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First Date Nerves
The next morning Morgan woke up to Clooney sitting next to the bed, his tail wagging manically as he watched Morgan get changed into his sweats and a t-shirt before grabbing the lead. Morgan was pushing himself harder this morning, trying to keep his mind from wandering to the woman who occupied his fantasies of late. As his feet came down on the asphalt he tried to push the remenants of the fantasy from his mind, they had only just kissed, now was not the time for him to be thinking of moving it along further...I mean we haven't even gone out properly, he thought to himself as his legs carried him up the steep hill almost effortlessly. As images of his Baby Girl infiltrated his mind again he knew he would never truly get her out of his mind, and that thought brought a smile to his face.
When he made it home he decided a quick stint at the gym would do him some good, get rid of some of the nervous energy inside him as he thought about what him and Garcia would talk about today, because they were going to have to talk, and he'd decided that they might as well eat while doing so, he just had to banish the nerves away for a minute so he could ask her. He knew that with all this nervous energy and slight pent up sexual frustration from his many fantasies about the aforementioned woman he was going to have to work himself extra hard to try to burn some of it up.
Garcia had woken up that morning in a flurry of panic: had that kiss just been another of her fantsies? She wondered in that state between sleeping and waking before she came to fully and rembered it was in fact real. A massive smile adorned her face as she grabbed her clothes and headed to Emily's bathroom to get changed, careful not to wake JJ who was on the pull out bed next to her.
She smiled at herself in the mirror as she remebered the feel of Derek Morgan's lips on hers and the taste of him as they kissed. She couldn't help the shiver of anticipation that shook her body, she couldn't wait to see him again, or even just hear that deliciously seductive voice of his. She washed her face and then attempted to fix her hair a litte before washing and putting on the spare clothes she'd left at Emily's for just such an occasion. This was not an unusual occurence, only usually it wasn't about her, usually she was the one interrrogating the other two. And she smiled as she remembered what, or rather who, had led her to be the object of their interrogations. She was going to have to talk to him about it soon and, she rationalisied, they both had to eat, so why not eat together and discuss at the same time. Maybe that way they could do a little more than discussing afterwards. She had tasted chocolate, and not just any chocolate, chocolate-a-la-Derek Morgan, and she knew she would never get enough of it. Get you're mind out of the gutter Garcia. She admonished herself before heading to the kitchen to get some food in her belly, stopping just short of the door when she heard the familiar whisperings of her friends.
"I can still hear guys. I am be in a slight state of shock but I can actually hear!" Garcia joked as she walked in on her friends, smirking at their slightly guilty expressions.
"Sorry Pen, it's just that we're so hapy that you both finally have your heads out of the sand at the same time." Emily smiled.
"No worries my girlies, just, you know, don't go interrogating Morgan and we'll all be peachy." She smiled at them before continuing. "I'm going to head now, got a conversation to have."
"No problem. What do you have planned Miss Garcia?" JJ asked upon seeing the familiar glint in her friends' eye.
"Just a nice conversation my dears." She said and they could tell that she was nervous.
"It's just Morgan Pen, don't worry about it. He likes you." They encouraged as they walked her out. Smiling at her as she waved, blew them a kiss and headed towards the bar to get her car.
Morgan was working himself as hard as he could, pushing himself to his limits. His breath was coming hard and fast in short gasps as his lungs protested to the hard work. He stopped suddenly, bending over on himself to catch his breath before answering the ringing phone on his belt.
"Hey." He said, his breath coming in short pants.
"Hey Hot Stuff. Who've you been 'exercising' with this morning?" Garcia teased, wondering whether he would sound so breathless after other, more private activities.
"Just Clooney sweetness. Did you make it through the interrogation unscathed?" He asked, a smile evident in his voice.
"Relatively, but you may not be so lucky Handsome."
"Uh-oh. Do I sense an intervention coming?" He asked with a grin. He wasn't worried about Emily and JJ's impending talk. He liked Garcia a lot and knew that no matter what they said it wouldn't change.
"That will most likely be on the horizon Hot Stuff."
"What you up to later Baby Girl?" Morgan asked suddenly, his voice strong and demanding and she shivered at the sound.
"That all depends on you Handsome." She said with a smile.
"Well, how about we go to Ellen's over on 24th and 5th and get us one of her famous Burgers and shakes later?" He asked, his voice not betraying his nervousness.
"Sounds like a plan Hot Stuff." She said with a smile getting into her car and starting it up.
"Get you there at six Baby Girl." He said with a smile before hanging up, his stomach churning with nerves. What if I screw this up? I can't screw this up! I love her too much.
After hearing the dial tone in her ear she shut her phone and began the drive to her house, her mind wandering to later and just what was going to happen. She felt as if a flock of butterflies were in her stomach as she thought of just how badly she wanted this to work with them, how badly she needed him, she knew that this would not be some passing fancy, it couldn't be. She loved him too much.
Later that night. 5.30pm.
Garcia was standing in front of her mirror, she had just finished her shower and was trying to pick something to wear. It was a lot harder than she had expected, it may have been 'just' Morgan but she wanted to look nice, wanted to look great. And really, Morgan was anything but 'just'.
She took another look at the many brightly coloured clothes scattered on her bed before choosing an outfit and slipping it on over the lingere she had chosen. She smiled at her reflection, pleased with her choice. She put on her red lipstick just before leaving, pursing her lips and smiling at her reflection and heading out the door.
Her nerves calmed slightly as she made her way on the familiar roads to the diner. It was Derek, she could handle Derek. She shouldn't be worrying, as Emily and JJ said he likes me. She flushed with pride at the thought that that was true. He hadn't said as much but his kisses had said it all. She was looking forward to their date, wait can I call it that? she wondered before ridding those thoughts from her mind as she pulled into the lot next to the diner and saw her dinner partner sitting in a window booth.
He smiled at her when he saw her walk by and she blew him a kiss from her red painted lips. His breath caught in his throat as it always did when she walked into a room. Her clothes screaming about her indiviuality and her sensuality. The colourful African print dress she had on enhanced her cleavage and highlighted her curves as she walked and he smiled his trademark grin as she approached.
"Hey Baby Girl." He said while getting up and kissing her cheek.
"Hey Hot Stuff." She said with a smile, pleased as punch by the spot that he had just kissed, before she sat down opposite him, smiling at him over the menu. "So, what looks good?"
"Apart from you Baby Girl?" He said before blushing slightly: that was so corny, you idiot! He thought to himself.
"Why Derek Morgan, that has to be one of the corniest lines I have heard in a long time." She said smirking at his slight embarrassment and pleased by his compliment no matter how cheesy it was.
"I have plenty more where they came from Angel face." He said with a smile before getting back to the matter at hand. "The burgers are the best in town, and the shakes are the thickest and creamiest I have had in a long time."
"You are not the only one with some ridiculously cheesy lines Agent Morgan, I am sure that I can give you a run for your money." She smiled at him and his heart skipped a beat, her smile was so beautiful.
The waitress came over and took their order, two burgers and two shakes; one strawberry, one chocolate.
As the waitress left to put their orders in Garcia turned to Morgan with a grin, her breath catching as she saw him smile back at her.
"So, Mr Morgan, what do tell was last night about?" She asked straight out, not wanting the evening to be awkward.
"Something I've been wanting to do for a long time." He said, smiling at her. "Something which I do not regret and would like for it not to be a singular occurence."
"Well lucky for you Hot Stuff I do not intend for it to be a one off experience." She said, her voice seductively low as she trailed a painted finger nail over his hand taht was sat on the table between them before she looked up into his eyes.
"Lucky me." He said, his voice throaty and deep as he saw the look of, dare he say it, love in her eyes.
She winked at him and then asked him about Hotch, Rossi and Reid and just how he'd managed to not get skinned alive by the three. He welcomed the easy conversation and they sunk into their usual routine of filrtatious banter and inane chatter. When the food came, Garcia proclaimed this place a Godsend and Morgan had to agree, it had great food and he was in the best company. The conversation flowed easily and the two could not help but wonder why the hell the hadn't done this a long time ago. But the night was still young and they planned to make the most of their first real 'date'.
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