Title: Hiding Place
Author: Trista Groulx (dustytiger)
Rating: T (same as the show)
Disclaimer: I don't own CM, it belongs to CBS et al. And I don't own the song that inspired this fic Serena Ryder and her record label do. Don't sue I am just a lowly barista.
Summary: Reid wakes up to find Prentiss curled up to him. Where will their relationship go?
Notes: The italic bits are song lyrics from a great song called "Hiding Place" by Serena Ryder which inspired this whole fic. This one is gonna be eight parts and epilogue, and as always updated daily. Wow it's nice to write these two again it's been a while since I've been able to complete anything! Enjoy my dears.
If your radio didn't work, And your friends all ran away, Would you let yourself fall in love, If only for one day?
Doctor Spencer Reid woke up, surprised to find a sleeping female form curled right up against him. Her face was buried in his chest, her arms wrapped around him. He felt like he was in dream everything seemed so surreal. He wanted to move so that she wouldn't wake up and get mad at him for taking advantage of her, but he was afraid to disturb her. They had agreed the night before that they could be adults and share his king sized bed. Reid sighed softly part of him wishing that she was in his bed for a better reason then she had had a few too many glasses of wine during their weekly chess game. Reid had offered to take the couch but she wouldn't hear of it. He had also offered to drive her home, but it was late, and neither of them knew what time they might be called back in to work.
Reid stopped himself from running his hand through her long brown hair. He wanted to know if it felt as soft as it looked. He took a deep breath and his nostrils were filled with the scent of oranges and vanilla that always seemed to cling to her. He decided he would take a moment to savour this moment, since he wasn't sure he would ever get the chance to be so close to her again. Reid felt her move, and he knew she was waking up. He was certain that any moment she would rip herself away from him, and was shocked when she felt her nuzzle into his chest more. It shocked him so much he almost forgot to breathe.
Emily Prentiss woke up glad to feel warm, not just from the blankets but because there was someone next to her. She took a deep breath and the smell of coffee and chocolate engulfed her. She knew right away who she had her arms wrapped around, and she wanted a few more minutes to savour it before reality came crashing in around her. She was afraid to move fearing she would wake him, and he would begin to tell her about the odds that two people who shared a bed could accidently entangle themselves in one another's arms; there was no accident in this Prentiss wanted nothing more than to be curled up with Reid, hiding from the world with him.
Prentiss' breath hitched when she felt him moving. She didn't want to lose the warmth of his arms yet, it felt too good, too comfortable to be so close to him. She nuzzled into him again, keeping her eyes closed. She let out a tiny moan when she felt his lips touch her forehead, and they both knew the other really was awake. Still, she didn't want to open her eyes, while he stared at her. She finally looked up at him, meeting his intense gaze. She nervously stared him for a moment then she moved to brush her lips against his to assure him that she really did want this, that it was not a mistake that she ended up curled up to him in the middle of the night.
Reid let out a tiny squeak when he felt her lips against his. He was sure that he was going to wake up at any moment to discover that it was all a dream. Beautiful and smart women like Emily Prentiss just weren't interested in men like him. She wasn't like the few women he had tried to date before who didn't know him. She knew him better than almost anyone and she still wanted to kiss him. He nervously let his tongue touch her lips. Prentiss very quickly open her mouth and soon there was no denying where this kiss was leading.
Prentiss allowed her hand to slip down his body, resting on his ass. Reid had finally moved his arms around her and was pulling her close. She moaned softly and moved her leg to hook over his hip. Reid growled softly at the intimate contact. He then moved his hand to her back, and let it explore under the t-shirt she was wearing, which happened to be his. She let her run along his surprisingly well toned bare chest, she never would have pegged Reid as a guy who slept in a pair of fuzzy pajama bottoms and nothing else, but she was happy for the contact.
The pair were just beginning to become comfortable with their exploration, wanting to further than making out like teenagers when a cellphone began to ring. They both chose to ignore it, hoping that it was just Garcia looking for Prentiss to join them for a coffee on a Saturday morning. Prentiss kissed him more forcefully, and her hands were now on the waistband of his pajamas. Reid let out an encouraging moan as he moved his own hands further up her shirt, getting closer to her breasts. She moaned loudly at his soft touch then groaned when she heard his phone begin to ring. She knew that it meant that they were being called for a case. Reid pulled away from the embrace and picked up his phone.
"Sorry to wake you," JJ's voice came through the phone. "We've got a bad one and we need to meet at the air strip. You wouldn't happen to know where Emily is would you?"
"She's in my room, our chess game went late. Her phone was in here with me, but I didn't want to invade her privacy. I'll wake her and tell her we need to go to work."
"Thank you Spence, see you both in about an hour?"
"Sure JJ." He hung up the phone.
"I guess this is to be continued?" Prentiss sighed.
"We have a case we're meeting at the air strip."
"This is going to suck."
"Yes, it will. We should get ready."
She had stood up and was now next to him, walking her fingers up his chest. "It would save us time if we had a shower together, Doctor Reid."
"All right," he agreed, uncertainly.
"You're so bashful Spencer. I know it won't be romantic but I'm not going to be able to put what I'm feeling on pause until this case wraps up. It's already going to be hell without thinking about what could have been before we left."
"Nothing is going to change in the course a few days. Do you really want our first time together to be so- rushed?"
"If we wait it won't be any less rushed."
She moved in closer to him and gently ran her lips across his jawline to meet his lips. Reid let out a small squeak but ran his hand up her back up her shirt. Prentiss moaned softly and began to pull him toward the bathroom. He followed her, watching as she started the water. He couldn't help but watch as she took of the shirt was wearing then her underwear before stepping under the water's spray. Reid removed his own pants and got in the shower behind her pulling her close to him. She gasped with excitement when she felt so much of his skin touching hers.
Both of them knew it wasn't romantic, but they were still more than satisfied with their first encounter together. As they got out of the shower Reid reached for a towel and wrapped one around her first before he took one for himself. He pulled her into his arms and kissed the back of her neck. She sighed happily and curled up in him.
"Spencer," she sighed. "As much as I would love a repeat performance we really need to get to work, that was amazing."
"Just think about what we could do with more time?" he told her. "I'll get dressed and get your go bag from your car."
"Mm, how about I think about that later. You're such a gentleman thank you."
He went into the other room and she soon heard the door close then open again. He came back and gave her the bag. She smiled at him then he closed the door. He looked at his watch glad they still had lots of time to get to work. She came out of the bathroom, fixing the collar on her blouse.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Yeah, I think so. Spencer have you thought about what this means at work?" she asked him.
"We need some time to discuss what we'd like to do. At the moment they are expecting us to show up together because our chess game last night went late. How about we discuss where we want to take this, and when to tell the team when we get back?"
"All right. Reid, this wasn't a one time thing to you, was it?"
"Of course not Emily, at least that's not what I wanted it to be when we did that."
"I don't want that either."
Prentiss kissed him softly he kissed her back for a moment. He pulled her closer to him. He gently caressed the side of her face. They both knew they had to leave but neither of them wanted to pretend like nothing had changed between them during a case, but they also knew that they were breaking a lot of rules and the team didn't need any distractions while they were in the field.
"We need to get going, we can talk on the way," he told her pulling away reluctantly.
"I know," she said. "As long as I know that this is going to continue we can talk about this when we get back."
"All right, are you aware of how many rules we are breaking by starting a relationship?"
"I am, but I wouldn't have done this if I weren't ready for the consequences."
They picked up their go bags, and they went out the door. Prentiss smiled when she felt Reid's slender hand against the small of her back. They walked toward her truck, Reid knew that Prentiss didn't like his old car, nor his driving. She smiled, and clicked the button to open the doors of her red Tokoma. Reid opened her door for her, then she threw her bag in the backseat. She got in and watched Reid run around to the other side of the vehicle throwing his own bag in the backseat with hers. They both buckled their seatbelts and she drove toward the air strip to meet with the rest of the team. Knowing they would have a lot to talk about when they got back home.
End Part 1
Notes: Well that's the first part. If you want to hear the song just go to youtube. I really hope you enjoyed this, and I'm sorry my muse hasn't really given me anything complete in this pairing for so long. I have a cross-over idea in the works, and mostly just doing challenges on chit chat on author's corner. But I have missed the Reid/Prentiss fuzzies for sure. Hearts to anyone who reviews.