AN: Just a small teaser intro. Still playing around with where I want to go with this story. I do not own these characters, just the story I'm writing. Let me know what you think. Thanks for reading.
Penelope stretched her toes under her desk currently cursing her beautiful, yet unforgiving, lilac heels. Today had been one of those days that felt like it was never going to end. Stretching her neck around, she sighed at her clock. It was only three in the afternoon.
A small knock interrupted her small respite. Looking up she smiled as Aaron Hotchner entered and laid a file upon her desk.
"Hello darling. What can this beautiful oracle do for you today?" she asked with a smile.
She grabbed the folder, but before she lifted it Hotch put his hand on the file stopping her.
"We have a new team member," Hotch said. "I will need new credentials for him. He will be joining us tomorrow."
"Alrighty…" Penelope said curiously still unable to grab the file from him. "You know sweetie, in order for me to do this I will need to know who it is."
Hotch smiled sadly, "That's why I'm here Garcia. You do know him."
Confused she opened up the finally relinquished file. Gasping she closed it again and closed her eyes.
"I don't know the circumstances and I haven't spoke to him directly. Have you…"
"No!" she interjected quickly. "Not since…"
Not since before he left. She finished the thought in her head, but by the look on Hotch's face she didn't have to.
Putting a smile back on her face, "I will have everything ready for you, for him, tomorrow."
Hotch stood uncomfortably and with a supportive nod he left.
Opening up the folder again she sighed. Staring down into those beautiful chocolate eyes she suddenly didn't mind if this day dragged on into eternity. That way, tomorrow would never come. That way, she'd never have to see him again. It had taken her this long to collect all of the pieces of her heart he left behind. If only she'd had time to put her heart back together as well.
They stared at each other as the rain poured. He'd walked her to her car like it was any other day. Hed'd said he needed to talk. She was there for him as she'd always been. But now, she couldn't move…could barely breathe. She was drenched, cold, and broken.
"I don't understand any of this Derek," she whispered, her voice thick with tears.
"She's pregnant Pen," he stated as if that answered everything.
"And you are quitting the bureau. I already know all of that. That still doesn't explain why…" her voice broke then. She couldn't even say the words.
"They have to be my priority." he continued. "I can't have any distractions."
"So my friendship was a distraction?!" her sadness giving way to her ire.
He grabbed her and pulled her into a desperate hug. Grabbing her as though she was disappearing right before him. "Baby girl…" his voice was pleading.
She stood frozen, thankful the rain hid her tears. She couldn't fight him when he sounded like that.
Then, as suddenly as her grabbed her he pushed back from her. Rigid, his voice full of ice, "Distraction is all this could ever be."
With that he left her.
She's neither seen nor spoke to him since.
