So just a little fun with the girls lunch. I always wanted Hermione to have more girlfriends. This is my take on Sex and the city lunch with the girls Criminal Minds style lol
I do not own Harry Potter or Criminal Minds.
Laughter emanated from a table where 4 women were sitting eating lunch.
"I don't know who was more embarrassed Morgan or Kevin." Garcia said as she tried to rein in her laughter.
"Oh probably Kevin. I mean he was the one with his hand down your shirt when Morgan bust in." Emily said still giggling
"Your probably right. Poor Kevin could not look at Morgan for 3 weeks"
"Is that what happened? I noticed something was wrong." J.J said
"Oh yeah. To this day Morgan always knocks on my door and waits for me to answer it." Garcia said with a smirk.
Hermione had been enjoying herself spending time with the females of her team. She did not have a lot of girlfriends. Ginny and Luna were the only two she really ever saw. There was something soothing about being in the presence of other women.
"Goodness I can't wait to get back to work tomorrow." Hermione said
"A week of leave. I would take it." Said Emily as she took a sip of her soda.
"It was okay for the first few days. I did some chores and shopping and read a book Spencer loaned me but by the time I finished it I was board and had nothing to do."
"Well you have not missed much except Reid spilling coffee on Morgan yesterday on accident." J.J said taking a bite of what remained of her salad.
"Hey why don't we do this more often?" Garcia asked the group.
"We go out." Emily countered
"Yeah with the guys. Never just us girls. We should try to make this a weekly thing. Just girls for a lunch or something. No boys allowed." Garcia said grinning from ear to ear.
"I like it." J.J said
"Me too" said Hermione " I never had a lot of girlfriends. Mostly it was always Harry and Ron. Me and Ron's sister Ginny and another girl Luna were close but that was it."
"So it is settled. Once a week we will try to get together for a lunch just us women."
"Yes but how long will it be just us women Pen? How long do you think you can keep telling your favorite chocolate bon bon Derek Morgan not to mention your boyfriend Kevin Lynch they can't come along?" Hermione teased Penelope.
"Indefinitely." She said back "How long can you say no to a certain Dr. Reid?"
Hermione choked on her water as the others looked on in silent laughter.
"I am afraid I have no idea what you are talking about Pen." She said after she had cleared her throat.
"Oh please I may not be as smart as the rest of the dream team but even I can see you like him. And given your reaction I would say a lot."
"Hermione Reid loans you his books!" Emily said looking at Hermione straight in the eyes. "He never loans anyone his books EVER!"
"He loans me books because he knows that I treasure them unlike you other heathens." Hermione said as she felt the faint creeping of her blush starting to show.
"Uh huh sure I am an underwear model." Garcia said
"Come on Hermione tell the truth. We all see it. When you guys start debating something the sexual tension is so thick you can scoop it out with a spoon." J.J said remembering all the times Hermione and Reid would get on a roll.
"How long have you liked him?" Asked Emily
Hermione was once again at a dead end. 'Maybe this is why I don't have girlfrriends' She thought before she said aloud "I have fancied him for a while I think but I only admitted it to myself a few days ago when my friend Ginny forced me to."
"Aw nerds in love. That's sweet." Said Emily
"This does not leave the group understand." Hermione said as she buried her head in her hands.
"That's a given. If we tell Reid he will probably never be able to speak again. And Morgan would tell Reid trying to get him to do something." J.J spoke
"Exactly. I would never want to loose Spencer as my friend." Hermione said raising her head from her hands.
"You know even though the Bureau has that rule about not letting agents date, Hotch will overlook it as long as you can show you don't let your relationship compromise the team. He does for me and Kevin."
"Yeah and if there are two people who would never let their relationship come before a case it would be you two." Emily said
"Okay this conversation has gotten way ahead of itself. I just said I fancied him. Not we were in a relationship." Hermione said exasperated
"Not yet anyway." Garcia said with a knowing smile on her face.
"Whatever. Don't you all have to get back to work anyway?" Hermione asked begging for this conversation to be over
"Yeah we should be getting back. We will see you tomorrow right Hermione." J.J asked as she threw down some cash to cover her meal.
"Yup bright and early." Hermione said as she too stood and collected her belongings.
While the three women all headed back to work, Hermione headed back to her apartment. On her way there she stopped at the movie store and rented a couple of movies to watch that night. She was glad she was going back to work in the morning.
so the next chapter will have another time jump as well as some painful confessions even if it is not the whole truth. Hope you all are enjoying the story so far.