They finally broke the kiss apart when their lungs began begging for oxygen.
Breathing heavily, Spencer said, "It's getting late, Asia. I should probably be headed home."
"As much as I don't want you to go, you probably should. I'm old fashioned when it comes to guys staying the night, and I don't want you falling asleep at the wheel or anything," Asia replied.
"I understand. I'm old fashioned like that too. I have way too much adrenaline running through my veins right now for anything like that to happen," Spencer laughed placing her hand on his chest so that she could feel how fast his heart was beating.
"Well, I'm glad I have that effect on you, Spence," Asia giggled causing him to blush.
She followed him to the door where they lingered for a moment.
"Spence, you know we'll have to tell the team and deal with Strauss," Asia said with nerves evident on her face.
"And we'll deal with Strauss together. You'll never have to deal with anything alone again as long as I'm around. As for the team, I'm sure they'll have our backs and be quite happy for us. I have a feeling they were expecting this to happen eventually, Asia," Reid responded.
Asia laughed remembering all the secret meetings in Garcia's office and said, "I'm sure you're right. You always are. I'm glad I'll have you by my side from now on."
With that said, they shared their good nights and one more gentle kiss. Neither of them was able to sleep much that night. They finally had gotten what they had both wanted for so long. They knew that though they had a few miles between them, they were both lying in their beds, thinking about the other, and smiling uncontrollably. While they were both excited to finally be together, they also felt some anticipation about telling the team and especially Strauss. When they finally did fall asleep, their dreams replayed over and over what had happened that night.
The next morning, Reid called and offered Asia a ride into the office to which she gratefully complied.
While they were driving in, Asia said, "We should have some fun with the team before we tell them that we're together."
"What do you mean?" Spencer asked slightly confused.
Asia grinned wickedly, "Just follow my lead."
When they walked into the bullpen, Prentiss and Morgan were already at their desks reading through the consults on their desks.
"Thanks for the ride, Spence," Asia said just loudly enough to get Prentiss and Derek's attention.
As Spencer noticed that Morgan and Prentiss were watching them from across the room, he said, "No problem, Asianna," and he snuck in a quick kiss on her cheek.
Asia walked up to her office where she carefully spied on what she knew would be a very interesting conversation while going through a stack of case files that had already been piled on her desk.
Spencer sat down at his desk and began to flip through the consults on his desk carefully avoiding the looks of shock from Prentiss and Morgan.
Hotch and Rossi walked through the doors noticing the looks on their faces.
Rossi looked between the two of them and asked, "What's going on, you two? You look like you've seen a ghost or something."
Reid excused himself for some coffee as he walked to the break room where he carefully watched the interaction that was about to take place between Hotch, Rossi, Morgan, and Prentiss.
With the shock still on her face, Prentiss said, "He gave Asia a ride in, and he called her by her full name when she thanked him."
"I don't see what the big deal is," Hotch said is his no-nonsense business tone of voice.
"That's not all, Boss," Derek said, continuing Prentiss's explanation, "Right before she walked up to her office, he kissed her on the cheek."
"Well now," said Rossi, "That is something to be surprised about."
"Hey guys," Asia said walking down from her office, "We have a case. Let's go ahead and meet at the Round Table. I have a feeling we have some explaining to do."
Reid had just walked back into the bullpen in time to catch the last of what Asia had said, and laughed, "Haha. Yeah, we probably do."
As they all sat down at the Round Table, clicking heels signaled that Garcia was right behind them.
"Don't tell them anything without me!" she exclaimed taking a seat with the rest of the team.
"Baby Girl, do you know something we don't know?" Morgan asked still slightly shocked.
"I had an inkling, Hot Stuff," she replied brushing his question aside.
Calling the room to attention, Asia asked, "So do you want the long story or the short story?"
Rossi responded, "Oh definitely the long story."
"Spence, do you want to explain the first part of all this?" Asia asked.
"Sure, Asia," Reid replied smiling, "Well, it all started when Garcia wouldn't let me out of her office until I confessed that I have feelings for Asia. Garcia being Garcia did some digging and let me know that Asia has the same feelings. I slipped out early on a lunch break to have roses sent to Asia's office with a secret admirer note. I went over to her apartment that night to reveal myself as her secret admirer."
"That's when he asked me to dance right there in the middle of my living room," Asia cut in, "Then he proceeded to ask me to be his girlfriend."
"And she obviously said yes," Reid finished.
"That is just so romantic," sighed Garcia.
Laughing, Morgan slapped Reid on the back and said, "Way to go, Pretty Boy. Who knew you were such a romantic?"
"I'm happy for you both," Hotch smiled.
"Well, well, well," chuckled Rossi, "You even got Hotch to smile. You two are definitely good together."
The sound of someone clearing her throat in the doorway caused them all to slightly jump.
"Strauss, how long have you been standing there?" Asia asked blushing as Reid grabbed her hand reminding her that he was by her side no matter what a move that didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the team.
"Long enough," Strauss said with a hint of a smile on her face, "I'm happy for you two. Just don't let this interfere with your work."
As she walked away, the entire room collectively sighed almost as if they had all been holding their breath. As Asia sat down to all Garcia to present the case, Spencer Reid looked over at her with the same goofy grin he had hidden so many times before.
