Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds
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The argument started off calm, no one raised their voices but as the conversation got more in depth and disappointments and truths were shared one voice got higher and higher while the other stayed on normal speaking levels.
'You're a whore you know that.' Kevin shouted loudly.
'Oh so me catching you 2 months ago with your ex doesn't make you fall under that category?'
'But with HIM!'
'It doesn't matter if it's Derek or whether it Bob in Human Resources!'
'You still slept with another man.'
'You still slept with another woman.'
'So Penny...' She scolded him with her eyes for the name. 'You forgave me, marry me and we can forget about this, we can have that family and the house and the future.'
'No Kevin, I haven't been entirely happy in this relationship so why would I go to the next step and marry you.'
'Because you know deep down he'll break your heart and you'll realise you loved me all along.'
'I don't think so... I know you've been seeing her Kevin.' Penelope answered back and stood up. 'So when you say you're popping out to get something, you're actually going for your next bit of arse Kevin and then to top it all you bring home gifts, guilt riddled gifts!'
'Penny.'
'Stop it!' She said looking at him. 'You know what? I should never have started this relationship with you... I rushed into it, Christ I'd just been shot and there you were and here I was!'
'I wanted you to feel loved again Pen.'
'No! You haven't done that Kevin... you make me feel uncomfortable around the team, you make me feel uncomfortable when I wake up half way through the night, you made me pull away from the 6 people that care about the most.'
'Well one of them you seemed pretty close to.'
'I want to know one thing, how did you find out?'
'It doesn't matter.'
'Oh yes it does!'
'No it doesn't!'
'Kevin... you tell me or hell have fury.'
'There's a camera in your room.'
'You what?!' She said, her final nerve truly gone now. 'You put a camera in my room! How dare you? You worthless piece of crap!' She screamed.
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The team had heard Kevin's end of the argument but knew Penelope hated confrontation the most so were not surprise in the slightest they didn't hear her, they all had the urge to run but apart from that all eyes lay on Derek. He knew more than he was letting on. When Penelope's yelling was heard that was it they were all up, Hotch and Derek leading the way up front.
'I have every right here to hit you and the urge to.'
'Well go on then!'
She restrained. 'I cannot believe you would do that! What are you a pervert?'
'I wanted to keep an eye on you when you were alone.'
'Oh well that's okay then isn't it!' She said sarcastically. 'You're a bastard! Did you film it? Film me?'
'Sometimes.'
She looked up at the heavens and laughed with anger. 'You have got to be kidding me.' She looked at the door as it swung open to reveal the boss and Derek, behind the rest of the team.
'Is everything okay?' Hotch said with his 'I'm not taking any bullshit' tone of voice.
'No!' Penelope said.
'Yes!' Kevin said at the same time.
'Sir, I'd like to take the rest of the afternoon off, seems I have a little bug problem to sort out.'
'Okay well take someone with you.'
'It's okay; I can cope on my own.' She said obviously still seething with anger, she turned to Kevin. 'This is not over!' She said pointed her finger, with that said Kevin just fled the room after warranting death glares off the men.
'Penelope?'
'It doesn't matter, really I just need to go and sort something out.'
'Why did you call him a pervert?' She looked up at them like a deer caught in the headlights. 'Talk.'
She sighed. 'He just told me, he put a camera in my bedroom.'
'What?!' Derek said anger now pulsating through him.
'Penelope, take Derek with you get this sorted out... what else?'
'Nothing.' She said picking her things up and turning the computers onto sleep. 'His just ruined my life that's all.' She said and moved towards the door. 'I'll be back in about an hour so if you want to get a tech up that might be a plan.'
'Okay Penelope' Hotch said stepping to the side to allow her to leave. 'Go.' He said to Derek and they watched him follow her, falling into immediate mindless banter.
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The ride to Penelope's was in silence; Derek knew she would be clocking things over in her head, that she had a lot going on.
'If you want me to take a step down baby girl I don't mind.''
'Step down?'
'Give you some space.'
'Derek...'
'I understand.'
'No, don't. Please just don't.' She said sadly. 'Don't let him ruin this as well.'
When they got to her place, he watched her pull her heels off, grab her keys and run into the apartment building. He followed her as quickly as he could and when he reached her apartment he found the door open, Penelope standing on a chair.
'Baby?'
'Hang on.' He then watched her drop a wire and then a camera. She then jumped down. 'The bastard, so predictable with hiding things.' She looked at him. 'You recon Hotch will allow me to hack his computer?'
'Why?'
'Erm... he filmed us, you know.'
'Please tell me he didn't.'
'Oh he did.'
'If I get hold of him I'll...'
'Kill him.' Penelope finished for him. 'While you're doing that, I'll be erasing his entire sorry existence making Rossi and Hotch stand guard.'
'You thought it through.'
'The moment he called me a whore yes.'
'What else baby?'
'Well you know I said he was sleeping around?' Derek nodded, that was the night Derek had told her he loved her, it was the same night they made love and it was the same night they started an unmarried affair so to speak but Penelope was never alone with Kevin to end it so she never got the chance to just pull off all ties and Derek had sat and encouraged her and supported her but had seen it was difficult but now he could see a release to her. 'He continued to see her, bought me gifts for staying out, why did I stick around for 2 months Derek?'
'Because you were doing the Penelope thing, hoping he would change.'
'I'm an idiot.'
'No you're not.' He saw her smile. 'See... that's what I love.'
'I don't want to live here anymore.'
'Well don't... live with me.'
'Live with you?' She said shocked. 'Are you sure?'
'Definitely.'
'But job?'
'I'll sort that out while you go on that girlie break with JJ and what's her name?'
'Sophie... I want Emily there too.'
'Well I think she would rather be there than with her mother.' He saw her smile. 'I don't want you here until we can guarantee he hasn't left any other little cameras... or bugs.'
'Thank you.'
'For?'
'For coming with me, being my knight again.'
'Anything princess.' He said kissing her forehead. Little did they know that as they had this intimate exchange in the archway to her bedroom, 3 little cameras were watching them, with 2 eyes watching the screens, the anger bubbling a bit more, that Derek Morgan had won. This called for one thing.
