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A/N: This is for the awesome Emzypemzy... =) Enjoy it!
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"What did you do Penelope?" JJ asked as she sat down on the couch and looked at her red headed friend as she sobbed her heart out. "Why has Kevin packed up and go... he's done it before, what's to say he won't just come back again?"
"Because this time..." She chocked on tears. "This time I messed things up." She said and more tears flew down her already mascara marred cheeks.
"How did you mess it up though?" Emily tried to understand but was falling short. "C'mon Pen, you need to let us in."
Penelope shook her head. "I knew things were getting bad between us but I didn't know I'd be capable of doing that." She muttered to herself. "I guess when Kevin told me I'm gonna live lonely without him he wasn't wrong."
"PENELOPE!" The pair yelled at her and she jumped and looked at either one of them. "Now calm it and tell us!" JJ said in a calm voice.
"I..." She felt embarrassed now. "I called him Derek." She then sobbed again. "Nearing 2 years of being with Kevin and I called him Derek while we made love." She ran her hands into her hair and gripped it in frustration. "I'm a fully grown woman what the hell is wrong with me?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing? You can't say that!" Penelope yelled as she got up and paced. "Derek..." She laughed in disbelief, laughed at the thoughts in her head. "Oh yeah, talk about lead balloon moment."
"Penelope..." JJ's voice broke Penelope's angry and humiliated rant. "Do you love Derek?"
"Yeah PG. Are you in love with Derek?" Emily asked as her and JJ sat and watched their friends face, the tears began, the emotions bubbled.
Since the word Baby Girl, Penelope had been caught in a love bubble. She'd pushed her way through it though. Derek Morgan kind of men went for Tyra Banks kind of women. It was logical. They went for their equal. He'd tried it on with Agent Todd and he'd tried to get something going with Tamara Barnes. Both were similar but a complete opposite of what Penelope was. It crushed her heart. She thought it was a stupid crush. Something she'd get over. But she never did. She continued to fall head over heels for him.
"I've tried so hard not to be." Was all she said as she backed up and slid down the wall. "God have I tried not to love him." She pulled her knees up to her chest, her hands together in almost a praying like manner and she pushed them to her lips.
JJ and Emily looked at one another and frowned, they were hurting for their friend right now. They got up and went over to Penelope, each sitting either side of her. "Look Pen, this is what you need to do. You need to tell him. The only way you can start anew, with or without him is by him knowing how you feel."
"I can't do that." She told them feebly. "He never dances with anyone like me. Never steps near them in a bar. I told him once men like him never cross a smoky bar for some like me and later that night I wound up shot." She told them and she wiped the tears away. "That's why I can't ever, ever go there."
"Penelope..." Emily began.
"Don't you see it?" Penelope yelled with a quiver to her voice. "Derek Morgan has a type! Like everyone does! My type is a man like Derek. Derek's type is a woman that's tall, slender, has long wavy brown hair and has his skin tone. I don't fit into that anywhere." She put her head back to the wall and sucked in a shaky breath. "I can't believe I screwed up this bad."
"That's because you've got it bad." JJ told her with thick agreement from Emily. "You are gonna listen to us. We'll be here to help you every step of the way. Derek's already noticed something's not right with you. Kevin's been gone 2 weeks now and you're wallowing." JJ looked at Emily for help.
"Us 3 don't wallow for men."
"You 2 don't..." Penelope tried to correct.
"Us 3 don't wallow for men." Emily restated and Penelope looked at her with sad eyes. "You're gonna pick yourself up and leave the pity party behind and you're gonna let Derek in when he tries."
"That doesn't mean you have to tell him you love him honey." JJ told her in a calm tone. "That means that you'll remake your relationship and you can show him that you, Penelope Garcia, can woo a man."
"Woo Derek Morgan?" Penelope sniffled as she absorbed what her friends were telling her.
"That's right. You're gonna offer up dates, drinking sessions, football matches, picnics, movies, going for ice cream, anything to spend time with him. You can be at his beck and call if you so wish. Just let him know that you are back as a constant in his life."
"Let him latch on. He loves you as it is Pen, he just needs a kick."
"What about other women? I'm going to be in competition."
"He won't go off if he's out with you. That's a dead certain match." Emily told her with a smile. "But now we're gonna go get food, you're going to go for a bath and then get in comfier clothes and we'll be back."
"What would I do without you two?" Penelope asked them with a small smile. "Thank you."
"Just remember PG, you said his name for a reason so don't you dare give up. If Penelope Garcia wants something she doesn't stop for anything, not even for the government." Emily reminded her as her and JJ pulled her off the floor.
"Go clean yourself of post break up." JJ said and hugged her before going to the door; Emily disappeared and put the bath on. "Sorted." JJ chimed with a smile and left the apartment, Emily in hot pursuit.
"Extra bubbles, extra hot and now let's heat it up more." She said and pulled her phone out and dialled a number, walking out she smiled. "Hey Morgan, you free?"
A while later JJ and Emily were staking out and watching as Derek turned up, parked and got out before rushing up to the apartment doors and entering the main lobby of the building. "Phase one complete." JJ commented and her and Emily high fived one another and sat back and waited.
Derek looked at the door in front of him, he hadn't been here much lately, if at all in the past 2 months. Heck him and Penelope had fallen apart after Alaska. The opposite of what should've happened. That case had altered Penelope more than he had originally feared. He knocked; he was hoping this would be his opening to getting her back. He needed his best friend back.
Even though she had a thorough pep talk from both Emily and JJ she still didn't see her day brightening up. Her eyes were aching from so much crying and she had a pounding headache. She opened the door hoping it'd be food but there in front of her stood Derek. "Oh." Was all she managed and her stomach flipped.
"Is that all I get?" He asked with a teasing grin and he looked her over. "Why you crying baby girl?"
"It's nothing." She said and looked around, shit, her living room screamed pity party but she couldn't leave him there on the door. "Wanna come in or was this a fly by visit?"
"I think we need to talk." Penelope didn't argue with that, she just walked away from the door and went into the kitchen and grabbed an apple, she knew food wasn't coming anytime soon now. "Jeez Baby, what the hell happened?"
"No idea." She told him and she took a bite from the apple, finding it inadequate to her taste she put it on the side and walked towards him. "Me and Kevin broke up."
"So that's what's got you walking around like a ghost in the office?" He said and approached her. "Want a hug?" He was her hesitate. "We're not that far off friends now are we?" Penelope looked down and wiped a tear before taking his arms. "He wasn't worth it if he was gonna do this. Why did the arsehole leave? He wasn't seeing some else was he? Because if he did I'd..."
"Close enough." Penelope said calmly, she felt like the cheater in her relationship with Kevin. She just wanted to stay there in Derek's arms forever. She took in a deep breath and withdrew herself from his arms. Here went nothing. "If you're free, wanna grab lunch tomorrow?" She asked him and he looked her over, she felt much like a cheating rebound girl now. "I miss you that's all."
"Well then how about we do lunch and dinner?" Penelope brightened up at that idea and nodded.
This was the start.
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