Derek Morgan knew he was in trouble. He was sitting in the hospital waiting room to hear news about his dear friend and mentor David Rossi. Derek looked up and saw his daughter holding hands with Henry.
This caused a conflict of emotions. He was sad for his friend having to fight for his life. He was upset with seeing her daughter holding a boy's hand, but found it slightly comforting to see it was Henry's hand. It didn't take a profiler to see that these two kids where in love.
Derek stood up and stretched out his arms. Jasmin immediately fell into them.
"Daddy how is Uncle Rossi doing?"
Derek lowered his eyebrows and said, "He has been doing a lot better since this morning."
"Good. Where's mom?"
"She had to go in a do a few searches for team B."
"I hope she gets here soon."
"Me too princess."
Derek gave his daughter a kiss on her forehead and whispered, "So you and Henry?"
Jasmin sighed and said, "Yes me and Henry."
"Jasmin we will talk about it later. Go on in and see your uncle."
"Dad how did you manage to get in to see him?"
Derek smiled shyly and said, "Jasmin I retire in 6 weeks. I am flashing my credentials everywhere until then."
Jasmin fought back a tear and whispered, "Dad stop getting old."
"Jazz I wish I could. Now go on, and take Henry with you."
Henry shoved his hands in his pockets and said, "Hi Uncle Derek."
"Hey Henry."
Henry was halfway down the hall when Derek called out, "Henry you and I are having lunch together."
Henry called back, "Yes sir."
Henry whispered in Jasmin's ear, "You don't think he has his gun on him."
Jasmin rolled her eyes and said, "Probably."
Henry said sarcastically, "Great."
Jasmin teased, "Aww come on you know my dad is not going to shoot you."
"Are you sure about that?"
Jasmin laughed and said, "No."
Henry took a calming breath and said, "Alright Jasmin you ready to go in?"
Jasmin replied, "As ready as I will ever be."
Henry placed his hand on Jasmin's shoulder and they walked in to the hospital room.
In a hushed tone Rossi said, "Hey kitten."
Jasmin fought back the tears that have been building up and gave Rossi a small smile and said, "Hey uncle Rossi."
Rossi spoke again and said, "Hey Henry. How are you?"
Henry gravelly said, "Aside from one of my favorite uncle's is in the hospital, I am doing fine."
"Kids don't worry about me. I will be fine."
Jasmin said, I know, you are strong. But you are going to have to stop eating so much red meat."
"Jasmin Skylar Morgan do not start with me."
"Fine, fine but when we start going to Georgetown, I will be checking up on you."
Rossi grinned and said, "I wouldn't expect anything less."
"Plus if you don't listen I am getting aunt JJ, and mom on you."
"Bella you are breakin my heart."
Jasmin tensely said,"No red meat is."
"Touché"
"When you said we, Henry are you moving back too?"
"Yep uncle Rossi, I miss Beth, and dad, and all my aunts and uncles. Not to mention my cousins."
"Yeah your parents raised all of you to be close. That's why it didn't surprise me when one day Morgan came grumbling into my office on how his little girl wanted to join the BAU."
Jasmin sighed and said, "Uncle Rossi I am not a little girl anymore. "
"Bella yes you are. We will always see you as that chubby cheeked curly brown haired angel, with the sweet eyes. Just like Henry will always be the adorable little blonde boy driving Mudgy crazy."
Henry laughed and said, "Angel."
Jasmin scoffed and said,"What?
Henry smirked and said,"Jazz one word."
In utter confusion Jasmin said, "Huh?!"
"Coffee."
Jasmin chuckled and said, "Oh yeah that was my fault."
Henry looked lovingly at Jasmin and said, "You were the only one smart enough to figure out your mom's high tech coffee pot."
Rossi smiled at the two kids remembering old times. He knew that he was going to fight to be able to see these two walk down the aisle.
"So," Rossi said, "My goddaughter and Henry are in love.
Jasmin and Henry looked at each other, then nodded their heads yes.
"Well I will give you this; at least you aren't slugs like Jasmin's parents."
"Was it really that bad?"
"Yes it was. All that flirting, it drove everyone in the entire building crazy."
Jasmin shuddered and said, "Gross."
Rossi rolled his eyes and said, "Tell me about it."
"Did your dad tell you the real story of how he finally told her mother how he felt?"
Jasmin replied, "I just thought they went on a date or something."
"If only. I got a call from a bartender who said your father was so drunk he couldn't see straight."
Both Jasmin and Henry laughed.
"Your mom had decided to go on a date with some computer tech. It tore your father apart. "
Jasmin hid a giggle, "Oh poor daddy."
"I wouldn't feel that sorry for him. He was being stubborn. Anyway I am friends with one of the bartender's and he called me and said there was an agent Morgan crying tears into his Jack and Coke.
Your father kept mumbling something about a tech goddess."
"No wonder dad didn't tell us the real version."
Henry chuckled and said, "Wow Uncle Derek not smooth. That is shocking."
"So I went to the bar, and poured about a pot of coffee in him, and had a man to man talk with him. He crashed on my couch and first thing in the morning he was gone. I knew where he went, and just prayed Lynch wouldn't be there."
Jasmin choked on her own tongue and said, "Did you say Lynch?"
Henry asked, "Why?"
Jasmin replied, "Dylan is dating a girl with the last name Lynch."
Rossi laughed and said, "Only in Quantico Virginia."
Rossi continued, "Anyway, I went to your mother's apartment just to make sure that Derek and Penelope were okay. I went to the door, I could see through the curtains your dad was down on one knee, and your mom turned into a bobble head. She must have said yes about a thousand times."
"Then that was that."
There was a quiet knock on the door. JJ stuck her head in and smiled at her son and Jasmin. She had a pained look on her face when she saw Rossi.
Henry stood up and gave JJ a hug, and Jasmin followed suit.
JJ said quietly, "Hey Rossi, how are you doing?"
Rossi smiled and said, "I am doing better."
Henry stretched, and said, "Mom Jasmin and I are going to head out. We had a long flight."
JJ smiled and said, "Yeah and your uncle Derek wants to talk to you."
Henry sighed and said, "I know mom."
"I am happy for you two."
Jasmin smiled and said, "Thanks aunt JJ."
JJ firmly said, "Now scoot you two must be tired."
Next chapter, Derek's reaction! Read and Review as always.
