding it tightly to her chest. Once she was settled, she pressed the 'Talk' button. "Hey Hotch."

Reid sat up next to her and wrapped his arms around her thin waist. He gently kissed her shoulder as he listened to her talk to Hotch. "Okay…" she ran her hand through her long, dark hair, "Yeah got cha…in an hour?" She said almost questioningly. "Okay…no, there's no need to call Reid, he's here with me." She let Hotch talk before she said, "Okay Hotch." She pressed the 'Talk' button once again and snapped her phone shut.

Reid smirked at her as he gently massaged her shoulders. "We have an hour?" He kissed her neck as he tried to pry the bed sheet out of her hands.

"Yes, we do," she wrapped the sheet tightly around her frame and got up out of the bed. "An hour to get across town to your apartment, get on the freeway, and then get to Quantico." She spoke quickly and fretfully. "We have to get ready."

He smiled at her again. "Come here and sit down." She shook her head and he patted the mattress beside him. "Come here." She gave in and sat back down beside him.

He ran his hand through her hair. "Reid, stop it, I don't want to be late," she said quietly.

"And we won't be." He leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips.

"We will if we don't get ready," she protested.

"The freeway is only six minutes from here and driving the maximum speed limit will get you to Quantico in 24 minutes." He kissed her again but she pulled back.

"Yeah but we have to stop by your place…"

He cut her off with another kiss. "No, we don't." She looked at him confused. "You know how you keep your ready bag in your car?" She nodded. "Well I keep mine under my desk." He smirked as he pushed her back onto the bed. "And we have an hour."

She laughed, "You know, you could have told me all of this before I freaked out."

He pulled the sheet off of her body. "Yeah, I could of, but it was cute," he said smirking.

She laughed as she pushed his boxers down. She leaned forward and kissed his neck and nibbled on his ear as she whispered, "You know you have to make this quick right?"

He nodded. "But not too quick," he smiled, "I want you to enjoy it too."

She smiled up at him and he took that as a sign to gently slide into her. She wrapped her arms around his back as he began to set their rhythm. He leaned down and kissed her sweetly on the lips and in response she wrapped a long leg around his waist, drawing him in further. She needed him to resume moving inside of her, that rare feeling was building up in the pit of her stomach.

He moved down and kissed along the side of her neck as she scratched her nails down his back until she reached his backside and grasped his firm butt. "Spencer," she cooed, "faster baby."

He obeyed her every instruction as this was the first time that they had been together and she hadn't given him free reign. He knew that she had done it to build up his confidence and he was happy that she was now comfortable enough with his capabilities in the bedroom to challenge him.

"Oh…baby…I'm so close," she gasped into his ear. "Mmmm Spencer," she moaned loudly as she arched her back.

She swallowed his groan as they were kissing passionately when she tightened around him. He quivered as her shudders racked through his body, he had never felt anything like it before.

"Elle that feels incredible," he said lowly.

Her resolve finally broke and she tangled her hands in his soft, brown hair and cried out his name. She had reached her pinnacle for the first time in their sexual relationship. All of their past experiences had been wonderfully sweet, romantic, and gentle, and hot, fast, and hard when it needed to be. But something about this time was different.

He, somewhat quietly, followed her over the edge and found release inside of her. His mouth had been pressed against the crook of her neck so her skin muffled his cry of passion. He carefully pulled out of her and held himself up above her. He leaned down and kissed her softly on the forehead. In his orgasmic haze, he hadn't noticed that she had been panting furiously and her face was extremely flushed. But once his senses fully returned he looked down at her curiously as he observed the sleepy, lazy smile on her face. "Did I make you…? Did you…?" He started to ask awkwardly.

She smiled as she stroked his face. "What are you trying to ask me?"

He blushed and ducked his head and she giggled silently. It amazed her how he could be so passionate during their intimacies and then go right back to the shy, socially incompetent prodigy that everyone saw. He leaned down again and this time he kissed her on the lips. "I guess," he began in a whisper, "that I'm trying to ask you if I made you climax."

She placed both of her hands on the sides of his face and kissed him intensely. "Yes, you did, and that hasn't happened to me in years." She kissed him again. "It was amazing, thank you." She giggled before she said, "You know what this means?"

"What does this mean?" He asked curiously.

"That Garcia is gonna know what happened because we're both gonna come into the office like giddy teenagers," she explained laughing.

"That's okay, I won't kiss and tell if you won't," he proposed smirking.

She smiled, "Deal." She leaned forward and sealed their deal with a kiss.

Afterwards, he rolled onto the other side of the bed and Elle got up out of bed and quickly put on a new pair of underwear, a pale pink bra and matching lace panties. She ignored the clothes scattered across her floor for the time being and opened her closet.

Reid stared at her as she stood back on to him, pushing hanger after hanger back in her closet. He laughed lightly, "You look really good."

She turned around and looked at him seriously. "Reid, I know that we just had amazing sex, but can you get ready please?"

"I'm sorry," he laughed lightly again as he took in a deep breath. "I'm just a little fatigued. Gimme a minute."

She laughed, "Okay." She pulled a pair of dress pants off a hanger. "I don't have time to iron," she said quietly to herself.

Reid finally forced himself out of bed and pulled on his boxers. He snuck up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "It doesn't matter what you wear, you look amazing in everything," he whispered into her ear.

She smiled and turned around. She took his hands off of her hips. "You're gonna have to be good, okay?" She smirked as she ran her hands down his chest. "Cuz you're gonna get yourself all excited again," she said teasingly. He flushed a deep crimson at her words and she giggled. "You're so cute, now put your clothes back on."

He kissed her quickly on the lips before he walked across the room and started gathering his clothes. He got redressed quickly and she put on a pair of black dress pants and a red, long sleeved shirt with a v-neck.

When she came back from brushing her teeth he was sat on the edge of her bed, bouncing up and down on her mattress mindlessly. He looked up at her uneasily. "I was gonna pick up your clothes but I wasn't sure if you wanted me touching your underwear. Some women don't like that," he added quietly.

She laughed and raised an eyebrow. "You weren't sure if I wanted you touching my underwear?" He nodded cutely and she laughed. "What are you, like, afraid of them or something?" She asked jokingly.

He began to fidget nervously. "No, they're really nice and…" he stopped talking and looked down at his feet.

She smirked and walked towards him. She grabbed both of his hands and pulled him up off of the bed. "Come on lets go, we can talk about my underwear in the car." She laughed as he blushed again.

A/N: Picture Reid's haircut as the one he had towards the beginning of season two. :) Please review! :)