"I will leave you now to mark your territory."

Derek smiled and said, "Penelope you didn't have to do this, but thank you."

"Anything for you my love."

Penelope walked out of Derek's office and headed for hers to call Kevin.

Derek picked up his phone and waited for the person on the other line to answer.

Derek smoothly asked, "Do you still want to get that drink?"

Derek waited a moment then said, "Yeah I will pick you up at 9."

Derek hung the phone up and thought, "If P finds out she is going to kill me."

Penelope walked in to McLaren's bar with her boyfriend in tow.

Kevin whined, "Penelope do you have to wear such a low top?"

Penelope rolled her eyes and said, "Kevin it isn't that big of a deal."

Kevin snorted and said, "No its two big deals."

Penelope huffed and crossed her arms under her chest. She looked around at all the happy couples dancing. She wished Kevin would dance with her, but from what Kevin said he has two left dangerous feet.

A waiter came over and took Penelope and Kevin's drink request. For someone reason Penelope wanted to get good and drunk. So she order two long island iced teas.

"Plum sauce don't you think that is a bit much?"

Penelope sighed and said, "Kevin I am a grown ass woman. If you don't want to take me home at the end of the night, I can take a cab."

"Sweetness you know I can't leave you by yourself."

"Well good, now shut up and drink."

Kevin grimaced but still drank his beer. Penelope chugged her first big glass of her drink down.

Penelope was scanning the crowd again. Then she looked towards the door. What she saw next had her seeing red.

Derek walked in with Tamara Barnes with his hand placed firmly on her lower back.

Penelope didn't know what to do, all she knew was she had to get the hell out of that bar.

Derek locked eyes with Penelope and new instantly he was in trouble with her. He tried to turn Tamara around so he could make up some excuse why they shouldn't be there.

Kevin who was ecstatic to see that Morgan had a date called Derek over, "Hey agent Morgan would you like to sit with us?"

Derek felt like he was going to pass out. He knew sitting with them wouldn't be the best idea in the world so why he said, "Sure", is beyond him.

Derek sat directly across from Penelope. She wouldn't even look at him.

Derek remembered his manners and said, "Tamara this is Penelope, and her boyfriend Kevin."

Tamara coolly said, "It's nice to meet both of you."

Penelope gave a half smile, before giving Derek an eat shit and die look for the record books.

Penelope turned her head back toward the crowd dancing on the floor.

She heard Derek sigh and say, "Tamara would you like to dance?"

Tamara smiled and they headed to the dance floor. Penelope ordered two more long island iced teas, and a shot of Jack.

Kevin smiled and said, "Thanks for the shot my sweet plum."

Penelope replied, "It's not for you, it's for me."

"Come on Penelope you can't drink all of that."

"Yes I can Kevin and I will."

Derek and Tamara were done dancing. They had been so close, that Tamara was more or less just draped around Derek.

The waiter came back with Penelope's drinks. She took the shot of Jack, and was quiet proud of herself for not making a face.

Tamara laughed and said, "D I think we need to catch up." Tamara and Derek ordered their drinks.

Kevin and Tamara chatted lightly about what Kevin did for the FBI. Derek was still trying to get Penelope to look at him. He even bumped her leg under the table.

She ignored him and downed half of her drink again.

Derek thought, "Fine if she is going to act like a spoiled brat, then whatever."

Tamara asked, "So Penelope you don't strike me as the type to work for the FBI."

Penelope got this question a million times but why it pissed her off now she had no clue.

Penelope got her anger under control and said, "Honestly I didn't have a choice. It was either this or prison."

All Tamara could say was, "Oh."

Derek smiled and said, "Yeah my baby girl can hack into anything."

Kevin rolled his eyes at Penelope's nickname.

Tamara with a hint of jealousy in her voice said, "So she is your baby girl."

Penelope looked at Tamara and said, "Not anymore."

Kevin felt like doing a happy dance. Finally he had gotten rid of Derek. Then Kevin looked over at Penelope and saw her heartbreaking right in front of him.

She looked down at the table top and pretended to be reading the coaster. She was fighting the tears that were threatening to spill out of her eyes.

Tamara thought it odd, that the other woman looked so devastated. Derek said that they were just friends. Now Tamara wasn't so sure and she did not want to get caught up in unrequited love.

Tamara sighed and ended up downing half of her drink.

Penelope order another drink, and another shot. She could blame the tears in her eyes on the Jack

Derek felt like hell. He realized that Penelope seeing him with Tamara hurt her. A part of him thought "Good, now she knows I feel when JJ had to tell me they were dating."

The table was in uncomfortable silence. The waiter broke the silence when he brought the group their drinks.

Derek told the waiter to keep the drinks coming. He didn't give a damn if Tamara saw him drunk. He might have just ruined the best relationship he ever had.

Penelope excused herself and went outside. Derek was a little ticked at Kevin, because he didn't offer to go with her.

Penelope picked up her phone and pressed the number 3 on her speed dial.

JJ said, "Is everything okay?"

Penelope felt a tear roll down her cheek. Penelope said, "No JJ it isn't."

JJ sat up on her couch and said, "What is it?"

"Derek brought Tamara with him to the bar. Kevin the idiot he is asked them if they wanted to sit with us. Now I am sad and partially drunk."

JJ asked, "PG why are you sad?"

Penelope took a deep breath and said, "Because I love him JJ. There are you happy?"

JJ smiled, her smile quickly faded when she realized Penelope was smack dab in the middle of getting her heart broken.

JJ said, "Oh honey I am so, so sorry."

"Why JJ, guys like him don't like girls like me anyway."

JJ scoffed and said, "Penelope you mean girls that are pretty, and smart, and caring-"

Penelope cut her off, "Fat, ridiculous, and dresses like a walking holiday."

JJ wanted to reach through the phone and slap Penelope.

JJ said, "No one sees you like that especially Derek, so stop thinking like that. I bet if you didn't doubt yourself so damn much you would have already been with Derek."

Penelope sighed she sat on a bench. She could feel her eyesight get blurry from trying to fight the tears that were threatening to come out.

"JJ I guess I should let you go."

"Hey Garcie."

"What JJ."

"Don't cry. You are far too pretty, and I know you spent a lot of time fixing your makeup. Just go in there and pretend nothing is wrong okay."

"Yeah I can do that JJ. Bye."

JJ sighed and said, "Bye Garcia."

JJ sat on her couch trying to figure out how to murder Morgan and get away with it. That dumbass yet again paraded yet another woman in front of her. If Morgan didn't get his shit together, he was going to lose the only person that has ever really loved him.

Penelope went back in the bar, and headed straight for the bathroom. Kevin tried to ask her if she was okay, but she just kept walking.

A guy grabbed her arm, and asked her if she wanted to dance. Penelope said, "No thanks and kept on walking."

Penelope looked in the bathroom mirror. She didn't feel pretty. Yeah she had pretty good rack, but she thought she wasn't anything like Tamara.

Penelope spent a few more minutes in the bathroom trying her damndest not to cry.

She heard a knock on the door and a female voice asked, "Are you alright?"

Penelope responded with, "Tamara I am fine. I just don't feel good."

"Oh well you should have your boyfriend take you home."

"I will do that."

Penelope headed back to the table. Derek looked like he was miserable. Derek's phone rang. Derek looked down and saw that JJ was calling him. He actually prayed for a case to get the hell out of this bar.

Derek said, "Excuse me, I have to take this."

"Hey JJ what's up?"

"Derek what the hell is wrong with you?"

Derek scoffed and said, "What are you talking about?"

JJ rolled her eyes and said, "Derek you know exactly what I am talking about. Can you tell me why I had to stop my best friend from crying out in front of some bar?"

Derek said, "JJ you have no idea what you are talking about."

"Derek please tell me what I don't get."

Derek sighed heavily and said, "She broke my heart first."

JJ was stunned into silence.

"JJ don't you remember having to tell me she was with Kevin? It felt like some dropped a piano on my head."

JJ said, "Did you tell her how you felt?"

Derek rubbed his head and said, "JJ I thought I did. I told her I loved her but I think she thought I meant in the friends way."

"Why didn't you make her understand?"

Derek sighed and said, "JJ she had just gotten shot, I didn't want to push it."

JJ thought to herself, "These two morons are ridiculous."

"JJ I loved her, hell I still love her. Now I am stuck at a table with her and Lynch, and all I want to do is punch him in the face, and steal my girl."

"Derek you need to talk to Penelope. I don't think anyone thinks that she belongs with Lynch. I don't even think Lynch thinks this is a good idea."

"JJ how do you know?"

JJ smiled and said, "Rachel from counter terrorism has a big mouth."

Derek smirked and said, "Yeah she does."

JJ wanted to hang up the phone, hunt Morgan down and slap him for what he just said.

"Morgan I am going to ignore what you just said, especially when you are trying to figure out how to tell my best friend you love her."

Derek smiled sheepishly and said, "I know JJ sorry."

"But seriously you even prowled in counter terrorism?"

"JJ just help me get P, and I swear I will stay my ass out of counter terrorism forever."

JJ laughed and said, "Good. Now go back in that bar. Take Tamara's ass home. I will get Penelope to come over here, and you will talk to her. Now go."

Derek smiled and said, "Yes ma'am."'

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