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Five months later….
It felt so much like a dream she almost couldn't believe that she was standing in front of a mirror wearing a wedding dress. As Penelope stood there she thought back to the day Derek had finally asked her to marry him. Of course it hadn't taken long for Reid to notice the new ring on her finger and as soon as he pointed it out JJ had squealed and hugged her while Emily put her hands over her mouth and rushed over to look at the ring. Hotch and Reid congratulated both of them and JJ and Emily immediately began to talk about the bachelorette party.
She had gotten out of the hospital a week later, but couldn't go back to work for two weeks. The whole time she had tried to tell them that she was fine, but Hotch insisted on her staying home. Almost every day after work JJ and Emily had brought her wedding magazines, so she wasn't completely bored, especially since she had hacked into her work computer and was secretly feeding the substitute tech information for her team when they had to leave on a case. Of course Hotch found out and almost took her lap top away. While she had been stuck at home Derek had called her constantly and as soon as he got home he headed straight to her with a smile that would make a nun drool.
When she had finally been cleared for work she was happily greeted by her BAU family. They had even attempted to clean her office and had got her flowers for her desk. Whenever they weren't working she and Derek along with JJ and Emily, who had insisted on helping, planned the wedding. They had a lot of fun, especially when Reid would try to help too. She had been a bit worried at first about who would give her away since her father was died, but then she had an idea.
During her lunch brake one day, while the others had gone to get take out, she made her way to Hotch's office. When he had said come in she slowly went in and stood in front of his desk a bit nervously. He looked up from some paper work and raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, Garcia?" he asked
"Well sir, you know I don't have a father anymore, and I was thinking about who would give the bride away and well…" she said not looking at him "I was wondering if you… and you don't have to… if you could do it." She asked and looked at him with apprehension
Slowly Hotch stood up, showing no emotion at all, and came to stand in front of her. Then, all of a sudden, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and hugged her tight. For a second she was so surprised she just stood there, but then she hugged him back and was even more surprised when he pulled back and was smiling wider than she had ever seen him smile.
"I'd be absolutely honored Penelope." He said still smiling
She smiled and hugged him again as tears began to form. "Thank you." Was all she had said
They had spent the following months sending invitations, setting everything up, and shopping. Her bachelorette party had been amazing thanks to her maid of honor, JJ, and Emily who was her bride's maid.
Everything had been perfect, or at least most of the time. Not long after she had gotten out of the hospital she had begun to have nightmares about someone jumping out and attacking her and was feeling guilty about killing someone, but Derek had been there to chase her demons away. He had held her and whispered to her and finally convinced her that it wasn't her fault.
Now it was time. Their wedding day had finally arrived. She stood and looked at herself in the mirror. It had taken more than a month for her, JJ, and Emily to find the perfect dress. It was your traditional white, but had light pink trims and gold sparkles. It trailed behind her just a bit and had a light sash around her waist. Emily and JJ had done her hair up in a bun that had hair coming out of the center to fall gently on her neck and a couple of curls hung lightly on each side of her face. JJ had found a small tiara that worked as a veil and went perfectly with her dress and hair.
As she was lost in thought she heard a knock on the door before JJ came in wearing her light pink dress. She walked over and hugged Penelope tightly.
"Are you nervous?" JJ asked fixing one of Penelope's curls
"Just a bit." She said and smiled
"Don't worry, I just passed the guys room on my way to check the cake and Reid opened the door enough that I could see in some. I don't think I've ever seen Morgan smile and fidget like that before and poor Reid looked so nervous I thought he might faint before Morgan could." JJ said and she and Penelope laughed
"Hey, are we having another bachelorette party?" Emily asked coming into the room and hearing them laugh
"We were just discussing who was going to faint first, Reid or Derek." Penelope said smiling
"Ya I know what you mean. I saw Reid just a minute ago but when I waved it was like he didn't even see me. You'd thing he was getting married instead of just being the best man." Emily said and the three laughed
"Hey, we need to get going." JJ said a few minutes later nodding to the clock, but before they could even get to the door there was knock.
Emily walked over to see who it was and smiled. "It's ok, it's just Hotch." She said and opened the door all the way
"What's up?" JJ asked getting the bouquets and following Garcia to the door.
"I'm here to escort the bride to the wedding." He said and smiled slightly at Penelope who smiled back
"Aww, thanks Hotch." She said.
He held out his arm for her and she took it. They made their way to the chapel with JJ and Emily following. JJ handed Penelope her bouquet and hugged her again before getting in line with Emily.
The music started and Hotch leaned down to whisper in her ear.
"Are you ready?"
"Most defiantly." She said and smiled at her boss who was the closest thing to a father she had.
"Then let's get going before your future husband has a stroke." He said making her laugh
So they started into the chapel and the crowd stood.
When Morgan saw her he thought he had to be dreaming. She looked absolutely gorgeous. Any nervousness he'd felt melted away as he caught her eye and smiled. Reid was standing next to him and smiled knowingly when he saw the two stare at each other as if no one else existed.
Penelope and Hotch stopped and he turned to her and hugged her. He pulled back and, with his hands on her shoulders and to the surprise of the rest of the team, kissed her forehead. He then smiled and the others could have sworn they saw a tear in his eye as he took his seat, but it was gone the next second.
Penelope stepped forward to the alter and handed JJ her bouquet before Morgan took her hand and squeezed it lightly. The ceremony went by perfectly and when the pastor said those last few words Morgan wrapped Penelope up in his arms and kissed her as she slid her arms around his neck. They barley came up for air before they kissed again and a second later they heard a cough, so they broke apart to see everyone watching them and smiling.
"Do you mind if we go to the reception now." JJ asked and smirked
So they made their way out of the chapel and once at the reception hall Penelope threw the bouquet, which JJ caught. Morgan pulled a reluctant Penelope out onto the dance floor and they danced in each others' arms. After they ate Hotch asked Penelope to dance while Morgan danced with his mother.
When it was time to cut the cake everyone gathered around Penelope and Derek. Morgan took her hand and they cut the first slice as cheers went up. Once they each had a piece Penelope leaned up kissed Derek and as soon as she pulled back Derek got a face full of cake. He licked his lips and smiled evilly at her. He then leaned down and kissed her neck making sure to breath in her ear which caused her to shiver and close her eyes. As soon as she opened them she too got a face full of cake. Everyone laughed and JJ pulled out the camera as they posed with cake all over their faces.
An hour later Penelope and Derek were dancing again. Penelope had her head on his shoulder and he had his face buried in her neck.
"How about we get out of here so we can start our honeymoon baby girl?" He said as he lifted his head and looked at her with mischievous eyes and a wink.
"I think that would be a good idea hot stuff." She said smiling and looking up at him
So he took her hand and slowly guided her toward the door trying not to get any one's attention, but of course JJ saw them and immediately pulled out a bag of rice she had hid in her purse. The next thing they knew they were being followed out to their car by a cheering and applauding crowd.
When they were safe in their recently redecorated car Derek leaned over and kissed Penelope expressing all the emotion he'd been feeling. They must have been kissing for awhile because the next thing they knew Emily was shouting at them. When they pulled apart they were both breathing hard and their clothes were slightly messed up.
"Will you two get going already before we have to put a do not disturb sign on the car door." Emily said loud enough for them to hear
Penelope waved at JJ, Emily, Reid and Hotch, who were all in the front of the crowd while Morgan cranked the car and drove away as fast as possible so they could be alone. She looked over at him as he took her hand and smiled over at her for a second before turning back to the road.
Neither of them had ever thought that they'd be so happy. Everything was perfect and they knew that no matter what came their way, they'd be fine because they had each other and that's all that mattered.
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