Penelope sniffled. "I- I… I didn't mean to hear. I swear I didn't mean to but I thought that you were here and I was gonna burst in and shock you guy's but-,"
"Whoa, whoa what are you talking about, what didn't you mean to hear?" Derek asked cutting off her ramble.
She looked up at him and wondered if she should tell him. It would break him, he loved Spencer so much and he was only now starting tostarting to rely on the rest of the team, opening up and truly trusting them and not just her and Spencer.
"Baby Girl? I'm waiting, what's got you crying so early?" He gave her a soft smile of comfort.
"God I wish I didn't have to do this. I am so sorry." Morgan did not like where this was going. He steeled his heart for the blow he knew was going to come. "You know that I love you and that I would never wish anything bad on anyone-,"
"Just tell me." Derek commanded softly.
"Your Spencer is sleeping with Hotch." Morgan must have wokenhave woken up in an alternate universe becauseuniverse because what Garcia was telling him just wasn't possible.
"You're wrong." Derek responded without hesitation.
"No, I'm not. I've never lied to you before and I wouldn't just make this up. I came in this morning, super early and I heard them. I thought you were here too. But it's been going on for six months."
There was the blow he was waiting for; doing the math in his head, his heart broke. "Those aren't my kids?" He whispered looking into her eyes.
"I don't know. I walked away before I could hear anything else. I am so sorry Derek." He pulled her into a tight hug and placed a kiss on her temple.
"Thank you Baby Girl. I know you always have my back."
"Yeah, I wish that I never had to tell you."
"So do I." Pulling away Derek schooled his features he wouldn'twould not let on that anything was wrong. He'dHe would investigate, not that he didn't trust Penelope…he just wanted evidence. He knew what to look for now.
"I have to get to the conference room and you need to get to your bunker.
Penelope looked on worriedly. "Okay. Are you going to be alright?" She was hesitant to let him go.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Just do me a favor and don'tdo not say anything. Don't let on that anything is different."
"Okay."
"Alright, I'll see you later baby girl."
"Alright."