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She gasped as he leaned into her from behind. His breath tickled her cheek as he whispered along with the song. "Let me be your hero".

He walked around to stand in front of her. "Would you dance, if I asked you to dance?" He took her hand, tugging her gently from her chair. He walked backwards, leading them the few steps to the dance floor. "Would you run, and never look back?" He pulled her close, brushing a stray lock of hair behind her ear as he softly sang along. "Would you cry, if you saw me crying? And would you save my soul, tonight?" He led her in a slow dance, their bodies barely moving as both were caught up in the moment.

"Would you tremble, if I touched your lips?" Derek ran his thumb along the edge of her lower lip and she shivered. "Would you laugh, oh, please tell me this?" Penelope reached up and gently stroked his cheek. He wrapped his hand around hers, pulling it to his lips and kissing her inner wrist. "Now would you die, for the one you love? Hold me in your arms, tonight." He buried his face into her hair, holding her tightly. His voice was soft in her ear.

"I can be your hero, baby. I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever." He pulled back, meeting her brown eyes with his own. "You can take my breath away." Her hand tightened around his as she realized what he was telling her with the song. She opened her mouth to speak but he silenced her with a finger over her lips.

"Would you swear that you'll always be mine?" She gave the tiniest nod as tears welled in her eyes. "Or would you lie? Would you run and hide?" She shook her head and Derek smiled softly. He shifted his hold on her hand, his fingers caressing her wrist. "Am I in too deep? Have I lost my mind? Well I don't care, you're here, tonight."

Penelope placed a finger over his lips before he could sing the next chorus. Instead, she sang it to him, holding his gaze. "I can be your hero, baby. I can kiss away the pain." Her fingers moved over his cheek. He smiled softly at her again, happiness shining in his eyes as she continued. "I will stand by you forever. You can take my breath away."

Derek wrapped his arms around her, lifting her up off her feet and twirling her around. She laughed and hit playfully at his shoulders. He lowered her slowly as the words started again. "Oh, I just wanna hold you. I just wanna hold you, oh yeah." Forgoing the rest, he leaned down to capture her lips in a soft kiss. He pulled back to check her reaction. Seeing her approval, he kissed her again. He groaned softly as she parted her lips for him. Their tongues danced as the kiss deepened.

They separated when the sound of clapping managed to break through their newfound passion. Penelope blushed deeply as she looked around at the rest of their team, applauding and cat calling. Derek just laughed and pulled her back into his arms, moving slowly with the end of the song, their voices mingling together.

"I can be your hero, I can kiss away the pain,

And I will stand by you, forever,

You can take my breath away,

You can take my breath away,

And I can be your hero."

A/N – The song is "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias.