He woke slowly moving his arm reaching for his mate, not feeling a warm body only cool empty sheets. That is all it takes for him to open his eyes quickly. He tosses the bedding off and standing he sees her nightshirt on the foot of the bed. Looking around the room he sees her purse and shoes missing as well as her dress she wore the night before. A glance at the bedside clock he sees that it is just past seven thirty in the morning, late for him to be in bed but they didn't go to bed until after one in the morning.
The need to see her is overwhelming after admitting their love for one another he wants to take no chances that she will change her mind and leave him. Leaving his room dressed only in his sleeping pants and barefooted he goes in search of her.
He passes the bathroom when he sees the door open and the room empty, the living room is empty as well. Hearing noose from the kitchen he pushes the door hoping to her only to find his mother and Dave Rossi talking.
"I'm sorry about Desiree's bed being so soft." He hears his mother tell Dave.
"It's not a problem in as many hotel beds as I've slept in while working her bed wasn't half bad."
"Derek you're up? I thought you would sleep longer. Is Penelope still sleeping?"
"You mean you haven't seen her? She wasn't next to me and she's not in the bathroom." He tells her his voice laced with worry and a touch of panic.
"Derek I'm sure she is fine. Maybe she needed something from the car?"
"Mom she brought her purse and coat in last night remember, and they are both missing from my room. What if she is hurt this isn't the best neighborhood. "
"Derek I'm sure she is fine. Don't worry."
"You don't understand this is Penelope she doesn't hurt anything not even spiders she has me scoop them up on paper and put them outside."
"I think your mistaken son. I believe you that she won't hurt anyone but she will defend herself this I know she told me that after all the classes that she has had to take she knows what she has to do to keep herself safe. That no one will ever hurt her again."
"She's right Morgan, Garcia had to take the course that all techs take over again she also had to take one on one classes with the instructor until Hotch was satisfied." Rossi shares.
She opens the front door with care not wanting to make any noise and wake everyone. Penelope takes Derek's key out slowly and the closes the door with out making a sound. Or so she thinks
With a smile on her face she turns and looks straight into the eyes of a very angry Derek Morgan.
"Where the hell have you been?" He asks her as he crosses his arms in his best alpha stance.
"Out." She answers carefully not liking his tone or his stance.
"I want an answer and I want one now Penelope." He spits out.
"You know what agent Morgan I don't like the tone of your voice."
"Tough get use to it."
"Not in this life time."
"Answer the question, now. You could have been hurt."
"Derek I'll wash your clothes, make your food, clean your house, and share your bed and in time I will give you children. Just like I know you will do the same for me. But if you ever talk to me like I'm an unsub again, I'll drop you were you stand. I'm not some weakling that can't take care of myself. I've been trained, hell you helped to it, remember? I didn't go out there unarmed I'm not stupid you know, I always carry now, see?" She reaches into her coat pockets and pulls out a pepper spray can with one hand and a stun gun with the other.
"When did you get those?"
"Six months after I was shot. I even have a federal license I can carry these in all fifty states Just like you."
"Who cut the red tape for you?"
"Who do you think?"
"I'm sorry that I yelled at you, but where you?"
"Church."
"You should have woken me I would have gone with you."
"You don't go to church, I do, I needed to go it was important to me."
"Baby-girl." He says softly.
"If you two are finishes fighting I would love to start to making breakfast I'm teaching your mother how to make a breakfast frittata." Rossi tells them with a smile as he tried to break he tension in the room.
"About breakfast Dave I really need to talk to Penelope privately." Derek says as he takes her hand in his had tugs her to follow him.
"We won't see them again until this afternoon." Rossi tells Fran with a shake of his head.
"How about we go out to eat I know of a great mom and pop place that has great puffy omelettes and the best part is we don't have to clean up we are done. I really don't want to be here while they are talking, or not talking."
"I take it you noticed the complete lack of noise coming from your son's room last night."
"I noticed that is why we need to get out of here, just let me grab my coat and purse." Fran says just as they hear a door slam and a soft laugh.
"I really should spank you and teach you a lesson. Do you have any idea how dangerous this neighborhood is?"
"Yes I know and if you had bothered to check your cell phone you would have seen that I left you a message as to where I was, and what time to expect me back."
"Penelope." He groans as he steps closer. "I really want you right now."
"So who's stopping you?"
"Really?" He reaches behind her to unzip the dress only to catch the zipper in his haste.
"Wait I'll get don't pull. I just bought this dress and it was expensive." She says to late as she hears the tearing of the material.
"Damn, there goes my pretty new dress."
"I'll buy you another one now shut up and kiss me woman."
"Before I forget to tell you, Dave said our dinner plans for tomorrow have been changed."
"If you say one more word other than my name, I'll cuff you to the bed and make you regret it."
"'Really?" she asks with an arched eye brow.
"Yes really," he tells her then picks her up and drops her in the middle of the bed." As she laughs the whole time.
