Happy New Year Dr Reid Part three

Disclaimer:I still don't own Criminal minds.

'The heart has eyes that the brain knows nothing of'~ Dr Charles Henry Parkhurst.

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Prentiss was relieved when they finally reached Reid's apartment, First, because it was wonderful to get warm and secondly, she was dying to kick off the high heels she had worn all evening. She saw Reid wincing as he took off his coat.

"Are you alright ?" she asked, concerned.

He smiled and nodded at her. "Leg's a little tired, but it's really doing much better, physical therapy helps."

She helped him with his coat, "I'm sorry, we should have called a cab."

He turned around "No way, the snow was so beautiful, It was nice to share it with someone."

Emily was surprised at his openness. He bit his lip nervously.

"Would you like to stay awhile, have some coffee?" he asked her.

"Yes I would, if you promise to put a couple of shots of whiskey in it. I need to warm up."

"Well you know Emily, alcohol doesn't really warm you it's just an ..." he stopped when he saw her raise her eyebrows slightly. Emily probably already knew that.

"Ahh, whiskey, right." He went into the kitchen and started to prepare some coffee.

Emily walked around his small living room ; she saw a chess board set up on the coffee table. She reached down and touched one of the delicately carved pieces.

"Reid, what a beautiful chess set, who do you play with," she called into the kitchen.

"I play with myself mostly," he called back.

Emily had to bite her lip to keep from laughing. Reid instantly realized how that sounded.

"I, I mean I play both ways ... no I mean ..."He walked into the living room still stammering. Emily couldn't help laugh a little at his discomfiture.

"It's ok Reid, I know what you mean," she assured him.

"I'd like to play with you...chess that is , I 'd like to play..." He took a deep breath, "Would you like to play a game of chess Emily." Reid was starting to think his brain had somehow frozen on the walk back. He had just spent the most of the evening with Emily. Why was he suddenly falling apart now? he wondered.

Emily tilted her head at him. 'Damn he's cute' she found herself thinking.

"Yes I'd love to play.,"

"Great, let me get our coffee," he said as he walked back into the kitchen, thankful for something to do other than stammer like an idiot.

"Let me help you" she followed him and once again her stomach did that little flip of excitment. He was reaching up into the topmost cupboard for the whisky, it pulled his shirt up, she could see a expanse of smooth white skin. She couldn't stop staring, she had this insane urge to run her fingers across his stomach. She briefly wondered if he were ticklish, she shook herself. I must be losing it.' .

Reid turned around with the bottle in his hand "Got it," he exclaimed triumphantly.

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Three couples spun and swayed around JJ and Will's living room. They were laughing and purposely bumping into one another as no one took their dancing prowess too seriously. Will had put some music on earliar and Kevin and Garcia were the first to get up to dance. Morgan and Will followed soon after with their ladies. Rossi sat back on the couch sipping his drink while watching the younger people spin and gyrate around the room.

He arched an eyebrow, "It would seem the evening has devolved into dancing," he said in a mock serious tone. He took a look at his friend beside him. Hotch was sitting there with a sad faraway look in his eyes.

"Aaron?" said Rossi.

Aaron turned and looked at him with a straight face, "No Dave, I'm not going to dance with you,"

Rossi smiled, "Actually I just wanted to know how you're doing over there?"

Hotch turned away and began to softly stroke his young son's hair. Jack was now curled up on the end of the couch with a blanket over him. He sighed and turned back to Rossi.

"We're doing ok, one step at a time."

"Good, good, that's all I needed to know." Rossi knew Hotch had to keep his mask in place and be strong for Jack, it was just every now and then, he needed to remind Hotch they were still there for him.

The CD ended and the three winded couples flopped back down into their seats.

"JJ, it's almost midnight,15 more minutes," reminded Garcia.

"Great, the champagnes ready to go, Will, turn the tv on, they're pretty accurate with the time" JJ said, catching her breath.

"Maybe we should call Reid and wish him a happy new year," suggested Morgan.

"He's probably in bed sleeping," said JJ.

"Or he's in bed engaged in another activity," said Will with a leer.

JJ looked shocked. "Will, what has come over you tonight?"

"Yeah Will, why the obsession with Reid's sex life," said Rossi in his best interogators voice.

"Reid has a sex life?" said Morgan.

"Don't forget Prentiss." chirped in Kevin.

"Prentiss is probably fighting off the suitors her mother has set up, I doubt very much she's with Reid or anyone." Said JJ.

Will grinned at her "You forget darlin, I'm from New Orleans. We people know these kind of things."

"What kind of things?" asked Garcia, intrigued.

"Oh you know, about love, romance, voodoo and the magic of a blue moon." said Will crypticly.

JJ leaned over and kissed him, "Will you are so sweet and so crazy."

"Hey 5 minutes to midnight, " said Morgan.

The group turned their attention to the tv.

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Reid and Prentiss sat across from one another, sipping on their whisky laced coffee and contemplating their next chess move. Prentiss was grinning because she had just taken Reid's bishop. Reid felt he was at a serious disadvantage. His leg was aching and the neckline of Prentiss's dress was a serious distraction. He couldn't help it, everytime he looked at the board she was leaning right into his line of vision. He said nothing. He didn't want to embarass her or have her think he was one of those creepy guys who stared at a ladies decolletage, though he kinda felt like a creepy guy right now. He moved his knight putting her king in danger.

"Check," he said.

She blocked the move with her pawn. "Take that genius!"

He put his hand over his face "Ohh, why didn't I see that?" He flopped back on the couch

Prentiss grinned at him, "It's only a matter of time, I'll have your king,"

Reid smiled at her. "Would you like more coffee first," he offered.

"No thanks," She noticed the clock on the DVD player. "Hey it's nearly midnight. Let's turn on the tv, maybe we'll see Dick Clark,"

"Sure," he got up and turned the set on," He stood in front of the tv wondering if he had the correct channel"

"Is that Dick Clark?" he asked . Emily got up and stood beside him.

"No Reid, that's Ryan Seacrest." She had sort of gotten used to Reid not knowing who certain celebrities were,"

"Look at that crowd," said Reid, amazed that so many people would choose to be standing outside for hours in the cold.

"Here comes the countdown," said Prentiss with a little bit of excitment in her voice.

...8 7 6 5 4 2 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR! The throngs of people on the televised street screamed,cheered and kissed and blew noisemakers at each other. The strains of Auld Lang Syne could be heard over the crowd. Even on Reid's fairly quiet street, a few revelers could be heard wishing one another a happy new year. It was a stark contrast to the awkward silence in Reid's apartment.

The two turned and faced each other, Emily smiled up at him.

"Happy new year Emily," he said shyly.

"Happy new year Spencer, may I give you a new year's hug?" She held out her arms.

"Ok,"

The two wrapped their arms around each other in a friendly embrace. He laid his head down on her shoulder enjoying the warmth of their friendship. At that moment she felt exactly the same way. She rested her head against his chest and sighed. It felt incredibly good to be holding one another like this.

At least two minutes had passed when both of them realized they were still locked in a cosy hug. They parted slightly, looked at each other and giggled a little with embarassment. Emily tilted her head up and gave Spencer a quick peck on the lips and laughed again. Reid returned the kiss, he had mean't it to be a quick peck like the one she gave him, but suddenly his instincts took over and his brain refused to co-operate with his body. His mouth found hers and the softness of her lips and the closeness of her body sent a thrill through him. Emily did not pull away but slid her arms around his neck and held him closer. Their bodies were so closely and perfectly molded together that they felt it impossile to tell which one of them was trembling. Reid's hands came up to frame her face. She parted her lips slightly and felt his tongue enter her mouth and just lightly touch hers, she moaned softly; the touch and taste of him was intoxicating, it made her dizzy.

Spencer could feel his heart pounding and head reeling. She threaded her fingers through his hair and whispered his name against his lips.

"Emily," he whispered back. Their lips parted and he leaned his forehead against hers. This was unlike anything he had ever felt before.
He never felt so much in the present in his life. Everything else fell away. the past, the future, the thousands of thoughts and memories that so overcrowded his mind at times that it was impossible to sit still. Now all he wanted was to stay here holding her, inhale the scent of her hair and feel her arms around him.

Emily closed her eyes and nestled against him. She wanted to melt into his body and stay. She could feel his warm sweet breath on her neck and his long elegant fingers stroking her back. She too had no desire to move. Neither one of them dared speak lest it break the spell they found themselves cast under.

However, real life had a way of always getting the last word. Two cell phones began ringing simultaneously. Reid and Prentiss broke apart quickly as if they had been caught doing something illegal. They both hurridly reached for their cells on the coffee table.

"Reid here," he said, his voice at least an octave higher.

"Prentiss," she said, slightly out of breath.

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At midnight the guests clinked their glasses together and reached for the one closet to them for a kiss. Hotch bent down and kissed his little boy on the forehead, Garcia, who never liked to see anyone left out made her rounds of kissing everyone. Rossi and Hotch were left with bright red lipstick smudges on their cheeks. Kevin stood staring at Morgan with a smile on his face.

"I aint kissing you man," said Morgan who stood with his arm around Tamara.

"He's staring because you look happy Derrick," Penelope told him, making his date blush.

JJ and Will had moved to the kitchen to make coffee

"JJ, why dont we give Reid and Prentiss a call," shouted Morgan from the next room.

"Good idea," said Will as he poured water into the coffee maker.

Rossi walked in from the living room with dirty glasses in his hand. "Put them on speaker so we can all hear them." he said.

Just then, a high pitched wail was heard from the floor above. JJ looked up.

"Oh, all the commotion must have woke Henry up, I'll go see him. You guys go head and make the calls."

Will picked up the kitchen's cordless phone to call Reid, he handed JJ's cell to Rossi "Just press that button, it should go to Emily's cell," he directed.

The two men pressed their respective numbers, both calls were picked up on the first ring.

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"Reid here," came out of the small speaker. Rossi double checked the number to see if he had actually called Prentiss's number.

"Reid is that you?" asked Rossi.

At the same time Will heard the voice of Prentiss over his cordless.

"Prentiss,"

"Emily? It's Will,"

The two men suddenly heard a gasp "We picked up the wrong cells," Reid could be heard saying in a harsh whisper.

"Oh shit!" said Prentiss.

Will was now grinning from ear to ear. Rossi stood there smiling and shaking his head "Son of a bitch," he whispered.

Will tried to pull himself together. "Jus wanted to wish you a happy new year."

"Happy new year Reid" said Rossi. "Hope we didn't interrupt you,"

"No, you didn't, wish the team a happy new year for you at the office, bye," Reid hung up on his end

Rossi found himself holding a dead phone. Prentiss was now talking to Will.

"Great of you to call, it's been a long night, you should get back to your guests," said Prentiss in a rush.

"Wait, how was your evening, didn't meet Prince Charming or anything, did you?" Will wanted to toy with her for a while.

"What? oh no, you know mother, usual stuff, bye, happy new year ,"

"Happy new year Emily, have fun." Will hung up the phone and grinned at Rossi."Well, was I right?"

Rossi chuckled. "Have you ever heard two people sound so guilty in your life? Will, maybe you should grab your crystal ball and join the BAU."

JJ returned to the kitchen, Will and Rossi were pouring coffee and looking like they were trying not to laugh."

"I got Henry back to sleep. What's with you two?" She frowned at them. They were acting wierd.

Will loaded the coffees onto the tray and carried it back to the living room, JJ followed him.

Morgan took two coffees for Tamara and himself. "Hey did you phone the guys?" he asked.

"Yes we did, they both wished everybody a happy new year. Reid seemed kind of in a hurry, and Prentiss didn't go into much detail about her mother's party," Rossi told them.

"Will, you should have let me talk to Emily," said JJ.

"Will turned to his wife "Actually, they were together and I think we called in the middle of them doing something nasty, in a good way of course."

JJ stared at her husband "Are you still on this?" The group laughed.

Garcia leaned over and patted JJ's knee. "JJ, I had no idea Will had such a filthy mind," she took Will's hand. "Will, you are truly a man after my own heart,"

Kevin pouted "I have a dirty mind too,"

"Of course my dove, yours is completely disgusting," said Garcia soothingly.

Morgan rolled his eyes "Prettyboy wouldn't know what to do with a woman like Prentiss."

"And you would?" asked Tamara.

Morgan stared at her wide eyed. "No no, I just mean't..."

Hotch smiled, he enjoyed listening to their banter, though it didn't mean he didn't catch the furtive smiles Will and Rossi were giving each other. Later on he'd have a chat with Dave and find out what really was going on.

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Emily and Reid stood across from one another. There now seemed to be a shyness between them. Reid leaned on his cane and stared at the floor.

"I guess I should be going home now," Prentiss said.

Reid looked at her. "I'll give you a ride,"

Prentiss shook her head, "Absolutely not, I'll call a taxi, you have excercised your leg enough for one evening, no arguments, ok?"

Reid nodded, but said "Alright, but I'm going to see you into the cab and you'll call me the moment you get home."

"Yes mom ," she joked.

Spencer looked up and met her eyes. "Do you think they all know we were together tonight?"

Prentiss shrugged, "Maybe, we'll find out on Monday, see how much teasing we get,"

"Well we did nothing wrong. Just two friends having dinner and sharing a... new years kiss." He looked away nervously.

"Yes, that's all," said Emily. 'Except if they hadn't called we both might be naked right now.' She found his nervousness charming. She walked over and laid a comforting hand on his arm.

"Reid, I had a really great time tonight, dinner, the chess game and the kiss." now she started to blush.

Reid took one of her hands, held it up and kissed the inside of her palm" The kiss was the best part" he said boldly.

Prentiss stepped closer and slipped her arms around his slender waist. Their faces were only inches apart.

"Do you think that somewhere in the world, it isn't new years yet?" Prentiss said as she stared into his deep hazel eyes.

He smiled and lifted her chin. "I'm almost sure of it."

The magic that had resulted in their kiss had not gone away. It had merely been lying dormant, waiting for the electricity that existed between them to re-ignite that spark.

"Happy new year's Emily."

"Happy new year Reid."

And as if those were the magic words, they pressed their lips together and once again the world fell away for both of them. They would worry about what all this mean't tomorrow. Right now, they were exactly where they were supossed to be.

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FIN.

AN: This was suppoed to be up much earliar but I just got busy. Hope you enjoy. Please read and review. I enjoy your comments very much. I refer to JJ and Will as Husband and wife in this story, even though on the show they are not married. I just didn't know what to call them