once we met | derek morgan. ✓

11 : jealousy.

j u l e s .

"Jules..." Derek says softly as tears roll down my cheeks.

I pull up my sleeves, wiping away my tears with them. I push past Hotch, running straight into Derek's arms.

"Jules, I-" Derek says softly.

"Shh, don't talk. It's okay. You explain your life story and everything else later. You need a hug right now, and that's it." I say softly, pulling Derek in tightly.

Derek pulls me in, holding me in comfort for a solid thirty seconds before my dad clears his throat.

"You two.." Hotch starts.

I release myself from the hug, standing side by side with Derek before turning to face Hotch.

I glance up at Derek as he nods, "Hotch, Jules and I are happy... We were nothing but professional while working the case. We started our own thing on our road trip to Chicago." Derek defends, pulling me a little closer.

"Okay." Hotch says with a slight nod, releasing the tension from his jaw.

My brow furrows, "You're not gonna lecture me?" I ask, confusion rising in my tone.

"You both are adults, I trust you two know what you're doing. As for you personally, I have a lecture planned out for the ride back to your apartment when we land in Quantico." Hotch states as Derek chuckles a little.

"Ooo, Jules is in trouble." He mocks, tickling my side.

"Stop!" I squeal, running out of the door, trying to escape from Derek.

I run outside, greeted by the team.

"Who are you running from?" JJ asks.

"Derek!" I squeal, hiding behind Spence.

"Woah, woah, woah!" Spence exclaims, moving slightly.

I squeal, seeing Derek come out of the front doors.

"Where is she Pretty Boy?" He asks Spence as I quietly tiptoe to hide behind Emily.

Suddenly I'm swept off my feet.

"I gotcha!" Derek exclaims, throwing me over his shoulders and spinning me in rapid circles.

I squeal and giggle, the crisp air feeling good every time we spin around in another circle.

Derek eventually puts me down, running his hands through my hair rapidly, messing it up a bit.

"Ah the Lovebirds are happy." Emily says, chuckling softly.

Elle shoots me a glare.

"What?" I ask, the team going silent.

"Nothing." Elle groans, walking away.

"What the hell was that?" I ask, looking up at Derek.

"I have no clue." He responds, wrapping his arm around me as we walk back to the SUVs.

The team chatters constantly as we wait for Hotch by the SUVs, he's inside looking for more evidence to use against Carl Buford in his upcoming trial.

I glance up to Derek, who's currently smiling huge at a joke Emily said about Spence's statistics. How does he do that? How does he pretend like nothing has happened to him in the past?

Hotch comes out, two file boxes in his hand.

"I got a lot of evidence we can use when you testify against him." Hotch whispers to Derek.

"Thanks Hotch. I really appreciate you doing this." Derek says with a small grin as Hotch nods.

Hotch turns to the rest of the team, "All right everyone. I had Anderson book hotel rooms so we can stay in Chicago for one more night before leaving to Quantico." He announces as we all nod.