Disclaimer I hate you so much for making me keep saying this: I do not own Criminal Minds.


'This is it Baby Girl.' Derek said as they looked up at the house. 'Our home.'

'We gonna consummate it later?' She asked with a wink.

'When we gone though yeah?' Emily asked as she stood next to them. 'Because I don't need scaring for life.'

'Yeah we get enough of you two at office.' Rossi quipped and the pair laughed. 'Right let's get you moved in then.' He said and pulled the back of van up. Getting in he started to pass out boxes and boxes, getting most of the lighter bulk gone before he worked on the heavier stuff. 'Hey Garcia, take this.' He said and passed her a box; she took it gratefully and headed towards the house.

As she was going she saw a woman standing in the window of the house next door, looking up she smiled but the woman disappeared and Penelope froze, the box in her hand dropping, it's contents scattering.

'Baby girl?' Derek shouted and jumped out of the back of the van, he ran to towards her, stepped in front of her and put his hands either side of her face. 'You okay there P?'

'Uh, oh yeah. Sorry.' She looked down and sighed. 'Look what I've done.' She said and crouched, getting the stuff back in the box hastily.

'What was all that about?'

'I thought I saw something but obviously not.' Penelope told him as the box had the last of its things put back in. 'Thought I saw someone that's all.'

He put his hand to head. 'You sure you're feeling okay? You look like you've seen a ghost.'

'I'm fine. Honest handsome.'

'Well get that little fine arse of yours inside.' He told her and kissed her cheek before heading back to the van. Hopping up in, he looked at Hotch and Rossi. 'Something's not quite right with her.'

'Could just be the stress of moving.' Rossi told him. 'She'll be fine.'

'No, it's more than that; I mean she literally looked freaked out there.'

'By what?'

'She said she thought she saw someone.' Derek replied completely confused. 'Let's get this over with and we can get some food, I know she hasn't eaten a lot today, her, JJ and Emily literally got up and got on, one break and that's it.'

'Well we need to get them all fed.' Rossi said dragging a box out and then heading into the house. When Hotch and Derek got out with their boxes they saw the next door neighbours.

Derek put his box down and ran next door for an introduction. 'Hey, just thought I'd pop round and introduce myself.' He said and the couple smiled at him. 'I'm Derek, Derek Morgan.' He said putting his hand out.

'I'm Malcolm Gomez and this is my wife Rachel. Good to see they've sold the place at last.' He said with a smile, Derek noticed there was a hidden part of it. Their last name made him smile more, made him think back to his first meeting with Penelope. 'Is it just you moving in?'

'No, it's me and my fiancée Penelope.' He saw a flinch at the name and furrowed his brow before continuing on. 'We wanted to get a house ready for a family and this place was perfect. I'm surprised it wasn't snapped up before.'

'Not many people have taken a like to it.'

'I honestly don't know why, I'm into property developing and this place has it all.'

'Hey handsome! Where you gone?' Penelope's voice chimed out.

'Speaking of my fiancée.' He looked around the fence. 'Hey P, come here a moment.' He saw her freeze. 'Come on Baby Girl.' He put his hand out and Penelope walked towards him, took it and he pulled her close. 'Pen, I want you to meet Malcolm and Rachel.'

Penelope just stared at the two people in front of her, then shook her head. 'Hiya, Penelope.' She said and put her hand out, hoping they couldn't feel her clammy skin or shakes. Malcolm shook it first and then Rachel did the same, Penelope just smiled sweetly and looked at Derek. 'Hotch wants us to get some food, something about a certain man grassing us up to the big man?'

'Guilty, I'm afraid.' She laughed and Derek looked at their neighbours. 'We're planning a party to get to know people in the neighbour in a couple of days, would love for you to come along.'

'Sounds great. Let us know when and we'll try and make it.'

'It'll be fun; you can get to know the people that'll be spending most of their life here.' Derek said with a smile. 'Well we'll speak to you later hopefully. Lovely meeting you two.'

'And you.' The pair said in return.

'Go on sweetness, get in there and get some food.'

'One problem Hot Stuff, we have no food.' Penelope told him in response. 'Me and JJ are gonna do a quick food run, oh and Strauss called.'

'What does she want?'

'Warning Rossi that if there's a case, we're in.'

'But we took personal days off.'

'She doesn't care.' Penelope said as she entered the house, grabbed her keys and JJ and headed off out. 'Get Emily to rest, she's the hurt one!' She came out of the door and into the light and smiled. 'Oh, Derek!'

'What's up?'

'Move the van; I wanna park on the drive.' She said with a childish smile, she wanted her classic car to sit stoically on the drive.

'I'm on it already baby girl.'

'Aren't you always?'

'Behave yourself woman and get some food.' She left laughing and little did she know was that the neighbours she'd just met watched as her and JJ drove away in the classic orange Cadillac. When she got back, she drove onto the drive, parked it and got out, grabbing the bags with her as she went.

Noticing the van was empty she looked at JJ. 'Seems they worked fast.' JJ commented and Penelope agreed before heading in. All the boxes were in the correct rooms out of the way, the stuff they needed was out already. The guys were sitting in the kitchen with Emily lounged on the couch.

'Good to know you rested.'

'Hotch forced me to sit down and then Rossi took the van back.' She said and then got up and followed them to the kitchen, Hotch shot her a look. 'I took a fall, not a bullet or a beating, a fall at work.'

'One that broke 2 ribs.' Penelope pointed out and dumped the bag on the counter top. 'BBQ'ing it is. Hot Stuff, do your thing.' She teased and he listened, kissed her cheek and headed outside. Soon they all went with him and Penelope stood next to Derek.

'What was up earlier?'

'Earlier? When?'

'With the neighbours.' Penelope looked down, Derek sensed something was wrong. 'Why the secrets?'

'I don't know if I can live here anymore.'

'What... Pen, we just moved in.'

'I know.' She pulled a photo out of the back of her jeans and passed it to him. 'Now ask me again why I acted so weird earlier.'

'Pen, this is a picture of you parents.'

'Yeah, taken a week before they died. Now call me crazy but Malcolm and Rachel sure as hell look like my parents.'