Premise- Penelope gets Derek to help her play cupid for their friends but the tables get turned on them. Morgan and Garcia. Reid and Prentiss. Note- here is my first attempt to write a fic that somewhat covers both my favorite pairings from CM. The idea is to make this angst free, fun, light and a little sexy. Strong T rating for a some sexual language and imagery. The title of this fic is the same title as a song by Snow Patrol. This one is dedicated to Dustytiger who also likes both these pairings. Open Your Eyes Morgan and Garcia Reid and Prentiss Chapter One June 2010
Derek Morgan had a date later that night. He wasn't as excited about that though as he was to be sitting on a bench next to Penelope at a local park during their lunch hour.
At least he had been excited till he heard what she had brought him out there to talk about.
She had said they couldn't talk about it through e-mail, text, or in the office. He didn't really let himself think of what it might be . No need to get excited for something that wasn't happening or to get upset about something he just imagined might go down. If he had taken ten guesses what she wanted to chat with him about though this would not have been one of the things he came up with.
Not if he took a hundred guesses actually.
"Baby girl, I don't think that's such a good idea. We shouldn't butt into something that is none of our business. You're sweet to want to help but, trust me, just leave it be."
"I've done that for over a year now." Penelope's lips formed a cute pout.
Derek's eyes widened. "A year? For real? Wow, way too go, kid!" Then his eyebrow knitted."Huh. I wonder why she has a thing for him though. I mean out of everyone we work with and all the men she knows."
Penelope smacked Derek's arm. "And who should Em want instead of our boy genius? You?"
Derek gave her a big grin. "I'm just saying..."
Penelope gave him a warning look and he chuckled and added "I could understand it if she-"
"Excuse me?" she joked.
"Never looked at me that way cause we're like brother and sister."
"That's better."
Smiling Derek put his arm around the back of the bench. It felt good to be out in the warm summer breeze that afternoon. And the company could not be beat.
"Reid and Prentiss. I don't see it."
"That's because you are not a romantic soul."
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Watch yourself, woman. I'll have you know that Derek Morgan is the king of romance."
Penelope fake coughed and said "Booty calls."
"Say again?" he joked.
"Baby, you might like to think you are the king of romance, and you'll always be a prince to me, but leave playing cupid to mama. All I need is for you to tag along and give Reid a push when need be. I thought of asking Hotch instead of you but-"
"You what now? I wasn't your first choice?"
"Jack would love to spend time at the beach, don't you think? But this is really more an adult only type weekend and you're so much closer to Reid than Hotch is anyway. Besides you, my love, I can wrap around my pretty little finger so easily and that really does come in handy on days like these. So just say yes and join in on my little pet project because resistance is futile."
His will was rapidly weakening.
The idea of her in a bathing suit playing in the surf or in the hot tub with the moonlight on her skin, gulp, it was almost too hot to pass up. They hadn't been to the beach together in years and had never spent the night together at one of the many rentals that dotted the shore.
Still he wasn't sure he wanted to stick his nose into his friends' business. "Does Prentiss even know what you're up to?"
Instead of answering Penelope used her best line of defense on him. "She's afraid she's going to end up a cat lady!"
"A what lady?"
"See? You're such a man. You have no idea what a biological clock ticking feels like." Penelope poked Derek in the stomach and kept pressing. "Right here. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Ovaries thumping. Crying out to be useful. Tick. Tock! How would you like to go through that everyday, Hot Stuff?"
"No thanks. Okay. I get that Prentiss may feel ready to settle down and, if you say she has a thing for Reid, okay she has a thing for him. Blows me away but okay. I'm around them everyday and I never saw it but if you say-"
"Sometimes even you can miss things."
"Okay. I will give you that. I missed this one. And I'm rooting for them. I'm totally on team Prentiss and Reid. But I ain't looking to play matchmaker." He kissed her forehead. "Baby girl, I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to say-"
"Fine. I was out of line to ask. I'll just have Kevin help me out instead."
"Yes. Sign me up."
She lit up. "Really?"
"Why not? Even if your little plot doesn't work at least I'll get a fun weekend at the beach out of it."
"Thank you, honey! And you just wait and see, it will work like gangbusters."
Derek smiled tenderly at her. "I guess we'll find out soon enough. So when is this weekend away?"
"Three weeks from now. I've already talked Emily into it. She thinks JJ will be joining us but JJ knows already to say that Will got sick at the last minute. We don't need anyone around distracting Reid. And JJ and Henry would do that."
"Sneaky. Sneaky. So what about the hundreds of hot babes on the beach? How will you keep Reid from getting distracted by them?"
"This is Reid we are talking about." Penelope rolled her eyes. "He'll see them but not do a thing so that won't be an issue."
"Lets pray this don't blow up in our faces."
"Its worth a shot. Emily actually went on a few dates with Mick just because she doesn't want to be alone anymore. But she doesn't even like that guy. There was no chemistry there. No real spark on her part towards him. She forced herself because she doesn't think she can have who she wants. That's uber tragic. No woman should have to make compromises like that. It hurts my heart to see. So I figured if I can give my two friends the perfect opportunity to see each other as more than just friends then I should do it. And if this don't work then its Vegas next."
"Now that," Derek drawled "could be fun."
"This," Penelope dragged out the word "will be fun too. Just wait and see."
It would be good to spend time with his favorite girl and his two good friends. But it would be so much better if Penelope was going to the beach as Derek's girlfriend.
Well, Derek figured, he can't have everything he wants all the time. He'd just have to take what he could get for right now.