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. Alright this was another chapter I was looking forward to writing. It contains part one of both Reid and Des's first date and Morgan and Garcia's movie night. So I hope you enjoy today's second chapter as well as what is left of the story. Which looks to be about three chapters at this point.
Chapter 17: Let Them Look
Morgan's apartment…
As Des unlocked the door to her brother's apartment they could hear the excited barks of Clooney coming from inside.
"Someone's excited to see you," Des remarked as she pushed the door open and stepped aside so that her brother could get through.
"Yeah I'm happy to see him too," Morgan said as he walked inside only to have his dog paw at him.
"He's gotten so big," Des observed remembering the last time she'd seen him he'd still been a puppy.
"Yeah well that's only because Garcia spoils him when I'm not around." Morgan said as he rubbed the dog's head.
"Yeah and I'm supposed to believe you don't spoil him at all, right," Was Des's reply as she shut the door.
"If you know what's good for you, you will," Morgan quipped sighing as he sat down on his couch.
Des shook her head as she went to put her bags in his guest room. A few minutes later she came back and said, "Do you need anything before I get in the shower?"
"I'm good, go get ready for your date," Morgan answered as Clooney settled down in his favorite spot on the couch next to his owner.
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It was nearly six before his sister emerged wearing a simple black dress that stopped just below her knees.
"What do you think," She asked with a nervous smile.
"Which answer do you want," Morgan asked in response.
"Umm… how about any answer but the overprotective big brother one," Des replied.
Morgan then nodded, "Then I think he's going to have his hands full fighting off all the men that will be gawking at you tonight."
"Thank you," Des said knowing that was her brother's way of saying she looked beautiful.
He nodded and a familiar silence fell over them until there was a knock on the door around 6:30pm.
"Don't stay out to late," Morgan said as he watched his little sister gather up her purse and jacket.
Des nodded and said, "Don't wait up," As she headed out the door.
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"You, uh… you look beautiful," Reid stammered seconds after she shut the door.
Des smiled sweetly before replying, "You clean up pretty good yourself Spence."
Reid smiled as he nervously took her hand and led her to his car outside. Thanks to Emily, dressed in black pants and a green-striped dress shirt, he looked less like the geek he was and more like a guy that stood a chance with a woman like Desiree Morgan.
As they got into his car Garcia pulled up and Des couldn't help but smile at the fact that her brother wasn't going to be alone tonight after all.
With that in mind she tried to relax as Reid drove off to the destination of their date.
A few minutes later…
Garcia smiled to herself as she let herself into Morgan's apartment, using the key he'd given her along time ago.
"You could have knocked," Morgan said as he walked over and took a bag out of her hands.
"Don't be silly, you're still supposed to be taking it easy handsome," Was Garcia's response as she set the rest of the Chinese, a six-pack of beer, and bag of movies down.
Handing him a beer she ordered him to sit down before she joined him on the couch a few minutes later.
"So the lovebirds looked awfully cute tonight," Garcia said once she settled down next to him.
"I wouldn't know about him, I guess she didn't want to risk me scaring Reid or something." Morgan replied before stealing a bite of food from her.
Garcia just smiled and shook here head before proceeding to feed him another piece of sesame chicken herself.
Morgan smiled and looked her adoringly as he took the chopsticks from her and proceeded to feed her a piece.
Meanwhile across town…
"What's going on in that big head of yours," Des finally asked a few minutes after they were seated.
The restaurant itself was beautiful, a piano was being played in the background, and the main source of light was the candles in the center of their table.
"Everyone here is wondering what a girl like you is doing with a guy like me," Reid finally said as he set his menu down.
"Yeah well that's because they're all too stupid to know a great guy when they see one." Des replied quickly before reaching across the table for his hand, "Let them talk, let them stare, I couldn't care less."
Reid grinned at her and was about to say some, but then the waiter interrupted them.
One hour later back at Morgan's apartment…
Morgan had fallen asleep with his good arm wrapped tightly around her not even halfway into the movie. Nonetheless though Garcia continued to watch the movie snuggled up against her favorite FBI agent. That is until she felt him jerk and mutter a curse as the credits rolled signaling that the movie was over.
Garcia turned when she felt him jerk once again and say no a little louder.
"Derek," She called out as she took the arm he'd had wrapped around her and brought his hand up to her lips.
When that didn't work she called out his name a little louder, before gently shaking him awake.
That seemed to do the trick as his eyes glazed and glassed over with fear snapped open and he almost inaudibly, "Baby girl."
"Shh it's okay, you fell asleep and had a nightmare," She said as she pulled his head down to her shoulder.