Title: Rock Solid
Author: Sami Marie
Genre: Friendship/Romance/Drama
Rating: PG-13
Pairings; Morgan/Garcia
Summary: Morgan is there for Garcia in the aftermath of Kevin's unexpected death and when she finds out that she is pregnant. Secretly in love with her he offers to be a father to the baby. Stay tuned to see how this will all unfold.
A/N: Wow I honestly wasn't expecting the response I got for the first chapter. However I'm really glad you all seem to like the idea for this story. Anyways the goal for me is to try and post a chapter each day; that might not always be the case though because this story isn't coming to me as fast as my two others did.
Chapter 2:
Morgan had just finished a phone consultation when he saw Garcia and JJ getting off the elevator. "Is everything alright," He asked as he quickly made his way over to them.
Garcia nodded as she leaned into his hug. "I'm fine," She whispered, "So is the baby."
"Good to hear," He said back as he pulled away. Turning to JJ he asked, "How's motherhood these days?"
"It's great," JJ answered as little Henry wiggled in her arms, "Garcia, here wants to go ahead and tell everyone now."
"You sure about this," Morgan questioned.
"Yeah I am, their family so they deserve to know," Garcia answered with a small smile,
Morgan nodded and proceeded to walk with Garcia back to the bullpen; JJ meanwhile went to drag Hotch and Rossi out their offices.
Moments later they joined the rest of the group and Morgan gave her shoulders a gentle squeeze before Garcia proceeded to tell the rest of the team her news.
That certainly explains a lot. Emily thought to herself as Garcia spoke. Yep… that could definitely explain why Morgan was so adamant about not telling her how he really felt. Emily then smiled before stepping forward to give Garcia a hug. "This one's going to come out knowing everything there is to know about computers," She whispered.
"If it's anything like me or Kevin then you are right it definitely will," Garcia whispered back.
Reid was next to offer a bittersweet congratulations followed by Rossi and lastly the leader of the team, Hotch.
Once the congratulations were over Morgan glanced at Garcia, who nodded at him to go ahead. Clearing his throat he said, "As long as we're announcing things here I have one of my own. I umm… I've offered to help Garcia raise the baby."
Emily and company a bit shocked by that news offered no comment; instead they watched Morgan walk both Garcia and JJ out of the bullpen.
"Go home and get some rest alright, baby girl,' Morgan ordered softly once they reached the elevator.
"Alright," Garcia agreed only because to her surprise she was feeling pretty tired.
"Good," Morgan replied, "I'll grab some dinner after work."
She nodded once again and then she and JJ were gone.
As he made his way back tot the bullpen he saw Rossi gesturing him over and with a nod he made his way over to the eldest member of the team, "Yeah," He asked.
"Are you sure about this," Rossi asked cutting right to the chase.
Morgan nodded, "Look last night she was terrified, didn't think she could do this on her own. What was I supposed to do?"
Rossi nodded before going onto say, "I just wanted to make sure you know what you're getting yourself into."
"I do," Morgan answered quickly.
"Alright," Rossi replied before going on to say, "I get it Morgan, I really do. All of us would do anything for her. The question is whether or not you're doing because like us you love her or because you're in love with her."
Just like he'd said to Emily earlier Morgan's reply to that remark was curt and simple, "That doesn't matter right now."
Rather than arguing with him about that like Emily, Rossi didn't push the subject any further; instead the two men just went back to work. That didn't mean he agreed with Morgan however. In fact to be honest if you asked him it did matter and Morgan was fooling him if he thought otherwise.
Later that evening…
Morgan brooded until at last work was over for the day. Garcia meanwhile had curled up on her couch as soon as she'd gotten home and had sent JJ on her way just before falling asleep.
"Hey baby girl," Morgan called out as he let himself into her apartment with dinner in hand.
"Hey handsome," She greeted back with her eye only half-open.
He smiled before saying, "I hope Chinese sits well with you."
"Give it here I'm famished," Was her reply as she sat up and reached for the food.
"Alright," Morgan replied before handing the food over to her.
He then sat down and for the several minutes the two of them ate in silence neither saying a word until they were both full.
"Dr. Lewis says I've been really lucky so far," Garcia remarked once she was finished eating.
"Oh how so," Morgan asked.
"I haven't really had a lot of morning sickness," Garcia answered, "Other than what I thought was just the flu last month. Of course I now know that it wasn't that."
"Yeah you are lucky,' Morgan replied, "Sarah was absolutely miserable according to Mom."
"Yeah I remember you saying that," Garcia replied.
"Then again she's got two now," Morgan added, "So apparently she wasn't that miserable."
Garcia smiled at that remark before saying, "Well if she's anything like your mom then she was meant to be a mother."
"Yeah she got the best of both our parents," Morgan agreed, "Desiree on the other hand is something else entirely."
"Then theirs you all completely wonderful,' Garcia teased with a grin.
Morgan grinned back before saying, "I'm betting the only one who will agree with you on that is my mom. My sisters on the other hand would have no problem telling you what a brat I was and still am in their opinion."
Garcia shook her head, "All siblings are like that."
"That they are," Morgan agreed, "Besides I've got just as much dirt on them as they have on me if not more."
With that he stood up and grabbed the empty take-out containers so that he could throw them away. Once that was done he sat back down on the couch and wrapped an arm around her when she snuggled up against him.
"You comfortable," He asked a few minutes later,
She nodded and that's pretty much how they spent the rest of the evening.