It should have been like any other morning, but it wasn't. The alarm goes off at 6:30 am, coffee, shower, coffee again, and making her way to the office. This morning was nothing like that. She was in a new apartment, new city, even a new state.
She had no choice in the matter. As she makes her way to the shower she thinks back to the conversation that put her here.
"Garcia, I need to see you in my office right away." Came over the phone.
"Sure thing my fearless leader!" She walks up the hall to John's office. John smiles at her and gestures for her to take a seat.
"So what can I do for you?" she asks with a Garcia only smile. When she hears no reply she starts to feel panic set it. Something was wrong, she could feel it in her gut.
"Sir… you are scaring me?"
"Garcia, I am not sure how to tell you this…" He walked around to the front of his desk and perched himself on top. "Before I get into anything, I want you to know you are by far the best tech I have ever had, hell you are the best tech the FBI has ever seen. I had no choice in this matter. This is coming down straight from the Director."
Panic is really setting in. She thought to herself, I can't be getting fired. I am property of Uncle Sam, from now until forever.
"Garcia, you have 4 days… You are being transferred to the Quantico office to work for Aaron Hotchner and the BAU. Apparently when they were here last month you made quite an impression on the whole team. They have never been able to catch an UNSUB so fast before. They were looking for a permanent Technical Analyst for a while now, and well I guess you're their pick. Before you say anything, yes I did try to fight it and yes they have some connections." With a sad smile he got up to sit next to her on the couch and took her hand. "This will always be home for you Penelope, but I am afraid you have no choice."
Tears were present in her eyes. This was the only family she had since her parents passed away and her brothers abandoned her. How could she leave them? Her team here is Boston were her everything. More than any other office she had been with.
"But…But…No!" Tears were now streaming down her face. Her hands were shaking and she couldn't think straight. This was her family, the only family she knows, how is she going to be able to start over back from nothing. She worked so hard to make this life for herself. She finally had a good career with people she truly loved and she was dating this smoking hot guy. She new it was all to good to be true. Let's face it Penelope Garcia does not get a happy ending. Fuck she doesn't even get to have an ending. Whenever she finally gets to that spot where she is happy, Uncle Sam comes and scoops her away AGAIN. Last time it was New York, the time before that it was Las Vegas. Every time she finally wants to put roots down and make something she gets hauled away.
"I have 4 days?" John nods at her with a sad smile. "Penelope I won't let this happen to you again, we will come to see you. We can still be family…" John knew that was going to hurt her the most. After a tough case she had gotten a little too drunk and confessed her deepest concerns and secrets. From her brothers abandoning her; blaming her for her parents death, to her broken love life. She always put on this amazing front to make everyone else around her feel good, while never showing just how alone and broken she really was.
"Think about it this way Pen, you already know your team, hell you even flirted like you do with Ricky, with that Morgan guy. You seemed to really get along with Agent Jareau…" He was trying everything he could to make this transition easier for her. He knew that she once again was being ripped from her home.
With a sad smile she got up and made her way to the team she was once again leaving. After John made the announcement there was crying and hugs, and promises to always be a family. She wished she could believe them, she has been here before, promises are made but work and life always get in the way. With one last wink at Ricky and a promise of a phone call each week, she walked out of their lives…
She turned the water off and wiped the tears. She moved to her bedroom and found a colorful yellow and white dress. "Hell, at lest these people have worked with me so they know about my style. Alright Pen, lets do this…"
She grabbed her keys to Ester her old Caddy and took one more look around. She had only been in the apartment for 2 days, but she was definitely making this apartment hers. With a smile she walked out of the door and into the start of her new life with the BAU.