Disclaimer: Nope not mine AND I'm not making money either. Sometimes I think it's a tiny bit pathetic, but then I just look at Reid and I feel better.

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At first he had been devastated, broken. The entire team knew something was up with Reid but their persistent questions received no response. Morgan himself had repeatedly caught the younger man looking at him with a hurt but longing look. How the other agents missed that was a mystery to him.

Slowly Reid had gotten back to normal. His fact-blabber on anything under the sun returned and everything seemed to be good again. Sometimes though Morgan felt the small hairs on his arms raise and he knew, that if he looked up from what he was doing he would find a big pair of brown despairing eyes fixed on him.

When Reid had come forward to the team they were all left surprised. Most of the team was surprised by the fact that he was gay. Garcia was surprised that he was gay and hadn't told her. Morgan was surprised that he came out at all, and that everybody else was so taken aback. He had noticed a while after the episode with Carl Buford.

Morgan had frowned when Reid had happily declared to the team that he had gotten a boyfriend. Yes – it was several months after the confession in Reid's apartment, but he was somehow disappointed that Reid had moved on so fast. Morgan had frowned even deeper when he realized what he thinking, quickly pushed the trail of thoughts away, and loudly congratulated his friend.

Garcia's nagging had finally made Reid give up. The curvy redhead watched in silence but with a big smile on her lips as he pulled out his phone and called a person he had on speed-dial. The look on Garcia's face was gleefull but no one had dared interfere when she had slowly made Reid break.

"Hey Albert, it's me."

Garcia grinned when Reid both revealed that the call had been answered and the name of this mystery man.

"Me too..." A small blush crept up his cheeks. Garcia was only kept from squealing by the hand covering her mouth. She looked up to see the excited face of Emily Prentiss beam at their sole gay colleague. "Actually, it's about tonight – there's something I wanted to ask you," Reid continued with a slightly annoyed glance at the women. "Some coworkers asked if I wanted to come out to dinner with them... Yes I know, but Garcia – remember I told you about her? She wouldn't let me off the hook if I didn't call and ask if you wanted to come... Well, she is – but she's also very eager to meet you... Of course it's not a... Does that mean yes?... I'll text you the details." Reid ended the call and turned his attention to Garcia, who by now had her arms raised in silent victory, as Prentiss still held her hand against her mouth.

"He'll come." The muffled squeal erupting from the dark pits of Garcia's mouth was freed when Prentiss rose her own fist in triumph. She was secretly very excited about the whole 'Reid being gay and having a boyfriend'-deal.

She looked at her redhead friend with a big grin. "So, who's coming?" The squeal went silent and the pure joy and excitement in Garcia's face was replaced by sneakiness and a smug smile.

"So, what are we waiting for?" an impatient Rossi wanted to know. He was hungry and wished he had turned down the persistent technical analyst.

"Reid's boyfriend." Garcia put extra emphasis on the last word and bit her lip from excitement. Morgan cocked a brow and looked quizzically at Reid who appeared to be deep in thoughts.

"We're meeting with your boyfriend?" A big grin spread on his face but he found it hard to identify the mangled mess of feelings that started to stir inside of him. Reid's eyes snapped to his face looking annoyed, slightly angry and... a tiny bit hurt?

"You didn't tell them Albert was coming?" He asked and turned to face the giggling Garcia.

"No – I wanted to see the looks on their faces – aren't they priceless?" Prentiss nodded feeling amused and incredibly well entertained.

"His name is Albert?"

"Yes it is. But I'm not telling you his last name before Garcia promises not to do some sort of background-check on him." The look Reid gave his meddling friend didn't leave any doubt about him being completely serious. Garcia nodded hesitantly. "Nodding isn't good enough – swear! On your Babies!"

Garcia gasped and looked at Reid startled for a moment. He was strangely attractive with that serious look in his eyes and who knew that he could be so passionate as to demand her word on something like this. "I swear on my Babies, that I will not do a background search on your boyfriend. Only if you ask me to do it." Morgan smiled to his Baby Girl when she added the last part. You never knew when a little check could come up handy.

Reid narrowed his eyes but decided that it wasn't going to be any better than that.

"Albert Whitaker. He's a stockbroker."

"He's working in downtown Washington?" Rossi inquired finding the conversation interesting but not liking the immature way people handled it.

Reid nodded. "That's why he's a little late. Longer drive." He looked at his phone when it beeped. "That's him," he said as he read the message. "He's here. I'll go out and find him."

Prentiss and Rossi smiled at the eager look on Reid's face as he walked towards the door. Garcia was the picture of pure bliss but Morgan couldn't help but be in a bad mood. This wasn't the relaxed dinner with friends he had expected, and he didn't find the development amusing. He folded and unfolded his napkin while keeping his eyes away from the door. He was hungry and tired and annoyed. A surprised gasp from Prentiss made him look at her. Her eyes were wide with surprise and excitement. He turned slightly in his chair to see what she was looking at.

Reid was walking towards them holding hands with a man he kept looking at with an adoring smile.

He was an attractive man. That much you had to give him. A rather tall black man with a muscular build and a well-kept beard. Prentiss couldn't help but wonder how they had met – she was sure at was an interesting story. She would get Garcia to force the story out of Reid the next day. The lanky man looked a bit nervous but excited and Prentiss felt a small flash of pride that her "little brother" had found a handsome man like that. Although he did look a bit familiar.

"Everybody this is my boyfriend Albert Whitaker, Albert this is everybody." Albert smiled at Reid and held his hand out to Garcia who was closest.

"You must be Penelope Garcia."

"I sure am Hot Stuff. I can't believe you're actually taller than Reid – that boy's taller than a bean stalk on a staircase."

"I like them tall." Reid blushed a bit and leaned slightly towards his boyfriend.

"David Rossi," Rossi interrupted and held his hand out. Albert shook it with a thoughtful look.

"He's the one who wrote all the books," Reid said in a quiet voice.

"Oh! Reid keeps all your books scattered around his apartment." Ooh – didn't know Reid was the messy-type!

"Then you must be Emily Prentiss." Albert held his hand out with a friendly questioning facial expression.

"Exactly – it's a pleasure to meet you Albert."

"Likewise." Albert turned to Morgan. "Aaron Hotchner?"

"Derek Morgan actually. I guess Reid doesn't speak much about me." Morgan grabbed Albert's hand and Prentiss felt her eyes grow wide

Reid was dating a Morgan look-alike! That could only mean... Shit! Why hadn't she noticed this earlier?

"I think me might have mentioned you briefly." Albert looked thoughtful as he took in Morgan's appearance but the agent seemed oblivious to what was now so clear to Prentiss.

She felt the urge to hit herself but fought it to keep the situation sane. Morgan had been in a bad mood for a while but now the temperature just dropped further down. Albert behaved slightly like the other black man. He kept his charming smile but it didn't quite reach his eyes. Reid noticed and talked for roughly the entire meal before excusing himself and his boyfriend immediately after.

Reid being gay suddenly wasn't so fun anymore.

Garcia skipped out of the elevator and down to the bullpen. She was in an excellent mood today! Meeting Reid's boyfriend had been terribly exciting and she hadn't been disappointed at all when the mysterious man turned up.

Pure gorgeousness!

She spotted Reid at his desk with his head halfway buried in a cup of coffee and a stack of papers and decided that he was to share her magnificent mood. And she wanted to know some details about him and Albert being intimate.

"Hellooo there Super Genius." She shot him a big grin and leaned against the edge of his desk. "That was some piece of meat you brought yesterday, but then again – you deserve the best." the look she received was nowhere near the slightly embarrassed but happy blush she expected.

"Next time, no means no." With a cold glare Reid got up and stomped towards the bathrooms.

Yup – something's up with our precious Reid.

What that something is I'll write right away!

Or in a minute...

Oh yeah – let me know if you want to know the entire conversation Reid has with Albert on his cell...