When Derek Saw Penelope
Prologue – Tale As Old As Time
A/N: Hey guys, so brand new CM story out of the gates. I have a JJ/Rossi, Hotch/Emily, and now Pen/Derek. I still have to figure out a multi-shot for Reid…probably with JJ but I'm not sure at this point. This is a companion story to When Aaron Met Emily so check that too. Until next time, ENJOY! R&R PLZ!
Penelope smiled, albeit a bit sadly as she packed up her things to go home. Hotch and Emily's story was sweet but still felt so incomplete. They hadn't said whether they missed each other or not but the looks they gave spoke volumes for them. A knock interrupted her musings, "It's late mama. Ready to go yet?" Derek peeked in. "I'll walk you to your car."
"It's okay sug," Pen waved him off. "I got this."
"Come on," Derek insisted. "Humour your boy here."
"Fine," Garcia faked annoyance. She shouldered her bag and switched off all the monitors and lights. Following Derek to the elevators, she was still smiling. "Hotch and Em's story was great, wasn't it?"
"Yeah, made me think of the first time we met," Derek nodded.
"Really?" Garcia questioned. "How? I don't remember you walking in on me half-naked Hot Stuff, even though I wouldn't mind."
"Not like that silly girl," Derek chuckled. "Just the idea of not knowing where something was going to go. A week at a mansion, a simple call across the bullpen. A simple, unimportant time that turns out to have an affect on the rest of your life."
The elevators opened and they stepped in. "Yeah," Penelope finally agreed. "It was pretty amazing wasn't it?"