Title: Learning the Hard Way.

Pairings: Primarily team centric, but will eventually be Morgan/Garcia

Summary: Morgan is forced to trust that his team will be the ones to rescue him this time, not the other way around, when he is unexpectedly kidnapped out of the blue. Will the team find him before too much damage is done?

A/N: Thank you once again for the reviews, alerts and what not. I plan on trying to have another update posted later today. However if I don't get to it will more than likely be Monday before there is an update since I have a pretty busy weekend ahead of me.

Chapter 6: We Are Family

Wednesday afternoon Morgan family home…

Fran Morgan sat back and watched the scenes in the living room quietly. Her son meant the world to everyone in this room and to the ones that had gone to rescue him as well. It warmed her heart to know that, to know that even though he wasn't with her and the girls in Chicago as much as he would like that he was still with family.

Sarah her oldest sat beside her and watched her twins as they sat on Penelope's lap. Their curious three year old eyes glued to what she was doing on her lap not. Her youngest, Des, meanwhile was still asleep next Dr. Reid, whose eyes were closed as well.

JJ meanwhile had walked into the kitchen a couple of minutes ago when her cell had rang. Smiling she hung up and made her way back, crouching beside Morgan's mom and oldest sister saying, "That was Hotch. They found him."

The two eldest Morgan women smiled in relief before Sarah asked, "How is he? Did he say?"

"He didn't say much, just that he looked pretty beat up and that he passed out right before the paramedics arrived." JJ answered before going on to say, "They're airlifting him to Chicago as we speak so I'm going to call the hospital here in a bit and see if I can find out more."

"Thank you," Fran said as she took the blonde's hand in hers.

JJ nodded before going over to whisper the news to Garcia.

Garcia smiled her first real smile since this whole ordeal had begun at the news before taking one of little Rebecca's stuffed animals and throwing at the couple asleep on the couch. "Hey lovebirds," She shouted just as hit them.

Everyone in the room laughed when both Reid and Des shot awake.

"What?" They called out in unison.

"They found him," JJ said with a grin.

"So when's everyone going to be here?" Des asked next relieved that they had found her brother.

"Uh Hotch and them should be landing by 3pm. As for your brother I'm going to the hospital a call and see what I can find out," JJ answered.

Des nodded in response before offering to pick Hotch and them up. With that decided she went off to change real quick.

45 minutes later…

"Alright," JJ said to everyone except for Des who had just left for the airport. "The hospital said Morgan should be arriving their about three as well. However they'll be taking him directly to surgery."

"Surgery," Fran interrupted with concern, "What kind of surgery?"

"Umm he's a got punctured lung due to all the blows he took to his ribs and his left shoulder suffered a lot of damage. That was all they really knew at the moment." JJ answered.

Fran nodded; relieved to know it wasn't as bad as she had originally thought when she'd heard the word surgery. Still it sounded like they had done quite a bit of damage to her son.

"So here's what I'm thinking," JJ said next. "He's going to be in surgery for at least a few hours after he arrives. Therefore it really doesn't make any since for us all to head directly to the hospital once Hotch and them arrive."

Fran nodded waiting here was bad enough, but waiting in the hospital would be even more nerve wracking.

"What I suggest is that we wait until after dinner to head to the hospital. Not only will it give Hotch and them some time to relax but we should know more by then as well."

"Alright then, that sounds good to me," Fran replied as her mind quickly began to think about what to fix for dinner.

"You don't need to go to too much trouble," Reid said sensing what Morgan's mom was thinking.

"Nonsense," The woman argued with a shake of her head, "You guys deserve a good meal at the very least for rescuing my son."

"Don't argue with her," Sarah advised with a smile as she scooped up both of her now asleep kids. "She's more stubborn than all three of us kids put together."

With that she went off to lay her kids down in another room; meanwhile Reid nodded and picked up the book he'd reading earlier.

After a bit JJ sat down on the couch next to Reid and interrupted his reading once again by asking, "So you like Des don't you?"

"What, of course I do," Reid stammered before quickly adding, "But not that way."

"Oh come on," JJ scoffed, "Besides I don't think Morgan would mind."

Reid shook his head, "No you're wrong he would mind. I doubt he thinks anyone's good enough for her."

"That's only because she doesn't have the best taste in men," Sarah spoke up upon her return, "You would definitely be an improvement."

"Besides, Spence she definitely likes you," Garcia added with a grin.

"You really think so?" the young man asked before returning his attention back to his book.

1 hour later…

"I'm back," they then heard the voice of the woman they'd been talking about earlier as Des walked through the front door with Hotch, Emily, and Rossi in tow.

Garcia was the first one to jump and greet them, giving them each a hug she silently thanked them for getting her chocolate Adonis out of there."

Next JJ walked over and told Hotch what the hospital had told her, "We're going to wait until after dinner to head over there."

Hotch nodded as he sat down in a nearby chair; Rossi followed suit. Emily meanwhile had Des lead her to the nearest shower. It sounded a good plan to them.