It was early Saturday afternoon when Luke got a text that there was a new case. He was at home with his girlfriend who just moved in, Roxy, Phil, and Lou talking about life at the BAU. He spent his time dodging the questions about work and Penelope Garcia(from his friend Phil who wanted to know if she was dating anyone and if she was looking).

Walking into the office with his bag on his shoulder, Luke Alvez saw the woman who lights his whole world making herself a cup of coffee. He can't precisely tell her that though because he has a girlfriend who just moved in and he's not exactly sure what he's feeling and if it's real.

"Morning, Garcia." he said as he walked up to her.

She turned to look at him. "Hm. How dare you bury the lead? How did the big move in go?" she asked as she sipped her coffee.

"It was great" he replied smiling at her.

"So Lisa's all moved in?" she asked.

"She is." he answered.

Really. That's all I'm getting? she thought to herself. "Details. Give me details Luke, or I'm going to get grumpy with you like I used to." she said hoping that he would tell her what she wanted to hear.

Shaking his head, he replied, "We packed up the last two things in Lisa's old apartment, she handed in the keys, came home, unpacked a few more boxes." Looking at the grin on her face, he continued. "Oh, and Lou and Phil came over."

Garcia gasped in surprise. "Lou. How is my sweet, sweet Lou?" she asked with a smile.

"High energy." he answered. "Yeah, he really wears Roxy out. She sleeps for like two days straight after he visits."

Looking off into space grinning, she replies, "Playing with a puppy, and then a nap. That is like heaven."

"It was pretty good, yeah." he replied staring in her eyes. Then he tells her that Lisa thanked her for the painting that she gave them and that she loved it, which made Garcia extremely happy. As he goes to walk away, she asks him, "What about Phil, did he ask about me?"

Luke stopped to look at Penelope when she brings he mug up to her lips, and for some strange reason, he felt a little pang of jealousy running through him. "No" he replied shaking his head.

She looked a little saddened, and they fell into an uncomfortable silence. "You ready to fight crime?" He asks trying to fill the awkward quietness.

"Born ready. Bring it." Penelope answered turning around and walking away.

Luke watched her disappear before going to drop his bag at his desk before going to the conference room where the rest of the team was gathered. He greets everyone as he takes his seat.

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They finished the case in two days. It was a pretty bad one. Phil was brought in to see what he knew on the victims. They found out that Luke and Phil knew the unsub, and that he was after them. During the case, Phil was murdered. Luke lost his best friend, and he was taken off the case by Emily. She told him to take some bereavement time, and he went home. Luke told Lisa that he had to after the unsub, Jeff Grant.

"Please, don't do this Luke." Lisa begged.

Luke looked her in the eye and said, "I have to." before walking around her.

"No you don't. You can let your team handle this. It doesn't have to be you." she told him.

When Luke heard this, he stopped and turned around. "You don't get it. Phil died because of me. This bastard is coming after me, and I'm going to stop him before he hurts anyone else." he answered angrily.

"Luke, I know you angry, and you're hurt, but you need to listen to me. Doing this won't bring Phil back." she told him. When she received no answer, she continued, "If you do this, then I am leaving."

Luke looked up at her and said, "Then leave." And with that, he walked out the door, ignoring Lisa calling after him.

The case continued and Luke went rogue so that he can find Grant. He wanted to kill him for what he did to Phil, but Simmons talked him down. When he handed over his gun to Simmons, he watched as Simmons arrested Grant. Then he turned to Emily who looked pissed off. She demoted him to Special Agent, took his gun, and restricted the work that he can do in the field, and for the next several cases, he can't travel with the team.

Now, Luke finds himself walking into the BAU to get his things from his desk. No one was in the bullpen when he came in. He decided that he would go ask Penelope for Lou. After Phil was killed, he asked her to watch him, and she agreed.

He walked to her lair and knocked on the door. He waited until he heard a silent enter before he opened the door. When he came in, Penelope turned around and looked at him. "Oh, Luke, I'm so sorry for what happened to Phil."

Shaking his head, "It wasn't your fault. It was mine." he replied trying to keep his tears at bay. I will not cry in front of her. he thought to himself."

Getting up and walking over to Luke, Penelope wrapped her arms around him and held him tight. At that moment, Luke let the tears fall. He couldn't hold them anymore.

"It's not your fault, Luke." she reassured him. "Phil would not want you to blame yourself."

Still crying and breathing heavily, he replied with a stutter, "I-I-I-I-I d-did this." Penelope held on to him tighter as he buried his head in her chest and let the tears continue to fall. "I got my best friend killed."

"No, that is not on you." she said to him pulling away and walking him to the couch in her office. She sat him down and sat down beside him as he buried his head in his hands. "I don't know what I can say to make you understand that this is not your fault. But Luke, listen to me." She waited for him to look at her before continuing. "Grant did this. Not you. He went on a killing spree. He went after Phil. He came after you. That's on him. It's not on you."

"I don't know what I need to do with Lou." Luke said looking at the dog.

"Let me keep her for a few days while we figure this out." Penelope said putting her arms around him and he laid on her chest again.

"But, Garcia, you have Sergio. I don't know how Lou is with cats." Luke said. "I don't want anything to happen to your cat."

"Then what are we going to do?" she asked. The fact that she kept saying "we" was not lost upon him.

"For now, I will take him hime with me." he said looking in his lap.

"I bet Roxy and Lisa will love having him." she answered. That's when he remember that Lisa left him. "What is it, Luke?" Penelope asked noticing the change in his body.

"Lisa left." he replied after a few minutes.

"What the hell do you mean she left you?" she yelled in anger. "Didn't she just move in? How dare she leave you at a time like this?"

Luke looked at her in surprise before answering. "She left because she wanted me to go with her out of town until it was safe again, and I had to stay here to make sure it was safe."

Penelope was astonished. "Well, I see where both of you were coming from. If you were my man, I would want to make sure you were safe as well, but I understand your need to make sure your home was safe, especially after what happened with...well, you know." She answered not fully wanting to bring up Phil's name again and cause him more pain. "Well, how about you all come to my house? You know I recently moved and I have a guest room. I would prefer you not to be alone right now."

Luke shook his head. "Penelope, that's not necessary. I don't want to intrude, and I'm pretty sure you have something better to do." he replied looking down.

"You are not intruding. What do I have to do that's more important that being there for my friend?" she asked him. "Let me answer that. Nothing."

Luke just stared at her not responding. "Luke, I will not take no for an answer."

Luke let out a sigh and looked down at his hands. "Fine. I guess, me, Lou and Roxy won't mind coming to keep you company."

Penelope looked at Luke and nodded. "Great." When he looked up at her eyes, she continued, "I just don't think you should be alone right now. I think you should be around people who love you. I want you to be around family."

Luke stared at her trying to comprehend what she said. Obviously she doesn't realize what she said he thought to himself. "Thanks Garcia" he says with a sad smile.

Shaking her head, she responds, "Don't even. After all the times you've been there for me. It is my privilege to return the favor."

He smiles at her and says, "I don't think I would call it a privilege to be with someone because they are grieving."

"No. It's a privilege to be your friend in your time of need." she said shaking her head at him. When he didn't respond, she continued. "I will see you at my house in a couple of hours."