Ch 5
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Morgan pulled the car over to the side of the road so he could hold a hystically sobbing Garcia.
"Your place or mine?" Morgan asked after Garcia had calmed down.
"Gorgeous you have no idea how long I've waited to hear those words, and it breaks my heart to say this but I'm really not in the mood. But I will take a rain check," Penelope said, with a small smile.
"You got it beautiful," Derek said, giving her a kiss on the head.
"Where's everyone else? Garcia asked.
"I think everyone's over at JJ's," Morgan answered. "Do you want to go over there?"
"Sure why not," Garcia said.
JJ's Apartment
JJ was lying on the couch with her head in Reid's lap. Emily was sitting on the other side of Reid with her head on Reid's shoulder. Reid sat between the two women both terrified and intrigued. Reid had finally worked up the nerve to gently stroke JJ's hair when the doorbell rang.
Just my luck Reid thought as JJ go up to answer the door.
JJ looked through the peep hole before opening the door to let Penelope and Derek in.
"Hey guys what's up?" Derek asked.
"Not much," JJ said.
"Hey Morgan. Where's Gideon? " Reid asked, twisting his neck to look at Morgan and Garcia.
"Hey kid. Gideon had some business to take care of back at the office."
"Hey Morgarcia," Emily slurred, looking up and then she put her head back on Reid's shoulder.
"I hope you've hidden her car keys," Garcia, said.
"She's not going anywhere. So Morgan how'd it go with Hayley?" JJ asked.
"Not good," Morgan said, as JJ handed him a beer.
The next morning
The ringing phone woke Gideon up from an unease sleep. Moaning Gideon rolled over to look at the alarm clock 9:00 am he couldn't remember the last time he had slept that late.
"Hello," Gideon said, groggily, expecting it to be Reid or Morgan or some other member of the team.
"I'm sorry Jason did I wake you up?" Hayley asked. "Jack gets me up at five o'clock every morning so I forget this is still early to some people," Hayley said.
"No no it's fine. Are you and Jack ok?" Gideon asked, his voice full of concern.
"Jacks fine but I wanted to apologize for yesterday I feel terrible about the way I acted," Hayley said.
"There's no need to apologize," Gideon said.
"Yes there is I acted like a real bitch and I feel just awful about it. I know the agency want even let you work on this case emotional involvement and all that," Hayley said.
"Your not a bitch you were just acting like a grieving wife," Gideon said.
"That's still no excuse and please don't start trying to profile me. I can practically hear your brain kicking into profiling mode. I hated it when Aaron did that," Hayley said.
"Hayley."
"Yeah."
"Do you have someone there with you?" Gideon asked.
"Yeah thanks for calling them," Hayley said.
"Your welcome if there's any at all I can do just let me know. Don't be afraid to call any time day or night," Gideon said.
"Jason you were his best friend. You know that right?" Hayley asked, her voice starting to crack.
"I know and he was mine I don't think I ever told him that," Gideon said.
"He knew Jason. Jason can you give me Penelope and Derek's phone numbers so I can apologize to them and please don't tell me I don't have to because I do," Hayley said, cutting off any objections to the contrary.
"Okay but I doubt their home," Gideon said.
"Oh," Hayley said, amusement in her voice.
"I didn't mean that they were together some where I mean they probably are together,"
"Oh really," Hayley cut in sounding even more amused.
" What I'm trying to say is that I think everyone probably ended up crashing at JJ's apartment last night," Gideon said.
" Why didn't you?" Hayley asked.
"Why didn't I what?" Gideon asked.
"Why didn't you go over to JJ's with everybody else?" Hayley asked.
"I just needed to be by myself," Gideon answered.
"You know Aaron mentioned to me one time he thought Derek and Penelope might have a thing going," Hayley said.
"Hotch actually said he thought Morgan and Garcia "have a thing going," Gideon asked, amused.
"You know what I mean. So do they have a little romance going?" Hayley asked.
"Honestly I'm not sure I've never looked to hard. But as long as what ever they have doesn't interfere with their job performance it's none of my bussniess," Gideon said.
"That's exactly what Aaron said when I asked him. Oh God Gideon what I'm I going to do with out him?" Hayley asked.
" We'll all figure it out together," Gideon said.
"Jason do you think you can round up the team and bring them over here? Aarons mother Cindy would like to meet all of you," Hayley said.
"Hayley are you going to be okay with us coming over?" Gideon asked.
"I'll be fine and if I fall apart again just slap me. Besides Sean's here now and he's the one who reminded me last night of something very important that I had forgotten," Hayley said.
" What's that?" Gideon asked.
"That I'm not the only one who lost someone. Jack lost his daddy, Sean lost his brother, Cindy lost her son, and the team lost a leader and hopefully a friend," Hayley said, her voice shaking.
"We'll be over as soon as we can," Gideon said.
"Alright see you soon. Oh and Jason tell Penelope that Jack loves her presents," Hayley said.
"I will," Gideon said, hanging up the phone.
Gideon rolled out of the bed and headed for the shower.
Forty-five minutes later Gideon was showered ,shaved, and dressed. Before leaving Gideon stoped to eat a bowel of cereal and drink a cup of orange juice.
JJ's apartment
Sometime during the night Emily had shifted position and was lying curled up in a fetal position on the couch. JJ was asleep with her head in Reid's lap clutching his hand. Reid was asleep sitting up between the two women with his head leaning back against the couch and his mouth hanging open. A line of drool was running down his chin. Penelope was stretched out asleep on the love seat and Derek was asleep in the lounge chair when all of a sudden the room was flooded with light.
"Uhh," JJ moaned.
"What time is it?" Morgan asked.
"It's almost noon," Gideon said.
"Gideon how'd you get in here?" JJ asked.
"I used your spare key," Gideon said.
"I don't have a spare key," JJ said.
"Okay I picked the lock," Gideon said.
"What is that smell? It's making me sick," Emily said.
"It smells like sausage biscuits ," Garcia said.
"Someone should wake Reid up," Gideon said.
"I got it," JJ said, shaking Reid's shoulder
"Uhh," Reid said, sitting up and looking around.
"Reid," Morgan said, making wiping motions across his chin.
"Uh," Reid said, groggily.
"Wipe your chin Romeo," Emily said, looking at him through half lidded eyes.
Turning red Reid wiped his chin.
"Alright everyone up get some food in you stomachs then go home and wash up. Hayley wants us all over at her house Hotch's mom wants to meet us," Gideon said.
"Why does she want to yell at us too?" Garcia asked.
"That's not fair," Gideon said.
"I know I'm sorry. But it made me feel better," Garcia said.
"Garcia, Hayley wanted me to tell you and Morgan she was sorry about the way she acted yesterday, and that Jack loved his presents," Gideon said.
"My head is pounding," Reid said, holding his head.
"Come on I have some aspirin in the cabinet," JJ said, to Reid.
Everyone but Emily got up and shuffled to the counter where Gideon had sat biscuits and coffee.
"Come on Prentiss," Gideon said.
"If I eat I'm going to throw up," Emily said.
"Honestly I'm surprised you didn't die of alcohol poisoning," Morgan said, before taking a small bite of biscuit.
"I didn't get that drunk," Emily said, from the couch.
"Sunshine someone could get drunk just smelling your breath," Garcia said.
Gideon picked up a biscuit and walked over to the couch.
"You really need to try to eat something," Gideon said, holding out the biscuit.
"No thank you I just want to sleep," Emily said, turning over.
"And brush your teeth," Gideon said, under his breath.
After thirty minutes of picking at their biscuits and drinking coffee everyone was ready to leave.
"Lets meet at the store on the corner of Hotch's street so we can all go together and don't all come in and six different times," Gideon said.
"I'm going to be late I've got something very important I've got to do first," Emily said.
"Can't it wait?" Gideon asked.
"No," Emily answered.
"Do what you have to do," Gideon said.
"I will trust me," Emily said, determination in her voice.
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