Chapter 1
"Morning pretty boy" Morgan smiled as he greeted his husband.
Reid rubbed his eyes and let out a small groan "Coffee please."
Feeling amused Morgan poured a full cup of coffee and added extra sugar for Reid. Without coffee Reid wouldn't be able to function and the person Morgan has to put up with is a grumpy, annoyed and blabbering young genius. After pouring the coffee Morgan set out the rest of the breakfast meal which includes pancakes, eggs and orange juice for him. He carried everything on a tray and walked towards Reid who was sitting down browsing through their mail.
Reid straight away took hold of his coffee, savoring the smell before slowly taking a sip. On the other hand Morgan drank his cold orange juice and let out a wince. His throat was hurting.
"You alright Der?" Reid asked with full concern.
"Yeah" Morgan replied as he cleared his throat. When he woke up this morning he felt a strange sensation at the back of his throat. He didn't think much of it as it was nothing to worry about. Probably it was just one of those days where he has a sore throat which will usually go away after taking lozenges.
Reid wasn't convinced that Morgan was alright. But he let it be and waits to see if there will be other cues that confirms his suspicion.
"Has Hotch called about a case yet?" Reid enquired as he cut his pancake into smaller portions.
"Nope Today's just gonna be paperwork. Which I take it as the reason why you're happy now" Morgan answered as he eyed Reid.
Indeed it was. Reid was glad that they don't have a case today. He was excited with the fact that they get to end work at 5pm and have the rest of the day to themselves. A time like this is hard to come by given the nature of their job.
After breakfast Reid left the table and went upstairs to take a shower and get ready while Morgan stayed behind to clean up. As soon as Morgan stood up, he felt a sudden rush to his head which forced him to jerk forward.
"No, not now", Morgan whispered to himself. This has happened before. The sore throat and headache are an indication that he is falling ill – terribly ill. Morgan rarely gets sick. Sure there is the seasonal cough and flu but all that will go away within a day. There comes a period in a year where he experience the full blown sickness; vomiting, coughing, sore throat, flu, fever and headache. Morgan feels that this is the weirdest thing about his body but it's the truth.
Morgan decides to brush aside his thoughts along with the symptoms and continues cleaning up. He was a little relieved to be able to finish cleaning the kitchen without much pain. Maybe he is going to be fine after all.