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'You dare walk out of this room and you've proven me right.'
'Proven you right? My friends have just got back from one of the hardest cases ever Kevin and all you're worried about is being left alone for a couple of hours.'
'But it's not them, it's him.'
'The same old chestnut with you isn't it?' She said remaining calm. 'Why do you think that because I want to see them I'm forgetting you?'
'Because I've just asked you to marry me and you've just stood and stared at me... that's answer enough.' Kevin responded angrily. 'It's always them over me!' She just stood and stared at him. 'You always choose him over me! I'm your boyfriend, the one that loves you and yet you don't want to be with me.'
'You know what Kevin? You're right... they are always going to come first.' She said as she picked up her purse, her keys and her phone and headed for the door. 'So in response to your earlier question... no I don't want to marry you Kevin.' She said and let the ring roll out of her hand.
'You leave this apartment and I will never take you back.'
'Then don't.' She said as she continued down the corridor, she carried on and out to her car, tears falling as she realised she had ruined her future with Kevin, happy tears that she felt such a release. She had kept this thing hidden for too long; it was time to tell Derek once and for all. She did the usual journey and made it to his. She walked to his door and knocked but immediately hesitated, she wiped her eyes, nearly a year long bout in a relationship had ended and she hadn't realised she was crying at first, she then heard talking and laughing. The door opened and Derek's face dropped.
'Penelope... everything okay?' He asked blocking the view into his apartment; he saw her emotions all too well at that moment and he knew something was wrong.
'Who is it baby?' A female voice yelled out evidently from the bedroom.
'It's just a friend, I'll be right back.' He turned back. 'You okay baby girl, you look like you've been crying.'
'Erm.. uh... I'm fine. I shouldn't have come.' She said completely heartbroken. 'Uh, I'll let you get back to... I got to go.'
'Penelope!' He called after her but she continued to walk on. 'Shit.' Derek said as he chucked clothes on and then ran out after her, he saw her wipe her face and then just drive off, without looking back at him.
Monday Morning- B.A.U
'New week begins new case.' JJ said as she carried files into the conference room. 'Oh the joys of the job.'
'JJ have you called TA York?' Hotch asked from his office.
'I have he'll be up in a moment.'
'TA York?' Reid, Emily and Derek said shocked. 'Where's Garcia?'
'She's on an unknown length of absent.'
'Why?'
'In the conference room.' Hotch said and they all literally ran in, he closed the door and looked at them. 'Garcia rang me Friday night; she's been struggling for some time with the job, with certain relationships. She is nearing a breakdown and needed the break.'
'Friday?' Derek repeated. 'Friday night?'
'Yes, why?'
'She came to me, near tears, I had Ashleigh with me.'
'Ashleigh, as in the Ashleigh you picked up 5 weeks ago?' Derek nodded at Reid. 'Hm.'
'What?'
'Nothing.'
'No what is it?'
'Did Penelope know you were that involved?' Derek shook his head, he could never find the right moment to tell Penelope and he knew that it was deceitful for more than one reason.
'Kevin was going to propose to Pen Friday... find him, you find her, you're bound to.'
'Hotch do you know where she is?'
'No she said she needed to get away.' He looked around and saw the defeated team members. 'Did any of you have any idea that things had gotten so bad with her?'
'No, we've hardly seen her.'
'Yeah cases have been havoc and we haven't had time to talk on the phone.'
'Hmm... I think we need to get Lynch here, JJ pass this case onto team B, we need to sort this out.' Hotch said leaving the room with JJ, 15 minutes later Lynch traipsed into the room.
'You asked for me Agent Hotchner?'
'Kevin come in and shut the door.' He complied and looked at one of them confused. 'When did you last see Penelope?'
'Friday night...'
'What happened?'
'I asked her to marry me, she didn't say anything, we got into an argument, she left telling me she didn't want to marry me.'
'What was your argument about?'
'Sir that's personal.'
'But important.'
'She was off to see Derek; she was worried about him, about the whole team but mostly about him.'
'So you argued over it?
'I've hardly seen her lately, when we have alone time it is always spent on you guys...why does this matter?'
'Because Penelope's gone on leave.'
'Is she okay?'
'That's what we are trying to find out.'
'I need to get back to work, but I always knew I'd lose her, she was never mine, Derek I hope you appreciate how much she loves you.' He said and left the room, Derek sat completely shocked, just staring, everyone looked at him.
'Didn't you know?' Emily asked, Derek shook his head. 'The amount of silly banter you pass, the amount of looks you exchange, the way you watch one another, she loves you.'
'What have I done?'
A/N: Seeing as the other one is complete and just waiting on being posted, I'd thought I'd post this one =)
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