Chapter two
"Hey Garcia!" Emily shouted as she hurried to catch up to the bubbly blonde who had nearly reached her office.
"Yep" Garcia wondered half heartedly. She had just been chewed out by Thompson for no apparent reason and wasn't feeling up to the usual jokes and playful banter.
"Where is everyone? I come in a little late and everyone decides to take the day off or what?" Emily had checked three offices and the bullpen with no success.
"JJ's helping Finwells team and I don't know where Rossi is, Hotch and Reid are discussing arsonists' techniques with the local fire department and boys in blue." Garcia offered going into her office, she was really feeling the teams absence.
"And Morgan?" Emily followed closing the door, everything else sounded about right but Morgan not working was hard to believe, the man lived to work.
"Took the morning off for a doctors appointment. He'll be in right after lunch." Now would probably be a good time to upload some of those files she had been given but honestly the day was bad enough already, why add to it.
"Is he sick?" Emily pulled a chair up to sit next to Garcia, it wasn't like she had anything else to do at the moment.
"Nope just one of those yearly things." God she was bored.
"That's boring."
"Tell me about it." Not even her little troll was keeping her entertained.
"No offence to Reid but Morgan was a ton more interesting before they got married." Emily mused having realized that the boys really were an old married couple.
"Naw, he was just more mysterious. Now that you know he's going home to Reid everynight the player charm has vanished." Garcia laughed making her troll disappear after its little inactment of a partying Morgan.
"The charms still there. I guess its the wonder that's gone, but it's good he's done with the partying and what not. At least he got the newlywed fun while that lasted." Emily might have complained about the lack of good men but she doubted she'd marry even if one came along, she wasn't ready for that yet.
"They might not be newlyweds anymore but I don't think that fun went anywhere." Penelope waggled her eyebrows to make sure Emily got her drift.
"Oh really, and how do you know this?" Emily couldn't help but lean closer, things had been really dull lately and why wouldn't she want to know what was going on with the teams couple.
"Lets just say things are alot more interesting when you show up somewhere uninvited." Garcia could tell her mood was rising along with Emilys.
"You're not saying-"
"All I'm saying is I don't think Morgan has stopped with the parties, I just think they've become more private." Garcia wasn't going to say anymore, she had promised.
"Oh no, you're not getting off that easy. I'm not going anywhere until I get some details." Reid always stayed very professional at work and Emily sometimes joked with him that his marriage was more of a business deal than an actual relationship. So now given the chance she wasn't about to let it pass up without squeezing Garcia for everything she would let slip.
"OK" Who was she kidding, the longest she had ever kept a secret was a few days and this one had been killing her for nearly a month. "When I went over there a little while ago the door was unlocked so I just let myself in." Smiling at the memory of one very mad Derek and an adorably embarrassed Spencer she went on, "The sight that greeted me in the livingroom was enough to turn even my face red."
"How'd things go?" Reid asked over his plate. Derek had picked him up from work after his appointment to go to lunch.
"Fine. You know the usual poking and proddin'." Morgan explained waving a fry.
"You got blood drawn?" That was a bit strange for a physical.
"Yep, apparently I'm that old now."
"So when do you get the results?"
"They said they'd phone by Friday but I told them not to bother since I'd be down at the hospital with you. After we see what your doctor says we'll go get the results." He hurriedly finished the last of his sandwich, Hotch wouldn't be happy if they took a late lunch on top of him taking the morning off.
"You ready to go?" Reid grabbed his bag already having stood.
"Yep, you done?" With Spencers nod he got up making his way to the door.
"So what else did your doctor say?"
"I'm healthier than a horse." Morgan bragged as he put a little extra bounce in his step.
"Oh really?" Reid was not buying that.
"UGH... he said the usual Spence." But with the eyebrow lifted in his direction he knew his answer would have to be better than that. "You know. To be careful, watch what I'm eating, and to hold off on the stunts at work." Morgan grumbled.
"Advice I know for a fact you'll be to stubborn to take, but that really does sound like he's taken great consideration of your age." Spencer laughed at Derek as he got into Dereks suburban.
"Like you don't get told the same things." Morgan found himself growing annoyed now, Spencer was openly laughing at him.
"As a matter of fact I don't, but I'm not about to turn fifty either so I wouldn't know." It was so easy to get under his husbands skin now that he had learned all the touchy spots.
"Wow old jokes, real original there kid."
"I thought so." Reid was still laughing as they left the restaurant, Derek playfully shoving him a teasing smile firmly in place, as Spencer returned the gesture he was proud to have finally received himself an audible chuckle. He had always considered himself a serious person but then Derek came along and all that changed. He and Derek joked and jabbed about everything especially each other and he loved every minute of it.
E/N: Thanks for all the attention you have given this story and I know this chapter's a bit short but I promise they'll get longer as I gain a feel for things. Any ideas or thoughts are loved as always!