Authors Note: Soooo this is my first Criminal Minds one-shot and I really hope I do it justice. I meant to write this before but whatever, there's just something about Penelope's and Derek's "friendship" that I love to pieces. Hope you enjoy. One more thing before the story I do not like Alex I don't know why but ever since she was introduce she always came off as bitchy to me and she still does so I hope that my dislike doesn't come off too strong.
"You promised me you'd sit next to me on the way back baby gi...Penelope." Derek said reminding himself again about cutting down the 'inappropriate' nicknames for his best friend. Penelope smiled at him and sat next to him reaching into her bag for her ever present knitting projects. "I know I haven't been here long, but I can honestly say this is one of the few times I've heard you call her Penelope." Alex said from her seat across from the duo. Derek laughed shaking his head slightly. "I've been calling her babygirl since we met for the second time what P? 10 years ago?" Penelope nodded beside him and said "9 years and some odd months and days didn't think you'd remember our anniversary sug." "Second time?" Rossi asked looking up from the book he was reading. "Yeah we originally met like Hotch said we were trying to recruit her and she was a completly different person back then. She even had this goth mixed with vixen appel to her. Fast forward to a couple of months she's in the BAU office with less makeup and blond hair, I honestly didn't even recognize her at first." Reid laughed behind him at the story he wasn't there for the first meeting but even without his eidetic memory nothing could erase Morgan and Garcia meeting for the first time. "And from there babygirl was born." Derek said finishing his story his eyes never leaving hers, he didn't go into particulars for some reason everything after that was private in a way. Besides from Reid's laughter and Penelope's wide eyes he knew they remembered.
"Don't you think the names are a little uncalled for?" Alex asked watching the couple next to her, she didn't really understand them at times she assumed they were dating and others she wasn't so sure. Penelope turned to Derek with wide eyes and whispered "So she was the one that told!" Derek shrugged intertwined their fingers and said "Honestly Blake I really don't care what people think. We've suvived boyfriends, girlfriends, getting shot, semi-promotions, near tranfers and everyday life talking to eachother the way we do. I never have and never will see what the big deal is. It's just us." Penelope gigled again beside him knowing he did have a point and why did it really matter it wasn't like anything they did effected anyone else on the team or in the FBI. "You know guys you never did thank me for your start." Reid said trying to slightly change the subject. Derek shook his head again and said "You're right thank you pretty boy for being wrong about something. A chorus of "what" from Alex, Rossi, Hotch and JJ lead to Reid, Derek and Penelope snickering at their new secret. It wasn't often you got to have a secret from the rest of the team and one this harmless was certaintly funny. As if on agreement Reid, Derek and Penelope all closed their eyes and refused to speak for the duration of the jet ride.