A/N: Yeah well, this time I was a little faster with the update and I just hope you like the new chapter *smiles* And reviews would be appreciated as always *smiles*

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And here comes an important question: I'm thinking about writing a Criminal Minds AU. It will be Morgan/Reid Slash. It's going to have fantasy elements in it and greek mythology but it will be set in the present… it's kind of hard to explain but I just would like to know if you're interested in such a story… you can tell me in your review or per PM… thanks *smiles*

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And thank you to MwandishiMsanii, Edom56, DaTwistedSistas, r, knp10, Green Penguin, ReidandMorgan4ever, Gianne, CMAli, xXBrynnSpencerReidXx, jimmy-barnes-13, Nymphadora-CullenBAU, It's Raining Acid, George2Bob1, catz22, Moonlitorion and 68luvcarter for your kind reviews *hugs*

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Disclaimer: None of the CM characters belong to me… I just borrowed them for this little story… my OC'S do belong to me though… this story doesn't mean to offend anybody… this is just for fun… and not for money either...

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Chapter 11

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"How could you Derek?"

Morgan looked at Garcia, his eyes wide.

She couldn't have a problem with him being bi, could she?

"Baby Girl?" He questioned, not able to read the expression on Garcia's normally expressive face.

He just hoped she wasn't having a problem because Morgan would hate to lose her friendship over his feelings for Spencer.

But the way she had stormed out of the hospital and had come here did unfortunately not leave any other explanation.

All the more Morgan was taken by surprise when a huge smile spread on Garcia's face and she stepped forward and hugged a stunned Derek.

"How could you not tell me that you have the hots for my baby genius?" She questioned, her voice brimming with happiness.

"What?" Now Derek was at a total loss for words because he surely hadn't expected her to say something like this.

"Why didn't you tell me… I'm supposed to be your best friend, my chocolate muffin… if you had told me you two could already be together and you wouldn't have made my poor baby genius miserable just because your timing sucks… as always…" Garcia was now fixing him with one of her looks that made Morgan feel like a little kid which was scolded by its mother for stealing the cookies.

"Wait, slow down here, baby girl. So you don't have a problem with me liking Pretty Boy?" He questioned, well, maybe not the best comeback but at least he had said something.

Garcia twirled a lock through his fingers and smiled a little and she was enjoying it that she had made Derek Morgan squirm.

But then she shook her head.

"Of course not, Morgan. How could you even think that, choco muffin?" Now Garcia looked a little hurt.

Derek sighed a little and took Garcia's hand, steering her to the couch and sitting down with her. Ethan had gone somewhere else, not that he particularly cared where to. But he was glad that the other at least had the decency to not listen in on his and Garcia's talk.

"Well… actually I was worried because of the way you stormed out of the hospital about a week ago and then you barely talked to me so what else was I supposed to think?" Morgan questioned before he ran a wary hand over his face.

Garcia sighed and gave Morgan a quick peck on the cheek.

"I'm sorry about that, Derek, but your confession surprised the hell out of me and I needed some time to come to terms with you in love with my baby genius." She admitted.

"I mean, you were always the ladies man and you even flirted with me, so it made it a little bit harder to wrap my mind around it. But please don't think for one minute that I have a problem with who you like. I mean, you're my best friend and so I don't really care about that… well okay I care because it's my baby genius but that's another story." Garcia then added when she saw the dejected look on Morgan's face.

And indeed Morgan started to smile a little and sighed in relief that Garcia was okay with him being in love with Spencer.

But that still left a few more questions.

"Why are you here, Garcia? And how do you know about this disastrous talk I have just had with Pretty Boy?" Morgan questioned, coming back to the first words Garcia had thrown at him when she had appeared on Reid's doorstep.

Garcia smiled a little sadly.

"Well, I got a call from a distraught genius who accuses you of toying with his emotions and his vulnerability. So what have you done?" She informed, trying to keep her voice even and wait with more accusations until she had heard Morgan's side of this story.

Derek sighed again and then decided to tell her, but before he did so, he needed to know another thing.

"Baby Girl, how long have you known about Reid being gay? And why the hell did you try to set Ethan and Spencer up?" This had been a question he had wanted to ask ever since Garcia had told him about her plan the day Spencer had woken up in the hospital.

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Garcia sighed.

"Reid came to me a while ago because he just needed someone to talk to. At first I was a little confused that he talked to me about his sexual orientation and not to you since you normally talk about everything… but now that all makes sense. He couldn't come to you because he had that huge crush on you and he feared you might find out about his feelings for you. And with your reputation as a ladies' man he feared rejection. You know that my baby genius doesn't deal well with rejection." The tech whiz explained without hesitation because she thought that Morgan deserved the whole truth.

And Derek couldn't help but smile a little in exasperation. So this could have been way easier if he had just had the courage to admit his feelings a lot sooner.

"And when did you get the idea of setting Ethan and Reid up?" The FBI-Agent then questioned.

Now Garcia looked a little guilty.

"Actually, it wasn't until the accident. I have been looking for someone for Spencer for quite a while but I couldn't think of someone suitable until I found Ethan's name on Reid's 'to contact' list. And I thought this was a sign that Ethan should be the one to get Reid over his hopeless crush, which I now know is you and isn't as hopeless as he has thought the whole time. So I called Ethan. I knew that his friend likes Reid that way because Reid told me as much when he confessed being gay." Garcia's words came out in a rush and Morgan knew that this was because she felt a little guilty about meddling in Reid's relationship.

"If you had told me sooner that you are in love with Reid then I would never have called Ethan." Now she sounded almost apologetic and avoided looking at Morgan.

Derek put a hand on Garcia's shoulder so that she looked at him again.

"It's okay. As you said you couldn't have known about my feelings… I haven't dared to think about them myself until the accident. When I nearly lost Pretty Boy I knew I needed to act on my feelings." He informed.

"But as you said, my timing isn't very good and I'm not too good at talking feelings." Morgan then added, smiling a little sheepishly.

And now Garcia nodded.

"That you are, choco muffin." She agreed.

"As I said, Spencer called me and told me about your talk and that you were mocking him. And that's the last thing he needs right now." Garcia said sternly and put her hands on her hips.

"So I'm going to ask this only once and I want an honest answer. Do you really love Spencer, or are you transforming your guilt so you believe that you are in love with him?"

Morgan smiled a little.

At least this was a question he could answer easily.

"I know that I love Spencer. I love him with all my heart. And I have done so for quite some time. Nearly losing Spencer only forced me to finally admit them. Ignoring the fear I had when I thought about having feelings for another man. You know… because of Carl Buford it was a lot harder to admit my feelings." He explained, hoping that at least Garcia understood and believed him.

And the smile on her face seemed to confirm that hope and then Garcia leaned forward and kissed Derek's forehead.

"Well then you need to convince Spencer that you're serious." She stated as if it was the easiest task in the whole world. But Derek knew how stubborn Reid could be and he would not just accept that Derek really loved him and didn't just feel guilty.

"Baby Girl, I tried but he won't listen." Derek informed her because right now he felt a little clueless as to what he should do.

"And besides, I don't have too much time at hand. Ethan won't let me take all the time I need." He stated, because Ethan's presence made things a lot more complicated.

Garcia's eyes narrowed a little. She hadn't thought about this.

"I'm sorry Morgan. I didn't think things would go this way. I just wanted Spencer to be happy. He deserves it."

"It's okay, Garcia. I know that you meant well." Derek informed before he sighed a little, running a hand over his face.

He had no real idea what to do right now. Okay, he needed to talk to Spencer and set him straight that he was serious and he really loved Spencer.

"Can't we just tell Ethan to go back to New Orleans?" Garcia questioned and when Derek looked at her, he could see that she was already planning something.

"Baby Girl, what are you thinking about?" He questioned carefully.

"Me? Nothing… I just thought I'd give Ethan an emergency at home so that he will go back." There was a glint in her eyes that made Morgan flinch a little.

"Garcia, whatever you think of doing to Ethan, please don't." He requested.

"But… it won't be too bad, just enough to distract him." Garcia started but stopped when Morgan shook his head.

"No, you're not going to do anything. As much as that complicates things even more, Ethan and I have agreed to play fair." He admitted.

Morgan could see that Garcia didn't really like it but he knew she'd keep out of it for now.

Before they could talk any further about what to do next, the doorbell rang again.

"Huh? Are you expecting someone?" Morgan asked, wondering if Garcia had made some more calls to the team, particularly JJ or Emily.

But she only shrugged.

"I have no idea. Maybe someone else from the team wants to see how Spencer is." Garcia suggested and Morgan nodded.

That was the most probable explanation and if Morgan was honest, he had expected one of them to turn up a lot sooner.

So he walked over to the door to open it, while Garcia mumbled something about wanting to check on Spencer.

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Derek nodded in her direction and once again looked through the spy hole in the door and frowned when he saw a young woman with dark hair standing in front of Spencer's apartment door… a young, beautiful woman.

At first Derek was just tempted to keep the door closed and pretend no one was home but then he could hear her voice: "Hello? Spencer? I can hear you… please open up. I've come all the way to see you so you at least could open the door."

Morgan groaned in frustration but it would be rude to leave the young woman standing in front of the door.

So he slowly pulled it open.

"Oh… hello Morgan." The young woman was a little confused why Derek was opening the door but Derek didn't feel inclined to explain.

"Hello Austin…"

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to be continued… and if you haven't please go back and read the author's note ^^