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. So I went to post yesterday and realized that you guys had caught up everything I'd had written and mapped out for this story so far. And so that's why even though I intended to update yesterday I didn't. Instead though I got myself back on track and mapped out most of what's left in this story. I guess that's the good news. Anyways enjoy!
Chapter 13: Monday Morning Conspiracies
Monday Morning BAU Headquarters…
"This is awkward," Emily said to Reid referring to the fact that Morgan wasn't already there.
"You're right it is weird, He'd normally be teasing us about how we spent the weekend right now," Reid agreed.
"Or complaining about the way I make coffee," JJ said walking over with a cup of coffee in hand.
"Hey you've come along way since the first time you made it here," Reid offered in response to her comment.
"You're right about that," JJ said before asking, "So what'd you do besides spend the whole weekend talking to your girlfriend."
"Des is not my girlfriend," Reid argued.
Emily shook her head before asking, "Have you guys kissed?"
Reid nodded.
"And you guys are planning on seeing each other when she flies back with Morgan, right?" JJ added.
Reid nodded again.
"Then she's your girlfriend," Both Emily and JJ exclaimed loudly just as Hotch walked over to them.
"What's going on?" Their boss asked looking almost happy despite being back at work.
"We were talking about how weird it is around here without Morgan," Reid answered.
"Plus Em and I, here," JJ said, "Were trying to get Reid to realize he has a girlfriend now."
"Did it work," Hotch asked.
"Yep," Emily replied with a nod before saying, "You look like you had a pretty good weekend."
"Yeah I spent it listening to my son telling me that "Mighty Morgan" getting kidnapped was not cool," Hotch answered getting a laugh from all of them in response.
"Mighty Morgan, I'm so calling him that the next time I see him," Emily said after letting out another chuckle.
"Yeah and I'll just watch him kill you one handed," Reid replied before turning his attention to the paperwork piled up on his desk.
The rest of them followed suit and attacked the paperwork that had built up over the past week.
Monday morning Morgan family home…
"Shh!" Rebecca said to her twin brother as they snuck in their uncle's room, despite being told to stay out.
"No you, Shh!" Derek said to his sister as he tried to shut the door quietly behind them.
"I'm not asleep," Morgan said startling both three year olds.
"Uncle Derek," They both exclaimed as they climbed on the bed beside him.
"What do you brats, want," Morgan asked teasingly.
"To see if you were okay," They both answered in unison.
"I'm ok," He said as he gave each his niece and nephew a one armed hug.
"Good, cause Mama said the bad guys got you this time," His little niece said.
"Yeah, but Aunt Des, said your friends came in and kicked their butts," His nephew added.
"That's what they get paid to do," Morgan said with a grin before his cell phone rang.
Rebecca quickly moved to answer before her uncle had a chance. "Hi Pen," She greeted.
Morgan smiled as he watched his little niece chat with Garcia for another minute or two before she handed the phone to him.
"I see you've already been woken up, hot stuff," Garcia greeted once he had the phone.
"Yeah well I didn't really sleep good last night anyways," He replied as he watched his niece and nephew trot out of the room.
"Another nightmare," Garcia asked.
"Yeah, same one I've been having," He answered. Even now fully awake he could remember exactly what it was about. All weekend long every time he closed his eyes he was back in that damn cabin. One second he felt Buford's hands touching him; the next second he heard the voice of his kidnappers that his team wasn't coming for him. The nightmare swung back and forth between the two most terrifying moments in his life like a pendulum until he couldn't tell the difference between the two of them.
"You know you can call me if you can't sleep, don't you sweetness," Garcia said in response knowing full well it was useless getting him to talk about the nightmares at this point.
"I know baby girl," He said.
"Good, I'm going let you go for awhile but I'll talk to you later today okay, handsome." Garcia said before hanging up.
Garcia's Bunker…
Garcia couldn't help but smile to herself after Morgan hung up. Yes the night mares worried her but as always just hearing his voice made her smile.
"How many calls is that," She heard a voice ask from the doorway of her office.
"That's only the first one today if you must know," Garcia answered turning in her chair to notice Rossi standing there.
"Can I help you with anything?" She asked once she noticed it was him.
"No I just wanted to check on you because a rumor Morgan told you he was in love with you," Rossi replied.
"Yeah he did why?" Garcia replied not looking him in the eye.
"It's just I for one think it's about time. After all we all knew you guys were in love long before you guys did." Rossi answered as he stepped further into her office.
"Oh should I be worried about how much you guys talk about Morgan and I," Garcia asked.
"Nope I promise I'll tell them to shut up as soon as you get together." Rossi responded with a grin.
"If only it were that simple," Garcia replied wistfully.
"I think it will be easier for you guys than it is for the rest of us and after all my marriages I would know," Rossi offered before going on to say, "He's lucky that he's falling for someone that already understands this world, how the job we do can consume us."
Garcia didn't say a word just listened as he continued. "Garcia, you're not an outsider, He already talks to you. That won't change if guys become more than friends and it won't change if you guys find out later on your better off as friends."
With that he gave her another grin before leaving her alone to mull over what he had just said.
Outside Garcia's office…
"What were you talking to Garcia about," Emily asked who'd been on her way to see if Garcia wanted to eat lunch with her and JJ later.
"Same thing you want to talk to her about at lunch," Rossi said with a grin as he headed towards his own office.