With A Little Help From My Son-Ch 1
Derek Morgan blew out a deep breath as he stepped through the front door to his home, he then hung up his jacket and said, "Hankkkkk I'm homeee buddy". Hank was all smiles as he came down the stairs and said, "hey dad, how long are you guys home for"?, he said, "this time at least a week so I was thinking that maybe you and I could go somewhere, maybe the beach"?, Hank Morgan Dereks 8 year old son said, "sure, sounds good".
Derek said, "alright then, how about we get packed and head out in a few hours"?, he said, "sure", as he turned around to head back upstairs he said, "can we take Clooney with us"?, Derek said, "of course we can, he's family to". As Derek watched his son disappear at the top of the stairs he smiled with pride because in his short life he'd been through a lot and it started when he was 5 when his mom and Dereks wife Savannah suddenly died in a car accident.
Hank adjusted to a life without his mom with the help of the rest of their family, especially his grandma Fran because when Derek would be called away for work with the BAU Fran would be there to take care of him. Derek glanced down at his watch and said, "get a move on Morgan you gotta go pack" as he headed upstairs to join his son in packing.
Meanwhile across town Penelope Garcia blew out a deep breath as she walked out of work, she was relieved because today was her last day, she was finally taking the bull by the horn and starting her own business, a computer analysis business. Penelope glanced down at her watch and said, "you deserve a break girlie so why don't you just pack up some things and head to the beach for a week so that you can relax and maybe scope out a handsome stud".
She then laughed and said to herself, "is scoping out a man still the term, ohhhh I am soooooo out of touch with the lingo" as she climbed into her car and pulled away from the job she had worked for over 15 years. When she got home she walked into her house and said, "alright let's get packingggggg" as she shut the door and headed through her apartment to pack for her short notice vacation.
Derek, Hank and Clooney were taking the turnoff that headed to the beach and Hank said, "so dad are you gonna scope some Betties while we're on vacation"?, Derek laughed and said, "scope some Betties"?, Hank grinned and said, "yeah ya know look at some beautiful women, maybe go out on a date or two"?, Derek said, "I don't know about that son, this is some time for you and me to spend some time together bonding, ya know, father/son time".
Hank said, "ahhhhh so no women at all"?, Derek said, "well I wouldn't say that", Hank laughed and said, "so was nonno and nana okay with this little vacation"?, he said, "they were and nonno insisted that we use his beach house". Hank said, "ohhhh I love that place", Derek said, "me to buddy, me to" as they pulled up in front of the place that would be their home for the next week.
Penelope was all smiles as she pulled up in front of her rental beach house, she got out and said, "this is what you need Garcie, some fun in the son, some handsome men and some much needed time to relax" as she grabbed her bags and headed inside. The house was beautiful, so colorful and so Penelopey.
She took a quick look through the house before walking out the double doors and stepping out onto the beach, she blew out a deep breath and said, "soak that in will ya girlie, soak that in" as the sun hit her face and the sound of the waves crashing off the shore filled her senses and made her smile.
As she walked across the sand she glanced out at the beautiful water and said, "this place is so beautiful, I'm so glad that I listened to myself and decided to take this break, get some me time". She then plopped down in the sand and pulled her knees up to her chest and sighed happily as she stared out over the horizon.
When they put their things away Derek said, "wanna toss some football"?, Hank said, "sure dad, come on Clooneyyy" as he ran out the backdoor and hit the sand. Derek sighed and said, "relax Morgan, have some fun with Hank, you deserve and need this, it's been a long time since the two of you have spent any actual time together".
As Derek stepped out onto the sand Hank said, "here pops" as he threw the ball to Derek, Derek said, "nice toss son", as he threw the ball back to the 16 year old. Hank said, "see if you can catch this oneeeeee" as he threw the ball harder, Derek saw that it was going to go over his head so he started backing up and just as he was getting ready to catch the ball Hank said, "dad watch outttt" but it was to late Derek had fallen over something.
He then looked around and saw that he had tripped over a beautiful woman, he said, "ohhh I'm so sorry, are you alright"?, the woman grinned and said, "I'm fine, are you alright". Derek stood up and said, "here let me help you" as he held out his hand, the woman put her hand in his as he helped her up off the sand.
Hank jogged over and said, "are you alright mam"?, the woman said, "I'm fine, thanks", Derek said, "I'm Derek Morgan and this is my son Hank, we're here on a mini vacation". The woman held out her hand and said, "nice to meet both of you, I'm Garcia, Penelope Garcia", Hank saw something when his dad and Penelope shook hands, he saw an instant connection.
He smiled as he stood there watching the two talk and it was then that he knew what he had to do, he knew that he had to do whatever it took to get his dad together with the beautiful woman that had instantly stolen his dads heart.