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Till There Was You

Morgan and Garcia

Chapter Seven

May 2010

At dinner Derek and Penelope stayed away from talking about relationship issues between them or about her and Lynch, they just enjoyed their meal, flirting and joking throughout. Afterwards they ended up taking a walk around downtown Washington, as they headed to a high end bakery that stayed open late.

They walked hand in hand. Derek was enjoying the comfortable vibe between them until Penelope said "We need to have a talk."

Anytime she said the word talk a certain way he got serious. Stopping on the street he looked down and into her eyes. Rubbing her arm gently, he told her "Just let me say first, baby girl, that I don't have any expectations. I say we just take this a day at a time."

Her eyes searched his. Raising a hand she brushed it over his chest. "While I appreciate the no pressure approach you've had going on, cause Lord knows more stress is the last thing I needed this week, I'm a little bothered by one wee thing." She scrunched her nose in the cutest way. "How am I supposed to know if you want me to stay with Kevin or break up with Kevin when you haven't said a thing either way?"

"I didn't think it was my place to tell you what I want you to do when you've been with him for so long. Only you know your heart." He stroked a finger down her cheek. "I know what I want but I can't tell you want you should want."

"I can feel what you want every time you're near me," she told him, in a very loving way, "but I still need some words. Open those lips and give me something, Hot Stuff. Anything."

Taking her face in his hands he leaned in close to her lips, nearly kissing her, before whispering "I'd wait forever just to get the chance to be your man for a day but, to tell ya the truth, angel heart, I'm damn sick of waiting. Drop kick his ass out of your life and I will make you sure you never," he bent his knees and looked deep in her eyes "never regret it."

She beamed at him. "Done and," she gave him a tender kiss "done." Smiling again she said "I've been dying to do that for hours now."

Taking her into his arms he kissed her soundly until she whimpered against his lips and her knees went weak, making her sag against him and melt into his body. Kissing her had his body throbbing with want, hot and hard and aching for more. But he wasn't about to rush her into the nearest bed he could find. No matter how desperately he wanted to.

Derek took Penelope's hand and they continued on their way to the bakery.

She said "It sucked having to confess to Kevin that you and me uber made out in the AK. I could barely get it out because I hated hurting him and was freaking out about how he would react. After being in shock for a minute he started grilling me. You would think he had your training and I was an unsub. He went on and on for hours wanting to know every little thing about my feelings for you and what I felt when. He kept saying if I was honest it would be okay but I knew it wouldn't be because I hurt him that way...I had to though. I had to tell the truth and let him go."

Derek gave her a tender look.

She went on, as they walked, "I ended it with him that first day but he keeps calling me and coming to my office. I can't blame him. He deserves to get all his pain out. I know I'd want to if he dumped me for some other chick-a-dee."

"If you want him to leave you alone just say the word and I will make it happen. There are things that can be done to force him to back off whether he likes it or not. You just gotta say you want that."

"I can't be like that to him. After all the things we've been through together he doesn't deserve me making this worse on him just so it can be easier on me. I made the choice to leave him for another man. I have to suffer those consequences."

Derek sighed. "The very last thing I ever wanted was to make you stuck in this kind of situation just cause I made a move on you."

She smiled and teased. "Au contraire, mon frere, I made a move on you."

He smiled back and they walked in silence for a while.

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At the bakery they fed each other dessert and were touchy feely the whole time, letting the feelings that were flowing between them finally come out completely without either holding back a thing. Penelope loved seeing Derek lit up with happiness over being out with her.

When they had finished dessert they walked back to the restaurant parking lot and stopped by her car.

The sensual look that came into his eyes sent shivers racing down her spine. He cupped her face in his hands and bent to give her a very gentle, short kiss, not moving back after his lips brushed hers.

She whispered "Derek, its so easy."

He must have known just what she meant because a sexy chuckle escaped his lips as he nibbled on her lips. "After all week fighting with Lynch," he kissed her softly, sucking her bottom lip, "you still say its easy to be with me?"

"Mmm-hmmm," she kissed him tenderly, then spoke against his lips "so easy," before kissing him again.

He moved closer, pressing her against her car, and whispered "I think the word that you're looking for, sweetheart," Derek kissed Penelope gently "is natural."

They shared short, sensual kisses that tempted and teased- building up the need for more instead of satiating either of them. She ran her hands down his chest, wanting to feel more of him but his shirt was in the way and they were in a public parking lot. The desire to rip Derek's shirt off and kiss his chocolate God body strummed through Penelope and only stray lingering vestiges of her willpower and good sense stopped her from doing so.

His hand roamed up her outer thigh, under her dress, and caressed her in a way he never had before, lighting a fire through her and pooling heat in her panties. "Morgan," she moaned, jerking her mouth off his.

His eyes opened and stared into hers, his gaze heavy with lust and an almost stunned look. "Natural," he repeated, before giving her a smug look.

A smile curved her lips and she rested her forehead against him. Her hand smoothed down his chest and settled on the waistband of his jeans. He bent and started to press kisses to her throat.

"Mmm," she moaned, knowing if she didn't stop him she really would be reaching to undo his pants any second now and that, all things considered, just couldn't go down. Fucking in a parking lot might be fun but not for their first time. She gently pushed him away. "Good night, handsome."

Derek gave her another quick, hard kiss, making her chuckle sexily against his mouth at how he needed one more kiss before he could part from her. Having Derek Morgan want her like this was a fantasy come true. And it felt right. Not weird or scary. So very natural.

He murmured "Good night, Garcia. You get home safe and I expect my nightly text to say sleep tight."

"Oh you will get an earful tonight, trust that," she cooed at him before unlocking Esther and slipping inside. Her body still thrummed with desire and she wondered if she was crazy for going home alone tonight.

But good things come to those who wait. Loving Derek for so long as just a friend had more than proved that to her.