"Derek, what are you doing in here?" King asked, completely perplexed.

Derek watched as Penelope had a pillow in her arms ready to hit King in the face. What the hell was going on in here? He thought to himself. Where they having a fucking pillow fight? And with Penelope only wearing her underwear?

"What the hell is going on in here?" Derek demanded.

King chuckled, "Well I guess Penelope was about to hit me in the face with a pillow, so thanks for stopping that."

"Agent Morgan, what are you doing?" Penelope asked, grabbing the towel Michael had placed on the bed for her, to cover her body.

"I… I" he stuttered, how could he admit he was completely overcome with jealousy, "I heard you laugh and then there was a crash."

Marcus was right behind Derek, "He was jealous you two were getting it on." He said, while laughing.

"Is that true, Morgan?" King asked, with amusement in his eyes. He liked Morgan and thought he would be perfect for Penelope, but it didn't stop him from messing with him.

Derek looked at Penelope, who was now holding the towel around her body. He loved her, he didn't know why he loved her, but he did. He wanted to be what King was to her.

Derek stalked over to Penelope, ignoring everyone else in the room. When he was toe-to-toe with her he cupped her face in his hands, "Yes, it was true. I don't like thinking another man is going to see you naked. I'm the only man that should see you."

"Derek," Penelope spoke, with her eyebrow raised.

"Penelope, I know you feel it too. You don't need to fight this." He bent down to kiss her lightly, only to have her push him away.

"Morgan stop, okay?" she pleaded with him.

"I can't, Baby Girl. You're my world now."

King watched Penelope continue to push Morgan away, so he spoke up, "Penelope Garcia, you know damn well you are in love with this man. Why are you being so hard headed?"

Penelope shot her head around to look at Michael, tears pricking her eyes, "Because… because…"

"Because why, Penelope?" Michael demanded.

"Because, if I let myself love him, he'll leave just like you did!" she shouted collapsing to her knees, as she finally let all of her emotions flow out of her that had been bottled up for years, "You were my world, Michael. I told you everything, yeah I knew you would never fall in love with me, but if we took sex out of the equation, it was you. You made me feel safe, you made me feel like I meant something in this hellish world, after my brothers abandoned me." She sobbed, "You promised you would never leave me, like they did." She looked him in the eyes, shooting daggers at him, "but you did! You left me to fend for myself, in a world I didn't know I could handle on my own."

"Sweetheart," Michael said, trying to calm her. He knew she needed to get all of this out. He had been waiting for this since he saw her at the station the first day.

"Don't sweetheart me, Michael!" she snarled at him, "How could you never come and find me? I had to learn to live my life without the only person that cared for me. And then I met him," she turned towards Morgan, "And he acted just like you. Fuck, he even looks like you. I tried- I tried with all my heart to push him away. I didn't want him to leave just like you did, but I kept falling for him." She cried out.

"How can I let myself fall in love with someone that will eventually leave just like you did?!" She slumped to the ground.

"Honey Pot, if I could have contacted you, I would have. You have to know that, Sweetheart." Michael pleaded with her.

"No, you could have come to me. You were the only family I had left." Penelope continued to cry.

"I know how everything went down wasn't the ideal situation, but it happened. Right now, we can move forward, as a family. I will never leave you again, Penelope." Michael pleaded with her, "Fuck, I will even move to Quantico, if I need too." He picked her up off the floor, "But you pushing Morgan away, in fear of losing him, is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever heard of. The man is in love with you."

"No he is not!" She yelled.

"Yes, I am!" Derek interjected, causing Penelope to spin around to stare at him.

"I'm completely in love with you. How I'm in love with you I have no idea? But I am. I'm so in love with you I was willing to come up here and beat the shit out of King, just so he didn't see you naked." Derek walked over to her, pulling her into his embrace.

Penelope cradled herself into his arms, "I don't know how, but I love you, too." She cried into his chest. "How can I love a man I don't even know?"

Derek lifted her chin, so she was staring him in the eyes, "It's fate, baby. What we feel is meant to be."

Marcus cleared his throat, "Baby, let's go get dinner on the table." He looked at Derek and Penelope, "Go get cleaned up, we'll meet you downstairs to eat." King agreed with Marcus and left Derek and Penelope in the room together.

"Come on, Baby Girl, let's get you into the shower and get the lava lamp off of you." Derek said, pulling her towards the bathroom.

When they got into the bathroom, Derek removed her towel. He turned on the water, in the shower and started to disrobe himself. When he was completely naked her turned, the still silent, Penelope around to unclasp her bra. When it was removed, he bent over slightly to bring her panties down her legs. When she was naked he pulled her into the shower with him, cradling her against his chest.

"I'm never going anywhere, Baby Girl, I promise you that with every fiber of my being." He kissed her lightly. "I am so in love with you."

"I love you, too, Derek. I love you more than I even thought I could love someone." She looked up into his eyes.

He kissed her firmly on the lips, "After dinner tonight, I want to take you to the hotel room and make love to you, Penelope. I don't' want to just fuck you again. I want to let you feel my love."

Penelope let her heart open to Derek, she was finally going to give him a chance, "Okay," she said softly.

Derek continued to clean her up and make sure all of the lava liquid was off of her. When they were finished, he stepped out of the shower bringing her with him. He looked at the countertop to see the clothes King had left for her.

He dried her off, and helped her into her clothes. "Are you ready to go have dinner?" he asked, as he donned his own clothes.

She nodded her head yes, still a little hesitant about the situation they were in. She wanted to give her whole heart to Derek, but that scared her.

They made their way down to the kitchen.

"You guys, okay?" King asked, as they sat down.

Derek looked at Penelope, "We still have a lot to talk about, but I think we'll be fine." He answered, honestly.

"I'm glad, Honey Pot." King gave her a wide smile. "So when Marcus and I come and see you, you both can take us around."

Penelope still hadn't spoken but nodded her head in agreement. She was still overwhelmed, with everything.

They continued their meal, talking about Penelope when she was younger and the funny things she would do. Morgan was glad he was hearing the stories; it felt like he was learning a whole new side of her, and it made him love her even more. When the meal was over, king and Marcus, gave Penelope a kiss on the cheek and told her to behave. King mentioned if she needed anything before he saw her tomorrow to give him a call.

King watched as Penelope took Derek's hand as they walked out of the house and to the SUV. He was glad they were finally getting to where they needed to go.


AN: Next chapter will be their talk and Derek showing her he really loves her. Thank you to everyone who is reading this story.