Title: One Small Step
Series Information: Part of the Deal Breaker Series, which will be about the intimate relationships of the BAU team members.
Pairing: Lila/Reid. Mentioning of Reid/Elle and other couples.
Summary: How can a genius FBI agent make it work with a famous Hollywood scarlet?

Notes:

This story begins during Somebody Watching and will go hand and hand with "Breaking the Cycle" Story. So.. If you'd like to understand more of Elle/Reid's relationship that is mentioned in this story - go read that one! I'd appreciate it much!

I have written the M-rated version of the rooftop scene (which will make much more sense after you read this. It will be posted after this and is going to be called…. 'Underneath the Stars'. It's cheesy I know, but what can I? I am cheesy.

Also, There is another version of these stories floating around. The only one that is (slightly) necessary is Breaking the Cycle. The other version sections were what started these main stories and may not be exactly what is in this story. This story is more planned and a lot more thought out, where as the Elle/Morgan & Lila/Reid stories where basically just a feel & write type of thing. If you would like to read them, go ahead. If not, that's great too. But they are not a part of this revision.

Thank you so much and Enjoy the story! The author notes will be no where near this long again.

Spencer Reid could not stop thinking about the blonde, Lila, he had recently met in an art gallery. He had gone to support a man he had gone to high school with. He had been one of the few that hadn't made fun of him, so Reid felt like he owed the guy a favor and Gideon was a fan of art, so it made sense. But this girl… she was beautiful. An actress, Parker had said, with a smile to die for. Green eyes, blond hair…tall and thin and completely beautiful. He had thought that already. He looks at his watch. It wasn't that late. Gideon probably wouldn't be knocking on his door until morning. He chews on his bottom lip before he gets up and takes a cab back to the art gallery.

He feels slightly ridiculous as he stands in front of the art he had been looking at before Gideon had pulled him away. She probably would have already left. She was a celebrity, she probably had other places to be. This was incredibly stupid. This is why he didn't do spontaneous things like this before thinking of every situation.

"You're back." He hears a woman behind him.

He turns to see the blonde and her friend. He smiles, despite himself. "I…" He pauses, "I thought I felt something. I had to have another look."

She looks at him for a moment before a smile comes over her face. She looks at her friend who rolls her eyes and leaves the two of them alone. Lila steps towards him, her attention turning back to the art. He does the same before she glances at him briefly. "And did you? Feel anything?"

He tries to focus on the picture but can't, his eyes moving back to the woman next to him. She's even more beautiful than he remembered. "Y-yeah, I think so." He chews on his bottom lip. He knows that he has to appear confident. 'cocky' is the word Elle would use. The older woman was trying to get him to be more comfortable with women, but he knew he was failing at the moment. He felt anything but confident in the actress's presence.

She looks back at him and laughs when she sees him looking at her. He blushes, looking at his shoes. He definitely doesn't feel cocky.. "Do you want to come with us? We were going downtown." She says and he raises his eyes back to her.

"You want me to…" He pauses before he nods, trying to appear confident. "I mean, Yeah. That'd be great."

"Good." She grabs his hand and pulls him towards the woman with the piercing.

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The music is loud and it hurts his head. He tries not to let it show as he leans towards the blond. "What is this place?"

She laughs, the sound barely audible over the booming music. "It's a lesbian club!" She grabs his hand again and pulls him up some stairs to a room that mutes the music.

"It's what?" He asks again, unable to hear her.

"It's a lesbian bar. It's one of the few spots in LA that isn't crawling with paparazzi. Pinky and I come here all the time to have some fun."

"Are you…" He pauses, frowning.

She cocks an eyebrow before she smirks. "A lesbian?"

He blushes. "I was… I mean, I didn't -"

"How about you?"

"Am I a lesbian?" He asks. He doesn't understand this woman at all. She laughs.

"No, Are you gay?"

He frowns. She thought he was gay? "No! No, not.. You think I'm gay? Is it the hair?" His hand moves to run through his hair but she grabs it before he can and tugs him down to sit. She laughs and he smiles, still slightly disappointed.

"No, I just hoping you weren't."

He looks at her, licking his lips, nervously. "And why is tha-"

She leans in and kisses him. He's shocked by the movement and almost pulls back at first. Elle's voice yells at him inside his head, telling him to be cool, to kiss her back. His hand moves to her neck as he responds to the kiss. He can be cool. She moves up against him, his other arm moving around her back at the movement.

The door opens and Lila pulls away to see Pinky and a woman, making out as they enter the room. Spencer pulls away, immediately, embarrassed at being caught, even though the two women pay no attention to them. Lila laughs to herself before she grabs his hand, pulling him out of the room. She tugs him until they reach the bathrooms, pushing into the men's before she kissing him again.

He pulls back from her kiss, her lips moving against his jaw as he spots the urinal.

"This isn't - Someone could-"

"It's a men's bathroom in a lesbian club, Spence. It's probably the most private place in here." She moves her hand to his jaw, pushing his face back to hers and kissing him again.

"But it's unsanitary." He mutters against her lips and she laughs, pulling away.

"You're not a very spontaneous type of guy are you, Spence?"

He frowns before he kisses her again - Be Cool, Spencer!-, but he just can't do it. He pulls away. "Let me take you somewhere else instead."

She looks at him, slightly curious. He's relieved when she nods.

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He fidgets, watching her as she stares out of the edge. "Wow." She says, softly. She looks over at him, small smile on her face. "You can see the whole city here."

He smiles, nervously. "Yeah…it's pretty incredible."

"How do you know about this place?" She asks, leaning against the edge, looking at him.

He shrugs. "I.. uh.. I went to Caltech a couple years ago. My Calculus professor owns the building, gave me a key to the roof. I spent a lot time up here."

She smiles, pushing away from the side and moving towards him. "It's amazing."

"Yeah." He looks down at her as she gets very close. He holds his breath when she rests her hands on his chest. He tilts his chin to meet her as she pushes up on her toes to kiss him. He responds instantly to this kiss, expecting it this time after the other ones at the bar. He, hesitantly, wraps an arm around her waist. She pulls away, her hands running up his chest to wrap around his neck.

"You ever want to do something you know you probably shouldn't, but feel like… if you don't do it, you'll regret it more?"

"I don't understand." He says, looking at her. She kisses him again, fingertips brushing against his spine. He shivers a little as she pulls back again.

"I want you."

His eyes widen at her statement. She's blunt. He stares at her for a moment before his mind kicks into gear. "You…You…want… WANT me? Here?"

She bites on her bottom lip, looking a little nervous and he realizes that's exactly what she wants.

"It's not like anyone can see us and… going back to my place, there will be paparazzi and…" She looks up at him, suddenly appearing nervous. "Oh god, you think I'm a whore don't you? I don't usually do this, I swear. I've only been like…" She blushes, pausing herself again. "We don't have to do this, if you don't want, I mean…"

He sits on an air conditioning unit, looking at her. "I've never done something like this." He says, truthfully, "But… I mean, if.. We could see where…" He pauses and reaches out for her.

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She leans against him with a smile before she pulls back, turning to face him.

"I had a great time tonight, Spence."

He blushes. "Me too." He murmurs, softly.

Her smile widens a little before she nods. "Are you going to be in town for long?"

"I leave tomorrow." He says and frowns. "I'm sorry that I-"

"No, don't be. It kind of works out perfectly, doesn't it?"

His smile falters a little. He knows that he shouldn't have expected more than what happened, but hearing it out loud made it real. "Yeah, I guess so."

She looks over his shoulder and rolls her eyes slightly. "We have company. I should get inside."

He looks over his shoulder seeing a man with a camera. He frowns, turning back to her.

"Of course… It was…. I had a great time tonight."

She grins. "Me too. I think we already said that."

He blushes. "Oh, right." He smiles.

She looks over her shoulder. "Alright. I can't be the bitch who 'gets some and gets gone.' It's just not me. So…" She reaches into her purse, pulling out a pen. "Roll up your sleeve."

He does so and watches as she writes her phone number on his skin before he looks back up at her. She winks.

"Good night, Spence."

He looks back at his arm before back at her, watching her as she escapes back into her house. "Good night."