Disclaimer: I own nothing. The folks over at Criminal Minds said no when I asked if I could own Emily and Derek. Even in my dream!
A/N: Updating this fic after a LONG while. Having a not so good day at work, so need some Emily and Derek to cheer me up!
In the jet, Prentiss sat with JJ and Reid, while Morgan sat behind them, reading a book. Every now and then, he would find her looking at him, especially when JJ and Reid were looking at their cards. He decided that he wanted to have some fun so the next time she looked at him he mimed a kiss and she immediately lowered her gaze. She worked hard on containing the laughter and composing her face before Reid or JJ could get suspicious.
After a few minutes, Prentiss looked up at Morgan again and he mimed kissing and he hugged himself this time. Prentiss gasped audibly and turned beet red and Morgan literally shoved a fist in his mouth to control his laughter.
JJ and Reid looked up when they heard Prentiss gasp. She was red in the face, but it also looked like she was working to control her laughter. JJ gave her a strange look and looked back at her cards. Prentiss looked at Reid guiltily and then burst out laughing. She laughed till she had tears in her eyes and Reid was smiling because he knew it was something that Morgan would have done behind their backs. Hotch looked up to see Prentiss and Reid laughing and JJ looking puzzled. He sighed because he had been woken up from his sleep. Prentiss looked back at him and mouthed "sorry" and he put up a hand to let her know that it didn't matter. He settled back into his chair and looked at Rossi who had the strangest expression on his face.
"Anything wrong?" He asked Rossi in a hushed tone so that only Rossi would hear.
"No. Something's right actually." Rossi said and turned to look out the window with a smile on his face. He was pretty sure something was going on between Reid and Prentiss. He would have never guessed, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was right.
The jet landed and the team made their way back to the headquarters. They needed to finish up the paperwork before going home. The team sat in the bullpen and filed the reports, while cracking jokes and generally having a good time. JJ came by and made Prentiss scooch and filled out her reports on his desk. She didn't want to miss out and she got Morgan to ping Garcia to get there too. Rossi came by to tell Reid that he wouldn't be able to drop him as something had come up and ask if maybe Prentiss would be able to. Reid looked at Prentiss who nodded. She smiled at Reid and Rossi smiled quite smugly. What he didn't realise that Prentiss and Morgan had plans for the evening which would have to be reworked.
Garcia looked at Rossi's smug face and told him that she wanted to visit Kevin so she'd come with him in the elevator. The minute she said that, Rossi knew she was onto something. Eager to have someone plot with him he nodded and the two of them made their way to the elevator.
"Anything funny about that picture?" Morgan asked, when the two of them were out of earshot.
"What?" Reid asked, looking up from his paperwork. JJ smiled and said "Should there be something funny?"
"Well, Garcia hasn't really interacted with Rossi. She wouldn't usually go anywhere with him voluntarily." Morgan said, looking around for confirmation.
"Something's definitely up." Prentiss said. She had finished her reports and she went and sat on Reid's desk to give JJ more space on her desk.
Reid was about to say something when he felt Prentiss's hand press into his shoulder. Garcia was back, looking quite happy. She looked at Reid and Prentiss and mentally kicked herself for not seeing this before. She had always figured that Prentiss was sweet on Morgan. She was usually never wrong, but watching the two of them together, Rossi was obviously right. She was glad that neither of them was hiding it.
"Come on Reid-o. Finish it already. I want to go home. Maybe have a hot bath with candles and wine. Does that sound good to you? It sounds good to me!" Prentiss said, unaware that two sets of eyes were going wide for two very different reasons.
Morgan was so aroused at just the thought of Prentiss naked in a bath that he was grateful he was sitting behind a desk. Garcia couldn't believe that Prentiss was flirting so openly with Reid and Reid was red in the face! It took everything that she had to not jump up and down and squeal in delight. She was ecstatic! She didn't know how to break it to Morgan, because she knew he had a crush on her. She sighed.
"Something wrong Garcia?" Prentiss asked, packing Reid's things for him, while he finished up the reports. She wanted to drop Reid off as soon and possible and go home and wait for Morgan. She hoped he had taken the hint when she told Reid her evening's plans. She wanted a hot bath with candles, wine and a hot man. She had just left that out. She knew Garcia was excited about something, but she knew that she wasn't onto her and Morgan.
"No. Nothing." Garcia said, offering Prentiss and Reid, who was done now, a sickly sweet smile. It scared the both of them.
"Okay, we're out of here. JJ, no offense, but I hope it's at least a week before you call me!" Prentiss said, grabbing her bag as she made her way out.
"Haha! I thought you wanted to come over." JJ said, laughing.
"Oh yeah! Um, well that is the only time you get to call me. That good?" Prentiss said, correcting herself.
"Oh nice. You and JJ plan this elaborate thing and leave me out. I see. That is how things are going down here." Garcia said, mock upset.
"Garcia, you know you're invited! You know you're always invited! Maybe we can have a sleepover!" JJ said, getting excited at the possibility of a girls' night.
Garcia looked at Prentiss and Reid, saw that Prentiss was mildly disappointed and said "Maybe next week? Kevin and I kinda have plans that may take the whole night."
"Yeah sure. But you both have to come over this week for a while." JJ said.
"Definitely. Now I really am going to leave. Bye guys." Prentiss said, and the two of them left.
Once both Prentiss and Reid were out of earshot, Garcia squealed. She jumped up and down and clapped her hands. She was so excited.
"Wow, a little enthusiastic for the weekend are we?" JJ asked, amused. Morgan looked at his best friend stunned. What was she squealing about? And what had she and Rossi discussed?
"No, no.. I have such great news. Trust me JJ, when you find out, you'll squeal too." Garcia said, with barely contained glee.
"What's going on? Garcia! Tell me!" JJ said, starting to feel enthusiastic. The tech's enthusiasm was contagious. Morgan was a little scared.
"Emily is seeing Reid!" Garcia said, with a mile-wide grin.
"What?" Both JJ and Morgan said at the same time.
Garcia told them everything that Rossi had said and added her own interpretations. JJ added that Prentiss had stayed back with Reid when the rest of them had gone back to the police station in New Jersey. She also said that Prentiss had let Reid drive, something that nobody did.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! This is perfect!"Garcia squealed again.
Morgan was shocked. He didn't know how to react. Part of him wanted to shut up and let it be, because this meant that no one suspected him and Prentiss, while another part of him wanted to rant and scream saying that he was the one dating her and not Reid!
A/N – How should Derek react to this? Should he come clean or shut up and we can have fun with this?
