A/N: I have never written any FF, I have only enjoyed from afar. I am a writer but until now I've only created original content. However, I felt the need to write some Garvez. I didn't see much out there and I love their interactions. I loved her relationship with Derek too but I never saw that as romantic. I think the fact that she can't be as open with Luke as she is with everyone else is an indicator of why Luke is different for her. Feedback is appreciated considering I've never published anything with characters that other people already know. Let's hope I do them justice and capture their voices. Let's hope harder that it happens in cannon.

"Garcia, can you track it?" JJ's voice was rushed but controlled.

"I'm trying, this guy's firewall's are from another planet, just give me a minute." Garcia kept typing rapidly as she attempted to get her team the vital information. Just then his voice flooded her ears and made her head want to explode from the force of it.

"We don't have a minute." Luke was attempting to keep his cool as he drove furiously navigating the heavy rush hour flow of traffic. His innocuous comment already gone from his own mind as he wove through two trucks.

Penelope's face cringed in anger as she continued her task, she wanted to give him one of her signature comebacks but she couldn't siphon off any of her mental energy because the result of a witty remark could mean the death of the victim the current creepy unsub had tied up in his truck. So instead she gave a quick growl as she retrieved the intel.

Garcia rattled off the information as soon as she got it. JJ gave her a curt thanks Garcia before the connection was cut so that they could continue on their pursuit.

Penelope sat back in her chair and took a deep breath before putting her hand to her forehead and holding it there in hopes that her headache, that she had decided to name Alvez Jr., would disappear with a swipe of her fingers as if on one of her computer screens. She gathered her thoughts and picked up her head as she rolled her shoulders back. She scooted her chair up to her desk and started on some paperwork as she awaited the call from her team that would tell her they were all safe and another baddie would be in spending the night in a cell.

….

"Alright everyone good work, I just want to remind everyone that we are all taking the next two days off in order to come back with fresh eyes." Prentiss gave everyone a glance to show the seriousness of her request.

Rossi held up his hands in surrender, "No protest here, I promised Hayden that I would take her to see the ballet and I am smart enough not to make the lady wait." He put his head back on the plane, ready to take advantage of the darkness of the late hour and catch some sleep before they landed back at Quantico.

Matt nodded at Prentiss and went to take a seat next to Tara who had given a slight smile before opening her book she'd placed in her lap. Reid decided to deal another hand for JJ, Prentiss, and himself leaving Rossi out despite him being seated at the small table.

Luke was catty corner to the group of four and across the aisle from Tara and Matt. Seated by himself on the left side of the plane, he took a deep breath as he gazed out the window at the distant lights passing below him. He was contemplating taking a quick nap as well, until his thoughts wandered off to Garcia and how she had growled at him earlier. He shook his head and tsked, he was about to dial her number and mend things. Explain once again how he meant nothing by asking questions and making comments while on a case. He was still newbie even after all this time and didn't want to backtrack on all the good graces he had thought he'd achieved. He glanced around at the team who were either quietly playing cards, reading, or attempting sleep and realized one-sided light-hearted banter wasn't what they needed to hear right now. So he decided to text her instead.

Garcia, did you growl at me earlier?

He only had to wait a minute before a text came through that he read in her sassy voice.

You're lucky all you got was a growl. Don't rush me, I don't like being rushed. You think I didn't know it was a priority? You and your rushing, where is your next vacation? Mount Rushmore?

She cringed after she sent it, unsure if it was clever or just flustered. On his end Luke smirked and shook his head.

I wasn't trying to rush, I was just stating a fact. Sorry.

He thought of adding a smiling emoji to the text but assumed that wasn't what work cellphones were for and also that she would probably roll her eyes at his attempt to be goofy.

Penelope rolled her eyes anyway and set her phone back down. As her computer continued to update some of her files, she dusted a couple of her figurines. She picked up the small cat figurine Alvez had given to her and squinted at it, "Well you are cute and I wouldn't have you if it wasn't for the newbster." She smiled at it before giving it a quick pat on the head to reassure the cat it was clearly not his fault.

….

Thirty-six hours later, the team was set to be back at work the next morning. Penelope usually loved her time off but she was getting antsy. She had spent the day before sleeping and then woke up and spent her entire morning slouching around in her pajamas. It was evening now and she was running out of silence to enjoy.

Most of the team had families they needed to spend quality time with. Tara was single but she did spend time with her father and she still consulted and pursued her psychological research a lot of the time. Reid, probably busy being the best son in the world and researching anything to help his mother. Prentiss must have loads of phone sex with Mark, she wondered momentarily if those types of personal conversations were ever heard by Mr. Scratch. She shook the icky off of herself. She rolled her eyes at the thought of Luke, the only other truly unattached team member. He was probably out picking up chicks at the dog park with Roxy. Poor Roxy, it wasn't her fault that her daddy thought he was such a macho man. She picked up her phone and called the only person she knew didn't have a job that kept him up for days at a time.

The phone rang only twice before she heard the velvety voice that always put a smile on her face.

"How's my girl doing?"

"My sweet sweet Derek, the most thunderous chocolate there ever was, oh how I've longed to hear your sweet, sweet words." She put her feet up on the couch and stretched out.

"Well all you have to do is call me, I'm only a button push away."

"You could push all my buttons." Penelope smirked at the nothing in front of her.

Derek's laugh echoed through the phone and made her feel calm all over.

"Derek why did you leave me?" She sighed.

"Oh now, none of that."

"I know, I know. You're all noble and taking care of your beautiful child and your beautiful wife. I'm not even allowed to be petty. I just miss you."

"I know I miss you too, but you have a full team over there and I know they all need some Garcia love. I'm not selfish you know."

"Oh I know, you are too perfect to ever be so selfish as to take me away from the masses."

"That's right. How is everyone? How's Simmons been adjusting?"

"Just fine, you left this job to make sure that you have enough time to give your one kid and somehow this job actually gives him more time than he ever had before. His wife must be the saintiest of saints."

"I don't doubt it. I'm glad the newbie is adjusting."

"Oh no, he's not the newbie. Luke is the newbs."

"He's not the newbie Garcia, he's been there longer than Simmons, and he was there before Walker too, granted Walker had been in the FBI for decades but the BAU was new to him."

Garcia felt the tension rise to her head again, and curtly addressed her best friend, "No, newbie isn't about who's been there the longest it's about being the newwbeee."

Derek tried to hold in his chuckle but couldn't keep the mirth out of his voice, "Okay, so Alvez is forever the bee and there is nothing he can do about it?"

"Yes, precisely, I'm glad you're on board." She gave a satisfied smile.

"So what happened to giving him a chance?"

"Chances have been given, all the chances, I'm out. No chances."

As she finished her sentence she heard Savannah in the background, "Hi, Penelope."

Penelope smiled at the sing songy voice. "Hello my beautiful Savannah." As she said it she heard some background conversation before Derek's voice filled her ears again.

"Look, Momma it was good to catch up but we have a baby boy that needs his bedtime story."

"Of course, give him a big kiss from his Aunt Penelope." She made a kissing sound through the phone before hanging up. She held the phone in her hand and smiled at it before putting her hand on her lap. A few seconds, that felt like minutes, later she looked back at it again. No text, emails, nothing.

She sighed and walked to her bedroom, might as well do a closet cleanse. She loved her wardrobe and she had to keep it fresh so it would never get boring. She grabbed an armful of dresses and set them on the bed and started to go through them. Tossing most of them in her keep pile and a couple in the go pile. She made her way back to the closet as she reached towards the back she noticed a garment bag, she couldn't remember what she had put in it so she grabbed it and decided to find out what she had hidden from herself. As she pulled it out she gasped as she remembered it was a beautiful black dress. Black was never her color but this one had caught her eye when she saw it. It had short t-shirt sleeves and a couple of color blocks on each side of the torso. Okay, so it wasn't all black but it was mostly black so it was still a departure from her normal dresses. She had been with JJ at a boutique store months ago and spotted it. She tried it on and JJ had a look of approval on her face when she'd walked out of the fitting room. JJ told her that it was definitely a dress she would have to wear on a girl's night when they managed to have one.

She decided to try it on again and see what all the fuss was about. She slipped off her pjs and put on the dress. It had a pronounced silver zipper in the back she could barely reach but she smoothed the dress down as she examined herself in the mirror. The color blocks were in a diagonal shape on either side of the dress and she had to admit it helped highlight her waist and curvy chest while diverting attention from that part of her belly she had never been as fond of. She was nodding at herself in the mirror, "Can't waste this, maybe I should text the girls and see if they'd like to go out tonight."

She picked up her phone and shot off a group text to the other three women of the team. Penelope decided to shower while she awaited a response, whether or not she ended up going out she probably needed a shower even if she was only going to get into another pair of pjs. She slipped out of the dress and grabbed a hanger so she could hang it on the back of the bathroom door. She grabbed a bra and undies and made her way into the bathroom.

Ten minutes later she was drying off and went to the counter to check her phone. Twenty four messages waiting for her, "Crikeys what happened?" she swiped her phone and noticed that there were only a couple of messages in her original group text, she opened them and it was JJ saying that her and Will had a baby sitter and could they make it, a not only girls, girl's night. Prentiss and Tara replied saying that they both approved and drinks were still drinks. That's when the group text switched over to include all members of the team and many texts concerning time and place. All the plans had been made without her contribution but she was happy to go out with the whole family. She scrolled down to check how many people were going to be there and she noticed Luke's affirmative reply and made a quick scoffing sound. She text off a quick reply to let everyone know she would be there too.

I leave my phone alone for 10 minutes and I come back to a full party plan. I'll see everyone in an hour!

She put her phone to charge and grabbed her makeup bag, "Have to do my new dress justice." She said to herself as she picked out her blackest black mascara.

A/N: I have the story almost done, I have a lovely friend that reads through my stuff but isn't familiar with Criminal Minds so I have to try and keep myself in check. Hope to have more up soon and at a steady pace. Thanks, all.