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Here's another one! I doubt I'll have this story done by the end of 2009 at the Rate I'm going, but who knows? Either way I'm glad everyone seems to be enjoying this story, and I love all of my loyal readers and reviewers. Thanks so much, guys. Happy Holidays, and enjoy!
F is for Family
Most times, when two people should be together, it's the families that know it before either of the people.
So when Morgan starts calling Reid "Pretty Boy", Hotch calls it immediately. He doesn't exactly approve of within-bureau relationships, but he knows better than most that you can't control who you fall for.
When Reid and Morgan star carpooling to and from work together, and Reid sits comfortably in Morgan's car, as if he's done it a hundred times before, JJ knows something's up with them, and just smiles, watching the romance take it's course.
Rossi realizes, against his will, that something's up when Morgan drops a cup of coffee on Reid's desk, and for once, Reid doesn't need to add extra sugar or cream in it; Morgan managed to get Reid's coffee right on the first o, something none of them had ever been able to do.
Emily notices when Reid starts spouting off statistics, and Morgan stops looking amused at the random outbursts. Now when a random statistic about the amount of Alligator attacks there are each year, or a fact on how many people will have more than three cavities by the time they are eleven, Morgan doesn't look amused or exasperated. No, now he just looks at the young agent almost fondly, as if he's used to hearing all these facts, and almost as if he likes listening to them.
Garcia swears that she has known all along that her two favorite boys were head-over-heels in love with each other, but really starts to take notice when Morgan's ruffling Reid's hair a few more times than usual, and Reid's actually leaning into the touch slightly. In fact, she not only notices, but makes a betting pool with the rest of the team about how long it'll be before that actually get together. JJ goes for immediately after either one of them is in a dangerous situation, Hotch begrudgingly bets three weeks, Rossi refuses to become a part of it, and Emily goes for two weeks.
Morgan doesn't realize that there's something between himself and Spencer until about a week after all the others start noticing. They'd all been out for drinks after a case and Reid's pretty drunk, thanks to the others coaxing him into getting something other than the glass of Coca Cola he usually gets. The genius's hand lands on his for a few moments, and it doesn't seem that anyone notices, so Morgan doesn't bother moving his hand, no big deal. It becomes a slightly larger deal to him a few moments later when he realizes that he actually likes the feel of Reid's hand on his own, and it scares him,
Reid realizes it a few days after Morgan that there's something special brewing that wasn't there before. They're on the plane back from a case, and he and Morgan had been chatting on and off for a while, before Morgan drifts off to sleep. Reid eventually does the same, and when he wakes up hours later, he realizes that he'd slept on Morgan's shoulder the whole time, which in itself is odd, because Reid has trouble falling asleep in his own bed, let alone leaning on someone else. It strikes him as odd again when he is forced to accept that it was one of the most restful naps he's had in a very, very long time.
They both announce their new relationship to the team three weeks and two days after the team begins to notice. Neither of them understand why Emily and JJ groan and both pass off some money to Hotch, who in turn smiles, actually smiles, at the new couple, offering his blessings, but neither of them care too much. Both Morgan and Spencer are just happy to be accepted by everyone, and spend the rest of the work day having a small celebration with their "Family".