"I'm calling my mom," Luke shouts as he enters the kitchen to make her another cup of tea. "You're sick and I'm not going to take you camping when you have a cold." Penelope rolls her eyes before standing from the couch and follows the man into the room. She watches with heavy lids as he prepares her mug the way she likes before turning around and deflating at the sight of her puffed face and red nose. "You look pitiful."
"Gee, Lu, you really know how to make a girl feel special," Penelope grumbles as she takes the mug from her boyfriend and sticks her tongue out before sniffling loudly. She slides into the chair nestled up against the bar in his kitchen with a soft groan. "Don't cancel. I'm going to work from here and sleep the day away cuddled up with Roxy and hopefully by Thursday I'll be feeling better because I want to go." Penelope lays her warm forehead against the cool surface of the counter and sighs when Luke places his hands on the back of her neck. She asks softly, "Do you have to work today?"
Luke laughs and replaces his hands with his lips on the back of her neck, "Yes, babe, I unfortunately have to work but I'll be home as soon as the case is over."
"Okay," Penelope whispers as she turns her head to the side in order to look at him. "You promise?" She blinks softly as he nods and leans over to press a kiss to her cheek and then her forehead.
"I promise, now let's get you back into bed," Luke laughs again as he wraps his left arm around her shoulder and picks up her tea with his right hand and guides her into his bedroom. Penelope sniffles as she pulls her sweater tighter around her frame and watches as Luke pulls back the blankets on his bed for her. She lets out a small series of sneezes followed by a soft moan as Luke hands her a tissue before sliding into the bed and turning onto her side. She allows the man to pull the blankets over her shoulders and is relieved when she feels the bed dip under his weight. "Are you sure you don't just want me to tell Emily that you're taking the day off," he asks while running his hands over her forehead.
Penelope shakes her head wildly before she groans and slides her eyes closed. She reaches up to hold her head in her hands and accepts the Advil that Luke was handing to her. After swallowing the pills she sighs and looks up at her boyfriend, wondering to herself how she had ever gotten so lucky as to be with him. Thinking back on the past eight months, Penelope lets a wide smile stretch her lips across her face and feels the tingle of another sneeze in her nose. She looked frightful, or well she thought she did anyway, and it was weird to her the way the man was staring at her as if she was the most beautiful thing in the world. Looking back up at the man, Penelope realizes that he had asked her a question and she laughs before answering, "No, I want to work...I have to work or else I'll sleep all day."
"Maybe sleeping is what you need," Luke tells his girlfriend and chuckles when she rolls her eyes at his comment before fixing him with a glare. "What was I thinking; you're Penelope Garcia and you know everything. A little cold won't be able to keep you from conquering the world."
"I'm going to miss you," Penelope whispers as she burrows herself deeper into the thick blanket. This was one of the man reasons she preferred sleeping at Luke's place rather than her own. His bed felt like sleeping on a cloud and for a man who didn't sleep very often when he was home, he made sure that his bedding was of the highest quality. She rubbed her cheek against the pillow and sighed when he leaned over her and pressed a kiss to her forehead. His breath was a welcomed heat against the chilled expanse of her forehead and she found that she wanted him to stay like this forever. The shrill ringing of his phone shattered the bubble they had created for themselves that morning and Penelope couldn't stop the giggle that escaped her mouth after she spoke, "Don't forget to hangup this time."
"I was going to miss you," Luke replies as he answers the phone. He keeps rubbing her back through the blanket and before Penelope realizes her eyelids are drooping closed. "I love you my North Star," he whispers against her forehead as his girlfriend lets out a small snore. Shaking his head the man gets off of the bed and places her laptop closer to her on the bed. Luke stands at the door and watches her sleep for a few moments before he sighs and exits the room.