A/N Here is Chapter 1 the time frame of this story is about 15 months after "The wrong place at the wrong time." The year is 2008. Reid is still at the BAU and so is Elle so this is slightly AU as I know Elle is leaving the show soon.

Warnings are language and innuendo.

I own nothing but my own characters.

Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Unknown, (often attributed to Albert Camus)

Chapter 1

Lily wrapped her arms around Spencer from behind kissing the side of his neck. "You look very sexy in that suit my girlfriends are going to drool over you tonight." She moved around to the front of him and kissed him. He ran his hands through her short dark blond hair. He broke off the kiss and said. "Darling I love you but we are going to be late."

Lily pouted a bit as she looked up at him and said. "It's only my ten year class reunion not a coronation. I don't think anyone will miss us if we're a little late." She ran the tip of one finger down his chest and he stopped her hand before she reached south of his belt.

"Honey as much as I would like to take you to bed and ravage you, we have to go now if we are going to drop Gia off at Aaron and Haley's and still make the reunion."

"Al right but when we get back tonight I expect you to keep your promise to ravage me." She ran her tongue slowly over the outside of her top lip and fire leaped in Spencer's belly. She really was incorrigible.

"You can just stop it. I am determined to go to this reunion. I want to know all about your deep dark secrets from high school."

"There's nothing to tell" Lily said as she picked up her wrap and purse.

"Come on Lily you went to high school with kids your own age. I would have given anything to have had your experiences." He said as he walked in to Gianna's room.

"Hey my little princess how are you?" He greeted her happily and picked her up in his arms. She was 15 months old and was a little carbon copy of her mother except for her father's eyes and hands. She was dressed in her PJ's even though it was only 5 pm. Lily and Spencer were driving to Baltimore that evening.

He grabbed the diaper bag making sure that a couple of her favorite toys were included with the diapers, bottles and baby wipes.

"Hello my darling" Lily said kissing her cheek and making her giggle. She took Gianna from Spencer and they left the house to the attached garage.

In the garage Spencer activated the automatic garage door opener while Lily put Gianna in her car seat and gave to her a favorite toy. It was a stuffed bear Gideon had brought her the day she came home from the hospital.

Later, on their way to the hotel, they talked of many things as it was a 90 minute drive. Lily got more nervous as they approached the city but she wouldn't tell him why. Finally about 10 minutes from their destination Spencer asked, "Baby why don't you want to go to this reunion? It is your high school reunion and I'm more excited about it than you are?"

"I just don't find the idea that exciting. I wasn't popular in high school. I had a small circle of friends and a lot of acquaintances. The people I kept in touch with after school are still important in my life. Why would I want to see people I don't care about anymore? I know my experiences in school were vastly different from your's. I wasn't tortured on the daily basis like you were. I can't imagine what it must have been like for you. That's why I agreed to go in the first place because it is important to you. I warn you though; I don't have any deep dark secrets, so interrogating my friends won't get you anywhere."

"We'll see about that, he said mischievously. I am one of the best profilers in the country."

"Wow since when did your ego grow to the size of Montana?"

"Since I met you and learned how to love myself and all my freakish talents" He said with a grin.

"Well here we are so try to rein it in James Bond."

"Actually James Bond was a 00 spy not a profiler so the comparison-"

"And Dr Reid is back! She cut him off mid sentence with a kiss and said are you sure you want to go in right a way we could just sit in the car and neck like at the prom?"

"I never went to the prom remember?"

"All the more reason to park here for awhile, its part of the high school experience you're so eager to learn about."

"Nice try but stop stalling and let's go already."

"Okay but you're missing out on a great high school tradition."

"I'll take my chances he said as he got out of the car and came around to her door."

Lily did not recognize the woman sitting at the table outside the ballroom door, but she recognized Lily.

Squealing she jumped up and came around the table to hug Lily tightly. "Lily it is so good to see you it has been ages." she gushed.

Lily said "Ah, yeah it's great to see you too." very confused.

"Oh you don't recognize me, well don't worry a lot of the people here didn't know me a first" the women said happily.

Lily was still drawing a blank and Spencer just stood their grinning and enjoyed his wife's discomfort.

"I'm Diana Coleman, my maiden name was Johnson."

Oh, Diana how are you Lily said with a warmth that didn't quite reach her eyes. I'm sorry I didn't recognize you ."

"Don't worry about it as I said no one else has tonight. But you Lily, you still look the same just older. She turned to Spencer and said by the way who is this gorgeous man with you?"

"This is my husband Dr Spencer Reid." Lily said putting her arm possessively through his arm.

"Oh a doctor! Diana exclaimed that must come in handy."

"He's not that kind of doctor but a PHD." Lily said proudly.

"Oh," Diana said looking at like he was some new kind of animal.

"Can we have our name tags" Lily asked deftly changing the subject.

"Oh of course here you are Lily Reid and Spencer Reid" she said handing the self adhesing name tags to wear on their chests.

"Thank you Diana see you later" and she pulled Spencer down the hall.

"Why did you do that he said perplexed."

"Because Diana was the worst gossip in school and the biggest flirt in school and I didn't want her trying out her charms on you."

"Are you jealous Mrs. Reid" he said highly amused.

"No I am not but if given the chance she would have latched on to you and we never would have gotten in the ballroom Is that how you want to spend the evening at the courtesy table?" she demanded

"No, but I think you are exaggerating just a bit."

She glared at him and said "Oh come on Dr Reid lets get this evening over with!"

Lily was accosted by Anne the minute she walked into the ballroom. "There you are I was beginning to think you got lost."

"We were held up by Diana." Lily said.

"Oh, that explains it. Let me guess she tried to flirt with Spencer."

"You got it in one Anne; she is still as annoying as she was in high school. And my clueless husband enjoyed it."

Anne sized him up and said "You know Spencer for a profiler you can be dense at times."

"She seemed nice to me" Spencer said defensively.

"She is nice to all the good looking guys that is the problem I lost two boyfriends myself to her charms." Anne said.

"Well, her charms wouldn't have worked on me because I only have eyes for the beautiful Lily" Spencer smiled at Lily.

"You see how well trained I have him" Lily smirked when he gaped at her.

"Come on Mrs. Reid and dance with me." He took her hand and led her to where couples were dancing. They stopped several times while winding through the crowd to talk to friends of Lily.

A lovely slow song came on and she went into Spencer's arms relaxing and moving slowly around the dance floor with her head on his chest. He said nothing for awhile but soon he felt her relax and he said "Are you having a nice time or is this as terrible as you imagined?"

"I'm alright Spencer just a little overwhelmed. Some people I know haven't changed at all and that is weird and other I would recognize if we passed on the street it is just strange what ten years will do.

The song ended and Spencer said lets go get something from the buffet table I'm starved.

"Is food all you ever think about Dr Reid?"

"No but I'll have to wait to satisfy other appetites for when we are alone?" he winked suggestively at her.

"Watch it Spencer Reid or you'll be very cold tonight."

They met more people she knew at the buffet table. They moved to a table and sat down with a couple she knew and talked and ate and laughed. They danced some more and finally she realized that 3 hours had passed. "Are you ready to leave?" Spencer asked.

"Yes I am but I want to hit the restroom before we go" .

The restrooms were down the hall from the ball room and since it was after 10 pm the corridor was pretty deserted which made Lily a little nervous "Come on Lily she thought to herself, your safe here, Spencer is here and not every stranger wants to kidnap you or strap a bomb to you. " Lily still had moments in certain places and situations where the memories of all that had happened to her in the last two years haunted her and made it hard for her to function.

When Lily stepped back into the hallway a few minutes later a man stepped out of the shadows to meet her. She nearly screamed and then she saw his face. "Oh its you ." What are you doing hiding in the shadows Mark?" He pulled his hand out of his pocket and sprayed something in her face. She inhaled out of reflex choked, and fell as everything went black. The man caught her as she fell swung her up in his arms and carried her out of the building.

A/N And there is it please review.