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As Morgan gradually began to wake up he opened his eyes only to close them when blinding light flooded his vision. He sighed before sitting up and opening his eyes again. He rubbed his face and neck trying to wake up more and looked around. JJ and Reid were gone and there was a blanket thrown over his shoulders. It was then that he glanced at the clock and noticed it was 11:45 in the morning. 'Did I really sleep that long?' He asked himself. He hadn't slept in that late in months, eight months to be exact. This meant that Reid and JJ knew he came in early this morning and that Hotch probably knows too. He found he really didn't care though.
He looked down at Penelope and smiled slightly. The light from the window was shinning around her and even with the fading bruises and bandages on her face it still made her look like an angel. He lightly touched the golden blonde curls spread out over the pillow and found himself amazed at just how soft they were. He looked up for a minute and saw a piece of paper on the bed side table. It had his name on it so he picked it up read:
Morgan,
We've gone to lunch. Should be back soon. Just so you know, Hotch didn't look too pleased about you sleeping here last night. JJ
He put the note back down and sighed before rubbing his face with his hands. He didn't care if Hotch was mad. All he cared about was his goddess. He leaned down and propped his arms on his knees.
"I love you Penelope." He told her. "And I need you so much. I don't know what I'll do if you don't wake up princess. Since I left I feel…empty, like there's something missing. At first I couldn't figure out what it was, but then I realized it was you. I'm sorry I wasn't there when you needed me and I'm sorry I left in the first place." Morgan said. He sighed and looked down at his hands before standing up and walking over to the window to look out.
Just then he heard a slight moan. It was so faint he wasn't even sure he'd heard it. Morgan spun around, but Garcia hadn't moved. He began to walk back to her side when her head turned to the side.
'I knew it! I knew I hadn't imagined her moving yesterday.' He thought to himself before rushing the rest of the way over to Penelope. The eye that wasn't bandaged was still closed but he could see it moving under her eyelid, as if she was fighting to wake up. He put one hand on the top of her head and the other one on her cheek.
"Come on Penelope. Wake up. Please baby girl wake up." He said trying to encourage her. "You have to wake up baby."
"Morgan." Said Hotch's stern voice from behind him. Morgan didn't even acknowledge him; instead he kept stroking Garcia's cheek and whispering to her.
"Morgan?" Reid asked as he and the others started walking further into the room and stopped at the foot of the bed. Reid was about to say something else when Garcia turned her head away from Morgan and moaned slightly.
"Oh my God!" Emily exclaimed looking as if she'd seen a ghost.
"She's trying to wake up." Reid stated disbelievingly.
"Come on baby girl you can do it." Morgan said still ignoring the others.
The team watched as she turned her head again and her eye began to flutter open slowly. "That's my girl, you're almost there." Morgan said grinning happily. She opened her eye slightly, but immediately shut it and looked away. Just then a couple of nurses came in.
"What's going on? Ms. Garcia's heart rate just jumped." The older one asked.
The team didn't say a word, they just moved so the two nurses could see Garcia.
"Dim the lights." One of the nurses ordered when she saw Garcia.
Once the lights were turned down and the blinds closed Penelope slowly began to open her eye again, but before they could do anything else she started coughing as if the tube down her throat were choking her.
"Penelope?" Morgan said worriedly as she continued to struggle. Rossi grabbed his arm and pulled him back as more nurses and the doctor came in. The next thing he knew the door was being closed in his face.
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