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Chapter 11
Emily reached Garcia's room about the same time that the nurse did. They were both relieved to see that, while Garcia was thrashing around in her bed, she appeared to be alone. Emily gave the nurse an ' I've got this' sign and rushed over to the bed. She gently attempted to wake her.
"PG?" She got no response.
"Penelope? Wake up. You're having a nightmare.", she tried again.
"Garcia! Wake up!" That worked. Garcia shot up in bed and looked wildly around,struggling against Emily's hold on her.
"PG! It's ok, honey. It's ok. It's Em. I've got you." Emily said softly. Garcia looked up and appeared to suddenly recognize her. She crumpled and collapsed into Emily's arms,sobbing. Emily held her gently, so as not to aggravate her injuries more, and stroked her hair soothingly. The nurse, seeing that Emily had everything under control, quietly left the room.
"Why did this have to happen, Em?" ,said Garcia, brokenly.
"I don't know, sweetie. But you are not alone. We are all here for you. And Callie can't hurt you ever again. She's dead." Garcia pulled away from Emily and looked at her.
"Really?"
"Really. Hotch told me that Reid shot her."
"Reid?",asked Garcia incredulously. Emily just smiled and nodded.
"Wow!", said Garcia.
"I know.", said Emily. Just then Morgan walked in. He saw that Garcia had been crying and that Emily was still holding her hand. He looked back and forth between both of them.
"Everything all right in here?", he asked, concerned.
"Everything's awesome now that you're here, Sug." Morgan looked at Emily who mouthed,
'Nightmare.' Morgan nodded and walked over to the bed and sat down, putting his arm around Garcia, gently. A few minutes later, Rossi came in.
"How are you feeling this evening,Penelope?" He asked.
"Better than yesterday,my Itallian Stallion."
Emily went down to the cafeteria to pick up some food for Morgan. After she returned, she and Rossi stayed a few minutes longer. Then it was time for them to leave.
"Prentiss, would you like a ride back to JJ's?" Emily gave him a smile and said,
"That would be great,Rossi. Thanks." She and Rossi said goodbye to Morgan and Garcia and headed out. Soon, an orderly brought Garcia's dinner tray.
"Well, this isn't the romantic candlelight dinner I would have hoped for, but it'll do.",said Garcia as she and Morgan settled down to eat their meals. Morgan Chuckled and said,
"I think any meal with you is romantic,Baby Girl."
"Awww, Hotstuff, you're just saying that cause it's true.", Garcia replied.
"You got that right,sweetness.", shot back Morgan. They paused in their banter long enough to eat dinner. Then they turned on a movie and sat back to watch.
Two days later, Emily, JJ, Kate, and Garcia were talking and laughing in Garcia's hospital room during Kate and JJ's lunch break. The Doctor came in to check on Garcia. When he was finished he said,
"Well, Ms Garcia, concidering what you went through, you have made a remarkably speedy recovery. You will be able to be discharged later today." The girls all looked at each other and grinned excitedly. The doctor wasn't finished though.
"However,", he continued, "you will need to have someone with you for the next couple of days. You are well enough to leave the hospital but not well enough to be totally by yourself."
"Thank you, Dr Spurgeon.",said Garcia. As soon as the doctor left, Garcia worriedly turned to the other women.
"Who am I gonna get to stay with me?",she asked, " The team has to work and I don't want any strangers staying with me."
"Don't worry, PG. I can stay with you tonight and tomorrow. I go home in two days. Clyde wants me back at work on Monday. After that we can see."
"School ends for Meg tomorrow for the summer. Maybe she could come over and keep you company for a couple of days." suggested Kate. Penelope shook her head and said,
"I don't want her to have to spend the first couple of days of her summer vacation looking after an invalid.
"You are NOT an invalid, Pen. You just need a little help with stuff like cooking and cleaning and getting up and down. you can do a lot of the personal things for yourself.", said JJ. Garcia looked Doubtful.
"Still…"
The women continued talking until Kate and JJ had to get back to work.
After awhile, Morgan showed up. At the same time, Dr. Spurgeon came back with Garcia's release papers. Morgan was going to take Garcia home and Emily would come stay with her the next day while he was at work. It was decided that, after Emily went back to London, Morgan would take a couple of days of his vacation and stay with Garcia.
After Garcia signed the papers the Nurse came in with a wheel chair.
"Well, Ms Garcia, you are free to go now. Don't take this the wrong way but I hope to never see you back here again." ,said the doctor. Garcia smiled at him and said,
"I take that just the right way and I hope to never see you again either."
"Well, Baby Girl, your chariot awaits. You ready to blow this joint?", quipped Morgan
"You better believe it,Mr." ,Garcia shot back. Then together, they left the hospital.
Sunday afternoon, the day Emily was to fly back to London, the whole team was there to see her off, including Kate. Henry and Jack had come too, as well as Will. Meg stayed home because she didn't really know Emily that well, having only met her that once at the hospital.
"Well, Emily, It was great getting to know you. I just wish it had been under different circumstances."
"Yeah. I know what you mean, Kate. It seems like I only get to meet the new team members when one of these guys is in trouble.",said Emily gesturing to the other team members who all chuckled lightly, remembering that Emily had met Alex when she had been here to help rescue JJ." Emily shook Kate's hand and added,
"It was good meeting you too." Then she turned to JJ and Garcia and pulled them in for a group hug.
" You better keep coming back to visit, Missy! And next time let's make it for a happy occasion.", said Garcia with a mock serious expression. Emily and JJ laughed and Emily replied,
"Good idea ,PG."
Then she made the rest of the rounds hugging the others before boarding the plane. Before she was out of sight she turned around and gave one final wave. Then she was gone. Everyone looked forward to when they would all be together again.
For the next several days, Morgan and Garcia spent a lot of time together. They had movie nights and went to restaurants, and even join the rest of the team for dinners out and game nights. Garcia wasn't physically ready for dancing yet but she and Morgan did go with the team when they went out for drinks. After a couple of months, Garcia was pretty much completely healed so she and Morgan could finally go out dancing.
Three months after Garcia's horrible experience, JJ and Garcia were hanging out in Garcia's apartment.
"So, How are things going with your Chocolate adonis?" Garcia tried to sound innocent as she said,
"What do you mean, Jayje?"
"I mean has anything happened yet? Has he finally told you he loves you, have you said it back? that sort of thing." Garcia looked JJ in the eyes and suddenly it hit her.
"JJ, How long have you known?" JJ saw that Garcia was on to her so she figured it was best to tell the truth.
"Well, everyone has known that you both love each other for years. I mean, We ARE profilers. It wasn't a question of if you too loved each other. It was a question of how long it would take for you both to figure that out! As for how long we've known you are together, We figured it out in the hospital because of the way you guys were acting with each other. You didn't work very hard at hiding it when you there."
"Wait, We? So the whole team knows? Emily has known since that day. Derek told me that he told her. I didn't realize we were that obvious to everyone else though."
"Oh, yeah.", said JJ with a smirk, "Don't worry though, We've done a pretty good job of keeping it from Cruz. You and Derek have been flirting for so long that I don't think he notices anything different." Garcia looked relieved. Of course, she new that eventually she and Morgan would have to come clean with Cruz If and when they actually got married. She only hoped that neither of them would have to leave the BAU.
Three weeks later, JJ was back over at Garcia's house with Kate. This time she and Kate were helping her get ready for a date with Morgan. JJ and Kate and Garcia had all gone shopping earlier that day to find Garcia the perfect dress for the occasion. Garcia was now wearing a beautiful slinky red dress. It was full length and sleeveless. JJ was helping Garcia with her makeup and Kate was working on her hair.
So Garcia, do you know were Morgan's taking you tonight?",asked Kate
"No. He said he wants to surprise me. It's for our 9 year anniversary.
"But, Pen, You've only been dating 4 months."
"This is the 9 year anniversary of when we first starting using the nicknames on each other."
"Awww!", said Kate and JJ in unison.
When the girls were finished with Garcia's hair and makeup, They stood her in front of the mirror so she could see how she looked.
"WOW! Pen, you look amazing!" ,said JJ
"Really? You really think so?",asked Garcia, feeling a bit insecure.
"Garcia, Morgan isn't gonna know what hit him! You're totally gonna knock his socks off!" ,added Kate. Garcia sighed happily and said,
"Thanks, ladies." The doorbell rand just then, which put an end to the conversation.
When Garcia answered the door, Morgan's jaw dropped and so did hers.
"WOW! Lookin GOOD, Mamma!"
"Why, Thank you, Kind Sir! You're looking pretty hot yourself!"
Kate and JJ came over and complimented Morgan on his wardrobe and said goodbye. Then they headed home.
"Well, shall we go?", asked Morgan, holding out his arm.
"Holy pink cow. This is so romantic, Hot Chocolate!"
"Nothing but the best for my Baby Girl.", said Morgan, gallantly.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Garcia was flabbergasted.
"Oh my gosh! This place is totally amazing!" ,she exclaimed.
It was the kind of restaurant with fountains out in front and carpeted stairs leading to the door. Morgan went around to open her car door for her and then led her into the restaurant. The receptionist picked up two menus and directed them to a table for two. Garcia and Morgan perused the menu and decided what they wanted to eat. They each started with a Salad and Morgan ordered wine for them. When the waiter returned they gave him their orders and talked until the food arrived. After dinner, the waiter came back with a special dessert which Morgan had apparently arranged for ahead of time. Garcia gasped when she looked down at her dessert. Something shiny was sticking out of it. When Garcia looked up again. Morgan was kneeling in front of her.
"Derek?",she asked in a shaky voice. Morgan looked into her eyes and said,
"Baby Girl, I meant what I said at the hospital. I can't imagine my life without you and I don't want to. I love you with all my heart. I want to spend the rest of my life making you happy." He took her hand and continued.
"Penelope Garcia. Will you marry me?"
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