Title: Insatiable
Pairing: Elle/Reid. Elle/Morgan.
Series Information: 3 of MOR DB Section. Immediately following Elle's 4th section, Unanswered.
Because Elle's and Morgan's stories are connected now and will connect again in the future, if you haven't read Elle's, you need to. Instead of connected them and making a complicated mess. I am going to try and catch up Morgan's story to Elle's tonight.
Summary: Morgan doesn't know how to react to Elle and Reid.
Author's note: I think Morgan is a very, very complicated broken character and that is going to come out in this series. I don't think the show shows it enough. He's just a suave sexy door-breaking down macho guy, where with everything that happens to him, I think is a total front. It's going to be agnsty. He and Elle are going to bump heads a lot, but I think it's...going to be interesting. But like I said, Elle and Morgan's stories are going to be connected, but they aren't going to stay connected (Hence while they are different sections), but they do need to be read together. If you don't want to read Reid and Lila's, that's okay. I don't think it's necessary to understand Elle or Morgan, but If you read Elle's, Morgan IS necessary. And vice versa. When I start JJ's (which I start soon, because Reid and Lila's story is at the point where JJ's relationship with Will comes out, so.. that will be started too.), her story won't be necessary to Elle, Morgan's or Reid's (but they could be mentioned, hence the series-ness). Will Garcia have her own section? I haven't decided because Garcia is going to be such a big part of Garcia's. How about Emily? As I sit here, watching her first case-episode, I'm thinking that maybe. I wrote Elle, I gotta write Emily, don't I? It only seems fair. Hotch? Rossi? Gideon? Meh. Unless you guys ask for it.
He watches Elle and Spencer leave before he stands up, making his way into Garcia's office. She looks over his shoulder and grins at his entrance.
"Hey Sexy Boy. How's my favorite piece of dark chocolate?"
She frowns when he doesn't say anything, turning to face him. He's pacing.
"What's wrong? Sit."
He listens to her and sits, but he doesn't say anything. She frowns as he looks at his hands. He doesn't know why he came in here. He needed to get away from the bullpen, but now that he was in here, he knew he couldn't share with her. What was he supposed to say? Admit that he had turned down an easy lay because he cared for the girl? Penelope would think he was a dog. He sounded like a dog, but he couldn't help it. He couldn't do that to someone that mattered to him. He couldn't hurt Elle like that.
"Derek."
He looks up, clenching his jaw.
"What's going on, Derek?"
He shakes his head. "Nothing, I'm just being stupid."
He gets up. He needs to clear his head. Maybe he can get a work-out before Elle and Reid get back. Maybe it will help. Something has to help. He can't be like this at work. It's unprofessional.
"Oh no, no, no. You can't come in here and give me those sad eyes and then just walk away. You sit your cute little muscular behind right back down and you tell me what's going on in that pretty head of yours."
He looks at her, she's giving him that look. He smiles, he can't fight that look. He breathes out, leaning back in the seat.
"Elle."
That gets Garcia's full attention. "Oh please do not tell me you have a thing for our favorite latina."
"I don't have 'a thing' for her." He says. "I only have eyes for you." He teases, but it lacks their usual playful banter. He frowns. He shouldn't have said anything.
She rolls her way over to him. "What happened? I know that she wouldn't turn you down, I'm not the only one that notices the sex appeal that you ooze."
She wouldn't turn him down. He knew that already. He knew exactly what she wanted to do with him, but he couldn't do that. And now, she was trying to get with Reid.
"I know that." He mutters and she grins.
"Cockiness is not sexy, my chocolate thunder."
He nods. "I mean… Work relationships don't work." He tries.
"Actually, relationships that begin at work are more likely to success because the partner understands the troubles that-"
"Thanks, Reid." He interrupts and she playfully glares at him.
"If you like her, you should try it, handsome. You two would make very cute babies and you know me and Momma Morgan want some Derek Jrs."
He makes a face at her words and she chuckles.
"What's that for?"
"I'm not a baby-making type of guy." It's the truth. How can he have a child with someone? You needed to have feelings for someone to trust them to raise your child and he couldn't have sex with someone he cared for.
She chuckles again. "Oh yeah? 'Cos you a 'play-a.'" She teases.
He shrugs and she frowns.
"What? I was just kidding, Derek. You know I don't think you're-"
He shakes his head before standing up. "I have to get back to work."
"Derek." She calls out, but it's too late, he's already gone.
Deal Breaker || Insatiable
He looks up when Reid and Elle come back, laughing. He catches Elle's eyes before he looks back at his paperwork. He's not going to let her get to him. He had been the one that turned her down. He had made his choice. He had chosen the job, it was more important. Making sure they could be a team was more important. Still, she laughed and his eyes raise again to see her reach over and ruffle the younger man's hair. He feels his jaw clench. He didn't understand why it affected him. He got up and moved to get a cup of coffee. He needed to get away from them.
"Okay, papi. I don't understand."
He turns to see her, resting against the wall, arms crossed over her torso.
"Understand what?"
"You. You get your chance and you push me away. Tell me we can't and then you come in here and get jealous that I'm showing him attention-"
"I'm not jealous of Reid." He snorts.
"Bullshit. You're jealous of something. If you're not jealous of Reid, are you jealous of me?"
"Excuse me?" He says, looking over his shoulder before turning back to his coffee.
"Are you gay, papi? Is that why you couldn't…"
He turns to her sharply, eyes ablazed.
"What did you just say to me?"
She straightens up, she's not going to back down.
"You heard me, Derek. Something's going on and if you are, it's not a big deal, but-"
"I'm not gay." He growls, taking a step towards her.
She closes the gap. "Then, what. Is. It? You obviously want something from me or Reid, but you can't do that your family, right? What the hell does that even mean?"
"You think because you've been on this team for a couple months that you can figure everyone out? You don't know me."
"Right, because you'd rather fume at your desk than tell anyone what's going on. I'm just trying to help you, Derek."
"What's going on?" Garcia says from the doorway, her own coffee cup in her hand.
"Nothing. Elle was just leaving."
The woman glares at the man before shaking her head, moving back to her desk.
Morgan turns back to his cup of coffee once she's gone.
"What the bejeebers was that?" Garcia says.
"Just a disagreement." He says before sipping his drink.
"Oh no." She pushes his shoulder. "You come to me, upset, and then you're yelling at Elle. What's going on, sweet cheeks?"
"It's nothing, Baby Girl." He gets her his best smile. "I promise." He winks before moving back to his desk.