Gotta Be With You
Morgan and Garcia
Note- PDA stands for Public Displays of Affection.
Chapter 5
September 2007
Another five days went by with Derek having to be out of town on a child abduction case. The case frayed his nerves as he feared for the safety and well being of the children who had been snatched.
Penelope kept his spirits up by talking as dirty to him as she could manage whenever he called. He would immediately lighten up and feel renewed to forge forward through another few hours more of work. Finally the kids were rescued and the unsub arrested. The team happened to also find the two older children, now teens, who were kidnaped eight years before by the same unsub.
When the jet touched down Derek called Penelope and they decided to meet at a diner near their job. Hotch had told the team they could head home and do their paperwork when they returned from two days off. When Derek walked into the diner he looked around and spotted Penelope sitting at a booth.
For a long moment he stood there just staring at her, as she was staring out the window, her hands wrapped around a mug that rested on the table. He had always found her beautiful but since they kissed he was mesmerized by her. There wasn't a day he had known her when he didn't spend more time then he should staring at her but now he could happily dedicate himself to only staring at her all day and night.
A waitress asked him if he was a party of one and that's when he shook himself out of his thoughts. Motioning toward Penelope he murmured "My girl is already here," and then headed over to her booth. "Hey, sweetness."
Startling slightly she turned and looked up at him. Her eyes twinkled with mischief. "The rumors are true. Gods do walk among us and, look, I have one all of my own."
Derek slid into the booth on the same side of Penelope, which surprised her.
Chuckling she asked "Are we really those people?"
The type of couple who sit together on the same side of the booth, call each other pet names and feed each other their food- making any person who is not in love that sees them feel sick with jealousy. They were so those type of people.
"Hush," he murmured, as he cupped the back of her neck. Rubbing his thumb back and forth he took pleasure in finally being able to touch her again. "We got two days off, Garcia. Know how I wanna spend it all?" Before she could answer he leaned forward and nipped at her bottom lip. "Forty eight hours is not nearly enough time."
Raising his other hand to hold her cheek he teased her mouth with short, soft kisses. Her hands rose to caress his face. The feel of her gentle, smooth fingers on his stubbly cheeks dragged him deeper into the sensuality of the moment as he ran his tongue along the seam of her mouth, eager to be granted access to the warm, wet recesses, to plunge his tongue inside and lavish her mouth with the kind of devotion he had been waiting days to show her.
Just then a waitress came over "Evening. Don't you two make the cutest couple? You must have just started dating and that's why you can't keep your hands off each other. Honey, I'd grab him tight and never let him get away, if I was you and twenty years younger."
Biting back a groan Derek reluctantly eased away from Penelope. Looking down at her he saw that her eyes were heavy with lust. She licked at her lips. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat as he tried to ignore the tightness in his jeans.
Turning to the waitress he smiled at her and ordered a drink before saying "We'll need a minute to check out the menu."
"Take your time, hon. You know I remember when I met my Harvey. I couldn't see anyone else but him either. I didn't even care if I ate, slept, or went to work. So I don't blame you a bit if all you can see is your date. You two haven't been dating long, have you? I can tell these things."
Derek said "I'm still trying to talk this hard head into wanting to date me. Can you believe its been three years and I still can't get a yes out of her?"
"Looks like she's coming around," the waitress teased before adding "I'll be right back with those drinks."
Derek felt Penelope lay her face against his shoulder. He looked at her and saw that she was bright red. He chuckled. "Sweetheart-"
"Don't sweetheart me! I'm not a PDA sort of woman, Derek Morgan, and you keep kissing me when strangers are around. Strangers who comment!"
He did his best to press his lips together so he wouldn't smile. "I'd tell you that I'll stop but I don't want to lie to you. I can do my best to try to keep myself in check but I'm pretty sure you're too much to resist."
"Hmpf!"
Derek smiled a little, leaned over and nuzzled her nose. "Baby girl, lets not fight. I'll behave and put my lips in park for now. Promise."
Melting at his words she gave him a very, super short, tender kiss and then her eyes fluttered back open and she stared into his. "You know I don't like being exposed. Lets get out of here so we don't have an audience anymore."
"Mmmm, sounds good to me but," he waggled his head at her while giving her huge eyes "I thought we're supposed to have a talk."
Scrunching her nose at him in the cutest way she said "Okay, you start. What are you thinking right now about us making out repeatedly in public places?"
"I walked right into that one, huh?"
"Mmm-hmm." Her eyes searched his.
Derek was hit with a wave of nervousness, the likes of which only Penelope could bring on in him. Speaking really fast he said "I think it really feels right. What do you think?"
A moment passed before she said "It does feel right but I don't want to mess up our friendship."
"Hey," he said, tenderly, wrapping his arm around her shoulder "our friendship will be just fine. Do not stress about that because you could never lose me as your friend. I'm staying right here in my spot for life, no matter what goes down. Friends first, last and always, okay, baby girl?"
She nodded, her eyes filling with trust for him and he knew right then and there they were definitely going to sleep together, if not tonight then soon. His whole body flooded with heat at that thought.
Penelope leaned over and whispered in his ear "For three years I told myself it was just fine with me if I never got my hands on your chocolate God body...I lied. I want you so uber much that I can barely think straight right now."
He eased back and stared down into her eyes that were shimmering with lust. It was all he could do to not capture her lips in another deep, wet, dripping with longing kiss. Her scent filled his nose. She was pressed against his side. His eyes raked over her glowing face, and the way her dress clung to her body. He thought he wanted her bad that night at the bar but now it was so much more visceral. He was nearly shaking with want for her.
Swallowing hard Derek said "For three years I told myself I was cool with you dating other guys...I lied." He raised his other hand and placed it on the window sill behind her, trapping her there. "I don't want you to even realize that there are other men in this world, you feel me? You...Ms. Penelope Garcia...need to only have eyes only for me."
The waitress came back with Derek's drink. He asked her for the check. She smirked at them and commented again about how they were an adorable couple. She left the check for them.
Derek looked at Penelope. "Will you come home with me and stay till we go back to work?"
"Two whole days," she purred "I'm not sure my heart can take that much ravishing."
Leaning over he brushed his mouth against her ear "Silly girl, say yes and you won't ever regret it."
Picking up his head she slowly traced letters against his palm: y-e-s.