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She wasn't sure why, but when she woke up this morning Penelope knew it was going to be a good day. For the first time in the two weeks since she and Kevin broke up she felt truly free. So when she walked into the BAU a few hours later she was smiling happily with confidence back in her step and an air of contentment. She felt like she could handle anything at that moment; like she was ready for everything that life threw at her.
But nothing could have prepared her for what, or who, walked into her office only ten minutes after she turned on her computers.
"Hey baby girl." Came the deep voice of none other than Derek Morgan.
With a smile she turned around to face him and had to swallow passed the lump in her throat at the scene before her. Morgan stood there, leaning with his shoulder against her door frame and a grin on his face. He was dressed in a nice pair of black pants and dark blue dress shirt that seemed to cling to his well muscled shoulders. The sleeves of his shirt were rolled up slightly and when he crossed his arms she could see his muscles ripple through his arms.
"Well, hello there Very Special Agent Morgan." She said with a teasing smile once she regained the ability to breathe. "What brings you to this goddess' domain?"
"I came to ask my goddess if she would do me the honor of accompanying me to the Valentine's party." He asked with the grin still on his face and a glint of amusement in his eyes.
Penelope laughed and shook her head slightly as he walked further into the room, closing the door behind him. "It's very sweet of you to offer hot stuff, but it's okay, you don't have to." She told him with a small smile. She was surprised she didn't see this coming. It was just like him to make that offer after her rather nasty break up with Kevin.
Morgan gave her a confused look for a minute before he must have understood what she was thinking. "Sweetheart, this has nothing to do with Lynch." He said and she raised her eyebrow in amusement at how he almost spit out Kevin's name. "I just want to take you to the party and hopefully dance with you all night." He told her.
"Why?" She asked in slight disbelief.
"Why what?" He asked her back with another confused look.
"Come on Derek, you and I both know that you could take any woman you wanted to. In fact they're probably women from the FBI who have already asked you to go, if not thrown themselves at your feet." She said matter of factly.
"But I don't want to go with them. I want to go with you, my baby girl; the smartest, funniest, sexiest, most gorgeous woman to ever walk the Earth." He said with a smile, but also with so much sincerity in his eyes that she almost considered saying yes.
"Well, no one can say you don't know how to charm the socks off a girl." She said and laughed slightly.
"Oh, trust me baby girl, I can charm more than just your socks off." He said suggestively with a grin and a glint in his eyes making Penelope laugh.
When she stopped laughing she looked back at him and noticed that he still had a serious look in his eyes. "Come on princess, are you going to make me get down on my knees and beg? Cause I will be more than willing to grovel at your feet if that's what it takes." He said and she started to laugh again, but stopped in surprise when he actually started to bend down to get on his knees in front of her.
She reached out her hand and grabbed his arm, making him stop and look at her expectantly. "So, what do you say? Will you be my Valentine, baby girl?" He asked with a smile.
"Now, how could I say no to that offer?" Penelope asked with her own smile.
"You can't." He answered grinning broadly.
"Well than I guess I'll have to say yes." She said and smiled wider as he took her hand in his and kissed it softly.
"Good." He said happily. "I'll pick you up at 6:30." He added and before she could say anything else he bent down and kissed her head and then left her office with a grin still on his face.
Penelope smiled and shook her head as she turned back to her computers. Today was certainly turning out to be a very good day.
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