Title: Ghost (2 of 2)
Series Information: This is number 17 of Lila/Reid's part. It follows Sensuality (and Licentious for those who read the M rated ones.) Enjoy.
Pairing: Lila/Reid. Mentioning of past Reid/Elle
Author's Notes: I love that Reid and Lila can't take their hands off of each other. AND DRUNK GARCIA! It amuses me. I do have a question for you guys that are reading this, that if you wanna discuss with it with me (I love talking to you guys.), PM me or leave a review. If you aren't reading Elle and Morgan's sections, just disregard this! It's about the Elle and Morgan (and eventual JJ and others, too) stories. With Elle and Morgan, there has to be some backstory, which means dealing with the past stuff that happens before Reid meets Lila. (Like Reid/Elle's stuff and Elle and Morgan's stuff that is kinda referenced in this story too.) BUT... it's still all in my head. Where this is not a big deal and won't be much of a big deal to these stories, but could be kinda, maybe with the re-appearance of Elle, i'm curious if you guys would rather I pause with the Lila/Reid until the Elle and Morgan stories catch up? or if you just want to read that stuff when I get around to posting it and then maybe, I don't know, re-read it again once it's all out on the table or not. I figured I'd ask. Start a discussion with my favorite readers :D.
Rating: K+, there's no real bad stuff in it.
Summary: Lila and Reid have a celebration of all! party.
Lila watches the group interact with their newest guest. It takes Derek the longest, but after he's smiling, everyone's calm. She watches as Elle sits on the other side of the man, Spencer in the chair they had bought today at the store. She smiles as he leans forward and JJ rolls her eyes at something he says. He gets a slight offended look on his face as Elle speaks, causing them all to laugh. It's not that she's that far that she can't hear their words, she just isn't paying attention to that type of thing. It's funny, she thinks. Acting's a lot like profiling. Watching the behavior of the people around you. The words on a script don't come out right if the body language doesn't match. She knows, because she sees it in front of her. Elle laughs, but she's tense. Her eyes moving to the beer in Morgan's hand every few moments. She might have been sober for a year, but she still craves a drink. Morgan's smiling, but his fingers are wrapped too tightly around the bottle, the muscles his arm popping out. He's tense and maybe even scared. It makes her very curious about what's going on between those two. Had Spencer got in the middle of something? She snorts at the thought. Derek wouldn't still be so close with Spencer if he had and Spencer wasn't suave enough to steal a girl from another man, definitely someone who looked like Derek. Her eyes move from the two to Spencer, who…is not in the chair.
"What are you doing?" He asks near her ear and she jumps. His hands move to her hips to steady her and she leans back against him.
"Jesus, Spencer, don't sneak up on people."
"Where were you?" He muses and her eyes close when his lips brush against her neck. He's been so much affectionate since telling her that he loved her. She didn't mind it, not at all and she turns to look at him with a smile.
"I was trying to profile your friends. I don't think I'm very good at it." Her hands move up his chest. She had gotten him out of a tie and sweater vest for the evening. He looked pretty handsome if she said so herself.
"Oh? Well, tell me what you've got."
"Elle's struggling with Derek and his beer. Derek's freaking out with Elle being here. Penelope's worried about Derek and JJ's mind has been somewhere else all night, does she have a boyfriend or something?"
He chuckles. "You're actually very good."
She smirks. "You're just saying that because you love me."
He smiles. "I do love you." He leans down and kisses her lips.
"Oh my god, you guys are too cute, but.. You're in the way of the fridge and the poor queen of knowledge is starting to get a little dehydrated."
Spencer steps closer to Lila so Garcia can grab another beer.
"You do know that Alcohol actually causes you to dehydrate even faster, right?"
Lila grins, her fingers moving up over his neck as he looks over to Garcia before she leans into nibble at the muscle that flexes in his neck at the turn. He inhales sharply and turns back to her as Garcia giggles.
"I'll just leave you twoooo alone then."
"Teach me some more." Lila says, looking up at him through her lashes.
He leans to kiss her when Garcia's voice fills the room.
"Our little genius is getting some AC-TION in the KIT-CHEN."
Derek whoops and Spencer flushes as Lila giggles against his lips.
Deal Breaker || Ghost
Lila moves into the kitchen to get a drink when she sees Elle getting a glass of water.
"How are you doing?" She asks, getting a soda, before leaning against the fridge.
"I never realized how much Derek drinks."
Lila looks towards the group. She's pretty sure they're teasing Spencer.
"Are you…. Spencer told me about…"
"That I'm an alcoholic?"
Lila plays with the tab on her can when Elle looks her way.
"Yeah. Are you doing okay?"
"Are you worried about me? I thought you wanted to kick my ass."
"Only if you try to steal my man." She jokes.
Elle laughs at her words and Lila grins before getting serious again. "I know how hard it is for Spence, I don't want you to feel tempted."
"I'm always tempted, loca. You learn to deal with it. With Reid.. It's different, it's not like people are going to be shooting up around him, but alcohol… it's social lubricant, you know? It's always around. You just got to learn to…"
"Say no?"
Elle's eyes move to her briefly before she looks back to the group, with a slight shrug, hint of a smile.
"You know, he won't even take Tylenol now." Lila says, moving to look out at the group, standing next to Elle. "He had a headache last night and I tried to give him something for it and he wouldn't take it. It's like he's scared that he's going to get addicted to over the counter pain meds."
Elle chuckles. "That sounds like Reid." She looks over at her, seeing the worry in the woman's eyes. "He'll be okay."
Deal Breaker || Ghost
"Remember!" Garcia starts, leaning against Emily. Morgan laughs at her, they're both drunk. They're the last to leave.
"Spencer, listen, I know these things. You, listen too. We have the power."
Lila's eyebrows raise. "The power?"
"To be protected! Don't forget the raincoat, Spence. You don't need any little Reids running around. Although…" She looks between the two, her eyes widening. "Oh my god, your babies would be GORGEOUS. I take it back, I take it back. Have all the unprotected sex you want. Have it tonight. Go, now. Go forth and multiply, replenish the world with gorgeous little geniuses with perfect teeth and pretty lips and perfectly sculpted jaws."
Morgan laughs loudly and even Emily chuckles. "Oh, PG, You're so drunk."
"I'm rated PG-13 now, bis-nitches."
"Please stay with her." Spencer tells Emily as they walk out. Emily nods. "Good night, guys." She calls out as Spencer closes the door with a chuckle. "Supposedly Garcia thinks you have perfect teeth and pretty lips."
Lila smirks, stepping forward him. "Oh, pretty boy, I think she was talking all about you, my gorgeous little genius." She kisses him and he pulls back first.
"Should we heed her demands?" He asks before kissing her again. She takes a step backwards toward the bedroom, tugging at his shirt, keeping him close.
"God, Yes."