Derek Or Luke -Ch 1
Penelope Garcia was sitting behind her computers working her little fingers off trying to help her team in finding the latest unsub but today for some reason her babies were being slow. Penelope tapped her fingers on the table and said, "come on babiessssss, come on", while she was waiting she looked down at one of the many pictures on her desk.
She picked it up and smiled as she ran her finger over the face of her best friend Derek Morgan, she sighed and said, "get over him Garcie, he's your best friend and nothing more, he proved that when he married Savannah and had your adorable nephew". She blew out a deep breath and said, "I loved you hotstuff, oh who are you kidding Garcie you still love him, he's your hotstuff, he always has been and always will be".
Not long after Derek quit working for the BAU a new agent was brought in a Luke Alvez and yes he was handsome but a Derek Morgan he wasn't and Penelope was making it clear to him that she under no circumstance wanted him anywhere around her. Over the past few months calls from and to her hotstuff had become few and far between them and as the conversation came to her mind she recalled it vividly.
Flashback
Penelope looked down at her watch and said, "call him already, he just got busy and forgot", she picked up her cell and dialed her friends number and after a few rings she heard the whining voice of the one and only Savannah Morgan. Savannah rolled her eyes as she said, "well surprise surprise if it isn't Penelope Garcia".
Penelope said, "h h hi Savannah, sorry to bother you but is Derek there"?, she said, "sure but he's busy with Hank", she said, "oh okay, well can you tell him I called"?, she said, "sure will, just like the other thousands of times you've called". Penelope swallowed hard and was getting ready to end the call when she heard Derek say, "give me that".
Derek then came onto the line and said, "hiya sweetness, how are you"?, she said, "I'm okay sug, sounds like you've got your hands full", he glanced over his shoulder and saw his wife glaring at him and he said, "yeah, kinda but I've always got time for you". Savannah put her hands on her hips and said, "of course you do, you always have time for her, forget about me, forget about your son but by all means please talk to your so called best friend".
Penelope said, "I think I'll get off here and let you deal with things there", he said, "you don't have to do that baby girl", she said, "ohhhh but I think I do, go be free my love and we'll chat later". Derek said, "okay sweetness, I love you", she said, "I love you to" and the last thing she heard before his cell cut off was him saying, "why do you always do that".
She knew that Derek and Savannah had been having problems lately but she didn't hear that from him she had heard that from Spencer who had volunteered to babysit so the Morgans could get a night out. When they came home early Savannah stormed off and that left Derek and Spencer alone downstairs and Derek filled him in on everything that was going on and she had to admit that when Spencer had told her a few weeks later him not telling her but telling Reid about his problems kinda stung.
End Of Flashback
Penelope was pulled back to reality when her babies started beeping, letting her know that they had found what she was looking for, she smiled as she picked up the phone and hit the number. After a few rings she heard, "talk to me Garcia", she rolled her eyes and said, "listen newbie I" and Hotch said, "what were you able to find out Garcia"?, she said, "well bossman I found out that your victims all had one man in common, a Thomas Hanley".
JJ said, "Thomas Hanley, who's that Garcie"?, Penelope said, "he is the mechanic that worked on all of their cars", Luke said, "so he had plenty of opportunity to work on their cars and do something to mess up their cars"?, Penelope said,"you got it newb". Hotch said, "thanks Garcia" as he ended the call.
Luke looked at JJ and said, "I don't get it, I've been with the team for almost 5 months and she still doesn't like me, what gives"?, Emily said, "it's not about you, she still misses Derek, they were and still are the best of friends". He nodded his head and said, "I'm not such a bad guy and if she gave me half a chance she'd see that".
Hotch cleared his throat and said, "how about we worry about Garcia later and focus on getting this unsub before he works on another car"?, the team all nodded their heads in agreement as they ran out of the room. As Luke climbed into the SUV he bit down on his lip and wondered what he could do to maybe melt the ice wall that Penelope had put between them".
Penelope sighed and said, "do you think you're being to hard on him"?, she laughed and said, "nope, sure don't", she looked down at the picture of Derek again and said, "he's not you hotstuff and even though it's been a few weeks since I've heard from you I'm not giving up and letting him close, I can't and won't do that".
A few hours later the team was wheels up and Penelope was packing up her things where she heard a knock at the door, she said, "come in mere mortal", the door opened and Anderson said, "I have a delivery for you Garcia". She said, "a delivery for me"?, he handed her the flowers and said, "yes, somebody sent you some beautiful flowers".
He handed them over and said, "any news from the team"?, she said, "yep, they are wheels up and should be home in a couple of hours", he said, "you must be exhausted, this has been a long one". Penelope said, "exhausted isn't the word, the only thing this tech goddess wants is to soak in a nice hot tub".
Anderson said, "well I won't hold you up, have a good night", Penelope smiled and said, "you to Anderson and thanks for the flowers", he grinned and said, "you are very welcome" as he headed out of her office. She looked down at the card and said, "now who could these be from", she opened the card and said, "hmmmm".
She couldn't help but grin as she read, "BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR A BEAUTIFUL LADY, PLEASE GIVE ME A CHANCE, HOW ABOUT DINNER AT ALBERTOS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8"?, she tapped the card to her chin and said, "hmmmmmm, maybeeeeeee". She then grabbed her things and headed home after a long, tiring day.