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Chapter 3

Emily caught Derek smile as he put the grilled shrimp in his mouth, "I told you my aunt was a good cook…" She whispered into his ear, and he felt shivers running down his spines as he felt her hot breath on his ears. She didn't know that she had an effect on him.

He had grown to love Emily since the day she walked into the BAU room. He thought it was just some silly crush that he would get over after some time, but it grew into something a lot more.

Dinner was perfect, Emily was right; her Aunt Lucy is a wonderful cook. The relaxing sound of the waves crashing on the shore, the smell of the ocean mixed with the aroma of dinner was like the icing on the cake.

They were out on the deck; Lucy was busy by the grill serving everyone until Samantha made her sit down. "So Emily," Lucy started, "How did you two meet?"

They were caught off guard; they haven't talked about the details of their relationship. "Erm… we met about 3 years ago…" Well, that's the truth, Emily thought.

"You've been together that long!" Michael interrupted.

"No, we are colleagues actually; I met Emily when she first joined the team." Morgan said easily.

"Yeah, we became good friends and then it just happened." Emily said quickly, hoping that none of her family will notice anything wrong. She didn't think they would, most of it is true.

"You're a FBI agent as well?" Sophie looked at Morgan.

He nodded, "So how long have you been together?" Luke asked.

"6 months" Morgan answered the first thing that came to his mind.

"Then when are you getting married? You know you guys are not young anymore." Charlie said.

They almost choked on their food, "We want to enjoy dating for a little while more…" Emily replied as soon as she regained her composure.

Morgan held Emily's hand and gently rubs his thumb across her palm, silently thanking her for her quick thinking. Emily felt Goosebumps on her arm almost immediately.

"Don't take too long, I may not be there to walk you down the isle." Luke joked.

"Dad, that's crazy, you're gonna live till a hundred."

"Oh, I hope not." Everyone laughed.

"Get married quickly and have children. You two would make beautiful babies." Lucy gushed. Emily and Morgan feigned a smiled and felt their face turn red.

After dinner, Emily and Derek decided to talk a walk down by the beach to get away from her family. "That was close." Morgan murmured.

"Yeah" She looked at the dark sky, it was a moonless night, but the stars were shinning. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the sound of the ocean and the sea breeze on her face.

Morgan looked at her, he never seen Emily this relaxed, a smile illuminated her face. "What?" She caught him staring.

"Nothing" He shook his head.

"Liar, I caught you staring" She prodded, "What is it?"

"I'm just really glad I came with you" Emily raised her brows, "Serious, I'm enjoying myself."

"I'm glad you came too…" They slipped into a comfortable silence, enjoying the serenity of the environment.

As they continued their stroll down the beach, Emily felt Morgan's shoulder brushed against hers, then his hand. Soon their fingers intertwined as they slowly made their way back to the house, still without any exchange of words.

A few meters away from the house, Emily stopped and looked at Morgan, "What does this means?" She needed to know his intensions. He was a player that is fact, she needed to know if he was serious or he was just interested in a fling. She was not about to get her heart broken.

Derek looked Emily in the eye and said softly, "I really like you and I know you feel the same way, if not you would have shot me when I held your hand. Give me a chance; I believe this can grow into something really great."

"I don't know…" Emily averted her gaze, "There are rules about agents..."

"Rules are just a string of words; it's nothing but sentences. Do you really want to give up what we can have together because of some words?" He pleaded, "Give me a chance. I'm serious about you."

Emily took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay."

"Okay?" Morgan smiled.

She smiled, "Okay, let's screw the rules. Never liked 'em anyway."

Morgan's smile got even bigger and of course it made her smile. She felt a hand reach up and cup her cheek. She leaned into it and closed her eyes.

"Ouch!" Morgan winched as a volley ball collided with his back, spoiling the moment.

"Who plays volley ball at night?" Emily thought angrily. A teenager ran up to them, picked up the ball and apologised before running back to her friends. "You okay?" Emily asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Morgan said rubbing his back.

"Let's go back, it's late."

Sorry, I know it's short but I hope you enjoyed it!