Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN CRIMINAL MINDS! WHY DON'T I OWN IT? I SHOULD OWN IT! IT WOULD MAKE ME SO HAPPY! *sniffs* I'll never own it. CBS hates me that much.
While Morgan and Garcia were driving on the way home they received a text message from Hotch.
First bonding exercise has begun. When you get back place the food in the oven and try to find us, this is a hide 'n' seek style exercise. You will be timed; this exercise shows how well you know your team. – Hotch.
"First bonding exercise is on you Morgan." Garcia said reading the message and smirking slightly.
When Morgan and Garcia reached JJ's house it was in darkness, they went into the kitchen and placed the pizza into the oven. They began to search the house, with Morgan taking the bottom floor, which had more space to cover. As Garcia climbed the stairs she heard muffled giggling coming from under the stairs, she smiled to herself and continued climbing knowing that it was the two young boys. The first room that Garcia decided to look in was JJ's bedroom, expecting that JJ might be hiding in the attached bathroom. She opened the door and flicked the light on. Walking over to the bathroom door she missed the sight of the toe of a converse peeking out from under the bed. Garcia looked in the bathroom and failed to see anyone. As she was about to leave the room she caught sight of the sneaker in the mirror. She grinned and walked over to the bed and knelt down she pulled on the laces of the shoe and untied it, tugging on the shoe as she did, drawing the attention of one Dr Spencer Reid as she did. He began to chuckle and wriggled out from under the bed. He emerged and grinned at her. "Found me." he said grinning at her. They both began to walk out of the room as Reid was about to step away from the bed he felt a tugging on the bottom of his black skinny jeans. He looked down, placed his finger to his lips and followed Garcia out of the room flicking the light off again on his way out.
Downstairs Morgan was progressively walking through the rooms and checking them. He walked into the back room where the beds were set up. He looked under the beds and found Prentiss texting while she waited to be found. "About time, I thought you guys had forgotten about me." she said rolling out from under the bed and dusting herself off.
Back upstairs Garcia heard a slight chiming sound coming from the linen cupboard she grinned and opened the door, revealing Hotch, who was lying on an empty shelf. "Well I suppose it is good that you found some of us already, would you have found me if I hadn't been texting?"
"Sir, no Sir." Garcia replied grinning at him. His reply was a slight chuckle as he ventured downstairs to join Prentiss and Reid in the living room. Garcia began to scout around upstairs looking for either Rossi or JJ she checked every available room that she hadn't checked already, thinking that Morgan might have found one of them already she went down to the lower floor and walked into the lounge and saw the three adults they had previously found plus Jack and Henry who had given up on hiding. She frowned at the group and left quickly without saying a word. She bumped into Morgan on her way out; he was going to check how many people had been in the room too.
"Only three, I've checked everywhere." Garcia said with a sigh, she didn't like being outsmarted by people she knew so well.
"Okay Baby Girl, think, try to think like them and you will find them, who is still missing?"
"JJ and Rossi." She replied already thinking of where she would hide if she was JJ, suddenly it clicked. "I know where JJ is and im sure if you think like Rossi you will find him too." She said with a laugh before racing up the stairs again. Morgan stood in the hall for a few short seconds before shaking his head and walking out into the small back yard that JJ had, there he found Dave leaning against the wall, tossing a tennis ball up into the air and catching it one handed. He glanced over when he heard Morgan approaching and smiled a knowing smile and walked inside again, tossing the ball over his shoulder for Morgan to catch as he went.
Garcia was opening the door to JJ's bedroom when she thought back to how Emily had told her about what she saw in the kitchen, she got down on her hands and knees, and using her phone to illuminate the space under the bed she saw a rather cramped looking JJ laying in the space. They exchanged a knowing glance and ventured downstairs together. They walked into the living space to find Hotch commenting on the speed at which they had found all of the team members; they did reasonably well, even if finding some of the members was a fluke. As the team members stood and stretched they discussed where they were hiding, before the conversation could take off properly though the stomach of a very hungry Jack Hotchner grumbled and all of the adults laughed before Garcia and Reid went into the kitchen to bring out the food from the oven where it had been heating. As they were in there Garcia just looked at him and said; "so, who started it, you or her?"
Reid feigned ignorance, "what do you mean, who started what?"
"The relationship between you and JJ that is obviously happening, Emily told me what she walked in on, and you were both hiding in the same place, I may not be a genius like you, but I can connect the dots and see the bigger picture one eighty seven."
"There is no bigger picture to see; if there was don't you think that she would have told you by now?" Reid said to her fetching cups from the cabinet next to the dishwasher and grabbing soft drink from the fridge.
He turned back to her and took in the worried expression on her face.
"Talk to JJ, i still have to, we haven't had a chance to talk alone today, but if it's bothering you, don't worry, she means more than my life to me." As he was saying this he turned on his heel leaving Garcia alone in the kitchen to ponder over what he had said.
The meal was eaten in comfort, there was a pleasant chatter floating around the room, often interrupted by bursts of laughter. The mood was happy, Morgan and Garcia had both scored well in the hide n seek activity, and they were glad to hear it. What was noticed by Emily, Garcia and now Morgan was the close proximity that Reid and JJ were keeping with each other, they were sitting side by side having a conversation about an arcade competition that no one else could understand. As they watched they saw Henry walk over and talk to his mother, as she had looked away, Reid glanced around the room and caught them staring, he raised his eyebrows, an action that was mirrored by Morgan. Before the look could be considered prolonged JJ leaned herself into him, knocking him to the side for a second, Reid looked away from the gazes of his team mates and into the face of the girl he had fallen for, fought for, and had won over, he knew that he would have to explain things to the rest of the team eventually, but that moment wasn't now, that was later, for now he was content to have JJ by his side and his family surrounding him.
Authors note: Hey guys! Sorry it's taken me so long to update. I am just a horrible person and I should never type again. But I love it so much so that won't be happening. As always, let me know what you all think, reviews are love and love is rewarded with cookies. Next chapter will be uploaded…. Soon?