Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds - I just dream!
Looking down at the phone she saw the caller ID and knew he had to answer it.
'Derek!' She called out; she knew that if Penelope was calling him it was for good reason, even if they hadn't spoken properly in nearly a month. Tamara Barnes knew that one day Derek would dump her but she never knew the talk would come quite so quick but she was ready, she wasn't going to wallow, she'd never had Derek wholly anyway. Heck sitting here in his front room, she didn't truly know that talk was going to happen, she just felt something was off. 'Derek!' She called out again. 'Your phone's ringing.'
'Just cancel it.'
'But it's...'
'It can wait.' Derek told her as he left the kitchen with their drinks, Tamara did as he asked and cancelled the call before putting his phone onto the coffee table and turning to him.
'I want to end this Derek.... This isn't fair.'
'Funny, I was thinking the same.' He said with a coy smile, somewhat embarrassed even. He had had Penelope's words reverberating around his head more and more as the weeks progressed and now he had to trust her and that was one thing he did.
Tamara smiled. 'Friends?'
'Friends.'
'You gonna answer your phone now?' She asked him with a smile still on her lips.
'Work can wait.' Derek responded, he was not in the mood for work, he was not in the mood for more killings and more lost lives.
'It wasn't work, it was Penelope.' She told him and then his phone lit up to show he had a voicemail. 'At least get that Derek.' Derek sighed and leant forward, picking his phone up he did the routine and listened to Penelope's number get spoken back to him before the message began
*Derek* Her voice was scared and feeble and thick tears*I really need your help, Kevin... He, he, he's not who we think he is. I need your help* Her voice broke and Kevin's came into range *Penny! That's not what I told you to say! Gimme that phone!* The call ended with a gunshot and Derek heard Penelope gasp deeply.
A/N: Dun Dun Dunnnnn! I'm horrible with cliff hangers me, but I won't apologise!! =P
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