DISCLAIMER I OWN NOTHING (BESIDES O.C.)

"Penelope, can we talk?" Jennifer whispered weakly. She would rather not confront her friend, not so soon. But the world kept turning, psychopaths still killing innocent people and the team had to keep fighting against them.

"I have nothing to talk to you" she replied coldly, not looking into the eyes of her friend. "I hope you're very happy with Morgan"

"Nothing happened with Morgan"

Jennifer was quick to answer. There was no type of romantic or sexual relationship between her and her partner. She was head over heels in love with her husband, and Morgan ... he really loved his girlfriend.

When Morgan was talking to her that morning, he was totally devastated. His eyes were moistened and his breathing was still shaken. Her heart shuddered at the pain of the man. He asked her for help, fight together for the truth. But Jennifer didn't want to fight for a losing cause.

Morgan hit the wall with a closed fist, and she gave a little jump of surprise. He shook his head and walked away from her house. She went on crying for a few minutes, until her phone rang. The team had to travel to San Francisco. Four couples had been killed in less than two weeks.

"Well, that's not my business anymore" Penelope said "Morgan can do and undo his life many times as he wants"

Jennifer felt the pain in her soul and began to cry again. As her friend walked away from the office, her crying became more out of control. She hugged herself, struggling to keep her own balance. Just two days ago, Jennifer had everything she could ask for. Now, she had nothing. Her family was broken and her best friend hated her.

"Are you okay?" Derek asked from the doorway, approaching her slowly. He looked sadly at his shattered friend. He put his arms around her shoulders. His own brown eyes were filled with impotence tears. "JJ, we have to do something," he whispered with all the conviction he could find within himself "This can not end like that"

Jennifer laughed sadly, shaking her head "There is no solution to all this shit, Morgan" she moved away from him, raising her voice, "Stop insisting, man. Open your fucking eyes, ok? they don't trust us! "

"Hey, calm down"

"I don't want calm down!"

Her hands began to tremble and Jennifer could feel the pressure against her temples, her head pounding. They heard a soft knock on the door and turned their eyes towards Penelope. "Hotch says the meeting starts in two minutes"

Derek never saw so much hate in her eyes. Penelope had yelled at him, insulted him and even kicked him out of their house. But he could not get used to her hateful look. That was too much.

Penelope shook her head and then left her office. "Baby, wait!"

She turned slowly, with all the peace in the world. Her eyes roamed over Derek before take his hand away from her elbow. "Don't touch me. And my name is Garcia. I'm not your baby anymore"

"I just want...I...There's something I want to tell you and-"

"Faster, please"

Then he looked into her eyes for a few seconds, without even blinking. Derek saw such sadness in her eyes, that he cursed himself. That was not his fault, but his heart was broken for her. He always wanted to take care of her, make her happy and see her smile every day. Now everything was damaged, but he had to fix that and soon.

"Baby girl, please" he whispered hoarsely, totally devastated "I've made such a mess of many things in my fucking life. Ok, I used to be a player and...I...I just... I really was a damn bastard"

He cupped her face in his hands. She was furious with him, she really wanted to kick his ass. But his eyes were sad and surrounded by dark circles. He had a look really weary and his appearance was devastating.

"Penelope, I would never lie to you like that" he whispered with tears in his eyes, praying for a single opportunity to be able to prove his innocence, "I love you more than anything in this life, I love you with everything I have in my soul. You gotta believe me, baby "

Penelope was silent, not knowing what to say. Her heart wanted to believe him, she longed to give him the benefit of the doubt. However, the images of that DVD were still buried in her mind. These steamy sex scenes, roamed her head day and night, destroying her life. She wanted to believe her boyfriend. But her logic was winning her heart. Again.

She turned away from Derek, and pulled out the DVD from her purse. Penelope did not understand why, but she was going with that damn thing everywhere.

"Did you ever stop to see this?"

Derek tightened his jaw. "No. I don't need to see that shit to know what I do"

"Maybe you should take a look" she challenged him, raising an eyebrow. "Do you mind if we see it together?"

"If this had happened to you, I believe your word above all things shit Why not you believe me! Do you have so little faith in me? Did you really think that I've slept with another woman?" He grabbed her arms "Look at me and tell me you can see me having sex with JJ".

She looked at him unblinking, fixing her eyes on his face. Her gaze was such as pure ice, with no feeling in her pupils. Her gesture remained unchanged, but her heart was beating so fast that choked her throat. "Not so easy, Morgan. You couldn't have believed in me. Please do not be cynical"

Penelope's phone rang and she immediately looked for the iPhone inside her purse. She frowned slightly, and then began to write on the touch pad. "Who it is?" Derek asked, still staring at the cell phone.

Penelope didn't look up from the screen "I am answering a message"

He quickly approached her and snatched the phone from her hands. Derek recognized those initials in a second. "Will LaMontagne? What the hell you have to talk with him?"

On hearing the name of her husband, Jennifer came up to them. "Where's Will?"

Penelope looked at them both for a few seconds, before taking her cell away from Derek's hands. "I don't know, JJ"

"Garcia, for God's sake" JJ begged with tears in her voice, "Tell me where he is. I need to talk to him"

"I told you I DON'T KNOW!"

"Then why fuck he calls you?"

"Maybe because I'm all he has right now," she said without hiding her own pain "We're trying to help each other"

"I am his wife, ok? you have NO RIGHT to get him away from me!"

Derek stood in the middle of the two women "Alright, stop you two. Now"

Jennifer sat on the edge of the table, and Penelope leaned back against the wall.

"Will has suffered an accident last night" Penelope whispered, avoiding looking at her friend "His car went off the road. He is in the Potomac Hospital"