Title: Finding Her Sweet Baboo Part 14
Author: Trista aka dustytiger
Rating: T (it's hard but it's staying T)
Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal minds. Pitty. I am a poor barista don't sue me. PS I also don't own Peanuts.
Timeline: Sometime in season one, before the season finale tho.
Summary: Garcia is feeling lonely and ends up at Reid's, where will it lead?
Notes: It's wedding time! All right I actually don't like weddings I hope I did some justice. You get to "see" the dress now cause Reid does lol.
Garcia looked in the mirror, she could hardly believe that it was real. She was standing in her halter style, bright white ball gown wedding dress. On her head she had tiara and her hair was curled, and left down. Her make up was done, she had gone for a more natural look than her day to day make up; since Reid always said he liked her best with no makeup on. There was a soft knock at the door of the room she was in. She spun around, and smiled when she saw Morgan.
"Reid is gonna drop dead when sees you, baby girl," he told her. "You look beautiful, Penelope."
"Thank you, Derek. I feel like a princess. I hope he doesn't do that, cause I would rather marry him," she explained.
"Fair enough, you look radiant. Reid's a lucky man."
"That's the first time I've heard you say that."
"Silly girl, just don't tell him that. Now are you ready?"
She nodded. "I might need a couple minutes with my big brother."
"Which one, you have three."
"My big, big brother," she sighed.
"All right, I'll go get him for you Baby Girl. Don't keep Reid waiting too long he might faint."
"I won't, sweet cheeks."
Jamie came into the room. His jaw dropped when he saw his sister standing there ready for her wedding. He still couldn't believe that she was really getting married, and that he was the one who was going to walk her down the aisle. He ran his hand along her face like their parents told him he had when she was a baby to be sure that she was real. He was wearing a nice suit.
"Penny," he whispered.
"Cat got your tongue, Jam?" she whispered. "You clean up well Big Brother."
"This isn't about me, not even a little bit. You're beautiful, baby sister. Spencer is going to stop breathing when he sees you."
"Everyone keeps saying that."
"That's because it's the truth. You are the most beautiful bride in the world."
"Aw, you're just saying that cause it's true and you love me."
He smiled at her. "Are you ready?"
"Kind of," she whispered.
Jamie went over and hugged his sister. She buried her face in his neck, and hugged him tightly to her. He let a few tears slip down his cheeks, the second he let his emotions go, she could no longer hold it in, and she began to cry. She was glad to have her brother there with her, but it just didn't feel right to only have her brothers with her.
"I know it's not the same having me," he assured her, rubbing her back.
"I miss them so much. They should be here today," she sniffled.
"I know, Pen, I know. Dad should be the one in here with telling you how lucky Spencer is to get someone like you."
"I miss them so much," she whispered. "I'm lucky to have him too. He's a good guy, Jam."
"I know he is, he's the right guy for you. You're allowed to miss them today, more than any other day."
"Thank you for understanding. Spencer is probably worried about where I am."
"He'll be fine for another few minutes. Are you ready to marry him?"
She nodded. "I just need to fix my make up a little bit."
Jamie nodded and let her fix her makeup. She quickly touched up her eye shadow, glad she had decided not to wear mascara. The two of them then left the room, and he linked his arm in hers as they got to the doors of the chapel. They waited for a moment. Garcia smiled at her brother when she heard the music start. She walked slowly toward Reid with her brother next to her, a smile growing across her lips.
Garcia grinned as she walked toward him she noticed that the butterflies in her stomach seemed to be getting better. She locked eyes with him, and he was the only thing in the room she saw. Reid was staring right back at her, smiling like she had had never seen him smile before. She felt like the luckiest person in the world to have him to walk toward on her wedding day.
Reid nearly forgot how to breathe when he saw Garcia walking toward him. She had never looked so beautiful. Reid thought that her dress perfectly suited her, but had never imagined she might wear something so perfect. She was finally next to him, and she unlinked arms with Jamie to take Reid's hand.
Reid was relieved when his hands were in his. She let go of his hand for a moment so she quickly fixed his tie, amazed by how good he looked standing in front of her in a tux. She grinned glad to see that he had worn a purple tie like she had asked him to. She had seen him in nice suits but she had never seen him in a tuxedo before. She took his hands again and the two of them just started at each other for a long moment taking in how different yet familiar they looked on their wedding day.
"You're beautiful," he whispered.
"I know," she told him, grinning.
The officiate cleared her throat and began the ceremony. The two of them were staring at each other, hardly paying attention to the other people in the room. Neither of them could believe that the day was finally there, that they were standing there together about to be married. He ran his hand along her cheek gently, she realised that it seemed to calm his nerves when they were out together.
"Before we begin Penelope and Spencer would like light a candle in memory of April and James Garcia," said the officiate.
The small church got quiet and the couple carefully light a white pillar candle. "I love you Mom and Dad," Garcia whispered just loud of enough for Reid to hear.
He squeezed her hand gently and somehow she managed to stop herself from crying again. Reid once again ran his hand along her face gently. She smiled at him, glad that he had agreed to this for her. It was the only way she felt she would really have her parents there. She looked out at the pews, and saw her three brothers with their heads bowed, and she knew she had made the right decision.
"We are gathered here today to bond Penelope Lynn Garcia and Spencer Robert Reid in marriage," the officiate began. "At this time I ask anyone who is opposed to this union to speak now." The room was silent enough to hear a pin drop. "Who gives this woman to be married to this man?"
"I, and that spirit of our parents," said Jamie, his voice cracking slightly.
Garcia made eye contact with her brother and the two them shed a few silent tears together for their parents. She had never thought it would be her eldest brother who would be giving her away. She looked at her other brothers as well and they were gently dabbing their eyes. She was glad when she felt Reid slip and Kleenex into her hand. She dabbed her eyes quickly then looked at Reid again to calm her nerves. Glad when he placed his hand on her cheek.
"Upon the request of the bride, I will ask now, who gives this man to be given to this woman."
Reid's jaw dropped he had not expected Garcia to do anything like that. It made his heart swell. Somehow he was able to keep his emotions in check, as he looked over at his mother. She was sitting up front between a nurse who had had to travel with her, and Haley Hotchner who she had taken a liking to. The older woman was grinning hearing that. Reid was glad that his mother wasn't alone during the ceremony.
"I do," Diana said proudly, catching her son's eyes and the finding the thrill in them.
"Thank you," Reid lipped to his bride.
She grinned at him and was about to lean forward to kiss him when the officiate cleared her throat to stop them. She laughed and ran her hand through Reid's hair gently. She couldn't wait to tell Reid about how excited his mother had been when she had asked her if they could do that. She had always thought it was archaic that only the bride had to be given away. When she had agreed to marry Reid and knew about his bond with his mother she knew that she had found the perfect mother of the groom to ask that question of.
"Penelope and Spencer had decided to write their own vows," said the officiate.
Reid's hand was rest on her cheek, just touching her hair line. She smiled at him and then took his hand in hers. No one in the church seemed surprised that they had decided to write the own vows, since they were both such unique and smart people.
"Penelope, I promise you that I will always love you, and be your sweet baboo," he told her, which made her eyes start to water. "I'll always be careful at work so I can always come home to you. I promise to take care of you when you are sick, to never try to fix our computers, and to always love you for you. I'll be yours forever will you take me as your husband."
"Yes! Of course," she laughed. "I do."
"Penelope?" the officiate asked after there was a long pause.
She smiled. "Spencer I promise I will love you till the end of time," she told him her eyes locked with his. "I promise to accept your silly mismatched socks, to cut down on my flirtatious ways, but only with strangers." The room laughed. "I promise to always let you be your geniusey self even when anyone else would get annoyed. Please accept me as your wife for the rest of our lives."
"I do Penelope," he whispered, wanting to kiss her right then and there.
The two of them reached toward each other but before they could touch the officiate began to speak again. "Do you have the rings?" she asked.
Since Jack was still a little young to be the ring barer, Morgan had held onto the rings for them. He took them from his pocket and handed them to the officiate she smiled him and took them both. Reid and Garcia seemed to be transfixed upon each other.
"Spencer I'd like you to take this ring and place it on Penelope's finger," she told him.
Reid nervously took the ring, and placed it on her Garcia's finger above her engagement ring. This ring was a plain pink gold band with knot pattern on it. Garcia looked at the ring, and grinned. It was not the one they had picked out together. They had chosen matching bands which Morgan was to pick up and keep until the wedding day. Now she understood why he had done that. She was choking back tears as she looked at the ring then at Reid, and back at the ring that went perfectly with her engagement ring.
"Now repeat after me," said the officate. "This is a symbol of my unending love."
"This is a symbol of my unending love," Reid repeated.
Garcia was now had tears freely spilling down her cheeks. Morgan handed her a Kleenex. She smiled at him, and dabbed her eyes. She then had to put Reid's ring on. Her hands were shaking, and she could just see through her tears, but she got the band on his finger. His was gold, with the same knot pattern on it.
"It is my pleasure to introduce to you Missues and Doctor Spencer Reid," said the officate, the small congregation cheered. "You may now kiss the bride."
Reid pulled Garcia close to him, his hands ended up on her ass. Garcia smiled into the kiss and let her hands slip a little lower down his back side as well. She was shocked that his cheeks were not red, but thrilled at the same time. They kissed hungrily forgetting for the moment that they were in front of all of their friends. They shared a long embrace glad to finally be married.
After a few long moments they didn't seem to be breaking their kiss, so Morgan cleared his throat. "All right, all right, you two. Save it for the honeymoon. Don't make me hose you down on your wedding day."
"You're no fun anymore, Derek Morgan," pouted Garcia, pulling away from her husband.
The couple left the small chapel, and were greeted by their guests blowing bubbles. The photographer was outside too snapping pictures of them. Soon my of the guests went ahead to the reception, expect for Morgan, JJ, Diana, and Garcia's brothers so they could do the pictures. Garcia had insisted that that they be done after the ceremony because she didn't want Reid seeing her dress before the ceremony. They also chose to have the pictures done on the grounds of the chapel, because they both thought it had beautiful landscaping.
The photographer started by taking pictures of just the two of them. Reid was enjoying be able to hold and kiss his new wife. His hands kept finding their way to the part of her back that was bare. She would shiver a little under the touch then smile at him. The photographer was going with it and not asking them to pose in a million unnatural ways. He then began to take pictures of them with their families, and lastly with Morgan and JJ, and then the whole group.
"Spencer," Diana told her son, she was sitting down on a bench with the nurse.
"Yes, Mom?" Reid replied.
"I'm going to have to skip the reception, I'm afraid."
"Mom, are you sure?"
"I need lie down, Spencer. Maybe after I nap I might go over, but I can't promise you anything."
"Okay, Mom. Your health is more important." He hugged her.
"I'm glad you're happy, Spencer," told him before hugging Penelope. "Congratulations, again Penelope, keep making my son happy."
"I will, I promise, he makes me uber happy too," Garcia assured her hugging her back.
"I can tell. Take good care of him."
"Always, now go rest."
"Thank you for letting me be a part of your big day."
"I wouldn't have had it any other way."
"I love you Spencer," Diana said before she left.
"I love you too Mom," Reid told his mother.
"You are so sweet with her," Garcia told her husband. "That's how I know you really are my sweet baboo."
"Because I care about my mother?"
"Yup, it means that you'll always respect and take care of me."
"Isn't that what a man does?"
She grinned. "They should, but I've known a lot of toads, Spencer. Now I think it's time for us to get going."
"I'm glad I'm not a toad then, because I love you very much, all right let's go."
"I love you too."
They climbed into the limo together and as soon as the doors were closed their lips were once again all over each other.
"Think we could skip the reception?" Reid joked.
"As much as I want to, we did put a lot of work into it, and our guests would be mad if we didn't show up."
"All right, that's fair, I guess."
"Besides, Derek would know where to find us, and he'd throw you over his shoulder and bring you to the reception knowing I would follow."
Reid laughed. "Not if I we're naked."
"Baby, I do not need the image of him carrying you away from me naked on my wedding day," she giggled. "I want to be the only person other than doctors who get to see your sexy bod naked."
"All right, so long as I have the same privilege with your amazing curves."
"I promise. But I do want to celebrate with our friends tonight, Baboo."
"If that's what makes you happy, plus we did put a lot of work into the reception."
"Yes we did."
The limo pulled up to the reception hall and the two of them pulled away from each other reluctantly. They got out of the limo and went inside, their guests were cheering. Garcia pulled him to her and kissed him gently. Reid smiled his hands were around her waist and he deepened the kiss.
End part 14
Notes: I hope I did it justice.