Title: Learning Something New: Facing the Team (Part 1 of 2)
Author: Trista Groulx
Rating: T, same as the show
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. It pains me really, but I can let them have some fun, then return them unharmed. They belong to their creator, network, writers, and actors and actresses who portray them.
Summary: The couple face going back to work. Who will things change, what will their friends think?
Notes: I broke down and somehow figured out how to write the returning to work part. It might be slightly out of character. I'm pretty sure it's against about a million real life rules. But this is fic and I can use my imagination.

Reid and Prentiss had decided not to try to hide anything from anyone. They came into work together, since it made no sense to take to vehicles when they were coming from the same place. They went to their own desks, they barely got their things away before they saw Aaron Hotchner come out of his office, they both knew why.

"Prentiss, Reid, my office, now," said Hotch.

The two had barely been able to sit down they slowly went toward Hotch's office. He didn't look happy. They both knew what this was about they knew it would only be a matter of time before this happened. They just hadn't expected it to happen so quickly. Reid wanted to take her hand, but they had agreed that they were going to keep home and work separate. They sat down in the two chairs that were in front of the desk, as Hotch shut the door.

Hotch took a deep breath. "Is there something you need to tell me about that wedding you two just attended?"

Reid and Prentiss looked at each other nervously. "Morgan told you about the call?" asked Prentiss.

"No, actually, I overheard the end of it. I have to admit I was more then a little surprised."

Prentiss blushed, while Reid fidgeted with his hands nervously. Hotch sighed loudly knowing that this meant there was more to it then just a stupid comment to shock Morgan. He fell into his own chair, surprised. He didn't want the team dynamic to change, but he wasn't sure that he could stop that.

"All right, so it wasn't just trying to get Morgan's goat," he stated, pinching the bridge of his nose. "What now?"

"At work nothing is going to change. Reid and I have talked about this. Neither of us is ready to give up the BAU."

"I wasn't suggesting that, yet. "

"We can keep it professional when we are on the clock. Our off time is our business. No one else but the team needs to know." Reid explained. "Just like any other relationship I suppose. I'll keep Prentiss away from my phone from now on."

The couple looked at each other smiling a little. They heard Hotch clear his throat, and began looking at the floor, their hands, or anything else in the office again. Reid wanted nothing more then to take her hand, but knew better. Prentiss meanwhile wished he would take her hand, and calm her down like at the wedding. She knew that he wouldn't they had agree that their relationship stayed at home. They couldn't start breaking their own rules their first day back.

"We'd appreciate that," Hotch said, in a slightly less serious tone then usual. "This isn't just like if you had any other relationship outside of work. Strauss is already looking for a reason to break up this team. I don't want this to be the reason that happens."

"It won't be. We are going to be smart about this. I know there are rules about this sort of thing, but so long as it doesn't effect our work you don't have to report this," Reid tried to reason.

"If you slip up it's not me who are you are going to have to face."

"That's motivation enough to keep this where it belongs," Prentiss laughed, nervously.

"As long as you both understand what this means."

They nodded. "It's worth it."

Reid and Prentiss looked at each other grinning slightly. Hotch tried not to sigh, but shook his head. Once again he pinched the bridge of his nose. He had never thought that Prentiss would see anything serious in Reid. It wasn't that Hotch was looking for anyone, he was already in love and always would be. But it was nice for him to think about the possibilities sometimes.

"I don't need the details," he muttered. "We have a lot of paperwork to catch up on today, so how about we get at it?"

They nodded, and left the office. They silently went to their desks, knowing that everyone was going to be interrupting them to ask about what was happening. Reid was typing out some notes when he noticed that Morgan was hovering over him. He knew why he was there, but tried to ignore the older agent; which was impossible. He just stood there until Reid got frustrated enough by his space getting invaded that he looked up at him.

"You gonna give me details about what happened at that wedding?" Morgan asked.

"No," Reid replied, trying to focus on what he was doing.

"I get it."

"No, you don't. I have never understood that whole how about I share all the details of my sex life with a friend."

"Sex life?" he asked. "I'm impressed kid."

"I'm not trying to impress anyone or score points. There are some things that are better left between the two people who it happened to."

"Where's the fun in that?"

"All you really need to know is, no, it wasn't some one time thing. But here nothing changes."

Morgan nodded, surprised that Reid had been so straightforward with him. He then went back to his own desk. He noticed Garica scurrying out of her own office, and toward Prentiss' desk. Morgan laughed, knowing that Garcia would end up with far more details then he had. Reid tried to focus on the mountain of notes in front of him, as Prentiss followed Garcia into her office, closing the door behind them.

"Okay, so spill it girl," said Garcia.

Prentiss laughed nervously. "Spill what?"

"The beans, about you and Doctor Reid who's lips you were busy having your way with. You haven't answered your phone to me since you two got back. I'm guessing you've been a little busy, maybe jet lagged? You both came in at the same time. Obviously something more is going on then some wedding date hook up. I know you want to tell someone."

Prentiss sighed, she knew that that stupid comment would come back and bite her in the ass. It wasn't that she didn't want to tell her friends about what was happening. But she had overheard Reid with Morgan. Reid liked the idea of those things staying private, but Prentiss was one of those woman who liked to gossip with her girlfriends when she could. Especially when what she had to share was so juicy, and even a little surprising.

"There really isn't all that much to say," she explained with a shrug. She was trying desperately not to blush.

"I never really pegged Reid as the one night stand kind of guy. Despite how much Morgan has tried 'teach' him about women."

"I never said that," Prentiss sighed, a grin making her way across her face.

"Oh! Oh! I know that grin! So this is serious?"

She couldn't help but blush slightly. "Maybe it wasn't a one night thing."

"Why are you so shy about this? No one else can hear what we're saying. I know you're dying to tell someone."

"You know me so well, but I don't really want this going through the rumour mill. Sp- Reid is kind of shy about this whole thing. Which I think is kind of sweet, but that's not really me. I don't think he's the kiss and tell kind of guy. He wouldn't tell Morgan anything before."

"No worries. My lips are zipped. So, how – is he?"

Prentiss began noticeably blushing thinking about that night in the hotel room, as well as the night before when they had gotten to her place. She was still a little tired from everything. Reid had certainly impressed her. She still had a hard time believing that Reid was so in control, but she enjoyed it. Her mind was certainly elsewhere as she thought about the few nights they had shared. Garcia gave her a funny look, and cleared her throat, wanting an answer. She figured whatever Prentiss was going to say was going to be to be juicy.

"I didn't know the scrawny genius doctor Reid had it in him, honestly," Prentiss admitted, getting even more red in the face. "He is something else, very surprising behind closed door. He's actually kind of amazing. I guess I was um, day dreaming for a moment there, sorry. Let's just say Reid has more tricks up his sleeves then I thought he did."

"You're kidding me right?" Garcia laughed. "Come on, Reid, boy genius, Doctor Spencer Reid, is a magician in bed? I don't believe it."

"Not even a little bit, believe it. He's completely different when it's just the two of us. I was expecting him to be awkward and unsure, kind of rambley, and a lot bumbley. But he wasn't he was just- kind of amazing."

"Wow, so what strange sex statistics did you learn?"

"None, he never actually went into telling me strange sex statistics. He didn't have much of anything to say, actually. I was waiting for it the whole time, but nothing. I guess he had a few Reid moments, but nothing I couldn't deal with. He is just so different when we're together." Prentiss hadn't notice the door open. "He's something else. There were times I didn't think he was the same person I know. He just kept surprising me, over and over again."

"Who?" asked JJ confused, and getting a lock from Garcia, which wasn't sure was meant for her, or was about the story that Prentiss was telling. "Sorry I know I should have knocked. I just wanted to know what I was missing about that rumour that's been going around. So is it just a rumour?"

"It's all right," Garcia assured her. "Apparently it's not a rumour at all."

"Really? I thought Morgan was just being stupid! You and Spence, really?" laughed JJ, not sure what else to say.

JJ had a hard time believing what she was hearing. She knew that the game she had gone to with Reid wasn't exactly a date, but she always wondered if there could have been more between them before she had met Will. She was glad to hear that Reid had found someone he could be comfortable with since he had been so nervous with her.

"What's so funny?" asked Prentiss.

"I just find it hard to believe that he wasn't you know all Reid-like while you were there," explained JJ, she knew she had to tell her friend. "We went to a Redskins game one time. I think it was supposed to be a date. It was just a really strange experience. He was so nervous, but we work best as friends."

"So you went on a date with Spencer? I never knew that."

"If you can even call it that, Gideon gave him the tickets as a gift and told him to take me. I think he was trying to play matchmaker. But he was so outside of his comfort zone at the game, he wasn't able to get comfortable with me. He was too busy trying to figure out the game."

"That sounds like him. You really don't have to explain this to me JJ."

"I want to. I don't think either of us was ready to be more then friends. We just went to make Gideon happy, honestly. I think it actually hurt our chances of becoming more then friends more then anything else. I'm happy with the way things turned for us, honestly. I have Will and Henry, I guess Spence now has you. I am happy for you both."

"You don' have to justify this, really. It was the past. I wasn't even part of the team then. I really don't care about his past. It doesn't change how I feel about him."

"Feel about him?" Garcia asked. "How serious is this?"

"I didn't think it was even possible so quickly. But honestly, I love him."

"That is so super romantic!" gushed Garcia.

There was knock at the door, and it swung open. "Ladies, back to work," Rossi ordered, sticking his head into the office. "If you want to discuss boys you can do it in a bar when you're free. Although from what I hear Emily may want to just stay home with a certain doctor."

Prentiss blushed again, and left the office. She went to her desk, and began to frantically type. She couldn't even make eye contact with Rossi as he passed her desk on his way back to his own office. She never realised just how quickly the BAU rumour mill spun.

She looked up, noticing the Reid was also frantically typing away. This might be a little bit more difficult then she had thought. Their colleagues and friends wanted to know all the details when the couple was still just figuring out their relationship. They knew they wanted to work at it, but there was still so many things they would need to figure out. Both of them tried to focus on work. They had to try to not let this distract them as much as possible.

End Part 2

Notes: Reid/JJ and Hotch/Prentiss seem to be the fave ships so I wanted to touch on their reactions a little bit. I think this works for getting back to work. Next up "Adventures in Babysitting" I went off on a tanget, but it'll make sense in the end I promise. Damn you plot bunnies!!