AN: Thank you again for all the support! I'm so sorry this story is taking longer to update than my previous one. This one unlike the last was not pre written so I'm writing as I go. Thanks for bearing with me. This chapter is kinda angsty I don't know why it just took on a life of its own. Also I don't hate Kevin but for the sake of the story I had to make him a jackass :p XOXO Lizzie

I own zilch :/

As Penelope lay with her eyes closed, trying to hold back tears for frustration she felt Derek move, for real this time.

"You okay?" he asked groggily as he sat up. Clearly he had noticed her damn near panting.

There were so many ways she could answer that question but she took the easy way out.

"Yeah, just a bad dream. I'm gonna go grab some water you want any?" She wanted to distance herself a bit.

"No thanks I think I'm going to head to bed" he said as he looked at the clock

"Okay I'll be right up with your pills" she said from the kitchen

What the hell is wrong with you P? she thought to herself silently You have a boyfriend. Also the chocolate Adonis up there would most certainly never do anything in your horrifically lovely dream! DAMN IT!

She took a few deep breaths then grabbed Derek's pills and headed upstairs.

As Derek went up to his room he wondered what was bothering Pen

He knew she was lying when she said it was just a bad dream. She was not a great liar and that fact coupled with the fact that he knew her better than anyone meant he could always see right through her.

Maybe it's Lynch? He thought to himself if he did anything to her I swear-

His thoughts were cut short by Penelope

"Are you alright there handsome?" she asked as she came in, a skeptical look on her face

It was then he realized he was standing in the middle of his room with his shoulders squared and his fists in balls, he relaxed himself immediately.

"Yeah I'm fine" he said walking to the bathroom

"Okay good you looked ready to fight someone" she started to fix his messy bed

"No I was just thinking" he said coming back out mid tooth brushing "Pen you don't have to do that!" he mumbled

"First off finish brushing your teeth before you talk Mr. Morgan and secondly I do, so chill"

He just grunted and walked back into the bathroom. Much to her dismay when he came back he was wearing nothing but his boxers. She didn't know whether she wanted to run, scream, or just freakin attack him with kisses and hope for the best. Her face must have given her away as she watched him put his clothes away because all of a sudden he said

"Pen it's not the first time you've seen me like this"

"Well that time you weren't covered in bandages" GO PEN GOOD SAVE! If she could she would've high fived herself

"It looks worse than it is really" he said getting into bed the pain in his side growing, he couldn't help wincing. Something she immediately picked up on.

"Damn it Derek will you stop lying to yourself?" she said coming to his side "It's just me. Ya know, you're best friend the woman who knows you better than anyone. I'm not going to think any differently about you if you admit you're hurt and need help."

He just stared at her for a moment almost in shock. He knew she was a strong force to be reckoned with be he was never on the receiving end of the storm.

After a few seconds of nothing she began to feel guilty for snapping at him like that.

"D I'm-"

"No baby girl you're right, as always."

"Thank you, it will be a lot easier to do my nurse duties if my patient cooperates."

"Sweet thing I am all yours" he said with a wink

"Oh Derek Morgan you're going to regret saying that at some point! Here" she said handing him two pills "take these and get some rest!"

"ay ay captain" he teased with a mock salute

"Sweet dreams my wounded hero" she said before she kissed him on the forehead and left

As he watched her walk away he felt a familiar tingle in his heart, the way he did every time she wasn't with him. He needed her by his side, always, hurt or not. He hated that she was with Lynch. Every time he knew they were out together his whole being boiled with jealousy. However he knew she was happy and wouldn't do anything to come in the way of that. So he just had to lay there in bed alone and try to take his mind off the wondrous creature that was Penelope Garcia.

Pen went down stairs to clean up from dinner. As she did so she noticed The Golden Girls was on TV being that it was her favorite she couldn't not watch so after she finished the dishes and everything was put in it 's proper place she sat down with a cup of tea and let herself relax. After a few episodes she realized if she didn't go to bed right then she would wake up on the couch with a very sore neck and back. So she went up to the guest room and got into her pajamas. Just as she slid into bed, very tired because of all her worrying about Morgan and it being quite late, her phone went off.

"Kevin?" He was never up late so it was weird he was calling now "What's up?"

"No need to sound so excited to talk to me Pen" he said flatly

"It's just late I wouldn't expect you to be up" she half whispered

"Well I am. I called you a few times but there was no answer and I haven't talked to you all day." He slurred down the line

"I know. I'm sorry honey, I was just busy"

"Oh I'm sure you were"

"Can we not do this now Kev? I'm tired and most certainly not in the mood"

"Well what are you in the mood for Penelope" She almost shuttered at the way he hissed out her name

"Not another ridiculous fight with a drunken Kevin that's for sure" she was now speaking at full volume

"I'm not drunk"

"Kevin we've been together for a long time I think I can tell when you've had too much to drink." She contemplated just hanging the phone up, he probably wouldn't even know she was gone.

"Oh don't think you know me so well"

"and why is that?"

As Derek lay in bed being tired but unable to completely surrender to sleep he heard Penelope talking faintly from her room. He listened and noticed her voice kept getting just slightly louder; he also noticed how upset she sounded. Unfortunately he couldn't hear exactly what she was saying. Seeing how late it was he got up quietly and walked down the hall stopping right beside her door.

"Why would you say something like that?" her voice was near tears Derek could tell

Everything went silent for a minute; the only sound was Penelope sniveling. Just as Derek was going to bust in and tell Kevin where he could put it she spoke.

"Kevin I am sick of having this conversation over and over. You don't need to remind me anymore that I was shot by an attractive psychopath. You don't need to keep telling me how unattractive I am or how guys that look like Derek and Battle will never love me. There are things I already know and remind myself of every day. I'm so sick and tired of you and your horse shit about my relationship with Derek and I'm just tired of you in general. This relationship has become dull and mundane so why don't we just call it quits?"

Derek was torn in two. One part of him was overly ecstatic that she was finally done with that scum bag boy friend and the other was so sad listening to everything she was saying about herself.

"If you were calling to break up with me why didn't you just do at the beginning of this ridiculous conversation?"

"Oh" was all Derek heard before it went silent again. He heard her phone click and her take in a few shaky breaths. He was so mad he felt his whole body get warm. He wanted to punch something, rather someone, really really hard. He was so pissed he didn't hear Penelope getting up and walking to her door.