A/N: Thanks for those following my story and for reviewing. It really does mean a lot to me. How many of you liked last night's Season 8 premier?! I loveddd it, though I will miss Emily.

Chapter 7

She had a million things running through her mind that morning. She was taking a nice hot bubble bath, trying to calm herself down. She was really nervous about her doctor's appointment in about an hour, but was so grateful that Derek would be there with her. Derek slept with her again last night, and though they both wanted to do more than sleep, they had refrained. She found that shocking yet very gentleman like, and everyone knows sometimes he isn't the greatest gentleman.

She couldn't believe that after they watched Titanic last night, he popped in Dirty Dancing. She believes it was because he knew it was her favorite. Her favorite scene was when Baby and Johnny were in the studio dancing and mouthing the words to "Love is Strange." There was something so sexy about that scene that made her heart rate pick up. She thought about the lyrics to the song, and told herself that indeed, once you get love, you never want to quit. And she knew that she wanted to be with Derek for the rest of her life.

She heard a light knocking on the door. "You okay in there baby?" Derek asked.

"Yes sweet stuff, I'm just trying to calm some of my nerves."

She heard the door open and started to get really nervous because Derek has never seen her naked before. Then she realized the bath was full of bubbles, and she was super glad. She looked up at his warm eyes and saw the fire in them. She smiled sexily.

She heard Derek clear his throat a few times before he was able to speak. "Baby girl, I know your nervous about what the doc is gonna say, but baby, whatever he says I will be there for you every step of the way."

She felt her eyes start tearing up, but quickly pushed the tears to the side. "I know hot stuff, it just really upsets me. I'm so young, and I have a lifetime ahead of me, and what if I'm given only a year or so to live? I mean, I don't think I can handle news like that."

He was at loss of words. He didn't know how to respond to a statement like that. He walked over and sat on the edge of the tub, and bent down to kiss her. "Baby girl, just know that if that is the case, I will love you every second of that year. But I know that my goddess is strong, and I believe she'll live to be 100!"

He heard her laugh sexily. "Oh Derek, you always know the right thing to cheer a lady up."

"It's the way I was born baby." He said with a chuckle. "I'm gonna let you get ready so we can leave."

He walked out the door and got dressed himself. He had everything ready to go, and within twenty minutes, Penelope was ready to go. He tried not to show her how nervous HE WAS, but his heart was racing and adrenaline was pumping through his body. They got into the car and the drive to the hospital seemed like years in the silence. When they pulled up, he got out and walked over to open the door for her, just to find tears falling down her face.

He wiped away the tears with his thumb, and then kissed her softly. "Sweet heart, I can't say I know what you're going through, but I can tell you that I'm scared as hell too. But everything will be alright baby. I know that's hard to believe, but it will. I love you Penelope Garcia."

She smiled sweetly at him with tears still threatening to fall. "I love you too Derek Morgan." She saw him beam with enjoyment at her first time she said she loved him. And she knew every word of it was true. "I'm just scared because what I find out today will affect my future."

"Baby, know one thing, that it will NOT affect OUR future. Now come on sweetie, let's get going before we're late."

She felt him put his hands around her waist, and she did the same to him. They walked into the waiting room, and told the receptionist they were there for her. They sat down, just looking at each other tenderly, and with knowing looks of love. She can't believe after all these years, that he was finally hers. She felt like it should be a sin because he so good looking, but feels so happy that he chose her out of all the other women in the world.

"Penelope Garcia?" She heard, and looked over to find the doctor who told her the news two days ago. "Come with me?"

She and Derek got up and followed the doctor. Her heart was thumping rapidly, and she was so out of tune that she could barely walk. Thank goodness Derek had a hold of her and knew what was going on. He smiled down weakly at her, showing at how nervous he was too. They followed the doctor into the room, and she sat up in the bed while Derek sat in the chair across the room.

"Ms. Garcia, first thing I'm going to do is check your hand; take your blood pressure, and your temperature. So I'm going to need you to open your mouth so I can put the thermometer in your mouth." She followed his instructions and did so, and as her temperature was taking, he took her blood pressure. She needed to find out what was going on soon before she had a heart attack. She looked over to Derek and his eyes were sad, and she smiled lightly at him, to try to help him feel better. He gave her a small smile, but she can tell he was still really nervous.

The doctor proceeded to check out her hand and she thought she was about to die for having to wait for so long. "Well Ms. Penelope, looks like your hand is starting to make some slow progress, which is really good. Now, to move on to the matters of leukemia. The doctors examined your blood, and ran different tests on your blood."

"So what did they find out doctor?" she asked with a small voice. She was about to explode. She was on the verge of having an anxiety attack. She looked over at Derek and he was on the edge of the seat with anticipation. That made her feel more nervous. She looked up at the doctor and he have her a reassuring smile.

"Ms. Garcia, I'm very pleased to announce that you do not have leukemia." She looked up at the doctor with a huge smile on her face, and then looked over at Derek and saw the tears coming down his face.