A/N: Hiya my lovely readers, I hope you are well :) A prompt for some Greg and Morgan romance, so I hope this counts! I got the idea for this because I look at how badly Greg crushes on Morgan but she doesn't see it (well from what I know, season 13 hasn't aired in the UK yet *grumpy face*) so I wondered what it would be like if it were the opposite way round! I hope you enjoy :)
Contains spoilers from Season 11 episode, A Kiss before Frying.
Summary – What if it was the other way round? Morgan has helplessly fallen for Greg but he is totally oblivious! So when Hodges tells Morgan about an incident form Greg's past, she decides to do something about it.
What If…
Morgan Brody was stood in the trace lab, with her elbows on the desktop and her head propped in her hands as Hodges ran some evidence for her. She watched intently as Greg Sanders talked to Henry in the DNA lab opposite. She squinted and concentrated on the sandy haired CSI's perfect lips moving rhythmically and when they turned up into a smile, Morgan's heart raced.
"Morgan?" Hodges' muffled voice started to bring her back to reality "Morgan!" the annoyed lab tech almost yelled "Are you even listening to me?"
"Yeah, yeah you said something about dirt" Morgan said not even turning to look at him and just waving a hand to make him shut up.
Hodges rolled his eyes as he noticed she was staring at Greg. He was immediately overcome with a pang of jealousy. "What do you even see in Sanders?" he asked seriously.
"What? Nothing, I wasn't staring, shut up" Morgan said finally turning away as she felt embarrassed at being caught.
"Yes, you were, I've been trying to explain these results to you for the past five minutes!" Hodges exclaimed as he thrust the files into the CSI arms. Morgan pouted. "Seriously, he's not that great."
"Yeah you're right…" Morgan said he's not great, he's perfect! She added in her head as she bit her bottom lip.
"Greg wouldn't be interested in you anyway." Hodges said moving on to his next lot of evidence.
"Why not?" Morgan asked feeling extremely offended.
"Oh, no I mean… it's not because he won't be into you personally" Hodges quickly explained not wanting the pretty blond to be mad at him. "It's just I don't think he's had a girlfriend since…."
"Since?" Morgan prompted but she already had a million ideas running through her mind. Is he married? Divorced? Oh my God does he have a kid in a different country? Her eyes widened. Is he gay!
"Well the last girl he went on a date with sort of…turned out to be a serial killer" Hodges mumbled quickly at the end.
Morgan's mouth dropped "Oh my God!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, her name was Ellen. She and this guy were killing people with an electric chair, and then they were going to run away but Greg caught onto what they were doing so they tried to have him killed." Hodges explained. "Sent some guys after him in a car; shoot and drive."
"That's awful" Morgan said looking shocked and feeling utterly upset.
Why would anyone even think about trying to kill Greg? He was the sweetest, smartest, most thoughtful guy Morgan had ever known, but to have someone he clearly had feelings for do that to him… that must have hurt Greg a lot and even changed him. Now Morgan wouldn't be surprised if Greg struggled to trust a girl ever again. She would never even dream of hurting him, not ever. She just has to prove that to him.
"I gotta go, thanks Hodges" Morgan said with a small smile. She rubbed his arm gently as she passed.
Morgan hadn't stopped thinking about Greg all day. Normally it was because she was imagining what it would be like to be his girlfriend, but today she was thinking about him because she was mortified about what Hodges had told her, and how underserving Greg was for something like that to happen. She was also feeling downhearted; there was no way Greg would go out with Morgan if he couldn't trust girls anymore, she knew how sensitive Greg could be.
So Morgan decided there was no time like the present, and she best make a move. After closing her case and receiving a new one, the CSI decided to try and track down Nick because she knew he was working a case with Greg. She bumped into the Texan in the break room making a coffee.
"Nick!" Morgan called eagerly, the older CSI turned to smile at her "You're working that breaking and entering case with Greg right?"
"Yeah?" Nick said, wondering why she was so interested.
Morgan smiled her sweetest smile and made her eyes go wide "Swap cases with me?" she asked innocently.
Nick smiled a knowing smile. "Why?"
"Because…. You love me?"
"Nice try"
"Aww come on Nick" Morgan said sticking out her bottom lip a little "Don't make me play the 'I'm the boss's daughter card, because I hate that."
Nick laughed "you little brat!" he said teasingly and Morgan playfully thumped his arm.
"Come on, you know I'm not really that shallow." Morgan said. "Anyway, please swap with me? I'll bring you coffee whenever you want, for the whole month, and I'll even pay for it"
"Hmm… you really want to work this case huh? Or should I say with Greg" he said with a wink and Morgan rolled her eyes, but she couldn't help but blush. "Alright" Nick said with a smile taking the file off her. "I expect my next coffee at five, cream and everything."
"Yes! Thanks Nick you're the best" Morgan said giving him a quick hug much to the male CSI's surprise before the blond went off to find Greg.
Morgan went to meet Greg at the crime scene. She jumped out the car as soon as she got there and quickly checked herself in the window before heading over to the house.
"Oh, Hey Morgan" Greg smiled his gentle smile that made Morgan always feel better "What are you doing here?"
"Oh erm… Nick had some…reports to write, so Russell sent me." Morgan quickly made up.
"Oh, ok" Greg said and then went on to fill Morgan in on everything he knew so far. The female CSI found it hard to concentration without getting lost in Greg's deep brown eyes.
They then got to work. Morgan had been trying to think up what to say, but she also needed to right time to say it. She kept looking over at Greg who was writing a list of all the known stolen items whilst Morgan was dusting the window frame for fingerprints.
"So erm… you wanna go grab something to eat after this?" Morgan asked casually.
"Sorry I can't" Greg said regrettably.
"Oh, you got a date?" Nice one Brody, could you have been any less obvious?
Greg scoffed a little "No, I'm just meeting an old college buddy. I haven't been on a proper date in a long time."
"Why's that?" Morgan asked before she could stop herself. She cursed under her breath. That's it just keep digging a bigger hole.
"Well, let's just say the last girl I fell for didn't turn out so well." Greg replied "and that is a huge understatement"
"So I heard" Morgan mumbled sadly, thinking Greg wouldn't hear her. But he did.
"What?" he asked.
"Oh well, Hodges told me about….Ellen was it?" Morgan confessed. She didn't want to make Greg feel bad or drag up bad memories but she felt it might help him to talk about it. "You know how much of a blabber mouth he is" she added with a shrug like it was no big deal.
"Don't I just" Greg replied. Morgan was relieved he didn't sound annoyed, she couldn't stand to upset it him. "Yeah her name was Ellen, supposedly." The male CSI continued much to Morgan's surprise. "I dunno, I just guess I'm worried about getting hurt again, or ya know, killed" he said still working, but then he stopped and looked at Morgan. "Is that bad of me?"
"No" Morgan said honestly "No of course it's not". She went over and put a hand on Greg's arm "Something awful could have happened to you because you fell for the wrong person. That's going to take time to heal." Even she was starting to accept that now. "But you know maybe you don't need a girlfriend, because your friends who just so happen to be girls are awesome enough. Exhibit A" she said pointing at herself and Greg smiled. Morgan started to rub his arms gently "Just remember if you ever want to talk, or just hang, I'll always be there for you."
"Thank you Morgan" Greg said quietly and pulled her into a hug "you always know what to say. I'm so glad I've met you. And trust me when I say you're nothing like your dad."
"Thank God" Morgan replied and they both laughed.
The blonde then closed her eyes and gave a soft smile as she felt comfort in having Greg's arm wrapped around her. She wanted many more moments like this with him, moments that she never wanted to end.
Eventually Greg pulled away "Can we re-schedule that dinner for Saturday?" Greg asked and Morgan nodded "Great, come on we better get this stuff back to the lab" Greg said grabbing both of their cases.
"You are the perfect gentlemen" Morgan said with a grin as Greg carried all their stuff to the cars despite the female CSI's original protests.
"Well how could I not assist such a beautiful lady" Greg said with a wink and Morgan felt her heart flutter. "Thanks again Morgan." Greg said as they started to go to their separate cars. And then, much to Morgan's surprised, he kissed her on the cheek and smiled before going to his own car.
Morgan went wide eyed and put a hand to her cheek as she felt the warmth and walked back to her own car. As soon as she got in the car she clapped her hands in triumph. "Now I gotta think what to wear…" she mused excitedly.
She couldn't wait for Saturday, because that was the day Morgan knew, her life would change forever.
Hmm… I'm not sure :S it's one of those ones that seemed like a good idea when I was writing it but now… I guess I'll let you guys decide :) I quiet like Greg and Morgan together so maybe I'll write about their first date at some point?
Please Review! And thanks for the prompts, keep em coming :)
