Title: Matters of the Universe: Met A Girl Crazy for Me (Part 10 of 15)
Author: Trista Groulx aka dustytiger
Rating: T (same as the show to be safe)
Disclaimer: I still do not own CM, it's a pitty really, it belongs to many people, writers, directors, actors, actresses, creators, network types none of whom are me. I also do not own the quotes at the beginning. They belong to the people who wrote and preform them, and likely SOCAN as well.
Summary: Reid and Prentiss meet in a bar one night before she joins the team, but things don't go how she plans. What happens when they have to work together?
Notes: The prompt for this was "Reid – Guys night w/ the guys" you'll enjoy this hehe... OMG! That's it after the season premiere I'm convinced that Reid and Prentiss have been secretly hooking up. Enjoy this fun boy part! There will be more Prentiss Reid goodness soon... And I have something else cooking.

"Your girl she's a renegade, A hurricane that keeps you there, safe, Hurricane that keeps you there, safe, You're cold maybe you just miss the sun, You fall feeling like it's just begun, So far keeping it together's been enough, But look up the rain is falling, Looks like love." Stars (Look Up)

Reid still wasn't sure how he had let Morgan talk him into having poker night at his apartment. But the annoying big brother had explained to the younger man that it was common courtesy to take his turn playing host to their poker buddies. Reid had wanted to spend a quiet night with a few books when he'd heard Prentiss was going out with JJ and Garcia; instead he was now putting out the last of the snacks and hoping the beer would be cold enough by the time his friends started to arrive.

Morgan and Reid had started their weekly poker game a few weeks ago with two techs that Reid had once challenged to trivia. Reid was always looking to play poker with other people and he wanted to try to be more social since meeting Prentiss. He was still surprised that the other three members of the poker group hadn't quit since they spent so much time accusing the genius of cheating.

When he heard the buzzer he let them in and waited for them to arrive. He answered the door when he heard a loud rapping upon it. There was still a part of him that would have preferred to see Prentiss at his door, but it was not surprisingly, his poker buddies waiting to be let inside. Reid moved out of the way to let them in and waited for at least one them to make a comment about the décor of his apartment; Prentiss usually called it a comfy live in library but he doubted his poker buddies would be so kind.

"Kid, this place looks a library. How the heck are you supposed to bring home a lady to all these books?" asked Morgan.

"If I was bringing a woman here she would likely not be surprised by possessions and she would know that I enjoy reading," Reid explained.

"All right, whatever, Reid. Where's your fridge?"

"In the kitchen."

"Smart ass."

Morgan went into the fridge and took out a beer for everyone. He handed the drinks to everyone after snapping them open. The four men sat down at the poker table, munching on the snacks Reid had put out and drinking the clearly cool enough beer. Before long they were engaged in a fierce game which Reid was winning.

"All right before you get any more of my money I need to go bleed the lizard," Morgan laughed.

"The bathroom is through my room, down the hall," Reid told his friend, remember the other reason he didn't like to entertain. He didn't like anyone seeing his bedroom.

Morgan nodded and went toward the bathroom. Reid knew he had cleaned his room before everyone arrived knowing that his guests would likely need to use the washroom at some point. He hoped that he had hidden all the evidence that he had had a woman in his room on a regular basis. More and more of Prentiss' things had made their way to his apartment, which didn't bother him but it made it more difficult than usual to have company. The remaining men in the group started to talk about Star Wars when Morgan came back into the room, laughing.

"Reid, you sly fox," Morgan told the younger man, squeezing her shoulder. "Way to have a sling shot having off your dresser. I didn't know you had it in you!"

"Morgan what on earth are you talking about?" Reid asked hoping the dim light of the game hid the pink starting to form on his cheeks.

"The lacy black thong which is currently dangling on the backside of your dresser," he laughed.

"Oh… uh…"

Reid's mind began to drift off to that morning's activities with Prentiss. She had been getting ready to leave for work when Reid woken up. Upon seeing his girlfriend in a state of partial undress, which had been a great view to wake up to, he wanted more. When they were again readying for work Prentiss couldn't find the black undergarment that had started the whole encounter. Now Reid couldn't help but wonder if his girlfriend was still walking around without panties. His mind began to wonder further, about finding where she was with JJ and Garcia and pulling her into a bathroom, or somewhere dark where he could find out and then "punish" her for being so bad. As he was pulled from his fantasy his cheeks were burning red.

"Reid you are a sly fox!" laughed Morgan. "So you don't scare off the girlies with your geek!"

Reid shrugged. "I'm not sure I'm comfortable with where this is going."

"You got yourself a honey and you're shy about it? You're with your friends and we want all the dirty details. Come on they gotta be good for you to go that red kid!"

"I'm not planning on sharing any details. This relationship is still new to me, and we have decided we're going to wait to tell people about us and I'm not ruining a good thing tonight."

"You worry too much. Who are we gonna tell? We don't even know this girl nor any of her friends so you can tell us all about it, like I'm sure you're dying to. If it's meant to be it'll all work out."

"You sound like Garcia when you talk about things working out because they are meant to. It doesn't matter that you won't tell anyone. I'm not telling you about her."

"I don't think that's a bad thing to sound like my Baby girl. So you and your mystery girl sound pretty serious even if she's some big secret."

"I didn't say it was a bad thing and I'm not saying anything more. Can we get back to the game?"

"I can't believe you've got yourself a secret lady, kid."

"I don't want to talk about this. When the time is right you'll know about her, but it's not that time yet," Reid explained.

"This sounds serious," Morgan told the younger agent. "What have I told you about settling down and getting comfortable too quickly?"

"I don't need your advice about women anymore. Everything between my girlfriend and I is going well right now and we have figured it out together. We are supposed to be playing poker."

"Buddies talk when they get together and play a game of poker. Besides I'm getting sick of losing all my money to you kid. This topic is way more interesting than the game."

"I don't want to talk about this, please let it alone."

"You're just no fun kid, all right boys back to getting our asses kicked by the cheating genius."

"If you think I cheat, why do you continue to invite me to these games?"

"Because sometimes you do something normal like getting yourself a secret honey who leaves her sexy lingerie behind and I get to watch you squirm. Believe it or not kid, I like to know that you're normal once in a while. Come on Reid some part of you has to want to tell your buddies all dirty details about you and this lady you're hiding."

"Honestly, I've never understood your need to share the details about your conquests with everyone. This woman means more to me than that and for the time being I can't tell you anything more."

"So when you come clean, then you'll share the details."

"I didn't say that. Can we maybe get back to the game?"

The others nodded in agreement, but Reid knew it wasn't going to be the last he heard about that night's poker game. He thought he'd put away everything that would give away his new relationship, although he was glad that nothing gave away his new girlfriend's identity. They went about the rest of their game, Morgan grumbling about Reid cheating and despite all of his teasing about his discovery Reid still wasn't thrown off his game and ended up winning.

End Part 10

Notes: I hope you are also reading Wing Man cause it's amazing. Happies would be nice let me know what you think.