Chapter 53- overheard and mistaken
Hotch was just walking past Morgan's office when he happened to over-hear something that they were definitely not supposed to be doing at work... definitely.
It began with a giggling which was not work-related and surely not appropriate in the office during working hours. What would Strauss say? Then he heard Reid's voice. "Morgan stop that. We're supposed to be working."
There was a brief pause before he heard Morgan's voice, clearly exasperated with whatever Reid was up to. "Reid shut-up!"
Hotch stood still, pretending to be looking at the file in his hands. "What if someone comes in?" Reid murmured obviously concerned, cementing Hotch's belief that they were up to something.
Then he over-heard Morgan laughing lightly and could imagine what expression the man would be showing. "C'mon kid it's not a crime," he explained.
"But Morgan," Reid wined in response.
"Ssshhh... get on with it kid," Morgan replied quickly.
"Fine, but you owe me one" Reid stated.
"Okay, I'll give you Garcia's favour. Deal?" Morgan bargained and Hotch realised what a bit deal that could be, as Garcia's favours weren't always that easy to come by.
"Yeah! But I don't really need that. I just do the eyes," Reid explained to Morgan.
Hotch knew that in that brief pause Reid was probably demonstrating the eyes. "Please don't do that kid," Morgan stated, almost making Hotch chuckle as he knew Reid so well by now. Then Reid was laughing, very loudly for the circumstances, and Hotch wandered what they were really up to in there. Before he could ponder any longer the laughter stopped as Morgan shushed down his giggling teammate.
"Awww," Reid moaned.
"Reid!"exclaimed Morgan sounding scandalised.
"Owww! Why d'ya do that?" Reid asked and Hotch could imagine Morgan lightly hitting his teammate to shut him up.
"I didn't," Morgan retorted.
"It was your arm!" exclaimed Reid, clearly annoyed that Morgan was even trying to get away with it, even if the genius hadn't seen it.
"Shhh. I think I saw Hotch," Morgan told Reid and Hotch could overhear movement from inside the room. So Hotch made his way past pretending he was deeply into his files, although he already knew the blinds were shut tight.
"Teach him from prying," Morgan whispered to Reid as soon as Hotch was out of ear-shot.
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