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**WARNING: This chapter has a lemon scene** This is what you all have been waiting for. So bring out blocks of ice and sit on them while you are reading this chapter.

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Chapter #37

Reid unlocks the door, gently pushing it opening before stepping in. He turned on the lights where deep rich burgundy walls surrounded them with the steel wool grey stone fireplace in the corner. There was a small kitchen tucked in one the side of the house, where all of the appliances were milk white. A round pine table sat in the middle of the kitchen area. An empty stainless steel wine bucket with a note taped on its side. Two champagne flutes sat beside the bucket. There were two golden honey yellow gift boxes with matching cherry red bows.

Ashley looked at Reid in amazement. "How on earth did you manage to do all of this," she asked.

He smiled bashfully. "I asked JJ for some help."

"Wow." She would have to send JJ a thank you note or something later. "She really did a fantastic job," she said as she shred off her jacket. She hung it over a chair. He agreed as he lifts the note from the bucket.

"Hi guys, the goodies are in the fridge. Enjoy your evening. From JJ, Emily, and Pen," he read out loud. He raised his eyebrows up, realizing that when Garcia gets involves, it's usually a bit wild.

He drew in a deep breath as he opened the fridge door. A platter with chocolate dipped strawberries sat on the middle shelf. The fridge was stocked with things that he can make for breakfast. A wine bottle lay on the top shelf with the label down. He cringed as he pulled out the bottle. Damn, he thought. He knew that told JJ that Ashley was a recovering alcoholic. Did she forget? He turned over the bottle, reading the label. He breathed a sigh of relief when it said sparkling apple cider.

"What's wrong?" He shook his head.

"I thought that they left us a bottle of wine. I thought that they forgot about your recovery in alcohol. I know that Morgan wouldn't forget about these things."

"Maybe he helped out as well," she suggested. Remember the condom incident at the hospital; he became a little uneasy of what his big brother had planned.

He opened the freezer door and pulled out one of the ice cubes tray. He saw the bag of coffee as well. He emptied the tray into the wine bucket and refilled the tray and returned it to the freezer. He set the bottle in the bucket. Reid then noticed a loaf of sliced bread in its clear plastic bag, a box of tea and a small lidded container labeled "Sugar." He smiled, happy that this house was stocked with food.

Meanwhile Ashley looked at the two boxes with gift tags. "There is one for you," she said, pointing to one of the boxes. She can see the confusion on his face.

"I told JJ to buy you something, nothing for me."

"Well, you didn't tell her to buy the sparkling cider. Come on, open it," she encouraged.

He untied the cherry red bow and lifts the lid. Neatly folded was a pair of chocolate brown silk pajamas. He felt himself getting warm while she smiled.

"Nice," she said.

"OK, your turn," he said. A chocolate brown silk nightgown with a low lace v-neck collar and a pastel pink bow at the center. The lace slip with the same pastel pink bow was on one side.

"Spencer," she said, as she held it up. She then saw his reaction on his face where she knew that he didn't picked it out. "Thank you," she said.

"But I didn't pick it out," he said.

"I know, but thank you for setting this up." She picked up the box and headed straight to the bathroom.

"Spencer," he heard her calling his name. He joined her to see several ivory votive candles in glass holders surrounding the sunken tub at the corner of the room that was big enough for two people. There were a few bottles of bubble bath, and lotions on the bathroom counter close to the tub. But on the other side lay extra bandages, both Ashley's and Reid's contact solution and case, their toothbrushes and toothpaste.

"Wow," he finally said. He felt Ashley sliding her arms around his waist.

"Exactly." She lay her head on his shoulder, "Just out of curiosity, what did you tell JJ," she asked.

"That I was given permission to use the guesthouse for tomorrow night and I had a special surprise for you and I needed some help setting it up."

She looked up at him, "I think they were thinking that you were going to ask me to marry you."

He shook his head, "No, they know that we only been dating for a couple of months."

"It doesn't matter," she said, as she stepped in front of him. "What matters is us and spending some quality time together." He smiled, nodding. He pulled her in and she closed her eyes, inhaling his musky scent. Reid gently turned her to one side, as he too closed his eyes, enjoying the moment.

"How about I open that apple cider and get those strawberries," he whispered after a few minutes.

Ashley opened her eyes, "Sound . . ." she started to say before she started to giggle.

"What?"

"I'm sorry," she said in between giggles. She pulled away from her boyfriend, covering her mouth with one hand and pointed out of the bathroom.

Reid peers out of the door where across the room was the bed tucked in the corner, hidden behind a free standing wall. There were more votive candles surround the snow white covered bed. There was even deep red petal sprinkle on the bed. The coffee brown nightstand that was beside the bed had a vase of brightly colored feathers and a dark blue jar beside it. Reid's mouth dropped open, knowing that no doubt that Morgan definitely help out in this area.

"Doc, it's ok," she assured him, as she rubbed her hand up and down his arm. She finally slides her hand down to his hand, taking it where she led him to the bedroom. Upon closer inspection, the small blue jar was edible dusting powder.

"Why is there candy," he asked, seeing five suckers laid out in a circular pattern behind the feathers. Ashley picked up the yellow one, realizing it wasn't candy.

"Ah, they are not candy," she said, handing it to him. Reid looked at it, still not getting it. "They're condoms," she explained. His face just went beet red, silently cursing at Morgan. He looked at her, seeing her reaction.

"Honey, it's ok. I am not offended. I'm actually finding it very funny. I am going to guess that this is where Morgan helped out," she said, wrapping her arms around him. He nodded.

"How about we come up with a plan to get back at him?" He nodded yes.

"But not tonight, like you said tonight is about us. But I am wondering about the . . . ," he said, hesitantly.

"The feathers?" He nodded. She let go of him as she picked up a baby blue feather.

"They are called feather tickers; it's basically a game for lovers." She ran the feather through her fingers, feeling the softness.

"I'll show you," she said. She gently slid his jacket off of his shoulders, pushing it down his arms.

"Roll up your sleeve," she said as she placed his jacket neatly on the edge of his bed. Reid unbuttons his left sleeve and rolled it up, exposing his bare arm. Ashley removed the lid of the dusting powder and sat down beside him.

"It's kind of like dusting for prints," she said, dipping the blue feather into the jar. She gently brushed the feather tickler against his bare arm where Reid smiled.

"Tickles doesn't it?" He nodded, smiling before leaning forward and kissing her, deepening it.

Suddenly, Ashley felt something tickling her on the back of her neck as she moved away from him. Reid had somehow picked up one of the ticklers.

"How did you do that?"

"A magician never tells his secrets," he teased as he started tickling his girlfriend. Ashley started laughing as she started tickling him at the same time.

Then she got off of the bed while Reid chased her around the guesthouse with the tickler. They only stopped tickling each other before continuing the chase.

Reid was finally able to wrap his arms around her from behind where he picked her up, gently swinging her around. Ashley dropped her tickler and she just started laughing. He put her down where she turned around in his arms.

He smiled, "It has been awhile since I seen you laugh."

"It's been a while since I felt like laughing. But with you, it's easy. I love being around you, you're the best thing that has ever happened to me," she said before standing on tiptoes, Ashley lays soft kiss on his lips.

With a deep groan, Reid wraps his arms around her, careful not to touch the bandaged areas and lifts Ashley off the floor. Her arms entangle around his neck and her legs wrap around his waist as he makes his way back to the bedroom.

The kiss deepens as Reid gently lays her on the bed, breaking the kiss to look deeply into her eyes.

"Are you sure this is what you want? Please tell me now, because I don't think I can stop later," he said, with his voice cracking at the end. A quick nod and Ashley pulls him back down for yet another kiss.

The kissing continues, hands roam across clothed bodies. Reid feels Ashley wince as she moves and he stops the kissing, pushing back from her and standing slowly.

"Did I hurt you? What's wrong," he asked in a concerned voice, afraid that he was hurting her.

Ashley shakes her head and gives a small laugh, "I'm fine, but I don't think I will be on the bottom this time. I hope that's alright by you?" Reid smiles a devilish smile and nods its fine with him.

He helps her stand by the bed and the two begin kissing again, this time adding the slow unbuttoning of their shirts. One button on Ashley's teal green blouse had Reid perplexed, not wanting to give free. With a growl totally unlike him, he pops the button off with a quick jerk and pulls her shirt off, taking care to not catch the bandages.

Ashley raised her eyebrows when he did that, not expecting him to do that. She kissed him again, letting her shirt slide down her arms, onto the floor. She continued to unbutton his shirt as she leans forward, kissing his bare chest.

A moan escapes his lips as he ran his slender fingers through her hair, holding her head. Soon after his shirt was pushed off of his shoulders, stopping at his bent elbows.

He lets go of her, allowing his shirt to drop on the floor. He pulled back, touching her face, gently caressing her cheek with his thumb, realizing that she wasn't wearing a bra. She turned her face into his palm, kissing it as she wrapped fingers around his wrist.

"Slow and easy, we have all night," he whispered. She nodded her head where he kissed her again before kissing her neck.

"Uhh, did you bring the," she started to asked when Reid found her ticklish spot on her neck. She knew that they would already have some condoms thanks to Morgan, but she knew that there was no way in hell that Reid would be using them. He looked at her, "I put them in the drawer this morning while you were sleeping," he answered in between kisses.

His hands roam softly and slowly. Softer than a butterflies wings on the breeze. Touching here and there, making their slow way to her freed breasts. Goosebumps rose on her skin with each touch, and soft breaths turned heavy with each passing moment.

He brushes gently thumbs over her nipples as he cups her perfect breasts in his hand, making her nipples pucker with desire. A soft moan escapes her as he breaks off the kiss and leans forward to run a gentle tongue over them.

Her arms wrap around his neck and a hand trails down his back, softly digging nails as her fingers meander. Her head bends down slightly to run a tongue of her own around his ear.

Reid growls again, softly and takes the nipple he had been teasing between his teeth, to give a gently nip before drawing it in to suckle. Her nails stop wandering and dig into his back, her head falls back slightly as she sucks in a deep breath.

Reid stops and with a worried look, "Did I hurt you?"

Laughing, Ashley shakes her head. "No, only by stopping are you hurting me." With a smile, Reid goes back to what he was doing. One hand leaves her breast to wander to more "southerly" regions. Her breath sucks in as his fingers find the the waistband of her jeans. He tries unsuccessfully to unbutton them before she laughs softly and steps a bit back to unbutton them and shimmy them down her legs.

When she is not occupied she unbuttons his and slides them down his legs, stopping every so often to drop a wicked kiss or slide her tongue across skin. His breath comes in a harsh rush, and proof of what she is doing to him is quite evident.

Running a fingernail softly along his member, she stands slowly and with a wicked smile, "I think you are glad to see me Dr. Reid. At least, it seems as if you are." He swallows hard and smiles slightly, nodding his head emphatically that indeed, he was VERY glad to see her.

Ashley turns and lays on the bed, the far side and pats the empty space. "It might be better for us both if we continue this here. Falling down at the wrong moment would be bad."

Reid nods and quickly joins her on the bed, facing her. He runs a gently finger along her face, down her neck, down her chest, stopping for the briefest of moments to tease nipples back to standing, to once again return to where he was stopped before. He lets his fingers dance along the very edge of her panties. Her skin again has goosebumps from his touch, but she lays there as calm and still as possible, allowing him to have his way with her.

His hand dips lower, to gently touch her clit and begins to massage it. Her eyes glaze over and her breathing becomes shallow and rushed, soft moans are heard as she rolls slightly to lay on her back. Her legs fall open as his touch goes from soft to more earnest in its endeavors.

He growls in frustration as her panties restrict his movement and he stops only long enough to brush them off her body. He loses his boxers at the same time, finally freeing his own reaction to the actions occurring. He leans forward to kiss her as he allows his fingers to dance again against her. Her breath sucks in as he dips fingers inside and uses his thumb to continue to stimulate her clit. Her hands curl into the sheets at the emotions he is causing. She tumbles over the edge with a loud cry, coating his fingers with the evidence of her enjoyment.

After a moment, she looks at Reid with a wicked smile, "I think we are both beyond ready for this to happen. Lay down, my turn." She gently pushes him onto his back.

Getting on her knees next to Reid, she begins her own exploration of his body. Fingers and nails lightly run across his body. She avoids the evidence of his enjoyment, only coming frustratingly close to move away again. She leans slightly forward to tease his nipples with her tongue. Gently nibbling, she makes her way down his body, again, stopping at a certain point.

Reid's breath is coming in harsh tones now, the occasional growl or deep moan is heard. Leaning to him, Ashley lays gentle lips on his. His hand wraps around her neck, to deepen the kiss as she straddles him and takes him inside her.

She pulls back to watch his reaction at her motions. They stare deeply into each others eyes as the movements are made...at first slow and gentle, but soon rushed as they both race to gain their fulfillment.

It doesn't take long before they both tumble over that cliff of ecstasy. Breathing hard, Ashley lays on Reid's chest. His arms lay lazily around her as they both calm down.

Lying there, listening to his heart beat, Ashley feels tears suddenly well up in her eyes and she does her best to control them. But these were not tears of pain or sadness. She felt as if her heart was about to burst with what she was feeling.

Reid, feeling wetness on his chest, looks down at her. "Hey, what's wrong? Did I hurt you?"

Shaking her head she tries to bury her face into his chest as he gently uses a finger under her chin to make her face him. "No. It was...so beautiful! Never have I been treated in such a way. No one ever cared if I was happy. Then you..." She slides off Reid's chest to lay curled next to him.

Reid blushes, not that she can see, and his head slightly swells with pride. "I care about you. More than I thought possible. Why would I not do my best to make you happy? I have to say though, that was pretty amazing wasn't it?" A soft chuckle is heard with that last. Laughing softly, Ashley sleepily agrees. Soon, they both fall asleep, in each others arms.

Now the bad news. I have a craft sale in less than two weeks so I am utterly swamp with the last minute details. So I am going taking a break from this story to prepare for the sale. I will be back posting soon, I promise.