*Chapter Two: Talking to Garcia*

Morgan/Hotch relationship established.

Slash Warning.

I do not own Criminal Minds or the characters therein, although I certainly wish that I did. I am not making any money off of this story either. It's just for a bit of fun.

Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner was not a man prone to nervousness. He was stable, strong, he didn't really do emotions. It was one of the main reasons that his ex-wife had left him and one of the reasons that he wasn't as upset as he probably should have been. So why was he standing outside of the office of Penelope Garcia with sweaty palms and feeling slightly nauseous? Sighing deeply he closed his eyes for a moment before lifting his head to knock.

"Come in oh Fearless Leader!" Garcia called out from within. Hotch sighed again before opening the door and stepping inside.

"How'd you know it was me?" he asked cautiously.

"Cameras Boss Man, they're called cameras," she pointed out. "So-" Garcia turned around in her chair to look at him. "What brings you down to my lair Hotch? Does this have anything to do with why my Chocolate Prince came into work looking like someone had just killed his favorite puppy?" she asked her head tilting to the side as she perused him. When Hotch cleared his throat and looked down nervously she sat up quickly with a look of concern on her face. "Oh No! Not Clooney! Did something happen to Clooney?" she practically yelled in fright.

"No! No! Nothing like that!" Hotch hastily reassured her. "Um…Morgan…Derek…Derek told me last night that he wants us to adopt his friend Vee's baby when it's born," he murmured.

Hotch wasn't prepared for the squealing of his Technical Analyst or the tight hug that she gave him before pulling him down to sit next to her. "That's so great! Derek wants to have a baby with you? My Adonis is finally growing up! So how are you guys going to do it? Are you going to start paying for Vee's doctor bills now? Have you already started the paperwork? Did you come here to ask me to do a background check on her and to find a trusted nanny? I can totally do that!" Garcia's words ran together as she quickly spoke in excitement before turning to face her screen, her eyes filled with happiness as her fingers flew across the keyboard.

"Garcia! Wait!" Hotch panted out, grabbing her arm to stop her. "Don't you think this is weird? I mean, me and Derek trying to raise a newborn? And what about our jobs? And Jack? And why now? Don't you think it's a little strange? I mean, last night when we started talking about it, he pointed out that Jack was my son, not ours. I mean, why would he say that? Do you think he feels like he doesn't have a connection to Jack or something?" he asked, raking his fingers through his hair.

Garcia opened her mouth to answer when the door to her office opened. "Hey Baby Girl, can we talk?" Morgan said as he walked into the room stopping when he noticed Hotch sitting next to her. "Um…nevermind. I'll come back and talk to you later," he said looking at Garcia. "Hotch, there are a few cases that I wanted you to look over. I put them on your desk," he said before swallowing thickly, "I'll um…I'll see you guys later." Turning on his heel he went to walk out the door.

"Are you seriously going to just leave without talking to me Handsome? Hotch was just about to leave," Garcia said pointedly, smiling when Hotch nodded and stood.

"Yeah, I was just leaving. Thanks Garcia. I'll look at those case files when I get to my office Derek," the older man said looking at the younger man in the eyes trying to see his emotions.

"Thanks man," Morgan nodded smiling slightly at him before walking forward to stand before him, "And I'm sorry about last night. I shouldn't have shut you out like that. We don't have to if you don't want to," he said softly looking down at his shoes.

Hotch lifted his chin to look him in the eyes. "It's okay baby. If this is something you want, we can talk about it. Just don't stop talking to me, please?"

Morgan nodded and leaning forward gave his partner a quick kiss before stepping back. "I promise that we'll talk about it." Hotch nodded at the words of promise before leaving the office. Morgan watched him leave with a small smile on his face before sighing and sitting next to a smiling Garcia.

"I want a family with him P. Something where there is some of his, some of mine, but a lot of ours. We have our house, our dog….I just…." He paused and shrugged.

"You just want there to be an our child," Garcia nodded as if she understood completely. "You and Hotch being together is a big thing Derek. For both of you. You, because even though you'd always known that you were bisexual, you've never really had anything resembling a long-term committed relationship and your boss, your best friend, besides me of course, is the one person, the one man that you want to have one with. And Hotch, well, it's a big thing because before you he didn't know that he WAS bisexual and while the whole long-term committed relationship is not new for him, being with a man is, and after what he went through with Hailey, he was focused on being a father to Jack and the boss here, he wasn't looking to have to juggle a relationship with his subordinate, something that could get you both fired, his best friend, a man, as well. This is big. Then you guys move in together, which is a huge commitment and then-"

"And then I tell him that I'm not satisfied with that and that I want a baby-" Morgan groaned, dropping his head into his hands. "What the hell is wrong with me Baby Girl? Why am I trying to screw this up?" he whispered.

"Aww honey, I don't think that you are. I think that you have this side of you, this side that wants the forever-relationship, the house, the kids, the pets, the family vacations. You want those things that you feel like you're not supposed to want because of this image you have, or because you're a man or because of what happened with Carl Bu-" Garcia's words cut off abruptly when Morgan's eyes swung quickly in her direction.

"What? What the hell does Carl Buford have to do with me and Hotch?" he gritted out between clenched teeth.

"Derek, when you told me years ago about what happened you had this look on your face, this look of complete hopelessness and then you looked at me and you said, 'I guess I'll just have to be content with the swarm of faceless men and women huh? Because who'd want to have a family with someone as broken as me?' And it broke my heart Derek, because I knew then. I knew that all you wanted, all you want is to have a family. To be a father, to have someone to protect and love, to have some light in your life to erase all of the darkness that you feel inside. And I knew that you didn't feel like you could have that. Then you and Hotch got together and you saw that opportunity, you started hoping. Why do you think you can't ask for more from life? Like you can't hope? Hotch would give you the moon if you asked him. He loves you so much. He came in here nervous and freaking out because he wanted to know what was going on with you. Talk to him. Tell him that you want kids, plural. Tell him that you love Jack but that you want a house full of kids, that you want a commitment, bigger than you have now. Tell him that you want forever. You've already taken a chance once before, don't be afraid to do it again," Garcia said, leaning forward to wipe away the tears on Morgan's face.

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