AN: Initially writen for the fabolous klcm, who was in the need for some angst with a happy ending and a lot of love inbetween. Well, that's what she got - although writing angst certainly is not my strongest suit. This will have something between 8-10 chapters. It is completed, but one of the chapters is explicit, which i can't post on here - at least not in its original form...

Penelope was almost running into the BAU. On shoes which certainly were not made for running. But she didn't care right now. She needed to see JJ and Emily. She had news. Huge news. News so big she probably needed to sit down herself before she would share them.

Never in her life had her lunch break been so exciting. And so big and major.

When she finally made it to Emily's desk, Penelope was glad to see JJ right next to it. Snapping for air for a few moments, she pulled a chair in, sitting right in front of her friends. Both looked at Penelope with curious expressions, smiling to themselves. Yes, their friend was a bit odd at times.

"What happened?" Emily asked after a few moments, when Penelope was still trying to catch her breath. "Everything okay`"

Penelope just nodded, still trying to get her breathing back under control and then smiled at her best friends who by now looked expectantly at her.

"Everything's fine. Better even. Everything is… splendid," she smiled and saw confusion in JJ and Emily's face.

"Oh god, what rumor did you hear? It must be really good if you were running to find us," JJ laughed and Emily nodded agreeing.

"No rumor," Penelope smiled, at which her friends looked even more confused. "He proposed," Penelope almost shouted the next moment, before thrusting her hand in front of Emily and JJ's faces, showing of a rather nice looking ring.

"Oh my God," Emily and JJ both almost screeched, grabbing for Penelope's hand in turn, inspecting the ring.

"Lynch proposed?" Emily asked after a few moments of inspecting. "And you… said yes?"

Penelope just nodded excitedly.

More and more people that were rummaging around the bullpen stepped up to Penelope to congratulate her. But one person was missing. Not that the tech noticed it right now. She was too much still in shock and excitement about what had happened just a few moments ago.

Derek Morgan had been attracted by the laugher and cheers he had heard in his office that came from the bullpen. Quickly he realized that the object of all the noise was his best friend, but before he came to ask what happened he saw people reaching continuously for her hand, checking inspecting, looking at her fingers.

His best friend got engaged. He should be happy for her – and he was. None deserved all the luck and happiness on this earth more than Penelope. But he couldn't get himself to go over to here and join the queue of felicitators.

With 42 Morgan realized for the first time he never had felt like he was feeling right now before. He never had gotten his heart broken. Until now.