Be My Valentine Part 3
Disclaimer :Do not own Criminal Minds or any of it's characters, pity.
'Love is friendship set on fire' ~ Jeremy Taylor.
Garcia had told the team that Kevin was a man of many talents and he definitely would have something planned for the two of them. He did not disappoint. She had walked into her apartment that evening expecting... while anything. She neglected to mention he was also a man with a rich fertile offbeat imagination. When she saw her best quilt spread out on the livingroom floor she was more than a little intrigued.
"Kevin, your tech kitten is home," she called.
Kevin emerged from the kitchen smiling, carrying a large basket and two crystal glasses. He set them down on the quilt and gave Garcia a kiss. He motioned to her that she was to sit on the quilt. She kicked off her heels and made herself as comfy as she could.
"My, this is looking interesting," she commented. Kevin smiled and sat down beside her.
"Penelope, be prepared for the best Valentines ever," he said as he reached into the basket and pulled out a bottle of champagne.
Garcia raised her eyebrows " Wow, I don't know what you have planned, but keep in mind I am a little tired kev."
He just smiled and shook his head. He handed her a glass and began unloading the basket.
"We are having a picnic, everything we need is right here," he explained.
Garcia watched him take out plates and napkins and various types of food. She noticed it was all finger food. She was both pleased and amused at the same time. Sitting on the floor wasn't her favourite thing to do but she wasn't about to complain to Kevin. She leaned over and gave him another kiss. He was happy, this was the reaction he was hoping for .
"This isn't all my love, afterward, I thought that we could take a bubblebath together and give each other massages."
Garcia laughed, "I better eat fast then."
"No, don't rush, we have all night,"
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Having a picnic on the floor was a more romantic idea in theory than in actual practice. Garcia found that her back ached and the chicken wings and riblets were a little greasy and not sitting too well with her stomach.
Kevin was also acting a little weird. He kept staring at her as if he were waiting for something and he was unusually quiet.
"That was great hon," she said as she wiped the rib sauce off her hands.
"Oh wait we're not finished yet," said Kevin as he saw her about to stand up.
"We're not?" wondering what else he had in store."
"I made you these," Kevin reached into the basket and pulled out a silver box with two large round balls of chocolate.
"Ooh, yum what are those?" she said.
"These are for you, they're chocolate truffles, I made them myself," he said proudly. He picked one up and held it in front of Garcia's mouth.
"Here, take a bite,"
Garcia stared at the large chocolate orb. "They look great sweetie, but I'm really stuffed, I'll have one later..
kevin continued to hold it in front of her. "But I'd like it if you tried it now."
"No Kev, really, I'll have one later."
"Penelope, I made these special for you, just take a bite." he insisted.
Garcia was beginning to feel a little irritated now. "Kevin no!"
"But I went to so much trouble, I can't believe you wont do this one thing for me." he whined.
Garcia stared at her boyfriend, she could see he wasn't about to give up and she was really tired.
"FINE!" she snatched the melting chocolate ball out of his hand and shoved it in her mouth. It was too big, a big gush of sweet chocolate went down her throat making her cough, causing her to inhale the entire truffle. Suddenly she could no longer breath. She was choking on the damn thing.
Kevin watched her, he hadn't mean't for her to eat the entire thing at once. Then he saw her face go red and her hand go to her throat. She jumped up and started frantically waving at him, her eyes wide with panic. He wondered what was wrong, she wasn't making any sound. He then realized she was choking. He jumped up and starting pounding her on the back. She shook her head at him.
"Penelope, hang on," he shouted, he was terrrified til finally he remembered what to do. He went behind her and grabbed her around the waist. With all his strength, with both hands together in a fist he pushed up hard into her solar plexis. The offending giant truffle came flyiing out of her mouth and smacked into a lampshade. Garcia took in a big gulp of air and dropped to the floor. kevin went with her.
"Baby baby, are you alright?" Kevin grasped her by the shoulders and searched her face. His heart beating a mile a minute.
Penelope sat gasping for a few moments until she found the strength to speak. She held on to Kevin's shoulder.
"I think I'm ok Kev, just a little shook up, thank you for saving me,"
"Saving you? It was all my fault," he cried.
"No sweetie, it was an accident, I shouldn't have tried to eat the entire truffle at once. I'm fine now," she said, gradually calming down.
Kevin sat up straight and looked around the room in a panic.
"Oh no the truffle, where is it?" he leaped up and and hurried to the spot where it fell. "Ive got to find it,"
Garcia watched her boyfriend scramble around on his hands and knees on the floor with kind of a sick fascination. Tomorrow she would talk to him about taking some time off from work.
"AHA! " He gave a triumphant shout, for he held the killer chocolate in his hand. Garcia suddenly felt like crying. Kevin had obviously lost it.
Kevin walked on his knees towards her grinning from ear to ear. She shrunk back slightly. She watched him take a napkin and withdraw an object out of the slimy mess.
"Kevin what are you doing ? you..." Then she saw it, Kevin was cleaning it off. It was a beautiful square cut diamond ring set in white gold with rubies on either side. Her jaw dropped.
Kevin held it out to her.
"Penelope, will you marry me?"
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Spencer hurried home and showered and changed as quickly as he could. He threw on some clothes, not really paying attention to what he put on since he figured he wouldn't have them on for long anyway. He chuckled to himself at even having such a thought. But there it was, He Spencer Reid, FBI profiler, genius and resident nerd, was in a relationship. Just what kind of relationship, he wasn't quite sure and was afraid to ask in case it ruined everything. He was in love, that he knew. He put the gift he had purchased in a box and proceeded to wrap it.
He had told a small lie on the jet when he said he didn't celebrate Valentines day. Tonight would be his first time, to celebrate that is, not for sex. He wasn't the blushing virgin everyone assumed he was, nor was he a DonJuan.. It was true that he never dated when he was younger, but he did have a sexual encounter with a young woman in Cal tech that was embarassing to say the least. Then there was Lila, beautiful Lila, who was not shy about telling him what she wanted. It made his relationship with her quite eventually drifted were also a couple of times he wished he could forget. A strange night in New Orleans when he'd missed the BAU jet on purpose and some time later a rather hazy memory of a med student he bought dilaudid from. He had been high as a kite both times.
This time it was different. He finished wrapping the package and threw on his jacket. He hurried because someone was waiting for him. Someone who might love him too.
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David Rossi wandered out of his bedroom in his housecoat. He made his way to the bar in the dark, he knew his house like the back of his hand, he didn't need lights. He poured himself a rather healthy glass of scotch and fell into the nearest armchair; he was exhausted, but in a good way. He smiled as he turned his head back toward the bedroom. He had told his team he was going to have a scotch and reminisce when he got home. He guessed it still counted if he reminisced about what happened in his bedroom just twenty minutes ago. He sipped on his drink and enjoyed the warnth of it. Rossi was happy, this was working out a lot better than he ever imagined. He heard a noise and he turned and saw a tall willlowly figure silhouetted in the doorway.
"David are you coming back to bed?" the figure asked.
Rossi smiled. "If you're up for another round, I'm afraid your're on your own." he said, but the sight of those long legs caused feelings to the contrary.
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Emily stood outside in her bathrobe staring at the steam rising from her hot tub. The air was cool and if she wanted to stay warm she thought she had better get in. She looked around her backyard, she dropped her robe and quickly submerged herself in the foamy pool. She had debated on whether to put on a swimsuit but she was in the privacy of her own yard surrounded by dense foliage and tall trees, plus it wasn't as sexy. She reached over and managed to open her bottle of wine and pour two glasses. Emily closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the edge of the tub.
"Hi, I hope that other glass is for me," said a familiar voice.
Emily opened her eyes and smiled at the tall slim figure before her "You're wearing clothes" she scolded.
"Ah yes, I usually do, especially outside."
She floated closer to him "Well if you want your present or any wine I suggest you remove them now, I refuse to be the only naked one here."
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Rossi rose from his chair, he reached the doorway to his bedroom and slipped his arms around a pair of slender shoulders and inhaled the sweet scent of strawberries that came from the long dark blond hair.
"Why did I ever leave you," he whispered into her ear.
"I left you stupid, remember?"
David looked into the face of his first wife, her words were blunt but her eyes were laughing. There may be lines around those eyes now but she was still beautiful.
"Yes, we were young and stupid then," he said.
"Well I was young, I think you were stupid," she said.
"I think I'm starting to remember now," David said, feigning irrittation.
She gave him a playful poke in the belly. "I'm kiddin David, we had problems then, not in the bedroom of course, but problems. I think we do better as friends,"
"Is this what the kids call 'friends with benefits'?" he asked.
"Nah, I prefer occasional lovers, lets get back to bed, to sleep,"
He kissed her cheek. "You are still so bossy,"
"You still snore,"
"Happy Valentines day,"
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Reid quicky discarded his clothes and slid into the hot tub. Being nude out of doors was a little outside his comfort zone. His fears were quickly forgotten as Emily moved toward him and pressed her lips against his. He could feel his heart pounding out of his chest. He wrapped his arms around her held her tightly. Emily laughed, he was so affectionate, the polar opposite of the way he appeared to others. She moved back a bit to look at him. She loved knowing something about him the others did not know.
"Tell me a secret," she said playfully, "about yourself"
His lips quirked into a smile,"You first." he said. They had been together as a couple for only a couple of months so he was starting to understand the way her mind worked.
Emily thought about what she should tell him, should she say she hadn't realized she had been slowly but steadily falling in love with him for a long time but didn't know it. That she used to watch him when she thought he wasn't looking, that she wasn't annoyed or bored by his impromptu lectures, actually she was fascinated by his brain and how he used his knowledge. Instead she said.
"I used to check out your butt when you were bent over your maps." she giggled.
He scrunched his face." You are demented,"
"C'mon, your turn Dr Reid"
Reid didn't hesitate "When I can't see you or be with you...I ache," he said simply. "I know it doesn't make any scientific sense but.."
Emily put a finger over his lips. "No that's perfect," she said. The only sound now was the sound of the hot tub motor.
"Hey," she said, breaking the silence. "I almost forgot, I have a gift for you." She reached down over the side of the hot tub and picked up a square box and handed it to him.
Reid sat up on the side of the tub. He pulled away the wrapping paper and took the lid off the box. Inside there was a small block of expensive chocolate and a can of peas. He smiled at the memory of a long ago conversation between the two of them that only irritated Hotch.
"Thank you, I love canned peas," he said softly. He reached down and picked up the small package he had wrapped earlier.
"This is for you."
Emily opened hers a lot slower, she carefully lifted the lid. Inside was another perfectly assembled star puzzle, like the one he had put together on the jet.
"That was the day I knew I wanted to tell you that I was in love with you. I thought when I put the puzzle together you would know. I'm telling you again." Reid explained.
Emily nodded, "I knew, and I love you too."
Reid sunk down and took Emily in his arms and kissed her. She raked her fingers through his long damp hair, loving the feeling of his thin but firm body pressed against hers and his warm sweet breath on her lips.
"You know," she said, when she could finally take a breath,"I have a soft cosy bed in my house, would you care to take this inside?"
They both quickly got out of the tub and gathered up their things. Emily put her robe back on and took Spencer by the hand.
"We're going to have a nice time tonight." she purred at him as she led him toward the house.
"I was hoping we could have two or three nice times," he said matter of factly.
Emily grinned, "I think I like having a younger boyfriend."
Spencer smiled back. "I think I like Valentines day."
FIN
AN: Well there it is, hope you guys liked it. Please read and write a review. Let me know what you think. I know this is super fluff, but if you can't be fluffy on valentines day, when can you? I know I am a shameless Reid/ Prentiss shipper and they tend to creep into a lot of my stories. It's just I see chemistry on the series between the two. I see a silbling thing with Morgan, a father figure with Rossi and a great friendship with Hotch. Of course I may be nuttier than a fruitcake. The chocolate and peas thing is from an episode that the unsub Frank first appeared in. if anyone is unfamiliar with the reference.