Cruel - Criminal minds enemies to lovers

Nobody else

Athena's eyes fluttered awake with confusion at Morgan's upside down room before she opened them fully to realise she was the one upside down at the bottom of the bed, the duvet tossed halfway across her as she lifted her head up, unable to help laughing at the state of the room.

"Athena?-" A mumbled yawn came from the other end of the bed as Morgan's hand brushed her calf, "did you turn into a leg?"

"Mhm- just got back from surgery; it's the peak of beauty now" she joked through a yawn of her own as she made her way back up to the other side of the bed where he led with automatically opened arms waiting to pull her sleepily to him, kissing her forehead softly with his eyes still closed.

Athena was surprised to find herself enjoying this new duality; the raw passion and desire for each other in bed that made her stomach tingle just thinking about it, but be able to wake up the next morning to soft and tender arms and gentle conversations full of laughter.

The sunlight danced on her skin through the gap in his blinds, complimenting Morgan's warmth on the other side of her.

"What's the time?" He rested his head on her shoulder as she lent up to check the alarm clock before nestling back against him.

"We can get up in like 10 mins, we're good."

"Athena-" Morgan glanced at the clock with an eye widening double take that turned into laughter, "it's 7:45, it's way past time to get up; we're going to be late."

"Work doesn't start till 8, dummy" she led back down as he jumped out of bed, pulling the covers over herself for warmth.

"Yeah but we have to get there first and I don't live just around the corner like you; come on or we'll hit traffic" Morgan rushed out of the bathroom to find a shirt which was when Athena finally sat up just in time to see the nail marks in his back.

"Holy shit, did I do that?" She exclaimed with a quick concerned rustle to the end of the bed where he stood before turning with an eyebrow wiggled smile.

"Oh- you're into it? Dope, I'll be sure to sharpen them next time" Athena laughed as he rolled his eyes and nudged her arm with a chuckle.

"Come on- get dressed before I regret having a job that doesn't just involve lying in bed with you all day."

"And what exactly am I going to get dressed in? I don't think my brunch dress is exactly criminal catching attire.".

"I think you left a pair of jeans and a tank top here before- just grab one of my shirts from the closet and wear that" he brushed his teeth, calling out from the bathroom as he sat, "there's a spare tooth brush under the sink you can have too if you want, you might as well keep one here."

Athena paused her search for her bra and underwear at his words, so casual, so... 'nothing,' but somehow making goosebumps appear on her arms like a schoolgirl seeing her crush simply from him telling her to keep a toothbrush at his.

"O-okay, uh, sure" she called out as she snapped herself out of her head, grabbing her old jeans and top before stealing a tan, oversized button up shirt from his closet.

You might as well keep one here.

The words kept replaying even as she brushed her teeth, cleaned off her makeup from the night before and sorted out her hair in his bathroom mirror, realising that some of her stuff had already found themselves living in his apartment already.

Her jeans.

Her sneakers.

Her hair ties.

You might as well keep one here.