Hi Guys! This is my first fanfic and I'm kind of nervous about it. I really love Intelligence and am looking forward to seeing where the story line ends up going. Plus I don't think there is enough fanfiction for the series yet. This is just a one-shot but I hope to write more. So please read and enjoy and let me know what you think.

Mornings

Riley had a very distinct and methodical morning routine. Waking up at 5:00 in the morning never appalled her the way it did other people; she relished the silence and tranquility that vanishes when the rest of the world faces their mornings. After a solid run through the park across from her apartment, Riley showers and prepares for work, which never takes longer than 30 minutes. At this point she has plenty of time to commute to Cyber Command and mentally prepare for her work day.

Nothing makes Riley angrier than having her morning routine messed with; whether intentional or coincidental. So when she heard a knock at her apartment door at 4:49, she did not quite know how to respond.

Crawling out of bed and not even registering her attire of a baggy college t-shirt and plaid pajama shorts, Riley approached the door with less caution than she would normally have shown due to her startled awakening. Glancing through the beep-hole was all the provision she could muster at the time and groaned audibly when she saw the person on the other side of the door, ultimately ruining her morning before it had the chance to even start.

"Gabriel, what do you want at this hour?" She was annoyed, obviously, but there was another part of Riley that thought maybe seeing Gabriel in the mornings was not the worse things that could happen. Dressed in running shoes and an old t-shirt of his own, Gabriel entered Riley's apartment without a second thought. Riley was then acutely aware of the fact that he was in her kitchen. They had never crossed this boundary before now. The most he had ever seen of her apartment was the view from his kitchen window to her window across the alley.

"I thought maybe I would join you on your morning run today. Although it does not look like you're entirely ready to go. You realize it's like 30 degrees outside, right Riley?" His eyes raked her long and completely exposed legs. Rolling her eyes and trying to not to show her blush, Riley retreated towards the kitchen and turned her coffee pot on early. It was 5:00 now and she could hear her alarm sounding in her bedroom.

"Actually I was thinking about skipping the run today." Riley lied, raising her voice to Gabriel in the kitchen while she went into her room to shut her alarm off and put a bra on. When she returned to the kitchen, Gabriel was helping himself to a cup of coffee. Fortunately for Riley, he was considerate enough to pour her one as well.

"I didn't think you could skip a run. Every morning since you've moved here you run through the park. I'd say you probably get a good 7 miles in every morning. And you're just going skip it today?" Gabriel was skeptical, unsurprising to Riley. In fact, Riley did not quite know what made her suddenly decide to not run today. Did Gabriel's presence really have that much of an effect on her?

"Uhh yeah I'm just not feeling too well this morning so I think I'll just skip it. But you go on without me. We can go together some other time." Riley realized how uncomfortable she sounded and cringed at her own poor excuse. Making matters worse, Gabriel knew she was lying.

"Yeah I'll just go. I guess I'll see you at work." He mumbled, showing himself out the door. Riley thought she heard disappointment in his tone, but brushed it off as curiosity to her real excuse for not going on her usual run. Once finally alone in her apartment, Riley tried her hardest to return to the normalcy of her morning routine.

Riley's hot water shut off in her shower, then she spilled coffee on herself and had to change her shirt. She stubbed her toes on the coffee table that Riley thought she had moved the previous night, and when she finally got out of her apartment, nearly 15 minutes later than usual, it had just begun to rain. The poor weather only caused Riley to be more behind on her commute to Cyber Command. Everything got one hundred times worse when Riley saw Gabriel's smug face from across the table.

"Rough morning Riley? Probably had something to do with not going on that run." Gabriel was desperately trying not to laugh at Riley, but was failing miserably. In an attempt to shut him, Riley turned her steel glare at him.

"I already told you Gabriel. I'm not feeling well." Riley hoped she sounded convincing, but based on the smirk still on Gabriel's face, she was not persuading him. In order to get away from his comic gaze, Riley busied herself with paperwork, waiting for word from Lillian about a case. However, the call never came and Riley spent the whole day doing mindless work.

Once home, Riley hoped that tomorrow would have more in store for her. She hated when they were not working on a real case and it frustrated her even more the constant teasing from Gabriel all day. Every moment he got, Gabriel would bring up her 'not feeling well' or not going on her run in the morning. He was infuriating and annoying and as much as she would never admit it out loud charming. Hoping that a good night's rest would clear her clouded mind filled with thoughts of Gabriel, Riley went to bed almost immediately, setting her alarm for 5:00 as usual.

Much to Riley's dismay, and although deep down she was not entirely surprised, Riley heard another knock at her door at 4:50 the following morning. Opening the door to Gabriel clad in the same workout clothes as the day before, Riley groaned when he jubilantly said, with that same irritating smile on his face, "Now how about we go on that run?"