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Some of you might have noticed the issues I had when I tried to post chapter 11. I ended up accidentally reposting chapter 8, never will I try to use my phone for posting stories again. My bad guys! Anyway here be chapter 12!

Co-workers, best friends… Lovers?

Chapter 12

Derek Morgan

Morgan was frustrated and a little confused. The last couple of weeks had been eventful to say the least. The team had been working back-to-back cases allowing Morgan to spend little time alone with Reid, due to their rule about being 100% professional at work, well as professional as they usually acted anyway. George Foyet had murdered Hotch's ex-wife Haley and stabbed their boss nine times. The man had been a complete mess, but who could blame him?

When Hotch was cleared to return to work Morgan thought everything would return to normal, at least close to normal. He had been wrong. During their last case Hotch had asked him to do work he never had before, something that confused Morgan deeply at the time. Now he knew the reason to Hotch's strange requests, Morgan was to replace Hotch as temporary unit chief, and the extra work he had been made to do was simply those of a unit chief.

The up side of being made unit chief was clear. Garcia had managed to get him his own office. She had it ready when the team returned from his first case with Morgan in charge. The downside, the paperwork. Morgan had always hated doing paperwork, and being in charge had more then doubled his usual amount. It was two days after their return from the last case and Morgan still wasn't finished. He felt like he lived at the BAU, and he still hadn't been able to spend much time with his Pretty Boy.

"Morgan?"

The voice came from the doorway of his office. It was the most beautiful voice in the world to Morgan, it was the voice of Spencer Reid. He couldn't help but to smile.

"Hey Pretty Boy"

"I brought you coffee" Reid said gently.

"Thank you" Morgan replied gratefully.

"Have you stopped being your stubborn self yet? Would you let me help you with the paperwork?"

Reid had offered time after time to help out with the paperwork; the genius always finished his own very quickly due to his ability to read 20 000 words per minute.

"Reid…" Morgan began.

"Morgan. Derek. Please just let me help. I feel like I haven't seen much of you lately. You spend most of your time here, and I get it. We agreed to be 'Morgan and Reid' at work, but…"

"You miss being 'Derek and Spencer'" Morgan began. "I know I miss it too."

"Then let me help you! So we can leave this place and be Derek and Spencer!"

Morgan sighed. "You know I really hate paperwork. I guess I could use some help."

Reid simply beamed, took more then half of the remaining files and headed back towards his desk in the bull pen.

None of the boys had noticed JJ standing outside Morgan's office.

"Derek?"

"Hmm?"

Morgan and were cuddled up together on the coach in Morgan's living room watching the Discovery channel. Well, Reid was watching, Morgan was half asleep.

"I've been thinking… I think we should let the rest of the team know about us. I mean, if you want them to of course. If you don't that's fine, if you…" Reid came to an abrupt stop when Morgan kissed him.

"I think I really like this way of shutting you up Pretty Boy" Morgan grinned. "And I've told you this before, whenever you're ready to let the rest of the team know I'm all for it."

"I was just thinking that you've changed your mind or something, or that you being in charge might have, you know, changed your feelings" Reid mumbled.

"Spencer, that doesn't even make sense. Why would me being in charge change how I feel about you?"

"The dynamic in relationships for couples who work together changes in 67% of the cases when one person is promoted and ranks higher than the other. That number is probably higher when the one being promoted becomes…" Reid's ramble was once again interrupted by Morgan's lips.

"Pretty boy, we are not part of those statistics. Nothing will change how I feel about you. I love you. Besides, my 'promotion' is only temporary, Hotch will be back in charge soon enough."

"A temporary promotion is still a promotion. Do you like it? Being in charge I mean?"

"It's fine" Morgan shrugged. "Calling the shot's while on cases was sort of… fun? Might not be the right word. And I love having my own office. But honestly, I'm starting to think the downside to being unit chief is greater than the reward. The amount of paperwork is crazy; I completely understand why Hotch practically lives at the office."

"Well Derek, like I've said time after time, I'd be more than happy to help out with that. And yes, I know you feel like you should be able to handle it on your own, but honestly… You never hesitated to sneak your paperwork in my stack in the past; you don't have to stop now."

Morgan felt an intense warmth spreading. "This man is incredible" he thought. "Completely selfless and caring. How did I not realize earlier just how special he is?"

Reid snuggled closer to Morgan and rested his head against his shoulder. "I love you too Derek" the younger man said, and Morgan placed a kiss on the top of his lover's head. They sat in silence for a while, enjoying each others company.

"Did you know that the national anthem of Sweden is unique? It's the only national anthem in the world that includes other countries then the country itself. The swedes sing that they want to live and die in Scandinavia. It was written by Richard Dybeck in 1866."

"Where the HELL did that come from Spence?" Morgan asked, laughing.

"The documentary I was watching now while you were asleep was about northern Europe. It reminded me of what I've read about different national anthems."

Morgan could do nothing but laugh at the, to him, completely random information. "Have I ever told you how I really love your complete weirdness?"

Reid answered Morgan's question with a pout. That very pout Morgan always found very irresistible. He leaned in to kiss the pout away.

"So… Do I have to call you 'Boss' from now on?"

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The statistics are completely made up by myself. The part about the Swedish national anthem is true however (atleast from what I've learnt in school)

I've also uploaded another story. It is Morgan/Hotch slash (ish) and it's called "I'm not gay, am I?" If the pairing doesn't scare you off please read it ^^

Next chapter will probably be another one of my small side-tracks.
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