Home for The Holidays
Morgan and Garcia
Chapter Eight
December 2007
Penelope and Derek were laying next to each other, both panting after making love for the first time, when she smirked and rolled onto her side, her hand caressing his chest. "You," she accused playfully "brought condoms on this trip. You had better not have planned to use those babies with nobody but me."
He caught her hand and held it. "You crazy woman,"he murmured "ain't you noticed me falling in love with you?"
"I had noticed a little something, something this last month."
"Mmm-hmmm...and the three years before last month too, right?"
She smiled and chuckled. "I guess I noticed something...now that you mention it."
Derek grinned and gave her a slow, long kiss. "Good answer, sweetness. I don't wanna think I'm off my game."
She giggled. "Well it took you more than three years to get me in bed so hate to break it to you but that game could use a lot of work. Hard, hard work. You better do a total re-haul on it."
"Woman! I was giving you my best stuff!" Derek started to smother her neck and shoulders with kisses.
She sighed happily and then pulled his head up so that her lips could press against his.
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"Ma, we overslept," Derek said into his cell phone.
Penelope was naked in bed next to him. She mouthed "Bad boy, lying to your mother."
He mouthed "Hush," and then said Fran "No, I'm not lying. I don't know what you're hearing in my voice. It's a bad connection...Ma! Don't say that word to me. You are scarring me for life..."
Penelope collapsed into giggles on Derek's chest.
Derek said to his mother "Tell Des that we're sorry that we missed the shopping trip but we'll definitely be over for dinner, okay? Love you!" He hung up and then spanked Penelope lightly on the ass, over the sheet. "You didn't help at all! My Ma said that its fine if we have too active of a sex life to make it out of bed on time. God, someone shoot me!"
Penelope laughed. "Oh, relax, Hot Stuff. Its not like she thought you were a virgin before today."
He smirked. "You do know my family is gonna really be needling us tonight, don't ya?"
"Let them. I'm in too much bliss to worry about a little teasing right now." Her hand slid down his body, under the sheet. "Aren't you?"
Hissing out a breath between his teeth he said "Getting there, Garcia."
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She was wearing her robe and he had on a pair of jogging pants. The heat in the room kept them warm enough, after they got done taking a shower together. Derek had worshiped Penelope's body, kissing her lips slowly under the spray of water and kissing down her body. Taking his time to show her how much he adored all of her. Knowing he could kiss and touch every part of his baby girl was a powerful feeling for Derek.
He didn't feel like he was good enough for her but he felt damn lucky she wanted him anyway.
Now they cuddled together on the couch while a Christmas movie played on the TV. Her fingers were twirling the very short hairs on his chest. Laying her head on his shoulder Penelope said "Best Christmas ever."
Derek grinned and kissed her head. "That's for sure."
"I wanted you, handsome, to be my man for so long now. I just didn't admit it to myself totally because then I might have to do something about it. If I was braver I would have kissed you that night at my apartment when you said you loved me for the first time. I had pushed down my feelings for you for so long but when you said that I felt so...special...happy. I wanted it to mean more than friends but even if you meant it as just friends, Derek, hearing you say that made me feel so uber awesome and lucky inside. Derek Morgan loved me."
"Loves you," he corrected before lifting her chin and taking her lips in a kiss. She lay back and pulled him on top of her, as they began to make love again.
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They walked into his mother's apartment holding hands, after his brother in law opened the door for them. The family was gathered around in the living room. Seeing them they all started to go "Ohhh, there's the happy couple," whistle, laugh and basically hoot and holler at them for a moment until Fran said "Enough! Leave your brother and his girlfriend be! Don't chase her away. No Penelope and you know what that means."
Sarah rolled her eyes. "No grandbabies from your baby boy."
Penelope blushed. "Ma'am, really, um, I can make no promises on that front but just know that I shall do my best work...I mean...not like that...I mean to please Derek...I mean...as a girlfriend...I mean...oh God. I'm shutting up now."
Derek smacked his head. His sisters laughed.
Derek looked at Penelope. "Shhh, motor mouth, they get it."
"Sorry,"she whispered.
He kissed her softly. "No apologizes necessary for being the best thing to ever happen to me."
"Aw," Fran said.
Mark, Derek's brother in law, said "Man, you got it bad. I remember when I was walking around with that goofy look on my face."
Des told him "You still do. Every Thursday morning."
Mark looked at his wife, Sarah. "Do you gotta tell your sister everything?"
The rest of them laughed.
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That night Derek and Penelope sat in church with his family at midnight.
He had come with his family often to this Christmas service over the years but he hadn't prayed since he was thirteen. Last month he prayed for the first time in fifteen years, opening his heart to God again after a hard case that dealt with satanic activity. Derek had found himself wanting to reach back out to God finally again. And when he was doing that Penelope had been on an operating table, dying and coming back to life, back to him, again.
Tonight, on Christmas Eve, he bowed his head and prayed again, thanking God for letting Penelope love Derek and letting her trust him, for their health, their happiness and their chance to be together.
It was a candlelight service so at one point the church was bathed in the light of hundreds of candles. Derek looked over at Penelope at that moment. Their eyes held for a long moment that felt sacred.
In the parking lot they shared hugs with his family and then headed to the rented SUV. Derek unlocked it and hurried to help Penelope inside, since it was so cold out. He got in the other side and cranked the vehicle on.
Then he turned to face Penelope. She launched herself at him and they started to kiss frantically, whispering words of love and need the whole time. Derek pulled away and told her "Buckle up and lets get the hell out of here."
"Go, go, go, Hot Stuff!" she encouraged, as she quickly got her seat belt done up. They hurried to the hotel and up to their room, where they fell into bed together again.
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It was not even dawn yet when Derek woke up, because Penelope had started to move away from him in the bed. He rose up to his elbows and watched her sliding on her robe.
"Hey," he whispered.
She looked over her shoulder at him and smiled sweetly. "Merry Christmas, my love."
"Mmmm. Merry Christmas, beautiful girl."
She pouted. "Goddess."
"Beautiful Goddess," he corrected. "Come back to bed."
"Nature calls," she told him and left the room.
Derek lay back and smiled, got comfortable and closed his eyes again. When she came back to bed he spooned her and whispered against her ear "You always sleep with me from now on. Every night. Safe in Derek Morgan's arms."
"Slow your roll," she teased him.
He kissed her shoulder. "Can't. Won't. Don't wanna."
She giggled. "Go to bed, Morgan."
He held her tighter. "I'm serious. Every night I'm in town I wanna be in bed with you, so clear your schedule, woman."
"Oh, I'm sure I'm gonna wanna be with you every night too, at least for a while. There are so many fantasies left to play out still."
"Years and years worth." He nuzzled her neck. Feeling some tension in her Derek gently rubbed up and down her arm. "I'm getting carried away. Sorry. You make me...want so much...but I get it, baby girl. One day at a time. That's cool. I'm so very thankful for today with you." He kissed her hair.
She rolled over and faced him. "I have years and years worth of fantasies I wanna play out with you too, in and out of bed, but I just don't wanna either of us to make a promise we can't keep cause I don't need promises. All I need for right this second is to know I have today to spend with you. That's enough for today. Tommorow will take care of itself."
He kissed her nose and then her lips. "Baby girl," he said, with emotion in his voice, "I waited so long for this...I just wanna know its not gonna be yanked away from me. I wanna know we're solid."
Tearfully she kissed him and then whispered "God, I love you." Kissing him again, as she tenderly stroked her hand up and down his chest, she whispered "We're solid, handsome, and exclusive. Deal?"
"I wouldn't have it any other way, sweetheart," he said, his voice thick with passion as her hand closed around him.
