“Hey baby girl.”
Penelope Garcia didn’t even have to turn her back as she greeted her co-worker Derek.
“Good Morning my sweet pumpkin pie. How was your weekend?”
A greeting to which Morgan laughed to, “Seriously baby girl, you come up with the most random yet sweetest nicknames I’ve ever crossed upon,” He replied as he approached her to get himself a cup of coffee too. His eyes widened as he saw what Penelope was holding.
“Whoa, hold on. Why do you have two mugs of coffee? You don’t usually drink coffee, let alone two at once.” It was Penelope’s turn to laugh.
“Apparently sweet munch, you don’t know me that well.” Came her reply.
“Stop jesting Garcia, who’s the coffee for?” He replied. He would swear he heard her mumble: ‘Profilers’ under her breath.
“Okay. It’s for Hotch.” She replied, “Don’t tell him though, he told me not to tell anyone.” Garcia added.
Morgan groaned in frustration, “He slept in again didn’t he?” That guy doesn’t really know when to rest does he? Derek thought.
“It’s not just that.” Penelope quipped.
“He’s been on the phone since I don’t know when. When I got here, approximately 7 o’clock, he was already using his cell.” She added, concern laced in her tone.
If this was just like any other day, Morgan would have made fun of the fact that Garcia arrive at 7 o’clock; but this was a serious matter so he didn’t.
“I think something’s wrong with Hotch.”
Reid interrupted their lovely chat.
“No shit Sherlock.” Came Garcia’s witty reply.
“What I find odd is the fact that I don’t know who he’s talking to.” Reid shared as he went beside Morgan to get coffee.
“We don’t even know what he’s talking about.” Prentiss added as she to, went in line to get herself a cup of coffee.
Reid frowned at their gullibility, “I lip read guys. He’s talked about keeping ‘Alice’ safe. I mean who is that. His new girlfriend?” He stated, doing air quotations as he mentioned the name.
“Alice is his younger sister.” JJ said as she casually passed by.
Her casual statement, however, left four agents shocked.
“What?” “Say that again.” “Uhm, what now?” “Not funny JayJ.” Were the verbal reactions of said agents.
“What. You didn’t know?” JJ asked, bewildered.
They all shook their heads.
“Oh, God. Really?” She asked rhetorically, laughing at their faces.
“She’s fifteen years younger than Hotch, but despite that, they are really close. Seriously, you’ve never heard of her?” She informed them, grinning.
“No. We haven’t.” Prentiss answered.
“How can I miss that fact?” Reid questioned himself.
“Hotch’s forty, that makes her twenty-five.” Derek said.
Garcia didn’t say a word, she took the cups of coffee and exited.
“Hey! Garcia! Where are you going?” JJ asked after her.
Penelope Garcia, the BAU’s most prized technical analyst smiled mischievously as she turned around her friends. “I’m going to do some snooping.” Was her only reply as she continued to walk away, leaving behind four agents shaking their heads in disapproval.
