Title: Hiding Place
Author: Trista Groulx (dustytiger)
Rating: T (same as the show)
Disclaimer: I don't own CM, it belongs to CBS et al. And I don't own the song that inspired this fic Serena Ryder and her record label do. Don't sue I am just a lowly barista.
Summary: Reid wakes up to find Prentiss curled up to him. Where will their relationship go?
Notes: Thank you for all the support, I'm loving the reviews guys it means so much really. So here's some more baby genius talk. This one's more fluff before the wee bit of drama. Enjoy.
Darling can I touch your face? And let your eyes fall into loves embrace, Forever isn't far, It's coming soon
Reid was sitting in his hotel room, drinking coffee, and looking at case files. The latest case was really getting to him, and he couldn't seem to shut off his brain. He always hated it when cases involved kids, but this one was really bothering him after the night he had spent with his godson. He honestly didn't understand how JJ could keep her wits about her when she was faced with cases like these. There were times where he would look at the evidence board and the faces of the little boys would morph into Henry's. He sighed softly, wishing he could talk to Prentiss about what he was feeling, but they had agreed that they wouldn't go into each other's rooms on cases anymore.
He put down the file sat back in the hotel chair, his mind racing. The night they had watched Henry Prentiss had asked Reid if he wanted kids one day, and he wasn't able to answer the question. He hadn't ever thought he might be in a serious relationship as an adult, so he never thought he would have to think about whether or not he wanted to have kids. Now that's all he could think about. There was a part of him that thought it would be exciting to be a father, especially if Prentiss was the mother of his children, but there was also a part of him that worried about how it would affect them doing their jobs.
Reid began to wonder if the reason he was so distracted by the child victims on this case was because he had spoken with Prentiss about the possibility of wanting children. He knew that they would not be ready to take that step for a long time, but first he would have to figure out how he would separate himself when they had hard cases involving kids. He was fairly deep in his thoughts when he heard a soft knock at the door. He was surprised when he heard it, because the only person who would knock so softly was Prentiss.
He opened the door for her, wearing only his pajama bottoms. She was wearing a kimono style robe, and let herself into the room. She went right over and sat at the edge of the bed. Reid took a deep breath, and sat next to her taking her hand. He knew that cases involving kids always affected her too. It wasn't like it affected him, but she didn't react that same way as JJ or Hotch who would make extra time to call their kids. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder to comfort her, and with seconds she was curled up to him with her head resting under his.
He tucked a piece of hair behind her ear softly, and then he felt tear drops falling onto his pants. He didn't know what to say, but pulled her closer. She took a deep breath, and moved to bury her face in his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and held her until her tears subsided almost half an hour later. She looked at him, her eyes puffy and red, and he kissed her lips softly. She smiled and pulled away from him.
Prentiss knew she wanted to tell him why she had so much trouble working cases that involved small children. It wasn't easy for her to talk about it, even if she trusted Reid. She ran her hands along his face gently, and his eyes softened, waiting for her to make the next move. She curled in closer to him again, while still keeping eye contact.
"Cases like these make me think I'm like this unsub," she whispered, surprised the words were pouring out of her mouth. "When I was sixteen I had an abortion, and when I see people doing this to kids, I wonder if people think I am the same because of what I did."
"Choosing a controversial medical procedure in order to not bring a child into the world you weren't ready for isn't anything like what this unsub, or any unsub, does to those children Emily you know that."
"I can't not feel guilty about it Spencer. Just like you can't help but think about what you would do if Henry or another child in your life was hurt like the kids we see.
"I know you're right, but now I know why cases like these eat you up like they do."
She nodded, knowing that he knew that these cases would make her think about the child she had aborted, and all she could think about was how the child was gone. She knew that it was hard for Hotch and JJ as well but they had their kids to talk to, and to go home to and hug. All she felt she had was an empty space. She was glad that she Reid to go to, but there was still something missing.
"Maybe one day, if we had a child together, that would help?" Reid suggested.
She practically pushed him onto the bed when she hugged when she heard him say that. "Really, you've thought about it?"
"Yeah, I mean I know I don't want to be a father soon, and I'll need to do some more research, but I think it would be nice to have children some day."
"I would love to be the mother of your baby geniuses."
Prentiss kissed him this time letting the kiss get a little deeper. Her hands began to travel up his bare chest, then she snaked around him, letting her hands fall lower down his back. He let out a soft sigh, letting himself get lost in her for a moment. His hands were going toward the slit in her robe when realised where they were.
"We talked about this," he reminded her.
"I know, but this case."
He nodded. "Remember what happened last time."
"I'll set the alarm earlier, at least this way we'll get a few hours of sleep."
They both knew it was the truth. Prentiss pulled him onto the bed with her and they ended up just kissing and touching each other for an hour before they both fell asleep. She left his room at three am to be sure there were no more close calls. He sighed having more and more trouble letting her leave his side after every time they fell asleep together. When Prentiss got back to her own room she hadn't been able to fall back to sleep.
When she looked at the clock and realised that it was well past five in the morning she decided to go for a quick run so that she would at least feel refreshed for the day she would have to face. Part way through the run she saw Starbucks and decided to pick up coffee for herself. She knew that Reid probably hadn't gotten any more sleep either. Prentiss hoped she would be back before anyone saw her bringing Starbucks to the resident genius. She knocked on the door to his room and the second he opened it she knew he hadn't gotten anymore sleep.
Part of her wanted him to pull her into his arms, but she knew the risk. He was still wearing a pair of plaid pajama bottoms. He smiled at her, glad to see two cups of coffee in her hand. He looked a little disappointed to see that she was still full dressed. They heard a door squeaking open. They looked over to see Morgan standing in the doorway wearing a bathrobe.
"Geez kid! Put a shirt on! Your pasty skin and this horrible light is enough to blind a person!" laughed Morgan.
The tips of Reid's ears turned red, he hadn't realised he hadn't put a shirt on before he opening the door. Normally Prentiss wouldn't react to Morgan's big brother like ribbing of the young genius but after everything the couple had shared in the past month it made her blood boil. Prentiss slammed the door in Morgan's face, mostly to stop herself from yelling at Morgan for treating Reid like that. She had never felt like that before. Reid didn't look upset about the exchange. As soon as the door was closed Prentiss covered Reid's lips with hers before he could say anything. It was a deep kiss but both of them wanted it to go further.
"I love you," she blurted out, her hand on the waistband of his pajamas.
"I uh…" he stammered uncertainly, not able to form a sentence.
"When I saw you standing there, looking stunned unsure what to say all I wanted to do was defend you. I wanted to tell him that everything about you is perfect the way it is. I've never felt like that before. I needed you to know. Spencer, I do love you."
"Morgan stopped bothering me a long time ago. But, wow, no one but my mom has ever told me that before but I…"
Before he could tell her he felt the same way there was a pounding on the door to his room. "Come one Prentiss you know I didn't mean it!" Morgan called. "I was just having some fun with the kid. Now quit pretending like you and Reid are in there doing anything in there but drinking that sad excuse for caffeine Reid calls coffee! You're not gonna find anything in there, come have some breakfast."
Prentiss kissed Reid one last time before she left his room. They both wanted to tell Morgan the truth, but they had agreed they would wait until after their next review to reveal the truth to their co-workers but there were times where it was difficult. Reid scratched his head, confused before he went into the bathroom to shower. He then got dressed, taking some case files off the desk before he joined the rest of the team.
"You almost got me up there, Prentiss," Morgan laughed.
"That was the point," she sighed.
"If it had been anyone else but Reid I woulda believed it."
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Reid.
"I told you before you are so out of Prentiss' league, kid. I just won't believe it, so quit trying."
"Trying what?" asked JJ.
"I was teasing Reid a little upstairs and the look on Prentiss' face was classic. It was like I was bugging her. Had she pushed Hotch or Rossi into that hotel room the way she did with the genius I woulda thought they were doing a little bow-chicka-wow-wow, but com'on, with Reid? She was just trying to get my goat."
JJ was about to tell Morgan about what Henry had told her the night they babysat but Rossi said, "All right, enough, kids. We have a case to work."
The team left the hotel and went to the station. Reid and Morgan ended up in the same SUV together. Morgan spend most of the time in the car teasing Reid about Prentiss. Reid didn't say anything, and listened to the older agent list reasons why Reid would never be able to be more than co-workers and friends with the woman who had told him she loved him earlier that morning. Reid wanted nothing more than to go back to the station and talk to Prentiss and tell her just how much he loved her, but he knew they had work to do. He knew she knew he felt the same way, but couldn't wait until he sneaked into her room that night to tell her he loved her too.
End part 4
Notes: I hope you enjoyed this one, I know I coped out a little on Reid telling her how he feels but I thought this would be interesting. I hope you enjoy, and are ready for a small amount of drama.