Disclaimer: I do not own this magic pot of gold at the end of the rainbow called Criminal Minds. If I did I'd probably be rich.
AN: This may be an extremely short chapter, but I just wanted to address what Morgan saw after his act of stupidity. Please forgive me for doing that one thing back there that may or may not have been Morgan. However, if he saw a really pretty woman I'd think he'd stop to say hello. Please enjoy the chapter, and hopefully I'll keep my promise when I say the next chapter will be mostly case.
Morgan was occupying himself in Reid's hotel room with a magazine. Reid had flicked on the television and was watching something on the History channel about the apocalypse being on December 12 of 2011. The young genius was pretty invested in it. His long lanky frame was sitting up on the bed with his legs stretched out in front of him- blue and white unmatched socks pocking out from under his loose khaki colored pants. His arms were crossed over his chest while a bit of hair was tucked behind his right ear. Morgan decided Reid was beautiful at that moment- unconventionally beautiful.
Morgan put the magazine down on the table, open to the spot he was reading. The man crossed the room to Reid, whose brow was furrowed in concentration at the documentary. Morgan sat on the side of the bed, placing his hand on Reid's shin. However, no matter how beautiful Reid looked, Morgan could still tell there was something wrong. Just the fact that this wonderful magician had to stare intently at the television to comprehend what was going on told him there were other things happening in Reid's brain. Ever since Morgan saw that mysterious girl down at the diner, Reid had been acting quite strange.
"Hey beautiful," Morgan said in a low voice. His tone was slightly gruff. He added, "Scootch over."
Reid did as he was told. He still had not looked at Morgan- not once. That was not very comforting. Morgan moved onto the bed beside him, putting himself in the same position- sitting on the bed with his legs stretched out in front of him. He placed an arm around Reid and tugged him towards him, but Reid barely complied.
"What's wrong, man?" Morgan inquired, pulling his arm out from around Reid.
Morgan turned to face Reid, whose face was expressionless, except when he moved his chin and lip up a little bit. That was the adorable face he made whenever he was trying to decide what to say.
In the end Reid blatantly lied, and Morgan knew he did when Reid said, "Nothing's wrong. I'm just enjoying my program. I've seen this about three times, it's quite interesting."
This was when Morgan straddled Reid's legs and looked him right in the eye.
Reid looked away.
"C'mon, don't lie to me. I love you, you know that, and I don't like it when you lie to me- or when you're hurting," Morgan told him. He added, "Man, I especially don't like it when you're hurting."
For the first time since the diner, Reid looked up at Morgan's face. Their eyes locked for a moment. Reid felt sadness because he felt as though he was not enough for Morgan. Morgan was the agent that was larger than life- that everyone always wanted. And he was a hero. All Reid was, was the odd man out. And not Morgan was telling him he loved him. All of this was going way to fast. Reid had yet to figure out why exactly Morgan loved him. After the pain of the past few months, Reid knew he loved Morgan more than anything in his body… but how could he believe Morgan when he had always been the player?
"We haven't even been dating a day, and you're telling me you love me?" Reid questioned, narrowing his eyes. Morgan just gave Reid a look that was supposed to mean 'yes'. But Reid would not take that and he said, "Guys like you tell boys like me you love them just to get what you want. How do I really know you love me- especially after how you looked at that girl earlier? You never looked at me that way."
And that all hit Morgan like a ton of bricks building a wall between of them. All Morgan wanted to do was take a sledgehammer to that wall of bricks- take them down one at a time. Morgan had no idea how he could answer Reid's question. They had not even been dating a day and Morgan had gone against Reid's logic. Reid thought he saw through all of Morgan's bull, but really it was not bull at all. Morgan shamelessly loved Reid and did not care anymore who knew it. All those years- the four years he had been making fun of the kid was really a façade because he was scared. Morgan was not scared anymore.
"Kid, you know how I made fun of you the first couple of years you were in the Bureau?" Morgan inquired.
He leaned down and gave Reid a kiss on the lips, then pulled back and waited for Reid's answer.
"Yeah. It wasn't just those couple of years-"
"The point is, it was all a façade. It was all fake. I was makin' fun of you because I was scared. But I'm not scared anymore. That's why I confronted you in the conference room this morning. I didn't want to run anymore and I couldn't watch you be like that sweetheart. I just couldn't do it," Morgan confessed.
Reid surprised Morgan with a kiss.
"I've loved you for years, and I just couldn't tell you," Morgan confessed.
He leaned over Reid, his hands on either side of the boy. They kissed, silently. Their tongues moving in and out of each other's mouths. They switched positions so Morgan was practically laying on top of Reid- the two brushing against each other harmoniously. Morgan moved Reid's hair out of the way. They kissed and melded together, their hearts beating simultaneously. The heat kept rising in the room. Just from a kiss- a beautiful kiss that they hoped would never end.
And then there was a knock at the door.
Morgan ignored it for a couple seconds and kept kissing Reid. However, the knocking was persistent. He got up and opened the door. Standing before him was Jareau, fully clothed in one of her business suits.
"I could only guess what you two have been doing," Jareau smiled.
Morgan turned around. Reid's hair was a mess- sticking up in different places. Their clothes were ruffled. Reid grinned sheepishly.
Jareau said, "We've found another body. We're heading out now."