I got the idea to write some stories about Morgan, Greg and Ecklie after watching episode 14x01 (don't read any further if you don't want spoilers!) - when I saw that scene where Morgan woke up in the hospital when her father was there, I felt like something... someONE was missing: Greg. So, that was the idea for this story, but after that, I got another idea, so I decided to do more than 1 story about the three of them.
I don't know yet how many stories there are going to be, you'll see! :)

Hope you'll enjoy this first story, but remember:

Major spoilers for 14x01!

Chapter 1 - Recovering

She loved that her father was there, but there was one other person she wanted to see more than him.

"W-where's… Greg?" she asked her father with a shaky voice. He didn't know she and Greg had been going out for several weeks before her kidnapping, but she didn't care about their secret anymore. She wanted to see him and let him know she was okay. Did he even already know she was in the hospital? Yes, she vaguely remembered seeing him before she had been taken here.

"He should be here any second, he just wanted to check on Brass," her father told her. As if that was his cue, Greg slowly stepped into the room, a shy smile on his face. "Hey…"

"Hi!" Her whole face lit up, she just couldn't help it. She was so happy to see him!

"I'll give you two a moment," her father decided and he left the room. Greg immediately walked over to the bed to give her a hug. Careful of course, but it was exactly what she needed.

"Greg, I…" she started, but he shook his head. "It's okay, Morgan, you're gonna be okay. We've caught Ellie, the killer's dead… It's all over now! After the funeral we can just start forgetting any of this ever happened!"

"Funeral?" she repeated. Too late he realized she didn't know Ellie had shot her mother yet. He hesitated telling her, but seeing the worried look in her eyes he still told her. Quietly, she leaned back into her pillow.

"Please don't think this is your fault, Morgan, you did everything you could to get away!" Greg softly said. She looked away from him. "I told her that her mother was here… If I hadn't told her that, she'd…"

"She would have done it anyway!" Greg interrupted her. "Don't blame yourself, Morgan, this isn't your fault! Ellie was angry anyway, she tried to shoot Brass as well! Please don't think about her, but just focus on you, okay? You need to get better now, that's all that matters!"

She still stared at the ceiling.

"Hey…" Greg took her hand in his and looked at her. "Come on, Morgan, you're stronger than this! You didn't fight to get out alive just so you can give up now! Please don't let Ellie's actions get you down!"

"You're right," she suddenly decided. After all Ellie was the reason she was in the hospital now and unable to be at home with the guy she loved. That guy now looked at her with a smile on his face and his eyes filled with love for her. "That's my girl! I love you so much, Morgan, and I was so scared! When we found the fifth victim, when I saw her… I thought my heart stood still right there and then… I couldn't even check myself if it was you or not, Nick had to do it…"

"Does he… know about us?" she carefully asked him. He immediately shook his head. "No… But… your Dad does…"

Surprised, she looked at him. He shook his head again. "I had to tell him, Morgan, I care too much for you to be able to hide my feelings for you during all of this!"

She completely understood, she wouldn't have been able to hide her feelings either if it had been Greg who had been kidnapped.

"What did he say?" she hesitantly asked him.

"He wasn't actually that surprised," he confessed. "Like he already suspected something, I guess… And he's totally fine with it, although I still wonder if he really gets how much you mean to me. He was so worried, Morgan, I just can't explain it! He loves you so much!"

She gave him a small smile. "I know… I love him too! And you…"

Smiling, she looked up at him, hoping he'd finally do what she had wanted him to do since he walked in. To her relief, he understood the look in her eyes and bent towards her to kiss her. Their lips were still locked together when Ecklie walked back in.

"Oh… I… eh… sorry… I'll… eh…" He had never looked so uncomfortable, which made both of them smile.

"It's okay, Dad, you can come in," Morgan said with a grin. "You know about me and Greg, so I heard…"

"Yeah, he told me," Ecklie nodded, putting his hand on Greg's shoulder with a friendly smile. "Don't worry, we'll make it work once you get back to work. But first you need to get better!"

"I feel fine already again," she told him, hardly lying. She was definitely feeling a lot better after Greg's kiss! Her father shook his head. "I'll pretend I didn't hear that! Is there anything you need? Something to drink? Eat?"

She already started shaking her head, when Greg suddenly suggested: "Or tell us what exactly happened?"

The suggestion made her shiver for a moment, but then she realized it could help her get over it all. Plus, her father and Greg deserved to know what had happened to her.

"Okay," she decided with a small nod. She tried to sit up a little better, but it hurt so much Greg immediately rushed over to help her. He then sat down next to Ecklie on the edge of her bed and took her hand in his again to let her know he would be there to help her get through it all. She knew he would be, he and her father would both be there for her. Forgetting what had happened to her would be impossible, but with their help she would at least be able to try and get back to being her old self again.