This chapter marks an effort on my part to keep consistency in this world I have created. If anyone has not read the story 'Shot at Redemption' featuring Morgan and Claire, it might help in the understanding of this and future chapters. And for the fans of that piece, I will finish it...eventually-J
"I've been awake for a while now
You've got me feelin' like a child now
Cause every time I see your bubbly face
I get the tingles in a silly place."-Colbie Caillat 'Bubbly'
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Spencer and Maggie were both breathing heavily as Maggie collapsed to his chest still trembling from the rush of pleasure from their latest round of lovemaking.
"You know Maggie, I'm told the novelty wears off after a while."
"You mean sex? Or the novelty of each other?"
"Both are what I have heard."
"Well whoever told you that must be doing it wrong. I could never tire of feeling like this. Or maybe we're the ones who are doing it wrong."
"If we are making errors somewhere, I think we shouldn't correct them."
"Agreed. Do you think at any point we should do something else besides this?"
"Probably we should. Did you have any specific ideas?"
"No I don't my prince."
She nuzzled her head into his chest and breathed in deeply soaking in the smell of sex and sweat and of Spencer. Then something seemed to occur to her and she propped her chin onto his chest to look him in the eye.
"Say, have you heard anything from Derek? Are he and Claire still dating?"
"As far as I know they are. I'll ask when I get back to work. And you could give Claire a call if you are that curious."
"You know I will. Do you mind terribly spying for me?"
"Not at all, I am kind of wondering myself. I think it would be good for Morgan to settle down a little bit and Claire might just be the one to tame him."
"Like I tamed you?"
"I don't think you tamed me dear maiden, I think if anything you emboldened me."
"I guess every man needs something different."
"Not just men, I like to think I have been good for you in some way or another."
"Indeed you have been. To put it in terms more familiar to you, my poems gave me theories about love and beauty. You came along and proved every one of them. You restored my faith in everything. No, that's not right. You can't restore what was never there. You built my faith from the ground up. Oh my sweet prince, I thought every love story I had ever heard was a fairy tale until, like Prince Charming you came and kissed me from my slumber."
"So which one of your parents was the wicked witch that put you under the spell?"
"Both of them. See I had it worse than the Grimm brothers ever imagined. I had two villains working against me and neither one was the proverbial step-parent…they were the biological ones. But never mind them now because I have my love and we can live happily ever after."
"Something kind of bothers me about that…those stories never really elaborate on that happily ever after, do they?"
"Grimm brothers don't but if you look at the real stories, they do. Look at Robert and Elizabeth. Did you forget all that you learned while we were in Italy?"
"You sort of bombarded me with information. I know now why people are always shushing me. But really, you know I can't forget any of it. Is that what happily ever after looks like?"
"It can be. Do you really think Derek can be tamed?"
"Anything is possible. You know we talked before the wedding and at that time he and Claire still hadn't, um…"
Maggie burst into laughter so that she could barely speak.
"Spencer, we just spent the entire day having sex and you can't even say the words. That is so classically you. God I love you!"
"I'm glad that my shyness amuses you."
"Spencer Reid, you are anything but shy and it's not like you are in front of a room of strangers. You are in bed with your wife. And really? They really hadn't slept together at that point? They had been dating what a month?"
"Closer to two. I told him he had been enough of a gentleman and if his feelings were reciprocated by her that he should go for it."
"So you gave Derek Morgan relationship advice?"
"Yeah I guess I did. How weird is that?"
"I don't know. How did big brother take that?"
"Actually he seemed glad to be able to talk about it. I think even though he'll always be older and see me as a kid brother, he doesn't think of me as a kid anymore. You know what I mean?"
"I do. I never got any details about their relationship but I could tell that Claire was very happy and I had a feeling it was because of Derek."
"I'll find out on Monday."
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Monday morning Spencer returned to work and he had been thinking steadily of how to ask Morgan about Claire without sounding snoopy. He went to his desk and sat down his bag before turning to head toward a cup of coffee and instead coming face to face with Morgan, of all people. Before Spencer could even ask anything about Claire or even think how to go about asking about Claire, Morgan was grilling him about his wedding night. Yeah, that would be a night spent on an airplane so it was hardly the most passion-filled wedding night in history. Finally Spencer got across to Morgan that his marriage had indeed been consummated, repeatedly. Thankfully that was enough and he was spared the embarrassment of having to go into detail about how the two had barely made it to the bed in the hotel room before clothes were shed and things were hotter and heavier than he could ever have imagined. Apparently getting married and being surprised with her own personal dream romantic honeymoon was the way to a woman's heart as well as other parts of her anatomy. But the point was that all of that was none of Derek Morgan's business and he was glad it could stay with just Maggie and him. It soon became apparent that Morgan wasn't really at his desk to grill him about the honeymoon as Derek asked him to lunch and it was obvious he needed to talk about something and it was further evident that something was Claire. Spencer gladly accepted the lunch invitation and spent part of the morning wondering what had Morgan so flustered acting. His wondering was cut short by the clicking of high heels and the jingling of bangle bracelets approaching him. That could only be Garcia bearing down on his desk. He didn't figure she needed much of a rundown of his honeymoon as she and Maggie had become good friends. Hell, she had been Maggie's maid of honor so if there was anything she wanted to know, she would have already called Maggie and asked. Spencer turned as Garcia neared and gave her a big smile as she threw her arms around him.
"We missed you around here, kiddo. Come with me, we need to talk."
And with that, Reid found himself being dragged into the bright and eccentric world of Penelope Garcia.
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