A lovers to friends story. When the bell tolls midnight on New Year's Eve - Luke and Penelope will no longer be lovers. After a case convinces them that they can't be together and be on the same team -. and that they both need to be there for their BAU Family - the pair gives themselves two weeks to make the heartbreaking transition. Set prior to 13x11. Mature : Smut / Lemons.

It is the day after the team's return from solving a series of backyard pool homicides in California. Luke Alvez and Penelope Garcia have just agreed to be a couple but the BAU is called to investigate suspicious deaths by avalanche. The murders are strangely connected to a female unsub and the world of fertility treatment. Written (loosely) in the style of a T.V. script.

Luke Alvez and Penelope Garcia will fall in love eventually - but it's not going to be an easy mountain to climb...but, oh, how good will they feel? How deep will they breath once they've made it to the top and are able to explore the other side together hand in hand - hearts entwined? Starts just after 13x05. Warning: Lemons/Language/Smut/Typical CM Violence