Forever Your Girl-Ch 3

When Penelope opened her eyes she laid there listening to the beeping sound and tried to figure out what it was, she tried to sit up and she saw Desiree running toward her. She put her hand on Penelopes shoulder and said, "lay back P, you've got a concussion", Penelope said, "Rodney, he, he was in our apartment when I came out of the bathroom and he, he".

Desiree said, "it's okay P you're alright, he didn't rape you", Penelope said, "what happened"?, Desiree said, "Derek showed up early and heard you screaming for help". Penelope said, "s s so he stopped Rodney"?, she nodded her head and said, "yeah, Rodney's in jail, he's in a place where he can't hurt you", earning a sigh of relief from Penelope.

Penelope said, "how long do I have to stay here"?, Desiree said, "just overnight for observation, you've got quite a bump on your head", Penelope said, "Rodney banged my head into the floor over and over". Desiree put her hand on Penelopes and said, "I'm so sorry", Penelope said, "this isn't your fault Desi, what he did to me is all on him, all on him".

Their attention turned to the door when they heard a light knock, Desiree smiled and said, "come in big brother", Derek walked over and said, "how are you feeling"?, Penelope said, "better thanks to you". Derek said, "I'm just glad that I was able to get to him in time", Penelope said, "me to, thank you so much Derek", he grinned and said, "ahhhh you know me already".

She took a deep breath and said, "yeah Desi has lots of family pictures in the apartment", he held out his hand and said, "well it's nice to finally get the chance to meet you Penelope". She weakly smiled and said, "it's nice to meet you to Derek", he said, "the police will be here soon to get your statement", she nodded her head and said, "I'll tell them everything I can remember".

Derek said, "when I leave here I'm going to swing by your apartment and change the locks and hook you up with a security system", Desi said, "Derek you don't have to do that". He said, "I know I don't have to baby sister but I want to, I want to make sure that you and your beautiful roommate are safe", Penelope and Desiree both smiled and nodded their heads yes in agreement.

Penelope bit down on her bottom lip and said, "Derek if it weren't for you Rodney would have", Derek put his hand on hers and said, "it's okay Penelope, I'm just glad that you're alright". The second his hand touched hers she felt her heart racing, he was so handsome and so sweet, he was like her angel, her angel of mercy that saved her from being raped by Rodney.

She said, "how about when I get out of here you come over to our place and I'll fix you something to eat as a little thank you", he said, "you don't have to do that", she said, "I know but I want to". He smiled and said, "alright that sounds good to me", she said, "how long are you in town for"?, he blew out a deep breath and ran his hand over his head and said, "right now that's up in the air".

Desiree said, "up in the air, what aren't you saying"?, Derek kissed the top of his sisters head and said, "we'll talk about that later okay"?, knowing that now wasn't the time to try to pry it out of him she nodded her head and said, "okay big brother". Derek looked at Penelope and said, "can I get either of you lovely ladies anything"?, Penelope said, "tea sounds good", Desiree said, "yeah 2 please".

Derek walked toward the door and turned around and said, "2 teas for 2 beautiful ladies coming up", as he walked out into the hall he stopped and gave them both his famous Derek Morgan smile before heading up the hall toward the elevators.