Title: Planning The Big Day Part 2: Preparing for Vegas
Author: Trista Groulx
Rating: T (like the show)
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters they belong to their creator, network, writers and actors and actresses who make them real.
Summary: Prentiss and Reid are beginning to plan their wedding, it's time to leave for Vegas.
Notes: this is just a little bit of a tease before the main even lol. I thought some things needed to be said and let out into the open before the fun started! Thanks for the kind words, fave adds and alerts.


Reid couldn't believe the day had finally come. It was their one year anniversary and all of his planning and plotting was about to pay off. They were soon going to be on their way to Las Vegas, and they were going to come home married. He had found a nice chapel that didn't have any gimmicks. He still couldn't believe that by the end of the day she would really be his wife.

"They are going to figure out that we are not just going to visit your mother Spencer," Prentiss tried to reason.

"I know, but if they're not sure your mother isn't going to get it out of them," Reid assured her. "I want them there too, you know that I do, but the fewer people who know the less likely someone will accidently tell her what we are doing. You're the one who made me promise you not to ever make you endure your mother's dream wedding."

"I know, and I really don't want a huge wedding with four hundred guests. It just doesn't feel right not having them there. They are our family, they should be involved. We shouldn't be eloping behind their backs."

"I feel the same way I want them to actually be there too. If your mother finds out what we are doing she is going to ruin everything for us. I just want to marry you, some place quiet and nice. But they'll see it I promise you that."

"How can you promise me that?"

"We've been dating for a year now, and we've been engaged for six months, and you still don't believe I am magician? Emily trust me, please, I have an idea, which will make us both happy," he assured her.

"You, I trust, fully. My mother on the other hand I don't. I am just worried that this whole thing is going to get messed up."

Prentiss was worried since he had told her his idea about eloping that somehow her mother would find out and stop the whole thing. All she wanted was a small ceremony with her family and friends. But now they were eloping and Reid's mother would be there. It wasn't exactly what she had hoped for, but it was better then the alternative. They had been careful not to tell anyone what the real plan was. Everyone thought that they were just going to celebrate their anniversary and Reid was being secretive about, and to go visit Reid's mom since it had been months since they had had seen her.

Prentiss hated lying to her friends about the wedding. She had been telling them since they had all gone dress shopping that they hadn't started planning; but really it was already decided. She hated that JJ and Garcia weren't going to be her bridesmaids, but she knew they would understand when they got back.

"I know, I want to this to be different as well," he sighed. "She knows my mother is in Las Vegas and we hardly get to see her. We are just going for a visit. She won't find out until we are home. But I am not responsible for what she does after she finds out we've done this."

"I'll try to relax," she assured him. "I'll deal with her after it's done."

"This is what we agreed was the closest to what you wanted. Tell me you're happy."

"I am. I just feel bad for lying to our friends. I do want to marry you on our anniversary." She kissed him softly.

"I don't like not being able to tell the truth either. I know they'll understand why we did this. The hard part is going to explaining this to your mother."

"We don't have to explain anything to her. I do."

He ran his hand along her face. "No, we are going to tell her together. We tell her what we have always agreed to; that we wanted something small in Las Vegas so my mother could be there. She doesn't travel well. We can have a party when we get back."

"I know. I do. I'm just worried about what she is going to want as revenge for missing the actual ceremony."

"Pretty much everyone we love other then my mother is going to be missing out on the ceremony because of this. We'll make her understand." He kissed her cheek. "This is going to work. We have talked about this for months."

"I know we have. I guess I'm just worried now that it's really happening."

"Me too," he admitted. "Are you going to be all right having some big party after we get back?"

"Yes, I'm going to have to be. At least then I won't have to get married in some historic church in front of a bunch of people I don't know. I know you don't want that either." She rested her head on his chest.

"I would want what makes you happy, and right now I don't know if this is going to make you happy."

"I just wish we could do this with JJ and Penelope as my bridesmaids, and with Morgan, Hotch and Rossi standing next to you." She ran her hands through his hair gently.

"I know I want that too. But if we did that then it would just snowball from there when your mother got involved."

"I know, and I wouldn't have anything I really want. At least I don't have pick bridesmaids dresses for long forgotten cousins. You won't have to pretend to be friends with my male relatives. I won't be in a big white dress I don't really like, having to pretend to make nice. So missing that makes me happy, really. It's just not having the team there that is throwing me."

"All I want is for you to be happy, and I'll make that happen for you."

"I'll be happy when we are married, and I know that my mother can only force us to have a party to celebrate our recent marriage. Rather then planning a whole big thing."

He nodded. "This party is going to be our party, isn't it?"

"Yes and no, we'll go out with the team and our real friends to celebrate when we get back. Then when my mother finds out she is going to want a huge politician and FBI big wigs filled party," she explained.

"That sounds like exactly what you don't want."

"I already figured out how to get out of it. It's easy, I just fake night time morning sickness. When that happens my adoring husband will turn into a nineteen-fifties sitcom husband and inform everyone that all this excitement is bad for the baby, and my mother can continue talking us up while we are on our way home."

"I like the way you think, but won't we have to actually produce a baby? I thought we weren't ready for that."

She laughed. "When all the excitement dies down I'll tell her it was just a false alarm, and that we have been trying and I got my hopes up. I'll be so devastated by the whole thing that we will not try again until we are actually ready."

"The amount of thought you have put into this terrifies me Emily. But I am glad that you have, because I'll be ready."

"I have to have everything figured out if it's going to work. But right now I just want to focus on getting married."

Reid leaned over and kissed her gently for a moment. She smiled at him and pulled away, even though she wanted more. They had a plane to catch, and they really needed to get moving. Reid started to pick up their luggage, including her large garment bag.

"Oh, no you don't. You're going to peak. I may trust you with my heart, my soul, and my life, but I do not trust you with my dress Doctor Reid. You are not seeing that dress before I walk down the aisle. We might not be going traditional here but this is one tradition I want to keep. It's bad luck."

"Fine," he sighed. "When I drop dead in some Vegas chapel it's your fault."

"Just keeping telling yourself that if you pass out then you have to wait longer to get me out my wedding dress," Prentiss giggled.

That giggle was intoxicating. She only ever let it escape her lips when they were alone, and he loved it. No one would believe him in a million years that the stoic Emily Prentiss had such a soft side with him.

"You know just how to motivate me," he laughed. "You know what that giggle does to me. You need to stop before I have my way with you right here and we miss our flight."

She grinned. "I love the effect I have on you Spencer."

"I know you do, and so does anyone who has ever hard to share a wall with us."

She blushed deeply. "Stop that. Start packing the car."

He sighed taking the bags in his hands out to the car. She followed behind with the garment bags. She couldn't wait to see his face when he saw the dress for the first time. She was nervous about the flight she didn't want her dress getting lost.

"Now do we have everything?" he asked.

"I think we do. If we forgot anything we can buy it when we land. Let's get a move on. This plane does not wait for us."

"I know."

The two of them got into their car, and headed toward the airport. They were soon on their way to Las Vegas. The two of them were excited. Reid had even saved enough money for them to fly first class it was nice, but still not as nice as the jet. Prentiss was curled up against Reid, her hand twined in his.

"This isn't how expected my wedding day to go," she laughed.

"I never thought I'd get married," Reid admitted.

"Really, that's kind of sad Spencer."

He shrugged. "I didn't even have friends growing up. I never thought I would actually find a girl who would be able to fall in love with me. I always hoped I might find someone, but I never thought this would happen. Today is supposed to be a happy day. No talking about awkward little Spencer, okay? I found the woman of my dreams and that's that matters. How did you picture your wedding day?"

"I always thought I would be able to have something small, just my close friends and family. But it would be something kind of traditional. I wouldn't see my soon to be husband the day of my wedding, before the ceremony. As I grew up I decided I wanted something a little bit more edgy but I've always liked some of those antiquated traditions."

He kissed her forehead. "I wish I could have made that happen for you. Is that why you are so worried about your dress?"

She nodded. "Yeah, it's the only thing I have to hang on to. I'm glad you understand. I know it seems silly. Plus I love the look on your face when you see me in a great dress the first time. I want to see that when I walk toward you in my wedding gown."

"I'll just have to remember to breathe when I see you. I still can't believe you actually agreed to marry me."

"Don't say that, Spencer. I thought you were the one who said today was going to be a happy day."

"I know. I'm sorry. I'm happy that you did agree to marry me. But I was so nervous when I asked. I thought I might mess everything up between us. From what I understand I kind of jumped the gun."

"For some people, maybe, but for us it was perfect. You really made it special for me without it being stupid." A smile spread across her face. "I get butterflies in my stomach every time I think about it. It really was perfect. I knew by the way you did it and the ring that you picked that you really did know me, and we were ready even though it had only been six months."

"Really? You never told me that before."

"I've told everyone else. Everyone kind of laughs when I tell them you did a magic trick, but I loved it. But that was my favourite part."

"Why would they laugh at that?"

"Other then the team they don't really get it. My other friends and my family don't really know you very well. They don't understand that when you pull off a magic trick you get so happy. The look on your face is just – it's very special to me."

"But I messed it up, the magic trick I mean."

"I had no idea, and you still got that same look on your face. I don't care what anyone else says, the way you proposed was perfect to me." She kissed his forehead. "You make me happy Doctor Spencer Reid, and that is why I want to be your wife. Stop doubting yourself. To me you are not a shy and awkward boy genius, you're just the man that I love."

He smiled at her. "That helps Emily. Thank you. I'm sure that everyone wonders what you are doing with me, but I won't let it bother me anymore."

"If it really does bother you I have no problem telling them in great detail how great you are in bed."

Reid turned ten shades of red. "I don't think that will help."

"You could be right, it might not help, but it will make you feel better. You need to stop being so shy about it. It's not something to be shy about Spencer, it's just a fact of life. I guess asking you to go into all the details might be a little bit much; but just once when Morgan is teasing you I'd like to hear you say something rather then shutting down. All you say is that I don't complain. I would not be mad if you told him I was a very satisfied woman and shut him up."

"There are times I want to but I just – I can't Emily. This is your way of telling me that you've told JJ and Garcia some details, isn't it?"

"I don't see anything wrong with telling my best friends about the man that I love. I've never been shy about sex. I can't keep hiding the truth from them."

"I can't really stop you, and no one has bugged me about my boxers. I'm still not really the kind of person who likes to share those details about my personal life. But I'm not going to get mad because you tell your friends that's who you are." He kissed her gently.

She deepened the kiss, glad that he didn't pull away. She always liked it when she was able to get him to let his guard down. There was an announcement through the speaker telling everyone to put their seatbelts on. She was glad they were landing soon. They looked at each other, grinning, telling each other without words how excited they both were about getting married. It was now only a few hours away.

End part 2

Notes: okay so this might have been a tease, I'm sorry. I just thought some things needed to be said. Next up "Married in the Vegas Style"