A/N: I hope you guys have a sweet tooth, 'cause this chapter is pretty much just shameless fluff. But hey, who doesn't love that when Reid and Morgan are involved? Okay, on with reading, before I start rambling about how awesome our favourite boys are! :P

Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds or any of its characters.

"I am not one of those who do not believe in love at first sight, but I believe in taking a second look." ~H. Vincent

Morgan never thought he'd apply the word 'cute' to another man. Never, ever. It just didn't fit any of the men he'd even seen before. Of course, that was before he'd met Reid.

Looking at Reid, there really wasn't any other way to describe him, though. His hazel-coloured eyes, the brown hair that hung loose in front of his eyes, those sweater vests he always wore… Reid was beautiful; he was cute. That was the only thing Morgan could call it. He could never tell Reid that, though; Reid would be incredibly embarrassed at the description, especially at this early stage in their relationship. It was Morgan's own little secret- what he thought about Reid that nobody else knew.

What Morgan had realised was that there was one situation where Reid looked cuter than any other time: when he was sleeping. Morgan realised this when they had had to travel for a case, to a tiny little town in California. Because of the hotel room's small size, the team had been forced to share rooms. Morgan, while appearing to be slightly annoyed by the situation, had been very happy to volunteer to share a room with Reid. At first Reid had believed Morgan's façade, but a sly wink from the older man had made Reid realise that he was just hiding his true feelings from the team.

Being on a case, though, meant that Reid and Morgan weren't able to do any more than the smallest of kisses and hold each other. This, they didn't mind- they hadn't yet progressed to the stage where they were ready to do anything more, anyway.

They lay there on one of the beds in the room- Morgan having been careful enough to lock the door to the room so no one on the team could barge in unannounced and see them- with their legs tangled together in a complicated knot and their arms wrapped around each other. Feeling so comfortable and so relaxed, it wasn't long until Reid drifted off to sleep. Watching Reid, Morgan realised one thing: he was even more adorable when he was sleeping.

It was like all his worries and fears, everything that hardened him and scarred him, left him will he was sleeping. The natural air of innocence that always surrounded him was amplified, so it was all that was about him. His pale skin was smooth and unflawed, and his lips were slightly parted. His long hair hung down his face, with several wisps hanging in front of his eyes. Morgan reached out, and with two fingers brushed the hair gently away from Reid's face. Reid stirred in his sleep, but he did not wake; instead, he shifted closer to Morgan, his fists clenching as he curled into the older man's side.

Reid murmured something and Morgan tensed, afraid he'd woken him, but the genius slept on. He must have been dreaming, though, because he continued to mumble under his breath, words that Morgan could not hear well enough to distinguish.

Morgan chuckled softly and wrapped his arms around Reid, holding him close while still staring at his face. When Reid was soundly asleep like this, it was like everything else in the world would disappear for Morgan- Reid was all he could see. He was adorable, that much was obvious. And now that he realised it, Morgan wondered why it had taken him so long to see it.

You look so innocent when you sleep, pretty boy, Morgan thought to himself. It's like everything that made you grow up too quickly is gone, and you finally get a chance to be young while you sleep.

"Derek…" Reid murmured. Morgan was pulled from his musings, startled, thinking Reid had woken up. But Reid's eyes were still closed, and it was obvious that he was still sleeping.

"Ssh, pretty boy," Morgan whispered soothingly, stroking Reid's hair. "Just sleep, baby."

"Derek…" Reid murmured again, obviously dreaming.

"Yeah, baby?" said Morgan. He knew that Reid was dreaming, but he couldn't help but respond to him.

"I love you…" he murmured, stunning Morgan into silence. Neither of them had said that yet, but Morgan had been unable to tell if Reid hadn't said it because he wasn't ready to yet, or he was just too scared to say it in fear of scaring Morgan off. And he knew that Reid was sleeping, but Morgan sincerely hoped that in his dreams, what he truly felt came out.

"I love you too, pretty boy," Morgan whispered, pressing the softest of kisses to Reid's forehead and closing his own eyes. "I love you too."

"Like a movie scene, in the sweetest dream, I've pictured us together." ~Jennifer Lopez

A/N: Anyone else think Reid is adorable when he sleeps? I mean, not that he isn't all the time, but he's even more so when he's sleeping! He he he... okay, I've definitely had too much caffeine today. So, um, reviews? :P