Title: Au Natural (Part 18)
Author: dustytiger aka Trista Groulx
Rating: T (like the show to be safe)
Disclaimer: I do not on CM. I am still poor. CM still belongs to its creator, network, writers, actors and actresses who bring it to life weekly.
Summary: Prentiss and Reid are getting married, but what brought them to this point?
Notes: Thank you as always for the support. So Sergio makes another appearance in this one but mostly it's mostly about Reid and Prentiss' anniversary hehe...

Prentiss opened the door to Reid's apartment and immediately smiled. She realised that every day it felt more like home. She was home later because Reid had had an appointment with his neurologist that afternoon. She expected Sergio to greet her when she walked in, but instead found him curled up on the middle shelf of one of Reid's many bookcases. She was surprised when she realised the shelf had been cleared off and Sergio's blanket from when she had gotten him from the shelter was folded into the corner.

"Spencer?" she called going to go into the kitchen.

He came out and he pushed her gently back into the living room. "I'm not ready yet," he told her.

"What's gotten into you? You cleared off a whole shelf of books so Sergio could sleep on it, and now you're not letting me get a glass of water."

"I thought since the cat always sleeps there I might as well make him comfortable. And this way he hisses at me less. I'm making dinner for you, and I don't want you to ruin the surprise."

She leaned in and kissed him softly. "You are so sweet Spencer. How was your appointment?"

"It went well, the new medication seems to be helping with the intensity of the headaches."

"That's great."

"I'll go get you a glass of water and I'll call you when dinner is ready."

She nodded then sat down on the couch. She picked up a book that was on the side table and began to read it as she sipped on her water. Less than an hour later Reid came out of the kitchen to her dinner was ready. When she went in she was surprised to see that he had put candles on the table. She had no idea he could cook, but it smelled amazing. There was a glass of wine waiting for in front of her seat. When she sat down he tucked her in, then put some Caesar salad on her plate first then his. After they were done the salad he then served the main course of white chicken in a red wine sauce on a bed of rice.

"This is amazing," she told him after taking a bite. "I had no idea you cooked."

"I've always been able to cook but I've never had a reason to before," he explained.

"So what made you decide to cook for me tonight?"

"It's our one month anniversary and I wanted to do something special for you."

Prentiss had been so busy with work she'd almost forgotten the date; she wasn't sure if he was going to celebrate their first month together, but was glad he had. She decided she would wait until after they finished to give him the gift she'd gotten for him. A book she had gotten Garcia to track down for her seemed silly compared to the amazing dinner he'd prepared for them but he did believe that it was the thought that counted and she knew the rare edition would make him happy.

She leaned over the table and kissed his cheek softly. "Thank you Spencer I needed this tonight."

"I'm sorry if you had to work harder because I left early today," he told her.

"That was fine, I was worried about you, I'm so glad that everything went well today."

"It went better than I expected honestly," he told her. "I was worried that I might not have the energy to do this after so I'm glad the appointment went so well so I could actually make this special for us."

"This was amazing Spencer, thank you. I got you a little something too."

She went into her go bag and pulled out a rectangular shaped wrapped gift and handed it to him. She wasn't surprised that he carefully unwrapped the gift. When he realised it was a book he had been looking for for months he was grinning from ear to ear. She was glad she had been able to find the item so she could see him smile like that.

"Thank you, how did you find this?" he asked her.

"I asked Garcia for help," she admitted. "I know it's not a first edition, but it's all we could find that was affordable."

"This is better!" he exclaimed, already turning pages. "I can actually read this! A first edition is something to have on your book shelf, I like my books to read." It took him a moment to realise he was being rude, and put down the book. "I'm so sorry Emily."

"It's okay," she assured him. "I'm too full for desert anyway."

"I still don't think I should be reading tonight. It's our first month anniversary."

"Spencer I knew you would start to read it when I gave it to you," she assured him. "That's who you are, and I love you."

"If we're not going to have desert right away, why don't we go into the living room?" Reid suggested.

"That's a good idea."

They went into the living room. As soon as he got in the room Reid found the perfect spot for his new book then sat down next to Prentiss on the couch, putting some music on. She curled up into him and within second their lips were all over each other. A few minutes later Prentiss realised things were getting very intense and Reid wasn't pulling back like he had done the past few times they had been alone together.

"Spencer," she moaned pulling away from him.

"Don't tell me you've changed your mind," he told her. "I told you I wanted this to be special."

Her heart began to pound, she felt like she was a teenager again. "Really?"

"Unless you want to wait until we have our desert."

She laughed. "No, I don't want to wait any longer." She ran her fingers along his chest. "You're sure about this?"

"This is what I wanted to wait for. This is a milestone for me."

"Really?" she asked.

He nodded. "I only started dating as an adult and you know how hard it is with this job. I knew you were different but I needed to wait."

"I understand," she assured him.

"I love you Emily."

"I love you too Spencer."

His lips found hers again, their kisses more intense than they had ever been. A part of Prentiss was still worried he might change his mind again until time his hand started up her shirt. She knew that he had experience with women, but there was still a part of her who thought of him as the innocent young prodigy she had first been introduced to until the moment she felt the expertise his long fingers commanded as they explored.

"Spencer, not here," she whimpered.

"You're probably right."

He helped her to her feet and they made their way to the bedroom losing articles of clothes as they went down the hall. She laughed when he closed the door behind them, knowing he was still nervous about Sergio. All her thoughts were soon about him and she was sure his thoughts were focused solely on her.

End Part 19

Notes: So this one is staying at rating "T" my friends… but they have finally taken the next step woot! Let me know if you like it.