AN: Hi All! I was watching a recent episode of the Big Bang Theory *** spoiler*** where Sheldon was humming a song that he couldn't figure out. Turns out the song was about Amy. So I just took that concept and made it a Morgan and Garcia thing and I believe I found the perfect song. This will be a two - shot. Just a little celebration with regards to how dang happy I am right now.
"Are you humming?" Reid asked looking at Morgan. The team had just gotten back from a long grueling case in Wisconsin and were now working on their paperwork.
"I don't hum, Kid," Morgan replied looking at the younger agent like he had lost his mind before returning to his work.
Reid shrugged his shoulders. After a couple of minutes, he heard the noise again. He looked up once more. "Morgan, you are humming."
Morgan turned to the agent and shook his head before going back to his paperwork. After a couple of seconds, he heard himself humming a tune. "Well, look at that? I am humming," he said with a smile.
"Told you," Reid said. "What song is it?"
Morgan hummed the tune again. "Huh? I'm not sure." He shrugged not really worrying about it and went back to completing his paperwork. After a few moments he started the hum again. He knew the song was familiar but he couldn't place it. He threw his pen down and sat back in his chair. "What in the hell is this song called?"
"I don't' know," Reid answered. "That's why I asked you."
"This is gonna bug the crap out of me," Morgan said before humming once again.
"I'm not up to date on songs, so I don't think I will be any use to you," Reid explained.
"Nah, it's okay. I'm sure it'll come to me."
Morgan continued his paperwork until Garcia made her way into the bullpen. "Hey, Pretty Lady," he said standing up to greet her.
"Hey yourself, Puddin' Pop." She smiled before giving him a quick hug before making her way to Hotch's office with some files.
When Morgan sat back down he started to hum louder. Reid quickly took notice. "You're humming again, and you have a stupid smile on your face."
Morgan took a pencil from his desk and sent it wheeling across the room in the direction of Reid.
"Hey, I was just telling you the truth!" Reid protested.
"Is he being mean to you, my wonderful heap of gray matter?" Penelope asked making her way out of Hotch's office.
"Yeah, Garcia!" Reid remarked.
"Now, Hot Stuff, what did I tell you about being mean to the youngster?" Garcia's eyes twinkled as she spoke.
"Hey, I'm not young!"
"Shh, let me defend you." She turned to Morgan. "No picking on the kid or I'll have to punish you," she teased as she walked past the two men and back out of the bullpen doors.
Morgan watched her leave and then sat back down pulling out his phone to text her. You can punish me anytime and anyway you want.
He only had to wait a moment before he got a reply. You are awful naughty today ;) I like it!
He put his phone away and started working on his paperwork again. It was only about a minute before the humming came back.
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Morgan was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling humming that stupid song. For the life of him, he couldn't remember what it was and it was starting to drive him crazy.
Earworm JJ had called it, and then that started a conversation from Reid about real worms crawling into your ears, and making you their host. He shook his head trying to forget that conversation and started to hum again.
"This is getting ridiculous," he said moving to get off the bed in search of his iPod. He wasn't going to get a wink of sleep until he figured out what the song was. He started going through every track he had, he even went as far as calling the local radio station and humming to them.
All he got from that conversation was insistent laughter and a "are you really calling to hum to us?"
He went back to his bed and hoped that if he got some sleep in the morning he would remember the song.
When he strolled into work the next day he still didn't know the song but it wasn't bothering him as much. It was going to be a down day, so he was excited. He planned on spending a copious amount of time in Garcia's lair.
He discarded his bag at the foot of his desk and moved to the kitchenette to get his morning brew. Reid and JJ were already sitting around the table talking as normal.
"Did you ever find out what that song was?" JJ asked looking up from her coffee.
"No," he answered. "But I haven't hummed it all morning so I guess it doesn't really matter."
"My crime fighters!" Garcia announced, as she made her way to the pot of coffee. "How is this wonderfully fine morning treating you?"
"My morning just got a helluva lot better," Derek said winking at her.
"Don't you know it," she answered popping her hip at him before walking out of the kitchenette with her coffee in hand.
He sat down next to his teammates and within moments he started to hum.
"You're doing it again," Reid said looking at him.
"Doing what?"
"The humming," JJ answered.
Morgan sat back for a second and realized, he was, in fact humming again.
"Earworms will be the death of you," JJ joked before getting up.
"What will be the death of you?" Rossi asked making his way to the pot.
"Morgan keeps humming a song and can't remember the words," Reid explained before standing up to leave.
"Well," Rossi said after pouring his brew. "Let's hear it."
Morgan shrugged his shoulders before humming again. He got about halfway through before Rossi started humming along.
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police," he said with a triumphant smirk.
"That's right!" Morgan said before leaving and heading to his desk. Once he made it there he pulled up the lyrics.
He started reading the lyrics and his eyes went wide.
"Hiya, Hot Stuff,"
Morgan shot his gaze up from the computer as his heart started to pound harder in his chest. He hummed this song whenever he thought of Garcia or after interacting with her.
"You okay there?" she asked moving closer to him.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine," he assured her.
"Okay," she said giving him a weird look. "Anyway, wanna go to lunch today, seeing as you guys are in town?"
"Sure." He smiled at her.
"Great," she said. "I'll make it worth your while." She turned to leave but not before winking at him.
He sat back in his chair after watching her leave and pulled up the lyrics again. Diving into what he already knew was there.
Though I've tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every time that I come near her
I just lose my nerve
As I've done from the start
It was like the words were speaking of his past with her. He'd told her that he loved her right after she was shot, but she took it as a "friend" love and he never corrected her. As time went on, he began to believe it was just a platonic love they had for each other. After her wrong impression the first time he never really got the nerve to come out and say "I love you" and have her take the correct way again.
The chorus that had been plaguing him for days, were now sitting there on the screen staring back at him. He had never read truer words with regards to Penelope.
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on
He sat back at his desk and closed his eyes thinking about the woman that seemed to always be on his mind. Even if it was on a subconscious level. Maybe his brain was finally giving him the push he needed to go after her. Today. Today at lunch he was going to do it. He was going to just come out and say he loved her, and this time⦠this time he was going to make her believe it.
He just needed to take that small leap of faith and maybe, just maybe, there could be a little magic.
AN: This is a very small story. I just had to do it. Please do not worry I have tons of updates coming out for ALL of my running stories I'm working on. I just had to get this out. Let me know what you think.
